Editing Lightning Fighter (section)

=== Voss Pattern ===
[[File:Lightning Voss.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Voss pattern Lightning Fighter.]]
In December 2012, Forge World retired the old Lightning model and released a more advanced-looking "Voss Pattern" Lightning Strike Fighter (Also called the Primaris Lightning Strike Fighter). It features slightly sturdier-looking wings, a beefier, single engine intake, and a more streamlined nose (especially compared to the goofy "headlights" of the original). It is normally equipped with a potent armament of twin-linked [[Lascannon]]s and six [[Hellstrike Missile]]s or Rad Missiles.

It uses plasma engines, allowing it to not bother with a big ass (literally) rocket and therefore should also go much faster due to the difference in weight as well as simply having far more powerful engines which also allow for it to function just as capably in space as in atmosphere. As usual, Voss-pattern whatever is made of common sense (wonder why they haven't been met with [[exterminatus]] yet). Consequently enough, they were mainly encountered during the [[Great Crusade]] and the [[Horus Heresy]], and even at the time of its introduction, the pattern proved extremely costly to produce and could only be handled by the most experienced pilots. Although, to be specific, the Voss-pattern itself is just a frame. Which is why you can get the Voss-pattern Lightning Strike fighter. Although, this might be more player creativity than an actual thing.

Funnily enough, despite its sensible costume, the Voss Pattern is actually a worse design than the original Lightning. Its wings have been moved forward, which consequently has moved its center of lift forward, while the majority of the airframe has stayed the same. This would likely move the centre of lift ahead of the centre of mass, leading to an incredibly unstable craft with a tendency to [[Fail|flip itself ass-forwards and spin out of control.]] Of course, this is 40k we’re talking about, so all of these concerns can be explained with the words [[Bullshit|”space magic”]]. Considering the shape of the wings on all Imperial craft are basically just rectangles without the contours needed for lift, it's safe to say that aerodynamics has absolutely nothing to do with how they fly.