{{SpaceMarinesPortal}}The '''Raven Interceptor''' was a fighter aircraft used by the [[Imperialis Armada]] {{Fn|1}} and the [[Space Marine Legion]]s{{Fn|2a}} during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2a}} ==Description==Described as both raptor-like{{Fn|2d}} and sleek,{{Fn|2a}} the Raven Interceptor is armed with beam weaponry. Its armoured hull consists of [[ceramite]] and plastic. The Raven Interceptor is powered by a fusion core, which, upon destruction of the fighter, leaves behind radioactive debris. The detonation of a single Raven is powerful to destroy multiple Interceptors with its shockwave.{{Fn|2d}} ==History==During the [[Battle of Istvaan III]], Raven Interceptors were used to destroy the orbital structures of the Istvaanian rebels in the opening phase of the battle.{{Fn|2b}} Later, a number of Interceptors were tasked to shoot down the [[Thunderhawk]] of [[Saul Tarvitz]],{{Fn|2c}} but were themselves annihilated by the guns of the ''[[Eisenstein]]''.{{Fn|2d}}

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