Editing Tau Protector Escort (section)

=== Lance-Boat ===

==== Kir'la ====

[[File:WardenEscort.jpg|300px|right|thumb|The little lance-boat that could.]]

The Kir'la-class Carrier Escort, codenamed Warden-class Gunship, is a small warship of the Tau Empire.

The Kir'la accompanies the powerful [[Or'es El'leath-class Battleship]] into combat. With their Gravitic Drive capability being extremely limited due to their small size, Kir'las are carried between the stars by their Or'es El'leath motherships' Gravitic Hooks and launched when they reach the destination system. Warden-class Gunships are armed with an array of [[Heavy Ion Cannon]]s and [[Starship Railgun]] Batteries.

Three Kir'las took part in the Taros Campaign, fighting alongside their mothership, the A'Rho.

The Warden is the lance possessing, all standard weapon light ship for the Tau Protectors' fleet. Since the Tau options are limited, you will probably find yourself using most of the available hulls at some point or another, as they all have fairly unique and worthwhile load-outs.

Interestingly, of the two escorts, the Warden is the shorter ranged craft along with being the weaker of the two defensively (due to its size), only having half the hull points of the larger Castellan.

It is armed with 2 [[Heavy Ion Cannon]] Turrets and 2 [[Starship Railgun]] Artillery.

*'''Length:''' 900m
*'''Width''' 1.2km
*'''Mass:''' 3.7 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 29,000 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 3.9 gravities max sustainable acceleration; approx