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'''Tidewall Ramparts''' are a type of prefabricated fortification used by the [[Tau]]. Delivered to a planet in compartments and assembled on the field, the Tidewall enormous mobile fortification with enough firepower to see off entire squadrons of enemy tanks. Tidewall Rampart is an awesome demonstration of the advanced tech and forward-thinking of the [[Tau Empire]]. It comprises of '''Tidewall Gunrig''', '''Tidewall Droneport''' and '''Tidewall Shieldline''' which could can be connected into a great fortifications of the Tau defense-advance lines.{{Fn|1}}
==Gunrig==
==Droneport==
Droneport hover into position to cover the advance of the Tau army and could serve as a mobile bunker for the warriors of the [[Fire Caste]].{{Fn|3}} It could can collects and collates data to optimise the killing potential of the Gunrig, and the networked AI actively boosts the energy barrier produced by the Shieldline - enemy fire is simply turned back upon the foe.{{Fn|1}} While Fire Warriors man the defences Droneport provides, [[Drone]]s are unleashed to strike the enemy from the air - acting as perfect lures for a [[Kauyon]] battle plan.{{Fn|2a}} However the main the Droneport's greatest asset is the Drones themselves, that able to detach and provide covering fire, deploy their built-in shield generators to provide even more protection to the T'au or mark targets for powerful strikes.{{Fn|3}}
==Shieldline==