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[[Image:Xiphon75.jpg|thumb|right|280px|[[Space Wolves]] Xiphon Interceptor]]
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The '''Xiphon Pattern Interceptor''' was a fighter aircraft first used by the [[Legiones Astartes]] during the [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|1}}
==Overview==
[[Image:Xiphon75.jpg|thumb|right|280px|[[Space Wolves]] Xiphon Interceptor]]
The origins of the fighter are long lost, but it shares similarities to the [[STC]] patterns with craft such as the [[Thunderbolt]] and [[Amhut Voyager]]. The design itself was brought into Imperial service in 806.[[M30]] from the [[Rhadamanthys Enclave]]. The fighter's performance puts great stress on its pilot, something [[Space Marines]] were naturally able to withstand.{{Fn|2}}
==Images==
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Xiphon.jpg|[[Ultramarines]] Xiphon Pattern Interceptor{{Fn|1}}
AIXiphon.jpg|Xiphon miniatures for ''[[Aeronautica Imperialis (game)|Aeronautica Imperialis]] Xiphons''{{Fn|4}}
</gallery>
*{{Endn|2}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Five - Tempest]], pg. 216
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Ferrus Manus: The Gorgon of Medusa (Novel)]], Chapter 1
*{{Endn|4}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/05/06/warhammer-fest-online-day-4-warhammer-underworlds-necromunda-and-aeronautica-imperialis/ Warhammer Community: Warhammer Fest Online: Day 4 – Warhammer Underworlds, Necromunda, and Aeronautica Imperialis (Posted on posted 06/05/2021)] ''(last accessed 6th 06 May 2021)''
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Aeronautica Imperialis: Companion]], pg. 17
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Liber Astartes (2nd Edition)]], pg. 63
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