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[[Image:Valkyrie1.jpg|thumb|right|A Valkyrie]]
The '''Valkyrie''' is a heavily armed airborne armoured assault carrier with VTOL capabilities, used to ferry Special Forces Infantry special forces infantry units such as [[Storm Trooper Squads]] and Drop Troop Regiments such as the [[Elysian Drop Troops]] to and from combat zones. The Valkyrie is armed with a [[Multi-laser]] or [[Lascannon]] mounted beside the cockpit. The Valkyrie has two external fuel tanks, although these can be replaced with either [[Hellstrike missiles]] or [[Rocket pods]]. In addition, the craft has two door mounted [[Heavy Bolters]] for door gunners to operate. This combination of weapons allows Valkyrie pilots to stay on station once their cargo has been dropped and provide limited air-support to the troops on the ground.
Valkyries carrying extra fuel are capable of carrying modified [[Drop Sentinel]], [[Cyclops]] and [[Sentry Gun]] instead of troops.