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These squads are the most common [[auxiliaries]] who serve alongside the [[Tau]] armies, since the Kroot pledged large numbers of their warriors exclusively to the Tau in thanks for their liberation from the [[Orks]]. Despite their alien nature, including the unfortunate habit of eating the corpses of their enemies, these Kroot are afforded virtually the same respect as any other Tau. This is not only for their military prowess, especially compared to the less physically able Tau, but for their self-sufficiency and prodigious fieldcraft.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2}}

Each squad numbers anywhere from ten to twenty Kroot, sometimes including a [[Shaper]] to lead them, and are armed with [[Kroot Rifle]]s, while Shapers may sometimes be gifted with a [[Pulse Rifle]] or [[Pulse Carbine]] by the Tau. Some squads will go into battle with a pack of up to a dozen [[Kroot Hound]]s, vicious and bad-tempered animals which the Tau find repellant,{{Fn|1b}} as well as a herd of up to three [[Krootox]], large beasts armed with a mighty [[Kroot Gun]].{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|2}}