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Most [[Space Marines|Space Marine]] [[Chapter]]s control only two or three mighty [[Battle Barge]]s{{Fn|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]].
  
Most [[Space Marines|Space Marine]] [[Chapter]]s control only two or three mighty [[Battle Barge]]s{{Fn|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]]. '''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}}
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==Overview==
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'''Strike Cruisers''' can carry up to one full [[Space Marine Company|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 '''Strike Cruiser''' is comparable to that of a [[Imperial Navy]] [[Dauntless Light Cruiser]]. However the '''Strike Cruiser''' omits the [[lance]] weaponry in exchange for a mighty [[Bombardment Cannon]]. Additionally the '''Strike Cruiser''' has a flight deck for launching [[Thunderhawk Gunship]]s.{{Fn|1b}}
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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}} or a [[Nova Cannon]].{{Fn|29}}
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Additionally a Strike Cruiser has a flight deck for launching two squadrons of [[Thunderhawk Gunship]]s.{{Fn|1b}}
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===Variants===
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*[[Vanguard Cruiser]] {{Fn|13}}
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*[[Grey Knights Strike Cruiser]]
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*[[Punisher Class Strike Cruiser]]
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*'''Olympia Class Strike Cruiser''' - Used by the [[Imperial Army]] during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]]{{Fn|28}}
  
 
==Famous Strike Cruisers==
 
==Famous Strike Cruisers==
{|align=center border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"
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*{{main|List of Strike Cruisers}}
|-
 
|style=background:#4F4F4F align=center|'''Chapter'''
 
|style=background:#4F4F4F align=center|'''Vessel'''
 
|style=background:#4F4F4F align=center|'''Noteworthy Actions'''
 
|style=background:#4F4F4F align=center|'''Current Status'''
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2" align="center" | [[Black Templars]]
 
|align=center|[[Dorn's Wrath]]{{Cite This}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|-
 
|align=center|[[Ophidium Gulf]]{{Cite This}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|-
 
| rowspan="3" align="center" | [[Blood Ravens]]
 
|align=center|[[Armageddon (ship)|Armageddon]]{{Fn|6}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|align=center|Destroyed by [[Tyranid]] Hive Swarms over [[Typhon Primaris]]{{Fn|6}}.
 
|-
 
|align=center|[[Rage of Erudition]]{{Cite This}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|-
 
|align=center|[[Ravenous Spirit]]{{Cite This}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|-
 
|align=center|[[Crimson Fists]]
 
|align=center|'''Vengeance Incandescent'''{{Fn|11}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2" align="center" | [[Dark Angels]]
 
|align=center|'''Sword of Caliban'''{{Fn|5}}
 
|align=center|[[Vraks]] Campaign {{Fn|5}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|-
 
|align=center|'''Salvation'''{{Fn|5}}
 
|align=center|[[Vraks]] Campaign {{Fn|5}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|-
 
| rowspan="3" align="center" | [[Exorcists]]
 
|align=center|[[Captain Augusta]]{{Fn|1b}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|-
 
|align=center|[[Eternal Defiance]]{{Fn|1b}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|-
 
|align=center|[[Hunter]]{{Fn|1b}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|-
 
|align=center|[[Flesh Tearers]]
 
|align=center|'''Victus'''{{Fn|7}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|-
 
|align=center|[[Grey Knights Strike Cruiser|Grey Knights]]
 
|align=center|'''[[Rubicon]]'''{{Fn|7}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|align=center|Destroyed above [[Volcanis Ultor]]{{Fn|7}}
 
|-
 
|align=center|[[Imperial Fists]]
 
|align=center|'''[[Titus (ship)|Titus]]'''{{Fn|1b}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|-
 
|align=center|[[Mortifactors]]
 
|align=center|'''[[Mortis Probati]]'''{{Fn|9}}
 
|align=center|Defense of [[Tarsis Ultra]] against [[Hive Fleet Leviathan]]{{Fn|9}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|-
 
|align=center|[[Reclaimers]]
 
|align=center|[[Revenant]]{{Fn|12}}
 
|align=center|
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|-
 
|align=center|[[Red Corsairs]]
 
|align=center|[[Wolf of Fenris]]{{Fn|3}}
 
|align=center|Captured from the [[Space Wolves]]
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2" align="center" | [[Red Talons]]
 
|align=center|[[Claw of Justice]]{{Fn|1b}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|-
 
|align=center|[[Holy Execution]]{{Fn|1b}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2" align="center" | [[Space Wolves]]
 
|align=center|[[Claw of Russ]]{{Fn|4}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|-
 
|align=center|[[Stormwolf]]{{Cite This}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2" align="center" | [[Ultramarines]]
 
|align=center|'''[[Vae Victus]]'''{{Fn|8}}
 
|align=center|[[Pavonis]] Campaign, Defense of [[Tarsis Ultra]] against [[Hive Fleet Leviathan]], Second Pavonis Campaign, Defense of Ultramar against [[M'kar]] the Reborn{{Fn|10}}
 
|align=center|Active
 
|-
 
|align=center|'''Valin's Revenge'''{{Fn|2}}
 
|align=center|Defense of Ultramar against [[M'kar]] the Reborn{{Fn|10}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2" align="center" | [[White Consuls]]
 
|align=center|'''[[Eternal Faith]]'''{{Fn|1b}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|-
 
|align=center|'''[[Hermes]]'''{{Fn|1b}}
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|align=center|Unknown
 
|}
 
  
== Miniatures ==
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==Miniatures==
 
[[Image:BFGSMStrikeCruiser.gif|center|thumb|[[Ultramarines]] Strike Cruiser]]
 
[[Image:BFGSMStrikeCruiser.gif|center|thumb|[[Ultramarines]] Strike Cruiser]]
  
==See Also==
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==Related Articles==
*[[Grey Knights Strike Cruiser]]
 
 
*[[Space Marine Fleet]]
 
*[[Space Marine Fleet]]
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?community=&catId=cat1290319&categoryId=1100007&aId=4300022 Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Imperial Fleets]
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{{Cite}}
**{{Endn|1a}}: p. 22
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*1: [[Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Book)]]
**{{Endn|1b}}: p. 23
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**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 22
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook]]
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**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 23
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition)]]
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*{{Endn|2}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook]]{{cite this}}
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Codex: Sisters of Battle (2nd Edition)]]
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*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition)]]{{cite this}}
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Five: The Siege of Vraks]], Pg. 54
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*{{Endn|4}}: [[Codex: Sisters of Battle (2nd Edition)]]{{cite this}}
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*{{Endn|5}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Five: The Siege of Vraks]], pg. 54
 
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Dawn of War II]]
 
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Dawn of War II]]
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Grey Knights (Novel Series)]] by [[Ben Counter]]
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*{{Endn|7}}: [[Grey Knights (Novel)]]{{cite this}}
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Nightbringer (Novel)]] by [[Graham McNeill]], Chapter Four
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*{{Endn|8}}: [[Nightbringer (Novel)]], Chapter Four
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Warriors of Ultramar (Novel)]] by '''Graham McNeill''' – [[The Ultramarines Omnibus]]: Chapter Five, p. 342
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*{{Endn|9}}: [[Warriors of Ultramar (Novel)]] [[The Ultramarines Omnibus]], Chapter Five, pg. 342
*{{Endn|10}}: [[The Chapter's Due (Novel)]] by '''Graham McNeill'''
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*{{Endn|10}}: [[The Chapter's Due (Novel)]], Chapters Four, Six, and Eight
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Phalanx (Novel)]] Chapter 2
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*{{Endn|11}}: [[Phalanx (Novel)]], Chapter 2
*{{Endn|12}}: [[The Emperor's Finest (Novel)]] by [[Sandy Mitchell]]: Chapter 1, p. 10
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*{{Endn|12}}: [[The Emperor's Finest (Novel)]], Chapter 1, pg. 10
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*{{Endn|13}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Ten - The Badab War - Part Two]], pg. 201
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*{{Endn|14}}: [[Wolf's Honour (Novel)]], Prologue
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*15: [[Imperial Armour Volume Two (First Edition)]]
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**{{Endn|15a}}: pg. 161
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**{{Endn|15b}}: pg. 188
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*{{Endn|16}}: [[The Ghost Halls (Short Story)]]
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*{{Endn|17}}: [[Index Astartes II]], pgs. 44–55
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*{{Endn|18}}: [[The Ascension of Balthasar (Audio Drama)]]
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*{{Endn|19}}: [[Codex: Space Wolves (7th Edition)]] — ''The Disappearance of Russ''
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*{{Endn|20}}: [[White Dwarf 288 (US)]], pg. 115
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*{{Endn|21}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]], pg. 17
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*{{Endn|22}}: [[Dark Apostle (Novel)]]{{Cite this}}
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*{{Endn|23}}: [[Battle for the Abyss (Novel)]]{{Cite this}}
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*{{Endn|24}}: [[The First Heretic (Novel)]]{{Cite this}}
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*{{Endn|25}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Eight - Raid on Kastorel-Novem]], pg. 112
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*{{Endn|26}}: [[The Serpent Beneath (Novella)]]
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*{{Endn|27}}: [[The Alien Hunters (Short Story)]] - [[Xenos Hunters (Anthology)]]
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*{{Endn|28}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Three - Extermination]], pg. 15
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*{{Endn|29}}: [[Eclipse of Hope (Short Story)]]
  
 
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[[Category:Naval Vessels|*]]
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Revision as of 16:07, 18 January 2020

Space Marine Strike Cruiser
Strike Cruiser

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] or a Nova Cannon.[29]

Additionally a Strike Cruiser has a flight deck for launching two squadrons of Thunderhawk Gunships.[1b]

Variants

Famous Strike Cruisers

Miniatures

Ultramarines Strike Cruiser

Related Articles

Sources


Modern Space Marine Fleet
Battleships Battle Barge
Cruisers Strike CruiserVanguard Class
Escorts Gladius ClassNova ClassHunter ClassRapid Strike Vessel
Attack Craft ThunderhawkStormravenStorm Eagle (Fire Raptor) • Storm TalonStormhawkXiphonOverlordNephilimDark TalonStormfangStormwolfCorvus BlackstarCaestus Assault Ram
Transports Thunderhawk TransporterLanding CraftDrop Pod