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Manta tau warhammer12/3/2023 ![]() ![]() Mantas are armoured with an extremely thick layer of the same nano-crystalline armour called fio'tak used in many other T'au vehicles and aircraft, giving it a measure of protection unlike any other within the T'au forces. However the considerable energy requirements of operations close to a planet's surface using anti-gravitic engines means that the craft loses the capability for fast maneuvering during ground combat. The Manta is also capable of a hover mode for deployment of troops. For longer trips, a Manta must be transported inside far larger T'au carriers. However, due to its size, a Manta can only make very short Warp jumps, restricting its use in interstellar transportation. Indeed, the Manta is so large that it is actually classified as a small voidcraft, and lies on the borderline of classification between an attack craft and a full starship.Ī Manta is several times larger than the Space Marine Thunderhawk and has a limited T'au Ether Drive capacity. ![]() The Manta Missile Destroyer is one of the largest aircraft that can be fielded within a planet's atmosphere in a frontline role, and is the largest dropship of its kind. Warhammer 40K Darktide Review - Left To ShredĠ2 December 2022 Transport Operations ![]() Mantas have been used in almost every large-scale military campaign and engagement of the T'au Empire, including the Damocles Gulf Crusade where the voidcraft proved critical in supplying the mobility and firepower necessary to repel the Imperial invaders. The T'au fleet of Mantas allowed for superior strategic mobility against the less air-mobile forces of the Astra Militarum and allowed for the outnumbered T'au Hunter Cadres to face the Imperial Guard on equal terms by bringing superior force to bear in localised counter-attacks and defensive engagements. In this way, Mantas were used to position T'au troops for counter-attacks against Imperial forces and stood ready to quickly extract T'au forces after an engagement. Several T'au Mantas bring T'au forces to the Kroot homeworld of Pechĭuring the Taros Campaign, Mantas were mainly used to transport Hunter Cadres and their heavy equipment across the planet and into the deserts of Taros to assault and slow the Imperial advance.
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