Editing Marauder Bomber (section)

== Marauder Vigilant ==

[[File:MarauderVigilant.jpg|right|250px|thumb|For some reason, the only qualitative image we could find is its ventral view and its ass. A bit like [[Ferrus Manus|someone really...]]]] 

Only produced for [[Forge World]]'s [[Aeronautica Imperialis]] game, the Marauder Vigilant is a command and control aircraft that replaces the dorsal turret and bomb bay with advanced surveillance and control systems while also switching the lascannons with heavy bolters. As a more specialized plane outfitted with relatively expensive equipment, the Marauder Vigilant is an uncommon variant of the Marauder Bomber and is specialized to perform high altitude strategic surveillance of enemy positions, movements, bases, and other targets.

The aircraft like all Marauder varieties is usually based on an orbiting starship, and can operate in the vacuum of space as well as in a planet's atmosphere. During a prolonged Imperial campaign, Imperial Navy airbases can be established on the ground, yet due to the Marauder's extreme range they are normally based safely behind the front, sometimes even on [[Creed|another continent]] from the frontlines. During ground assault missions, the Marauder Vigilant will send coordinates and pic-captures of enemy bases and other targets to the campaign's commanders, allowing the Imperial Navy's bomber wings to strike with greater accuracy or Imperial Guard regiments to develop new strategies to counter enemy movements or to plan attacks on enemy bases and other strategic installations.

Whilst originally not meant to fight enemy aircraft or units, some select experienced Marauder pilots (Aka, [[That Guy|those Jackasses who watched way too many Top Gun on a repeated session]]) would try to accompany the ground forces to better coordinate these follow-on air strikes for their fellow flyers.
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Vigilant_Side.jpg|Side view
Vigilant_Bottom_2.PNG|Bottom view. Note the sensor and surveillance systems
Vigilant_Bottom.PNG|Another [[Anal circumference|ass shot]]
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