XV8 CRISIS BATTLESUIT

No single image represents T'au ingenuity and progress better than XV8 Crisis Battlesuits leaping into battle. Skimming across the battlefield on the jets of their repulsor engines, Crisis Battlesuits close rapidly with their foes. Though twice the size of a Fire Warrior, the speed and resilience of these suits is jaw-dropping the powered leaps of their skilled pilots evade much of the fire hurled their way, while those shots that do connect simply ricochet from their dense nanocrystalline armour. Yet it is only when the Crisis suits open fire that their lethality is revealed. Multiple hard-points, integrated computational circuitry and recoil absorption buffers allow Crisis Battlesuits to mount diverse weapon and support systems, making them as versatile as they are deadly. Salvoes of missiles and fusion fire bring a swift end to enemy tanks, while with plasma rifles, burst cannons and flamers, the battlesuits exterminate enemy infantry.?

沒有哪種形象更能比躍入戰(zhàn)斗的XV8危機型戰(zhàn)斗服展現(xiàn)鈦星人的聰明才智與（技術(shù)）進步。它們會依靠反沖引擎的噴射器從空中滑過戰(zhàn)場，快速接近自己的敵人。盡管這些單位的體積兩倍于火戰(zhàn)士，但它們有著令人瞠目的速度和適應(yīng)力，熟練的駕駛員們通過動力跳躍來躲避向他們飛來的大部分炮火，而那些集中目標的射彈也會被戰(zhàn)斗服致密的納米晶體裝甲彈開。只有當危機型戰(zhàn)斗服開火時，它們的致命性才會被揭示出來。多重武器掛載點、集成的計算電路和吸收后坐力的緩沖器允許危機戰(zhàn)斗服安裝不同的武器和支援系統(tǒng)，這讓它們變得既致命又多才多藝。XV8戰(zhàn)斗服能用齊射的導彈和融合炮快速摧毀敵軍坦克，同時用電漿步槍、脈沖爆裂炮和火焰噴射器毀滅敵軍步兵。

The Crisis Battlesuit is far more than a weapon, however. It is a symbol of everything the Fire caste stands for, of wilful and incurable ignorance crushed by the potent combination of technological supremacy and martial skill.?

然而，危機戰(zhàn)斗服遠不止是一件武器，它象征著烈火氏族所代表的一切：技術(shù)優(yōu)勢和武藝的強力結(jié)合粉碎了固執(zhí)且無可救藥的無知。

Although the XV8 is by far the most commonly deployed battlesuit in the Tau armoury, only those warriors who have proven their worth are permitted to pilot them. A shas'la must serve four years on the line, fighting as part of a Strike or Breacher Team, before they can even be considered to pilot a battlesuit. Even then, the aspirant must pass their first Trial by Fire in order to earn the honour and secure the rank of shas'ui. Even amongst the Fire caste, known for its tight-knit fellowships, the bond shared by a Crisis Battlesuit Team is remarkably strong. They fight with a cohesion forged by decades of rigorous training and combat.?

盡管XV8是迄今為止鈦帝國軍械庫中最常用的戰(zhàn)斗服，但也只有那些證明了自己價值的戰(zhàn)士們才會被允許駕駛這種裝備。一名沙司’拉(火戰(zhàn)士)必須作為一名打擊者小隊或突破者小隊的成員在前線服役作戰(zhàn)四年，之后他們才會被認為可以駕駛戰(zhàn)斗服。即便如此，候選者們也必須通過他們的第一次火之試煉，以贏得榮譽和獲得沙司’烏（戰(zhàn)斗服駕駛員）的地位。哪怕是在以情比金堅而著稱的火氏族當中，危機型戰(zhàn)斗服小隊成員之間共享的羈絆也是格外強烈的，他們是帶著數(shù)十年的嚴格訓練和戰(zhàn)斗所鑄就的凝聚力在奮戰(zhàn)。

Crisis Batdesuits provide their pilot with the ultimate balance of firepower, speed and resilience. Able to deploy from the holds of super-heavy Manta dropships lurking in a planet's upper atmosphere, there are few missions at which Crisis Teams do not excel. Whether dropping in to counter an enemy breakthrough, falling upon their foes in the killing blow of a Mont'ka or Kauyon strategy, engaging in opportunist tank-hunting or encircling them in a lethal enfilade, the Crisis Teams are equal to the task.

危機型戰(zhàn)斗服為駕駛員提供火力、速度和適應(yīng)力的終極平衡。危機型戰(zhàn)斗服小隊能夠從潛伏在行星高層大氣中的超重型曼塔空降船的船艙里部署，它們幾乎沒有不擅長的任務(wù)。無論是反擊敵軍的突破攻勢、發(fā)動蒙特卡或空育戰(zhàn)術(shù)的致命一擊、進行機會主義的坦克獵殺行動，還是包圍敵人進行致命的縱向射擊，危機型戰(zhàn)斗服小隊都能勝任給予他們的任務(wù)。

New technological improvements, such as Iridium armour plating, are made to the Crisis Batdesuit all the time, yet its core aspect remains iconic and unchanged. The XV8 is the armoured embodiment of the T'au'va, its inspirational image blazoned on propaganda holo-vid from Fi'rios to Fal'shia, and even upon the distant worlds of the Farsight Enclaves.?

諸如銥金屬裝甲板之類的全新技術(shù)改進一直都被應(yīng)用到危機型戰(zhàn)斗服上，但其核心部分仍然是標志性且未被改變的。XV8是鈦’瓦的裝甲化身，從Fi'rios到Fal'shia，甚至還有遠見飛地那些遙遠的世界上，它鼓舞人心的形象都被展示在宣傳用的全息影像上。