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[[File:99120101152_AdeptusAstartesStormHawkInterceptor01.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Really, GW? Really? You’re stealing ideas from converters now?]] | [[File:99120101152_AdeptusAstartesStormHawkInterceptor01.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Really, GW? Really? You’re stealing ideas from converters now?]] | ||
The Stormhawk or Stormhawk Interceptor is a slightly less retarded and more heavily armed cousin of the infamous flying toaster, the [[Stormtalon]]. Despite being more practically designed for a Space Marine jetplane, the Stormhawk is by no means [[Original character, do not steal|original.]] On top of still looking like a GDI Orca(just a Tiberium Wars era one instead of a C&C 1 era one), | The Stormhawk or Stormhawk Interceptor is a slightly less retarded and more heavily armed cousin of the infamous flying toaster, the [[Stormtalon]]. Despite being more practically designed for a Space Marine jetplane, the Stormhawk is by no means [[Original character, do not steal|original.]] On top of still looking like a GDI Orca (just a Tiberium Wars era one instead of a C&C 1 era one), the Stormhawk has been accused of [[Wat|stealing the ideas of converted and customized Stormtalons due to the latter's retardation]]. This has put [[Games Workshop]] in an awkward position, as they are now seen as stooping so low as to [[Fail|rip off the designs of their customers]]. | ||
The Stormhawk is meant to improve on the Stormtalon by having more frontal armor to cover the fragile cockpit and having a [[Dakka|ridiculous array of firepower]] for a fighter no bigger than a civilian car. It is also built to be dedicated interceptor rather than a gunship, meant to excel at aerial superiority, a position that the Stormhawk can apparently only be comfortable with after almost every other space marine aircraft was nerfed to only be effective against ground targets. So, in typical | The Stormhawk is meant to improve on the Stormtalon by having more frontal armor to cover the fragile cockpit and having a [[Dakka|ridiculous array of firepower]] for a fighter no bigger than a civilian car. It is also built to be dedicated interceptor rather than a gunship, meant to excel at aerial superiority, a position that the Stormhawk can apparently only be comfortable with after almost every other space marine aircraft was nerfed to only be effective against ground targets. So, in typical GW fashion, you ''need'' the damn thing now. Oh, wait, since fighters can't shoot effectively at ground targets, [[rage|you actually need ''both'' the Stormhawk ''and'' the Stormtalon now]]. | ||
== Tabletop == | == Tabletop == | ||
Revision as of 20:24, 8 January 2017
The Stormhawk or Stormhawk Interceptor is a slightly less retarded and more heavily armed cousin of the infamous flying toaster, the Stormtalon. Despite being more practically designed for a Space Marine jetplane, the Stormhawk is by no means original. On top of still looking like a GDI Orca (just a Tiberium Wars era one instead of a C&C 1 era one), the Stormhawk has been accused of stealing the ideas of converted and customized Stormtalons due to the latter's retardation. This has put Games Workshop in an awkward position, as they are now seen as stooping so low as to rip off the designs of their customers.
The Stormhawk is meant to improve on the Stormtalon by having more frontal armor to cover the fragile cockpit and having a ridiculous array of firepower for a fighter no bigger than a civilian car. It is also built to be dedicated interceptor rather than a gunship, meant to excel at aerial superiority, a position that the Stormhawk can apparently only be comfortable with after almost every other space marine aircraft was nerfed to only be effective against ground targets. So, in typical GW fashion, you need the damn thing now. Oh, wait, since fighters can't shoot effectively at ground targets, you actually need both the Stormhawk and the Stormtalon now.
Tabletop
Ranting and accusations aside, the Stormhawk boasts respectable stats and firepower. It has Front AV 12 and the same Ceramite Shielding as the Storm Talon, but lost strafing run and hover in exchange for the increased agility of supersonic. It comes stock with TL Assault Cannons, a Las-Talon (basically a Lascannon with twice the shots at half the range) that can be exchanged for an Icarus Stormcannon and TL Heavy Bolters that can be upgraded to Skyhammer/Typhoon Missile Lauchers (Typhoon negates a lot of drawbacks). It also comes with a new piece of equipment called Halo-Launcher to re-roll failed jink-saves. The Stormhawk can be kitted out to either pump out a lot of shots at mediocre AP or fewer but stronger high AP shots. Unfortunately it is only BS3 against non flyer/skimmer units now, thanks to the new flyer rules. You can run up to 4 in a single FA slot, without needing to keep coherency, unless of course you wanted to.