Soulstorm/Land Speeder Tempest

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Land Speeder Tempest Aircraft
	Faction	Space Marines	Health	1200		Buy	Reinf.
	Tier	2	Morale			100
	Built by	Machine Cult	Sight radius	30		125
	Armor	Vehicle Air	Detect radius	0
	Mass	500	Speed	36		1
			Model count	/	Build time	30
	Aircraft, can be upgraded to better anti-infantry or anti-vehicle. 5 Land Speeder Tempests max allowed.						Data version: 1.2

Land Speeder Tempest

"We fly for the Emperor!"

The Tempest variant of the Land Speeder features an armored and enclosed single seat cockpit, and is armed with a nose-mounted Assault Cannon and can be upgraded with side-mounted missiles. The Tempest is deployed by Space Marine Chapters when fast-moving heavy fire support is needed.

Tactics

The Land Speeder Tempest is unaffected by melee attacks, so you need not be afraid of melee-dedicated units, who have very weak ranged attacks if they have them at all. Due to its low health and armor, it can be easily destroyed by range units, especially those possessing anti-vehicle weaponry. However, it is excellent in hit and run attacks due to its fast speed and the ability to pass over terrain impassable to other units. The Frag Missile makes the Land Speeder Tempest much more effective against infantry with its area attack. The Krak Missile upgrade allows the Land Speeder Tempest to take on vehicles, but without support or an advantage in numbers they generally only fare well against weaker vehicles or walkers lacking sufficient ranged weaponry. Either upgrade allows the Land Speeder Tempest to disrupt infantry, but the Frag Missile upgrade gives it a chance of taking down anti-vehicle infantry who require time to setup their weaponry (i.e. Space Marine Squad Missiles).

Standard Land Speeders are better against infantry for a lower cap, but lack the disruption abilities of the Tempest. If you plan on spamming Land Speeders in Tier 2 consider the inclusion of a Land Speeder Tempest or two to reduce enemy anti-vehicle capabilities as previously detailed.

Weapons

Assault Cannon

	Assault Cannon
[1] 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: 17.9 17.9 17.9 17.9 12.5 10.7 3.6 3.3 3.3 5.9 5.4 3.3 3.3 8.9 5.4 2.1 2 10 12 1
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	30	Setup Time	None
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	65%	Refire Rate	0.2 s
Area of Effect	None	Requires	Nothing

Weapon Upgrades

Maximum Weapon Upgrades Allowed: 1
These upgrades do not replace the standard Assault Cannon.

Frag Missile Launcher

	Frag Missile Launcher				Hotkey: F
[2] 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: 25.1 25.1 25.1 25.1 17.8 15.1 5.0 2.8 2.8 5.5 7.5 4.0 2.8 10.0 5.0 2.1 15 165 190 10
Cost	[3] 50 [4] 20	Range	30	Setup Time	None
Build Time	12 s	Accuracy	85%	Refire Rate	3 s
Area of Effect	4	Requires	Armoury, Monastery
Notes	This weapon does knockback (35-60 force), but does not do friendly fire.

Krak Missile Launcher

	Krak Missile Launcher				Hotkey: K
[5] 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: 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.8 23.7 118.5 94.8 55.3 52.1 55.3 39.5 15.8 47.4 31.6 0.7 5 515 600 10
Cost	[6] 60 [7] 30	Range	30	Setup Time	None
Build Time	15 s	Accuracy	85%	Refire Rate	3 s
Area of Effect	4	Requires	Armoury, Monastery
Notes	This weapon does knockback (20-50 force), but does not do friendly fire.

Additional links

Source : http://web.archive.org/web/20100810095715/http://wiki.reliccommunity.com/index.php?title=Land_Speeder_Tempest