Hive Fleet Ziz

Hive Fleet Ziz is one of many of the forces of the Tyranid Hive Mind. Absorbing Splinter Fleets that survived Hive Fleet Behemoth, this new threat has learned of the species inhabiting the galaxy as well as their tactics. It later made itself known throughout Segmentum Tempestus. They have been noted to be incredible skilled in Void and Aerial Combat, possessing many aerial forces to darken the skies of worlds and bringing death to the foes below. More frightening they have developed skills and tactics to perform tasks of infiltration behind enemy lines, disrupting communication and supplies, and assassination leaders. They have begun a campaign of corrupting the worlds in Segmentum Tempestus and have even begun assaulting Segmentum Pacificus.

Tactics
Primarily, Hive Fleet Ziz focuses on aerial combat. When invading a new world, Hive Ships will immediately begin launching attacks onto any starcraft between them in the target. Once the battle has begun, the ships will start dispatching ground forces. After reaching the planet's surface, air forces will engaged the defenders while also targeting structures such as AA systems and long-range weapons. Once these have been removed, the ground forces can moved unopposed with the air forces granting assist. And as they also like to use strength in numbers, the Hive Fleet will send the larger Tyranid strains in the battle first, followed by the smaller ones to provide support, eliminate survivors and deal with places the larger strains cannot reach.

Unique Strains

 * Tyranid Raider: A variant of a Tyranid Warrior, Tyranid Raiders are aerial fighters. Nimble flyers, they can fight from range or melee against their foes. Tyranid Warrior Primes are also among them, known better as Tyranid Raider Primes as they command aerial forces such as Harpies and Gargoyles.


 * Nest Crone: