Editing Battlesuit (section)

==={{anchor|XV02|XV-02}} XV02 Pilot Battlesuit===
[[File:XV02.png|thumb|right|250px|Trying to roleplay for Top Gun is often a recommendation.]]
An experimental model made for vehicle pilots (obviously) currently undergoing field testing; although it provides less protection than even [[Combat Armour|Fire Warrior armor,]] it compensates by allowing pilots to interface more effectively with their vehicles, negating the need for multiple crew members. This works in tandem with the vehicle's A.I. by processing the cadre tactical network and incoming data quickly so that the pilot can react extremely rapidly (by Tau reflexes standards) to enemies attacking his vehicle or nearby units.

The only one known to exist is in the possession of [[Longstrike|Shas'la T'au Sha'ng (a.k.a. Longstrike)]], who was selected for his reputation as a peerless [[Hammerhead Gunship|Hammerhead]] pilot. The battlesuit also features a multitude of specialised systems, plug sockets, vents, a wrist-mounted control panel and other technobabble shenanigans that allow Longstrike to pilot his personal tank without the need of those pesky annoyances called crewmates.

Tau scientists have been working on producing more after the success of the original, but all other candidate pilots thus far have either been incompatible with its neural interface or became brain-dead due to information overload frying their brains.

The battlesuit also incorporates a Blacksun Filter, but nobody cares about that.

The suit hasn't really actually done anything since 7th Edition except make Longstrike look different from any random Fire Warrior in a Hammerhead.