Editing XV-8 Crisis Battlesuit (section)

===XV86 Coldstar Suit===
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The XV86 is covered in fins which streamline it, allowing super-fast movement across the theatre of battle, dealing with enemies in sharp shocks from its [[Burst Cannon]]. The on-board Holophoton Countermeasures and telemetry suites feed the Coldstar and its Commander pilot a massive variety of information that would overwhelm the untrained mind - instead, in this case, it allows the Coldstar Battlesuit to fly over its foes with such speed and agility that enemy targeting systems simply [[Derp|goes full retard.]]

While mentioned in codices previously, it's got rules and a model now. It looks like your normal Enforcer (it's based on the same kit), but with a large jetpack and dozens of control fins sprouting from it. For 60 Points you can upgrade your Commander to a FMC without Smash, Vector Strike or Fear, but with all the other good stuff like Jink and Swoop so no one can hit it, as well as a 6-shot TL Burst Cannon and a Missile Pod as fixed weapons. It has two support slots (for a total of four hardpoints), and it can take drones but they get left behind when swooping, and cannot take signature systems. In the book it engages in dogfights with the imperials, and is easily capable of both reaching low orbit and surviving re-entry.

In 8th Edition, the Coldstar commander has Ludicrous Speed - Movement 20", and Advancing adds another 20" instead of D6" for a total of 40" movement. No longer restricted to specific loadouts (save for being unable to take a cyclic ion blaster, and can only take a high-output burst cannon in a pair with a missile pod), so feel free to use your four hardpoints however you want.

In 9th its movement was, rightfully, bumped down to 14 inch standard movement with standard D6 advance die... ''for itself.'' It can choose a friendly crisis core unit within 9" and give it an automatic 8" advance. This is quite good funnily enough. It also gets a deep strike-ish thing called High Altitude Maneuvers which can allow for a [[Awesome|turn 1 deep strike.]] Additionally the HOBC can be taken ''without'' the Missile Pod and the new melee options make it a phenomenal frontliner. All in all, pretty fucking cool yeah?

TL;DR It’s the Tau’s very own Freedom Gundam. Must be painted red, white, and blue.