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XV89-05G Contingency Battlesuit

Unification new races (7.3.8)
Cost  250  65  3  30s
Armor type Infantry H.High
Health 3000 +2/s5
Move speed14
Morale 600+10/s -50
Mass50
Vision
35
Limit5
- Heavy Siege Cyborg Infantry. The perfect union of Tau technological supremacy and Gue'vesa pragmatism and biology. - While at first seems like a Crisis Battlesuit variant created to fit Gue'vesa, in reality is but the mechanical body of a crippled Gue'vesa, given a second chance, a new life. - In the aftermath of a battle, Gue'vesa survey crews check for wounded and other material that can be salvaged. Bodies that have been badly maimed but still cling to life, if viable, are chosen to be repurposed as pilots of these suits. Those who are not, are instead made "donors" to those who are. - Named "Contingency" due to its last resort nature, the creation process is far more similar to those of Imperial and Chaos Dreadnoughts. - At the same time, their suits pump them with adrenaline inducing combat drugs and painkillers. Rendering them numb to both external and inside pain. Most Gue'vesa however do agree this is a far better alternative to dying. - Perplexingly enough, the creation was not an achievement of the Earth Caste but rather a proposal and initiative by the Gue'vesa psyker, Libra. Citing past experience and knowledge on this very subject. - Comes equipped with Arburst Anti-Armour Grenade Launcher extremely effective at range against vehicles and Buildings and an experimental Cyclic Ion Blaster that can stun its targets, particularly Infantry.

Required:

  Building:  Kauyon Command Post (Tier III)

Affected on

max range weapon x1.25 does stack
health meleedamage received x0.75 does stack

Abilities

Weapon slot 1

Weapon slot 2

Weapon slot 3

Hotkey: tau_stalker Filename: tau_stalker_squad.rgd