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	The Raider is the primary [[Dark Eldar]] troop transport and is the most common component of Dark Eldar raiding parties. It also looks like a mini flying Chinese Junk with more spiky bits thrown in. Unfortunately, like most DE vehicles Raiders have the armor consistency of wet cardboard so they rely almost completely on speed and evasion to limit their exposure to enemy fire. Being so lightweight and maneuverable, the Raider epitomizes the Dark Eldar doctrine of speed over durability. The Raider provides a raiding party with exceptional speed and some extra firepower, and even a bit of melee in a pinch, but it does not excel if forced to perform as anything but a fast strike transport. Use the Raider to maintain tactical initiative by ensuring that your warriors are always where they need to be.		The Raider is the primary [[Dark Eldar]] troop transport and is the most common component of Dark Eldar raiding parties. It also looks like a mini flying Chinese Junk with more spiky bits thrown in. Unfortunately, like most DE vehicles Raiders have the armor consistency of wet cardboard so they rely almost completely on speed and evasion to limit their exposure to enemy fire. Being so lightweight and maneuverable, the Raider epitomizes the Dark Eldar doctrine of speed over durability. The Raider provides a raiding party with exceptional speed and some extra firepower, and even a bit of melee in a pinch, but it does not excel if forced to perform as anything but a fast strike transport. Use the Raider to maintain tactical initiative by ensuring that your warriors are always where they need to be.

	The current model of the Raider, shown in the picture to the right, is the 2nd iteration of the Raider model kit. It may or may not be superior to the original version, depending on your [[skub\|preference.]]		The current model of the Raider, shown in the picture to the right, is the 2nd iteration of the Raider model kit. It may or may not be superior to the original version, depending on your [[skub\|preference.]]

	== Overview ==		== Overview ==

	Unlike the lumbering vehicles of the human Imperium, a Raider does not carry its passengers within [[METAL BOXES\|heavily armored Ceramite shells]]. Instead, these skimmers are twisted imitations of the gliding, anti-gravity pleasure yachts once common on the homeworlds of the ancient Eldar empire, modified to enhance their speed and fitted with [[Dark_Eldar_Combat_Weapons#Bladevanes\|blade-sharp fins and jagged keels]] to slice apart any foes. Whether you are facing melee units or a shooty army from hell, the Raider ensures that you can swiftly deliver your army's power to critical points on the battlefield. Unfortunately the light construction of these vehicles means that Raiders can get quickly shanked by enemy firepower if they are not properly deployed.		Unlike the lumbering vehicles of the human Imperium, a Raider does not carry its passengers within [[METAL BOXES\|heavily armored Ceramite shells]]. Instead, these skimmers are twisted imitations of the gliding, anti-gravity pleasure yachts once common on the homeworlds of the ancient Eldar empire, modified to enhance their speed and fitted with [[Dark_Eldar_Combat_Weapons#Bladevanes\|blade-sharp fins and jagged keels]] to slice apart any foes. Whether you are facing melee units or a shooty army from hell, the Raider ensures that you can swiftly deliver your army's power to critical points on the battlefield. Unfortunately the light construction of these vehicles means that Raiders can get quickly shanked by enemy firepower if they are not properly deployed.

	The primary motive power for a Raider comes from its compact, air-breathing jet turbine engines. The transport is held aloft by anti-gravity emitters built into the vehicle's ventral ribbing. This technology allows a Raider to skim even the most rugged terrain at an extraordinarily rapid speed. Raiders are commonly adorned with the [[Grimdark\|severed body parts of past victims]] which further enhances the aesthetic of a vehicle that is being used by merciless raiders. In terms of function every Raider has certain basic features and weaponry in common, including a repulsor keelblade manned by a talented steersman, Aethersails to harness the multidimensional shear energies that flow from the Webway portal from which they emerge, and a prow-mounted heavy weapon, usually either a [[Dark Lance]] or a [[Disintegrator Cannon\|Disintegrator]]. The curved hull of every Raider possesses sweeping fairings and its metal deck is pierced through with tessellating designs intended to lessen the skimmer's weight and increase its speed, while also giving its passengers harness points to hook on to. Secondary armaments include [[Dark_Eldar_Combat_Weapons#Bladevanes\|Sickle-blades]], [[Dark_Eldar_Combat_Weapons#Shock Prow\|Electroshock Rams]] and [[Splinter Rifle]] racks. The Raider has a passenger capacity of 10 Dark Eldar warriors of various types, whether they are drawn from a Kabal, a Wych Cult, a Haemonculi Coven or from one of the various mercenary Dark Eldar groups of the Dark City. Once the foe has been vanquished, [[Grimdark\|enemy survivors are lashed, chained, or simply impaled (still living) upon the Raider's trophy hooks.]]		The primary motive power for a Raider comes from its compact, air-breathing jet turbine engines. The transport is held aloft by anti-gravity emitters built into the vehicle's ventral ribbing. This technology allows a Raider to skim even the most rugged terrain at an extraordinarily rapid speed. Raiders are commonly adorned with the [[Grimdark\|severed body parts of past victims]] which further enhances the aesthetic of a vehicle that is being used by merciless raiders. In terms of function every Raider has certain basic features and weaponry in common, including a repulsor keelblade manned by a talented steersman, Aethersails to harness the multidimensional shear energies that flow from the Webway portal from which they emerge, and a prow-mounted heavy weapon, usually either a [[Dark Lance]] or a [[Disintegrator Cannon\|Disintegrator]]. The curved hull of every Raider possesses sweeping fairings and its metal deck is pierced through with tessellating designs intended to lessen the skimmer's weight and increase its speed, while also giving its passengers harness points to hook on to. Secondary armaments include [[Dark_Eldar_Combat_Weapons#Bladevanes\|Sickle-blades]], [[Dark_Eldar_Combat_Weapons#Shock Prow\|Electroshock Rams]] and [[Splinter Rifle]] racks. The Raider has a passenger capacity of 10 Dark Eldar warriors of various types, whether they are drawn from a Kabal, a Wych Cult, a Haemonculi Coven or from one of the various mercenary Dark Eldar groups of the Dark City. Once the foe has been vanquished, [[Grimdark\|enemy survivors are lashed, chained, or simply impaled (still living) upon the Raider's trophy hooks.]]

	Before you ask, no, the Dark Eldar warriors riding on the Raider are ''not'' safely secured in individual crash seats with 5-point harnesses. Instead they typically hang on using little more than a chain, a hook, and their own sense of balance (and you thought [[Ork]]s were psycho). If you can imagine a group of human civilians huddling in fear in some rubble at the easy, circling approach of a Raider, its dark-armored warriors leering with literal hunger at their prey while mocking them cruel gestures and catcalls, followed by the moment of terror-filled anticipation just before the warriors jump off to begin the slaughter, then you have an idea of how the Dark Eldar do.		Before you ask, no, the Dark Eldar warriors riding on the Raider are ''not'' safely secured in individual crash seats with 5-point harnesses. Instead they typically hang on using little more than a chain, a hook, and their own sense of balance (and you thought [[Ork]]s were psycho). If you can imagine a group of human civilians huddling in fear in some rubble at the easy, circling approach of a Raider, its dark-armored warriors leering with literal hunger at their prey while mocking them cruel gestures and catcalls, followed by the moment of terror-filled anticipation just before the warriors jump off to begin the slaughter, then you have an idea of how the Dark Eldar do.

	[[Category: Warhammer 40,000]]		[[Category: Warhammer 40,000]]

1d4chan>Derpysaurus: /* Overview */

2021-04-25T10:46:36Z

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	Unlike the lumbering vehicles of the human Imperium, a Raider does not carry its passengers within [[METAL BOXES\|heavily armored Ceramite shells]]. Instead, these skimmers are twisted imitations of the gliding, anti-gravity pleasure yachts once common on the homeworlds of the ancient Eldar empire, modified to enhance their speed and fitted with [[Dark_Eldar_Combat_Weapons#Bladevanes\|blade-sharp fins and jagged keels]] to slice apart any foes. Whether you are facing melee units or a shooty army from hell, the Raider ensures that you can swiftly deliver your army's power to critical points on the battlefield. Unfortunately the light construction of these vehicles means that Raiders can get quickly shanked by enemy firepower if they are not properly deployed.		Unlike the lumbering vehicles of the human Imperium, a Raider does not carry its passengers within [[METAL BOXES\|heavily armored Ceramite shells]]. Instead, these skimmers are twisted imitations of the gliding, anti-gravity pleasure yachts once common on the homeworlds of the ancient Eldar empire, modified to enhance their speed and fitted with [[Dark_Eldar_Combat_Weapons#Bladevanes\|blade-sharp fins and jagged keels]] to slice apart any foes. Whether you are facing melee units or a shooty army from hell, the Raider ensures that you can swiftly deliver your army's power to critical points on the battlefield. Unfortunately the light construction of these vehicles means that Raiders can get quickly shanked by enemy firepower if they are not properly deployed.

	The primary motive power for a Raider comes from its compact, air-breathing jet turbine engines. The transport is held aloft by anti-gravity emitters built into the vehicle's ventral ribbing. This technology allows a Raider to skim even the most rugged terrain at an extraordinarily rapid speed. Raiders are commonly adorned with the [[Grimdark\|severed body parts of past victims]] which further enhances the aesthetic of a vehicle that is being used by merciless raiders. In terms of function every Raider has certain basic features and weaponry in common, including a repulsor keelblade manned by a talented steersman, Aethersails to harness the multidimensional shear energies that flow from the Webway portal from which they emerge, and a prow-mounted heavy weapon, usually either a [[Dark Lance]] or a [[Disintegrator]]. The curved hull of every Raider possesses sweeping fairings and its metal deck is pierced through with tessellating designs intended to lessen the skimmer's weight and increase its speed, while also giving its passengers harness points to hook on to. Secondary armaments include [[Dark_Eldar_Combat_Weapons#Bladevanes\|Sickle-blades]], [[Dark_Eldar_Combat_Weapons#Shock Prow\|Electroshock Rams]] and [[Splinter Rifle]] racks. The Raider has a passenger capacity of 10 Dark Eldar warriors of various types, whether they are drawn from a Kabal, a Wych Cult, a Haemonculi Coven or from one of the various mercenary Dark Eldar groups of the Dark City. Once the foe has been vanquished, [[Grimdark\|enemy survivors are lashed, chained, or simply impaled (still living) upon the Raider's trophy hooks.]]		The primary motive power for a Raider comes from its compact, air-breathing jet turbine engines. The transport is held aloft by anti-gravity emitters built into the vehicle's ventral ribbing. This technology allows a Raider to skim even the most rugged terrain at an extraordinarily rapid speed. Raiders are commonly adorned with the [[Grimdark\|severed body parts of past victims]] which further enhances the aesthetic of a vehicle that is being used by merciless raiders. In terms of function every Raider has certain basic features and weaponry in common, including a repulsor keelblade manned by a talented steersman, Aethersails to harness the multidimensional shear energies that flow from the Webway portal from which they emerge, and a prow-mounted heavy weapon, usually either a [[Dark Lance]] or a [[Disintegrator Cannon\|Disintegrator]]. The curved hull of every Raider possesses sweeping fairings and its metal deck is pierced through with tessellating designs intended to lessen the skimmer's weight and increase its speed, while also giving its passengers harness points to hook on to. Secondary armaments include [[Dark_Eldar_Combat_Weapons#Bladevanes\|Sickle-blades]], [[Dark_Eldar_Combat_Weapons#Shock Prow\|Electroshock Rams]] and [[Splinter Rifle]] racks. The Raider has a passenger capacity of 10 Dark Eldar warriors of various types, whether they are drawn from a Kabal, a Wych Cult, a Haemonculi Coven or from one of the various mercenary Dark Eldar groups of the Dark City. Once the foe has been vanquished, [[Grimdark\|enemy survivors are lashed, chained, or simply impaled (still living) upon the Raider's trophy hooks.]]

	Before you ask, no, the Dark Eldar warriors riding on the Raider are ''not'' safely secured in individual crash seats with 5-point harnesses. Instead they typically hang on using little more than a chain, a hook, and their own sense of balance (and you thought [[Ork]]s were psycho). If you can imagine a group of human civilians huddling in fear in some rubble at the easy, circling approach of a Raider, its dark-armored warriors leering with literal hunger at their prey while mocking them cruel gestures and catcalls, followed by the moment of terror-filled anticipation just before the warriors jump off to begin the slaughter, then you have an idea of how the Dark Eldar do.		Before you ask, no, the Dark Eldar warriors riding on the Raider are ''not'' safely secured in individual crash seats with 5-point harnesses. Instead they typically hang on using little more than a chain, a hook, and their own sense of balance (and you thought [[Ork]]s were psycho). If you can imagine a group of human civilians huddling in fear in some rubble at the easy, circling approach of a Raider, its dark-armored warriors leering with literal hunger at their prey while mocking them cruel gestures and catcalls, followed by the moment of terror-filled anticipation just before the warriors jump off to begin the slaughter, then you have an idea of how the Dark Eldar do.

1d4chan>Derpysaurus: /* Overview */

2021-04-25T10:46:16Z

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	== Overview ==		== Overview ==

	Unlike the lumbering vehicles of the human Imperium, a Raider does not carry its passengers within [[METAL BOXES\|heavily armored Ceramite shells]]. Instead, these skimmers are twisted imitations of the gliding, anti-gravity pleasure yachts once common on the homeworlds of the ancient Eldar empire, modified to enhance their speed and fitted with blade-sharp fins and jagged keels to slice apart any foes. Whether you are facing melee units or a shooty army from hell, the Raider ensures that you can swiftly deliver your army's power to critical points on the battlefield. Unfortunately the light construction of these vehicles means that Raiders can get quickly shanked by enemy firepower if they are not properly deployed.		Unlike the lumbering vehicles of the human Imperium, a Raider does not carry its passengers within [[METAL BOXES\|heavily armored Ceramite shells]]. Instead, these skimmers are twisted imitations of the gliding, anti-gravity pleasure yachts once common on the homeworlds of the ancient Eldar empire, modified to enhance their speed and fitted with [[Dark_Eldar_Combat_Weapons#Bladevanes\|blade-sharp fins and jagged keels]] to slice apart any foes. Whether you are facing melee units or a shooty army from hell, the Raider ensures that you can swiftly deliver your army's power to critical points on the battlefield. Unfortunately the light construction of these vehicles means that Raiders can get quickly shanked by enemy firepower if they are not properly deployed.

	The primary motive power for a Raider comes from its compact, air-breathing jet turbine engines. The transport is held aloft by anti-gravity emitters built into the vehicle's ventral ribbing. This technology allows a Raider to skim even the most rugged terrain at an extraordinarily rapid speed. Raiders are commonly adorned with the [[Grimdark\|severed body parts of past victims]] which further enhances the aesthetic of a vehicle that is being used by merciless raiders. In terms of function every Raider has certain basic features and weaponry in common, including a repulsor keelblade manned by a talented steersman, Aethersails to harness the multidimensional shear energies that flow from the Webway portal from which they emerge, and a prow-mounted heavy weapon, usually either a Dark Lance or a Disintegrator. The curved hull of every Raider possesses sweeping fairings and its metal deck is pierced through with tessellating designs intended to lessen the skimmer's weight and increase its speed, while also giving its passengers harness points to hook on to. Secondary armaments include Sickle-blades, Electroshock Rams and Splinter Rifle racks. The Raider has a passenger capacity of 10 Dark Eldar warriors of various types, whether they are drawn from a Kabal, a Wych Cult, a Haemonculi Coven or from one of the various mercenary Dark Eldar groups of the Dark City. Once the foe has been vanquished, [[Grimdark\|enemy survivors are lashed, chained, or simply impaled (still living) upon the Raider's trophy hooks.]]		The primary motive power for a Raider comes from its compact, air-breathing jet turbine engines. The transport is held aloft by anti-gravity emitters built into the vehicle's ventral ribbing. This technology allows a Raider to skim even the most rugged terrain at an extraordinarily rapid speed. Raiders are commonly adorned with the [[Grimdark\|severed body parts of past victims]] which further enhances the aesthetic of a vehicle that is being used by merciless raiders. In terms of function every Raider has certain basic features and weaponry in common, including a repulsor keelblade manned by a talented steersman, Aethersails to harness the multidimensional shear energies that flow from the Webway portal from which they emerge, and a prow-mounted heavy weapon, usually either a [[Dark Lance]] or a [[Disintegrator]]. The curved hull of every Raider possesses sweeping fairings and its metal deck is pierced through with tessellating designs intended to lessen the skimmer's weight and increase its speed, while also giving its passengers harness points to hook on to. Secondary armaments include [[Dark_Eldar_Combat_Weapons#Bladevanes\|Sickle-blades]], [[Dark_Eldar_Combat_Weapons#Shock Prow\|Electroshock Rams]] and [[Splinter Rifle]] racks. The Raider has a passenger capacity of 10 Dark Eldar warriors of various types, whether they are drawn from a Kabal, a Wych Cult, a Haemonculi Coven or from one of the various mercenary Dark Eldar groups of the Dark City. Once the foe has been vanquished, [[Grimdark\|enemy survivors are lashed, chained, or simply impaled (still living) upon the Raider's trophy hooks.]]

	Before you ask, no, the Dark Eldar warriors riding on the Raider are ''not'' safely secured in individual crash seats with 5-point harnesses. Instead they typically hang on using little more than a chain, a hook, and their own sense of balance (and you thought [[Ork]]s were psycho). If you can imagine a group of human civilians huddling in fear in some rubble at the easy, circling approach of a Raider, its dark-armored warriors leering with literal hunger at their prey while mocking them cruel gestures and catcalls, followed by the moment of terror-filled anticipation just before the warriors jump off to begin the slaughter, then you have an idea of how the Dark Eldar do.		Before you ask, no, the Dark Eldar warriors riding on the Raider are ''not'' safely secured in individual crash seats with 5-point harnesses. Instead they typically hang on using little more than a chain, a hook, and their own sense of balance (and you thought [[Ork]]s were psycho). If you can imagine a group of human civilians huddling in fear in some rubble at the easy, circling approach of a Raider, its dark-armored warriors leering with literal hunger at their prey while mocking them cruel gestures and catcalls, followed by the moment of terror-filled anticipation just before the warriors jump off to begin the slaughter, then you have an idea of how the Dark Eldar do.

1d4chan>Piroko: /* Overview */

2020-09-18T00:35:28Z

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	== Overview ==		== Overview ==

	Unlike the lumbering vehicles of the human Imperium, a Raider does not carry its passengers within heavily armored Ceramite shells. Instead, these skimmers are twisted imitations of the gliding, anti-gravity pleasure yachts once common on the homeworlds of the ancient Eldar empire, modified to enhance their speed and fitted with blade-sharp fins and jagged keels to slice apart any foes. Whether you are facing melee units or a shooty army from hell, the Raider ensures that you can swiftly deliver your army's power to critical points on the battlefield. Unfortunately the light construction of these vehicles means that Raiders can get quickly shanked by enemy firepower if they are not properly deployed.		Unlike the lumbering vehicles of the human Imperium, a Raider does not carry its passengers within [[METAL BOXES\|heavily armored Ceramite shells]]. Instead, these skimmers are twisted imitations of the gliding, anti-gravity pleasure yachts once common on the homeworlds of the ancient Eldar empire, modified to enhance their speed and fitted with blade-sharp fins and jagged keels to slice apart any foes. Whether you are facing melee units or a shooty army from hell, the Raider ensures that you can swiftly deliver your army's power to critical points on the battlefield. Unfortunately the light construction of these vehicles means that Raiders can get quickly shanked by enemy firepower if they are not properly deployed.

	The primary motive power for a Raider comes from its compact, air-breathing jet turbine engines. The transport is held aloft by anti-gravity emitters built into the vehicle's ventral ribbing. This technology allows a Raider to skim even the most rugged terrain at an extraordinarily rapid speed. Raiders are commonly adorned with the [[Grimdark\|severed body parts of past victims]] which further enhances the aesthetic of a vehicle that is being used by merciless raiders. In terms of function every Raider has certain basic features and weaponry in common, including a repulsor keelblade manned by a talented steersman, Aethersails to harness the multidimensional shear energies that flow from the Webway portal from which they emerge, and a prow-mounted heavy weapon, usually either a Dark Lance or a Disintegrator. The curved hull of every Raider possesses sweeping fairings and its metal deck is pierced through with tessellating designs intended to lessen the skimmer's weight and increase its speed, while also giving its passengers harness points to hook on to. Secondary armaments include Sickle-blades, Electroshock Rams and Splinter Rifle racks. The Raider has a passenger capacity of 10 Dark Eldar warriors of various types, whether they are drawn from a Kabal, a Wych Cult, a Haemonculi Coven or from one of the various mercenary Dark Eldar groups of the Dark City. Once the foe has been vanquished, [[Grimdark\|enemy survivors are lashed, chained, or simply impaled (still living) upon the Raider's trophy hooks.]]		The primary motive power for a Raider comes from its compact, air-breathing jet turbine engines. The transport is held aloft by anti-gravity emitters built into the vehicle's ventral ribbing. This technology allows a Raider to skim even the most rugged terrain at an extraordinarily rapid speed. Raiders are commonly adorned with the [[Grimdark\|severed body parts of past victims]] which further enhances the aesthetic of a vehicle that is being used by merciless raiders. In terms of function every Raider has certain basic features and weaponry in common, including a repulsor keelblade manned by a talented steersman, Aethersails to harness the multidimensional shear energies that flow from the Webway portal from which they emerge, and a prow-mounted heavy weapon, usually either a Dark Lance or a Disintegrator. The curved hull of every Raider possesses sweeping fairings and its metal deck is pierced through with tessellating designs intended to lessen the skimmer's weight and increase its speed, while also giving its passengers harness points to hook on to. Secondary armaments include Sickle-blades, Electroshock Rams and Splinter Rifle racks. The Raider has a passenger capacity of 10 Dark Eldar warriors of various types, whether they are drawn from a Kabal, a Wych Cult, a Haemonculi Coven or from one of the various mercenary Dark Eldar groups of the Dark City. Once the foe has been vanquished, [[Grimdark\|enemy survivors are lashed, chained, or simply impaled (still living) upon the Raider's trophy hooks.]]

1d4chan>Ћ Professional: /* Overview */

2020-08-28T14:15:01Z

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	The current model of the Raider, shown in the picture to the right, is the 2nd iteration of the Raider model kit. It may or may not be superior to the original version, depending on your [[skub\|preference.]]		The current model of the Raider, shown in the picture to the right, is the 2nd iteration of the Raider model kit. It may or may not be superior to the original version, depending on your [[skub\|preference.]]

	==Overview==		== Overview ==

	Unlike the lumbering vehicles of the human Imperium, a Raider does not carry its passengers within heavily armored Ceramite shells. Instead, these skimmers are twisted imitations of the gliding, anti-gravity pleasure yachts once common on the homeworlds of the ancient Eldar empire, modified to enhance their speed and fitted with blade-sharp fins and jagged keels to slice apart any foes. Whether you are facing melee units or a shooty army from hell, the Raider ensures that you can swiftly deliver your army's power to critical points on the battlefield. Unfortunately the light construction of these vehicles means that Raiders can get quickly shanked by enemy firepower if they are not properly deployed.		Unlike the lumbering vehicles of the human Imperium, a Raider does not carry its passengers within heavily armored Ceramite shells. Instead, these skimmers are twisted imitations of the gliding, anti-gravity pleasure yachts once common on the homeworlds of the ancient Eldar empire, modified to enhance their speed and fitted with blade-sharp fins and jagged keels to slice apart any foes. Whether you are facing melee units or a shooty army from hell, the Raider ensures that you can swiftly deliver your army's power to critical points on the battlefield. Unfortunately the light construction of these vehicles means that Raiders can get quickly shanked by enemy firepower if they are not properly deployed.

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1d4chan>Ћ Professional: /* Overview */

2020-08-10T13:40:32Z

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	Before you ask, no, the Dark Eldar warriors riding on the Raider are ''not'' safely secured in individual crash seats with 5-point harnesses. Instead they typically hang on using little more than a chain, a hook, and their own sense of balance (and you thought [[Ork]]s were psycho). If you can imagine a group of human civilians huddling in fear in some rubble at the easy, circling approach of a Raider, its dark-armored warriors leering with literal hunger at their prey while mocking them cruel gestures and catcalls, followed by the moment of terror-filled anticipation just before the warriors jump off to begin the slaughter, then you have an idea of how the Dark Eldar do.		Before you ask, no, the Dark Eldar warriors riding on the Raider are ''not'' safely secured in individual crash seats with 5-point harnesses. Instead they typically hang on using little more than a chain, a hook, and their own sense of balance (and you thought [[Ork]]s were psycho). If you can imagine a group of human civilians huddling in fear in some rubble at the easy, circling approach of a Raider, its dark-armored warriors leering with literal hunger at their prey while mocking them cruel gestures and catcalls, followed by the moment of terror-filled anticipation just before the warriors jump off to begin the slaughter, then you have an idea of how the Dark Eldar do.

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1d4chan>Cavgunner: grammar

2020-01-10T06:54:19Z

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	The Raider is the primary [[Dark Eldar]] troop transport and is the most common component of Dark Eldar raiding parties. It also looks like a mini flying Chinese Junk with more spiky bits thrown in. Unfortunately, like most DE vehicles Raiders have the armor consistency of wet cardboard so they rely almost completely on speed and evasion to limit their exposure to enemy fire. Being so lightweight and maneuverable, the Raider epitomizes the Dark Eldar doctrine of speed over durability. The Raider provides a raiding party with exceptional speed and some extra firepower, and even a bit of melee in a pinch, but it does not excel if forced to perform as anything but a fast strike transport. Use the Raider to maintain tactical initiative by ensuring that your warriors are always where they need to be.		The Raider is the primary [[Dark Eldar]] troop transport and is the most common component of Dark Eldar raiding parties. It also looks like a mini flying Chinese Junk with more spiky bits thrown in. Unfortunately, like most DE vehicles Raiders have the armor consistency of wet cardboard so they rely almost completely on speed and evasion to limit their exposure to enemy fire. Being so lightweight and maneuverable, the Raider epitomizes the Dark Eldar doctrine of speed over durability. The Raider provides a raiding party with exceptional speed and some extra firepower, and even a bit of melee in a pinch, but it does not excel if forced to perform as anything but a fast strike transport. Use the Raider to maintain tactical initiative by ensuring that your warriors are always where they need to be.

	The current model of the Raider, ~~show~~ in the picture to the right, is the 2nd iteration of the Raider model kit. It may or may not be superior to the original version, depending on your [[skub\|preference.]]		The current model of the Raider, shown in the picture to the right, is the 2nd iteration of the Raider model kit. It may or may not be superior to the original version, depending on your [[skub\|preference.]]

	==Overview==		==Overview==

1d4chan>Cavgunner: Edited article based upon discussion

2020-01-06T07:29:29Z

Edited article based upon discussion

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	[[File:Raider.jpg\|400px\|right\|thumb\|<span style='color:purple;font-size:100%'>~~''TO THE LOCAL IMPERIUM FAST FOOD DELI RESTAURANT BOYS! AND NO! WE AREN'T GOING TO BUY''</span> ''[[Emprah Burgers\|EMPEROR BURGERS!]]''~~]]		[[File:Raider.jpg\|400px\|right\|thumb\|<span style='color:purple;font-size:100%'>Fast and sleek, the Raider ensures that its passengers are never short on BDSM accessories such as spikes, chains, and hooks.]]
	The Raider is the primary [[Dark Eldar]] troop transport ~~akin to a [[Rhino]] that~~ is ~~used as~~ the ~~main form~~ of a Dark Eldar ~~raid~~. It also looks like a mini flying ~~[[China\|~~Chinese Junk]] with more spiky bits thrown in. ~~Like the Rhino~~, ~~Raiders are the most favored vehicles of the Dark Eldar and are in use across the galaxy. Unfortunately~~ like most DE vehicles~~, they~~ have the armor consistency of wet cardboard so ~~[[Meme\|you gotta go fast~~.~~]] Lightweight~~ and ~~extremely~~ maneuverable, the Raider epitomizes the Dark Eldar~~'s belief that velocity always triumphs~~ over durability ~~which when it comes to think about it, is actually quite reasonable since if they can't hit you they can't hurt you~~. ~~It was~~ a ~~design philosophy that was used~~ a bit in ~~real life for tanks when~~ it ~~was assumed that~~ if ~~you got hit: you were going~~ to ~~get penetrated, ergo~~ the ~~best way~~ to ~~survive was 'don't get hit'. That said all vehicles~~ that ~~tried this IRL had enough armor~~ to ~~ensure that small arms could not harm them~~. ~~It's~~ the ~~defensive equivalent of being a panda~~, ~~over specialization which means your good at one thing~~, ~~while being rubbish everywhere else~~. ~~Though since these things are actually specialist transports due~~ to the ~~Dark Eldar are meant to excel at hitting fast and hard~~, ~~it is somewhat more reasonable trade off~~.		The Raider is the primary [[Dark Eldar]] troop transport and is the most common component of Dark Eldar raiding parties. It also looks like a mini flying Chinese Junk with more spiky bits thrown in. Unfortunately, like most DE vehicles Raiders have the armor consistency of wet cardboard so they rely almost completely on speed and evasion to limit their exposure to enemy fire. Being so lightweight and maneuverable, the Raider epitomizes the Dark Eldar doctrine of speed over durability. The Raider provides a raiding party with exceptional speed and some extra firepower, and even a bit of melee in a pinch, but it does not excel if forced to perform as anything but a fast strike transport. Use the Raider to maintain tactical initiative by ensuring that your warriors are always where they need to be.

			The current model of the Raider, show in the picture to the right, is the 2nd iteration of the Raider model kit. It may or may not be superior to the original version, depending on your [[skub\|preference.]]

	==Overview==		==Overview==
			Unlike the lumbering vehicles of the human Imperium, a Raider does not carry its passengers within heavily armored Ceramite shells. Instead, these skimmers are twisted imitations of the gliding, anti-gravity pleasure yachts once common on the homeworlds of the ancient Eldar empire, modified to enhance their speed and fitted with blade-sharp fins and jagged keels to slice apart any foes. Whether you are facing melee units or a shooty army from hell, the Raider ensures that you can swiftly deliver your army's power to critical points on the battlefield. Unfortunately the light construction of these vehicles means that Raiders can get quickly shanked by enemy firepower if they are not properly deployed.

	Unlike the lumbering vehicles of the human Imperium, a Raider does not carry its passengers within heavily armored Ceramite shells. Instead, these skimmers are twisted imitations of the gliding, anti-gravity pleasure yachts once common on the homeworlds of the ancient Eldar empire, modified to enhance their speed and fitted with blade-sharp fins and jagged keels to slice apart any foes. Unfortunately like a certain [[Gorgon Armored Assault Transport\|Gorgon,]] the grossly unprotected Eldar means that if faced against [[Tau\|a particularly shooty enemy]] [[Imperial Guard\|or one that base their entire army of ludicrous firepower]] the Raider along with its passengers is going to get shanked. Its best used against melee oriented armies like [[Orks\|Orks,]] [[Tyranids\|Tyranids]] or [[SPESS MEHREENS]]. But then again you could argue the exact opposite, as against ranged you want a means to get into melee faster and (somewhat) safer, and against melee you could spend the points on more firepower instead. So there's always pros and cons to bringing them.		The primary motive power for a Raider comes from its compact, air-breathing jet turbine engines. The transport is held aloft by anti-gravity emitters built into the vehicle's ventral ribbing. This technology allows a Raider to skim even the most rugged terrain at an extraordinarily rapid speed. Raiders are commonly adorned with the [[Grimdark\|severed body parts of past victims]] which further enhances the aesthetic of a vehicle that is being used by merciless raiders. In terms of function every Raider has certain basic features and weaponry in common, including a repulsor keelblade manned by a talented steersman, Aethersails to harness the multidimensional shear energies that flow from the Webway portal from which they emerge, and a prow-mounted heavy weapon, usually either a Dark Lance or a Disintegrator. The curved hull of every Raider possesses sweeping fairings and its metal deck is pierced through with tessellating designs intended to lessen the skimmer's weight and increase its speed, while also giving its passengers harness points to hook on to. Secondary armaments include Sickle-blades, Electroshock Rams and Splinter Rifle racks. The Raider has a passenger capacity of 10 Dark Eldar warriors of various types, whether they are drawn from a Kabal, a Wych Cult, a Haemonculi Coven or from one of the various mercenary Dark Eldar groups of the Dark City. Once the foe has been vanquished, [[Grimdark\|enemy survivors are lashed, chained, or simply impaled (still living) upon the Raider's trophy hooks.]]

	The primary motive power for a Raider comes from its compact, air-breathing jet turbine engines. The transport is held aloft by anti-gravity emitters built into the vehicle's ventral ribbing. This technology allows a Raider to skim even the most rugged terrain at an extraordinarily rapid speed. ~~All~~ Raiders are adorned with the [[~~Khorne~~\|severed body parts of past victims]] which ~~ironically resembles more like~~ the ~~forces~~ of ~~[[Chaos]] the sworn enemies~~ of ~~the Eldar. All have~~ certain basic features and weaponry in common, including a repulsor keelblade manned by a talented steersman, Aethersails ~~(Those sail like constructs that resemble Chinese Junks)~~ to harness the multidimensional shear energies that flow from the Webway portal from which they emerge and a prow-mounted heavy weapon, usually a Dark Lance ~~to [[rape]] infantry~~. The curved hull of every Raider ~~possess~~ sweeping fairings and its metal deck is pierced through with tessellating designs intended to lessen the skimmer's weight and increase its speed. Secondary armaments include Sickle-blades, Electroshock Rams and Splinter Rifle racks.

	~~The~~ Raider'~~s primary function as mentioned is to act as~~ a ~~troop transport during~~ a ~~realspace raid~~ and ~~it has~~ a ~~passenger capacity~~ of ~~10 Dark Eldar warriors~~ of ~~various types, whether they are drawn from~~ a ~~Kabal~~, ~~a Wych Cult~~, ~~a Haemonculi Coven or from one of~~ the ~~various mercenary Dark Eldar groups~~ of the ~~Dark City. Once~~ the ~~foe has been vanquished~~, ~~[[Grimdark\|any enemy survivors are lashed or chained to~~ the ~~Raider or even simply impaled, still living, upon its trophy hooks~~.]]		Before you ask, no, the Dark Eldar warriors riding on the Raider are ''not'' safely secured in individual crash seats with 5-point harnesses. Instead they typically hang on using little more than a chain, a hook, and their own sense of balance (and you thought [[Ork]]s were psycho). If you can imagine a group of human civilians huddling in fear in some rubble at the easy, circling approach of a Raider, its dark-armored warriors leering with literal hunger at their prey while mocking them cruel gestures and catcalls, followed by the moment of terror-filled anticipation just before the warriors jump off to begin the slaughter, then you have an idea of how the Dark Eldar do.

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