Editing Codex - Tau Auxiliary (section)

===HQ: Pakasar Liaison, Commander Slowhail - ''160 points''===
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''Even the lightest of snows may end up stopping an army if they do not prepare properly, and the weakest blow may slip by an enemies guard if he is not focused''
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One of Commander Shadowsun’s pupils, Commander Slowhail gained his name from his command of several crisis teams during the capturing of the Ice planet Y’dras. Slowhail’s tactics differ radically from his teachers, where Shadowsun would launch a sudden aggressive strike into the enemies flank to destroy several key positions; Slowhail would quietly move his teams into a sound position and wait for his enemies force to come to him.

His most celebrated victory came during the Battle of the Bloodied Pass, the last ground entry to the Imperium’s final ground base of the planet, heavily guarded by Imperial bunkers, and tank Squadrons, the weather was too severe for Stealth Suits to move through the surrounding mountains and the terrain too extreme for Broadsides to navigate.
It was in these conditions that Slowhail brought his Crisis suit teams, camouflaged to match the snow and rock, moving slowly to avoid detection, each individual team setting up on a series of ledges, overlooking the pass below, before the Tau forces started to move in.

As the Hell Hounds and Leman Russ Tanks of the Imperium moved out to meet them Slowhail enacted his plan, any Crisis suit that could draw a line of fire to the weak rear armour of the tanks would open fire with their burst cannons, their greater altitude protecting them from return fire, while any Crisis suits that couldn’t would cover the imperial bunkers, pouring Pulse fire through the firing slits, and making it impossible for the occupants to fire through the hail of pulse fire.

As the imperial line fell back Slowhail moved his Crisis battlesuits from ledge to ledge, making sure that the field of fire covered the slowly advancing Tau Forces until they finally reached their Goal, the Imperial base.

Run ragged, out of supplies, the remnants of Y’Dras’s PDF surrendered, putting the planet under Tau control, and earning Slowhail his name.
With only enough time to repair and rearm his suit, Shadowsun has sent Slowhail to pacify the Pakasar, as his final “Trial by Fire”.

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! Name !! WS !! BS !! S !! T !! W !! I !! A !! Ld !! Sv
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| Commander Slowhail || 4 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 4 || 10 || 3+
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:'''Unit Type''': Jet Pack Infantry (Character, Unique)<br>
:'''Unit Composition''': Commander Slowhail<br>
:'''Wargear''': 2 Twin-Linked Burst Cannons, Early Warning Override, Crisis Battlesuit
:'''Signature System''':
* Atmospheric Thermal Regulator: ''Created for Slowhail during the invasion of the Ice planet Y’dras, the Atmospheric Thermal Regulator can rapidly alter the temperature of the suits environment, creating blinding steam, or freezing ice as an enemy closes in.'' All enemies who charge Slowhail are treated as though they have charged through dangerous terrain, and act at Initiative 1 until the combat is resolved.
:'''Special Rules''': Independent Character, Supporting Fire