The Vespid provide auxiliaries to Tau armies, who
value them for their skill at negotiating dangerous
ground at speed. They make ideal mobile reserve or
flanking troops, though the Tau rely on the communion
helm issued to the Strain Leaders to communicate with
the Stingwings and coordinate their actions.
The Stingwings evolved in a harsh climate,
and they are well equipped to prosper in their homeworld's
lethal atmosphere. Chitinous wings carry them aloft
upon the cold, gusting winds, and diamond-hard claws
provide the means to tunnel within the rock of
sky-borne islands covered in stalactites. The weapons
carried by the Stingwings represent a technology unique
to Vespid. Mounted at the barrel
of each is
a highly energetic and unstable crystal harvested from
the lowest levels of the largest islands. At such depths,
the atmospheric pressures create bizarre crystal formations.
The Tau have provided the Stingwings with the technology
to mount
these weapons upon advanced and highly efficient neutron
containment and projection systems, making them amongst
the most deadly weapons of their type.
The Stingwings have proven themselves of great use
to the Fire Caste, which values the aliens' speed
and agility as well as the lethality of their weapons.
The Stingwings are often integrated into Hunter Cadres
that are configured as fast-moving, highly mobile forces,
where they act as scouts alongside infiltrating Pathfinder
Teams. Vespid have also been deployed as reserves for
Cadres with a high number of Crisis Teams, their speed
and maneuverability allowing them to respond to orders
and react to threats with astonishing speed. It is
a great compliment that the Fire Caste regards the
Vespid Stingwings as skillful and reliable allies,
an honor yet to be paid to the mercenary Kroot of
Pech.
You may include a Strain of Vespid Stingwings in
your Tau army as a Fast Attack choice.
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