The '''Stealthsuit Team''' is the "lone wolf" of the [[Tau Empire]]'s military.¹ Equipped with either the XV15 or XV25 [[Stealthsuit]], these teams operate independently from other military formations. In fact, they are not factored directly into Tau battle plans, and so enjoy an unusual degree of freedom within broad mission parameters, with team leaders gaining a reputation of eccentricity as they employ unorthodox tactics.^{{Fn|1 }} Operating in teams of three to six members, including the team leader, their primary role is to ambush isolated enemies and act in support of friendly units, often ranging far ahead of the main Tau army.^{{Fn|1}}

Stealthsuit teams do sometimes play a more integral part in planning and executing a mission. - i.e. , when acting as part of a [[Rapid Insertion Force]].^{{Fn|2}}

*^{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Tau Empire]], ppg. 35*^{{Endn|2}}: [[Apocalypse]], ppg. 161