Fire Warrior

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You will never see offical artwork like this, because GW thinks that we want nothing but grimderp all the time. Sometimes though, you just got to stop and smell the flowers...

Not to be confused with the video game Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior.

The Fire Warrior (Shas'la) is the Tau Empire's basic infantry unit. Armed with the mighty Pulse Rifle, a set of Combat Armour and a fuckload of other gadgets to help them survive the galaxy better than most other factions in the galaxy, these Tau go out to claim territory and bring the galaxy into the fold of the Empire, and, like certain other armies, the Tau Empire has a whole fuckload of them.

While comparable to Guardsmen in most respects, their gear and training are far superior to what most other factions in the galaxy can muster - Not because it's objectively better, but because it centers around using the rest of the army to support them, something most other factions, apart from the higher institutions in the Imperium, does. When encountering resistance they cannot hope to fight, they call in air-support, Crisis teams and other, stronger units, who can defeat the threat, or at least keep the occupied. Fire Warriors also keep tabs with the Pathfinders of their Cadre, who designate targets for them to shoot, long before they would be able to see them themselves.

According to the Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer, they are physically weak, have poor eyesight and cannot hit the broad side of a space-barn. In reality, they are just fine at shooting, though they really do fold up like paper in close combat.

Training and Wargear

Fire Warriors are warriors from brith. When a Tau child is born in the Fire Caste, that child is gonna die somewhere at sometime in gruesome battle, unless they are so lucky/skilled that they end up becoming Shas'o and retire after many years of warfare and command, and at that point I think most people would've liked to die anyway. The training begins from an early age, and from that moment and onwards, the Fire Warrior is put into a Sqaud of warriors, who are gonna fight together for the rest of their life. Therefor, many of them perform the T'salari Bond, which is kinda like a Nordic blood bond, which makes them all siblings to each other. It's accepted by the military, as it strengthens the morale greatly under fire.

Most notable of the Fire Warriors wargear is the Pulse Rifle, a plasma combat sniper rifle with a terrifying range and damage - It will literally chew up the third of a Guardsman per shot. Timing and placement combined with targetting computers in the Warrior's helmet and the support of Markerlights, Fire Warriors rarely miss and can chew through many a squad of enemy troops if given the order to. A Fire Warrior also is equipped with a set of Combat Armour, made of a combination of nano-mesh and other technobabble, which includes the iconic shoulderpad, made to face towards any enemy that would be firing at the Warrior. For anti-tank, some Warriors carry EMP-grenades, though these are not standardized equipment.

On the Tabletop

Fire Warriors cost 9 pt a pop and can be taken in units of 12 at most, costing a meager 108 pt for a full Squad, and [PLEASE ADD MORE TACTICS AND STUFF]

Gallery

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  Small blue men eating small-blue-men-rations.
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  No, they don't get Rail Rifles. No, their armour doesn't look that cool in official artwork. No, I'm not bitter.