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Well, because of the rules. So, here's a proposed fix;

The following Fliers gain the "Strafing Run" rule:

Valkyrie, Vendetta, Doom Scythe.

The following Fliers gain the "Sky Hunter" rule:

Lightning, Nightwing, Night Scythe, Razorwing (and probably others, but not the Thunderbolt, because it's a dual role fighter-bomber)

Sky Hunter: Each turn, the flier may choose between a +1 bonus to their Ballistic skill when using the Skyfire rule, or a +1 bonus to their Cover save against shots fired by enemy fliers.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588346/6696647.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588346/6696647.page GMT BS 2 by default. Now the Vendetta keeps its current firepower against ground targets, but gets significantly worse against other aircraft.

And of course this doesn't fix the Lightning at all, but that's a problem with it being a neglected 3rd edition design, not your specific changes.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588346/6697150.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588346/6697150.page GMT AA rule to take on other planes (Necron Flying Circus and Guard Air would be a lot less scary if they had to rely on dedicated AA planes instead of cleaning up with Vendettas and Doom Scythes against all targets).]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588346/6697803.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588346/6697803.page GMT
With 3 twin-linked LC and transport capacity + whatever more it has, bump up the cost to about 150'ish pts. This would be a more balanced cost compared to the other codices.

However, even with the point increase, if you compare the following:

Vendetta: flier (forcing opponent to bring AA), 3 twin-linked LC, 10 men transport capacity - 150 pts
Predator: vehicle (forcing enemy to bring anti-tank), 1 twin-linked LC, 2 LC - 140 pts

The Vendetta is still vastly superior since the it forces the opponent not only to bring anti-tank (which is standard) but also anti-air.
For this reason I would like to see all fliers in all codices getting their points bumped up by about 50 points (except for the fliers that already are over-priced).

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