Editing Corvus Blackstar

[[File:CorvusBlackstar.jpg|300px|right|thumb|[[Rape|I have become Death,]] [[Tyranid|destroyer]] [[Orks|of Blob Armies.]]]]
The result of a drunken one night stand between the [[Stormraven]] and [[Valkyrie#In_Warhammer_40000|Valkyrie]], the '''Corvus Blackstar''' may be a bastard, but unlike certain [[Taurox|others]], he actually makes his parents ''proud.'' Even if they did make him [[A Song of Ice and Fire|take the black]].

Yet ''another'' [[awesome]] vehicle given to the [[Spess mehreen]] army [[Sisters of Battle|while other more unfortunate]] [[Dark Eldar|factions are left with dust and nothing.]] The Blackstar is a unique plane exclusive to the [[Deathwatch]] after being given their own fancy codex. Though the [[Raven Guard]] and [[Hawk Lords]] are looking to acquire them for their own purposes, and the [[Blood Ravens]] have "recovered" a few of them...they want more.

A sleek and deadly craft, it is designed to penetrate the outer defenses of alien hosts to strike directly at its heart. Though small enough to slip through sensor grids, the Blackstar is brimming with [[Dakka|firepower]]. Primarily fulfilling the role of transport, its vectored engines are nimble enough to dart through winding terrain. Once in position it will switch from fighter craft to hovercraft, deploying the Deathwatch Space Marines held within. Essentially speaking, the Blackstar is a smaller, faster, more agile, tougher and more shootier counterpart to the [[Thunderhawk]]- the UH-60 Blackhawk Direct Action Penetrator to the Thunderhawk's CH-47 Chinook. The pilot of each Blackstar is (usually) a veteran [[Techmarine]] which has proven himself in countless campaigns and machine loving.

==Why this aircraft is ridiculously awesome==
Curiously, unlike more mainstream Imperial technology, the Corvus Blackstar is far, far more advanced than the other Imperial craft which it resembles and it shows. [[Stormtalon|In]] [[Stormraven|contrast]] [[Stormwolf|to]] [[Thunderhawk|other]] [[Caestus Assault Ram|Space]] [[Space Marine Landing Craft|Marine]] [[Stormfang|aeronautics]], the Corvus Blackstar along with the [[Nephilim Jetfighter]] is surprisingly aerodynamic.

Additionally, it gains brownie points for actually looking like a [[Awesome|Terran Quantradyne APOD-33 dropship from Starcraft]] and thus less painful to the eyes; the Blackstar boasts an amazing array of equipment optimized for alien hunting, such as [[Infernum Halo Launcher|halo launchers]], twin-linked [[Assault Cannon|assault cannons]] (which can be replaced by [[lascannon]]s), [[Stormstrike Missile Launcher|stormstrike missiles]] (replaceable with a twin-linked [[Blackstar Rocket Launcher|Blackstar rocket launcher]]), more missile pods that can fire incendiary Dracos air-to-ground missiles or air-to-air Corvid rockets, a [[Blackstar Cluster Launcher|Blackstar cluster launcher]], which is multiple auxiliary grenade launchers mounted in the rear to strafe smaller targets, an anti-air ballistics suite which is protected by ceramite plating which shrugs off even a direct hit from enemy anti-aircraft fire, and it is also equipped with decoy flares and interceptors. And [[Hurricane Bolter]]s, cause it needs more dakka.

[[Tl;dr]] [[Rape|Holy Shit! This thing is a flying]] [[Baneblade|Baneblade!]]

== Gallery ==

<gallery>
image:CorvusBlackstarPict.jpg|<center>Pict Capture</center>
image:CorvusBlackstarProfile.jpg|<center>Side and Front Views</center>
image:CorvusBlackstarBack.jpg|<center>Back View</center>
image:CorvusBlackstarWingWeapons.jpg|<center>Stormstrike Missile and</center><center>Blackstar Rocket Launchers</center>
image:CorvusBlackstarCluster.jpg|<center>Blackstar</center><center>Cluster Launcher</center>
image:CorvusBlackstarHurricaneBolter.jpg|<center>Hurricane Bolters</center>
image:CorvusBlackstarInfernum.jpg|<center>Infernum Halo-Launcher</center>
image:CorvusBlackstarArmouredWindshield.jpg|<center>Armoured Windshield</center>
image:CorvusBlackstarAirBrakes.jpg|<center>Air Brakes</center>
</gallery>

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