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'''Fireblades''' (or '''Shas'nel''' in [[Tau Lexicon|Tau]]){{Fn|3}} are members of the [[Tau]] [[Fire Caste]].{{Fn|1}}
===Overview===
Consisting of the most grizzled and seasoned veterans of their [[Cadre]], their skills in the art of the [[Fire Warrior]] way of battle has led them to eschew [[Battlesuit]] technology, preferring instead to be equipped with a [[Pulse Rifle]] and [[Bonding Knife]]. Fireblades typically serve as field commanders and their experience on the battlefield has made them experts in directing firepower to maximize damage to enemy targets.{{Fn|1}} Owing to their status, Fireblades also wear heavier armour in addition than standard Fire Warriors.{{Fn|2}}
Other than the [[Greater Good]], there is only one thing all Fireblades will extol: the effectiveness of overwhelming infantry firepower. It is at close range that this discipline really comes into its own, with Fireblades able to direct Fire Warrior squads to unleash devastating volleys of fire at incoming forces.{{Fn|6}}
===Known Cadre Fireblades===
*[[Dawnchaser]]
*[[Kor’es]] - fought with the [[Ork]]s{{Fn|3}}
*[[Twinflame]]
===Images===
[[Image:Fireblade.jpg|thumb|center|200px|Cadre Fireblade{{Fn|1}}]]
===Sources===
*{{Endn|1}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Tau-Empire-Cadre-Fireblade Games Workshop] ''(last accessed 6 June 2015)''
*{{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf 400 (UK)]], pg.9