The Thunderhawk Gunship is a unique aerial combat and transport ship employed by the Space Marines.
Unit Card[]
High speed armored atmospheric and non-atmospheric attack and transport craft.
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Unit Stats[]
Adeptus Starters Directory Prime
Index: Gunship
Classification: Thunderhawk
Offensive Capability: multiple weapon platform capabilities
Options: weapon variants may include barrage rockets, battlecannon and bolters
Defensive Capability: Armor plate
Powerplant: Modified avionics fuel
Functionality: High speed armored atmospheric and non-atmospheric attack and transport craft.
Move - 48
Close Combat - 0
Cost - 50 Points
Armor - 70/57/49
Strengths[]
- Its ability to fly and move long distances makes it a fantastic scouting unit.
- Its the only flying troop transport in the game. Fantastic for objective grabbing.
- Can move and fires its entire weapon arsenal in the same turn, even without direct line of sight.
Weaknesses[]
- Very vulnerable to dedicated anti-air and Ork Fighta-Bommerz.
- Can still take fire from ground forces.
Weapons[]
6x Rockets
- Range - 20
- ROF - 1
- Penetration - 75
- Accuracy - 50%
Battlecannon
- Range - 20
- ROF - 1
- Penetration - 75
- Accuracy - 50%
3x Mounted Bolterguns
- Range - 8
- ROF- 2
- Penetration - 40
- Accuracy - 50%
ROF = Rate Of Fire. Max amount of infantry killable per attack.
Battle Tactics & Viability[]
- Its ability to move long distances can allow you to rapidly deploy or redeploy infantry across the map, even allowing you to snatch objectives very quickly.
- It mounts surprisingly powerful weapons with good range, making it a effective attack unit.