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'''Attack Craft''' are the small, carrier-launched spacecraft that provide far-ranging support for battlefleets in combat. The difficulty of hitting such targets with anti-ship weapons makes them a formidable weapon, but they are held back by their lack of endurance. | '''Attack Craft''' are the small, carrier-launched spacecraft that provide far-ranging support for battlefleets in combat. The difficulty of hitting such targets with anti-ship weapons makes them a formidable weapon, but they are held back by their lack of endurance. | ||
| − | == Overview == | + | ==Overview== |
Most attack craft fall into one of three broad categories: Fighters, Bombers, and Assault Boats. | Most attack craft fall into one of three broad categories: Fighters, Bombers, and Assault Boats. | ||
*'''Fighters''' are small, one-man craft that intercept and destroy enemy attack craft and ordnance, but lack the firepower to damage starships. | *'''Fighters''' are small, one-man craft that intercept and destroy enemy attack craft and ordnance, but lack the firepower to damage starships. | ||
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==Imperium== | ==Imperium== | ||
===Imperial Navy=== | ===Imperial Navy=== | ||
| + | *[[Faustus Interceptor]] | ||
*[[Fury Interceptor]]{{Fn|1}} | *[[Fury Interceptor]]{{Fn|1}} | ||
| + | *[[Rage Fighter]] (Heresy-era){{Fn|8}} | ||
*[[Starhawk Bomber]]{{Fn|1}} | *[[Starhawk Bomber]]{{Fn|1}} | ||
*[[Shark Assault Boat]]{{Fn|1}} | *[[Shark Assault Boat]]{{Fn|1}} | ||
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===Space Marines=== | ===Space Marines=== | ||
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*{{Endn|6}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440196a&prodId=prod900149a Games Workshop] | *{{Endn|6}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440196a&prodId=prod900149a Games Workshop] | ||
*{{Endn|7}}: [http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Space_Marines/Space_Marine_Aircraft/CAESTUS-ASSAULT-RAM.html Caestus Assault Ram] | *{{Endn|7}}: [http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Space_Marines/Space_Marine_Aircraft/CAESTUS-ASSAULT-RAM.html Caestus Assault Ram] | ||
| + | *{{Endn|8}}: [[The Abyssal Edge (Short Story)]] — [[Sons of the Emperor (Anthology)]] | ||
[[Category:Attack Craft| ]] | [[Category:Attack Craft| ]] | ||
[[Category:Naval Vessels| ]] | [[Category:Naval Vessels| ]] | ||
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Attack Craft are the small, carrier-launched spacecraft that provide far-ranging support for battlefleets in combat. The difficulty of hitting such targets with anti-ship weapons makes them a formidable weapon, but they are held back by their lack of endurance.
Contents
Overview
Most attack craft fall into one of three broad categories: Fighters, Bombers, and Assault Boats.
- Fighters are small, one-man craft that intercept and destroy enemy attack craft and ordnance, but lack the firepower to damage starships.
- Bombers are (relatively) large, lumbering craft that carry heavy anti-ship weapons.
- Assault Boats clamp on to enemy ships and deliver their cargo of elite soldiers for a short but damaging boarding action.
Imperium
- Faustus Interceptor
- Fury Interceptor[1]
- Rage Fighter (Heresy-era)[8]
- Starhawk Bomber[1]
- Shark Assault Boat[1]
Space Marines
- Xiphon Interceptor (Heresy-era)
- Thunderhawk[2]
- Stormraven Gunship[6]
- Stormhawk Interceptor
- Stormtalon Gunship
- Storm Eagle Gunship
- Caestus Assault Ram[7]
- Stormwolf
- Stormbird (Heresy-era)
- Wrath Starfighter (Heresy-era)
- Lotus (Heresy-era)
- Corsair (Heresy-era)
- Apis (Heresy-era)
Chaos
Orks
Eldar
- Darkstar Fighter[1]
- Eagle Bomber[1]
- Nightwing
- Hemlock Wraithfighter
- Nightshade Interceptor
- Vampire Raider
- Vampire Hunter
- Void Dragon Phoenix
Dark Eldar
- Raptor Fighter[3]
- Razorwing Jetfighter
- Raven Fighter
- Razorwing Bomber[3]
- Voidraven Bomber
- Slavebringer Assault Boat[3]
- Impaler Assault Module[3]
Necrons
Tyranids
The Tyranids use a number of organisms that approximate the function of fighters and assault boats, but they are far too varied to be categorized into distinct classes as such.[4]
Tau
Sources
- 1: Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Ships of the Gothic Sector (accessed 2010.11.14)
- 2: Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Imperial Fleets (accessed 2010.11.14)
- 3: Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Xenos Feets (accessed 2010.11.14)
- 4: Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Necron and Tyranid Fleets (accessed 2010.11.14)
- 5: Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Tau Fleets (accessed 2010.11.14)
- 6: Games Workshop
- 7: Caestus Assault Ram
- 8: The Abyssal Edge (Short Story) — Sons of the Emperor (Anthology)
