Editing Tau Drones (section)

== Shield Drone ==
[[File:XV15 stealthsuit Shas'uai.jpg|150px|right|thumb|A Shield Drone. These are your friends.]]
'''Shield drones''' are Drones that carry shields (duh) and usually accompany commanders and [[Battlesuit]]s, although they sometimes accompany Fire Warriors and Pathfinders. The Drones carry shield generators for protecting high-value targets (read: 4++ invulnerable save to soak high-Strength and low-AP attacks). They are the most basic defense Drone of the Tau and when someone thinks of one, these are the Drones that usually pop up in their heads.

The latest version is the '''MV52''', which incorporates a 3++ save -- but only for Commander [[Shadowsun]] (which get kind of ridiculous in a unit that already has stealth and shrouded) and can be seen, fluff wise as capable of harmlessly blocking shots even from [[Bullshit|Imperial Battle Cannons.]]

These things were the bane of literally anyone in 8th, having a 4++/5+++, able to easily absorb damage from enemy guns onto your Riptide on a 2+, turn it into a single wound, and then proceed to ignore said wound. And they were only 10 points. EACH.
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File:MV52.jpg|Shadowsun's personal Shield Drone.
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