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Weapons and Equipment: Netrods in N4

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	===Weapons and Equipment===		===Weapons and Equipment===
	*'''Netrods:''' Netrods are an ~~easy 4pt Order to include in your list. These are especially useful if your list includes Jumpers~~.		*'''Netrods:''' Despite being a high-cost faction, Aleph has the cheapest cheerleaders in the Netrods. They are 4 points each and litreally do nothing but sit there and generate an order for you.

	*'''Multi Rifles:''' Several units have access to Multi Rifles as their basic ranged weapon, making AP and Shock ubiquitous while DA makes AROs extra deadly.		*'''Multi Rifles:''' Several units have access to Multi Rifles as their basic ranged weapon, making AP and Shock ubiquitous while DA makes AROs extra deadly.

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	The unit overview and tactica for ALEPH's Operations Subsection of the S.S.S. (OSS)		The unit overview and tactica for ALEPH's Operations Subsection of the S.S.S. (OSS)
	~~Note! this article is not yet fully updated to N4.~~

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Building Your Army: Updated for N4

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	When it comes to Core fireteams the Dakinis are a standout in being good in relation to their cost. Devas and Yadus can also make Core teams but have too many redundancies that bloat their cost and don't make any compelling arguments for why you would build a team of 4 or more instead of having the Dakini as your Core. Playing Devas or Yadu in smaller teams and as Duos however may be viable		When it comes to Core fireteams the Dakinis are a standout in being good in relation to their cost. Devas and Yadus can also make Core teams but have too many redundancies that bloat their cost and don't make any compelling arguments for why you would build a team of 4 or more instead of having the Dakini as your Core. Playing Devas or Yadu in smaller teams and as Duos however may be viable

	So a Dakini Core makes for a good foundation. Your next consideration should be whether you keep the team cheap by letting it be only Dakinis, or if you slot in any Devas and/or a CSU. Adding another unit to the mix makes the team far more versatile ~~but~~ has the ~~serious~~ drawback of reducing the effective speed of the team from 6-4 to 4-4. Either way, make sure you bring at least one Dakini with an HMG and ~~one that~~ is a paramedic so the team has ~~some firepower and can act as~~ a specialist.		So a Dakini Core makes for a good foundation. Your next consideration should be whether you keep the team cheap by letting it be only Dakinis, or if you slot in any Devas and/or a CSU. Or any of the Wildcards such as Rudras, Parvati or Trisha. Adding another unit to the mix makes the team far more versatile, Devas for instance contribute with Number 2, preventing the team from breaking when the teamleader goes down, whereas Parvati and Trisha are engineers that can fix up members in the team if they fall. Nothing stops you from adding multiple Wildcards. Bear in mind that adding a unit with 4-4 move (Deva, CSU) has the drawback of reducing the effective speed of the team from 6-4 to 4-4. Either way, make sure you bring at least one Dakini with an HMG for long range firepower, and if there is no other specialist then bring a paramedic so the team has a specialist.

	Another consideration for your Core Dakinis is whether you want to buff them, and if so do you rely on a Hacking Device (~~such as a Deva moving with the team~~) to provide Assisted Fire or do you invest in an Apsara to boost the team~~'s BS and WIP passively~~. Both are good options ~~but the~~ Apsara costs you fewer orders to use ~~and provides Number 2, making~~ the ~~team more resistant to casualties, the Apsara is recommended for Dakini teams with few other extras~~.		Another consideration for your Core Dakinis is whether you want to buff them, and if so do you rely on a Evo Hacking Device (A Probot) to provide Assisted Fire or do you invest in an Apsara to boost one of the bots in the team. Both are good options and can be combined if you want to go deep. The Apsara costs you fewer orders to use but Assisted fire has the bigger effect.

	Dakinis are Remotes so you will need at least one hacker or an engineer in your list, fortunately OSS is spoiled for choice with no real terrible options, in fact, you are likely to include one anyway so you can push this consideration off for now.		Dakinis are Remotes so you will need at least one hacker or an engineer in your list, fortunately OSS is spoiled for choice with no real terrible options, in fact, you are likely to include one anyway so you can push this consideration off for now.

	Always assume that Plan A fails, that Dakini team will not win you the game alone. A choice that will nearly always pay it's points back is the Posthuman. Especially Mk.2 Sniper and Mk.5 FO are such incredible value. Mk.1 can be a cheap specialist or your mandatory hacker, or Mk.4 can be a good speed-bump on one of your flanks.		Always assume that Plan A fails, that Dakini team will not win you the game alone. A choice that will nearly always pay it's points back is the Posthuman. Especially Mk.2 Sniper and Mk.5 FO are such incredible value, even now after N4 increased their costs. Mk.1 can be a cheap specialist or your mandatory hacker, or Mk.4 can be a good speed-bump on one of your flanks.

	Beyond that, take whatever you want to try out, maybe add more specialists to fit the mission. Don't neglect the excellent selection of mid-field camo available!		Beyond that, take whatever you want to try out, maybe add more specialists to fit the mission, a Garuda so you are ready to punish the enemy if the give you an opening. Don't neglect the excellent selection of mid-field camo available!

	Things to buy:		Things to buy:
	* Coldfront		* Coldfront
	* Dakini SWC box		* Dakini SWC box
	* ~~Proxy mk2~~ box		* Posthumans box
	* Asura of your choice		* Asura of your choice

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	*'''Warcors, War Corespondents:''' If you have 3pts left over, pop in a Warcor. Do not underestimate how useful her Flash Pulse is in ARO. SSS is also very command token efficient, so a Warcor can be your "third" netrod.		*'''Warcors, War Corespondents:''' If you have 3pts left over, pop in a Warcor. Do not underestimate how useful her Flash Pulse is in ARO. SSS is also very command token efficient, so a Warcor can be your "third" netrod.

			*'''Parvati, Circle League Star:''' Fast moving doctor/engineer, similar to the Sophotect, but with a wider kit, she swaps the Combi for a SMG, but also gets Flash Pulse, Deactivator, Super-Jump, Shock Immunity and a bonus to Engineer, all this for 7 points over the Sophotect.
			**'''Wildcard:''' In addition, Parvati is a Wildcard Trooper, making her a huge boon to any fireteam she joins, whether that be an Asura or a team of Dakinis.

			*'''Chandra Specialist Operative Trisha N33:''' A fast moving Engineer with Shock Immunity and Dogged. Comes with a Breaker Rifle and E/M Mines. On her own she's a cheaper Sophotect with better weapons.
			**'''Wildcard:''' But like Parvati, Trisha is also a Wildcard Trooper, making her super useful in a Dakini linkteam.

	===Medium Infantry===		===Medium Infantry===

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	==Hints and Tactics==		==Hints and Tactics==

	*'''Deathball Haris:''' A devastating Haris for alpha Striking consisting of two Yadus and an Asura. Try Shakti (Counts as Yadu) with an Asura Spitfire and either a regular Yadu or a Rudras (Can join any ~~Yadu team~~). Let Asura lead and plow through, Shakti can claim objectives along the way and deal with hackable threats to your Asura, and when it comes time to hand over the turn, spend your last two orders on setting up mines around the team, that's seven wounds in a fortified position giving them a decent chance of enduring the enemy turn to resume their bloody business. A variant includes using the Asura ~~Spitfire~~ Lieutenant and the Yadu HMG NCO. The NCO can use the two lieutenant special orders without breaking the fireteam. Or you could skip the NCO and just have the Asura leave the fireteam behind when they have been moved sufficiently far up the board.		*'''Deathball Haris:''' A devastating Haris for alpha Striking consisting of two Yadus and an Asura. Try Shakti (Counts as Yadu) with an Asura Spitfire and either a regular Yadu or a Rudras (Can join any Fireteam). Let Asura lead and plow through, Shakti can claim objectives along the way and deal with hackable threats to your Asura, and when it comes time to hand over the turn, spend your last two orders on setting up mines around the team, that's seven wounds in a fortified position giving them a decent chance of enduring the enemy turn to resume their bloody business. A variant includes using one of the Asura Lieutenant profiles and the Yadu HMG NCO. The NCO can use the two lieutenant special orders without breaking the fireteam. Or you could skip the NCO and just have the Asura leave the fireteam behind when they have been moved sufficiently far up the board.

	*'''Support your Dakini:''' Your Dakini core fireteam might be cheap line-infantry equivalents, but OSS brings a lot of tools to the table for buffing and expanding their abilities. Samekh missile launcher, Devas, Apsara ~~jumpers~~, Naga KHD, proxy Engineer, ~~Sophotec~~, ~~and~~ Danavas HD+ will create a potent shield around otherwise fragile units. Swap units in and out as needed, and show them how powerful a 20 point SWC weapon can be.		*'''Support your Dakini:''' Your Dakini core fireteam might be cheap line-infantry equivalents, but OSS brings a lot of tools to the table for buffing and expanding their abilities. Samekh missile launcher, Devas, Apsara, Naga KHD, proxy Engineer, Sophotect, Danavas HD+ will create a potent shield around otherwise fragile units. Swap units in and out as needed, and show them how powerful a 20 point SWC weapon can be.

	[[Category: Infinity Tactics\|ALEPH]]		[[Category: Infinity Tactics\|ALEPH]]

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Skirmishers: Update to N4

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	===Skirmishers===		===Skirmishers===
	*'''Nagas:''' OS have some pretty strong Skirmishers and one should not underestimate the power of the Naga. Sure, it does not have the TO or NWI of the Dasyus, but is it cheap and when up against Shock ammo or when LoF does not matter (such as with hacking) then the advantages of the Dasyus don't matter and the cheaper option is better because of it. It also has a few powerful loadouts that the Dasyus cannot replicate such as the Minelayer that can alter the flow of the enemies first turn ~~or the Monofilament Mines~~.		*'''Nagas:''' OS have some pretty strong Skirmishers and one should not underestimate the power of the Naga. Sure, it does not have the -6 Mimetism or NWI of the Dasyus, but it is cheap and when up against Shock ammo or when LoF does not matter (such as with hacking) then the advantages of the Dasyus don't matter and the cheaper option is better because of it. It also has a few powerful loadouts that the Dasyus cannot replicate such as the Minelayer or the Monofilament Mines that can alter the flow of the enemies first turn.

	*'''Dasyus:''' These guys are actually good, but they suffer from some serious competition from all the other Skirmishers in OSS. Essentially they are Nagas that have the option to do Hidden Deployment, have ~~the TO modifier instead of regular Camo~~, carry a Nanopulser and have No Wound Incapacitation instead of Dogged while costing only roughly 8 points more. However, there is nothing you could do with a Dasyus that you could not do more cheaply with a Naga (except Hidden Deployment) so only take these if you expect any of their advantages to make the difference~~, and even then they also suffer competition from the Proxy Mk.2 and Dart~~.		*'''Dasyus:''' These guys are actually good, but they suffer from some serious competition from all the other Skirmishers in OSS. Essentially they are Nagas that have the option to do Hidden Deployment, have -6 Mimetism, carry a Nanopulser and have No Wound Incapacitation instead of Dogged while costing only roughly 8 points more. However, there is nothing you could do with a Dasyus that you could not do more cheaply with a Naga or with a Proxy Mk.2 (except Hidden Deployment), so only take these if you expect any of their advantages to make the difference.

	*'''Post-Humans: Proxy Mk.2:''' These are ridiculously good. They have all the advantages of the Dasyus but with fewer drawbacks, an extra point of BS and WIP and a drastically lower cost. The only ~~limitation is~~ that you can only take one of them and they can only be taken as either a Multi Sniper or as an Assault Hacker with a Boarding Shotgun. ~~The don't suffer~~ the ~~drawback that deploying in hidden deployment removes an order from your pool and they~~ have the added advantage that when they inevitably die you still get to keep the order as long as you have at least one Proxy ~~or Netrod~~ still alive!		*'''Post-Humans: Proxy Mk.2:''' These are ridiculously good. They have all the advantages of the Dasyus but with fewer drawbacks, an extra point of BS and WIP and a drastically lower cost. The only limitations are that 1. you can only take one of them and they can only be taken as either a Multi Sniper or as an Assault Hacker with a Boarding Shotgun and 2. As of N4 they cannot do Hidden Deployment, yielding that niche to the Dasuys. They have the added advantage that when they inevitably die you still get to keep the order as long as you have at least one Proxy still alive!

	*'''Dart, Optimate Huntress:''' She's got a kitchen sink full of skills and equipment, but in short, she starts almost halfway up the board, is camouflaged and can walk on walls. Has ~~better than~~ two wounds (~~bioimmunity~~ and NWI~~, meaning she can take shock/viral as a single roll against her BTS~~), an excellent active turn and reactive turn weapon, has ~~the best (for its cost) level of~~ Multispectral Visor and gets your choice of Mines to slow down your opponent or E/M Grenades to disable heavy targets. All this ~~for~~ the cost of the basic Dasyus.		*'''Dart, Optimate Huntress:''' She's got a kitchen sink full of skills and equipment, but in short, she starts almost halfway up the board, is camouflaged and can walk on walls. Has effectively two wounds (Shock-Immunity and NWI), has an excellent active turn and reactive turn weapon, has Multispectral Visor and gets your choice of Mines to slow down your opponent or E/M Grenades to disable heavy targets. All this just short of the cost of the basic Dasyus.

	===Warbands===		===Warbands===

81.232.80.74: /* REM */ Updated to N4

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REM: Updated to N4

81.232.80.74: /* TAGs */ Updated to N4

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TAGs: Updated to N4

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	===TAGs===		===TAGs===
	*'''Maruts:''' A mainline battle TAG with MSV2 and Strategos ~~lvl3~~. You pay ~~~30 points~~ more than ~~other mainline TAGs~~ for the pleasure of a bit more armor and BTS than is standard, along with the lieutenant skills and visor. Taking a Marut will ~~seriously~~ limit you at 300 points, but you can still fit in a handful of things. A Dakini link and proxies are good backups, but everything will be built around the Marut even more than a standard TAG list.		*'''Maruts:''' She got a huge cost break in N4, 21 points and an SWC were freed up at no drawback. She's a mainline battle TAG with MSV2 and Strategos L2. You pay more than most do for their tags for the pleasure of a bit more armor and BTS than is standard, along with the lieutenant skills and visor. Taking a Marut will limit you at 300 points but you can still fit in a handful of things. A Dakini link and proxies are good backups, but everything will be built around the Marut even more than a standard TAG list.
	**The Marut is frankly too expensive. It has MSV2 so it essentially does the same thing as the Spitfire Asura or Deva only with a better gun and even more armor, but also at a much higher cost and a much clunkier silhouette. Its distinguishing feature is the ability to play it as a Strategos L3 Lieutenant, meaning that you get an extra unit in reserve during deployment and your opponent gets none. The effects of Strategos L1 can be covered by the Shukra. So instead of spending 120 points and 3 SWC on a single model that is difficult to hide, instead get an Asura Spitfire for 70/2 and a Shukra Lieutenant CoC for 27/0, save 23 points and 1 SWC, get an extra order and don't skip a turn when your assault piece goes down.		**Note that the Marut has the only long-range, high burst, anti-armor weapon in the sectorial. Besides her there is onlu the MSRs, Rudras k1, and a Samekh missile launcher.
	**do remember that it doesn't have a cube (meaning Sepsitor doesn't work on it), and is an ultimate counter to the Avatar. If you have a buddy that brings an Avatar around regularly, bring the Marut and turn the battle into a blunt slug-fest.
	**An additional counterargument is that the Marut has the only long-range, high burst, anti-armor weapon in the sectorial. ~~You pay out~~ the ~~nose for it, but otherwise you'll be limited to~~ MSRs, Rudras k1, and a ~~Smaekh~~ missile launcher.
	**'''Karkata Ancillary Remote Unit:''' Allows the Marut to act as a Specialist.		**'''Karkata Ancillary Remote Unit:''' Allows the Marut to act as a Specialist.

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	===REM===		===REM===
	*'''Dakini Tacbots:''' Dakinis are the line infantry of OSS, besides the CSU they are your cheapest troopers and come with the distinct advantage of having 6-4 move and mimetism in their base profile. ~~Dakinis are~~ quite powerful for their cost and can contend with stronger units in the active turn, they are however quite vulnerable in the reactive since they are subject to hacking, E/M, weak against templates and have no template weapons of their own. Lone Dakinis make for good budget raiders on a flank but can't be depended upon to hold the line.		*'''Dakini Tacbots:''' Dakinis are the line infantry of OSS, besides the CSU they are your cheapest troopers and come with the distinct advantage of having 6-4 move and mimetism in their base profile. This makes them quite powerful for their cost and they can contend with stronger units in the active turn, they are however quite vulnerable in the reactive since they are subject to hacking, E/M, weak against templates and have no template weapons of their own. Lone Dakinis make for good budget raiders on a flank but can't be depended upon to hold the line.
	**'''Core/Special Core:''' Dakinis can form a Core team. This makes for a crazy fast team with a surprising punch for such cheap troopers. They can be enhanced even further if you bring an Apsara in the ~~same combat group~~ or bring a hacker to put ~~Assisted Fire~~ on the ~~lead bot~~ to ~~effectively grant them and extra 2-3~~ BS. The Core Fireteam can also bring along up to one CSU as a cheap filler with a Breaker Rifle, Shotgun, Nanopulser and/or specialist. ~~Up to two~~ Devas can also join in, most likely to be the Link Leader with a ~~Multi Rifle or a Spitfire~~, or to provide specialist, Sensor or Hacking duties.		**'''Core/Special Core:''' Dakinis can form a Core team. This makes for a crazy fast team with a surprising punch for such cheap troopers. They can be enhanced even further if you bring an Apsara to boost one of the team members, or if you bring an EVO hacker to put supportware on them, if you can pull both off at the same time in a five man team then this can stack to an effective total bonus of +8 BS! The Core Fireteam can also bring along up to one CSU as a cheap filler with a Breaker Rifle, Shotgun, Nanopulser and/or specialist. Devas, Rudras and Samekh are Wildcards and can also join a Dakini fireteam, most likely to be the Link Leader with a better gun, or to provide specialist, Sensor or Hacking duties.

	*'''Garuda Tacbots:''' Garudas are essentially Dakinis but with Airborne Deployment: Combat jump. AD is a powerful trick to have that punishes an enemy that does not deploy smartly, ~~thus~~ you should always bring one unless you always bring one and your opponent is expecting one, then don't bring one just once. Don't forget that you can bring it in on your turn 2 if there were no opportunities earlier, and if it has to sit out the game because you have other better opportunities then it is not a big deal for the Garuda is cheap, very cheap. The Shotgun variant is excellent as it starts up close to the enemy and can leverage that template to clear out several enemies at once~~. do not forget that you can use a lower version of the AD skill to walk in from the table edge instead, this circumvents the fairly low PH and still lands you close to the enemy~~.		*'''Garuda Tacbots:''' Garudas are essentially Dakinis but with Airborne Deployment: Combat jump. AD is a powerful trick to have that punishes an enemy that does not deploy smartly, and the Garuda is so cheap that you should always bring one (unless you always bring one and your opponent is expecting one, then don't bring one just once). Don't forget that you can bring it in on your turn 2 if there were no opportunities earlier, and if it has to sit out the game because you have other better opportunities then it is not a big deal for the Garuda is cheap, very cheap. The Shotgun variant is excellent here as the Garuda starts up close to the enemy anyway and can potentially leverage that template to clear out several enemies at once.

	*'''Rudras GunBots:''' It is ~~essentially~~ a Heavy Infantry in REM form. All loadouts bring the Mine Dispenser, which is an excellent tool for blocking enemy camo markers or to lock down groups of enemies from advancing or even reacting. The Rudras gets your choice of Multi Rifle, K1 Marksman Rifle or for one SWC you get the Red Fury. Do not forget that the Rudras bring their own Repeater coverage and for a single order you can give them assisted fire~~, essentially giving~~ them an effective BS of 15! They also have Climbing Plus and 6-4 move so they can get wherever they want fast ~~but since they are REMs they cannot go prone and easily take advantage of high ground~~.		*'''Rudras GunBots:''' It is a Heavy Infantry in REM form. All loadouts bring the Mine Dispenser, which is an excellent tool for blocking enemy camo markers or to lock down groups of enemies from advancing or even reacting. The Rudras gets your choice of Multi Rifle, K1 Marksman Rifle or for one SWC you get the Red Fury. Do not forget that the Rudras bring their own Repeater coverage too and for a single order if you have an EVO hacker you can give them assisted fire to give them an effective BS of 15! They also have Climbing Plus and 6-4 move so they can get wherever they want fast.
	**'''Special Fireteam Rules:''' The Rudras can join any Fireteam ~~that could have a Yadu.~~		**'''Special Fireteam Rules:''' The Rudras can join any Fireteam!

	*'''Rebots:''' OS have the same general REMs as everybody else.		*'''Rebots:''' OS have the same general REMs as everybody else.
	**'''Daleth:''' The toobox remote. For 17 points this nets you a fast specialist with plenty of tools for solving many kinds of problems that the enemy throws at you. It also comes with Climbing Plus for an extra bit of mobility.		**'''Daleth:''' The toobox remote. For 17 points this nets you a fast specialist with plenty of tools for solving many kinds of problems that the enemy throws at you. It also comes with Climbing Plus for an extra bit of mobility.
	**'''Zayin:''' The Total Reaction HMG bot, its only special feature is that it has Climbing Plus, this comes up far less than one would think. It is only AVA 1 in OSS.		**'''Zayin:''' The Total Reaction HMG bot, its only special feature is that it has Climbing Plus, this comes up far less than one would think. It is only AVA 1 in OSS.
	**'''Samehk:''' Is also only AVA 1. Either it is a ~~stationary~~ Guided Missile Launcher as we are used to, or...		**'''Samehk:''' Is also only AVA 1. Either it is a normal Guided Missile Launcher as we are used to, or...
	***'''Special Fireteam Rules:''' In OSS you can play it as a ~~regular Missile Launcher~~, in which case is costs ~~four additional points but has the option to joins ANY fireteam~~. This makes it into a cheap filler for Deva ~~and especially~~ Yadu fireteams ~~and serves as~~ quite the menacing ARO weapon.		***'''Special Fireteam Rules:''' In OSS you can play it as a Wildcard, in which case is costs an extra point and gets a flash pulse, it can still launch guided missiles. This makes it into a cheap filler for Deva or Yadu fireteams, it is quite the menacing ARO weapon and since you bring it along anyway you might end up launching som guided ammo, who knows!
	**'''Lamedh:''' It's the cheap Flash Pulse bot, just as you know them from other factions. It generates cheap orders ~~but don't risk scattering like the Netrod~~ and can provide surprisingly effective AROs with the Flash Pulse. Also provides hacking coverage with the built in Repeater.		**'''Lamedh:''' It's the cheap Flash Pulse bot, just as you know them from other factions. It generates cheap orders and can provide surprisingly effective AROs with the Flash Pulse. Also provides hacking coverage with the built in Repeater.

	*'''Yudbots:''' Take Yudbots to keep your Doctor or Engineer's safe and/or extend their influence.		*'''Yudbots:''' Take Yudbots to keep your Doctor or Engineer's safe and/or extend their influence.