When the Imperium discovers that the Planetary Governor of Taros has been illicitly trading with the alien Tau Empire, selling valuable mineral resources, the Imperium are forced to remove the traitor. The Tau respond in force, and the desert mining world of Taros plunges into war. First the Space Marines, then the Imperial Guard regiments from Tallarn, Elysia and Cadia move onto Taros. This book details the history of that war, the units involved, the strategies employed, the battles won and lost.

Imperial Armour Volume 3 Table of Contents

Introduction	8
Section 1 – History of the Taros Campaign
Chapter 1. The Road to War	10
Chapter 2. The First Taros Intervention	22
Chapter 3. Preparing the Invasion	36
Chapter 4. Invasion	44
Chapter 5. The Desert War	57
Chapter 6. Operation Comet	106
Chapter 7. The Evacuation	140
Section 2 – Vehicles of the Tau
Hammerhead	158
Devilfish	163
Sky Ray	167
Crisis Battlesuit	171
Broadside Battlesuit	175
Tetra	178
Piranha	181
Heavy Gun Drone	184
Drone Sentry Turret	187
Remote Sensor Tower	191
Barracuda	194
Tiger Shark	198
Orca	202
Manta	208
The Tau Fleet	212
Great Knarloc	217
Knarloc Riders	221
Section 3 – Vehicles of the Imperium
Basilisk	224
Bombard	229
Griffon	233
Drop Sentinel	236
Support Sentinel	239
Aquila Lander	243
Thunderhawk Transporter	247
Warhound Titan	251
Section 4 – Unit Organisations
17th Tallarn Regiment	256
12th Tallarn Armoured Regiment	261
23rd Elysian Drop Troop Regiment	264
114th Cadian Regiment (Mechanized)	266
Tau Hunter Cadres	267
Section 5 – Army Lists
Elysian Drop Troops	270
Tallarn Desert Raiders	280
Tau Auxiliaries	281
Tau in Epic Armageddon	282
Section 6 – Scenarios
Historical Refight Scenarios	290
Section 7 – Appendices
Appendix I Super-heavy Vehicles	306
Appendix II Flyers	309
Appendix III Death from Above	311
Appendix IV Tau Colour Schemes	314

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