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'''Battlesuits''' (termed '''Her'ex'vre''' in the [[T'au Lexicon]], meaning "Mantle of the Hero") are bipedal mobile armoured platforms used by the [[T'au]]. They incorporate many weapons, advanced armour, and a variety of systems, allowing them to fulfil many specific roles within the T'au military.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|12}}

Battlesuits are a type of advanced [[power armour]], with the larger models likened by [[Imperial]] observers to fast-moving (and infinitely more graceful) [[Dreadnought]]s.{{Fn|3}} They vary in size, from no bigger than a [[Fire Warrior]] in standard armour, to being twice as tall as a [[Space Marine]] (with the new [[XV104 Riptide]] having surpassed even this).{{Fn|3}}. Battlesuits vary in role, from battlefield infiltration to fire support. Most are designed to be worn by a single Fire Warrior and are packed with advanced weaponry and devices, including multi-spectrum sensors and scanners useful for detecting hidden enemies, and recoil absorption technology which, while not providing the same stability as [[Terminator Armour]], allows for accurate shooting of light weaponry while moving.{{Fn|1}}

Standard nomenclature has these Battlesuits categorised by two numbers - the first number denoting which mass class it belongs to, the second its role. For example, in the XV22 [[Stealth Battlesuit]], the first '2' denotes it as a lighter-weight suit, while the second '2' means it is still undergoing field-testing.{{Fn|2b}}

The first Battlesuits were used by the T'au during the [[First Sphere of Expansion]], where they were then known as the T-Series, helping to capture [[Tash'var]] in 576.[[M39]]{{Fn|8b}}. The fossil-fuel powered T-Series was quickly replaced by the V-Series, which used Fission Reactors. However radiation poisoning for pilots was still problematic and it was not until later that they became standard in T'au [[Cadre]]s. The current X-series of Battlesuits are far more advanced than their predecessors, and are considered the elite tip of the spear of the T'au Empire.{{Fn|8a}}

Every piece of T'au wargear has a unique identification code detailing its size, design and battlefield role. Battlesuits are given the classification XV followed by a numerical code to denote their mass class (size) and their evolution in the design process. The [[XV88 Broadside Battlesuit]], for example, is a mass class 8 suit, and the eighth variation of the [[XV8]] Crisis Battlesuit. The much larger [[XV104 Riptide]] is in the tenth mass class, while the 4 in its classification indicates that it is in the final stages of field testing.{{Fn|15}} Battlesuits can also have a sub-designation of the standard suit, indicating a small alteration on the generic version of the suit, but without a specific battlefield role. For example, the [[XV8-05]] "Enforcer" armour is an enhanced version of the Crisis suit, as opposed to an [[XV85]], which would indicate a mass class 8 stealth suit.

*{{main|XV02 Pilot Battlesuit}}

[[Image:Longstrike.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A pilot battlesuit.]]

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*{{main|Stealth Battlesuit}}

[[Image:XV15.jpg|right|thumb|220px|XV15 Stealthsuit]]

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*{{main|XV-46 Vanguard Void Battlesuit}}

The '''XV-46 Vanguard Void Battlesuit''' is fairly bulky model, though smaller than the Crisis and Broadside Battlesuits. Its primary function is the exploration of derelict starships. There is a more advanced and heavily protected variant of this battlesuit used by Shas'el ranked T'au or higher called '''XV-46-4 Vanguard Commander Variant Void Battlesuit'''.{{Fn|9}}

*{{main|Crisis Battlesuit}}

[[Image:XV8_Battlesuit.jpg|right|thumb|220px|XV8 Crisis Battlesuit]]

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*{{main|Hazard Close Support Armour}}

[[Image:XV9_Hazard.jpg|thumb|right|220px|XV9 Hazard Battlesuit.]]

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*{{main|XV104 Riptide}}

[[Image:Riptide1.jpg|thumb|right|220px|XV104 Riptide Battlesuit.]]

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*{{main|XV107 R'varna}}

[[Image:R'varna.jpg|thumb|right|220px|XV107 R'varna Battlesuit]]

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*{{main|XV109 Y'vahra}}

[[Image:XV109Yvahra.jpg|thumb|right|220px|XV109 Y'vahra Battlesuit]]

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'''Ballistic Suits''' are a specialised variant of T'au Battlesuits. These suits are massive vehicles akin to walking tanks, designed to deliver heavy firepower. Ballistic Suits are not very manuverable, as they are too large to be equipped with jet packs. This excludes them from the type of highly mobile fluid warfare the T'au are known for. Instead, they are used to take down heavy enemy engines such as [[Super-Heavy Tank]]s and [[Titan]]s. Ballistic Suits are also deployed against enemies that greatly outnumber standard T'au [[Hunter Cadre]]s.{{Fn|14}}

*{{main|KV128 Stormsurge}}

[[Image:KV128.jpg|thumb|right|220px|KV128 Stormsurge]]

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*{{main|KX139 Ta'unar Supremacy Armour}}

[[Image:Supremacy.jpg|thumb|right|220px|KX139 Ta'unar Supremacy Armour]]

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Battlesuits use a wide variety of advanced Tau equipment and support systems.

* The [[Kit Bash]] article in [[Warhammer: Visions 1]] focused on Tau battlesuits.{{Fn|19}}

*[[Armour]]

*[[Tau Weapons]]

*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Tau (3rd Edition)]], pg. 16

*2: [[Codex: Tau Empire (4th Edition)]]: