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The Starhawk, also known as the Calixis Pattern Starhawk Bomber, is a non-atmospheric Imperial Navy bomber. Starhawk bombers are larger, slower voidcraft than the Marauder bomber which is capable of operating in both vacuum and an atmosphere and was the previous primary bomber in use by Imperial forces. A Starhawk is designed to carry a heavy payload of Plasma Bombs and armour-piercing missiles for use solely against enemy capital ships rather than planetary targets.

The Calixis Pattern has forward racks for up to 10 large anti-ship missiles with powerful Krak warheads, and mid-bays containing multiple bomb-firing cylinders. Starhawks launch volleys of missiles at precise targets on an enemy warship, then close and make "bombing runs" on the hull, pumping out ﬂurries of plasma warheads.

Crews of ten to fifteen man these weapons as well as less-potent armaments designed for defence against starfghters and incoming missiles. Like the Fury Interceptor that often accompanies it, the Starhawk has cramped living quarters that allow these spacecraft to be used for extended assignments. A standard Starhawk features limited sleeping quarters, chemical toilets and even an automated medical unit inside its hull.

Armed with a multitude of short-range, turret-mounted defence weapons like Lascannons that are used to fend off enemy starfighters, a lone Starhawk can wreak great havoc among enemy fighter squadrons before swooping in to deliver a crippling missile strike on an enemy capital ship. On rare occasions, Starhawks can be modified to carry and launch a very small number of anti-voidship torpedoes. Starhawk bombers are typically organised into squadrons of ten craft.

History

The Starhawk is the more effective replacement for the Marauder bomber following that model's reassignment by the Imperial Navy to serve solely as an atmospheric bomber with the Aeronautica Imperialis. It features an increase in armour, speed and maximum payload over the Marauder. The Starhawk appears in the standard complement of most Imperial capital ships designed to deploy Imperial Navy aircraft wings, although some of the less well-equipped Sub-sector fleets continue to use the Marauder as their primary bomber for space-based operations.

Dimensions

Type: Void Bomber
Length: Unknown
Cruising Speed: 1,800 kilometres per hour
Crew: Pilot, Co-pilot, 5 Gunners, Bombardier, Tech-priest Enginseer, Acolytes

Adeptus Mechanicus Technical Specifications

**Starhawk Bomber**
Type:	Non-atmospheric bomber	Operational Ceiling	N/A
Vehicle Name:	Starhawk Bomber	Cruising Speed:	1,800 kilometres per hour
Forge World of Origin:	Unknown	Range:	N/A
Known Patterns:	Calixis Pattern	Main Armament:	1 forward gunner-operated Twin-linked Lascannons, 2 gunner-operated Twin-linked Long-barrelled Multi-Laser turrets, 2 wing-mounted remote gunner-operated Twin-linked Heavy Bolter turrets
Crew:	10-15 crew; including Pilot, Co-pilot, 5 Gunners, Bombardiers, Tech-priest, and Enginseer	Secondary Armament:	Anti-ship Missiles, Plasma Bombs
Powerplant:	Unknown	Main Ammunition:	None
Weight:	Unknown	Secondary Ammunition:	Forward rack of 10 anti-voidship missiles, rear bays with 40 Plasma Bombs
Length:	Unknown	Armour:	Unknown
Wingspan:	Unknown	Superstructure:	Unknown
Height:	Unknown	Hull:	Unknown

Source

Battlefleet Gothic (Rulebook)
Execution Hour (Novel) by Gordon Rennie, pg. 49
Rogue Trader: Battlefleet Koronus (RPG), pp. 140-141

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-[[File:Starhawk.jpg|thumb|370px|[[Imperial Navy]] Starhawk Bomber]]
+[[File:Starhawk.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Imperial Navy]] Starhawk Bomber]]
-The '''Starhawk''' is a non-atmospheric [[Imperial Navy]] bomber. Starhawk bombers are larger, slower craft than the [[Marauder]] bomber which is capable of operating in both vacuum and an atmosphere and was the previous primary bomber in use by Imperial forces. A Starhawk is designed to carry a heavy payload of Plasma Bombs and armour-piercing missiles for use solely against enemy capital ships rather than planetary targets. Crewed by a pilot, co-pilot, [[Tech-priest]] (plus Acolytes), various turret gunners and a logistics officer, a standard Starhawk features limited sleeping quarters, chemical toilets and even an automated medical unit inside its hull. Armed with a multitude of short-range turret-mounted defence weapons like [[Lascannons]] that are used to fend off enemy starfighters, a lone Starhawk can wreak great havoc among enemy fighter squadrons before swooping in to deliver a crippling missile strike on an enemy capital ship. On rare occasions, Starhawks can be modified to carry and launch a very small number of anti-starship torpedoes.
+The '''Starhawk''', also known as the '''Calixis Pattern Starhawk Bomber''', is a non-atmospheric [[Imperial Navy]] bomber. Starhawk bombers are larger, slower voidcraft than the [[Marauder]] bomber which is capable of operating in both vacuum and an atmosphere and was the previous primary bomber in use by Imperial forces. A Starhawk is designed to carry a heavy payload of Plasma Bombs and armour-piercing missiles for use solely against enemy capital ships rather than planetary targets.
+The Calixis Pattern has forward racks for up to 10 large anti-ship missiles with powerful [[Krak Missile|Krak warheads]], and mid-bays containing multiple bomb-firing cylinders. Starhawks launch volleys of missiles at precise targets on an enemy warship, then close and make "bombing runs" on the hull, pumping out ﬂurries of plasma warheads.
+Crews of ten to fifteen man these weapons as well as less-potent armaments designed for defence against starfghters and incoming missiles. Like the [[Fury Interceptor]] that often accompanies it, the Starhawk has cramped living quarters that allow these spacecraft to be used for extended assignments. A standard Starhawk features limited sleeping quarters, chemical toilets and even an automated medical unit inside its hull.
+Armed with a multitude of short-range, turret-mounted defence weapons like [[Lascannons]] that are used to fend off enemy starfighters, a lone Starhawk can wreak great havoc among enemy fighter squadrons before swooping in to deliver a crippling missile strike on an enemy capital ship. On rare occasions, Starhawks can be modified to carry and launch a very small number of anti-voidship torpedoes. Starhawk bombers are typically organised into squadrons of ten craft.
 ==History==
-The Starhawk is the more effective replacement for the [[Marauder]] bomber following that model's reassignment by the Imperial Navy to serve solely as an atmospheric bomber. It features an increase in armour, speed and maximum payload over the [[Marauder]]. The Starhawk appears in the standard complement of most Imperial capital ships designed to deploy Imperial Navy aircraft wings, although some of the less well-equipped Sub-sector fleets continue to use the [[Marauder]] as their primary bomber for space-based operations.
+The Starhawk is the more effective replacement for the Marauder bomber following that model's reassignment by the Imperial Navy to serve solely as an atmospheric bomber with the [[Aeronautica Imperialis]]. It features an increase in armour, speed and maximum payload over the Marauder. The Starhawk appears in the standard complement of most Imperial capital ships designed to deploy Imperial Navy aircraft wings, although some of the less well-equipped Sub-sector fleets continue to use the Marauder as their primary bomber for space-based operations.
+==Dimensions==
+*'''Type:''' Void Bomber
+*'''Length:''' Unknown
+*'''Cruising Speed:''' 1,800 kilometres per hour
+*'''Crew:''' Pilot, Co-pilot, 5 Gunners, Bombardier, [[Tech-priest]] [[Enginseer]], Acolytes
 ==Adeptus Mechanicus Technical Specifications==
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+|+'''Starhawk Bomber'''
-|+
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-|Space-based Bomber
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-|N/A
 |-
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+| style="text-align: center;"|Non-atmospheric bomber
-|Starhawk
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-!Max Speed
+| style="text-align: center;"|N/A
-|
 |-
+! style="text-align: center;"|Vehicle Name:
-!Forge World of Origin
+| style="text-align: center;"|Starhawk Bomber
-|
+! style="text-align: center;"|Cruising Speed:
-!Range
+| style="text-align: center;"|1,800 kilometres per hour
-|
 |-
+! style="text-align: center;"|Forge World of Origin:
-!Known Patterns
+| style="text-align: center;"|Unknown
-|
+! style="text-align: center;"|Range:
-!Main Armament
+| style="text-align: center;"|N/A
-|Plasma Bombs, Armour-piercing Missiles
 |-
+! style="text-align: center;"|Known Patterns:
-!Crew
+| style="text-align: center;"|Calixis Pattern
-|1 Pilot, 1 Co-pilot, 1 Tech-priest, Turret Gunners, 1 Logistics Officer
-!Secondary Armament
+! style="text-align: center;"|Main Armament:
+| style="text-align: center;"|1 forward gunner-operated [[Twin-linked]] [[Lascannon]]s, 2 gunner-operated Twin-linked Long-barrelled [[Multi-Laser]] turrets, 2 wing-mounted remote gunner-operated Twin-linked [[Heavy Bolter]] turrets
-|Turreted Lascannons
 |-
+! style="text-align: center;"|Crew:
-!Powerplant
+| style="text-align: center;"|10-15 crew; including Pilot, Co-pilot, 5 Gunners, Bombardiers, [[Tech-priest]], and [[Enginseer]]
-|
+! style="text-align: center;"|Secondary Armament:
-!Main Ammunition
+| style="text-align: center;"|Anti-ship Missiles, [[Plasma Weapons|Plasma Bombs]]
-|
 |-
+! style="text-align: center;"|Powerplant:
-!Weight
+| style="text-align: center;"|Unknown
-|
-!Secondary Ammunition
+! style="text-align: center;"|Main Ammunition:
+| style="text-align: center;"|None
-|
 |-
+! style="text-align: center;"|Weight:
-!Length
+| style="text-align: center;"|Unknown
-|
+! style="text-align: center;"|Secondary Ammunition:
-! colspan="2"|'''Armour'''
+| style="text-align: center;"|Forward rack of 10 anti-voidship missiles, rear bays with 40 Plasma Bombs
 |-
+! style="text-align: center;"|Length:
-!Wingspan
+| style="text-align: center;"|Unknown
-|
+! style="text-align: center;"|Armour:
-!Superstructure
+| style="text-align: center;"|Unknown
-|
 |-
+! style="text-align: center;"|Wingspan:
-!Height
+| style="text-align: center;"|Unknown
-|
+! style="text-align: center;"|Superstructure:
-!
+| style="text-align: center;"|Unknown
-Hull
-|
+|-
+! style="text-align: center;"|Height:
+| style="text-align: center;"|Unknown
+! style="text-align: center;"|Hull:
+| style="text-align: center;"|Unknown
 |}
 ==Source==
 *''Battlefleet Gothic'' (Rulebook)
+*''Execution Hour'' (Novel) by Gordon Rennie, pg. 49
-[[Category:Attack Craft]]
+*''Rogue Trader: Battlefleet Koronus'' (RPG), pp. 140-141
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-[[Category:Imperial Spacecraft]]
-[[Category:Imperial Aircraft]]
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-[[Category:S]]
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 [[Category:Imperium]]
 [[Category:Imperial Navy]]
+[[Category:Spacecraft]]
+[[Category:Calixis Sector]]
+[[Category:Koronus Expanse]]