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Javelin00 — A Javelin Attack Speeder of the Raven Guard Legion armed with twin-linked Cyclone Missile Launchers

The Javelin Attack Speeder, also known simply as the Javelin, is an advanced pattern of anti-gravitic skimmer vehicle dating back to the 30^th Millennium that is similar to the Land Speeder commonly employed in the late 41^st Millennium by the Adeptus Astartes.

The Javelin is larger and more heavily armed and armoured than the more common Land Speeder. The Javelin's gravitic nullification plates, the secret of whose production and maintenance have long since been lost, allow the vehicle to mount an array of heavy weaponry more akin to that found on a heavy tank destroyer rather than a nimble skimmer.

These advanced anti-gravitic plates allow the Javelin to make pinpoint strikes on enemy armour or infantry with devastating Lascannon or missile barrages.

History

Javelin03 — A Javelin Attack Speeder of the Emperor's Children Legion armed with twin-linked Lascannons

The Javelin is a nigh-irreplaceable relic vehicle that makes use of technologies originally designed during the earlier bygone age of technological mastery known as the Dark Age of Technology. The Javelin itself was first designed and manufactured for the Space Marine Legions by the Mechanicum during the Emperor's Great Crusade in the late 30^th Millennium.

These ancient, advanced relics of technology shared many of the advanced systems found in the Jetbikes of Legiones Astartes Sky Hunter Strike Squadrons, and as such were both rare and highly-valued, even during the Great Crusade era.

Utilising a range of anti-grav impellor technologies so esoteric that some amongst the Mechanicum at that time regarded them with overt distrust, Javelin Attack Speeders were time-consuming to construct and difficult to repair if they sustained battle damage.

Nevertheless, they were fast, highly manoeuvrable, possessed an extended operational range and, perhaps most importantly, were able to carry a heavy payload of weapon systems. All of these characteristics ensured that these rare attack vehicles remained in high demand amongst the Legiones Astartes, as well as other elite formations of the Legio Custodes and the Sisters of Silence.

The capacity to manufacture the Javelin, along with so much else from that tumultuous period of Mankind's history, has been lost to the present-day Imperium of Man. Only those Chapters of Space Marines that can trace their origins back to the First Founding still possess a few justly revered Javelins within the sanctified depths of their armouries. The Javelin is also available in small numbers to the Heretic Astartes Traitor Legions and warbands that trace their lineage back to the time of the Horus Heresy.

Armament

The Javelin is a fast attack anti-gravitic skimmer used by the Adeptus Astartes in a role similar to that of the more common Land Speeder. However, unlike the Land Speeder, the Javelin mounts heavy anti-armour weaponry that it uses to engage enemy armoured vehicles and heavy infantry.

The Javelin is armed with either a set of twin-linked Cyclone Missile Launchers or Lascannons as its main weapons. These weapons are located on the vehicle's flanks. The Javelin is also armed with a pintle-mounted Heavy Bolter that is used for close-range protection from enemy infantry.

The pintle-mounted Heavy Bolter can be replaced with either a Heavy Flamer or a Multi-Melta. The Javelin can also be outfitted with a searchlight and up to two Hunter-Killer Missile Launchers for added firepower.

Unit Composition

1 Relic Javelin Attack Speeder (41st Millennium Only)
1-3 Legion Javelin Attack Speeders (31st Millennium Only)

Wargear

A Relic Javelin Attack Speeder is armed and equipped with:

1 pintle-mounted Heavy Bolter
twin-linked Typhoon Missile Launchers (hull mlounted)

A Relic Javelin Attack Speeder may replace its set of twin-linked Typhoon Missile Launchers with the following weapons:

twin-linked Lascannons (hull mounted)

A Relic Javelin Attack Speeder may replace its pintle-mounted Heavy Bolter with one of the following pintle-mounted weapons:

A pintle-mounted Multi-Melta

A Relic Javelin Attack Speeder armed with a Typhoon Missile Launcher can use the follwing types of munitions:

Frag Missiles
Krak Missiles

Horus Heresy Era Wargear

During the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy the Javelin Attack Speeders of the Legiones Astartes featured different weapon load-out options than those of the 41st Millennium.

A standard Legion Javelin Attack Speeder was armed and equipped with:

1 pintle-mounted Heavy Bolter
twin-linked Cyclone Missile Launchers (hull mounted)

A Legion Javelin Attack Speeder may replace its set of twin-linked Cyclone Missile Launchers with the following weapon:

twin-linked Lascannons (hull mounted)

A Legion Javelin Attack Speeder may replace its pintle-mounted Heavy Bolter with one of the following pintle-mounted weapons:

A pintle-mounted Heavy Flamer
A pintle-mounted Multi-Melta

A Legion Javelin Attack Speeder armed with a Cyclone Missile Launcher can use the following types of munitions:

Frag Missiles
Krak Missiles

Any Legion Javelin Attack Speeders may also be upgraded with the following vehicle equipment:

Searchlight
Up to 2 Hunter-Killer Missile Launchers

Adeptus Mechanicus Technical Specifications

**Javelin Attack Speeder**
Type	Attack Skimmer	Operational Ceiling	Unknown
Vehicle Name	Javelin	Max Speed	Unknown
Forge World of Origin	Mars (Presumed)	Range	Unknown
Known Patterns	Unknown	Main Armament	2 sponson-mounted, twin-linked Lascannons or Cyclone Missile Launchers
Crew	1 Pilot, 1 Gunner	Secondary Armament	Pintle-mounted Heavy Bolter
Powerplant	Unknown	Main Ammunition	Unknown
Weight	Unknown	Secondary Ammunition	Unknown
Length	Unknown	Armour
Wingspan	Unknown	Superstructure	Unknown
Height	Unknown	Hull	Unknown
Vehicle Designation	Unknown

Sources

Imperial Armour Index: Forces of the Adeptus Astartes (8th Edition), pg. 32
The Horus Heresy - Book Two: Massacre (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pp. 148, 200
The Horus Heresy - Book Three: Extermination (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pp. 42, 136, 147
The Horus Heresy: Legiones Astartes - Age of Darkness Army List, pg. 59
Forge World Webstore - Legion Javelin Attack Speeder with Lascannons
Forge World Webstore - Legion Javelin Attack Speeder with Missile Launchers

Gallery

Space Marine Forces
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Company Command	Command Squad • Reclusiam Command Squad • Captain • Primaris Captain • Lieutenant • Primaris Lieutenant • Company Ancient • Company Champion
Specialists	Librarian (Epistolary • Codicier • Lexicanium • Primaris Librarian • Vanguard Librarian) • Chaplain (Reclusiarch • Primaris Chaplain • Judiciar) • Apothecary (Primaris Apothecary • Apothecary Biologis • Helix Adept) • Techmarine
Veteran Squads	Veteran Marines (Sternguard Veteran • Vanguard Veteran • Veteran Intercessor • Veteran Assault Intercessor • Bladeguard Veteran) • Terminator Squad • Terminator Assault Squad
Battleline Squads	Tactical Squad • Intercessor Squad (Heavy Intercessor Squad) • Infiltrator Squad
Close Support Squads	Assault Squad • Assault Intercessor Squad • Jump Pack Intercessor Squad • Inceptor Squad • Reiver Squad • Incursor Squad • Suppressor Squad • Bike Squad • Outrider Squad • Centurion Assault Squad
Fire Support Squads	Aggressor Squad • Desolation Squad • Devastator Squad • Hellblaster Squad • Eradicator Squad • Eliminator Squad • Infernus Squad • Centurion Devastator Squad
Neophyte Squads	Scout Squad • Scout Bike Squad
Light Vehicles	Assault Bike • Attack Bike • Scout Bike • Raider Pattern Combat Bike • Invader ATV • Land Speeder (Land Speeder Storm • Land Speeder Tempest • Land Speeder Tornado • Land Speeder Typhoon • Land Speeder Vengeance • Land Speeder Proteus • Darkshroud) • Storm Speeder (Storm Speeder Hailstrike • Storm Speeder Hammerstrike • Storm Speeder Thunderstrike)
Combat Walkers	Dreadnought (Castraferrum Dreadnought • Siege Dreadnought • Hellfire Dreadnought • Ironclad Dreadnought • Venerable Dreadnought • Mortis Dreadnought • Chaplain Dreadnought • Librarian Dreadnought • Furioso Dreadnought • Death Company Dreadnought • Redemptor Dreadnought (Brutalis Dreadnought • Ballistus Dreadnought) • Wulfen Dreadnought • Doomglaive Dreadnought) • Nemesis Dreadknight • Invictor Tactical Warsuit
Armoured Personnel Carriers	Rhino • Razorback • Damocles Command Rhino • Rhino Primaris • Rhino Advancer • Impulsor
Main Battle Tanks	Predator Destructor (Predator Annihilator • Baal Predator) • Land Raider (Land Raider Phobos • Land Raider Crusader • Land Raider Redeemer • Land Raider Achilles • Land Raider Prometheus • Land Raider Terminus Ultra • Land Raider Ares • Land Raider Excelsior • Land Raider Wrath of Mjalnar • Land Raider Angel Infernus • Land Raider Solemnus Aggressor • Land Raider Anvilarum) • Deimos Vindicator Laser Destroyer • Repulsor • Repulsor Executioner • Gladiator (Gladiator Reaper • Gladiator Valiant • Gladiator Lancer) • Astraeus
Artillery	Whirlwind • Vindicator • Stalker • Hunter • Whirlwind Hyperios • Land Raider Helios • Thunderfire Cannon • Firestrike Servo-turret
Aircraft/Air-Deployed	Stormtalon • Thunderhawk • Thunderhawk Transporter • Shadowhawk • Stormraven • Storm Eagle • Fire Raptor • Stormhawk Interceptor • Caestus Assault Ram • Dark Talon • Nephilim Jetfighter • Stormfang • Stormwolf • Corvus Blackstar • Overlord • Drop Pod • Hammerfall Bunker
Rare, Relic or Retired Vehicles	Contemptor Pattern Dreadnought • Deredeo Pattern Dreadnought • Cerberus Heavy Tank Destroyer • Leviathan Dreadnought • Javelin Attack Speeder • Jetbike • Deimos Predator • Deimos Rhino • Sabre Tank Hunter • Land Raider Proteus • Kratos Heavy Assault Tank • Mark IIb Land Raider Phobos • Malcador Assault Tank (Malcador Annihilator) • Sicaran Battle Tank • Sicaran Venator • Sicaran Punisher Assault Tank • Sicaran Arcus Strike Tank • Sicaran Omega Tank Destroyer • Spartan Assault Tank • Typhon Heavy Siege Tank • Fellblade • Falchion • Mastodon • Deimos Whirlwind Scorpius • Xiphon Pattern Interceptor • Stormbird • Kharybdis Assault Claw

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 [[File:Javelin00.png|thumb|250px|A Javelin Attack Speeder of the [[Raven Guard]] [[Legion]] armed with [[twin-linked]] [[Cyclone Missile Launcher]]s]]
-The '''Javelin Attack Speeder''', also known as simply the '''Javelin''', is an advanced pattern of skimmer vehicle that is similar to the [[Land Speeder]] that is used by the [[Adeptus Astartes]]. The Javelin is larger and more heavily armed and armoured than the more common Land Speeder. The Javelin's gravitic nullification plates, the secret of whose production and maintenance have long since been lost, allow the vehicle to mount an array of heavy weaponry more akin to that found on a heavy tank destroyer than a nimble skimmer. These advanced plates allow the Javelin to make pinpoint strikes on enemy armour or infantry with devastating [[Lascannon]] or missile barrages.
+The '''Javelin Attack Speeder''', also known simply as the '''Javelin''', is an advanced pattern of anti-gravitic skimmer vehicle dating back to the [[M30|30<sup>th</sup> Millennium]] that is similar to the [[Land Speeder]] commonly employed in the late [[M41|41<sup>st</sup> Millennium]] by the [[Adeptus Astartes]].
+The Javelin is larger and more heavily armed and armoured than the more common Land Speeder. The Javelin's gravitic nullification plates, the secret of whose production and maintenance have long since been lost, allow the vehicle to mount an array of heavy weaponry more akin to that found on a heavy tank destroyer rather than a nimble skimmer.
+These advanced anti-gravitic plates allow the Javelin to make pinpoint strikes on enemy armour or infantry with devastating [[Lascannon]] or missile barrages.
 ==History==
-[[File:Javelin03.png|thumb|250px|A Javelin Attack Speeder of the [[Emperor's Children]] [[Legion]]]]
+[[File:Javelin03.png|thumb|250px|A Javelin Attack Speeder of the [[Emperor's Children]] [[Legion]] armed with [[twin-linked]] [[Lascannon]]s]]
-The Javelin is a nigh-irreplaceable relic vehicle that makes use of technologies originally designed during the earlier bygone age of technological mastery known as the [[Dark Age of Technology]], the Javelin itself was created during the [[Emperor]]'s [[Great Crusade]] in the 31st Millennium. The Javelin, along with so much else from these periods of [[Mankind]]'s history have been lost and only those [[Chapter]]'s who can trace their origins back to the [[Imperium]]'s founding may, if they are fortunate, still possess a few justly revered Javelins within the sanctified depths of their armouries.
+The Javelin is a nigh-irreplaceable relic vehicle that makes use of technologies originally designed during the earlier bygone age of technological mastery known as the [[Dark Age of Technology]]. The Javelin itself was first designed and manufactured for the [[Space Marine Legions]] by the [[Mechanicum]] during the [[Emperor]]'s [[Great Crusade]] in the late 30<sup>th</sup> Millennium.
+These ancient, advanced relics of technology shared many of the advanced systems found in the [[Jetbike]]s of ''Legiones Astartes'' [[Sky Hunter Strike Squads|Sky Hunter Strike Squadrons]], and as such were both rare and highly-valued, even during the Great Crusade era.
+Utilising a range of anti-grav impellor technologies so esoteric that some amongst the [[Mechanicum]] at that time regarded them with overt distrust, Javelin Attack Speeders were time-consuming to construct and difficult to repair if they sustained battle damage.
+Nevertheless, they were fast, highly manoeuvrable, possessed an extended operational range and, perhaps most importantly, were able to carry a heavy payload of weapon systems. All of these characteristics ensured that these rare attack vehicles remained in high demand amongst the ''Legiones Astartes'', as well as other elite formations of the ''[[Legio Custodes]]'' and the [[Sisters of Silence]].
+The capacity to manufacture the Javelin, along with so much else from that tumultuous period of [[Mankind]]'s history, has been lost to the present-day [[Imperium of Man]]. Only those [[Chapters]] of [[Space Marines]] that can trace their origins back to the [[First Founding]] still possess a few justly revered Javelins within the sanctified depths of their armouries. The Javelin is also available in small numbers to the [[Heretic Astartes]] [[Traitor Legions]] and warbands that trace their lineage back to the time of the [[Horus Heresy]].
 ==Armament==
+The Javelin is a fast attack anti-gravitic skimmer used by the [[Adeptus Astartes]] in a role similar to that of the more common [[Land Speeder]]. However, unlike the Land Speeder, the Javelin mounts heavy anti-armour weaponry that it uses to engage enemy armoured vehicles and heavy infantry.
-[[File:Javelin04.png|thumb|250px|A Javelin Attack Speeder of the [[Emperor's Children]] [[Legion]] armed with [[twin-linked]] [[Lascannons]] and a pintle-mounted [[Heavy Bolter]]]]
-The Javelin is a fast attack skimmer used by the [[Adeptus Astartes]] similar to the more common [[Land Speeder]], yet unlike the Land Speeder the Javelin mounts heavy anti-armour weaponry that it uses to engage enemy armoured vehicles and heavy infantry. The Javelin is armed with either a set of [[twin-linked]] [[Cyclone Missile Launcher]]s or [[Lascannons]] as its main weapons. These weapons are located on the vehicle's sides. The vehicle is also armed with a [[Pintle Mount|pintle-mounted]] [[Heavy Bolter]] that is used for close-range protection from enemy infantry. The pintle-mounted Heavy Bolter can be replaced with either a [[Heavy Flamer]] or a [[Multi-Melta]]. The Javelin can also be outfitted with a searchlight and up to two [[Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher]]s for added firepower.
+The Javelin is armed with either a set of [[twin-linked]] [[Cyclone Missile Launcher]]s or [[Lascannons]] as its main weapons. These weapons are located on the vehicle's flanks. The Javelin is also armed with a [[Pintle Mount|pintle-mounted]] [[Heavy Bolter]] that is used for close-range protection from enemy infantry.
+The pintle-mounted Heavy Bolter can be replaced with either a [[Heavy Flamer]] or a [[Multi-Melta]]. The Javelin can also be outfitted with a searchlight and up to two [[Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher]]s for added firepower.
+==Unit Composition==
+*'''1 Relic Javelin Attack Speeder (41st Millennium Only)'''
+*'''1-3 Legion Javelin Attack Speeders (31st Millennium Only)'''
+==Wargear==
+A Relic Javelin Attack Speeder is armed and equipped with:
+*'''1 [[Pintle Mount|pintle-mounted]] [[Heavy Bolter]]'''
+*'''[[twin-linked]] [[Typhoon Missile Launcher]]s (hull mlounted)'''
+A Relic Javelin Attack Speeder may replace its set of [[twin-linked]] [[Typhoon Missile Launcher]]s with the following weapons:
+*'''[[twin-linked]] [[Lascannon]]s (hull mounted)'''
+A Relic Javelin Attack Speeder may replace its pintle-mounted [[Heavy Bolter]] with one of the following pintle-mounted weapons:
+*'''A pintle-mounted [[Multi-Melta]]'''
+A Relic Javelin Attack Speeder armed with a [[Typhoon Missile Launcher]] can use the follwing types of munitions:
+*'''[[Missile|Frag Missiles]]'''
+*'''[[Missile|Krak Missiles]]'''
+===Horus Heresy Era Wargear===
+During the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]] the Javelin Attack Speeders of the ''[[Legiones Astartes]]'' featured different weapon load-out options than those of the 41st Millennium.
+A standard Legion Javelin Attack Speeder was armed and equipped with:
+*'''1 pintle-mounted [[Heavy Bolter]]'''
+*'''[[twin-linked]] [[Cyclone Missile Launcher]]s (hull mounted)'''
+A Legion Javelin Attack Speeder may replace its set of [[twin-linked]] [[Cyclone Missile Launcher]]s with the following weapon:
+*'''[[twin-linked]] [[Lascannon]]s (hull mounted)'''
+A Legion Javelin Attack Speeder may replace its pintle-mounted [[Heavy Bolter]] with one of the following pintle-mounted weapons:
+*'''A pintle-mounted [[Heavy Flamer]]'''
+*'''A pintle-mounted [[Multi-Melta]]'''
+A Legion Javelin Attack Speeder armed with a [[Cyclone Missile Launcher]] can use the following types of munitions:
+*'''[[Missile|Frag Missiles]]'''
+*'''[[Missile|Krak Missiles]]'''
+Any Legion Javelin Attack Speeders may also be upgraded with the following vehicle equipment:
+*'''[[Searchlight]]'''
+*'''Up to 2 [[Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher]]s'''
 == Adeptus Mechanicus Technical Specifications==
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 ! style="text-align: center;"|Main Armament
-| style="text-align: center;"|2 Sponson-mounted [[twin-linked]] [[Lascannons]] or [[Cyclone Missile Launcher]]s
+| style="text-align: center;"|2 sponson-mounted, [[twin-linked]] [[Lascannons]] or [[Cyclone Missile Launcher]]s
 |-
 ! style="text-align: center;"|Crew
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 | style="text-align: center;"|Unknown
 |-
-! style="text-align: center;"|Vehicle Designation:
+! style="text-align: center;"|Vehicle Designation
-| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;"|Unknown
+| style="text-align: center;"|Unknown
 |}
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 ==Sources==
-*''Imperial Armour - The Horus Heresy - Book Two: Massacre'' (Forthcoming)
+*''Imperial Armour Index: Forces of the Adeptus Astartes'' (8th Edition), pg. 32
+*''The Horus Heresy - Book Two: Massacre'' (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pp. 148, 200
-*''[http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/LEGION_JAVELIN_ATTACK_SPEEDER_WITH_LASCANNON.html Forge World - Legion Javelin Attack Speeder with Lascannons]''
+*''The Horus Heresy - Book Three: Extermination'' (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pp. 42, 136, 147
-*''[http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/LEGION_JAVELIN_ATTACK_SPEEDER_WITH_MISSILE_LAUNCHERS.html Forge World - Legion Javelin Attack Speeder with Missile Launchers]''
+*''The Horus Heresy: Legiones Astartes - Age of Darkness Army List'', pg. 59
-*''[http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Downloads/Product/PDF/j/Relic_Javelin.pdf Forge World - Relic Javelin Experimental Rules Datasheet]''
+*''[https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-US/Legion-Javelin-Attack-Speeder-with-Lascannonl Forge World Webstore - Legion Javelin Attack Speeder with Lascannons]''
+*''[https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-US/Legion-Javelin-Attack-Speeder-with-Missile-Launchers Forge World Webstore - Legion Javelin Attack Speeder with Missile Launchers]''
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery widths="200" position="center" spacing="small">
-Javelin01.png|A Javelin Attack Speeder of the [[Raven Guard]] [[Legion]] as seen from the side
+File:Javelin04.png|A Javelin Attack Speeder of the [[Emperor's Children]] [[Legion]] armed with [[twin-linked]] [[Lascannons]] and a pintle-mounted [[Heavy Bolter]]
-Javelin05.png|A Javelin Attack Speeder of the [[Emperor's Children]] [[Legion]] as seen from the rear
+Javelin05.png|A Javelin Attack Speeder of the [[Emperor's Children]] [[Legion]], rear-view
-Javelin02.png|A Javelin Attack Speeder of the [[Raven Guard]] [[Legion]] near a [[Rhino]] for a size comparison
+Javelin01.png|A Javelin Attack Speeder of the [[Raven Guard]] [[Legion]], side-view
+Javelin02.png|A Javelin Attack Speeder of the [[Raven Guard]] [[Legion]] adjacent to a [[Rhino]] for size comparison
+JavelinAttackSpeeder0000.png|An ancient pict-capture of a Javelin Attack Speeder of the [[Raven Guard]] [[Legion]] during the [[Horus Heresy]]
+JavelinAttackSpeeder000.png|An ancient pict-capture of a Javelin Attack Speeder squadron during the [[Horus Heresy]].
+JavelinAttackSpeeder0001.png|An ancient pict-capture of a Javelin Attack Speeder of the [[Raven Guard]] [[Legion]] during the [[Horus Heresy]].
+JavelinAttackSpeeder001.png|An ancient pict-capture of a Javelin Attack Speeder squadron during the [[Horus Heresy]].
+JavelinAttackSpeeder0002.png|An ancient pict-capture of a Javelin Attack Speeder of the [[Raven Guard]] [[Legion]] during the [[Horus Heresy]], side view.
 </gallery>
+{{Space Marine Forces}}
+[[es:Deslizador de Ataque Javelin]]
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