kyussinchains wrote:
having read some of the fluff and background for the deathwatch, I'm not sure about the corvus blackstar..... seems much more akin to a beefed up valkyrie or storm raven than a fighter aircraft.... I'd prefer to see it as a unit transport/gunship rather than a fighter, just stick the ol' reliable tbolts or lightnings in the list for air support
No you're totally correct Kyuss. It's a VTOL (actually HAS the VTOL USR in 6th edition). While it could zip around like a AC gunship, in
practice it certainly isn't used as an Aircraft typically. The blackstar, like the Storm Raven, are basically Bell Huey attack chopper from Vietnam but IN SPAAAAAACE. Remember avatar? It's like a smaller version of that giant attack skimmer.
From the codex itself
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Once in position it will switch to hovercraft, deploying the Deathwatch Space Marines held within.
That's a planetfalling skimmer OR perhaps a Support Craft if I've seen one. It, statwise, sits somewhere in between a Raven and an Eagle in defense and closer to Eagles on the killy side.
Also FYI the rumor mill has them up soon for the 8th edition update so expect new stuff/updated stats.
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