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[[Image:Firestorm model.jpg|thumb|right|Eldar Firestorm]]
The '''Firestorm''' is a rare [[Eldar]] [[grav-tank]] based on the [[Falcon]] chassis. Designed for anti-aircraft warfare, the Firestorm is employed only in unique cases where Eldar aircraft are not available to achieve air superiority over the enemy, such as the [[Baran War]] where only vehicles Falcon-sized or smaller could fit through the [[wraithgate]]s.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|3}}
The Firestorms are never deployed in great numbers, and only when there is not enough [[Nightwing]]s to provide effective fighter protection or the great threat of enemy air attacks.{{Fn|4}}
==Technical Information==
While retaining many of the same features as found in the Falcon, including its transportation capacity, the Firestorm's primary difference is its armament. [[Firestorm Scatter Lasers]] are a complex array of triple-barreled [[Scatter Laser]]s which combine high accuracy with the capability of sustained fire. These are ideal for protecting Eldar hosts from enemy aircraft as well as potent anti-infantry weapons useful against hordes of [[Orks]] and [[Tyranids]]. The Firestorm is also armed with [[twin-linked]] [[Shuriken Catapult]]s and/or a [[Shuriken Cannon]], and can be further equipped with [[Vectored Engines]], [[Star Engine]]s, [[Holo-field]]s and [[Spirit Stone]]s.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Epic Swordwind]], Pgpg. 22*{{Endn|2}}: [[Imperial Armour - Apocalypse]], Pgpg.54*{{Endn|3}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Eleven - The Doom of Mymeara]], Pgpg. 176
*{{Endn|4}}: [http://web.archive.org/web/20040529174039/http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/PDF/Firestorm.pdf Saved Forge World Archive Page] ''(last accessed 29 February 2016)''
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