Scythe Class Harvest Ships are Necron Battlecruiser-class[3] starships.
Overview
They appear to be more common than the larger Cairn Class Tomb Ships and have so far been part of every encounter with Imperial ships. There are only two classes of Harvest ship, the Reaper and Harvester[3] with the primary difference being the addition of a Sepulchre weapons system on the former. The standard armament of both vessels include Lightning Arc and Particle Whip arrays.[3]
The ships appear lightly built compared to Imperial vessels, but this is misleading as they are particularly difficult to destroy. There are only three known instances of the disabling of a Harvest ship, and in each case the firepower of several capital ships was required. They are, with their armament, the equal of all but the largest of the Imperial vessels.
Known Encounters
- 666.M41 Yuctan Incident: Squadren Farsight was destroyed by a fleet containing Scythe Class Harvest Ships.
- 962.M41 Bora Culpa Incident: Scythes were sighted around Bora Culpa, the population of which had vanished when the Space Wolves performed a reconnaissance mission.
- 992.M41: The Orphean War[2]
Known Vessels
- Zodiac's Fury - Personal craft of Orikan the Diviner[4]
Images
Scythe Class Harvest Ship
A Scythe Class (side view)
Related Articles
Sources
- Necron Fleet Listings
- 2: Imperial Armour Volume Twelve - The Fall of Orpheus pg.56
- 3: Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2
- 4: The Infinite and the Divine (Novel) Part 2 Chapter 1
| Necron Fleet | |
|---|---|
| Battleships | Cairn Class • Henet Class |
| Battlecruisers | Scythe Class |
| Light Cruisers | Cartouche Class • Khopesh Class • Sekhem Class • Shroud Class |
| Escorts | Dirge Class • Jackal Class |
| Attack Craft | Doom Scythe • Night Scythe • Night Shroud |
| Utility Vessels | Shaddh Class Light Freighter |
| Other | World Engine |
