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[[Image:Steagle1.4.jpg|right|thumb|230px|A Storm Eagle Gunship]]
The '''Storm Eagle Assault Gunship''' is an aircraft used by [[Space Marines]].<sup>{{Fn|1</sup>}}
==Overview==
The Storm Eagle dates back to the [[Great Crusade]], designed to be a smaller attack craft to compliment the larger [[Stormbird]]s and [[Thunderhawk]]s.{{Fn|2}}
The legendary mobility of the [[Adeptus Astartes]] has won planet-spanning conflicts with a single strike; providing the precise application of deadly force at the point where it proved most decisive. A [[Chapter]]’s 's fleet of attack craft is the keystone that makes this possible, and it is the iconic [[Thunderhawk]]s and [[Drop Pods Pod]]s that are at the forefront. Craft such as the Storm Eagle Assault Gunship follow close behind to lend their weapons to the devastating assault.{{Cite This}}
A formidable gunship, the Storm Eagle mounts fearsome firepower for a vehicle of its size and is capable of transporting twenty Space Marines directly into the thick of an assault. The exact provenance of the Storm Eagle is unknown, but it bears clear similarities to the [[Stormraven]]s employed by the [[Blood Angels]] and [[Grey Knights]]. Certain sources place the principal manufacture of the Storm Eagle upon [[Tigrus ]] and [[Anvilus IX]], both primary-grade [[Forge World]]s that suffered catastrophic damage during the [[Horus Heresy]].
In recent decades the number of Storm Eagles in active service has begun to increase, especially amongst those Chapters known to have favourable relations with the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]]. This has lead some observers to believe that production has been restored at an as -yet unknown location.
==Armaments==
The Storm Eagle generally has the following weapon systems -
*A hull-mounted set of either twin-linked [[heavy bolters]], twin-linked [[multi-meltas]] or a [[typhoon missile launcher]]
*A hull-mounted [[Vengeance launcher]]
*A pair of twin-linked [[lascannon]] or a set of four [[hellstrike missiles]]
==See Also==
* [[Space Marine Vehicles (List) ]]* [[Thunderhawk Gunship]]* [[Stormraven Gunship]]* [[Stormtalon Gunship]]
==Sources==
* <sup>{{Endn|1</sup> }}: [http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Home/Space_Marine_Stormeagle.htmlForge World]*{{Endn|2}}: [[Imperial Armour Aeronautica]] , pg.28
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[[Category: Vehicles (Space Marines)Attack Craft]][[Category: Fleet (Space Marines)]][[Category: Attack CraftImperial Aircraft]][[Category:Vehicles (Space Marines)]]
