I can't find stats anywhere for the most common Naval aircraft, so I threw some together because I plan on using them in my future Only War campaign.

Lightning Fighter

Size: Enormous (+20 to hit)
Armor (AP): Front 20/Sides 20/Rear 20
Structural Integrity (SI): 20
Tactical Speed: 24 AU
Crew: Pilot
Maneuverability: +15
Weapons:
2x Wing-mounted Lascannons (Range 300m (3 AU); S/-/-; 6d10+10 E; pen 10; 30 rounds)
1x Long-barreled Autocannon (Range 500m (5 AU); S/2/5; 4d10+5 I; pen 4; 200 rounds)
4x Hellstrike Missiles (Range 75km; S/-/-; 3d10+20 X; pen 15)

Thunderbolt Heavy Fighter

Size: Enormous (+20 to hit)
Armor (AP): Front 25/Sides 25/Rear 20
Structural Integrity (SI): 25
Tactical Speed: 22 AU
Crew: Pilot
Maneuverability: +10
Weapons:
4x Long-barreled Autocannons (Range 500m (5 AU); S/2/5; 4d10+5 I; pen 4; 200 rounds)
2x Wing-mounted Lascannons (Range 300m (3 AU); S/-/-; 6d10+10 E; pen 10; 30 rounds)
4x Hellstrike Missiles (Range 75km; S/-/-; 3d10+20 X; pen 15)

Marauder Bomber

Size: Enormous (+20 to hit)
Armor (AP): Front 30/Sides 30/Rear 25
Structural Integrity (SI): 30
Tactical Speed: 18 AU
Crew: Pilot, Navigator, Bombardier, Nose Gunner, Tail Gunner, Turret Gunner
Maneuverability: +5
Weapons:
2x Nose Turret Lascannons (Range 300m (3 AU); S/-/-; 6d10+10 E; pen 10; 30 rounds)
2x Rear Turret Heavy Bolters (Range 120m (2 AU); -/-/10; 2d10 X; pen 5; 500 rounds)
2x Dorsal Turret Heavy Bolters (Range 120m (2 AU); -/-/10; 2d10 X; pen 5; 500 rounds)
Either 12 bombs, 6 heavy bombs, or 2 Hellstorm incendiary bombs

Whoops, I forgot bomb stats!

Bomb (2d10+10 X, pen 10, Blast (60))

Heavy Bomb (3d10+10 X, pen 15, Blast (60))

Hellstrike (2d10+10 X, pen 10, Blast (30), Flame)

Valkyrie Troop Carrier

Type: Flyer/Skimmer

Size: Enormous

Armor (AP): Front 15/Sides 15/Back 15

Structural Integrity (SI): 20

Tactical Speed: 11 AU

Crew: Pilot, Navigator, Two Door Gunners

Maneuverability: +10

Weapons:

1x Nose-mounted Multi-laser (Range 300m (3 AU); S/-/-; 3d10+10 E; pen 5; 300 rounds) or Lascannon (Range 300m (3 AU); S/-/-; 6d10+10 E; pen 10; 30 rounds)

2x Door-mounted Heavy Bolters (Range 120m (2 AU); -/-/10; 2d10 X; pen 5; 500 rounds)

2x Hellstrike missiles (Range 100km; S/-/-; 3d10+20 X; pen 15; Blast (30))

Special: Can carry 12 Imperial Guardsman

Variant craft:

Lightning ‘Strike’ (Ground attack model)

Replace 1x Long-barreled Autocannon with 2x Hellstrike missiles (total of 6)

Marauder Destroyer (Ground attack model)

Replace entire weapons set with the following:

6x Nose-mounted Autocannons (Range 500m (5 AU); -/-/5; 4d10+5 I; pen 4; 150 rounds)

2x Rear Turret Assault Cannons (Range 300m (3 AU); -/-/10; 3d10+10; pen 6; 150 rounds)

2x Dorsal Turret Heavy Bolters (Range 120m (2 AU); -/-/10; 2d10 X; pen 5; 500 rounds)

8x Hellstrike Missiles (Range 100km; S/-/-; 3d10+20 X; pen 15; Blast (30))

6x Bombs or 3x Heavy Bombs

Valkyrie ‘Vulture’ Gunship

Remove the special ability to carry troops

Replace weapons with the following:

1x Nose-mounted Heavy Bolter (Range 120m (2 AU); -/-/10; 2d10 X; pen 5; 500 rounds)

2x Multi-lasers (Range 300m (3 AU); S/-/-; 3d10+10 E; pen 5; 300 rounds) or Lascannons (Range 300m (3 AU); S/-/-; 6d10+10 E; pen 10; 30 rounds) or Autocannons (Range 500m (5 AU); -/-/5; 4d10+5 I; pen 4; 150 rounds)

2x Hellstrike Missiles or Hellfury Missiles

Valkyrie ‘Vendetta’ Heavy Gunship

Increase all AP by 5

Increase SI by 5

Replace weapons with the following

6x Lascannons (Range 300m (3 AU); S/-/-; 6d10+10 E; pen 10; 30 rounds)

2x Door-mounted Heavy Bolters (Range 120m (2 AU); -/-/10; 2d10 X; pen 5; 500 rounds)

2x Hellfury missiles (Range 100km; S/-/-; 3d10+20 X; pen 10; Blast (30), Flame)

More content.

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I believe for relative size difference the Lightning would be the smallest. The Thunderbolts are always pictured as being the heavier multi-role plane that fills the spot of a fighter/bomber for the Navy. I don't remember were, but it is played out to be better armed and armoured than a Lightning at the cost of being a bigger and less agile craft. Maruaders would be the biggest of the three, closer in size to the B-52s used by the US Airforce I would guess. Oh and I think the Vulture can also be outfitted with a pair of large assault cannons under the wings in place of bomb racks if I remember the picture correctly.

Forgot what I thought of when I first read through the stats. I believe all three of the planes can take off and land vertically, so I guess they could have a limited ability to act as a skimmer. Other than my ramblings that all looks great, hope you don't mind if I borrow them for my own use.

If you use them, please tell me how well they hold up!

Didn't know about the VTOL thing. Tried to follow the size guidelines for these things from Into The Storm, but you're right about the Marauder needing to be bigger at least. I still need to build some Dark Eldar stuff!

Small notes,

The maurauder's model shows an aircraft the size of a WWII mitchel or flying fortress at most. They're not jumbo jet size by any stretch of the imagination.

Check out forge world by putting www and co.uk around the words forge world to check sizes on all these units.

That vulture doesn't have assault cannons btw, it has a pair of punisher cannons that count as twin linked, there was some speculation on how you do a heavy 20 weapon in FFG on the only war forums.

This is good work Plushy and I will likely be using these in my own games when the players are ready for vehicles. Thanks!