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In all honesty, the typical modern deployment of SPAA, like Hunters, Hydras, or Skyrays, is that they're in a platoon or company organizationally (for paperwork and training), but are sent to different platoons or companies for field use. Although I voted for the 0-1 option, the more useful option is 0-2 (harder to suppress)
I will add that Tau Skyrays are 0-1 additions, while Firestorms are 0-2 replacements. The replacement is a significant downside to the 50-point Firestorm.
Space Marine Hunter (75 points)
AV, 30cm, 5+sv, 6+cc, 6+ff
Hunter-killer: 60cm AT4+/AA4+
[50% chance to-hit AA)
IG Hydra (50 points)
AV, 30cm, 6+sv, 6+cc, 5+ff
2x Twin Hydra Autocannon: 45cm AP4+/AT5+/AA5+
Heavy Bolter: 30cm AP5+
(55% chance to-hit AA, 44% chance 1 hit, 11% chance 2 hits.)
Eldar Firestorm (50 points)
AV, 35cm, 5+sv, 6+cc, 4+ff
Firestorm Battery: 45cm AP5+/AT5+/AA4+ Pulse
Notes: Skimmer.
(50% chance to-hit AA, 25% for 1 hit, 12.5% for 2 hits, 12.5% for 3 hits)
Tau v4.4 Skyray (75 points)
AV, 30cm, 4+sv, 6+cc, 6+ff
Smart Missile System: 30cm AP4+ Ignore Cover
2x Hunter Missiles: 75cm AA5+
2x Seeker Missiles: 75cm AT6+ Guided Missiles
Notes: Skimmer, Markerlights
[Note that the Smart Missiles will be reduced to 30cm AP5+ Ignore Cover in v4.4.1]
More importantly, is something being done to improve the Hunter's capabilities? Quite frankly, I'd rather have a Hydra than a Hunter, even if the Hydra didn't have ATSKNF. So the Hunter has 1/3 greater range. A Hydra has a slightly better AA hit %, and adds better AP and AT fire than a Predator Destructor. A Hydra almost has the same AT firepower as a Predator Annihilator (only missing the AT4+). All this, and I get decent AA firepower? I'll take 4, please. So the armor isn't as good. Keep the Hydra in the middle, so that it's not the closest target (you'd do that with the Hunter anyway).
At least raise the Hunter to 2x AT5+/AA5+. That makes it almost the equal of a Pred A in AT fire, and makes it the equal of a Hydra in AA (better, actually, since it has longer range).
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