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[[Image:HellTalonArt.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hell Talon{{Fn|1a}}]]
'''Hell Talons''' are fighter-bombers, and are the main aircraft employed by Chaos forces, including [[Chaos Space Marine]]s and the more numerous [[Lost and the Damned|Chaos militias]].{{Fn|1a}}

==Overview==
The Hell Talon is another product of the [[Daemonic]] [[Forge World]] of [[Xana|Xana II]], which is located within the [[Eye of Terror]] and provides infernal machines to Chaos warbands. It has been increasingly seen amongst the forces of Chaos over the last millennium.{{Fn|1a}} The Hell Talon is equipped with vector-thrusts engines, allowing it to move upwards or to the side in a non-conventional way.{{Fn|4b}}

Used in both aerial and space battles, the Hell Talon has a sleek form resembling an elongated double-axe head. Vectored engines allow for superior maneuverability.  Superior in combat to almost any Imperial airship of any class. Its armament consists of twin-linked [[lascannon]]s, either an [[autocannon]] or [[Havoc Launcher]]s, and [[incendiary bomb]]s{{Fn|1a}} or fuel-air explosives.{{Fn|4a}} The Hell Talon can carry enough special ordnance to level a [[hab]]. It can also carry [[Missile|heat-seeking missile]]s.{{Fn|5}}

A Hell Talon is sometimes [[daemonically]] possessed; in other cases they are piloted by a [[servitor]] hard-wired into the cockpit. Besides the pilot, the Hell Talon has two other servitor crew. This allows for an aircraft with maneuvering capability far beyond what a human pilot can withstand.{{Fn|1a}}

In combat the Hell Talon swoops low, strafing targets with lascannons and autocannons, and engulfing enemies in the superheated fires of incendiary bombs.{{Fn|2}} It is believed that they are fashioned with dark arts that make them more than mere weapons. Their simple existence within the Materium seems to disrupt the natural order and spread malign influence, and the presence of large numbers of Hell Talons have been observed to create unpredictable Warp phenomena. These can take the form of [[vox]]-distortion, visual and auditory hallucinations, the darkening of skies, and climatic disturbances.{{Fn|1a}}

{{Imperial Aircraft
|Type=Fighter-Bomber{{Fn|1a}}
|Vehicle Name=Hell Talon{{Fn|1a}}
|Forge World of Origin=[[Xana|Xana II]]{{Fn|1a}}
|Known Patterns=N/A{{Fn|1a}}
|Crew=3. Pilot, Gunner, Commander{{Fn|1a}}
|Powerplant=Unknown{{Fn|1a}}
|Weight=17 tonnes empty{{Fn|1a}}
|Length=20.3m{{Fn|1a}}
|Wingspan=10.4m{{Fn|1a}}
|Height=3m{{Fn|1a}}
|Operational Ceiling=Unknown{{Fn|1a}}
|Max Speed=2350 kph{{Fn|1a}} at 5,000 feet{{Fn|3}}
|Range=Unknown{{Fn|1a}}
|Main Armament=2x [[Lascannons]]{{Fn|1a}}
|Secondary Armament=1x [[Autocannon]], 8 Incendiary Bombs{{Fn|1a}}
|Main Ammunition=Unknown
|Secondary Ammunition=Unknown
|Superstructure Armour=Unknown
|Hull Armour=Unknown
}}

==Images==
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Hell Talon.jpg|A Hell Talon
EpicHelltalon.jpg|[[Epic]] Scale Hell Talon
</gallery>

==Sources==
*1: [[Imperial Armour Volume Six - The Siege of Vraks - Part Two]]
**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 160
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 163
*{{Endn|2}}: [http://web.archive.org/web/20040324125947/http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/PDF/helltalonv1a.pdf Saved Archive Page] ''(dated April 2004, last accessed 26 February 2016)''
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Aeronautica Imperialis Game Rulebook]], pg. 142
*4: [[Double Eagle (Novel)]]:
**{{Endn|4a}}: Day 262 — ''The Makanites, 13.33''
**{{Endn|4b}}: Day 263 — ''Over the Interior Desert, 09.07''
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Interceptor City (Novel)]], Day 89 — ''First drop, Intercept 66, Vesperus, 08:41''

===Uncited===
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*[[Imperial Armour Update 2006]], {{Cite Marker End}}

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