Editing Tau Drones (section)

==Guardian Drone==
[[File:Drone-guardian.jpg|150px|right|thumb|The Guardian Drone. The flying bubble shield, energy bubble, bunker, etc etc of the Tau Empire.]]
Also known as the '''MV36 Guardian Drone'''. This metal death bin was developed in response to the high number of casualties suffered amongst Fire Warrior Breacher Teams and is able to project a mobile, invisible force-field that forms a dome over the Breacher Team that the drone accompanies. Essentially, this is a mobile bunker for the Tau to use, unlike the more personal Shield Drones.

Because the shield has a large area of effect, it is not as powerful as that of a dedicated Shield Drone. However, footage exists of an MV36 Guardian Drone's shield turning aside shots from an Imperial Lascannon. Of course such statement is taken with a grain of salt knowing how reliable 40k's consistency is. The protective ability of the Guardian Drone is usually further bolstered and increased by the field amplifier relays worn by members of Fire Warrior Breacher Teams.

As most of these specialist Drones, the Guardian Drone is a ridiculously bottom-heavy Drone that makes it look ungainly as hell. This is not supported by the fact that as mentioned before, this shit is expensive. So it is a wonder why the Tau have not yet increased the Drone's intelligence for self-preservation. They already are capable of doing it, so why not these Drones?

On the tabletop, there have been some debates on the merits of choosing either a Guardian Drone or a simple Shield Drone. The most common answer to these conundrums is that, if you want something to protect a group of your special Weeaboos, you take the Guardian Drone as it is the most cost-effective. If you want to have something that protects a specific special character, you take the Shield Drone. The difference can best be highlighted here. With Strike Teams, the Guardian lets you ignore AP over -2. With Breacher Teams, it lets you ignore AP over -1. Both of those uses don't offer ablative wounds. Shield drones let you ignore all AP values but one good hit removes this defense completely.

All in all, its a decent Drone for protecting your gubbinz.