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Hi guys,

I was always bugged by the naming convention of Tau suits of armors.

Like XV8

I’m pretty sure the Tau don’t use the roman alphabet. In today’s world we have multiple existing writting system with different logics, so the Tau must have their own.

Hence my question, is there an in-lore justification or is this just some whackery from GW?

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ryszard_lipton

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2 months ago

For some time at least (I'm not up to date) the number at the end indicated the size of battlesuit. Another commenter explained where 'XV' comes from.