XV88 Broadside Battlesuit

The XV88 Broadside Battlesuit is the most heavily armoured ground unit fielded by the Tau army. Retaining much of the design of the standard XV8 Crisis Battlesuit it sacrifices the mobility offered by back mounted jetpacks for the added firepower of a shoulder mounted twin-linked railgun and an arm mounted smart missile system. Some units have been known to forgo the latter in favour of a twin-linked plasma rifle.

Piloted by a Shas’Ui (battlefield veteran), the XV88 is generally deployed in squads of three or less units allowing them to freely support other Tau squads where needed and greatly increasing their army’s effectiveness against armoured or entrenched enemy forces. The railguns have a very long range and is one of the most effective anti-vehicle weapons out of all the races.

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 * Codex: Tau Empire (4th Edition)