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.