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[[Image:Nightspinner.jpg|right|thumb|An Eldar Night Spinner]]The '''Night Spinner''' is an [[Eldar]] vehicle. It is [[grav-tank]] based on the [[Falcon]] chassis . One of the most curious and also most accomplished Eldar designs, the Night Spinner is a mobile artillery vehicle designed to provide indirect mobile fire support to fast moving Eldar attacks.<sup>{{Fn|1</sup>}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}}
It is armed with ==Technical Information==The Night Spinner's primary armament are [[twin-linked]] [[Doomweaver]]s, deadly weapons that [[Monofilament Weaponry]] which launch a large web of deadly wire high into the air. The web is made up of thousands of miles of incredibly strong, monofilament thread that can shear through any substance, including steel or tank armour. Once launched the web floats ghostly downwards, shredding any victims caught beneath it. Upon hitting the ground the web forms a barrier that may dissect anyone crossing through it, but will eventually settle into a solid blanket that can be moved over safely. The Eldar refer to the threads as the ''Chain of [[Vaul]]'', after the unbreakable bonds in Eldar legend.<sup>{{Fn|4}} The launching of this web will frequently presage an Eldar attack, which on is own can be unnerving to [[Imperial]] troops, who fear these attacks more than conventional artillery.{{Fn|2</sup>}}
The Night Spinner In addition the craft is also armed with a twin-linked [[Shuriken CatapultsCatapult]] s or a [[Shuriken Cannon]], and may also take be upgraded with [[Vectored Engines]], [[Star Engine]]s, [[Holo-fields]] and [[Spirit Stones]].{{Fn|2}} [[Image:EldarNightSpinner.jpg|right|thumb|Eldar Night Spinner]]{|align=center border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"|-|style=background:#4F4F4F colspan=4 align=center|'''Technical Information'''{{Fn|2}}|-|Length|11.25m|-|Height|5.62m|-|Wingspan|7.31m|-|Estimated Weight|11.5 tonnes|-|Armour|10-15mm material unknown|-|Combat Speed|80 kph|-|Estimated Max Speed|290 kph|-|Crew|1 driver, 1 gunner|-|Armament|Two Doomweavers{{Fn|3}} & Twin-linked Shuriken Catapults|-|Main Ammunition|Estimated 200 round. Unconfirmed|-|}<br clear=all>
==Images==
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|[[image:Nightspinner.jpg|center|thumb|300px|An Eldar Night Spinner]]
|[[image:EldarNightSpinner.jpg|center|thumb|300px|Eldar Night Spinner (2010) ([[Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook|5th edition]]), designed by [[Jes Goodwin]] and [[Tom Walton]] <sup>2</sup>]]
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==Related Articles==
==Sources==
*<sup>{{Endn|1</sup>}}:[[Imperial Armour - ApocalypseII]], pPg.5912*<sup>{{Endn|2</sup>}}: [[Epic Swordwind]], Pg. 22*{{Endn|3}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Eleven - The Doom of Mymeara]]*{{Endn|4}}:[[White Dwarf 366 (UK)]], p.7, 25
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