Dawneagle Jetbike

The Dawneagle Pattern Jetbike is a highly mobile, customised jetbike design utilised exclusively by the Adeptus Custodes, the elite bodyguard of the Emperor of Mankind, since the era of the Great Crusade in the 30th Millennium. These mounts are utilised exclusively by the airborne warriors known as Vertus Praetors.

History
The Adeptus Custodes have access to an incomparable armoury of technology, much of it dating back thousands of years. The sleek Dawneagle pattern jetbike is an incredible vehicle, a Great Crusade-era relic wrought in auramite and adamantium. Flown by the airborne squads of Vertus Praetors, these veteran Custodian warriors are able to not simply to bring the enemy to battle, but to direct their might precisely where and when it is needed most. These bikes are almost as large as light fighter craft and - while they are still grav-skimmers - can deliver a near supersonic turn of speed. Their hulls are phenomenally durable, allowing their riders to slam through walls and enemy warriors without being unseated, and they react pugnaciously to the slightest touch of the controls, able to jink effortlessly through incoming fire. When armed with Hurricane Bolters, the Dawneagle can plough bloody furrows through enemy hordes.

However, it is when equipped with Salvo Launchers that Vertus Praetors truly come into their own as lightning-fast tank hunters. They scream across the battlefield, rapidly outflanking and encircling the heaviest enemy vehicles before annihilating them with strafing runs of melta missiles. Even enemy aircraft are not safe, for by combining their fire the Vertus Praetors are able to weave airborne webs of flakk blasts into which hurtling enemy aircraft slam with terminal results.

Wargear

 * Hurricane Bolter
 * Salvo Launcher
 * Melta Missiles
 * Flakburst Missiles