Originally Posted by
Rev. Tiberius Jackhammer
Are there any sources on the craftworlds' level of change? (Genuinely curious, not familiar with their fluff beyond their codicies/Imp. Armours.)
The Deldar always struck me as the more "inventive" of the two, since their main transport is derived from non-military designs (my previous assumption was that Falcons were a standard military transport pre-fall, which the deldar could no longer maintain/build.) It seems reasonably clear that the basic tech for Vypers/Venoms and many of the aircraft is sourced from pre-fall stuff, though, since they're a common factor between both factions.
And yeah, agreed that the Voidraven isn't necessarily the biggest, just the favorite. Having 5 Voidravens over 1 bigthing would be preferable, similar to how 5 Stormravens are better than 1 Thunderhawk. Doesn't mean that the big thing wouldn't have its uses, though.
One thought - perhaps the deldar superheavies might incorporate the advanced armourplating/forceshields currently seen only in the Dias of Destruction. Maybe the huge raider would be an AV13 non-fast skimmer, contrasting to the fragile speedster craft zipping around it.