Xiphon pattern interceptor 205 points Armour BS Front Side Rear HPXiphon 4 11 11 11 2

UnitComposition 1XiphonpatternInterceptor

UnitType Vehicle(Flyer)

Wargear Twotwin-linkedlascannon Xiphonrotarymissilelauncher ArmouredCeramite

SpecialRules DeepStrike Supersonic Agile

Options TheXiphonmaybeequippedwithanyofthefollowingupgrades:

- Groundtrackingauguries*........................................................+10points- Chafflauncher*...............................................................................+5points- Armouredcockpit*.........................................................................+5points

* See Legiones Astartes Crusade Army List for details of these items of Flyer wargear.

AgileAmodelwiththisspecialruleincreasesanycoversavesgrantedbytheJinkspecialruleby+1.

XiphonRotaryMissileLauncherThisdeadlyweaponssystemisactuallyamorecompactcopyofadesignmorecommonlyfoundonheavyvoidfighters,andincorporatessophisticatedmunitionswiththeirowncluster-chargedwarheadsandinternaltrackingauguries,mountedonarapid-firingrotarymagazine-fedlaunchersystem.Theseweaponssystemsaremurderouslyefficientintheirprincipaltaskofdestroyingenemyfightercraft,butareflexibleenoughtobereadilyturnedonarmouredgroundtargetsaswell.

Weapon Range Str AP TypeXiphonrotarymissilelauncher 60" 8 2 Heavy2,ClusterWarhead,

TerminalTracking

ClusterWarhead:IftheweaponsuccessfullyscoresaPenetratinghitonatargetwithanArmourvalue,rollD3timesontheVehicleDamagetableandselectthehighestresulttoapply.

TerminalTracking:SuccessfulJinkandCoversavesagainstthisweaponmustbere-rolled.

FlyersandtheDeepStrikeSpecialRuleAswellasarrivingviatheusualReservesmethod,someFlyersalsohavetheabilitytodeployviaDeepStrike,representingaverticaldiveontothebattlefield.IftheFlyerinquestionhastheHovertype,thecontrollingplayermustdeclarebeforetheDeepStrikeisattemptedwhethertheFlyerisZoomingorbeingtreatedasaFastSkimmer.IfusingHovermode,therulesforDeepStrikeapplyasstandard.IfusingaZoomingDeepStrike,FlyersdeployingviaDeepStrikecountasmakingaZoommoveandhavingmovedatCruisingspeed(18")ontheturntheyarrive,butarenotmovedanyfurtherintheturninwhichtheyaredeployed.Theycannotevade,goFlatOut,dropbombsordeploytransportedunitsontheturninwhichtheyarrive.Onsubsequentturns,theFlyerisfreetooperateasnormal.Thisisariskypropositionforanaircraftandatestofapilotsskill,andsotheusualrulesforDeepStrikemishapsapplyeventhoughtheFlyerisnotionallyatahigheraltitudethanisnormallythecase.

In a game played using the Age of Darkness expansion, a Xiphon pattern Interceptor is available for use in a Space Marine Legion Crusade army as a Fast Attack choice.