Lightning Fighter

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Lightning Fighter
Race	Sisters of Battle
Version	Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey L	Build Cost 100 200  2 Build Time 35 s Built From Manufactorum Unit Size 1 Requires Nothing Limit 5
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	2100
Armour	Vehicle Air
Unit Mass	500
Move Speed	55 (air unit)
Sight Radius	30 (cannot detect)
Weapons
Ranged	Autocannon, 2x Lascannons
Melee	None

Contents 1 Lightning Fighter 2 Tactics 3 Abilities 3.1 Death Explosion 4 Weapons 4.1 Autocannon 4.2 Lascannon 5 Researchable Upgrades 5.1 Wargear: Reinforced Hull Plating 6 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Lightning Fighter

"Emperor, let my aim be true."

Crewed by their skilled pilots, the Lightning Fighter is one of the finest fighters of the Imperial Navy. Soaring over the battlefield , it provides air support to fellow disciples and engages in dogfights with enemy forces. Roaring over the unclean battlefields of sinners and heretics, the Lightning Fighter is one of the greatest tools the Sisters of Battle have to enact the Emperor's will.

Tactics

The Lightning Fighter is a very useful unit, mainly because of its overall good DPS against other fliers, good accuracy on the move, low cost, and good damage against infantry compared to other fliers. However, using it against anything but lower-tier infantry or fliers is not using it to its full potential. Buying two or three Lightnings to scout enemies, perform raids on enemy capping parties, or spot for Exorcists are all viable strategies. However, you shouldn't bother with them unless you can afford to buy them over another more effective unit, such as an Immolator to thin out infantry or reduce vehicles to slag. They are fragile units and will fall quickly if the enemy turns his focus on destroying them. Its uses are more specific and tactical, and it should not be doing heavy fighting, because there are plenty of units who can fairly easily destroy them.

Abilities

Death Explosion

	Death Explosion
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Any friendly units
	Range	Self
	Area of effect	Variable	Cooldown time	None
Effects	When the Lightning Fighter is destroyed, there is a chance it will explode and send nearby units flying in one and only one of the following ways. Each explosion's chance is calculated one by one in a random order: 29.4% chance to do nothing 29.4% chance to do 3.75-6.25 damage, 10 morale damage, and 20-40 throw force in a radius of 4. 29.4% chance to do 10-20 damage, 30 morale damage, and 25-50 throw force in a radius of 4. 11.8% chance to do 20-30 damage, 50 morale damage, and 35-55 throw force in a radius of 4.

Weapons

Autocannon

	Autocannon
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 44.6 44.6 44.6 44.6 33.5 33.5 33.5 22.3 11.2 30.1 33.5 22.3 11.2 33.5 22.3 2.7 5 95 115 0.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	30	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	85%	Refire Rate	0.8 s
Area of Effect	None	Requires	Nothing
Notes	This weapon has 55% accuracy when firing while moving.

Lascannon

The Lightning Fighter is equipped with two Lascannons, but the values are the same for both so it is only listed once here.

	Lascannon
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 15.3 11.5 7.7 38.3 10.7 8.0 5.4 9.6 9.6 2.5 10 72 81 0.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	30	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	100%	Refire Rate	2 s
Area of Effect	None	Requires	Nothing
Notes	This weapon can only attack air units and has 50% accuracy when firing while moving.

Researchable Upgrades

Wargear: Reinforced Hull Plating

	Wargear: Reinforced Hull Plating			Hotkey: U
	Cost	150 100	Research Time	60 s
	Researched From	Manufactorum
	Requires	Ecclesiarchal Citadel
Effects	Provides a 25% health bonus to Rhino Transports (2500 HP), Immolators (3125 HP), Lightning Fighters (2625 HP), Exorcists (2000 HP), and Penitent Engines (6875 HP).

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