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They are large [[Drone]] carrying aircraft which are used to deploy (14) [[Gun Drone]]s from their internal racks at high altitude. The Tiger Shark is also armed with two [[Ion Cannons]], six [[Seeker Missiles]] and two [[Drone]] Controlled [[Burst Cannons]]
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The Tiger Shark is the Barracuda's larger cousin. It is a large aircraft deployed in the fighter-bomber role. Often encountered flying in support of Tau Hunter Cadres during major operations, it is faster and more manoerveable than the Imperium's direct equivalent - the Marauder bomber - but the Tiger Shark lacks the large bomb payload.
Tiger Sharks are never as numerous as the Barracuda, but have many features and systems in common with it. All crew come from the Air Caste, giving them the natural advantage of superior three-dimensional awareness and tolerance for higher acceleration speeds, and more Gs in the turn, than a human pilot. Like the Barracuda, different Air Caste Septs operate slightly different versions. Other Tiger Shark variants have been identified armed with multiple burst cannons and Seeker missiles.
The Tiger Shark's main role seems to be the deployment of drones. Its drone racks can deploy a shower of remote weapons platforms anywhere over teh battlefield, as well as strafing with its ion cannons and wing-mounted missile pods. It is armed with ion-cannons and missile pods for ground attacks, and droned-controlled burst cannons for defence against enemy fighters, although a flight of Tiger Sharks will usually also be accompanied by Barracudas as fighter cover.
The aircraft has two crew, a pilot and a navigator/weapons operator. Their cockpit is also an escape pod, which can detach from the aircraft's fuselage and has limited gravitic mobility to bring the crew safely back to the ground.
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