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'''Attack Craft''' are the small, carrier-launched craft 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.
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==
===Imperial Navy===
*[[Fury Interceptor]]<sup>1</sup>
*[[Starhawk Bomber]]<sup>1</sup>
*[[Shark Assault Boat]]<sup>1</sup>
===Space Marines===
*[[Thunderhawk]]<sup>2</sup>
==Chaos==
*[[Swiftdeath Fighter]]<sup>1</sup>
*[[Doomfire Bomber]]<sup>1</sup>
*[[Dreadclaw Assault Boat]]<sup>1</sup>
==Orks==
*[[Fighta-Bommer]]<sup>1</sup>
*[[Ork Assault Boat]]<sup>1</sup>
==Eldar==
*[[Darkstar Fighter]]<sup>1</sup>
*[[Eagle Bomber]]<sup>1</sup>
==Dark Eldar==
*[[Raptor Fighter]]<sup>3</sup>
*[[Razorwing Bomber]]<sup>3</sup>
*[[Slavebringer Assault Boat]]<sup>3</sup>
*[[Impaler Assault Module]]<sup>3</sup>
==Necrons==
The [[Necrons]] do not appear to use attack craft.<sup>4</sup>
==Tyranids==
The [[Tyranid]]s 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.<sup>4</sup>
==Tau==
*[[Barracuda]]<sup>5</sup>
*[[Manta]]<sup>5</sup>
==Sources==
*<sup>1</sup>:[http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat1290319&categoryId=1100007§ion=&aId=4300022 Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Ships of the Gothic Sector] (accessed 2010.11.14)
*<sup>2</sup>:[http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat1290319&categoryId=1100007§ion=&aId=4300022 Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Imperial Fleets] (accessed 2010.11.14)
*<sup>3</sup>:[http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat1290319&categoryId=1100007§ion=&aId=4300022 Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Xenos Feets] (accessed 2010.11.14)
*<sup>4</sup>:[http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat1290319&categoryId=1100007§ion=&aId=4300022 Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Necron and Tyranid Fleets] (accessed 2010.11.14)
*<sup>5</sup>:[http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat1290319&categoryId=1100007§ion=&aId=4300022 Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Tau Fleets] (accessed 2010.11.14)
[[Category:Naval Vessels]]
[[Category:Attack Craft|!]]
'''Attack Craft''' are the small, carrier-launched craft 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.
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==
===Imperial Navy===
*[[Fury Interceptor]]<sup>1</sup>
*[[Starhawk Bomber]]<sup>1</sup>
*[[Shark Assault Boat]]<sup>1</sup>
===Space Marines===
*[[Thunderhawk]]<sup>2</sup>
==Chaos==
*[[Swiftdeath Fighter]]<sup>1</sup>
*[[Doomfire Bomber]]<sup>1</sup>
*[[Dreadclaw Assault Boat]]<sup>1</sup>
==Orks==
*[[Fighta-Bommer]]<sup>1</sup>
*[[Ork Assault Boat]]<sup>1</sup>
==Eldar==
*[[Darkstar Fighter]]<sup>1</sup>
*[[Eagle Bomber]]<sup>1</sup>
==Dark Eldar==
*[[Raptor Fighter]]<sup>3</sup>
*[[Razorwing Bomber]]<sup>3</sup>
*[[Slavebringer Assault Boat]]<sup>3</sup>
*[[Impaler Assault Module]]<sup>3</sup>
==Necrons==
The [[Necrons]] do not appear to use attack craft.<sup>4</sup>
==Tyranids==
The [[Tyranid]]s 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.<sup>4</sup>
==Tau==
*[[Barracuda]]<sup>5</sup>
*[[Manta]]<sup>5</sup>
==Sources==
*<sup>1</sup>:[http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat1290319&categoryId=1100007§ion=&aId=4300022 Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Ships of the Gothic Sector] (accessed 2010.11.14)
*<sup>2</sup>:[http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat1290319&categoryId=1100007§ion=&aId=4300022 Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Imperial Fleets] (accessed 2010.11.14)
*<sup>3</sup>:[http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat1290319&categoryId=1100007§ion=&aId=4300022 Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Xenos Feets] (accessed 2010.11.14)
*<sup>4</sup>:[http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat1290319&categoryId=1100007§ion=&aId=4300022 Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Necron and Tyranid Fleets] (accessed 2010.11.14)
*<sup>5</sup>:[http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat1290319&categoryId=1100007§ion=&aId=4300022 Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Tau Fleets] (accessed 2010.11.14)
[[Category:Naval Vessels]]
[[Category:Attack Craft|!]]
