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A Harpy is a large winged species of Tyranid comparable to a winged Trygon. They appear at the initial stages of Tryanid attacks working together with the similarly winged Gargoyles.1
A Harpy has a long and sinuous body with massive leathery wings and a broad, armoured head. To better harness thermal currents, its body is hollow, resulting in it being relatively fragile compared to Tyranid creatures of similar size. However it has superior agility in their air than even technological fighter-crafts can manage. The Harpies undersides are covered in bloated cysts that can rain down Spore Mines onto luckless prey. It can also emit an ear-splitting shriek that is excruciatingly painful or even fatal, and at the very least causes disorientation. A wide array of other weaponry and large guns is open to the Harpy according to the tactical needs of the Hive Fleet. Opportunistic by nature, Harpies avoid protracted assaults, preferring instead strafing runs and swooping dives, or engaging enemy skimmers ill-suited to fighting back.1
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- 1: Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition), p.43
