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The '''Tiger Sharks''' are a type of flyer used by the [[Tau Empire]].
The Tiger Shark is the Barracuda's larger cousin. It is a large aircraft deployed in the fighter-bomber role. Often encountered flying in support of Tau Hunter Cadres during major operations, it is faster and more manoerveable than the Imperium's direct equivalent - the Marauder bomber - but the Tiger Shark lacks the large bomb payload.
The aircraft has two crew, a pilot and a navigator/weapons operator. Their cockpit is also an escape pod, which can detach from the aircraft's fuselage and has limited gravitic mobility to bring the crew safely back to the ground.
==Armament==
Tiger Sharks are used to deploy (14) [[Gun Drone]]s from their internal racks at high altitude. The Tiger Shark is also armed with two [[Ion Cannons]], two [[Missile Pods]] and two [[Drone]] Controlled [[Burst Cannons]].
==Variants==
