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Stealth Battlesuit

Stealth Battlesuits (or Stealthsuits) are advanced Tau Battlesuits used for operating well ahead of the main Tau army, often behind enemy lines. They are worn by Stealthsuit Teams, and come in a variety of models.

Overview

Stealth Battlesuit teams are the "lone wolves" of the Tau Empire, operating alone behind enemy lines for extended periods as special forces. Their primary duties are infiltration of enemy lines and seeking vulnerable targets to destroy as well as conducting ambushes. In order to pass unseen, these suits utilize light0bending disruption body embedded into their battlesuits that camouflage themselves. Additional cloaking fields deaden sound and shield them from heat-detecting sensors.^[10]

Models

XV15 Stealth Battlesuit

The XV15 is amongst the smallest Battlesuit ever used by the Tau - indeed, the XV15 is hardly larger than Fire Warriors in their typical armour - but that only enhances its role as infiltrator and saboteur.^[3] As with other battlesuits, the XV15 incorporates multi-spectrum sensors and recoil absorption technology, but in addition it is also equipped with a jetpack, a stealth field generator, and a holographic disruption field to make the suit harder to spot.^[1]

XV15 Stealthsuit

XV22 Stealth/Stalker Battlesuit

The XV22 is a new stealth battlesuit that is still in the field-testing stages.^[2a] It was first issued to Commander Shadowsun at the beginning of the Third Sphere Expansion, and is armed with two Fusion Blasters. In addition to its stealth field generator and jetpack, the XV22 comes equipped with a Multi-tracker, an advanced version of the Target Lock system, and a Drone Controller with a Command-link Drone and two MV52 Shield Drones.^[2b]

An XV22 Stealthsuit^[2b]

XV25 Stealth Battlesuit

The XV25 Stealthsuit is a much larger version than the XV15, remarked as being broader than a Space Marine.^[5]

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  XV25 Stealth Suit with Burst Cannon

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  XV25 Stealth Suit with Fusion Blaster

XV26 Stealth Battlesuit

The XV26 Stealthsuit is a newer type of stealth battlesuit similar in size and function to the XV25.^[11]

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  XV26 Stealth Battlesuit^[11]

XV95 Ghostkeel Stealth Battlesuit

The XV95 is the heaviest class of Tau stealth battlesuit, designed to infiltrate enemy lines and create confusion by unleashing a torrent of heavy weaponry before disappearing. It is considered the pinnacle of Tau stealth technology.^[7]

XV95 Ghostkeel

See also

• Tau Equipment (List)
• Stealth field generator
• Remora Drone Stealth Fighter
• Stealther

Sources

• 1: Codex: Tau (3rd Edition), pg. 16
• 2: Codex: Tau Empire (4th Edition)
  • 2a: pg. 35
  • 2b: pg. 46
• 3: Imperial Armour Volume Three - The Taros Campaign, pg. 280
• 4: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade
• 5: Courage and Honour (Novel), ^[Help], pg. 135
• 6: White Dwarf 321 (UK), pg. 76
• 7: White Dwarf 89 (2015) - XV95 Ghostkeel
• 8: Codex: Tau Empire (7th Edition), pg. 29 - XV25 Stealth Battlesuits
• 9: Warhammer Community: New Tau, Titans, and More (posted February 2 2020) (last accessed 2/3/2020)
• 10: Codex: T'au Empire (10th Edition), pg. 62
• 11: Warhammer Community: Wolf Scouts and Stealth Battlesuits fight as quietly as possible in Kill Team: Dead Silence (Saved archive page, dated 3 October 2025, last accessed 3 October 2025, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/zhqmtpi6/wolf-scouts-and-stealth-battlesuits-fight-as-quietly-as-possible-in-kill-team-dead-silence/)