Editing Piranha

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The '''Piranha''' is a light two-seater skimmer used by the [[Tau Empire]].  It began life as an unarmed low-cost ground transport for commanders and other important personnel, much like the [[Imperial Guard]]'s [[Salamander]], but during the Taros campaign it was given some extra armor and weapons to serve on the battlefield.

It comes armed with a [[burst cannon]] and a pair of [[gun drone]]s, for mopping up most infantry, though it can swap the burst cannon for a [[fusion blaster]] and pack a pair of [[seeker missile]]s for hunting vehicles.

Its speed means that it is usually tasked with reconnaissance, though they are also used in rapid-response forces and security teams (loaded for whatever targets they expect to encounter).  Though it is not tough enough to take a shot from a tank, it can weather infantry weapons and it is agile enough to harass much heavier vehicles until armor support can arrive.

The model was first made by [[Forge World]] for [[Imperial Armour]] Volume Three: The Taros Campaign, as an in-universe field test, but it was brought into the fourth edition Tau Empire [[Codex]].

== Piranha TX-42 ==

The TX-42 is a slightly heavier variant of the Piranha more suited for hunting vehicles or heavy infantry -- it has no gun drones, but comes with twin-linked [[fusion blaster]]s by default, with the option to take twin-linked [[missile pod]]s, [[plasma rifle]]s, or [[rail rifle]]s.  It also has the same vehicle upgrades available to the standard Piranha variant.

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