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==Overview==
Stormhawk Interceptors are specialized gunships closely related to the [[Stormtalon]] pattern that excels in aerial superiority. The frontal armour and huge firepower makes of the Stormhawk makes them excellent dogfighters, hurtling through the clouds to execute target after target in a blazing display of incendiary defiance. Stormhawk squadrons and their golden haloes of flares discharged to gently dissuade incoming fire are a signal that whatever planet the skies are over, they belong to the [[Emperor]].{{Fn|1}} Stormhawks are also capable of operating in the void of space as [[Attack Craft]].{{Fn|2}} They are dropped from mag-cradles by their carrying spacecrafts.{{Fn|3}}
Stormhawks are armoured in a thick [[ceramite]] layer that protects against reentry heat. Even their cockpit is armoured, foregoing a clear canopy for front-mounted lens clusters conveying visual informations to the pilot. Furthermore, Stormhawks boast sophisticated countermeasures to confound enemy weapons.{{Fn|3}} Stormhawks boast impressive firepower, including twin [[Assault Cannon]]s, [[Icarus Stormcannon Array|Icarus Stormcannon]] or [[Las-Talon]], twin [[Heavy Bolter]]s, [[Typhoon Missile Launcher]]s, or [[Skyhammer Missile Launcher]]s, and a [[Infernum Halo Launcher]].{{Fn|1}} The weapons are guided by a targeting system.{{Fn|3}}
==Famous Stormhawk Pilots==
*{{Endn|1}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20160430210827/https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Stormhawk-Interceptor Games Workshop webstore :Stormhawk Interceptor] (saved archive)
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2]]
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: The Ultimate Guide]], pg. 35
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