Editing Deathstrike Missile Launcher (section)

== Overview ==

[[File:Deathstriker.png|350px|thumb|right|This explains everything.]]

The [[Basilisk Artillery Gun]] and other artillery used by the guard have budget.

the [[Praetor Armoured Assault Launcher|Praetor Armored assault launcher]] has sheer volume of fire.

The [[Manticore Rocket Launcher]] has its cluster-bomb effect.

and The [[Deathstrike Missile Launcher]] has raw, balls-out power.

Put yourself in the mindset of the commanding officer:

"Gunner, do you see that army?"

"Yes, milord."

"I don't want to."

"Understood, milord."

And there's the reason to bring one in a nutshell.

The first thing to note about the Deathstrike is that it has only one shot, and takes at least one turn to be suitably prepped to fire - so it cannot fire first turn. It also cannot fire if it has moved. It has the rule ''"The Hour is Nigh,"'' which means that you need to roll a d6 every turn after the first for the Deathstrike, adding +1 for each round the Deathstrike has been on the table and stationary, and subtracting -1 for each weapon destroyed result the missile has taken. If the result is 4 or greater (a roll of a natural 6 is an automatic success), the Deathstrike may fire its missile.

Why suffer all these penalties for a one-shot weapon? Why bother going through all this for a vehicle whose drawbacks are easily eclipsed by the upsides of the Basilisk, Colossus Siege Mortar, and Manticore Rocket Launcher? The answer lies in the Deathstrike's overwhelming power. That one missile has unlimited range, is Strength 10, AP1, ignores cover saves, auto-hits everything in the blast, and deals its full strength of 10 to any vehicle caught even remotely in the blast area. Topping it all off, its blast radius is 10", which will make blob armies cry.

The most subtly hilarious facet of the Deathstrike is its unlimited range. You can literally fire it at another continent.

In short: Anything in that blast radius that doesn't have Eternal Warrior just had to roll for [[Anal Circumference]]. It has a [[Heavy Bolter]], too, but no one cares about that.