It's 55cm, as -5cm movement is part of the proposal.

Previously they could move 50, shoot, then jump back 10 when assaulted for 60cm of movement. That is actually reduced to 55.

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Can someone please answer my question?

Ignoring their speed for the moment, how is moving back 15cm after moving to within 30cm of the enemy any better than jumping back 10cm with jet packs when an engagement is decalred?

You're still out of range to engage....

It encourages the use of the 15cm ranged guns, can't happen several times in a turn and allows other formations other than the one shot at a chance to engage.

Most importantly, it forces the Tau player to decide which direction to move in before he knows where the enemy is going to be engaging from.

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It encourages the use of the 15cm ranged guns,

Having playtested it several times I can say with certainty that it's a lot less annoying to play against.

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I still mean to do proper replys to these threads and they are half done but sadly work is intervening. Something that should change with the jump packs is the amount of rules questions they generate. It seems every time I use them another query comes up.

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I second this... having playtested it around a dozen times, this version of the 'can't catch me!' Special Rule is less annoying, and disrupts the flow of play less too.

It also allows the conventional 'Move first unit into Support range, then engage with second unit on a Retain' tactic, which the current Jetpackers are nigh-immune to.

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Even though I don't fully agree with that E&C and zombos proposal, I admit it does sound better than current rule.

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It also allows the conventional 'Move first unit into Support range, then engage with second unit on a Retain' tactic, which the current Jetpackers are nigh-immune to

Just a quick chip in to support Dobbsy.

I am also confused as to why the 15cm move after shooting rule is better than jetpacks.

Using E&C's example of moving support up and then engaging. I place the support on the other side of the Tau to then prevent them from jumping back out of engage range. Job done, no?

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I have to admit that this is how I do it... when I play against the Tau (which is rare these days).

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What about to give them simply 25cm move with Jumppacks (or Skimmer without PopUp).
Nothing else? No special rule.

Really. The way Tau Jetpacks and Jumppacks work in Wh40k doesn't justify something special to differentiate them in Epic (other that Jetpack units doesn't double the Movement of Infantry units as Jumppacks do which represents that Jetpack units in Wh40k are in fact slower than Jumppack units).
Good armour is all what they need to represent that they can zip in and out of cover during shooting while other Infantr has to remain stationary to fire heavy weapons. And they already have a 3+ save which is good enough.

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