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Deathstrike Missile Launcher

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Overview
==Overview==
The Deathstrike launcher represents the largest threat offered by any mobile Imperial Guard missile system. Mounted on the Chimera chassis is a single '''Deathstrike Missile''', an inter-continental solid fuel rocket with a range measured in thousands of kilometers. This missile can carry a variety of payloadssuch as [[Nuclear]], though biological, or anti-[[Titan]] Rockets.{{Fn|1}} However by far the most common is a [[plasma]] warhead: upon detonation these missiles can annihilate entire armies in a raging fireball that vaporises flesh in an instant. Others can carry deadly biological pathogens or specialised [[Titan]]-killer warheads, while the rarest of all are the deadly [[Vortex Missile]]s. These doomsday weapons of apocalyptic capability use [[Dark Age of Technology]] knowledge to tear holes within the fabric of reality upon their explosion, creating a [[warp rift]] which destroys everything it touches.{{Fn|1}}
The deployment of a single Deathstrike Missile Launcher is a complicated procedure that requires a huge investment of resources and many religious and administrative rituals by the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] and [[Administratum]] respectively. As such, the deployment can take months to complete. Moreover the large lumbering launch vehicles often require their own dedicated escort and presents foes with a valuable and soft target. For the Departmento Munitorum, simple logistics has precluded its deployment in all but the most extreme circumstances.{{Fn|5}}