Battleship
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Battleship is a general term to describe the largest combat ships fielded in galactic warfare (Space Stations, Space Hulks and Craftworlds do not classify as ships).
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Overview
Battleships are the largest fighting vessels in space, gigantic vessels with enough firepower often possess vast amounts of firepower capable of laying waste to entire planets. They also contain landing bays for Attack craft and are commonly used as the capital ships in fleets due to the greater protection offered by their defences. They are usually accompanied by Cruisers and Escorts, as they are so large and slow that they prove ponderous to maneuver.[10]
Imperium
Imperial Battleships are generally between 8km and 12km long.[11]
Space Marines
Adeptus Mechanicus
Chaos
- Despoiler Class Battleship[2]
- Desolator Class Battleship[2]
- Planet Killer[4]
- Furious Abyss Class Battleship
Orks
No design of Ork Battleship exists, but several Ork vessels have reached a size and power comparable to Imperial battleships.[3]
Eldar
Dark Eldar
Necrons
Tyranids
Tau
Demiurg
Sources
- 1: Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Imperial Fleets (accessed 2009.04.01)
- 2: Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Ships of the Gothic Sector (accessed 2009.04.01)
- 3: Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Xenos Feets (accessed 2010.11.14)
- 4: Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Traitor Fleets (accessed 2009.04.01)
- 5: Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Necron and Tyranid Fleets (accessed 2009.04.01)
- 6: Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Tau Fleets (accessed 2009.04.01)
- 7: Imperial Armour Volume Three - The Taros Campaign p213
- 8: Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Ships of Mars (accessed 2010.11.30)
- 9: The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal, pg. 96
- 10: Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook pg.10
- 11: The Horus Heresy Book Three pg.15