Vectored Retro-Thrusters

Vectored Retro-Thrusters are a Tau Battlesuit Support System available to most forms of Tau Battlesuit; with the exception of those that do not have a Jetpack such as the XV88 Broadside Battlesuit, and larger Battlesuits such as the XV104 Riptide Battlesuit due to their immense bulk. Battlesuits equipped with Vectored Retro-Thrusters are fitted with additional thruster nozzles for their Jetpack, granting them a high degree of manoeuvrability that is useful in escaping enemies which have engaged them in close combat. Whilst Vectored Retro-Thrusters are now a commonly available Support System for use, when first introduced, they was special-issue and entrusted only to Battlesuit pilots of the rank Shas’vre or higher. The previous rarity of the signature system also meant that its distribution was limited to only one per Hunter Cadre, although this has since changed.