#SQUIDMAR TAU MANTA FULL#

Fire Warriors are held in place with restraint harnesses to prevent harm to the occupants in the event of a rough landing, crash landing, or general turbulence. The upper deck has seats for up to 48 T'au Fire Warriors and racks to store all of their weapons and equipment, such as Pulse Rifles and Pulse Carbines. The hold of the Manta is divided into an upper and lower deck where the upper deck is designed to transport troops while the lower deck is designed to transport larger T'au units such as battlesuits and vehicles. Normally, a Manta can transport a whole Hunter Cadre's worth of troops as well as the cadre's equipment, supplies and support assets. The bulk of the interior space of the Manta is utilised for the transportation of T'au troops. 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.

#SQUIDMAR TAU MANTA FULL#

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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In the void they are used to attack enemy starships and are a match for entire squadrons of Imperial starfighters, while during planetary assaults they function as dropships and heavy fire support for T'au ground forces. Straddling the functional roles of both an attack craft and a full starship, these small voidcraft are useful in a variety of roles. The Manta is the smallest interstellar-capable voidcraft of the T'au, and serves a vital role in carrying out the current and future expansions of the T'au Empire.

The Manta also features a large transport capacity that allows it to carry entire Hunter Cadres to and from engagements. It is well-armoured for use in frontline combat and can deliver massive amounts of firepower to the battlefield to help support T'au ground forces during a frontal assault against entrenched enemy positions. The Manta, more formally known as the Manta Missile Destroyer, is a super-heavy T'au voidcraft that is also the T'au Empire's closest equivalent to the Imperium of Man's Titans and Ork Gargants.

A pair of T'au Mantas with a Barracuda squadron escort

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