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The Valkyrie Gunship is a Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) airborne assault carrier used primarily by the Dark Angels Air Force as both a ground support gunship and a transport for airborne combat squads.

Specifications/Overview

Military Usage

Valkyries are heavy-duty gunships used as anti-infantry and anti-vehicle air support in battle. They are usually preceded and accompanied by AV-14 Hornets and AT-99 Scorpions. Valkyries are an invaluable aerial asset. Their armaments allow them to carry out hit-and-run strikes and strafing runs on ground forces whilst swatting enemy flyers from the sky.

Heavily armed and armored, Valkyries are also agile carrier-gunships with experienced crews. Their pilots weave them through enemy fighters and ground fire to deliver their payload of soldiers, dropping them from high altitude via grav-chutes or hovering at lower levels while the troops jump out to storm the landing zone. Sporting a troop transport capacity of 3 squads (12 men), the Valkyrie is often used to swiftly redeploy squads of infantry.

Weapons/Armament

Design/Propulsion

The Valkyrie Gunship is a maneuverable, well-armed, twin-engine attack craft. The durable armor and versatile payload of the Valkyrie chassis combined with the aircraft's powerful engines and stable handling make it a popular choice for a broad spectrum of battlefield roles. These gunships use atmospherically-sealed cockpits and omni-combustible Promethium in their vector-turbojets, allowing them to be deployed against enemy flyers in the upper atmosphere and against ground forces on even the most hostile worlds.

With vectored engines permitting vertical take-off and landing, these versatile aircraft can twist and turn through the rigors of low-altitude dogfights, or hover while troops rappel from their holds. In addition, every Valkyrie is equipped with sufficient Grav-Chutes for all passengers, allowing expedient, if hazardous, high-speed deployment into the thick of combat.

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+{{Updated_Vehicle_Template|image1=Valkryie Gunship.png|manufacturer=Dark Angels Corporation|used_by=[[Dark Angels Air Force|Dark Angels Air Force]]|crew=Pilot (1)
+squads (12 men)|secondary_armament=*Mosquito-class targeting system
 *Friend or Foe (IFF) Lockout system
 *FLIR (Forward Looking Infra-Red)
 *Infrared countermeasure (IRCM)
-*Two chaff pods}}
+*Two chaff pods|role=Heavy Attack Gunship; Medium VTOL Transport}}
-The '''Valkyrie''' Gunship is a Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) airborne assault carrier used primarily by the Dark Angels Air Force as both a ground support gunship and a transport for airborne combat regiments like Tempestus Scion Squads and the Elysian Drop Troops. Despite serving the tactical needs of the Imperial Guard, a Valkyrie and its crew are usually composed of pilots and armsmen drawn from the Imperial Navy's Aeronautica Imperialis and are provided to the Guard on an as-needed basis.
+The '''Valkyrie''' Gunship is a Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) airborne assault carrier used primarily by the [[Dark Angels Air Force]] as both a ground support gunship and a transport for airborne combat squads.
+== Specifications/Overview ==
+=== Military Usage ===
+Valkyries are heavy-duty gunships used as anti-infantry and anti-vehicle air support in battle. They are usually preceded and accompanied by [[Hornet Gunship|AV-14 Hornets]] and [[Scorpion Gunship|AT-99 Scorpions]]. Valkyries are an invaluable aerial asset. Their armaments allow them to carry out hit-and-run strikes and strafing runs on ground forces whilst swatting enemy flyers from the sky.
+Heavily armed and armored, Valkyries are also agile carrier-gunships with experienced crews. Their pilots weave them through enemy fighters and ground fire to deliver their payload of soldiers, dropping them from high altitude via grav-chutes or hovering at lower levels while the troops jump out to storm the landing zone. Sporting a troop transport capacity of 3 squads (12 men), the Valkyrie is often used to swiftly redeploy squads of infantry.
+=== Weapons/Armament ===
+=== Design/Propulsion ===
+The Valkyrie Gunship is a maneuverable, well-armed, twin-engine attack craft. The durable armor and versatile payload of the Valkyrie chassis combined with the aircraft's powerful engines and stable handling make it a popular choice for a broad spectrum of battlefield roles. These gunships use atmospherically-sealed cockpits and omni-combustible Promethium in their vector-turbojets, allowing them to be deployed against enemy flyers in the upper atmosphere and against ground forces on even the most hostile worlds.
+With vectored engines permitting vertical take-off and landing, these versatile aircraft can twist and turn through the rigors of low-altitude dogfights, or hover while troops rappel from their holds. In addition, every Valkyrie is equipped with sufficient '''Grav-Chutes''' for all passengers, allowing expedient, if hazardous, high-speed deployment into the thick of combat.