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The '''Avenger Strike Fighter''' is an [[Imperial Navy]] close-range ground-attack aircraft meant for destroying armor and other heavy targets. It does this with the Avenger Bolt Cannon, the Strength 6 AP 3 Heavy '''7''' gun around which the flyer was built (also called the "Fuck [[Space Marines|Marines]] gun" because it ignores their [[power armor]] save and wounds them on a 2+), as well as 2 lascannons and 2 hardpoints that can mount anti-infantry or anti-vehicle weapons. Since it was supposedly used a lot by Sebastian Thor's forces during the [[Age of Apostasy]], the [[Sisters of Battle]] see it as an instrument of divine vengeance (through superior firepower), so they use it a lot. | The '''Avenger Strike Fighter''' is an [[Imperial Navy]] close-range ground-attack aircraft meant for destroying armor and other heavy targets. It does this with the Avenger Bolt Cannon, the Strength 6 AP 3 Heavy '''7''' gun around which the flyer was built (also called the "Fuck [[Space Marines|Marines]] gun" because it ignores their [[power armor]] save and wounds them on a 2+), as well as 2 lascannons and 2 hardpoints that can mount anti-infantry or anti-vehicle weapons. Since it was supposedly used a lot by Sebastian Thor's forces during the [[Age of Apostasy]], the [[Sisters of Battle]] see it as an instrument of divine vengeance (through superior firepower), so they use it a lot. | ||
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[[Forge World]] was very obviously inspired by the real-world [[Wikipedia:A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt II]] (or "Warthog"), a ground-attack aircraft built around the tremendously powerful GAU-8/A '''Avenger''' Gatling cannon. It shoots 30mm depleted uranium shells so fast that it doesn't go "[[Dakka]]," it goes [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sALiuWg_I1k BRRRRRRT]. <s>Though it's overall shape is akin to the F4U Corsair series even having the same iconic wing shape.</s> Actually it's probably closer to a Ju-87 Stuka [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Ju_87]; both have gull wings but the ones on the Stuka are more triangular, and is a ground-attack plane after all. | [[Forge World]] was very obviously inspired by the real-world [[Wikipedia:A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt II]] (or "Warthog"), a ground-attack aircraft built around the tremendously powerful GAU-8/A '''Avenger''' Gatling cannon. It shoots 30mm depleted uranium shells so fast that it doesn't go "[[Dakka]]," it goes [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sALiuWg_I1k BRRRRRRT]. <s>Though it's overall shape is akin to the F4U Corsair series even having the same iconic wing shape.</s> Actually it's probably closer to a Ju-87 Stuka [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Ju_87]; both have gull wings but the ones on the Stuka are more triangular, and is a ground-attack plane after all. | ||
Like the modern A-10s cannon, the Avenger's gatling cannon isn't all that great against battle tanks and similar because 40k game mechanics don't use side armour to resolve hits from flyers like they do hits from barrage weapons. Just like modern ones, almost all 40k tanks (except siege tanks, like the [[Vindicator]]) would be side armour (AV10-12) on the top, and therefore quite vulnerable to the hail of S6 shots. That said, with the Strafing Run and Tank Hunter rules (the latter available only in the Horus Heresy version), its Gatling cannon is actually quite effective against AV 10 or 11 targets. Taking anti armor hard points though allows you flexiblity as you use the big gun for mowing infantry while the hard points take out armor. | Like the modern A-10s cannon, the Avenger's gatling cannon isn't all that great against battle tanks and similar because 40k game mechanics don't use side armour to resolve hits from flyers like they do hits from barrage weapons. Just like modern ones, almost all 40k tanks (except siege tanks, like the [[Vindicator]]) would be side armour (AV10-12) on the top, and therefore quite vulnerable to the hail of S6 shots. That said, with the Strafing Run and Tank Hunter rules (the latter available only in the Horus Heresy version), its Gatling cannon is actually quite effective against AV 10 or 11 targets. Taking anti armor hard points though allows you flexiblity as you use the big gun for mowing infantry while the hard points take out armor. | ||
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Revision as of 15:08, 30 June 2017
The Avenger Strike Fighter is an Imperial Navy close-range ground-attack aircraft meant for destroying armor and other heavy targets. It does this with the Avenger Bolt Cannon, the Strength 6 AP 3 Heavy 7 gun around which the flyer was built (also called the "Fuck Marines gun" because it ignores their power armor save and wounds them on a 2+), as well as 2 lascannons and 2 hardpoints that can mount anti-infantry or anti-vehicle weapons. Since it was supposedly used a lot by Sebastian Thor's forces during the Age of Apostasy, the Sisters of Battle see it as an instrument of divine vengeance (through superior firepower), so they use it a lot.
The Avenger model is produced by Forge World, released to coincide with Imperial Armour Aeronautica (the book containing the rules for it and other flyers, what with Warhammer 40,000 6th edition having flyer rules).
Forge World was very obviously inspired by the real-world A-10 Thunderbolt II (or "Warthog"), a ground-attack aircraft built around the tremendously powerful GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling cannon. It shoots 30mm depleted uranium shells so fast that it doesn't go "Dakka," it goes BRRRRRRT. Though it's overall shape is akin to the F4U Corsair series even having the same iconic wing shape. Actually it's probably closer to a Ju-87 Stuka [1]; both have gull wings but the ones on the Stuka are more triangular, and is a ground-attack plane after all.
Like the modern A-10s cannon, the Avenger's gatling cannon isn't all that great against battle tanks and similar because 40k game mechanics don't use side armour to resolve hits from flyers like they do hits from barrage weapons. Just like modern ones, almost all 40k tanks (except siege tanks, like the Vindicator) would be side armour (AV10-12) on the top, and therefore quite vulnerable to the hail of S6 shots. That said, with the Strafing Run and Tank Hunter rules (the latter available only in the Horus Heresy version), its Gatling cannon is actually quite effective against AV 10 or 11 targets. Taking anti armor hard points though allows you flexiblity as you use the big gun for mowing infantry while the hard points take out armor.
| Forces of the Sisters of Battle | ||||||
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| Command: | Triumph of Saint Katherine - Canoness Ecclesiarchy Battle Conclave - Imagifier Ministorum Priest - Palatine - Dogmata Sororitas Command Squad | |||||
| Troops: | Avenging Angel - Arco-flagellant - Battle Sister Squad Celestians - Crusaders - Death Cult Assassin Dominion Squad - Novitiate Squad - Retributor Squad Seraphim Squad - Sisters Repentia - Zephyrim Squad | |||||
| Walkers: | Paragon Warsuit - Penitent Engine - Mortifier (Anchorite) | |||||
| Vehicles: | Castigator Tank - Exorcist Immolator - Repressor - Rhino | |||||
| Special Vehicles: | Pulpit of Saint Holline's Basilica | |||||
| Superheavy Vehicles: |
Mobile Cathedral | |||||
| Flyers: | Avenger Strike Fighter | |||||
| Spacecraft: | Aquila Lander - Drop Pod | |||||
| Saints: | Living Saint - Geminae Superia | |||||
| Non Militant: | Orders Dialogous - Orders Famulous - Orders Hospitaler Orders Pronatus - Hagiolater | |||||
| Allies: | Black Templars | |||||