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==Battleships==
 
==Battleships==
[[Image:BFGAdMechBattleship.jpg|right|thumb|170px|'''Ark Mechanicus''']]
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|style="background:#511; color: white" colspan=3 align=center|'''Battleships'''
The largest class of vessel, they often serve as Capital Ships to an '''Archmagos'''.
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|style=background:#999 align=center|'''Name'''
*[[Ark Mechanicus]]  
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|style=background:#999 align=center|'''Images'''
*[[Emperor Battleship]]  
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|style=background:#999 align=center|'''Notable Vessels'''
*[[Retribution Battleship]]  
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*[[Oberon Battleship]]  
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|[[Ark Mechanicus|Ark Mechanicus Class]]
 
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|[[File:BFGAdMechBattleship.jpg|center|170px]]
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|[[Omnissiah's Victory]]
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|[[Emperor Class Battleship|Emperor Class]]
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|[[File:EmperorBattleshipIllustration.jpg|170px|center]]
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|[[Retribution Class Battleship|Retribution Class]]
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|[[File:BFGRetributionBattleship.jpg|170px|center]]
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|[[Oberon Class Battleship|Oberon Class]]  
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|[[File:OberonClassBattleship.JPG|170px|center]]
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==Cruisers==
 
==Cruisers==
[[Image:BFGAdMechLightCruiser.jpg|right|thumb|140px|'''Adeptus Mechanicus''' Light Cruiser]]
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|style="background:#511; color: white" colspan=3 align=center|'''Battleships'''
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|style=background:#999 align=center|'''Name'''
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|style=background:#999 align=center|'''Images'''
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|style=background:#999 align=center|'''Notable Vessels'''
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|[[Cruiser|Adeptus Mechanicus Cruiser]]
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|[[File:BFGAdMechCruiserMain.jpg|170px|center]]
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|[[Lunar Cruiser|Lunar Class]]
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|[[File:Lunar_Class_ Cruiser.jpg|170px|center]]
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|[[Tyrant Cruiser|Tyrant Class]]
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|[[File:Tyrant_Class_ Cruiser.jpg|170px|center]]
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|[[Gothic Cruiser|Gothic Class]]
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|[[File:Gothic_Class_Cruiser.jpg|170px|center]]
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|[[Dictator Cruiser|Dictator Class]]
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|[[File:DictatorCruiser.jpg|170px|center]]
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Smaller than Battleships, Cruisers are the "Ships of the line" in Imperial Fleets.
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===Light Cruisers===
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|style="background:#511; color: white" colspan=3 align=center|'''Light Cruisers'''
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|style=background:#999 align=center|'''Name'''
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|style=background:#999 align=center|'''Images'''
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|style=background:#999 align=center|'''Notable Vessels'''
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|[[Light Cruiser|Adeptus Mechanicus Light Cruiser]]
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|[[File:BFGAdMechLightCruiser.jpg|center|170px]]
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|[[Endeavour Light Cruiser|Endeavor Class]]
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|[[File:EndeavourClassLightCruiser.JPG|170px|center]]
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|[[Endurance Light Cruiser|Endurance Class]]
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|[[File:EnduranceClassLightCruiser.JPG|170px|center]]
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|[[Defiant Light Cruiser|Defiant Class]]
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|[[File:DefiantClassLightCruiser.JPG|170px|center]]
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*[[Dictator Cruiser]]
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===Escorts===
*[[Tyrant Cruiser]]
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*[[Lunar Cruiser]]
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|style="background:#511; color: white" colspan=3 align=center|'''Escorts'''
*[[Gothic Cruiser]]
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*[[Defiant Light Cruiser]]
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|style=background:#999 align=center|'''Name'''
*[[Endeavour Light Cruiser]]
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|style=background:#999 align=center|'''Images'''
*[[Endurance Light Cruiser]]
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|style=background:#999 align=center|'''Notable Vessels'''
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|[[Firestorm Frigate]]
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|[[File:FirestormFrigate.jpg|170px|center]]
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|[[Nova Frigate]]
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|[[Image:NovaClassFrigate.JPG|170px|center]]
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|[[Gladius Frigate]]
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|[[Image:GladiusClassFrigate.JPG|170px|center]]
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|[[Sword Frigate]]
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|[[File:SwordFrigate.jpg|170px|center]]
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|[[Falchion Escort]]
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|[[File:FalchionClassEscort.JPG|170px|center]]
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|[[Cobra Destroyer]]
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|[[File:CobraDestroyer.jpg|170px|center]]
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|[[Hunter Destroyer]]
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|[[Image:HunterClassDestroyer.JPG|170px|center]]
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==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===
 
===Attack Craft===
like other Imperial vessels, Mechanicus ships carry onboard various smaller craft for both offense and defense.
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{|align=center border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width=550px
*[[Fury Interceptor]]
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|style="background:#511; color: white" colspan=3 align=center|'''Attack Craft'''
*[[Starhawk|Starhawk Bomber]]
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*[[Shark Assault Boat]]
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|style=background:#999 align=center|'''Name'''
 
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|style=background:#999 align=center|'''Images'''
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|style=background:#999 align=center|'''Notes'''
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|[[Fury Interceptor]]
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|[[File:Fury_Interceptor.jpg|170px|center]]
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|[[Starhawk|Starhawk Bomber]]
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|[[File:Starhawk.jpg|170px|center]]
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|[[Shark Assault Boat]]
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|[[File:Sharkassaultboat.jpg|170px|center]]
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
*[[Imperial Fleet]]
 
*[[Imperial Fleet]]
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*[[Imperial Navy]]
 
*[[Battlefleet Gothic (game)]]
 
*[[Battlefleet Gothic (game)]]
  

Revision as of 20:37, 1 February 2012

Fleets of the Galaxy : Imperial NavySpace Marine FleetAdeptus Mechanicus FleetChaos FleetEldar FleetDark Eldar FleetOrk FleetTyranid FleetNecron FleetTau FleetTau Merchant FleetLeagues of Votann Fleet

In addition to manufacturing the warships for the other departments of the Imperium, the Adeptus Mechanicus also maintains fleets of its own.

Adeptus Mechanicus Cruiser

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

Battleships
Name Images Notable Vessels
Ark Mechanicus Class
BFGAdMechBattleship.jpg
Omnissiah's Victory
Emperor Class
EmperorBattleshipIllustration.jpg
Retribution Class
BFGRetributionBattleship.jpg
Oberon Class
OberonClassBattleship.JPG

Cruisers

Battleships
Name Images Notable Vessels
Adeptus Mechanicus Cruiser
BFGAdMechCruiserMain.jpg
Lunar Class
Lunar Class Cruiser.jpg
Tyrant Class
Tyrant Class Cruiser.jpg
Gothic Class
Gothic Class Cruiser.jpg
Dictator Class
DictatorCruiser.jpg

Light Cruisers

Light Cruisers
Name Images Notable Vessels
Adeptus Mechanicus Light Cruiser
BFGAdMechLightCruiser.jpg
Endeavor Class
EndeavourClassLightCruiser.JPG
Endurance Class
EnduranceClassLightCruiser.JPG
Defiant Class
DefiantClassLightCruiser.JPG

Escorts

Escorts
Name Images Notable Vessels
Firestorm Frigate
FirestormFrigate.jpg
Nova Frigate
NovaClassFrigate.JPG
Gladius Frigate
GladiusClassFrigate.JPG
Sword Frigate
SwordFrigate.jpg
Falchion Escort
FalchionClassEscort.JPG
Cobra Destroyer
CobraDestroyer.jpg
Hunter Destroyer
HunterClassDestroyer.JPG


Attack Craft

Attack Craft
Name Images Notes
Fury Interceptor
Fury Interceptor.jpg
Starhawk Bomber
Starhawk.jpg
Shark Assault Boat
Sharkassaultboat.jpg

See Also

Sources