Editing KV128 Stormsurge Ballistic Suit (section)

==Overview==

Building upon the development of the [[KX139 Ta'Unar Supremacy Armour]], the KV128 Stormsurge is the latest of a new generation of Tau war machines. These are called Ballistic Suits, which are a type of combat walker so large and powerful that they can no longer be considered a [[battlesuit]]: the Stormsurge is essentially a walking artillery battery. As a support unit, albeit a very powerful one, the Stormsurge lacks mobility. It is quite slow and it lacks the jump jets or antigrav propulsion that characterizes almost all smaller Tau units. It is also noticeably more fragile than its Imperial counterparts. However, these sacrifices allow it to carry an astonishing array of weaponry. Indeed, such is the power of the Stormsurge's weapons that the suit must be equipped with thrusters and retractable ground anchors to counter recoil.

In another departure from standard Tau practice, the Stormsurge has two crew instead of one. It is operated by a selected pairing of veteran crewmen who have graduated in the ballistic suit academies on Bork’an. A Shas'vre experienced in Battlesuit piloting controls the suit itself, while a Ves'oni'Vash graduate (usually, but not always, a veteran Hammerhead crewman) controls the weapons systems. Fluff suggests that crewing a Stormsurge is less prestigious than donning a standard Battlesuit, which is weird since a standard Battlesuit is where pilots start as beginners whereas this thing requires an experienced Battlesuit pilot, an experienced tanker, and graduation from a specialized academy just for this suit. [[Derp|Yet we’re to believe noobs in baby’s first Battlesuit are more prestigious?]]

The Stormsurge's primary weapon consists of either a [[Pulse Driver Cannon]] or [[Pulse Blastcannon|Pulse ARC Cannon]] but it bristles with numerous secondary weapons systems that include two [[Cluster Rocket System]]s, two [[Smart Missile System]]s, and four [[Destroyer Missile]]s. It may also choose from having either two [[Airbursting Fragmentation Projector]]s, two [[Burst Cannon]]s, or two [[Tau Flamer]]s. The immense power required for its weapons systems means that the Stormsurge is equipped with two slow-charge reactors. It is also used regularly as a platform to field-test experimental weapons so big and heavy they have previously only used on spaceships.

The Stormsurge itself is transported into battle by specially modified Tau [[Manta]]s.