Editing Battlesuit (section)

=== {{anchor|XV88|XV-88}} XV88 Broadside Battlesuit===
[[File:Broadside1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The newschool heavy support Battlesuit.]]
''Main article: [[XV88 Broadside Battlesuit]]''

XV88 Broadside Battlesuits are fire support platforms outfitted with either a large Heavy Rail Rifle or a [[Dakka|massive array of missiles]] to lay waste to the enemies of the Greater Good from afar.

Originally it was just an experiment - to combine the most successful Tau vehicle weapon – the [[railgun]] – with the XV8 Crisis Battlesuit. Early Broadside prototypes were cumbersome, their shoulder-mounted weapons unwieldy. However, Earth caste made adaptations, one iteration at a time, until at last the XV88 emerged. Like the XV8, the XV-88 has a large number of variants, although not to the same extant as the former.

The repulsor jets of the XV8, which output insufficient to lift such a heavyweight, were substituted by additional layers of armour plating, allowing battlesuit to weather rather than evade incoming fire. The additional recoil dampers and ballistic anchors provide increased accuracy and an extended arsenal of heavy weaponry, which means Broadsides can be equipped to engage massed infantry or armoured targets with equal success.

They are basically the Tau's quintessential Heavy unit choice. [[Heavy Rail Rifle]] suit works well with Sa'cea Sept to snipe larger enemies, while Bork'an Missile Suits can devastate enemies from a distance. In 8th Edition up until present, they were primarily remembered as being centerpieces in T'au sept gunlines, since 5+ Overwatch combined with Missile Spam made the T'au Gunline a nightmare to charge.

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XV88.jpg|Battlesuit evolution
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