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Fleets of the Galaxy : | Imperial Navy • Space Marine Fleet • Adeptus Mechanicus Fleet • Chaos Fleet • Eldar Fleet • Dark Eldar Fleet • Ork Fleet • Tyranid Fleet • Necron Fleet • Tau Fleet • Tau Merchant Fleet • Leagues of Votann Fleet |
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In addition to manufacturing the warships for the other departments of the Imperium, the Adeptus Mechanicus also maintains fleets of its own.
Contents
Overview
The Cult Mechanicus believes knowledge to be the manifestation of divinity, and holds that anything embodying or containing knowledge is holy because of it. The vast foundries of the Adeptus Mechanicus are solely responsible for providing to the Imperium of Man all technical devices and machinery from mundane farm equipment to vast interstellar warships.1
It is ordered in a strong hierarchy, but details on what form this takes are not made widely available to those who have not been so indoctrinated. Generally, more highly positioned techpriests are expected to have more seniority and knowledge than lower ones, and are consequently more important as greater repositories of knowledge. After many decades of service, techpriests may be elevated to the rank of Magos, from where they may begin service in one of the many sub-sect Divisios within the Cult. Held in highest regard are the Magos Explorator. Obsessed with the quest for knowledge, they search high and low across the known galaxy for lost Standard Template Constructs (STC) and ancient knowledge. A breed apart from regular techpriests, any Explorator or member of his team will willingly walk into forgotten catacombs, even at risk of death, for snippets of long-forgotten knowledge.1
Toward this end the Adeptus Mechanicus have at their disposal a large fleet of starships. Because the Quest for Knowledge can involve long, ardurous forays into unexplored space, it is important that they be heavily armed and armored. This is not only for their own protection from thise who covet their technology but to engage in combat when necessary to secure vital data or artefacts that may prove cruical to the Quest. Though the total number of ships the Adeptus Mechanicus has at its disposal dispersed among its many forge worlds is far outnumbered by that of the Imperial Navy, it goes without saying that those responsible for all starship construction reserve for themselves among the most powerful and best-equipped warships encountered anywhere in the Imperium.1
Fleet Composition
The fleets of the Adeptus Mechanicus are composed of types of vessel found in other Imperial fleets as well as more unique vessels, such as the near legendary Ark Mechanicus. A Mechanicus fleet is usually led by an Archmagos Explorator or Archmagos Veneratus.1
Battleships
The largest class of vessel, they often serve as Capital Ships to an Archmagos.
Cruisers
Smaller that Battleships, Cruisers ate the "Ships of the line" in Imperial Fleets.
- Dictator Cruiser
- Tyrant Cruiser
- Lunar Cruiser
- Gothic Cruiser
- Defiant Light Cruiser
- Endeavour Light Cruiser
- Endurance Light Cruiser
Escorts
Escorts provide support in defence of larger ships.
- Nova Frigate
- Firestorm Frigate
- Gladius Frigate
- Sword Frigate
- Falchion Frigate
- Hunter Destroyer
- Cobra Destroyer
Attack Craft
like other Imperial vessels, Mechanicus ships carry onboard various smaller craft for both offense and defense.
See Also
Sources
- 1 Vessels of Mars: Ships of the Adeptus Mechanicus - By Nate Montes, Robert Henderson and Ray Bell http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat1290319&categoryId=1100007§ion=&aId=4300022