XV8 Crisis Battlesuit (Dark Crusade)

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XV8 Crisis Battlesuit
Race	Tau
Version	Dark Crusade v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey X	Build Cost 180 40  2 Build Time 30 s Built From Tau Barracks Unit Size 1 Requires Mont'Ka Command Post Limit 3
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	2500/1
Armour	Infantry Heavy High
Morale	600/10/150
Unit Mass	50
Move Speed	14
Sight Radius	35 (cannot detect)
Weapons
Ranged	Burst Cannon, Fusion Blaster
Melee	None

Contents 1 XV8 Crisis Battlesuit 2 Tactics 3 Abilities 3.1 Jump Packs 4 Weapons 4.1 Burst Cannon 4.2 Fusion Blaster 5 Weapon Upgrades 5.1 Flamer 5.2 Missile Pod 6 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

XV8 Crisis Battlesuit

"The Fire Caste's best are here to serve!"

The best of the best. The absolute elite of the Fire Caste is chosen to pilot the advanced XV8 Crisis Battlesuits. Created for rapid deployment with heavy yet mobile firepower, the Crisis suit comes equipped with jump jets and has a wide array of armaments to choose from. It very much epitomizes the philosophy of Mont'Ka or "Killing Blow".

Tactics

XV8 Crisis Suits are Tau's Tier 3 infantry should the Tau player choose to go Mont'Ka. They are very durable and are effective against all targets. They are usually used as a Tau version of a Dreadnaught, taking fire that would otherwise be directed at your fragile Tau infantry. However, when upgraded with the Flamer weapon (note that while other units cannot use flamers in close range melee, Crisis can), their damage is dramatically increased against infantry at the expense of range.

Unlike other ranged units Crisis Suits cannot be tied up in close combat, but being a single unit they are easily targeted for focus fire, so they must be watched carefully and jumped out when the fire gets too thick.

When not destroying buildings, they are best used jumping in close to a mass of infantry with their Flamer and breaking many squads at close range. They do great damage and extreme morale damage, are very cheap and cost effective, and are a more than sufficient reason to choose to go Mont'Ka in most cases.

The Missile Pod doesn't improve the damage of the Crisis Suit against vehicles or buildings significantly because it replaces the already potent anti-vehicular Fusion Blaster. All it provides is a range increase, which is generally unnecessary due to the Crisis Suit's Jump Packs. As it stands, it is always preferable to equip the Crisis Suit with a Flamer and jump it into the fray to avoid the short range issues entirely and still have deadly firepower against all targets. Note however, that the Missile Pod has knockback, whereas the Fusion Blaster does not.

Because they are equipped with Jump Packs like the Tau Commander, they make an excellent bodyguard for him. Just be aware that their jump range is slightly longer than that of the Tau Commander, so avoid using their maximum jump range or you may accidentally jump them into a hostile situation all alone and leave the commander in the back.

Abilities

Jump Packs

	Jump Packs			Hotkey: J
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Terrain
	Range	70
	Area of effect	None	Cooldown time	45 s
Effects	The Crisis Battlesuit jumps over any intervening terrain to another location. At full charge the Crisis Battlesuit has two jumps available, requiring 90 s total to charge.

Weapons

Burst Cannon

	Burst Cannon
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: 59.4 118.8 99.0 79.2 59.4 29.7 15.8 11.9 5.9 NA 19.8 13.9 9.9 49.5 5.9 0.8 2 225 270 2
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	30	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	80%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	None	Requires	Nothing

Fusion Blaster

	Fusion 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: 39.6 33.7 41.6 9.9 4.0 29.7 72.2 73.3 25.7 NA 23.8 14.9 9.9 49.5 29.7 1 5 450 540 5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	20	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	80%	Refire Rate	2 s
Area of Effect	None	Requires	Nothing

Weapon Upgrades

Maximum Weapon Upgrades Allowed: 1

Flamer

	Flamer				Hotkey: F
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: 108.0 216.0 180.0 144.0 108.0 60.0 12.0 8.0 6.7 NA 60.0 40.0 20.0 80.0 40.0 133.3 40 50 70 1
Cost	15 25	Range	15	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	15 s	Accuracy	100%	Refire Rate	0.15 s
Area of Effect	A 0 (zero) degree arc of radius 15.	Requires	Nothing
Notes	The Flamer replaces the Burst Cannon when upgraded.

Missile Pod

	Missile Pod				Hotkey: M
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: 11.2 11.2 11.2 7.4 3.7 11.2 74.4 74.4 40.9 NA 7.4 37.2 29.8 11.2 26.0 0.1 2 600 675 2
Cost	15 45	Range	30	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	15 s	Accuracy	70%	Refire Rate	6 s
Area of Effect	1	Requires	Nothing
Notes	The Missile Pod replaces the Fusion Blaster when upgraded. This weapon does weak knockback (5-25 force) and friendly fire.

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