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*an encounter in the Kaloth system in 147.M41 when an [[Imperial]] [[cruiser]] force swept the region for pirates, leading to the destruction of seven enemy [[escort]] class ships, along with four Roks.<sup>2-p63</sup> | *an encounter in the Kaloth system in 147.M41 when an [[Imperial]] [[cruiser]] force swept the region for pirates, leading to the destruction of seven enemy [[escort]] class ships, along with four Roks.<sup>2-p63</sup> | ||
*In 148.M41, twenty-one Roks were encountered by another expedition in the same system but were forced to disengage after the [[battlecruiser]] ''Stalwart Warrior'' suffered crippling damage in the battle, that nearly led to it being overwhelmed by Ork boarding parties.<sup>2-p63</sup> | *In 148.M41, twenty-one Roks were encountered by another expedition in the same system but were forced to disengage after the [[battlecruiser]] ''Stalwart Warrior'' suffered crippling damage in the battle, that nearly led to it being overwhelmed by Ork boarding parties.<sup>2-p63</sup> | ||
− | *In 997 or 998.M41, shortly before the outbreak of the [[Third War for Armageddon]], [[ | + | *In 997 or 998.M41, shortly before the outbreak of the [[Third War for Armageddon]], [[Ghazghkull Thraka]] sent seventeen Roks on a collision course with the Imperial World [[Palmeros]], forcing a hasty evacuation of the [[Imperial Guard]] Army Group Exolon<sup>3a</sup>. Most of the Army Group managed to escape the planet, but the majority of the planet's several billion civilians did not<sup>3b</sup> |
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
*<sup>1</sup>: [[Codex: Orks (4th Edition)]], p.18 | *<sup>1</sup>: [[Codex: Orks (4th Edition)]], p.18 |
Revision as of 23:12, 27 January 2012
A Rok is a form of spaceship used by the Orks, basically a large hollowed out asteroid fitted with guns, engines, guns, targeting systems and some more guns. Roks are incapable of warp travel and are used to drift from one world to another within a system.1
Its known that any system containing Orks will quickly gather a large number of Roks as they are "built" at a startling rate.
Notable Examples
Notable engagements against Roks include:
- an encounter in the Kaloth system in 147.M41 when an Imperial cruiser force swept the region for pirates, leading to the destruction of seven enemy escort class ships, along with four Roks.2-p63
- In 148.M41, twenty-one Roks were encountered by another expedition in the same system but were forced to disengage after the battlecruiser Stalwart Warrior suffered crippling damage in the battle, that nearly led to it being overwhelmed by Ork boarding parties.2-p63
- In 997 or 998.M41, shortly before the outbreak of the Third War for Armageddon, Ghazghkull Thraka sent seventeen Roks on a collision course with the Imperial World Palmeros, forcing a hasty evacuation of the Imperial Guard Army Group Exolon3a. Most of the Army Group managed to escape the planet, but the majority of the planet's several billion civilians did not3b
Sources
- 1: Codex: Orks (4th Edition), p.18
- 2: Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Xenos Fleets
- 3: [[Mercy Run (Short Story) by Steve Parker
- a: p. 17 (as re-printed in Hammer of the Emperor (Omnibus)
- b: p. 16 (as re-printed in Hammer of the Emperor (Omnibus)
Ork Fleet | |
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Battleships | Ork Battleship |
Battlecruisers | Hammer Battlekroozer |
Cruisers | Kill Kroozer • Terror Ship • Lite Kroozer • Basha |
Escorts | Onslaught Attack Ship • Savage Gunship • Ravager Attack Ship • Brute Ram Ship • Grunt Assault Ship |
Attack Craft | Fighta • Fighta-Bommer • Bommer • Eavy Bommer • Mega Bommer • Ork Assault Boat |
Other | Space Hulk • Ork Rok |