Mal'Caor Long Range Patrol

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Mal'Caor Long Range Patrol are strike forces of the T'au Empire, that are charged with performing reconnaissance sweeps on unexplored worlds that lie near its borders.^[1]

Description

The Patrols not only relay back any information or dangers they discover, but also help pave the way for the worlds to be colonized by the T'au Empire. The Mal'Caor's forces mainly consist of Stealth Suits and Pathfinders, with at least one of each being required when they are deployed. Broadside Battlesuits are rarely present in the Patrols, but they are given a single Hammerhead Gunship to use, as they operate so far ahead of any of the T'au's military forces. Gun Drone squadrons, however, are notably not permitted to be used in the Mal'Caor, as the machines' simple brains are unable to catalogue any unusual circumstances they may encounter with the Patrols.^[1]

There is also a Tau Commander named Mal'Caor the Spider, but it is not known if he has any connection to the Patrols.^[2]

Trivia

The following information is not to be regarded as officially sanctioned and/ or is not written from an in-universe point of view. A detailed explanation of the term "Trivia" as used in the Lexicanum can be found here.

• The Mal'Caor Long Range Patrols were created by the Games Workshop employee Ross Watson and they were featured on an older version of the company's website.^[1]
• Commander Mal'Caor was created for the Dark Crusade Campaign by the Hobby Center staff of Games Workshop's Natick Mall store^[2] in Natick, Massachusetts, USA.^[3]

Sources

• 1: Games Workshop: Black Gobbo 4: How to Make a Themed Army: Variant on a Theme (posted 24/10/2007) (Saved archive page, dated 24 October 2007, last accessed 5 August 2024, original link: http://web.archive.org/web/20071024130440/http://us.games-workshop.com/games/painting/themed_armies/4.htm)
• 2: Games Workshop: The Dark Crusade is upon us - Agents of Xenos: Tau: Mal'Caor (posted 14/10/2006) (Saved archive page, dated 14 October 2006, last accessed 5 August 2024, original link: https://web.archive.org/web/20061014085132/http://us.games-workshop.com/news/events/gw-store-events/dark_crusade/default.htm)
• 3: Games Workshop: Dark Crusade - Participating Stores (posted 5/5/2007) (Saved archive page, dated 5 May 2007, last accessed 5 August 2024, original link: http://web.archive.org/web/20070505181229/http://us.games-workshop.com/news/events/gw-store-events/dark_crusade/participatingstores.htm)