Editing Warhammer 40,000/9th Edition Tactics/Tau (section)

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* '''[[Kroot]] [[Kroot_Kindreds#Carnivore_Kindred|Carnivores]]<sup>{{W40Kkeyword|kroot}}</sup>''': Significantly (25%) cheaper and more fragile (Sv6+, 4+ in light cover, which against AP0 means they die 67% faster in the open and 50% faster in light cover) bubble wrap than Fire Warriors, their 7" movement and initial scout might allow them to be more usefully positioned to protect our broadsides. Only slightly good close combat and terrible at shooting (their guns are just bolters, so relative to Pulse Rifles -12", -1S, +1AP, i.e. ''garbage''), they need to be fielded in bigger numbers to be effective, like Ork Boyz but wimpier. With Ambushing Predators, they can counter-counter your Tau getting charged while they hide out of sight. Take one to defend the rear and take Krootox Riders for genuine melee.
**The problem with leaning too hard into supporting them is that their baseline is so bad - all of the Kroot support abilities you have work a lot better with Krootox Riders than Carnivores.
**The Carnivores are a lot more important for efficiency as they allow you to also take in a pack of Kroot Hounds, Krootox and Shaper all without taking up the appropriate slots. Since they don't benefit from the benefits provided from the rest of the Tau unless you're running Dal'yth, this lets you focus all of your benefits without blocking out slots for the rest of the army.
***[[Meme|Enough of that shit, here comes Arks of Omens!]] Price went up +2 points because someone at GW hates birds. Now Kroot hounds are the better choice in most lists.