Earth Caste Pilot Array

An Earth Caste Pilot Array is a modification in the Farsight Enclaves sometimes made to [{Tau]] XV104 Riptide Battlesuits to accommodate an Earth Caste member as its pilot. Whilst their squat and muscular physiology makes them ill-fitting pilots for the Tau Battlesuits they are famed for creating, in the Farsight Enclaves it is not unheard of for an Earth Caste Pilot Array to be fitted in order to grant rare individuals the honour of donning the ‘Hero’s Mantle’. Earth Caste pilots are naturally able to judge a Battlesuit’s accuracy and energy tolerances far better than a Fire Caste equivalent, and are especially able in activating a XV104’s Dark Matter Nova Reactor with a greatly decreased chance of dangerous radiation feedback. However, their skill in close quarters nevertheless leaves much to be desired. .