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Eldar Portal

An Eldar Nightwing.

The Nightwing is the primary fighter craft of the Eldar, combining a speed and manoeuvrability that no Imperial fighter can match, along with considerable firepower and sophisticated energy field protection. The Nightwing is also equipped with advanced holo-field generator, throwing out false images to confuse enemy pilots and making it diffuclt for the enemy targeting system to lock onto the Nightwing. But like all Eldar vehicles, the Nightwing relies on speed and agility to avoid damage rather than armour.¹

The Nightwing is an exceptional interceptor, the power of its two shuriken cannon and two bright lances backed up by powerful engines and a strong airframe. This aircraft can make seemingly impossible manoeuvres, and has been recorded at speeds of up to 3,600kph by Imperial forces. The aircraft's speed is a result of its swept wings and sophisticated engines, with its wings in a backwards position it can easily outpace any enemy fighters, while for extreme maneuvers it moves its wings forwards. This allows the Nightwing to pull high speed, high-g turns and easily outmaneuver the enemy in a dogfight. As a result of this emphasis in design for dogfighting and aerial combat, the Nightwing is not heavily armed for ground attack missions, although its bright lances are still powerful enough to destroy enemy tanks should the opportunity present itself. For specialist ground attack missions, the Eldar usually turn to the Nightwing's larger cousin, the Phoenix.¹

Sources

• ¹: Imperial Armour Volume Eleven - The Doom of Mymeara pg. 197
• Aeronautica Imperialis Rulebook
• Tactica Aeronautica Rulebook
• Imperial Armour II - Ork, Eldar and Dark Eldar Vehicles for Warhammer 40,000