Valkyrie

Type: Flyer, Orbital Lander

Crew: Imperial Navy

Weapons: The Valkyrie is armed with a hull mounted multi-laser and two door mounted heavy bolters.

Options: The multi-laser may be upgraded to a lascannon for +10 pts.

The Valkyrie has two external fuel tanks. The Valkyrie may exchange both the fuel tanks for one of the following: two Hellstrike missiles for +20 pts; two multiple rocket pods for +50 pts.

A Valkyrie may take any of the following Imperial Navy Aircraft Upgrades: Ejector Seat, Flare or Chaff Launcher, Armoured Cockpit, Infra-Red Targeting, Illum Flares, Distinctive Paint Scheme or Decals.

Special Rules

VTOL Hover Mode: After its passengers disembark (or embark), rather than leave the table as per the normal flyer rules the Valkyrie can choose to engage its VTOL hover mode and remain on the table. The Valkyrie uses its vectored engines to hover above the ground. It remains stationary but can turn in any direction to bring its weapons to bear. Whilst hovering, it may fire all its weapons.

For the purposes of being fired at, treat the Valkyrie as a moving Skimmer whilst in Hover mode. It can be targeted using the firer's normal BS. All hits are treated as glancing hits. If the Valkyrie is immobilised then it is destroyed. Whilst hovering, it cannot be attacked in close combat (it is too high off the ground), unless the attacker can fly or has jump packs, in which case it can be assaulted as if it was a moving vehicle.

At the end of its own turn the Valkyrie may disengage VTOL Hover Mode, using its main thrusters and fly off. It now reverts to being a flyer. It will return in the enemy turn on a 2+ as per the normal flyer rules. It cannot return in the enemy turn immediately after it leaves the table, but must miss that turn as it flies away to gain height and speed for its attack run.

Heavy Lift: If the Valkyrie is carrying the following: Tarantula sentry guns or Cyclops remote control demolition vehicles then it must be equipped with external fuel tanks. Whilst equipped with fuel tanks, a Valkyrie may not carry Hellstrike missiles or Multiple rocket pods.

Multiple Rocket Pods

Multiple rocket pods saturate a target area with rapid firing, small fragmentation missiles. They are an effective anti-infantry weapon used against swarms of lightly armed troops.