Beginner list!

Just to note, you cannot give a model in a fireteam a nasmat remote. That said I'm not sure there's much benefit to having that ghulam fireteam exist when you could just roll the wildcards into your zhuyong link (linking the rui shi too or keeping it separate as you desire - I've found it runs better separate, despite the link bonuses).

Overall though your model choices are all pretty solid and give you a lot of heft. Some people might suggest trading out the three bikes for McMurrough, which is definately a viable but not essential trade - although I strongly suggest trying out McMurrough at some point, he's a stellar piece.

The only thing you don't have but probably want are some libertos, and possibly fanous remotes for order generation. Libertos form an essential defensive element for Dashat, giving you models to stop the enemy before they can get close enough to gut your link teams, and fanous are good cheap orders to help fuel the entire package (not that you're short on orders in that list). The odalisque could be cut to afford you a couple of libertos (one minelayer, one SMG) and a fanous with points to spare.

 

Its solid.

x1 for McMurrough. He is just amazing and an absolute bane to deal with. Spec throwing grenades within 8" on a 13 is obscene. He works well with Zencha hacker who can put models into a targeted state or give your ex Invincible Army specialist some cover to button press.

On that note if you can upgrade the Zencha to an Assault Hacker. Between a solid repeater network and Gromez and its worth it.

 

I agree with the others. McMourough is fantastic and even better once you get used to using him. Odalisque are meh in Dahshat.

 

Your only normal ghulam is your lieutenant, so probably best not to cut them! In addition to the odalisque, you'll probably need to cut one of your irregular attack pieces (hunzakut or bashi). Both of these are good though, so definitely circle back around to them in later lists.

 

Liberto are just fantastic for the points. The SMG is great for putting into suppresion fire in the middle of the board. The minelayer is great for just causing havoc with mines. I like to use them as annoying ARO pieces I make him use orders to kill.

I love and hate Bashi. I love the holos but I hate the Parachutist skill because I need to come on an exact area instead of choosing on the fly. I'm actually going to to try seting them up in normal deployment more. I also hate the Irregular order. If you take too many bashi it doesn't leave much for others. I keep finding myself deciding Liberto or Bash or Hunzi. Now it's mostly Hunzi and Liberto. Zhencha is pretty good too. I just wish they all had mines.

 

For me, two liberto are mandatory. People tend to use the mine layer profile more, but I'm a true fan of the smg one. You should always find the points for the mimetism version.

Hunzas are awesome but they lack variety on specialists, so it's one and just one for me.

Bashis are irregular, true, but for 12pts they use their irregular to show up and destroy anything they can until they die. At least for me.

 

I'm all about the Zencha Hacker these days. Use McMurrough to clear out killer hackers, Gromez and Hunzkanuts to deploy a repeater network.and captain poncho gets free reign of the board. If Zencha target locks with spotlight McMurrough, Al Fasid and Hunz LGL become incredibly accurate.

I limit myself to four Irregular orders (two in each group) so tend to go Libarto, McMurrough, Kum, Hunz for button pushing/objective missions or go deep with Lib/McMurrough/Kum/Kum for murdercake missions. I am a big fan of warbands and often have McMurrough/Kum/Kum combine ordering their way up the board. It is however a bit of a nightmare to deploy that many large bases.

I haven't had much success with Bashi. I get that they are better as a pain in the a** rather than outright aggressive piece.