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Basic Assembly

XV25 Stealth team from the T’au Sept The plastic kit makes three Shas’ui with battlesuit
options, as well as Shas’vre and fusion blaster
upgrades, a marker drone and objective marker!

Stealthsuit Shas’vre and Marker Drone


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TAU STEALTH TEAM
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Tau Stealth Suits
Note that the Shas’vre legs Standard
17 18 5 have a bonding knife on them. Optional
1 x3 3 4 5

Stealthsuit Shas’ui with fusion blaster Key


24 15 13 XV25 Stealth Suit
1 Body right
12 2 Body left
3 Legs 1
4 Legs 2
2 x3 6 7 8 12 x3 13 x3 5 Shas’vre Legs
8 6 Left arm 1
11 7 Left arm 2
2
8 Left arm 3
1 9 Right arm 1
10 Right arm 2
11 Right arm 3
9 10 11 14 15 x3
12 Shoulder pad right
13 Shoulder pad left
14 Head 1
19 3
15 Head 2
16 Burst cannon left
16 x3 17 x3
17 Burst cannon right
Marker Drone Stealthsuit Shas’ui with burst cannon 18 Burst cannon barrel
19 Fusion blaster
24 15 13 20 Drone Controller
26 27 28
21 Drone Controller
The new plastic Tau 18 x3 19
12 antenna
Stealth Team kit 22 Target lock
23 Objective marker
allows you to field a 24 Antenna 1
dynamic and deadly 29 30
10
2
7 25 Antenna 2
squad of shadowy 20 21 22 23
1 Marker Drone
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Tau infiltrators. 26 Drone core
27 Markerlight mount
Here we look at 31
28 Drone probe
assembly, modelling 24 x3 25 29 Drone disc
30 Markerlight
and the rules for 17 18 4 31 Drone antenna
these models.
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Cloaked Stealthsuit Using Stealth Teams
This Stealth Suit diorama was created by expert painter Neil Hodgson. Stealth TEAM (Tau: Shas’ui)
Neil painstakingly blended the armour to match the backdrop, so that it
Stealth teams, equipped with XV15 or the slightly larger XV25 Stealthsuits, are the
seems to almost dissappear. He photographed the model at every stage
‘lone wolves’ of the Tau army, operating independently of other formations, intent
for reference, and had to keep one eye closed while painting it to ensure
upon ambushing isolated enemy troops and intervening in support of friendly units.
that all the details lined up.
They are not factored directly into Tau battle plans and so enjoy a great deal of
freedom of action within very broad parameters. The leaders of Stealth teams are
often regarded as being slightly eccentric and delight in employing new and
unpredictable tactics. Many a foe of the Tau empire has found himself attacked from
an unexpected quarter by Stealth teams positioned ahead of the main army.

Points WS BS S T W I A Ld Sv
Shas’ui 30 2 3 4 3 1 2 2 8 3+
Shas’vre +10 3 3 4 3 1 3 2 8 3+

Team: A team consists of 3-6 Shas’ui.

Unit Type: Jump Infantry (jet pack).

Equipment: Burst cannon and Stealth armour with integral stealth field generator. Each team member may select one
battlesuit support system. If this option is taken, all members must do so, though each may select a different system.
The model from a side angle, just to prove that it really
is hand painted, and there’s no digital trickery involved. Options: One in three models may replace their burst cannon with a fusion blaster at a cost of 2 pts per model.
It took Neil ten hours to complete, but we think the
results are well worth it. Character: One Shas’ui may be designated as a team leader at +5 points, and may select items from the Battlesuit Wargear
list (see Codex: Tau Empire). A Shas’ui team leader may be upgraded to a Shas’vre for an additional 5 points. The team
leader or Shas’vre may also purchase a markerlight at an additional 10 points.

SPECIAL RULES
Infiltrate: Stealth armour teams can set up using the Infiltrators scenario special rule if the mission allows it. Any drones
attached to the unit may accompany them.

Stealth Armour: The battlesuits grant the team the Acute Senses and Deep Strike special rules.

Stealth Team equipment

Burst cannon Wargear and battlesuit support systems


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Bonding Knife Target lock


Neil painted the Tau’s foot to look like a rock. As long as the bearer is This enables the model to
Even in this close-up it’s difficult to tell where alive, the team may target a different enemy
rock ends and model begins. regroup even if below unit from the rest of the
half strength. Stealth team.

Weapon Range Str AP Type


Burst cannon 18" 5 5 Assault 3
Drone Controller
A model with a drone
controller must take one
or two gun, marker or
Fusion blaster shield drones, in any
combination, from the
Wargear list.

Marker Drone
WS BS S T W I A Ld Sv
Weapon Range Str AP Type 2 2 (3) 3 3 1 4 1 n/a 4+
Painting intricate designs that match a Neil added a tag to the base, so that when As you can see from these photos, the lines Fusion blaster 12" 8 1 Assault 1, Equipment: Networked markerlight; targeting array (included in profile)
sculpted background onto a 3D model is not he replaced the model after painting a stage look straight head-on, but they actually had to Melta
for the faint-hearted. it would always be in the same position. follow the curves of the model.

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