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Drones are conventionally disk-shaped, armoured, and equipped with an anti-gravitic generator and jet motors for propulsion. Their advanced processor unit has only a basic intelligence, which requires regular orders from their masters, often through a [[Drone Controller|drone controller]]. It is also programmed for self-preservation, and will typically flee in the face of danger (drones without propulsion systems will instead self-destruct upon capture). However, Drones can network together, increasing their intelligence and processing speed. This allows them to operate in a group independently of a controller for long periods of time.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|5a}}
Typical civilian jobs for Drones include message delivery or domestic services, as well as dangerous or tedious duties. This latter ability makes Drones popular for use by the Tau military in support of their organic forces. Despite this, the Tau do not treat their military Drones as expendable forces, instead as a way to augment and support their [[Fire Warrior]]s in the field.{{Fn|5a}} The most common uses of these drones entail carrying and operating equipment presumably too heavy or bulky to simply be carried by a team member.{{CME}}
Whilst more accepting of [[Abominable Intelligence|A.I.]] than other races, the T'au nonetheless have a taboo against creating self-replicating drones.{{Fn|32}}
===Gun Drone===
'''Gun Drones''' (MV1){{Fn|19}} are armed with [[twin-linked]] [[Pulse Carbine]]s and often serve along side [[Fire Warrior]]s in battle.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|5a}} MV15 Gun Drones are a variant of Gun Drone assigned to [[XV26 Stealth Battlesuit]] squads.{{Fn|2030}} They are equipped with [[Photon Grenade]] launchers in order to blind the enemy.{{Fn|31}}
====Gun Drone Squadron====
===Marker Drone===
'''Marker Drones''' (MV7){{Fn|19}} are unarmed Drones equipped with a [[Markerlight#Networked|Networked Markerlight]] and a [[Targeting Array]].{{Fn|2a}} Heavy Marker Drones are the same size as Heavy Gun Drones but, replace one of their [[Burst Cannon]]s for a [[Markerlight]].{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|5a}} It can call a [[Seeker Missile]] strike upon a enemy.{{Fn|1c}} MV75 Marker Drones a newer variant of Marker Drone which are assigned to [[XV26 Stealth Battlesuit]] squads.{{Fn|2030}} They are equipped with an integrate stealth field generator.{{Fn|31}}
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*{{Endn|29}}: [[Fire Warrior (Novel)]], Chapter VI
*{{Endn|30}}: [[Codex: T'au Empire (9th Edition)]], pg. 96
*{{Endn|31}}: [https://archive.ph/hQ3fR Warhammer Community: Wolf Scouts and Stealth Battlesuits fight as quietly as possible in [Kill Team: Dead Silence] ''(Saved archive page] Dossier, dated 3 October 2025, last accessed 3 October 2025, original link: https://www.warhammer-communitypg.com/en-gb/articles/zhqmtpi6/wolf-scouts-and-stealth-battlesuits-fight-as-quietly-as-possible-in-kill-team-dead-silence/)''26
*{{Endn|32}}: [[Farsight: Blade of Truth (Novel)]] '''(Hard Cover)''': ''Chapter Seventeen: Threshold'', pgs. 172-173
