Stalker

The Whirlwind Stalker, also known simply as the Stalker, is a mobile anti-air tank and variant of the Whirlwind Hunter, itself a variant of the Whirlwind Artillery Tank. The Stalker is a relatively new addition to the armouries of the Adeptus Astartes, its Standard Template Construct (STC) data having only been rediscovered several millennia ago. The Stalker is a vital part of a Space Marine Chapter's armoury and are deployed as rapid-firing anti-aircraft platforms that are able to track and engage multiple enemy targets simultaneously. The Stalker's front and flank armour is thicker than most other Rhino chassis-based vehicles, allowing the vehicle to deflect or absorb more enemy incoming fire. The Stalker's sides also feature hydraulic stabilisers that anchor the vehicle to the ground so that when it fires its anti-aircraft artillery it can be completely stable.

Armament
The Stalker is an anti-air variant of the standard Astartes Whirlwind Artillery Tank. The Stalker replaces the Whirlwind's Whirlwind Multiple Missile Launcher with an Icarus Stormcannon Array. Unsubtle and devastating, the Icarus Stormcannon Array is a twinned array of multi-barrelled cannons that have the capacity to track multiple targets at once. Each cannon is shackled to separate servo-minds that direct the cannon independently of each other. The weapons can fire upon separate targets, or if needed they can both fire upon the same target. Each salvo fired from the Stormcannons fills the air with hundreds of rounds of ammunition that are capable of tearing even the greatest winged beast from the sky. The Stalker can also be outfitted with dozer blades, extra armour plating, a Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher, improved communications equipment, a Pintle-mounted Storm Bolter, a searchlight, and smoke launchers.

Firing Modes
The Stalker is capable of firing in two different firing modes depending on the situation, the two modes are as follows:


 * Single Target Mode - The Stalker concentrates both its Stormcannons at the same target, the weapons act as if they were twin-linked and fire in tandem, bringing even the heaviest of enemy flyers down.


 * Dual Target Mode - The Stalker is capable of firing its Stormcannon independent of one another, each firing upon a different target at the same time.

Also See

 * Imperial Vehicles

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