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'''Strike Cruisers''' can carry up to one full [[company]] of Space Marines and their equipment. They are primarily used for rapid deployment and are often the first arrive in orbit of a threatened planet and capable of deploying their cargo within twenty minutes of said arrival.{{Fn|1b}} | '''Strike Cruisers''' can carry up to one full [[company]] of Space Marines and their equipment. They are primarily used for rapid deployment and are often the first arrive in orbit of a threatened planet and capable of deploying their cargo within twenty minutes of said arrival.{{Fn|1b}} | ||
− | The armament of a | + | The armament of a Strike Cruiser is comparable to that of a [[Imperial Navy]] [[Dauntless Light Cruiser]], equipped with two [[Weapons Batteries]]. However, the Strike Cruiser omits the [[lance]] weaponry in exchange for a mighty [[Bombardment Cannon]].{{Fn|1b}} Strike Cruisers can also be equipped with [[Exterminatus|Exterminatus-class weapons]].{{Fn|27}} |
− | Additionally a | + | Additionally a Strike Cruiser has a flight deck for launching two squadrons of [[Thunderhawk Gunship]]s.{{Fn|1b}} |
===Variants=== | ===Variants=== |
Revision as of 22:43, 6 May 2019
Most Space Marine Chapters control only two or three mighty Battle Barges[1a] however these behemoths are called upon rarely. The Chapter's Strike Cruisers are more common although still rare compared to Imperial Navy ship classes but the arrival of a single Strike Cruiser is usually enough to quell a rebellious planet, the same cannot be said of an Imperial Navy Cruiser.
Overview
Strike Cruisers can carry up to one full company of Space Marines and their equipment. They are primarily used for rapid deployment and are often the first arrive in orbit of a threatened planet and capable of deploying their cargo within twenty minutes of said arrival.[1b]
The armament of a Strike Cruiser is comparable to that of a Imperial Navy Dauntless Light Cruiser, equipped with two Weapons Batteries. However, the Strike Cruiser omits the lance weaponry in exchange for a mighty Bombardment Cannon.[1b] Strike Cruisers can also be equipped with Exterminatus-class weapons.[27]
Additionally a Strike Cruiser has a flight deck for launching two squadrons of Thunderhawk Gunships.[1b]
Variants
Famous Strike Cruisers
Miniatures
Related Articles
Sources
- 1: Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Book)
- 2: Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook[Needs Citation]
- 3: Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition)[Needs Citation]
- 4: Codex: Sisters of Battle (2nd Edition)[Needs Citation]
- 5: Imperial Armour Volume Five: The Siege of Vraks, pg. 54
- 6: Dawn of War II
- 7: Grey Knights (Novel)[Needs Citation]
- 8: Nightbringer (Novel), Chapter Four
- 9: Warriors of Ultramar (Novel) — The Ultramarines Omnibus: Chapter Five, pg. 342
- 10: The Chapter's Due (Novel), Chapters Four, Six, and Eight
- 11: Phalanx (Novel), Chapter 2
- 12: The Emperor's Finest (Novel), Chapter 1, pg. 10
- 13: Imperial Armour Volume Ten - The Badab War - Part Two, pg. 201
- 14: Wolf's Honour (Novel), Prologue
- 15: Imperial Armour Volume Two (First Edition)
- 16: The Ghost Halls (Short Story), pg. 1
- 17: Index Astartes II, pgs. 44–55
- 18: The Ascension of Balthasar (Audio Drama)
- 19: Codex: Space Wolves (7th Edition) — The Disappearance of Russ
- 20: White Dwarf 288 (US), pg. 115
- 21: Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), pg. 17
- 22: Dark Apostle (Novel)[Needs Citation]
- 23: Battle for the Abyss (Novel)[Needs Citation]
- 24: The First Heretic (Novel)[Needs Citation]
- 25: Imperial Armour Volume Eight - Raid on Kastorel-Novem, pg. 112
- 26: The Serpent Beneath (Novella)
- 27: The Alien Hunters (Short Story) - Xenos Hunters (Anthology)
Modern Space Marine Fleet | |
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Battleships | Battle Barge |
Cruisers | Strike Cruiser • Vanguard Class |
Escorts | Gladius Class • Nova Class • Hunter Class • Rapid Strike Vessel |
Attack Craft | Thunderhawk • Stormraven • Storm Eagle (Fire Raptor) • Storm Talon • Stormhawk • Xiphon • Overlord • Nephilim • Dark Talon • Stormfang • Stormwolf • Corvus Blackstar • Caestus Assault Ram |
Transports | Thunderhawk Transporter • Landing Craft • Drop Pod |