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'''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-Hunters
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[[Image:ScimitarSoH.jpg|thumb|right|300px|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 squadron formations.{{Fn|1}}
==Overview==
extremely potent firepower{{Fn|1}}