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==Technical Specifications==
[[Image: marauderp2.jpg|thumb|right|Imperial Marauder Bomber]]Within its heavy armoured superstructure the Marauder Bomber carries an internal bomb bay which can carry up to 6,000 pounds of explosives.{{Fn|2}} At maximum capacity it can carry up to twelve [[bomb]]s or six [[heavy bomb]]s, while four wing mounted pylons allow it to carry up to twelve additional Bombs. For additional firepower it also carries a pair of [[twin-linked]] [[lascannon]]s in the nose section, while two sets of twin-linked turret-mounted [[heavy bolter]]s, one in the tail section and the other atop the fuselage, serve as defensive armament.{{Fn|1e}} Instead of regular bombs the internal bomb bay may carry two [[Hellstorm Bomb]]s, large incendiary devices which convert an area into a destructive inferno.{{Fn|2}} Alternatively, the Marauder may deploy chaff consisting of feathery nickel filaments used to blind enemy sensor equipment,{{Fn|16a}} illumination-mines or fuel-air explosives.{{Fn|16b}} On worlds with extensive oceans, the Marauder may replace its standard bombs with a single [[Aquatic Torpedo|torpedo]].{{Fn|8}} The Marauder can also serve as a [[Nuclear Weapon|nuclear bomber]] by carrying a single [[Atlas (Warhead)|Atlas bomb]].{{Fn|10}} To deal with enemy tanks, the Marauder can also carry missile racks under its wings and a stripped-down version of the [[battle cannon]] as main armament, with it occupying most of the forward fuselage area.{{Fn|12}} By reducing its crew to two and removing every weapon system except the nose turret, slaving it to the pilot, a Marauder can also serve as transporter for [[Drop-Trooper]]s, carrying them in the emptied bomb bay. The Drop-Troopers deploy by side hatch.{{Fn|16b}}
The Marauder is equipped with a terrain-scanning [[auspex]] with a range of a hundred kilometres, a [[vox]], able to transmit between individual crew-members, to other aircrafts{{Fn|14a}} and to flight operations,{{Fn|14c}} a bombardier foresight reticule{{Fn|14a}} that uses a viewscreen to project a digitally constructed target image based on data collected from the bomber's forward sensors and cameras,{{Fn|15}} chaff and heat-flare launchers{{Fn|14d}}, afterburners,{{Fn|8}}, a target-lock alarm warning,{{Fn|16a}} and a [[modar]].{{Fn|16b}} It also has vector-nozzles, allowing the bomber to switch from forward flight to vertical in order to land.{{Fn|14b}}
Like other Imperial aircraft, Marauder bombers can also receive [[Imperial Aircraft Upgrades|further upgrades]].
{{Imperial Aircraft
|Type=Tactical Bomber{{Fn|1b}}