Warhammer 40K: The Drukhari Fleet – Harbingers of Doom
Today we take a look at the dread raiding fleets of the Drukhari. Pray, they don’t take you alive.
A Drukhari fleet is a collection of fast and deadly raiders filled with advanced technology that puts Imperial equipment to shame. Hiding behind Shadowfields and Mimic engines, Dark Eldar are quite adept at sneaking up on unsuspecting victims. From there, they unleash their sophisticated weaponry and deadly boarding parties. Often before their prey are aware of their presence.
Those unfortunate enough to be taken quickly find that the Drukhari do not share the love of practicality and aesthetics of their Eldar cousins. Instead, vessels of the Drukhari fleet are testaments to their perverse lust for brutality, filled with torture chambers and designed to be ever more horrific and deadly.
These vicious raiders are ever plying the spacelanes, on the hunt for captives to return to the Haemonculus covens and Wych fighting arenas of Commorragh.
Major Drukhari Vessel Naval Classes
Drukhari Fleet – Battleships
Dying Sun Class
Named after the Kabal of the Dying Sun, the class is armed with Phantom Lances, Scythe Missile Launchers, and launch bays for Impaler Assault Boats.
Falling Moon Class
Named after the Kabal of the Falling Moon, the class is heavily armed with Phantom Lances, Scythe Missile Launchers, and Torpedo Launchers.
Obsidian Rose Class
Named after the Kabal of the Obsidian Rose, the class is armed with Phantom Lances and Scythe Missile Launchers.
Drukhari Fleet – Cruisers
Bleak Soul Class
Named after the Kabal of the Bleaksoul Brethren, the class is armed with Scythe Missile Launchers and launch bays for Impaler Assault Boats.
Bloodied Claw Class
Named after the Kabal of the Bloodied Claw, the class is armed with Torpedo Launchers and Scythe Missile Launchers.
Fiend Ascendant Class
Named after the Kabal of the Fiend Ascendant, the class is armed with Scythe Missile Launchers and launch bays for Attack Craft.
Flayed Skull Class
Named after the Kabal of the Flayed Skull, the class is armed with a Phantom Lance and Scythe Missile Launchers.
Drukhari Fleet – Light Cruisers
Baleful Gaze Class
Named after the Kabal of the Baleful Gaze, the class is armed with Scythe Missile Launchers and launch bays for Impaler Assault Boats.
Bladed Lotus Class
Named after the Kabal of the Bladed Lotus, the class is armed with Scythe Missile Launchers and launch bays for Impaler Assault Boats.
Burning Scale Class
Named after the Kabal of the Burning Scale, the class is armed with Scythe Missile Launchers and launch bays for Attack Craft.
Dark Mirror Class
Named after the Kabal of the Dark Mirror, the class is armed with a Phantom Lance and Scythe Missile Launchers.
Drukhari Fleet – Escorts
Talon Cyriix Class Frigate
Named after the Kabal of the Talon Cyriix, the class is armed with Torpedo Launchers and and Scythe Missile Launchers.
Venom Blade Class Frigate
Named after the Kabal of the Venomed Blade, the class is armed with a Phantom Lance and Scythe Missile Launchers.
Immortality Denied Class Destroyer
Named after the Kabal of Immortality Denied, the class is armed with Scythe Missile Launchers.
Sigil Class Destroyer
Named after the Kabal of the Broken Sigil, the class is armed with Torpedo Launchers and and Scythe Missile Launchers.
Drukhari Fleet Key Weapon Systems
Phantom Lance
This is a type of Lance used by Eldar warships.
The Phantom Lance is used by both Craftworld Eldar and Dark Eldar. Phantom Lances are lower-powered Pulsar Lances designed to be mounted on lighter Eldar ships as the power drain for Pulsar Lances are too much for many smaller ships to handle.
Scythe Missile System
This is a type of Missile Launcher battery used by Dark Eldar spaceships. They come in the heavy and light classes.
Leech Torpedoes
These are a type of Dark Eldar Torpedo designed to capture warships. Upon impact, these torpedoes drain a ship of its power, leaving it easy prey for boarding and capture.
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