Raven

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Raven
Race	Dark Eldar
Version	Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey A	Build Cost 100 150  2 Build Time 30 s Built From Dark Foundry Unit Size 1 Requires Planetary Strike Limit 3
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	1250
Armour	Vehicle Air
Unit Mass	500
Move Speed	53 (air unit)
Sight Radius	25 (cannot detect)
Weapons
Ranged	Splinter Cannon, 2x Dark Lance
Melee	None

Contents 1 Raven 2 Tactics 3 Abilities 3.1 Short Circuit 4 Weapons 4.1 Splinter Cannon 4.2 Dark Lance 5 Researchable Upgrades 5.1 Night Shields Research 5.2 Shadow Fields Research 6 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Raven

"I am Raven, airborne death!"

The Raven is a form of ground attack aircraft armed with two Dark Lances and one Splinter Cannon. They are often used to annihilate the enemy's armour to make it easier for Raiders to move about the battlefield. Once they are done, they will continue to take down infantry until a path has been created for the main attack forces.

Tactics

By itself, the Raven is a decent anti-infantry vehicle and can even do moderate damage to vehicles. However, it is fragile and not as cost effective as Reaver Jetbikes against infantry. The key to the Raven is using it as a compliment in a quick moving advance. Be sure to travel with units equipped with Dark Lances, such as Ravagers or Scourges. Warp Beasts eat through armor fast too if you have them. The Raven can render enemy vehicles and structures impotent with the Short Circuit ability, and its partners can then quickly slice the target up with Dark Lances or teeth before they have a chance to strike back. This greatly increases the survivability of the powerful but fragile Dark Eldar. While Short Circuit is recharging Ravens can fulfill an anti-infantry role, using its mobility to escape when outmatched. Against other air units, Short Circuit should often be avoided. Many are weak enough that against Dark Lances they will drop too fast for Short Circuit to be worthwhile, others are fast enough to retreat until Short Circuit wears off. It can still be useful against powerful air units to buy time or fragile air units that can't escape in time.

Abilities

Short Circuit

	Short Circuit			Hotkey: H
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Enemy Vehicles and Buildings
	Range	30
	Area of effect	0	Cooldown time	120 s
Effects	Disables the target's combat abilities for 10 seconds, rendering it completely unable to attack. The target can still move or use special abilities.

Weapons

Splinter Cannon

	Splinter Cannon
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: 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.5 51.3 40.5 33.8 20.3 10.8 22.3 33.8 13.5 6.8 27.0 13.5 6.0 10 105 130 2.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	35	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	60%	Refire Rate	0.5 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	None

Dark Lance

The Raven is armed with with two Dark Lances, but they have been listed here only once because the values are the same for both.

	Dark Lance
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: 8.8 8.8 8.8 11.0 11.0 8.8 22.0 17.6 8.8 22.0 22.0 13.2 8.8 11.0 6.6 8.1 20 45 63 5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	35	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	100%	Refire Rate	1.23 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	None
Notes	</b> This weapon can only attack air units. This weapon has 50% fire on the move accuracy.

Researchable Upgrades

Night Shields Research

	Night Shields Research			Hotkey: I
	Cost	125 75	Research Time	50 s
	Researched From	Dark Foundry
	Requires	Planetary Raid
Effects	Increases Hellion Squad health by 150 to 700 HP. Increases Hellion Succubus health by 150 to 900 HP (1075 and 1250 HP with Upgrade Leader Health I and II, respectively) Increases Reaver Jetbike health by 300 to 700 HP. Increases Raider health by 300 to 1700 HP. Increases Raven health by 300 to 1550 HP. Increases Talos health by 500 to 4300 HP. Increases Ravager health by 500 to 4500 HP. Increases Dais of Destruction health by 500 to 6500 HP.

Shadow Fields Research

	Shadow Fields Research			Hotkey: I
	Cost	150 100	Research Time	50 s
	Researched From	Dark Foundry
	Requires	Planetary Strike, Night Shields Research
Effects	Further increases Hellion Squad health by 150 to 850 HP. Further increases Hellion Succubus health by 150 to 1050 HP (1225 and 1400 HP with Upgrade Leader Health I and II, respectively) Further increases Reaver Jetbike health by 300 to 1000 HP. Further increases Raider health by 300 to 2000 HP. Further increases Raven health by 300 to 1850 HP. Further increases Talos health by 500 to 4800 HP. Further increases Ravager health by 500 to 5000 HP. Further increases Dais of Destruction health by 500 to 7000 HP.

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