Hell Blade
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This article is about the Chaos Fighter aircraft; for the the Daemon Weapon, see Hellblade. |
Hell Blades are aircraft designed to fill the role of interceptors, employed by Chaos forces, including Chaos Space Marines and the more numerous Chaos militias such as the Blood Pact.[1]
Overview
Hell Blade's are used as fast and agile interceptors, engaging enemy aircraft while the larger Hell Talon fighter-bomber devastates ground targets. Most commonly, they are used to swiftly achieve air superiority and clear the war for Chaos Space Marine ground assaults. In this role they are armed with two twin-linked autocannons.[2] It can also carry air-to-air rockets.[6]
The Hell Blade is thrust-vectored, allowing it to viff upwards, downwards and to the sides, easily matching a Thunderbolt in 'vector-dance'.[6] It is equipped with a countermeasure system that ejects violet cinders capable of deflecting a locked-on Skystrike missile.[7]
The Hell Blade has a sleek, slim and deadly form, and is thought to be a product of a forge world in the Eye of Terror. Hell Blades are sometimes daemonically possessed; in other cases they are piloted by a servitor hard-wired into the cockpit.[2] Some pilots even seem to be unaugmented Humans pledged to the Dark Powers.[1]
The Hell Razor class is a variant which was used by the Blood Pact on Enothis.[1]
History
Hell Blade's were originally constructed on the Daemonic Forge World of Xana II. They are a monstrous fusion of machine, flesh, and the power of the Warp.[2]
Hell Blade's saw massive use in Abaddon the Despoiler's Thirteenth Black Crusade and became a common sight above besieged Imperial worlds. They did battle with heavily outnumbered Imperial Navy Fighter Wings, and claims exist that over 2,000 Hell Blades have been lost over Cadia alone.[4]
Technical Specifications
| Type | Air Superiority Fighter[2] | Operational Ceiling | Unknown[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Name | Hell Blade[2] | Max Speed | 2800 kph[2] at 5,000 feet[5] |
| Forge World of Origin | Xana II[2] | Range | Unknown[2] |
| Known Patterns | N/A[2] | Main Armament | 4x Autocannons[2] |
| Crew | Pilot[2] | Secondary Armament | None[2] |
| Powerplant | Unknown[2] | Main Ammunition | Unknown[2] |
| Weight | 3.5 tonnes empty[2] | Secondary Ammunition | N/A[2] |
| Length | 13.8m[2] | Armour | |
| Wingspan | 5.6m[2] | Superstructure | Unknown[2] |
| Height | 1.65m[2] | Hull | Unknown[2] |
Images
Sources
- 1: Double Eagle (Novel) by Dan Abnett - Target Found Theda, Day 252
- 2: Imperial Armour Volume Six - The Siege of Vraks - Part Two, pgs. 163-164
- 3: Rogue Trader: Citadel of Skulls, pg. 5
- 4: Imperial Armour Aeronautica, pg. 71
- 5: Aeronautica Imperialis Game Rulebook, pg. 136
- 6: Apostle's Creed (Short Story) — Sabbat Worlds (Anthology)
- 7: Interceptor City (Novel), Day 94 — Seventh drop, Intercept 66, Vesperus, 10:11
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