Editing Vanguard Drone Ship

Vanguard Drone Ships are Destroyer-class long-range scouts of the Tyranid Hive Fleets. They range far ahead of the main fleets, seeking out worlds suitable for consumption and then seeding them with infiltration organisms like [[Genestealers]] and [[Lictor|Lictors.]] Vanguard Drones are rarely in contact with their home fleet, returning only to relay scouting information and replenish their cargo.

== Breed ==

=== Ram-Boat ===

==== Strangler ====

[[File:14433363_f1024.jpg|300px|right|thumb|The fast slurper.]]

The more close-ranged boarding-action version of the Vanguard Drone Ships. It is good for catching enemy vessels off-guard due to its relatively faster speed for a bio-ship, although it is best not to ram it lest you want it [[FATAL|to explode.]]

Like the other acid flinging Vanguard, the Strangler Vanguard is a variant of the [[Strangler Escort Drone]] that adds the Marking ability. As a bonus, the Strangler Vanguard does so without losing any effectiveness from the Drone version, granted the only thing either is equipped with is the special tentacles weaponry.

It is armed with 1 [[Tyranid_Bio-Weapons#Feeder Tentacles|Feeder Tentacles and Hook Tentacles.]]

*'''Length:''' 2km; approx
*'''Mass:''' 3.8 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' Thousands of organisms
*'''Acceleration:''' 2.8 gravities max sustainable acceleration; approx
=== Ordnance-Boat ===

==== Corrosive ====

[[File:14433072_f1024.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Go all in and vomit.]]

The more ordnance-heavy of the Vanguards.

The Corrosive Vanguard drops half the offensive firepower of the [[Caustic Escort Drone]], while also increasing the cost of the ship by 5 points, to bring the Marking ability that allows Tyranid ships to make use of target priorities. Without ships providing the Marking ability, Tyranids will just fire at the closest target, even when a Synaptic creature is on the board.

With most factions, not being able to focus fire at range might be a serious drawback, and while it can be a hindrance at times for the Tyranids, it certainly isn't nearly as much of a problem for them as it is for other races. This is namely due to their heavy use of special abilities, assault actions, rams and other close-range attacks. In essence, it's very easy to circumvent this drawback simply through making good and specific use of the Tyranids play style.

It is armed with 1 Light [[Pyro-Acid Battery]].

*'''Length:''' 2.2km; approx
*'''Mass:''' 3.5 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' Thousands of organisms
*'''Acceleration:''' 2.8 gravities max sustainable acceleration; approx
== In Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 ==

Vanguard Drone Ships have less variety than all the other Tyranid Escorts like the [[Escort Drone]] or the [[Tyranid Kraken|Kraken]]. Instead, Vanguard Drone Ships are noted for its speed and agility (For Tyranid standards that is), able to scout ahead and detect ships from a distance. Unfortunately, due to the lack of variety, all Vanguard Drone Ships are good only for close-range assaults, even by the standards of the Nids and they lack the anti-armor punch of Bio-Plasma that other Nids of their class could have.

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[[Category: Battlefleet Gothic]]

[[Category: Xenos]]

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[[Category: Hive Fleets]]

[[Category: Megafauna]]

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