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==Drones by Type==
===Command-link Drone===
'''MV62 Command-link Drones''' (MV62){{Fn|1e}} accompany commanders into battle. They allow the commander to better direct the battle by networking them to squad leaders and other officers under their command.{{Fn|2d}}
[[Image:CommandLinkDrone.jpg|thumb|center|120px|Command-link Drone]]
'''Guardian Drones''' (MV36) are used defensive purposes. Their emitters project a protective energy field to nearby [[Field Amplifier Relay|field amplifier units]].{{Fn|1a}}
[[Image:GuardianDrone.jpg|thumb|center|120px|Guardian Drone]]
====Advanced Guardian Drone====
The '''MV37 Advanced Guardian Drone''' is an upgraded Guardian Drone used by [[Commander Shadowsun]].{{Fn|23}}
[[Image:Shadowsun8th.jpg|thumb|center|120px|Shadowsun with an MV37 Advanced Guardian Drone and MV62 Command-Link Drone{{Fn|23}}]]
===Hover Drone===
Hover Drones are larger units used as anti-gravity transports. They are frequently used by [[Ethereal]]s.{{Fn|1b}}
[[Image:EtherealMini7th.jpg|tumbthumb|center|120px|Ethereal on a Hover Drone]]
===Exploratory Drone===
*{{Endn|21}}: [http://web.archive.org/web/20040627075143/http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/PDF/tauturrets.pdf Forge World Saved Archive Page] ''(dated December 2003, last accessed 11 February 2016)''
*{{Endn|22}}: [[Codex: Tau Empire (8th Edition)]] pg.57
*{{Endn|23}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/02/02/new-tau-new-titans-and-more/ Warhammer Community: New Tau, Titans, and More (posted February 2 2020)] (last accessed 2/3/2020)
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