Onager Gauntlet

An Onager Gauntlet is a Tau Battlesuit signature Support System available only to Battlesuit pilots of the rank Shas’vre or higher. Also knows as a Fist of Dal’ryu, Onager Gauntlets were first developed and utilised during the Damocles Gulf Crusade via a personal commission to the Earth Caste from Commander Farsight. Onager Gauntlets take on the appearance of giant gauntlets each shimmering with an immense payload of potential energy, and were designed to keep XV8 Crisis Battlesuits effective against Imperial Guard armoured companies in extended operations where ammunitions reserves could become low. So armed, a Battlesuit could punch a hole through the side of a battle tank and rip out its power core with ease. Of the twelve original Onager Gauntlets utilised during the battle of Blackthunder Mesa, only one was recovered from Commander Bravestorm’s critically damaged Battlesuit; surrounded by the smoking wrecks of over a dozen Imperial vehicles. In the Tau Empire’s Third Sphere Expansion, Onager Gauntlets are now more widely available. However, the rarity of this signature system means that its distribution is usually limited to only one per Hunter Cadre.