Vespid Stingwing Strain

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Vespid Stingwing Strain
Race	Tau
Version	Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey V	Build Cost 250 50  2 Build Time 30 s Built From Cadre Headquarters Squad Size 5/5 Requires Tau Barracks Limit 1
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	330/1
Armour	Infantry Heavy Medium
Morale	300/10/150
Death Penalty	-17.5
Unit Mass	10
Move Speed	25
Sight Radius	20 (detection 30)
Reinforcement
Reinforce Cost	50 10
Reinforce Time	12 s
Weapons
Ranged	Vespid Neutron Blaster
Melee	Vespid Claw

Contents 1 Vespid Stingwing Strain 2 Tactics 3 Squad Leaders 3.1 Vespid Strain Leader 4 Abilities 4.1 Jump Packs 4.2 Destabilization 4.3 Sonic Pulse 5 Weapons 5.1 Vespid Neutron Blaster 5.2 Vespid Claw 6 Researchable Upgrades 6.1 Jump Packs Research 7 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Vespid Stingwing Strain

One of the Tau army's auxiliary troops, these wasp-like colony insectoids have been incorporated into the Tau Empire as part of the Greater Good philosophy, where they act as quick demolitionists and disruptors.

Vespids cannot capture Strategic Points.

Tactics

Vespids are most useful as a harassment unit at the beginning of a game. They can be obtained just one minute into the match if the Tau Barracks is built by two Earth Caste Builders right away. They come out with both of their combat abilities ready, and their Jump Packs only require a quick and cheap research at the Cadre Headquarters. They can be harassing enemy troops pretty soon, and once backed up by the Tau Commander they make a fearsome team capable of destroying light buildings and light infantry with ease.

Vespids can make 3 jumps, making them very useful for getting to the enemy base quickly, and also for getting themselves out of unfavorable situations. Ideally, they should make a bee-line for the enemy base and attack anything weak. Their Destabilization ability can allow them to take out small, lightly armoured structures such as Plasma Generators provided they can stick around to use their melee claws on the weakened building. They can also make opportunity attacks on construction units, strategic point cappers, and incomplete structures.

Vespids are the earliest Tau units that can detect infiltrated enemies. Although Pathfinders may surpass them in sight radius, Vespids have the advantage of mobility and can be made more durable with the addition of a Vespid Strain Leader. This allows them to quickly reach the infiltrated units and make a fast exit if they encounter heavy fire. Their ability to detect, combined with their destabilization ability, makes them the ideal unit for quickly finding and destroying Eldar Webway Gates, as they can work solo and move from one area to another quickly.

It's worth noting that in a standard fight Vespids are poor against most types of targets. Given their high cost, Vespids have low health and inflict little damage. They can disrupt certain enemy troops well however, both by jumping into the middle of ranged specialists to tie them up, and also through use of their Sonic Pulse ability.

Squad Leaders

Max Squad Leaders Allowed: 1

Vespid Strain Leader

	Vespid Strain Leader			Hotkey: L
	Cost	75 25	Build Time	30 s
	Requirements	Path to Enlightenment
	Effects	Increases all squad members' health by 50%

Abilities

Jump Packs

	Jump Packs			Hotkey: J
	Requires	Jump Packs Research
	Target Types	Terrain
	Range	70
	Area of effect	None	Cooldown time	30 s
Effects	The Vespids quickly jumps over any intervening terrain to another location. At full charge the Vespid Stingwing Strain will have three jumps available, requiring 90 s to recharge from empty. The Vespid jump starts half charged.

Destabilization

	Destabilization			Hotkey: D
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Any enemy building
	Range	3
	Area of effect	0	Cooldown time	45 s
Effects	Deals a constant 200 damage over 10 s to the target building and causes it to take 50% more melee and ranged damage for those 10 s.

Sonic Pulse

	Sonic Pulse			Hotkey: S
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Any
	Range	0
	Area of effect	15	Cooldown time	60 s
Effects	Sends out a sonic pulse that deals a 30 morale damage to all units in the area of effect around the Vespid Strain. Also has a very strong knockback effect on infantry units (35-65 force).

Weapons

Vespid Neutron Blaster

	Vespid Neutron Blaster
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 3.4 6.7 6.2 5.0 3.9 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 3.9 2.1 3.5 10.05 15 17 3
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	20	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy
Refire Rate
Area of Effect
Requires	Nothing

Vespid Claw

	Vespid Claw
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 6.7 13.4 12.3 10.1 7.8 5.6 3.4 2.8 2.8 2.8 20.2 9.0 2.8 7.8 2.8 7 10 14 18 2
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	Melee	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy
Refire Rate
Area of Effect
Requires	Nothing

Researchable Upgrades

Jump Packs Research

	Jump Packs Research			Hotkey: J
	Cost	50 25	Research Time	20 s
	Researched From	Cadre Headquarters
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Gives the XV15 Stealth Team, Tau Commander, and Vespid Stingwing Strain the Jump Packs ability. Increases the movement speed of the Tau Commander by 25% to 20.

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