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== Lightning 'Strike' ==
[[File:LightningStrike.jpg|250px|right|thumb|The poor man's A-10 Warthog.]]
The 'Strike' variant Lightning has the same airframe, but with more missiles or bombs instead of the underslung autocannon. In effect, the Lightning Strike has been modified to fulfil a ground-attack role.

As aforementioned, the main difference between the Strike variant and the original is its weapons loadout. While it retains the twin-linked [[Lascannon]]s mounted on the wingtips, the Strike removes the long-barreled ventral-mounted autocannon for two additional hardpoints, which carry either two [[Hellstrike Missile]]s or two Bombs. It also retains the four wing hardpoints, allowing it to carry four additional Hellstrikes or bombs, four [[Hellfury Missile]]s or six [[Skystrike Missile]]s. Like the normal Lightning, it can also mount additional equipment.

Lightning Strikes are used purely for dedicated ground attacks, primarily targeting enemy armour formations. During major operations in conjunction with the Imperial Guard, a 'taxi rank' of Lightnings will circle the battlefield awaiting requests from Guard commanders for assistance. Once received, the Lightning Strike will then swoop down on the enemy target and destroy it before climbing back into the rank to await the next request.