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[[ImageFile:TidewallRampartTau Fortifications II.jpg|right|thumb|Tidewall fortifications in a Tau complex.]][[File:Tau Fire Caste defending a Tidewall Rampart.jpeg|right|220pxthumb|{{PAGENAME}}Tau Fire Caste defending a Tidewall Rampart.]]
'''{{PAGENAME}}s''' 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 can be connected into a great fortifications of the Tau defense-advance lines.{{Fn|1}}
==Gunrig==
[[ImageFile:Tau Tidewall Gunrig.jpg|thumbpng|right|180pxthumb|Tidewall GunrigGunring.]]
The central and main part of a Tidewall Rampart, '''Tidewall Gunrig''' is a twin-linked [[railgun]]{{Fn|1}} mounted on a resilient Tidewall defence platform{{Fn|5}} that scans constantly for enemies, discharging ammunition at incredible velocities to obliterate anything that moves.{{Fn|1}} The platform shelters the operating [[Fire Warrior]] team while the turret rotates 360º for maximum efficiency and can engage both armoured targets and infantry using submunition rounds. The railguns themselves are operated by a Fire Warrior, such as a [[shas'ui]] from a [[Fire Warrior Strike Team|Strike Team]] or [[Breacher Team]] via the control point set into the defence platform.{{Fn|2c}}
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==Droneport==
[[ImageFile:Tau Tidewall Droneport.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Tidewall Droneport.]]
Droneport hover into position to cover the advance of the Tau army and serve as a mobile bunker for the warriors of the [[Fire Caste]].{{Fn|3}} It 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}} There are four Drones in total on each Droneport which can be any of the following types: [[Gun Drone|MV1 Gun Drone]]s, [[Shield Drone|MV4 Shield Drone]]s or [[Marker Drone|MV7 Marker Drone]]s. {{Fn|2a}}
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==Shieldline==
[[File:Tidewall Shieldline.jpg|right|thumb|Tidewall Shieldline.]]
It is behind this wall's energy fields Fire Warriors lay waste to all enemies with the fire of their [[pulse rifle]]s.{{Fn|2b}} A virtually impenetrable barrier of glowing energy the Tidewall Shieldline thrums across the battlefield on repulsor jets, virtually advancing forward and giving the enemy less chance and less room to hide with every inch of gained ground.{{Fn|4}} If the enemy try to shoot defenders behind the Shieldline they risk to die because their fire ricochets from crackling energy fields sometimes even rebounding back into foe's own lines.{{Fn|2d}} The Tidewall Shieldline also is the bulwark around which the fortification of the Tau networks are built – battlements protected by a Tidewall control platform and shimmering energy field.{{Fn|2b}}
==Gallery==
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[[Image:TidewallRampart.jpg|thumb|right|220px|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Image:Tau Tidewall Gunrig.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Tidewall Gunrig]]
[[Image:Tau Tidewall Droneport.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Tidewall Droneport]]
[[Image:Tau Tidewall Shieldwall.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Tidewall Shieldline]]
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