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Revision as of 22:28, 8 August 2005

The Harakoni Warhawks are an Imperial Guard regiment from the planet Harakon. Harakon is a low gravity planet with tall hives whose spires reach into the upper atmosphere. The Harakoni are highly trained in the use of grav-gliders making them fearless of altitudes and great at judging air currents.

They use this skill to drop behind the enemies lines in battle. This ability has made many Imperial commanders grateful for the support of the Harakoni Warhawks, as it would have cost them a lot of men to do some of the things these men specialise in. They are especially useful when sieging the walls of a city or other defensive structure, as they can simply fly over the walls, take out the door defenders and allow the rest of the Imperial forces to enter. They have to wear special breathing apparatus to allow them to fly high in the atmospheres, and also g-suits to enable their bodies to survive the high g-forces when flying and manouvering quickly.

They aquired this fearlessness for heights from hunting Vapourwyrms in mountain passes on Harakon itself.

Each army has preferred special and heavy weapons. The Harakoni Warhawks preferred weapons are respectivly:

The Harakoni Warhawks are similar to modern day paratroopers.