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
Chapter | Vessel | Noteworthy Actions | Current Status |
Black Templars | Dorn's Wrath[Needs Citation] | Unknown | Unknown |
Ophidium Gulf[Needs Citation] | Unknown | Unknown | |
Blood Ravens | Armageddon[6] | Unknown | Destroyed by Tyranid Hive Swarms over Typhon Primaris[6]. |
Rage of Erudition[Needs Citation] | Unknown | Unknown | |
Ravenous Spirit[Needs Citation] | Unknown | Unknown | |
Crimson Fists | Vengeance Incandescent[11] | Unknown | Unknown |
Dark Angels | Angel of Caliban[15] | Took part in the Relief of Rael's World[15] | Unknown |
Sword of Caliban[5] | Vraks Campaign [5] | Unknown | |
Salvation[5] | Vraks Campaign [5] | Unknown | |
Exorcists | Captain Augusta[1b] | Unknown | Unknown |
Eternal Defiance[1b] | Unknown | Unknown | |
Hunter[1b] | Unknown | Unknown | |
Flesh Tearers | Victus[7] | Unknown | Unknown |
Grey Knights | Argent Sceptre[16] | Unknown | Unknown |
Rubicon[7] | Unknown | Destroyed above Volcanis Ultor[7] | |
Imperial Fists | Titus[1b] | Unknown | Unknown |
Night Lords | Aeternum Dread | During the Horus Heresy it took part in the Thramas Crusade, where it was destroyed during a massive ambush launched by the Dark Angels Legion on the orbit of a world Sheol | Destroyed |
Lady Sapienta | During the Horus Heresy it took part in the Thramas Crusade, where it was destroyed during a massive ambush launched by the Dark Angels Legion on the orbit of a world Sheol | Destroyed | |
Obfuscate | During the Horus Heresy it took part in the Thramas Crusade, where it was destroyed during a massive ambush launched by the Dark Angels Legion on the orbit of a world Sheol | Destroyed | |
Praxis Mundi | During the Horus Heresy it took part in the Thramas Crusade, where it was destroyed during a massive ambush launched by the Dark Angels Legion on the orbit of a world Sheol | Destroyed | |
Throneless King | During the Horus Heresy it took part in the Thramas Crusade, where it was destroyed during a massive ambush launched by the Dark Angels Legion on the orbit of a world Sheol | Destroyed | |
Mortifactors | Mortis Probati[9] | Defense of Tarsis Ultra against Hive Fleet Leviathan[9] | Unknown |
Reclaimers | Revenant[12] | Unknown | |
Red Corsairs | Wolf of Fenris[3] | Captured from the Space Wolves | Unknown |
Red Talons | Claw of Justice[1b] | Unknown | Unknown |
Holy Execution[1b] | Unknown | Unknown | |
Salamanders | Forgehammer | Was captured by Dark Eldar and brought to Commorragh but later rescued by the Salamanders | Unknown |
Space Wolves | Claw of Russ[4] | Unknown | Unknown |
Stormwolf[14] | Unknown | Unknown | |
Ultramarines | Vae Victus[8] | Pavonis Campaign, Defense of Tarsis Ultra against Hive Fleet Leviathan, Second Pavonis Campaign, Defense of Ultramar against M'kar the Reborn[10] | Active |
Valin's Revenge[2] | Defense of Ultramar against M'kar the Reborn[10] | Unknown | |
White Consuls | Eternal Faith[1b] | Unknown | Unknown |
Hermes[1b] | Unknown | Unknown |
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
- 16: The Ghost Halls (Short Story), pg. 1
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 |