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[[Image:Ghost Ark2.jpg|thumb|right|Necron Ghost Ark^{{Fn|1}}]]

'''Ghost Arks''' are anti-gravitational vehicles which serve as the standard troop transport of the [[Necrons]]. Similar in design to the [[Doomsday Ark]], it sacrifices heavy firepower in favor of the ability to carry up to ten Necron infantry, though it is armed with two [[Gauss Flayer]] arrays.² In addition to their troop carrying capacity, Ghost Arks also act as mobile repair stations and can even fix Necron warriors too damaged to repair themselves. Thus only by destroying the Ghost Ark can a foe have any hope of victory.¹

Ghost Arks can be traced back ==Overview==Similar in design to the time of the [[NecrontyrDoomsday Ark]], where they evolved over time into their current incarnation and purpose. Back it sacrifices heavy firepower in the earliest days favor of Necrontyr civilization, Ghost Arks took the form of wooden carriages, drawn by beasts of burden, ability to take away the dead carry up to their final resting placeten Necron infantry, though it is armed with two [[Gauss Flayer]] arrays. {{Fn|2}} By the time of biotransferenceIn addition to their troop carrying capacity, the Ghost Arks had evolved into motorized vehicles. They were pressed into service no longer also act as mobile repair stations and can even fix Necron warriors too damaged to round up the dead, but the living, to drag them to the great machines that would transform the mortal Necrontyr into the mechanical Necronsrepair themselves. The first wave of Ghost Arks were piloted Thus only by destroying the grim-faced soldiers, but soon, they were replaced by the first Ghost Ark can a foe have any hope of the Necronsvictory.²{{Fn|1}}

While Ghost Arks can be traced back to the nobility time of the Necrontyr society had willingly pledged themselves to the [[C'tanNecrontyr]], the civilians of where they evolved over time into their society were not so willing to abandon their mortal livescurrent incarnation and purpose. They resisted biotransferenceBack in the earliest days of Necrontyr civilization, and so the nobles sent agents to force the unwilling into the Ghost Arks to be carried away: all that was needed was a flicker took the form of life and memorywooden carriages, and so they assaulted the unwilling before throwing their brokendrawn by beasts of burden, barely-living bodies onto to take away the wagons dead to be convertedtheir final resting place. Tales of these beatings spread fear throughout By the civilian populace time of the Necrontyrbiotransference, and the Ghost Arks' reputation grew ever darkerhad evolved into motorized vehicles. Those who saw They were pressed into service no longer to round up the Ghost Arks traveling through dead, but the streets claimed living, to drag them to see the victims' spirits flying thickly around great machines that would transform the wagons, filling mortal Necrontyr into the air with their mournful voicesmechanical Necrons. The mere sight first wave of a Ghost Ark eventually became enough to drive those who could still feel emotion into terrorArks were piloted by the grim-faced soldiers, but soon, they were replaced by the first of the Necrons.^{{Fn|2}}

The Ghost Arks are now anti-gravitational vehicles that serve in battle. They no longer carry While the nobility of the unwilling, living Necrontyr in their great cities, but redeem society had willingly pledged themselves to the fallen Necrons in war. The remains of [[Necron WarriorC'tan]]s too damaged to reanimate themselves are collected by Ghost Arks, trawling along the battlefield, whereupon they are attended by swarms civilians of reconstructor scarabstheir society were not so willing to abandon their mortal lives. The Necron Warriors are either repaired orThey resisted biotransference, if damaged too far for even and so the nobles sent agents to force the unwilling into the Ghost Arks to mendbe carried away: all that was needed was a flicker of life and memory, and so they assaulted the unwilling before throwing their broken down into raw, reusable energybarely-living bodies onto the wagons to be converted. Tales of these beatings spread fear throughout the civilian populace of the Necrontyr, and the Ghost Arks' reputation grew ever darker. Resurrected Necron Warriors are either held in stasis to be brought back Those who saw the Ghost Arks traveling through the streets claimed to see the victims' spirits flying thickly around the Tomb Worldwagons, or are redeployed onto filling the battlefield air with their mournful voices. The mere sight of a Ghost Ark eventually became enough to wage war anewdrive those who could still feel emotion into terror.^{{Fn|2}}

*^{{Endn|1}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440160a&prodId=prod1380040a| Ghost Ark]*^{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Necrons (5th Edition)]] , pg. 53