Whirlwind Hyperios

The Whirlwind Hyperios is is a mobile anti-air tank and variant of the Whirlwind Artillery Tank. The Whirlwind Hyperios is the newest variant of the Whirlwind and was designed to replace the Whirlwind Hunter and Whirlwind Stalker variants as the Astartes' only anti-air vehicles. The Whirlwind Hyperios replaces its missile turret with a battery of anti-aircraft surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) and a linked fire-control targeting Cogitator that is intended to lock on approaching enemy aircraft and bring them down. The Whirlwind Hyperios is most commonly deployed by Space Marine forces when their gunships are not available to provide close air support. The Whirlwind Hyperios' missiles are able to target enemy ground targets during emergencies, and although they are not effective against heavy armour, they can still cause heavy damage to enemy light and medium vehicles.

Armament
The Whirlwind Hyperios is an anti-air variant of the standard Astartes Whirlwind Artillery Tank. The Whirlwind Hyperios replaces the Whirlwind's Whirlwind Multiple Missile Launcher with a Hyperios Multiple Missile Launcher. The Hyperios Multiple Missile Launcher carries up to forty Hyperios Missiles that can be used to bring down enemy aircraft with ease. The weapon is highly efficient against low-flying craft making strafing runs. Like the Whirlwind Artillery Tank, the Whirlwind Hyperios can also be outfitted with a dozer blade, extra armour plating, a Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher, improved communications equipment, a Pintle-mounted Storm Bolter, a searchlight, and smoke launchers.

Also See

 * Imperial Vehicles

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