Hello everyone! Zak Ludick here from Cape Town, South Africa and this is a Warhammer 40k - The Great Unit Review Wheel! post!
Now known as the Unit Review Library!
What is it all about? It is not there to just give a stat. It is there to give MY review of the unit!
In this series, I will review one unit at a time, picking them randomly.
So let me spin the wheel again and see what I get:
Deathwatch, Corvus Blackstar
10th Edition Index
A Vehicle of unique and peculiar design perfectly suited to the alien-hunting unique hero army of the Deathwatch.
The Corvus Blackstar is an Aircraft, a Transport, a Gunship and a Bomber all rolled into one.
It costs 180pts to field and will cost you around $92 USD to buy a new one from warhammer.com.
Let's check the stats!
Stats
Movement 20+"
Toughness 10
Save 3+(armor/invul/Feel No Pain)
Wounds 14
Ld 6+
OC 0
Fair stats for a medium tank.
Weapons
Ranged:
The Corvus comes standard with a Twin Assault Cannon, which it can swap for a Twin Lascannon
Twin Assault Cannon
24" Range, 6 Shots, Hitting on 3+. S6, AP0 and 1 Damage.
Devastating Wounds, Twin-linked
This means 6's to Wound cause wounds that cannot be blocked by armor or invulnerable saves. Also, this gun can re-roll Wounds, so it can fish for some extra 6s.
Its alternative:
Twin Lascannon
48" Range, 1 Shot, 3+ to Hit, S12, AP-3 and D6+1 Damage each.
Twin-linked
This is an obvious anti-tank/monster gun, also capable to re-rolling the to Wound roll.
The Corvus also comes with 2 Blackstar rocket launchers which it can exchange for 2 Stormstrike missile launchers
Blackstar Rocket Launcher (x2)
30" Range, D6+1 Shots, S5 AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Blast
A great weapon for slaying hordes.
Its alternative:
Stormstrike Missile Launcher (x2)
48" Range, 1 Shot, S10 AP-2 and 3 Damage each.
This is good anti-medium tank and anti-monster.
The Corvus can also be equipped with a Hurricane Bolter
Hurricane Bolter
24" Range, 6 Shots, S4 AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Rapid Fire 6, Twin-Linked
This means 12 shots at 12" Range!
Melee:
Armoured Hull
3 Attacks, Hitting on 4+, S6, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Abilities
Stealth, Hover
Blackstar Cluster Launcher
After making a regular move, choose one target the Corvus moved over this turn, the Corvus drops bombs on them. Roll 6 Dice, for every 5+ the enemy unit suffers that many Mortal Wounds
Wargear Abilities
You need to choose between either a Auspex Array or a Infernum Halo-Launcher.
The Auspex gives the Corvus Ignore Cover on Ranged weapons. the Halo-Launcher gives the Corvus the Smoke keyword.
One is offensive, the other is defensive
Transport
The Corvus can transport up to 12 models.
Jump Packs, Terminators and Gravis count as 2 models.
Centurions and Mounted units (bikes) count as 3 models.
Thoughts
It can deal a fair bit of damage, it is very fast and it can carry troops while doing so. I have one of these and I have used it in our largest to date Eternal Carnage games. So far, it is a good transport even though most people do not field Aircraft.
That is 2 Deathwatch Datasheets reviewed putting them on 18.18% Completed and the total Completed on 7.20% Complete!
Thank you for reading!
Warhammer Review Library
Alphabetical List
| Faction | Unit | Review Number |
|---|---|---|
| Adeptus Custodes | Prosecutors | #1 |
| Adeptus Custodes | Knight-Centura | #54 |
| Adeptus Custodes | Shield-Captain | #61 |
| Adeptus Custodes | Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armor | #70 |
| Adeptus Custodes | Trajann Valoris | #40 |
| Adeptus Mechanicus | Archaeopter Fusilave | #13 |
| Adeptus Mechanicus | Archaeopter Stratoraptor | #14 |
| Adeptus Mechanicus | Archaeopter Transvector | #15 |
| Adeptus Mechanicus | Belisarius Cawl | #53 |
| Adeptus Mechanicus | Serberys Raiders | #55 |
| Adeptus Mechanicus | Serberys Sulphurhounds | #56 |
| Aeldari | Guardian Defenders | #64 |
| Aeldari | Night Spinner | #65 |
| Astra Militarum | Kasrkin | #60 |
| Black Templars | High Marshall Helbrecht | #38 |
| Black Templars | Marshall | #46 |
| Black Templars | The Emperor's Champion | #63 |
| Blood Angels | Baal Predator | #2 |
| Blood Angels | Gabriel Seth | #66 |
| Blood Angels | Lemartes | #32 |
| Chaos Daemons | Daemonettes | #29 |
| Chaos Knights | War Dog Brigands | #30 |
| Chaos Knights | War Dog Executioners | #31 |
| Chaos Space Marines | Abbadon the Despoiler | #50 |
| Chaos Space Marines | Haarken Worldclaimer | #41 |
| Chaos Space Marines | Khorne Lord of Skulls | #37 |
| Dark Angels | Asmodai | #16 |
| Dark Angels | Azrael | #17 |
| Dark Angels | Belial | #4 |
| Dark Angels | Deathwing Knights | #20 |
| Dark Angels | Lazarus | #62 |
| Death Guard | Biologus Putrifier | #5 |
| Death Guard | Blightlord Terminators | #10 |
| Death Guard | Chaos Lord | #36 |
| Death Guard | Lord of Contagion | #52 |
| Death Guard | Tallyman | #39 |
| Death Guard | Malignant Plaguecaster | #71 |
| Deathwatch | Proteus Killteam | #57 |
| Drukhari | Grotesques | #45 |
| Drukhari | Haemonculus | #8 |
| Drukhari | Raider | #35 |
| Drukhari | Scourges | #7 |
| Genestealer Cults | Aberants | #47 |
| Genestealer Cults | Hybrid Metamorphs | #58 |
| Genestealer Cults | Reductus Saboteur | #33 |
| Grey Knights | Brother Captain | #25 |
| Grey Knights | Grand Master | #48 |
| Grey Knights | Strike Squad | #51 |
| Imperial Agents | Callidus Assassin | #9 |
| Imperial Agents | Culexus Assassin | #69 |
| Imperial Agents | Vigilant Squad | #26 |
| Imperial Knights | Armiger Helverin | #22 |
| Imperial Knights | Armiger Warglaive | #43 |
| Leages of Votann | Brôkhyr Iron-master | #27 |
| Leages of Votann | Sagitaur | #3 |
| Leages of Votann | Ûthar the Destined | #44 |
| Necrons | Obelisk | #11 |
| Orks | Battlewagon | #34 |
| Orks | Hunta Rig | #28 |
| Space Marines | Kayvaan Shrike | #23 |
| Space Marines | Marneus Calgar | #42 |
| Space Marines | Razorback | #21 |
| Space Wolves | Arjac Rockfist | #68 |
| T'au Empire | Darkstrider | #12 |
| T'au Empire | Kroot Carnivore Squad | #19 |
| T'au Empire | Stealth Battlesuits | #67 |
| Thousand Sons | Exalted Sorcerer | #59 |
| Thousand Sons | Magnus the Red | #49 |
| Tyranids | Barbgaunts | #6 |
| Tyranids | Screamer Killer | #24 |
| World Eaters | World Eaters Chaos Spawn | #18 |
Thank you for reading!
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