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During the [[Ork]] raid on [[Baric Six]] in 994.[[M40]], a band of [[Loota]]s somehow managed to infiltrate and steal one of three Deathstrike missile launchers from the Army 52 artillery park. They would use it shortly after, resulting in the loss of two entire armoured companies of the [[Mordian 278th Armoured]] and the [[Baneblade]] ''"Steel Might"'', not to mention over a hundred surprised Orks. A dozen Imperial generals would be executed for dereliction of duty following a two-year investigation into how the launcher was stolen.{{Fn|1}}
==Payloads==
*'''Barrage Missile''' - Containing multiple Plasma warheads to vaporize a vast area of land or deplete a Titan's [[Void shields]].{{Fn|6}}
*'''Harpoon''' - Designed to penetrate a Titan's armour plating and short-circuit its systems. The onboard computer brain can even control the impacted target to some extent. Smaller targets are outright destroyed by the powerful electromagnetic pulse{{Fn|6}}
*'''[[Vortex Missile]]'''{{Fn|1}}
*'''Warp Missile''' - Equipped with a miniature [[Warp Drive]], the missile rematerializes directly inside the target before exploding, bypassing shields and armour{{Fn|6}}
==Technical Specifications==
*{{Endn|4}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1230511a_Imperial_Guard_Datasheet_-_Deathstrike_Vortex_Missile Apocalypse Datasheet]
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Astra Militarum (6th Edition)]] — ''Deathstrikes''
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Armies_of_the_Imperium]], pg. 59
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