The Frugal Fieldable Tau Army

I was tinkering with my first thread on Advanced Tactica and started thinking about the lowest cost (in terms of money) army that can be put together which got me thinking: what would be the lowest cost army that can be fielded but still leave flexibility as your collection expands.

So the rules are:

1. Must contain all three of your +1 troop choices
2. Must round off to 100 points
3. Since war gear does not have to be represented on the model, use war gear where possible to avoid locking yourself into any given configuration.

HQ: Tau Crisis Battlesuit Commander (MSRP: $30)
Note: I know that technically you can get away with using a standard XV-8 Crisis Battle suit it feels a little ganky to me, plus this way you get some extra wargear bits you don't normally have access to.

Configuration: Shas'el with Cyclic Ion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, Targeting Array, Hard-wired Multi-Tracker, Stimulant Injector, Hard-Wired Black Sun Filter, Hard-Wired Target Lock. Total Points: 118

Troops: Tau Fire Warrior Team (MSRP: $35)
Note: As far as I can tell, just because it's on the model it does NOT mean you have to actually have that equipment. So when assembling the troops I recommend having two models holding the marker light so you can use it later at higher point level games.

The Tau Fire Warrior Team can be used to build two six-man teams. Make two models (one per team) Team Leaders. I like making the two teams identical:

• Shas'Ui Team Leader with: Bonding Knife, Hard-Wired Drone Controller, One Gun Drone
• Five Shas'la Fire Warriors.
• All six models in the team with Photon Grenades.

Total Point Cost: Two teams of 91 points each (182 points total)

Variant:
If you want extra survivability on your commander you can drop the Targeting Array and one drone to get the Shield Generator.

Tactics:
The XV-8 is there to hammer at as many targets at a distance as you can. Jump-Shoot-Jump is the order of the day. Use your troops to to lay cover fire so the XV-8 can fall back if needed but largely use them to grab and hold objectives.