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[[Image:Wave Serpent.jpg|thumb|right|An [[UlthweUlthwé]] Wave Serpent armed with twin [[Eldar Missile Launcher|Missile Launcher]]s.]]
The '''Wave Serpent''' is the [[Craftworld]] [[Eldar]]'s main troop transport. Based upon the [[Falcon]] grav-tank chassis, it uses powerful anti-gravitic engines to deliver its cargo of [[Guardian]]s and [[Aspect Warrior]]s to any part of the battlefield. Its ability to travel all but the smallest [[Webway]] routes, and the tremendous speed with which it can operate, puts the Wave Serpent as possibly the best troop transport in the [[galaxy]].{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|4}}
A '==Technical Information==Chief among the Wave Serpent's many advantages is its ability to project an uniquely powerful energy field just in front of its bow. Field projector fins studded along the craft's wings create a shimmering wave of energy along the prow of the Wave Serpent''' to absorb and dissapate enemy shots.{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|5a}} This energy field is the strong enough to deflect shrapnel from [[Earthshaker Cannon|artillery blasts]]{{Fn|2}} and renders small arms fire ineffectual, including [[Space Marine]] [[EldarBolter]]'s main troop transport. It uses {{Fn|6}} However when flying in tight formation multiple Wave Serpents can combine their advanced anti-grav technology fields together to fly swiftly across not only create a reinforced barrier but turn it into a potent offensive weapon. At close range the battlefieldshimmering energy field can be released in a tsunami-like wave which, while rarely lethal, can disorient and sometimes paralysis living creatures and is protected overload delicate circuitry.{{Fn|5a}} Weapons carried by powerful energy shieldsthe Wave Serpent are more than capable of providing supporting fire for its deploying passengers. Its energy shields A small remotely-operated turret can mount [[twin-linked]] [[Bright Lance]]s, [[Eldar Missile Launcher]]s, [[Scatter Laser]]s, generated in wing mounts[[Shuriken Cannon]]s or [[Starcannon]]s. Chin-mounted twin-linked [[Shuriken Catapult]]s provide additional anti-infantry firepower, although these too can combine together be replaced with other Wave Serpents so that a formation single Shuriken Cannon. Control of these weapons and of the craft itself is handled by a single pilot.{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|5a}} As with all Eldar vehicles flying in tight formation can resist all but the most powerful attacksWave Serpent is constructed of [[Wraithbone]] and other psycho-plastics formed by [[Bonesinger]]s. Specially attuned to the Eldar's natural psychic talents, the use of the material makes it impossible for other races to copy or operate the vehicle. Wave Serpents represent {{Fn|5b}} Within the core rear of the archetypal Eldar assault force Wave Serpent is its transport compartment, which is large enough to accommodate twelve fully- airborne equipped [[Aspect Warrior]]s disembarking from their fast transports and striking [[Guardian]]s or up to five [[Wraithguard]] along with two accompanying Eldar. In addition some Wave Serpents are upgraded to include [[Star Engine]]s, [[Spirit Stone]]s and [[Vectored Engines]].{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|5a}} [[Image:WaveSerpent2.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Saim-Hann]] Wave Serpent armed with precision at the flanks of the enemytwin [[Bright Lance]]s]]{|align=center border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"|-|style=background:#4F4F4F colspan=4 align=center|'''Technical Information'''{{Fn|2}}|-|Length|11.<sup>25m|-|Height|3.62m|-|Estimated Weight|10 tonnes|-|Armour|10-15mm material unknown|-|Combat Speed|80 kph|-|Estimated Max Speed|800 kph|-|Crew|1 Pilot|-|Transport|10|-|Armament|Varies; Twin-Linked Bright Lances & Twin-linked Shuriken Catapults|-|Main Ammunition|Estimated 4000 shots from main power pack|-|}</supbr clear=all>
It is armed with [[twin-linked]] [[Shuriken cannon]]s and [[Shuriken catapult]]s. Some Wave Serpents have been upgraded with additional armaments such as [[Missile Launcher#Eldar|missile launchers]], [[Bright Lance]]s, and [[Starcannon]]s. Wave Serpents can carry up to 12 [[Aspect Warrior]]s or [[Guardian]]s at a time, or five [[Wraithguard]]s as an alternative. It is piloted by a single crewman who pilots the vehicle and controls its remote weapons systems.<sup>3</sup>
==Images==
[[Image:WaveSerpent2.jpg|thumb|center|A [[Saim-Hann]] Wave Serpent armed with twin [[Bright Lance]]s.<sup>4</sup>]]
==See also==
==Sources==
*<sup>{{Endn|1</sup>}}: [[Codex: Eldar (4th 3rd Edition)]], Pg. 12*<sup>{{Endn|2</sup>}}: [[Imperial Armour II]], Pg. 10*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Eldar (3rd 4th Edition)]], Pg. 45*<sup>3</sup>{{Endn|4}}: [[Epic Swordwind]], Pg. 21*{{Endn|5}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Eleven - The Doom of Mymeara]] pg**{{Endn|5a}}: Pg. 177*<sup>4</sup>*{{Endn|5b}}: Pg. 179*{{Endn|6}}: ''[[Know Thine Enemy (Short Story)]]'' by [[http://www.gamesGav Thorpe]] -workshop[[Let The Galaxy Burn (Anthology)]], Pg.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1090071 Wave Serpent]298
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