Manta - Armament: Due to its large size, a Manta can carry a fearsome amount of firepower which is comparable to that deployed by Imperial Titans. This firepower allows a Manta to devastate entire armies of enemies in a single engagement. The main primary weapons of a Manta are its twin Heavy Railguns. Heavy Railguns utilise the same technology as standard Railguns, but on a far larger scale, allowing for greater projectile speeds and thus, greater power. Heavy Railgun rounds are fin-stabilised for extra lift and give a remarkable range within an atmosphere.Heavy Railgun projectiles also have built-in T'au Drone intelligences and manoeuvring thrusters for better accuracy against enemy targets. Heavy Railguns can fire massive submunition shells which contain drone processors that are programmed to direct the munition accurately towards the target. This is effective in void combat where the shell can find weak points in the armour of enemy starships. This drone guidance is needed because standard submunition rounds lack the necessary penetrating power to pierce most forms of voidcraft armour. However, such rounds are more useful in ground combat as the shell can saturate an extremely large area with submunitions; denying cover more effectively to enemy forces due since it is fired from the air. These massive weapons when fired together can destroy an unshielded Warhound-class Scout Titan in a single hit.As a backup to its main weapons, the Manta mounts six long-barelled Ion Cannons grouped in batteries of three in each wing. These provide short-ranged saturation fire when in the thick of battle. The rest of the Manta's arsenal consists of a prow-mounted launch port for up to ten Seeker Missiles. These can be controlled by the crew through the Manta's own Networked Marker Light turret mounted under the cockpit, or by other Marker Light operators on the ground.A Manta is also armed with sixteen drone-controlled, long-barrelled Burst Cannon turrets. These are positioned all around the Manta's hull for close defence whilst the voidship is landed and as anti-aircraft weapons when in flight. The turrets are positioned so that all angles of approach are covered by multiple Burst Cannons, meaning that enemy aircraft can be fired upon no matter what angle they come in at the Manta. These Burst Cannon turrets also make devastating anti-infantry weapons as the sheer amount of firepower they pour out is overwhelming.Mantas are equipped with integrated Missile Pods in the prow as extra protection against aircraft if necessary, although these are also effective against light vehicles.Mantas are equipped with an advanced T'au Targeting Array to improve the accuracy of pilot-aimed weapons, and a Blacksun Filter so that its weapons can be targeted effectively in low-light conditions.For protection, Mantas are equipped with an Energy Shield. These shields make use of highly advanced technology that serves a similar defensive role to Imperial Void Shields. However, T'au Energy Shields work differently from those of the Imperium in that they do not stop the incoming projectile, but instead use a shaped gravitic field that is positioned in such a way as to deflect incoming fire. These shields are capable of deflecting even the most powerful anti-Titan weapons, as the shield's deflection response will become proportionally more powerful as the energy of the incoming attack increases. Whilst T'au Energy Shields can be breached by well-aimed shots, they will rarely, if ever, collapse altogether like their Imperial counterparts.