Valkyrie Sky Talon

The Valkyrie Sky Talon is a variant of the Imperial Navy Valkyrie Airborne Assault Carrier, and is used as a support aircraft during battle. The Valkyrie Sky Talon, also known as just the Sky Talon, is used for the transportation of light armoured vehicles, whereas the Valkyrie Airborne Assault Carrier transports infantry. The troop compartment of the Valkyrie is replaced with large magnetic lifting clamps, allowing the Sky Talon to latch onto light vehicles such as the Tauros and Drop Sentinels. The Sky Talon can also carry a large supply pod that can be dropped off for drop forces to re-supply when behind enemy lines, as other vehicles may not be able to reach the soldiers. The Sky Talon's main role is the safe delivery of its passengers and their vehicle to the battle, after the passengers have been dropped off the Sky Talon will withdraw to a safe distance and await orders to extract the vehicles from the field.

Armament
The Sky Talon is crewed by only a single crewman, its pilot, due to the fact that it has few weapons, these weapons are operated by the pilot. The craft is only equipped with a single nose-mounted Heavy Bolter for self-defense purposes, and to assist in the clearing of drop zones. The Sky Talon can also be equipped with two Hellstrike Missiles anti-armour support, these can be switched out for multi-rocket pods as the mission requires. The craft can also be outfitted with ejector seats, extra armour for the cockpit, flare or chaff launchers, infra-red targeting systems, and illumination flares.

Known Users of the Sky Talon

 * Elysian Drop Troop Regiments - The regiments from Elysia rely on fast insertion and extraction, and thus rarely field heavy armour. In order to deploy heavy support to the battlefield the Elysian Drop Troop Regiments use Sky Talons to deliver Tauros assault vehicles and Drop Sentinels to the battlefield to act as their heavy support.

Notable Users of the Sky Talon

 * 181st Elysian Drop Troop Regiment - Used the Sky Talon to deploy heavy support vehicles during the Raid On Kastorel-Novem against the Orks.
 * 226th Elysian Drop Troop Regiment - Used the Sky Talon to deploy heavy support vehicles during the defense of Betalis III against the Eldar.

Also See

 * Valkyrie
 * Imperial Guard Vehicles

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