38,019
edits
Changes
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
m
no edit summary
==History==
On [[Taros]], over two hundred Orca were estimated to have been used by the Tau to ferry supplies and troops to and from combat zones. A number of modified variants were also used to insert [[Tau Pathfinder]]s and [[Stealthsuit Team]]s deep behind enemy lines, including [[Shas'el]] [[K'irri]] and his raiding force which severely damaged the [[Imperial Navy]] airbase.{{Fn|1a1}}
Prior to the Tau invasion of [[Pavonis]], an Orca Dropship delivered envoy [[Aun'rai]] of [[Dal'yth]] along with a [[Hunter Cadre]] under the command of [[El'esaven]] for a meeting with [[Governor]] [[Koudelkar Shonai]], his aunt [[Mykola Shonai]] and [[Administratum]] Observer [[Lortuen Perjed]]. However, the meeting was broken up by the arrival of [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Uriel Ventris]] and the [[Ultramarines]], and the Orca was destroyed when grenades fired by one of the Governor's [[skitarii]] bodyguards exploded within the troop compartment.{{Fn|4}}
