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[[Image:Tomb Blade.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Necron Tomb Blade]]
'''Tomb Blades''' are [[Necron]] [[Jetbike]] attack craft. ==Overview==Originally a space fighter in the final days of the [[War in Heaven (Necron)|War in Heaven]], the Necrons' robotic bodies meant that traditional pressure-sealed and canopied craft were unnecessary. So successful did the craft prove that modified versions soon appeared in planet-side battles. The craft are capable of aerial maneuvers controlled by hyper-fractal equations that organic pilots could not perform without succumbing to blackouts and nausea.{{Fn|1}} The Tomb Blade has a curious motion for a craft of its design, eschewing the arrow-straight vectors of other [[Jetbike]]s in favor of dimensional repulsor engines that ensures gravity and friction has little effect on its frame. As a result, the craft often corkscrew across the battlefield rather than taking a more direct approach, constantly changing vectors and altitude to interfere with enemy aim. No pilot of flesh and blood could ever hope to withstand this style of flight. However their flight patterns are pre-programmed by hyper-fractal equations, as a standard [[Necron Warrior]] would make a dreadfire pilot.{{Fn|3}}
Tomb Blades often operate far ahead of the main army, striking at lightly-defended positions with their twin-linked [[Tesla Carbine]]s or [[Gauss Blaster]]s.{{Fn|1}} For support equipment, they utilize [[Shadowloom]]s and [[Nebuloscope]]s.
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Necrons (5th Edition)]], pg. 42
*{{Endn|2}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440160a&prodId=prod1570011a Games Workshop]
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Necrons (8th Edition)]] pg.49
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[[Category:Jetbikes]]
[[Category:Vehicles (Necrons)]]