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==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}}
Starhawks also have a [[servitor]] hardwired into the bomber's surveyor systems, who counts down ranges in ten kilometres increments. Futhermore, they are equipped with cockpit-mounted opticon-enhanced viewing ports and a [[vox|comm-net]].{{Fn|4}}
==History==
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}}
==Known Patterns==
===Calixis-Pattern Starhawk===
The Calixis-Pattern Starhawk has forward racks for 10 large anti-ship missiles with powerful [[Krak Missile|krak warheads]] and multiple bomb-firing cylinders mounted mid-bay.{{Fn|3}}
==Specifications{{Fn|3}}==
{{Imperial Aircraft
|Type=Bomber{{Fn|3}}|Vehicle Name=Starhawk{{Fn|3}}
|Forge World of Origin=
|Known Patterns=Calixis{{Fn|3}}|Crew=Pilot, Co-pilot, Techpriest, 5 Gunners, Bombardier,{{Fn|3}} hardwired [[Servitor]]{{Fn|4}}
|Powerplant=
|Weight=
|Height=
|Operational Ceiling=N/A
|Max Speed=1,800kphcruising in atmosphere{{Fn|3}}
|Range=
|Main Armament=Rear bays of 40 [[Plasma Bomb]]s, {{Fn|3}}<br>Forward rack of 10 anti-ship missiles{{Fn|3}}|Secondary Armament=1 forward [[Lascannon]], 2 twin-linked [[Multi-Laser]] Turrets, {{Fn|3}}<br> 2 wing-mounted Twin-linked [[Heavy Bolter]]s{{Fn|3}}
|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, pgs. 140-141*{{Endn|4}}: [[White Dwarf 242 (UK)]], pg. 12 — '''Wolf Pack'''
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