Editing Battlesuit (section)

==={{anchor|XV8|XV-8}} XV8 Crisis Battlesuit===
[[File:XV8_GW.JPG|250px|thumb|right|The most ubiquitous of mini-Gundams.]]
'' Main Article: [[XV-8 Crisis Battlesuit]]''

XV8 Crisis Battlesuits are the Tau Empire's general-purpose combat battlesuits. Check the main article for more information, since there's too much to cover here.

However if you're the lazy type and want the [[Tl;dr]], well, these things are the 'standard'-issue Battlesuit and pretty damned iconic too, as iconic as the [[Mark VII: Aquila/Imperator Armour|Mark 7 Aquilla Power Armour]] of the [[Space Marines]].

Because they are so ubiquitous, they are also extremely modular, which means that they come in so many god damned flavours. You thought the [[Leman Russ Battle Tank]] and [[Land Raider]] have way too many variations? Seriously, this Battlesuit gives them a run for their money. It is absolutely fucking ridiculous with the amount of sub-variants they have, each suited for a different role.

Anyways, the suit itself is armoured in a nanocrystaline alloy which covers the entire suit save for joints, giving the suit superior protection while keeping weight at a minimum. Although the armour provides superior protection against most small arms, it is less effective against heavier weapons such as [[Assault Cannon]]s and anti-vehicle weapons like [[Lascannon]]s which penetrate it with little difficulty. As a result Crisis battlesuits may decide to install a shield generator to provide some protection against such weapons.

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Tau Crisis Suit Close Up.jpg|"Keep trying, Gue'La. You have a 1 in 18 chance of actually wounding me."
Image:XV8.jpg|XV8 Team
Image:XV81.jpg|XV-81
Image:XV84.png|XV-84
Image:XV89.png|XV-89</gallery><br><gallery>
Image:XV8-05.jpg|XV-8-05 Enforcer
Image:XV-8-02.png|XV-8-02 Iridium
Image:Coldstar.png|XV-8-06 Coldstar
Image:Shas'o R'Myr.png|R'Myr's special XV8.
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