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	[[Category:Grimdark Future Tactics]]		[[Category:Grimdark Future Tactics]]
	[[Category:~~TAO Coalition~~]]		[[Category:DAO Union]]

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	{{OPR-Faction		{{OPR-Faction
	\|Faction = ~~TAO Coalition~~		\|Faction = DAO Union
	\|Image = Tao-coalition.webp		\|Image = Tao-coalition.webp
	\|Setting = Grimdark Future		\|Setting = Grimdark Future
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	''Note: as v2.50 is in constant development the following might not be accurate.''		''Note: as v2.50 is in constant development the following might not be accurate.''

	==Why Play ~~TAO Coalition~~==		==Why Play DAO Union==
	You want shooting, and lots of it. While TAO melee tends to not be the best, they do have a few tricks up their sleeves, but the biggest thing they bring to the table is effective guns, vehicles, and battlesuits.		You want shooting, and lots of it. While TAO melee tends to not be the best, they do have a few tricks up their sleeves, but the biggest thing they bring to the table is effective guns, vehicles, and battlesuits.

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	==See Also==		==See Also==

	*[[TAO Coalition]]		*[[TAO Coalition\|DAO Union]]
	*[[TAO Coalition Quickplay Armies]]		*[[TAO Coalition Quickplay Armies\|DAO Union Quickplay Armies]]
	*[[:Category:Grimdark Future Tactics\|Grimdark Future Tactics]]		*[[:Category:Grimdark Future Tactics\|Grimdark Future Tactics]]
	*[[Grimdark Future List Building]]		*[[Grimdark Future List Building]]
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	{{Faction-Links		{{Faction-Links
	\|Faction = ~~TAO Coalition~~		\|Faction = DAO Union
	\|Links = [[~~TAO Coalition~~\|Overview]] - [[~~TAO Coalition~~ Tactics\|Tactics]] - [[~~TAO Coalition~~ Firefight Tactics\|Firefight Tactics]] - [[~~TAO Coalition~~ Miniatures\|Miniatures]] - [[~~TAO Coalition~~ Quickplay Armies\|Quickplay Armies]] - [[~~TAO Coalition~~ Firefight Quickplay Armies\|Firefight Quickplay Armies]]		\|Links = [[DAO Union\|Overview]] - [[DAO Union Tactics\|Tactics]] - [[DAO Union Firefight Tactics\|Firefight Tactics]] - [[DAO Union Miniatures\|Miniatures]] - [[DAO Union Quickplay Armies\|Quickplay Armies]] - [[DAO Union Firefight Quickplay Armies\|Firefight Quickplay Armies]]
	}}		}}
	{{GDF-Tactics}}		{{GDF-Tactics}}

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List Building & Tactics

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	''Note: This section needs more content. You can help the wiki by expanding it.''		''Note: This section needs more content. You can help the wiki by expanding it.''

	Your Infantry are some of the most flexible in the game due to a variety of upgrade options. Shield Drones give you the opportunity to make individual units very durable which can be key for protecting heroes and expensive units.		* Your Infantry are some of the most flexible in the game due to a variety of upgrade options. Shield Drones give you the opportunity to make individual units very durable which can be key for protecting heroes and expensive units.

	Spotting Lasers are unique to TAO <small>(and Rebels)</small> and can be key for setting up attacks with powerful and expensive units. If you choose to lean into this, then protecting both units with spotting lasers and the units that rely on them will be how your list carries them came.		* Spotting Lasers are unique to TAO <small>(and Rebels)</small> and can be key for setting up attacks with powerful and expensive units. If you choose to lean into this, then protecting both units with spotting lasers and the units that rely on them will be how your list carries them came.

	Because TAO are lacking in melee, they have be very careful dealing with aggressive opponents.		* Because TAO are lacking in melee, they have be very careful dealing with aggressive opponents.
			** Be mindful of activation: prioritize targeting units that have not yet activated but could try to charge you
			** Moral Tests are Key: If a Unit doesn't pin or route, then it can shoot back against what charged it on the next round. If a unit is pinned, it will have to spend its activation unpinning itself, and can easily be charged again. Heroes can be very useful here and tipping the dice just slightly in favor of your units.
			** Remember that if a unit fights more than once in a turn, it will only hit on 6es. As a result, sometimes it may even make sense for you to charge an enemy to cause a route or a pin because they're unlikely to have many successes after the first fight.

	* ~~Be mindful~~ of ~~activation: prioritize targeting~~ units that ~~have not yet activated but could try to charge you~~.		* TAO are also quite vulnerable to ambush. It can help to use some of your fast units to move quickly to support units that get ambushed by opponents. In general, it can be useful to keep a cheap screen around vulnerable units and those with the indirect rule to prevent ambushing units from disrupting them. You can also use your own ambush abilities to counter and screen your models if you expect your opponent to try this kind of tactic.
	*Moral Tests are Key: If a Unit doesn't pin or route, ~~then~~ it can ~~shoot back against what charged it on~~ the ~~next round. If a unit is pinned, it will have~~ to ~~spend its activation unpinning itself, and can easily be charged again~~. ~~Heroes~~ can ~~be very useful here~~ and ~~tipping the dice just slightly in favor of~~ your ~~units.~~
	* Remember that if ~~a unit fights more than once in a turn, it will only hit on 6es. As a result, sometimes it may even make sense for~~ you to ~~charge an enemy to cause a route or a pin because they're unlikely to have many successes after the first fight~~.

	TAO also quite vulnerable to ambush. It can help to use some of your fast units to move quickly to support units that get ambushed by opponents. In general, it can be useful to keep a cheap screen around vulnerable units and those with the indirect rule to prevent ambushing units from disrupting them. You can also use your own ambush abilities to counter and screen your models if you expect your opponent to try this kind of tactic.		* Play conservatively. If you have firepower advantage you want to fall back when the enemy big melee squad is closing in.

	Play conservatively. If you have firepower advantage you want to fall back when the enemy big melee squad is closing in.

	=== Tactics===		=== Tactics===

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	*'''Accelerator Drone:''' Extra 6" range for a Spotter Squad's Pulse Carbines. Considering how nasty Carbines can be, this can be a pretty nice upgrade particularly in a combined unit.		*'''Accelerator Drone:''' Extra 6" range for a Spotter Squad's Pulse Carbines. Considering how nasty Carbines can be, this can be a pretty nice upgrade particularly in a combined unit.
	*'''Beacon:''' Place Ambushing models within 6” of this model, ignoring distance restrictions for Ambush. This is going to be highly situational, and is mostly useful for last-round objective contesting. Spotter Squads and Stealth Suits can take this.		*'''Beacon:''' Place Ambushing models within 6” of this model, ignoring distance restrictions for Ambush. This is going to be highly situational, and is mostly useful for last-round objective contesting. Spotter Squads and Stealth Suits can take this.
			*'''Elemental Power:''' Before attacking, pick one other friendly unit within 12” of this model, which may move by up to 6". Use to move units into cover or to a position where they can attack.
	*'''Good Shot:''' Many of the core TAO units get this rule, which is basically just a +1 to shooting, not much more to say.		*'''Good Shot:''' Many of the core TAO units get this rule, which is basically just a +1 to shooting, not much more to say.
	* '''Inhibitor Drone:''' -3" to charging this unit, this is a Spotter Squad and vehicle unique upgrade. At 15pts this is a bit expensive, but it gives one quite handy benefit - Ambushers can no longer charge this unit the turn they come in. For a units set up to be backline fire support, that can be a nice safety assurance.		* '''Inhibitor Drone:''' -3" to charging this unit, this is a Spotter Squad and vehicle unique upgrade. At 15pts this is a bit expensive, but it gives one quite handy benefit - Ambushers can no longer charge this unit the turn they come in. For a units set up to be backline fire support, that can be a nice safety assurance.
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	*'''Spotting Laser:''' On a 4+ place a marker on an enemy unit. a friendly unit may remove markers and get a +1 to shooting per marker. The +X is one-time use only, so best used either against very tough targets or units with Stealth. You'll get the most utility out of this when either using Suits or combined units, so save your lasers for your hard hitters.		*'''Spotting Laser:''' On a 4+ place a marker on an enemy unit. a friendly unit may remove markers and get a +1 to shooting per marker. The +X is one-time use only, so best used either against very tough targets or units with Stealth. You'll get the most utility out of this when either using Suits or combined units, so save your lasers for your hard hitters.
	*'''Stealth Drone:''' Enemies within 18" take a -1 to hit when shooting this unit for each drone they have.		*'''Stealth Drone:''' Enemies within 18" take a -1 to hit when shooting this unit for each drone they have.
			*'''Volley Fire:''' The hero and its unit count as having the Relentless special rule. Take great advantage of big volume of fire.

	===Psychic Spells===		===Psychic Spells===

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	~~[[Category:Grimdark Future (game)]]~~
	[[Category:Grimdark Future Tactics]]		[[Category:Grimdark Future Tactics]]
	[[Category:TAO Coalition]]		[[Category:TAO Coalition]]

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	*[[DAO Union]]		*[[DAO Union]]
	*[[~~TAO Coalition Quickplay Armies\|~~DAO Union Quickplay Armies]]		*[[DAO Union Quickplay Armies]]
	*[[:Category:Grimdark Future Tactics\|Grimdark Future Tactics]]		*[[:Category:Grimdark Future Tactics\|Grimdark Future Tactics]]
	*[[Grimdark Future List Building]]		*[[Grimdark Future List Building]]

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	==See Also==		==See Also==

	*[[~~TAO Coalition\|~~DAO Union]]		*[[DAO Union]]
	*[[TAO Coalition Quickplay Armies\|DAO Union Quickplay Armies]]		*[[TAO Coalition Quickplay Armies\|DAO Union Quickplay Armies]]
	*[[:Category:Grimdark Future Tactics\|Grimdark Future Tactics]]		*[[:Category:Grimdark Future Tactics\|Grimdark Future Tactics]]