Editing Eldar Escort (section)

====Shadowhunter====
[[File:ShadowhunterBFGA2.jpg|250px|right|thumb|The Gretchins of Battlefleet Gothic: Armada.]]
The Shadowhunter-class Escort is a class of Craftworld Eldar escort class vessel.

They are the smallest vessels used by [[Iyanden]] and are likely the smallest in the fleet. They often operate in vast numbers and sit close to the [[craftworld]] itself. They act as patrols vessels and also guide other vessels into the [[craftworld]] but can also operate at a distance from the craftworld which larger vessels would find dangerous when close defence is necessary.

Shadowhunters have a very limited effective combat range due to this role. Everything is compact and miniaturised, including its [[Shadow Lance]] weaponry, making the ship highly manoeuvrable and can pursue enemies at such speeds that they find they cannot evade the Eldar fire. During the Tyranid attack on Iyandan, the larger vessels would disperse the Tyranids in space and anything that made it to the craftworld was easy pickings for the Shadowhunters. Eventually, however, the sheer number of Tyranids overwhelming the Shadowhunters and they were forced to join the larger vessels in deeper space fighting counter-actions.

It is armed with 1 [[Shadow Lance]] Artillery.

*'''Length:''' 800m
*'''Mass:''' 800-900 kilotonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 500 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 9.5 gravities maximum sustainable acceleration