Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-26540047-20160512155332/@comment-45.23.243.3-20160514212430

The Tau way of war is a very diffrent view of warfare compared to the other races save the Eldar. The Meatgrinder approach and endless waves of lesser troops like the IG  or Nids is something the Tau can not understand. Their way of war is based on their hunting legacy. With that their logic and way of war evolved and it makes alot of sense why, waste troops to hold ground when you can just take it when your enemy is dead? and the Art of the ambush  lead your prey to your place of choosing and overwhelm them with superior fields of fire and combined forces when you want to. The Tau and their range advantage along with their mobility is their key to success, keep moving attack redeploy and and attack again when your enemy is off balance and hurting. Bleed your enemy dry and finish them off when they are the weakest, The Taros campaign is Text book Tau Tactics. They have no shame in retreat, Live and fight another day, While every other race sees this as the act of a coward, the more troops that survive and gain expirence from their loss can still attack later thus their numbers do not take huge losses like the IG would then again their numbers are nothing like the guard or orks. Sun Tzu and his teaching would do well to any race but the Tau seem a perfect fit and a contrast to the steam roller way of war the other races use. Plus they adapt and learn. something the IG  wont ever do. If its not written in a book it its heresy to think outside the box.