FW #224 - Tau XV-9 "Hazard" Close Support

Spack · by **Spack** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:59 am

Latest newsletter from Forge World just has one new item this time around:

XV-9 `Hazard` Close Support Armour
An original battlesuit design intended to act as a powerful counter-attack unit and mobile weapons platform, this new addition to the Tau arsenal has been created in response to heavy losses incurred during the bloodiest phases of the Third Sphere Expansion. The XV-9 is one of the most complex and advanced combat systems the Tau have ever put into wide production, requiring a veteran`s skills to master in combat in service of the Greater Good.

Previewed in limited qualities at Games Day UK, the model is a full resin kit designed by Daren Parrwood. The XV-9 is larger than a standard crisis suit as you can see Here and looks sleek and deadly. This first version comes equipped with two twin-linked burst cannon.

The Tau XV-9 is available Now for immediate release.

Rules for the Tau XV-9 will be found in the forthcoming Imperial Armour Apocalypse II, and you can find experimental rules on our website Here.

jlong05 · by **jlong05** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:16 pm

Very interesting unit. Also the experimental rules do not list the FOC slot to field the unit either. I do like the model though an depending on the actual rules may look at picking a unit up myself. One question though, I saw that the offial rules are planned for the next IA:Apocalypse release. Will that mean this will be apocalypse only?

Spack · by **Spack** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:17 pm

The experimental rules do state the slot on page 2, in italics:

1-3 XV-9 Hazards are a single Fast Attack choice for a Codex Tau Empire army.

And IA:A isn't Apoc only (note plenty of sheets have an FOC defined so they're intended for non-Apoc games too, and this is implied by the notes in IAv6 and IAv7 too), so IA:A2 is likely to not be Apoc only too.