Hellstrike missile

Hellstrike Missile on the wing of a Valkyrie

Hellstrike missiles are air-to-surface anti-tank missiles with a solid fuel core and high-explosive warhead.^[1]

These missiles are capable of destroying main battle tanks,^[4] like the Hammerhead^[5] or collapsing a hab-block.^[6] They operate in a similar manner to Hunter-killer missiles, but are larger and fired at a higher velocity (given the aircraft is already traveling at high speed when it is launched),^[3] penetrating the target's armour before exploding.^[5] They are a common armament on Imperial Aircraft.

Common examples of this weapon including the Mars pattern Mk14.^[2]

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Sources

• 1: Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition), pg. 56
• 2: Imperial Armour Volume One, pg. 225
• 3: Imperial Armour Volume Three - The Taros Campaign, pg. 312
• 4: Lightning Run (Short Story) — Warriors and Warlords (Anthology)
• 5: Night Shriekers (Short Story) — Only War: Stories from the 41st Millennium (Anthology)
• 6: Blood Oath (Novella) — Damocles (Anthology), Chapter Three