The Dreadfleet Missile Cavalry

Salt Lord Scuttlers (Deck Droppers - Bombers)

When Undead pirate fleets attack on the open ocean, the first thing their victims commonly see are the hideous, flying horrors known as Deck Droppers, appearing in advance of their masters’ ships to pepper enemies with bullets from above. A Deck Dropper comprises of a bloodthirsty Fell Bat and firearm-wielding zombie ‘rider’, or more accurately, a zombie being unwittingly suspended from the Fell Bat’s talons, slightly disorientated but not without the wherewithal to fire its hand cannon. Before an attack, the Fell Bats hang in a dormant state from the topmost spars high in the rigging of Undead fleets until stirred by the anticipation that the coppery tang of blood is about to fill the air. Diving amongst their own ranks to grab a zombie, they swoop above the bedlam of battle as their passenger uses their better vantage point to fire round after round into the groups of enemies below.

Unit Name Salt Lord Scuttlers (Deck Droppers - Bombers)

Main Unit Key wh2_dlc11_cst_cav_deck_droppers_ror_0

Land Unit Key wh2_dlc11_cst_cav_deck_droppers_ror_0

Naval Unit Key wh_main_shp_transport

Land Unit Group Flying Missile Cavalry

Naval Unit Group Flying Missile Cavalry

Soldiers 24

Caste War Beast

Category Cavalry

Class Missile Cavalry

Cost 750

Recruitment Cost 750

Upkeep Cost 188

Missile Damage 1

├ Missile Weapon wh2_dlc11_cst_bomb_deck_droppers_ror

├ Projectile wh2_dlc11_cst_bomb_deck_droppers_ror

├ Missile Damage 0

├ Missile Ap Damage 1

└ Base Reload Time 14

Accuracy 33

Range 60

Reload 30

Shots Per Minute 6.1

Ammunition 7

Melee Attack 34

Weapon Strength (Weapon Damage) 22

├ Melee Weapon wh_main_vmp_fell_bats

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 2

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs Cavalry 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 16

Melee Defence 29

├ Base Defence 29

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 15

├ Armour wh2_main_leather_15

├ Armour Defence 15

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 184

├ Man Entity wh_main_infantry_zombie_blood_dismembers

├ Man Speed 23

├ Man Health 8

├ Bonus Hit Points 168

├ Mount wh2_dlc11_cst_mon_deck_dropper_bat

├ Mount Entity wh2_dlc11_cst_mon_deck_dropper_bat

├ Mount Speed 48

└ Mount Health 8

Leadership (Base Morale) 50

Abilities

• Extra Powder
  Because you can never have too much.
• Crumbling
  The dead do not rest easily in the Old World. Those summoned by Vampires and Necromancers no longer have mortal concerns - they serve only their master's will.
• Disintegrating
  The Dark Magic binding has failed. Both flesh and necromantic energy slough off the subjects, leaving naught but dust.

Attributes

• Causes Fear
  This unit frightens all enemy units, reducing their leadership when nearby. It is also immune to fear. Fear penalties do not stack.
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Strengths & Weaknesses

• Special Ranged Weapon
  This unit has a special missile attack with limited ammunition, which can be very useful when initiating attacks.
• Armour-Sundering
  The armour-splitting attacks of this unit can significantly weaken the target's armour.
• Armour-Piercing Missiles
  The damage of armour-piercing weapons mostly ignores the armour of the target, making them the ideal choice against heavily-armoured enemies. They are often heavier and attack at a slower rate though, making them less efficient against poorly-armoured targets.