XV25 Stealth Battlesuit
The XV25 Stealth Battlesuit is a type of Battlesuit used by the Tau.[2]
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Overview
The XV25 Stealthsuit is a much larger version than the XV15, remarked as being broader than a Space Marine.[1] Their pilots are viewed as eccentric loners, operating either in single teams or as members of an Optimised Stealth Cadre.[2] The XV25 Stealthsuit first saw combat in the Kappa Mortis Incident and has since largely replaced the smaller XV15.[3] Like the XV15, it is equipped with all the standard battlesuit systems, including a burst cannon, jetpack and stealth field generator.[2a] It also incorporates a full medical suite, passive sensor arrays and nutrient reservoirs. Because of its support systems, Stealth Teams can call in reinforcements, command Drones to aid them in battle, or direct seeker missiles straight onto the targets.[8] Thanks to their larger frame and augmented muscles, XV25s can replace their burst cannon for a Fusion Blaster, and may also take an additional Battlesuit support system. The team leader may also be equipped with a markerlight.[4a] However, the XV25 provides little protection against large-calibre small arms such as Astartes bolters.[1]
The XV25 was first deployed during the Third Sphere of Expansion, and has since supplanted the XV15 as the most common Stealth Suit design.[5]
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- 1: Courage and Honour (Novel), [Needs Citation], pg. 135
- 2: Codex: Tau Empire (7th Edition), pg. 29 - XV25 Stealth Battlesuits
- 3: White Dwarf 321 (UK), pg. 76
- 4 Codex: Tau Empire (4th Edition)
- 5: Codex: Tau Empire (7th Edition), pg. 29
- 6: Codex: Tau Empire (6th Edition) pg.67
- 7: Games Workshop XV25 Stealth Battlesuits (last accessed 3/12/2021)
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Leadership | Ethereal • Tau Commander • Fireblade |
Troops | Fire Warrior Team (Strike Team • Breacher Team) • Pathfinder Team • Stealthsuit Team • Drone Squadron |
Battlesuits | XV8 Crisis (XV8 • XV8-02 • XV81 • XV84 • XV85 • XV86 • XV89) • XV15 Stealth • XV22 Stealth • XV25 Stealth • XV95 Ghostkeel • XV88 Broadside • XV9 Hazard XV46 Vanguard • XV104 Riptide • XV107 R'varna • XV109 Y'vahra • KV128 Stormsurge • KX139 Ta'unar |
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Aircraft | Barracuda • Manta • Orca • Sun Shark • Razorshark • Tiger Shark • Remora |
Auxiliaries | Kroot Shaper • Kroot Carnivore Squad • Kroot Hound • Krootox • Knarloc • Great Knarloc • Vespid Stingwing • Gue'vesa |
Special Characters | Aun'va • Aun'shi • Shadowsun • Farsight • Darkstrider • Longstrike |