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    Is there any mention in any publication somewhere about Stormbirds transporting tanks and Walkers ? (Rhino, Vindicator, Predator, Forgefiend, Helbrute for example)

    Their load is around 60-100 space Marines so I guess it should be possible but I would like some ("official") written confirmation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eberk View Post
    Is there any mention in any publication somewhere about Stormbirds transporting tanks and Walkers ? (Rhino, Vindicator, Predator, Forgefiend, Helbrute for example)

    Their load is around 60-100 space Marines so I guess it should be possible but I would like some ("official") written confirmation.

    Thanks
    It's never been explicitly stated in the fluff, but considering that there are version of the Thunderhawk that allow it to carry upwards of two Land Raiders, then it's understood to also mean that there are Stormbirds that were also dedicated to carrying vehicles.

    Also, a stormbird's capacity is 50 marines -- not 60-100.
    http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/showthread.php?52423-The-Blood-Pact-Chaos-Homebrew-Supplement&p=472214&viewfull=1#post472214

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    Had a bit of a nose around and found these, hope it is of some help

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    Quote Originally Posted by completeHook
    Had a bit of a nose around and found these, hope it is of some help
    Wow ! Where did you find that datasheet/ruleset ? It looks like it comes from a GW publication but which one ?

    Thanks for that, that was what I needed to know (although I am shocked to find out that 2 baneblades fit inside a single stormbird, that seems a little bit to much)

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    I found it through a Google image search, on a blog here;

    [URL="http://darogscompany.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/stormbird-gunship.html"]http://darogscompany.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/stormbird-gunship.html [/URL]

    From date the data sheet is most likely from 1st edition Apocalypse, so it's out of date but it gives you something to work from.

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    I totally forgot that they'd made a data sheet for the Stormbird. I'm totally going to have to convert it over to 7th edition. New project, here I come!
    http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/showthread.php?52423-The-Blood-Pact-Chaos-Homebrew-Supplement&p=472214&viewfull=1#post472214

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    I never even knew there was a data sheet for the Stormbird. Must be a single one released on the site that I missed. Anyway, glad to have it know.

    Transport Capacity - 100 but with Rhino counts as 25, Land Raiders as 50 and Baneblades as 100 it seems more realistic.

    Don't forget to post you updated datasheet here

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eberk View Post
    Don't forget to post you updated datasheet here
    I decided to edit it quite a bit more than I had originally planned. My eyes are still twitching over the fact that I don't have the font to match the datasheet's original font, so you can see quite clearly in those places here I edited. I also decided that some of it didn't make sense -- to the point where I think that this datasheet was itself a homebrew at one point. So I cleaned it up, clarified some of the mistakes made, and removed the more ridiculous parts.

    Here she is all her glory:

    [url=http://oi58.tinypic.com/2z5kmzt.jpg]7th Edition Edited Stormbird[/url]


    I should also note that there are still 1st Founding and 2nd Founding space marine chapters that still maintain relics such as the stormbird. The only problem is that they only have a handful each and rarely, if ever, use them due to their great age and the significance of the fact that they were used when the chapters were still legions.
    http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/showthread.php?52423-The-Blood-Pact-Chaos-Homebrew-Supplement&p=472214&viewfull=1#post472214

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    No comments?
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    It's a bit expensive, as at that price I would rather take 2 Thunderhawks with change.

    Also the ruling for Assault marine and terminator transport capacities are pointless as the bulky rules cover these.

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