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#redirect {{ImperiumPortal}}[[Image:ScimitarSoH.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Sky Hunter]] mounted on a '''Scimitar'''-pattern [[Imperial Jetbike|Jetbike]]{{Fn|3}}]] The '''Scimitar''' pattern [[Imperial Jetbike|Jetbike]]s were available to the [[Legiones Astartes]] during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]]. They were typically used in [[Sky-Hunter]] squadrons formations.{{Fn|1}} ==Overview=='''Scimitar Jetbikes''' are modifications of designs which considerably predated the [[Imperium]]. They are propelled by a jet-engine and their gravity is assisted by a grav-impellor allowing them to maintain great speeds for extended periods of low altitude flight. Their lift-strength is sufficient to carry a heavily armoured Space Marine and his wargear, but also a variety of heavy weapons mounts and stocks of ammunition, giving the Sky-Huntersextremely potent firepower{{Fn|1}} Given the materials required to make and maintain them (such as iridium-calicite alloys and repulsor plates), demand for them by the Legions has largely been outstripped.{{Fn|1}} ===Shamshir Pattern===The '''Shamshir''' pattern [[Jetbike]] was a rare variant of the [[Imperial Jetbike|Scimitar Jetbike]], that was heavily used by the [[Golden Keshig]] of the [[White Scars]] Legion during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]] for its increased speed and maneuverability. However, production of the Shamshir was limited to small [[Mechanicum]] enclaves established in the '''Kolarne Circle''' and maintained by an ancient treaty with the White Scars and their [[Primarch]] [[Jaghatai Khan]].{{Fn|2}} ==Sources==*{{Endn|1}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal]], pg. 213*{{Endn|2}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Eight - Malevolence]], pg. 217*{{Endn|3}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/01/19/heresy-thursday-sky-hunter-squadrons-swoop-in-to-provide-supporting-fire/ Warhammer Community (posted 19/1/2023)] (last accessed 19/1/2023) [[Category:Jetbikes]][[Category:Vehicles (Space Marines)|Jetbike, Imperial]][[Category:White Scars]]
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