The Despoiler class battleships were developed as part of the Gareo !rerogative in the "id#$%th "illenniu"& ' belief in the strength of attack craft as the ulti"ate weapons in space warfare pervaded the Battlefleet Te"pestus and plans were "ade for fifteen Despoiler class battleships& (owever) as history shows) the true battleship was not out"oded by attack craft and the progra" was ended after the construction of *ust three vessels& The Despoilers originally saw little co"bat) being used on long#range patrols through through largely uncontested syste"s& +oughly two hundred and fifty years after being laid down) the ,erciless Death went went "issing whilst on etended tour through the '"erikon Sector& Sector& Thirty years later) it reappeared during the Banardi Conflict) surprising and destroying a convoy of siteen unprotected -"perial transports en route to Banardi !ri"e& The ship was then involved in nu"erous engage"ents) each progressively nearer to the .ye of Tenor) until it disappeared again in the early $/th "illenniu"& Soon after its second disappearance) the other two Despoilers were also reported absent) after firing on friendly vessels and then escaping into the warp& 0ith the advent of the Gothic 0ar) ru"ours of the ,erciless Death1s eploits eploits and sightings of its sister ships began afresh& Crew2 345)555 Speed2 6 ,aneuverability2 #4 Detection2 34 (ull2 735 'r"or2 34 Turret2 6 Ship !oints2 /4 ,acrocannons Launch Bays Lance Battery Lance Battery
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Co"ponents2 :ovian !attern Class ; Drive) Strelov 6 0arp .ngine) Geller
oid Shield 'rray) 'rray) Co"bat Bridge) >itae !attern Life Sustainer) >oids"en =uarters) ,#755 'uger 'rray) 'rray) 3 Battleship ,ars !attern ,acrocannon Broadsides) 6 Double Launch Bays) Battleship (eavy Titanforge Lance Battery) 3 Titanforge Lance Batteries 744 744 Spa Space ce)) 6 +e" +e"ai aini ning ng 745 745 !ow !ower er)) #76 #76 +e"a +e"ain inin ing g ,oun ,ounts ts22 $ !or !ort) t) $ Sta Starb rboa oard rd)) Dor Dorsa sal) l) 3 !row The powerful lance arrays "ounted on the Despoiler class battleship ta the plas"a engines beyond their ability) ability) and thus can only be used si"ultaneously si"ultaneously if the 0arp .ngine @7% !owerA is powered down&
The Desolator class battleship dates back to the very founding of the -"periu" and utilises technology long since lost to the 'deptus ,echanicus& ?one now re"ain in -"perial service) but it is known that at least five Desolators defected fro" the ."perors light between the $7st and the $6th "illenniu"& f these) the .ternity of !ain ) rena"ed by its traitorous captain) is perhaps the "ost infa"ous& 't least seven -"perial battleships are known to have fallen to its i""ensely powerful lances and long range gun decks since it turned renegade in 64$&,$$& Countless s"aller vessels are also no "ore) due to this potent behe"oth of the stars& The Tor"ent ) older still than the .ternity of !ain ) was captured by renegade pirates during the Spartan 0ar) after its engines were destroyed and it drifted helplessly into a "ined asteroid field& Seventy#eight years after its capture) the Tor"ent was instru"ental in obliterating the orbital defences of Ghori >-) prior to that planets invasion by .ldar pirates& The Tor"ent has been spotted as far afield as the lti"a Seg"entu" and even participated in an attack on an -"perial convoy in the :obe Sector on the northern ri"& Crew2 334)555 Speed2 6 ,aneuverability2 #4 Detection2 34 (ull2 775 'r"or2 36 Turret2 6 Ship !oints2 E4 Lance Battery ,acrocannons Torpedoes
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Co"ponents2 Lathe !attern Class ; Drive) Strelov 6 0arp .ngine) Geller oid Shield 'rray) Co"bat Bridge) >itae !attern Life Sustainer) >oids"en =uarters) ,#755 'uger 'rray) 6 Battleship Titanforge Lance Batteries) 3 Battleship ,ars !attern ,acrocannons) Torpedo Launcher 764 Space) 5 +e"aining 7;5 !ower) 5 +e"aining ,ounts2 3 !ort) 3 Starboard) 3 Dorsal) !row
The grand cruiser was a precursor to the battlecruisers which are now "ore prevalent in "ost -"perial
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Co"ponents2 :ovian !attern Class % Drive) Strelov $ 0arp .ngine) Geller oid Shield 'rray) Co"bat Bridge) >itae !attern Life Sustainer) >oids"en =uarters) ,#755 'uger 'rray) % Battleship ,ars !attern ,acrocannon Broadsides) Battleship (eavy Titanforge Lance Battery) Torpedo Launcher 7$4 Space) 3 +e"aining 735 !ower) #6 +e"aining ,ounts2 $ !ort) $ Starboard) Dorsal) !row The powerful weapon syste"s "ounted on the +epulsive class grand cruiser ta the plas"a engines beyond their ability) and thus can only be used si"ultaneously if the 0arp .ngine @76 !owerA is powered down&
The +etaliator class was part of the Galan > garrison fleet that "utinied against -"perial rule in ,$4& 'fter a two day pitched battle around the planets three "oons which saw four of the traitor vessels destroyed) taking three -"perial cruisers with the") the rebel suadron disengaged) fled out of the syste" and "ade the *u"p into the 0arp) led by the suadron co""and vessel)
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Co"ponents2 :ovian !attern Class % Drive) Strelov $ 0arp .ngine) Geller oid Shield 'rray) Co"bat Bridge) >itae !attern Life Sustainer) >oids"en =uarters) ,#755 'uger 'rray) 3 Battleship ,ars !attern ,acrocannon Broadsides) 3 Battleship Titanforge Lance Battery) 3 Double Launch Bays 775 Space) 7 +e"aining 735 !ower) 4 +e"aining ,ounts2 $ !ort) $ Starboard
Today the .ecutor is no longer in -"perial service& ilespawn& They are thought to be the only .ecutors left& Crew2 7%4)555 Speed2 4 ,aneuverability2 5 Detection2 74 (ull2 755 'r"or2 3$ Turret2 $ Ship !oints2 ;4 Lance Battery Lance Battery
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Co"ponents2 Lathe !attern Class % Drive) Strelov $ 0arp .ngine) Geller oid Shield 'rray) Co"bat Bridge) >itae !attern Life Sustainer) >oids"en =uarters) ,#755 'uger 'rray) 3 Battleship Titanforge Lance Batteries) 6 Titanforge Lance Batteries 775 Space) 4 +e"aining 7$4 !ower) #E +e"aining ,ounts2 $ !ort) $ Starboard The powerful weapon syste"s "ounted on the .ecutor class grand cruiser ta the plas"a engines beyond their ability) and thus can only be used si"ultaneously if the 0arp .ngine @76 !owerA is powered down&
The Sty class heavy cruiser was used throughout the Seg"entu" bscurus and in "any fleets of the lti"a Seg"entu" during the $3nd and $$rd "illennia& -n "ost fleets they were later phased out) in favour of the new battlecruisers being constructed on ,ars& ,ustering a considerable array of long range weapons batteries to co"ple"ent its siFeable launch bays) the Sty is even "ore for"idable than its considerable tonnage would suggest& There are seven recorded instances of Sty class heavy cruisers fighting against the forces of the ."peror in the Seg"entu" bscuras before the Gothic 0ar& During that conflict) this figure rose to thirty nine "a*or fleet battles involving Sty class ships) de"onstrating the value the followers of the 'ncient !owers placed on their capabilities& 'lthough there were at least five ships of this class ranged against the -"periu" during that ca"paign) only two were identifiable2 the (orrific and the (eartless Destroyer & Both laid down in the Cypra ,undi dockyards in the early $$rd "illenniu") the (eartless Destroyer and (orrific were freuently in action together& -n 3//&,$4 the (eartless Destroyer ) the older of the two vessels) withdrew fro" an engage"ent against traitorous raiders) leaving its co"panion ship to be reduced to a hulk and captured& ntil their reappearance during the Gothic 0ar) there had been no "ore reports of either ship& Certain incidents when the two vessels fought together indicated there was still a great deal of en"ity between the" and in the Battle for Duran) the (orrific repaid the earlier treachery& -t abandoned the Chaos fleet during the final assault of that battle and the (eartless Destroyer was crippled& The badly "auled heavy cruiser was then eventually destroyed when it drifted into range of planetary defence platfor"s& Crew2 734)555 Speed2 ; ,aneuverability2 75 Detection2 75 (ull2 E5 'r"or2 37 Turret2 $ Ship !oints2 ;5 Launch Bays Lance Battery ,acrocannons
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Co"ponents2 :ovian !attern Class 4 Drive) Strelov 3 0arp .ngine) Geller oid Shield 'rray) Co"bat Bridge) >itae !attern Life Sustainer) >oids"en =uarters) ,#755 'uger 'rray) 6 Double Launch Bays) Battleship ,ars !attern ,acrocannons) Battleship Titanforge Lance Battery 755 Space) 4 +e"aining 754 !ower) 3$ +e"aining ,ounts2 3 !ort) 3 Starboard) Dorsal) !row
The 0ar"aker was once one of the "ost highly praised vessels in the Gothic fleet) but is now nu"bered a"ongst its "ost hated ene"ies& Before the Gothic 0ar) the 0ar"aker acted as a fleet training vessel) having been retired fro" active duty following thirteen highly praised centuries as flagship to the 6th (eavy Cruiser
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Co"ponents2 Lathe !attern Class 4 Drive) Strelov 3 0arp .ngine) Geller oid Shield 'rray) Co"bat Bridge) >itae !attern Life Sustainer) >oids"en =uarters) ,#755 'uger 'rray) 6 Battleship ,ars !attern ,acrocannons) 3 Battleship Titanforge Lance Battery 755 Space) 4 +e"aining 774 !ower) ; +e"aining ,ounts2 3 !ort) 3 Starboard) Dorsal) !row
The Chaos .ternus is unusual in "any respects& 's far as records can show) there was only ever one vessel of the 'cheron class) constructed as a test bed for new weapons syste"s devised by analysis of ancient) possibly alien) vessels discovered in Sector 47 @which also contains the ill#fa"ed !ortis CthulhusA& 0hether the vessels subseuent defection during the Gothic 0ar was related to this in any way is a "atter of "uch con*ecture a"ongst naval scholars& -ncidentally) the Chaos .ternas originally had no na"e) designated B<9%;#' and was dubbed the Chaos .ternas by 'd"iral Grove when the ship escaped his fleet for the fourth ti"e) during the Scharnhorst Conflict& Crew2 734)555 Speed2 ; ,aneuverability2 75 Detection2 75 (ull2 E5 'r"or2 37 Turret2 $ Ship !oints2 ;5 Lance Battery ,acrocannons
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Co"ponents2 Lathe !attern Class % Drive) Strelov 3 0arp .ngine) Geller oid Shield 'rray) Co"bat Bridge) >itae !attern Life Sustainer) >oids"en =uarters) ,#755 'uger 'rray) $ !rototype Battleship Titanforge Lance Battery) Battleship +yFa !las"a Battery 755 Space) / +e"aining 774 !ower) / +e"aining ,ounts2 !ort) Starboard) Dorsal) !row The 'cheron was designed to test a new high energy weapons syste"& These weapons have greatly increased power efficiency) and draw 35 power9lance) as opposed to the 3% used by a standard battleship Titanforge lance battery& The co"pleity and uniueness of these syste"s increase the Tech se difficulty by 835 when repairing the lance batteries&
The nforgivable earned its title during the $;th "illenniu") during an engage"ent that ca"e to be known as the ,ordian -ncident&
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Co"ponents2 :ovian !attern Class 6 Drive) Strelov 3 0arp .ngine) Geller oid Shield 'rray) Co"bat Bridge) >itae !attern Life Sustainer) >oids"en =uarters) ,#755 'uger 'rray) 3 Double Launch Bays) 3 Titanforge Lance Batteries) ,ars !attern ,acrocannon ;4 Space) % +e"aining ;4 !ower) 3 +e"aining ,ounts2 3 !ort) 3 Starboard) !row
Before being replaced by Lunar class cruisers) the ,urder class cruiser was the "ainstay of Battlefleet bscurus& 'l"ost five hundred were built between the $$rd and $;th "illennia but a proportionate nu"ber turned renegade) *oining the forces of Chaos& 'r"ed with several decks of the best plas"a cannon batteries ever produced by the 'deptus ,echanicus) this class is a for"idable opponent at long range) with engines powerful enough to keep out of range of lesser ar"ed ene"y ships& Several of these vessels co"bined can cripple the largest battleships and it was a force for"ed fro" the Doo"bringer ) Steel
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Co"ponents2 Lathe !attern Class 6 Drive) Strelov 3 0arp .ngine) Geller oid Shield 'rray) Co"bat Bridge) >itae !attern Life Sustainer) >oids"en =uarters) ,#755 'uger 'rray) 6 +yFa !las"a Batteries) Titanforge Lance Battery ;4 Space) 75 +e"aining E4 !ower) 73 +e"aining ,ounts2 3 !ort) 3 Starboard) !row The ,urder cruisers have highly advanced plas"a batteries) the likes of which are not often seen& They have $ "ore range and 3 "ore da"age than the standard batteries& So"e ,urder class cruisers swap 7 of their port and starboard plas"a batteries for Titanforge lance batteries& .uipped in this "anner) they have % spare space and 5 spare power&
The Carnage class cruisers were designed as fleet support vessels) utilising their long range guns to stand off and provide supporting fire for other ships& -t was to be an ill#fated design) "arred by the technical difficulties of powering such long#ranged weapons and the cause of "uch division within the Battlefleet bscura& The first Carnage class cruiser @+elentless A went into battle during the Skalathra Landing) supporting si transports as they atte"pted to establish a bridgehead on the contested world& (owever) as traitor vessels "oved in on the convoy) the +elentless turned its guns on the transports) destroying three& The re"aining transports reached the surface but found that their drop site had been co"pro"ised and they were uickly overwhel"ed by renegades& +ena"ed the -nitiate of Skalathra ) this vessel survived three "illennia of blockades and convoy attacks until it was finally destroyed by -"perial agents whilst it was docked at the rebellious stronghold of Darkstation in the !ria" Sector& Several other Carnage class cruisers have rebelled against the -"periu") a"ong the" the so#called 'narchic >endetta ) which was taken over following a "ass "utiny of the crew) who left the butchered re"ains of their officers aboard Station 3%9') violently breaking fro" dock and causing considerable da"age before they were forced to disengage by the intervention of the 'pocalypse class battleship Duke (elbrecht & Crew2 /4)555 Speed2 ; ,aneuverability2 75 Detection2 75 (ull2 ;5 'r"or2 35 Turret2 3 Ship !oints2 %4 ,acrocannons ,acrocannons
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Co"ponents2 Lathe !attern Class 6 Drive) Strelov 3 0arp .ngine) Geller oid Shield 'rray) Co"bat Bridge) >itae !attern Life Sustainer) >oids"en =uarters) ,#755 'uger 'rray) 3 ,ars !attern ,acrocannon Broadsides) $ Sunsear Laser Batteries ;4 Space) 75 +e"aining E4 !ower) 73 +e"aining ,ounts2 3 !ort) 3 Starboard) !row The powerful long ranged weaponry used by the Carnage class cruiser has $ greater range than the standard co"ponents) but each weapon syste" also draws $ "ore power&
The Slaughter class cruiser utilises a Scarti engine coil) that provides the ship with a thrust considerably "ore powerful than any other vessels& 0hen the Dutiful ) a Slaughter class cruiser) laid down in l3%&,$6) turned renegade and bo"barded the Sethelan forge world) the design for the Scarti coil was destroyed& So"e think the attack had the sole purpose of preventing the construction of any "ore vessels of this design& The Dutiful was re#na"ed the Soulless by 'd"iral DoreF for this despicable deed and was "ercilessly hunted across -"perial space for the net seven "illennia& -t was finally destroyed during the rar +aid) when its plas"a drives were wrecked by the -"perious ) a ,ars class battlecruiser& The HillfrenFy has a fearso"e reputation and is so na"ed because of its peculiar broadcasts& -n every encounter) the vessel has trans"itted a single continuous "essage across all freuencies I H-LL<+.?JK H-LL<+.?JK H-LL<+.?JK&&& The ships captain) believed to still be 'braha" Thurst) shows an incredible disregard for the safety of his ship) continuing to fight in several battles despite suffering crippling da"age& Crew2 /4)555 Speed2 75 ,aneuverability2 75 Detection2 75 (ull2 E5 'r"or2 37 Turret2 3 Ship !oints2 ;4 Lance Battery ,acrocannons
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Co"ponents2 Lathe !attern Class 6 Drive) Strelov 3 0arp .ngine) Geller oid Shield 'rray) Co"bat Bridge) >itae !attern Life Sustainer) >oids"en =uarters) ,#755 'uger 'rray) 3 Titanforge Lance Battery) % ,ars !attern ,acrocannons ;4 Space) E +e"aining E4 !ower) $ +e"aining ,ounts2 $ !ort) $ Starboard) 3 !row
The -dolator class raider is so"ething of an enig"a& Little is known of the whereabouts of its construction) though ru"our has it that they are built on the eco""unicated forge world of Xana -- near the .ye of Terror& -dolators incorporate "any syste"s and features which are of obviously non#hu"an origin) probably bought or stolen fro" other space#faring races) such as the Hroot "ercenaries and the
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Co"ponents2 :ovian !attern Class 3 Drive) Strelov 7 0arp .ngine) Geller oid Shield 'rray) Co"bat Bridge) >itae !attern Life Sustainer) >oids"en =uarters) ,#755 'uger 'rray) Sunsear Laser Battery) Titanforge Lance Battery 65 Space) $ +e"aining 64 !ower) 7 +e"aining ,ounts2 Dorsal) !row The advanced targeting syste"s of the -dolator class raider allow it shoot accurately at long range) without taking the standard #75 penalty&
Designs for a larger escort ship to fulfil the role of the Cobra destroyer disappeared fro" the ,onsk orbital shipyard in the late 65th "illenniu"& Several years later) vessels of a re"arkably si"ilar configuration began raiding -"perial outposts and convoys& The first attacks took place in the Da"acles sector) only ;E5 light years fro" ,onsk& (owever) over the last two centuries) these attacks have been perpetrated in an ever widening area& -t is widely believed that suadrons of these vessels are responsible for "any of the attacks on the -"periu"1s scattered outposts throughout the Seg"entu" bscuras) and "any have been reported as far afield as 'lphon in the Seg"entu" Solar and Xanthus on the northern ri"& ?a"ed -nfidel class raiders by the naval hierarchy) these ships were used in great nu"bers during the Gothic 0ar) "ost notably in several surprise attacks against ships in orbit awaiting refitting and rear"a"ent& -n particular) a 6#strong suadron proclai"ing the"selves as the .ter"inators took part in the ill#fated rar +aid during the Gothic 0ar and were to reappear on thirteen other occasions) despite losing a total of twenty ships or "ore& Crew2 3%)555 Speed2 75 ,aneuverability2 35 Detection2 74 (ull2 $4 'r"or2 7% Turret2 7 Ship !oints2 $4 ,acrocannons Torpedoes
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Co"ponents2 :ovian !attern Class 3 Drive) Strelov 7 0arp .ngine) Geller oid Shield 'rray) Co"bat Bridge) >itae !attern Life Sustainer) >oids"en =uarters) ,#755 'uger 'rray) ,ars !attern ,acrocannon) Torpedo Launcher 65 Space) 4 +e"aining 64 !ower) 7$ +e"aining ,ounts2 Dorsal) !row
+oving suadrons of -conoclast class destroyers have been a constant peril to shipping& ,ainly used by pirates and other lawless bands) the -conoclast is si"ilar in design to a variety of s"all escort ships turned out by al"ost every shipyard& 'lthough co"pact) they carry a fearso"e a"ount of firepower for their siFe and when encountered in nu"bers can be a threat to even a capital ship& -n fleet actions) they "ainly engage ene"y escorts) gun down attack craft and destroy inco"ing torpedoes& The Carrion suadron) a band of renegades operating off the Duran "oon) beca"e infa"ous for their skill at convoy attacks) daringly darting a"ongst the convoys defence vessels to destroy the transports before escaping& The Lost Souls also achieved notoriety for their part in the
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Co"ponents2 :ovian !attern Class 3 Drive) Strelov 7 0arp .ngine) Geller oid Shield 'rray) Co"bat Bridge) >itae !attern Life Sustainer) >oids"en =uarters) ,#755 'uger 'rray) 3 ,ars !attern ,acrocannon 65 Space) / +e"aining 64 !ower) 73 +e"aining ,ounts2 3 Dorsal
