Fluff Question: Anyone here got IA Apoc II?

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**H.B.M.C.**

I have a fluff question about the XV-9 Hazard Suits (assuming they're in the book):

Does it say when these suits were first introduced, or even when they were first trialled by the Tau? I'm thinking somewhere around the Third Phase Expansion, but I wanted to double-check.

Thanks!

**reds8n**

I've got it at home, I'll have a skizz and get back to you later when I get home.

**H.B.M.C.**

Danke.

**Kroothawk**

Quote from the experimental rules, when they were a free download:

A new weapon in the armoury of the Tau Empire, the XV-9 ‘Hazard’ Close Support Armour is a sophisticated and powerful battlesuit that has remained something of a controversy, both among the more traditionalist Aun and elements of the earth caste. Designed with the goal of countering the growing alien incursions that threaten the gains of the Third Sphere expansion, the XV-9’s battlefield role is focused on applying overwhelming firepower in relatively short range engagements against numerically superior foes, coupled with the highest degree of durability and mobility Tau technology can provide.

**reds8n**

Okay, there's no date given in the fluff for this suit.

However, in the " Swift Protector Wing" formation, it mentions that this formation is a logical extension of the Fire warrior counter strike cadres developed by Puretide on Dal'yth. So it has to be post that. This formation " using the newly issued XV-9 " was the invention of the "hard pressed Fire Caste of Ke'lshan"

Ke'lshan is on Lexicanum http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Ke'lshan

which then gives us a few dates to work around. From the rest of the text it would strike me that it's against the Imperium that this suit was first deployed against.

Hope that's of some help.