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Falcon Gunship, Type-A
Introduced in Dropzone Commander
The Falcon-A is a light ground attack craft, designed for close air support missions. Built around the Raven dropship chassis, the Falcon is able to loiter over the combat zone, presenting a constant threat to enemy ground units. It shares considerable commonality with the Raven, reducing construction costs and simplifying maintenance.
The Falcon-A is just as fast and manoeuvrable as the Raven, although it is also lightly armoured. This makes it best employed against unfortunate, defenceless ground targets.
The Falcon-A is armed with a pair of devastating UM-28 ‘Vindicator’ Gatling cannons. These have been calibrated for focused, converging fire. The sheer volume of lead these shell-hoses can send downrange is capable of shredding a main battle tank in seconds.
Current Stats & Rules (v2.4 2020-10-02)
| Name | Mv | CM | A | Dp | Type | Category | Squad | T | Pts | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon-A | 24“ | A, E+4 | 10 | 1 | Aircraft | Support | 1-4 | - | 40 | - |
| Weapons | M&F | Arc | R(F) | R(C) | Sh | Ac | E | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Gatling Cannon | 12” | F | ∞ | 12“ | 1 | 3+ | 11 | - |
| Twin Gatling | 12” | F | 24“ | 12” | 4 | 4+ | 3 | - |
Version History
Dropzone Commander (2012)
| Name | Mv | CM | A | Dp | LZ | Type | Category | S+C | Pts | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon-A | 24“ | A | 5 | 1 | S | Aircraft | Support | 1-4, Wide | 54 | - |
| Weapons | M&F | Arc | R(F) | R(C) | Sh | Ac | E | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin UM-28 Gatling Cannons | 12” | F(Narrow) | ∞ | 12“ | 1 | 3+ | 11 | - |
| Twin UM-5 Gatling | 12” | F | 24“ | 12” | 4 | 4+ | 3 | - |
Dropzone Commander v1.1 (2013-07-24)
Unit cost reduced from 54 to 46pts
Dropzone Commander v1.2 (2015-03-05)
Unit cost reduced from 46 to 40pts
Unit gained Evasion Countermeasures E+2
Beta v2.4.1 (2018-05-02)
Squad size reduced from 1-4 to 1 probably typo
Battle for Earth v2.0 (2019-06-17)
Evasion Countermeasures increased from +2 to +4
Squad size increased from 1 to 1-4 Typo Correction