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STORM BIRD GUNSHIPThe aircraft used du ring the Great Crusade just before theHorus Heresy and the introduction of the Th underhawk. Theyare void capab le as well as capab le of atmosphe ric fl ight. Theactua l pattern type is Warhawk VI. They played a simi lar role asthe Thunderhawk Gunsh ip today, and it had many weapons fora supporting troops while deploying from the front ha tch. Theywere manufactu red on Terra by the Yndones ic Bloc for useagainst the Panpacific tribes during the Unification Wars. Theirwings can be folded or collapsed in some manner.

Stonnbirds - monstrous, fatbodied flyers with racks of missiles slung under each wing andwide rotary cannons seated inforward pintle mounts. Enginesscreamed at last minute adjustments . False Gods.

UNIT : 1 5to rmbird Gunship ~ AR MOUR ~S FRONT SlOE REARTYPE : Superheavy Flyer 4 12 12 10STRUCTURE POINTS: 5TRANSPORT : The Stormbird has a transport capacity of 100 (Rhino-based vehicles count as 15 mode ls, land Raiderscount as 25, Bikes countas 2, Attack Si kes count as 3, Baneb lades and other similar size tankscount as 50).FIRE POINTS : None.ACCESS POINTS: 1 access hatch on eithe r side and a forwa rd assaultramp (un its disembarking from a Storm bird may assault at the same time).WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT:- Hull-mounted Battle canon (58 AP3, 7", Primary Weapon)- 8 sponson-mounted tw in-l inked Heavy Bo lters- 4 Hu ll-m ounted twin-linked autocannons- 680mb Pylons. For each bombing run, the Sormbirdmay drop 4 Pylons. This may be done 4 times per game,after wh ich the Sormbird isou t of bombs.- Search light, Extra Armour, Armou red Cockpit.

OPTlONS:

POINTS: 1500

They described as bulk ier than the Thunderhawk and less -agile.Howeve r, the Stormbird can carry up to the equ iva lent of a modernspa ce marine company. between 60 and 100 marines. it is also described as having missiles slung under both wings and a cannonmounted on the nose. Stormbirds are piloted by two marines sittingback to back along with two hard wired serv itors.It is not known the adual shape or lookof a Stormbird, yet earlydrawings of the Thunderhawk show organic, large, and VTOL Imperia l craft dropping marines on a ta rget.

WEAPONS RANGELascannon 48'Heavy bolter 36 'Multimelta 24 'Battle canon 72'

Autocannon 48 'Demolisher Siege 24 'CanonPunisher (;atling 24 'CannonBomb Bom bHellstrike Unl imitedMissileHelstorm HellstormHellfury 72 'Missile

The Ult ima Pattern switches the largewings and eng ine nacelles for largedirectiona l turbines. During key stages ofthe He resy, many damaged Storm Birdswe re retrofitted to the Ultima Pattern byboth sides and used as drop ships atIsstvan, Calth and Prospero.

STR AP SPECIAL9 2 Heavy 15 4 Heavy 38 1 Heavy I ,Me lla8 3 Ordnance 1.7" Blast,Primary weapon7 4 Heavy 410 2 Ordnance 1.7" Blast5 Heavy 206 4 ApocalypseBarage (6)8 3 Heavy 1. One-shot7 3 Inferno, One-shot4 5 Heavy 1, 7" Blast,One -shot

May replace any twin-linkedheavy bol ter with:SPECIAL RULESHover modeCeramite ShieldingArmoured Behemoth: Mode ls without M weaponsuse normal BS instead of hitting on 6's

May replace nose-moun ted autocannons: A twin-l inked autocannon ........15ptsA twin-l inked lascannon . .......... 3 5pts2 multi-meltas........ .. .... ... ... ..freeAtomantic Shielding: Grants a 5+ invunera ble save Battle Cannon... . ....... 25pts2 twin -linked lascannons.....35pts May

replace 6 Bomb Pylons with:6 He llfury Missiles........................ ...freePunisher Gat ling Cannon ... . .40pts 6 He llstr ike Missiles............ ........... freeDemo lisher Sege Cannon .. 40pts 1 He llstorms. ............... ................... free

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