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'''Tomb Blades''' are [[Necron]] [[Jetbike]] attack craft.
===Overview===
Originally a space fighter in the final days of the [[War in Heaven (Necron)|War in Heaven]], the Necrons' robotic bodies meant that traditional pressure-sealed and canopied craft were unnecessary. So successful did the craft prove that modified versions soon appeared in planet-side battles. The craft are capable of aerial maneuvers controlled by hyper-fractal equations that organic pilots could not perform without succumbing to blackouts and nausea.{{Fn|1}}
Tomb Blades often operate far ahead of the main army, striking at lightly-defended positions with their twin-linked [[Tesla Carbine]]s, [[Particle Beamer]] or [[Gauss Blaster]]s.{{Fn|1}} For support equipment, they utilize [[Shadowloom]]s and [[Nebuloscope]]s. They are often deployed in waves of dozens to even hundreds strong, overwhelming enemy forces on the ground, in the air, or even capital ships in the void of space.{{Fn|3}}
===Images===
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Tomb Blade.jpg|Necron Tomb Blade
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===Sources===
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Necrons (5th Edition)]], pg. 42
*{{Endn|2}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440160a&prodId=prod1570011a Games Workshop]