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The '''Reaper Launcher''' is an [[Eldar]] weapon used by [[Dark Reaper]]s, the Eldar [[path]] devoted to providing long range fire support on the field of battle. It is a fast firing heavy weapon which launches a barrage of armour-piercing rockets to devastate the enemy, similar to the [[Missile Launcher]] used by [[Imperial]] forces.
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The '''Reaper Launcher''' is an [[Eldar]] weapon used by [[Dark Reaper]]s, the Eldar [[path]] devoted to providing long range fire support on the field of battle. It is a fast firing heavy weapon which launches a barrage of armour-piercing missiles to devastate the enemy, and utilizes [[Dark Reaper Range Finder]] equipment which allows the user to "see" from the muzzle of the weapon itself.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2a}}  While similar to the [[Missile Launcher]]s used by [[Imperial]] forces, Eldar versions of this technology utilize a number of complex chambered pods containing a variety of ammunition types.  These pods allow the firer to perform a number of support duties such as anti-tank or anti-infantry, and all but eliminate the need to reload.{{Fn|2b}}
 
 
Targets are acquired by rangefinders and sights within the muzzle of the weapon itself, allowing the firer to 'see' wherever he points his weapon.  The launcher carries a number of pods containing a variety of ammunition types, allowing the firer to perform a number of support duties such as anti-tank or anti-infantry fire.  These pods also all but eliminate the need for the firer to reload, resulting in an increased rate of fire when compared to similar grades of weaponry used by other species<sup>1</sup>.
 
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
*<sup>1</sup>[[Codex: Eldar (4th Edition)]], page 22
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Eldar (3rd Edition)]], Pg. 16
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*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Eldar (4th Edition)]]
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**{{Endn|2a}}: Pg. 34
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**{{Endn|2b}}: Pg. 22
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Missile Weapons]]
 
*[[Missile Weapons]]
 
*[[Eldar Weaponry]]
 
*[[Eldar Weaponry]]
*[[Dark Reapers]]
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[[Category:Weapons (Eldar)]]
 
[[Category:Weapons (Eldar)]]

Revision as of 20:20, 21 July 2012

The Reaper Launcher is an Eldar weapon used by Dark Reapers, the Eldar path devoted to providing long range fire support on the field of battle. It is a fast firing heavy weapon which launches a barrage of armour-piercing missiles to devastate the enemy, and utilizes Dark Reaper Range Finder equipment which allows the user to "see" from the muzzle of the weapon itself.[1][2a] While similar to the Missile Launchers used by Imperial forces, Eldar versions of this technology utilize a number of complex chambered pods containing a variety of ammunition types. These pods allow the firer to perform a number of support duties such as anti-tank or anti-infantry, and all but eliminate the need to reload.[2b]

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