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Ornithopter capabilities


bluntblade

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Sorry for the late reply.
The Ornithopter is on page 105 of Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader (aka 1st ed main book) and has the name The Orgus Flyer.
Described as a light strike vehicle that would scout ahead of a main force and offer ground support.
To make sense of it's stats i have to compare to other flyers in that edition.

Max speed is 240 (the 'typical flyers' have 300 and the random has 5d6)
Min speed is 24 (randoms have 6d6, typical flyers range from 0 to 36)
Acceleration is 24 (same as the middle typical example, random is 6d6)
TRR (turning) is 2 which is low for a flyer other than a hoverer
Crew is 2
Toughness is a low 4 (the kitbash model is open-topped, random is d4+3)
Damage is 30 (good for flyers, random is 4d6+20)
No save (not unusual for flyers)
Equipment points is 4 (mediumish for flyers)
Weapons is 4 (lowish for flyers)

Standard weaponry is a lascannon and a missile launcher, standard equipment is auto-drive, a targeter for the lascannon, a communicator and crew ejector seats

For further comparison, the 1st ed land speeder
Max 24 (low as it doesn't fly, just hovers)
Acceleration 8
TRR 1
Crew 2
Toughness 7
Damage 15
Save 6
Equipment 4
Weapons 3
Standard have a melta gun, a multi-melta, a communicator, a targeter for main armament, auto-drive and auto-aim for main armament. 

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