Editing Swiftdeath Fighter (section)

== Overview ==

Though these voidcraft are obsolete when compared to the newer patterns available to the Imperial Navy such as the [[Fury Interceptor]], the Swiftdeath is still favoured by the servants of the Ruinous Powers for their speed and ﬂexibility in combat, at the cost of having fragile design and smaller armament. [[Star Wars|Essentially, they are the Chaos' TIE Fighters to the Imperial's X-Wings.]] As far as weapons goes, a Swiftdeath is often seen equipped with three forward focused [[Plasma Cannon]]s and six [[Hunter-Killer Missile]]s. A really nasty mix. Although in [[Battlefleet Gothic: Armada]], it seems to be only armed with [[fail|two Autocannons]].

There are many variants of Swiftdeaths in the galaxy, but the one most commonly found in the Koronus Expanse is referred to the "Iniquity Pattern" -- although there is no evidence to suggest it originated on that cursed moon of the Expanse. These Swiftdeaths are equipped to operate competently in atmospheres as well as the void, though their performance still degrades. Little else is currently known about this Chaos spacecraft.

With regards to size, it is an estimate, but the [[Battlefleet Gothic|Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Ships of the Gothic Sector book]] shows that it is similar in shape to the [[Doomfire Bomber]] - albeit the Bomber is much wider - and that both spacecraft is twice the length of the [[Dreadclaw]]. Since we have a model of the Dreadclaw, we can do a rough size comparison with a Space Marine. Average Space Marines are 8 feet tall, and a Dreadclaw is as tall as six Astartes stack head-to-toe. This gives us 48 feet or 14.6 meters tall. You add two Dreadclaws together and the Swiftdeath Fighter is roughly around 29.2-30 meters long. If we take that measurement seriously, the Swiftdeath is as big as the Fury Interceptor de facto, although if you take the [[derp|60 meter length seriously]], than the Fury is over twice the length.