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. 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 Gunships.[1b]
Famous Strike Cruisers
Miniatures
See Also
Sources
- 1: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?community=&catId=cat1290319&categoryId=1100007&aId=4300022 Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Imperial Fleets (source is no longer active)
- 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) by Ben Counter[Needs Citation]
- 8: Nightbringer (Novel) by Graham McNeill, Chapter Four
- 9: Warriors of Ultramar (Novel) by Graham McNeill – The Ultramarines Omnibus: Chapter Five, p. 342
- 10: The Chapter's Due (Novel) by Graham McNeill, Chapters Four, Six, and Eight
- 11: Phalanx (Novel), Chapter 2
- 12: The Emperor's Finest (Novel) by Sandy Mitchell, Chapter 1, p. 10
- 13: Imperial Armour Volume Ten - The Badab War - Part_Two, pg. 201
- 14: Wolf's Honour (Novel) by Lee Lightner, Prologue
- 15: Imperial Armour Volume Two (First Edition), pg. 161
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 |