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Destrier-pattern Heavy Carrier

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The '''Destrier-pattern Heavy Carrier''' is a type of [[aircraft]] used by the [[Imperium]] to transport personnel.{{Fn|1}} It is crewed by [[Departmento Munitorum]] personnel.{{Fn|2a}}
==Description==
The Destrier is three times the size of a [[Valkyrie]]{{Fn|2a}} and weighs eighty tonnes.{{Fn|2b}} The bulky vehicle with has engines that turn during take-off manoeuvres. It is boardable by side-hatch, granting access to a bare metal hold, where passengers can seat themselves down on small, wall-mounted strap-downs.{{Fn|1}} The Destrier also has a hydraulic-operated cargo-maw{{Fn|2b}} and several [[Vox|UHF antennae]].{{Fn|2c}} It can carry a dozen cargo pallets, each with twenty fluid drums,{{Fn|2a}} or ammunition.{{Fn|2b}} While the Destrier can take several heavy heavy and thousands of light hits, it is easily shot down by a [[Flakk Missile|surface-to-air missile]], crashing into the ground and sliding along until stopped by a heavy object.{{Fn|2b}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[His Last Command (Novel)]] — [[The Lost (Omnibus)]], Chapter Twenty-Five
*2: [[Only in Death (Novel)]] — [[The Lost (Omnibus)]]:
**{{Endn|2a}}: Chapter Nine, Section III
**{{Endn|2b}}: Chapter Eighteen, Section VII
**{{Endn|2b}}: Chapter Eighteen, Section IX
[[Category:Flyers]]
[[Category:Imperial Aircraft]]
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