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[[Image:Starhawk.jpg|thumb|A Starhawk Bomber|right|270px]]
The '''Starhawk''' is an [[Imperial Navy]] bomber.{{Fn|3}}
==Overview==
Starhawk bombers are larger, slower craft, designed to carry a heavy payload of [[plasma bomb]]s and armour-piercing missiles for use against enemy capital ships. Crewed by a pilot, co-pilot, [[tech-priest]] (plus acolytes), various turret gunners and a logistics officer, a standard Starhawk sports a crew of 10-15 and features limited sleeping quarters, chemical toilets and even an automated medical unit inside its hull. Armed with a multitude of short-range turret-mounted defence weapons used to fend off enemy starfighters, a lone Starhawk can wreak havoc among enemy fighter squadrons before swooping in to deliver a crippling missile strike on an enemy capital ship. On rare occasions, Starhawks can be modified to carry and launch a very small number of anti-starship [[torpedoes]].{{Fn|3}}
==History==
The Starhawk is the more effective replacement for the [[Marauder Bomber]] following that model's reassignment as an atmospheric bomber. It features an increase in armour, speed and maximum payload over the Marauder.
The Starhawk features in the standard complement of most capital ships designed to deploy navy wings, although some of the less well-equipped sub-sector fleets continue to use the Marauder as their primary bomber.{{Fn|3}}
==Armament and UpgradesSpecifications{{Fn|3}}==
{{Imperial Aircraft
|Type=Bomber
|Forge World of Origin=
|Known Patterns=
|Crew=Pilot, Co-pilot, Techpriest, 5 Gunners, Logistics OfficerBombardier
|Powerplant=
|Weight=
|Height=
|Operational Ceiling=N/A
|Max Speed=1,800kph
|Range=
|Main Armament=40 [[Plasma Bomb]]s, Armour piercing Missiles10 anti-ship missiles|Secondary Armament=Turreted 1 forward [[Lascannon]], 2 twin-linked [[Multilaser]] Turrets, 2 wing-mounted Twin-linked [[Heavy Bolter]]s
|Main Ammunition=
|Secondary Ammunition=
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook]], {{Cite This}}
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Execution Hour (Novel)]], pg. 49 {{Cite this}}
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Rogue Trader: Battlefleet Koronus]]. pg. 140-141
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