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[[Image:Dauntless Light Cruiser.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Dauntless Class Light Cruiser{{Fn|1b}}]]
The '''Dauntless Class Light Cruiser''' is a common scout craft within the fleets of the [[Imperial Navy]].

==Overview==
Imperial [[Cruiser|scout cruisers]] have generally always had enough firepower to fight off a determined attack by [[escort]]-sized ships, and can hold enough supplies to remain autonomous for months at a time, the Dauntless being no exception.  It forgoes the traditional armoured prow of the [[Imperial Navy]], balancing this lack by being substantially faster and more manoeuvrable than a full size [[Imperial]] cruiser.  Due to the need for power savings and to conserve supplies, the Dauntless has about half the shielding and turret cover of a full size cruiser, but given its expected opposition this is a sufficient protection.{{Fn|1}}

The Dauntless Class has respectable [[weapons batteries]] on either side, and an option of a full cruiser class compliment of [[torpedo]] tubes in the prow.  A furious set of [[Lance]]s are set to fire past the ship's prow on any enemy coming too close.  This devastating array of weaponry, combined with its speed and manoeuvrability, has ensured that an enemy [[Imperial Navy Captain|Captain]] who carelessly overlooks the Dauntless based on its size never makes the same mistake again.  The effectiveness of the Dauntless is even more apparent when paired, or operating alongside an escort squadron.{{Fn|1}}

==Notable Dauntless Class ships==
*''[[Abdiel]]''{{Fn|1b}}
*''[[Advocate]]''{{Fn|2}}
*''[[August]]''{{Fn|3}}
*''[[Cerebus]]''{{Fn|3}}
*''[[Guardian (ship)|Guardian]]''{{Fn|1b}}
*''[[Havock]]''{{Fn|1b}}
*''[[Luxor (ship)|Luxor]]''{{Fn|4}}
*''[[Ravanor]]'' - took part in [[The Denab Incident]]{{Fn|3a}}
*''[[Trident (Imperial Navy)|Trident]]''{{Fn|10}}
*''[[Unbroken Vow]]'' - Under [[Sisters of Battle]] Command{{Fn|9}}
*''[[Uziel]]''{{Fn|1b}} and ''[[Baron Surtur]]''{{Fn|1b}} - the first ships to detect the [[Chaos]] [[Warmaster]] [[Khuzor|Khuzor's]] fleet near the Formosa Cluster, allowing [[Admiral]] [[Sartus]] to bring the foe to battle.{{Fn|1b}}
*''[[Vanguard]]''{{Fn|1a}}
*''[[Vigilant]]''{{Fn|1b}}
*''[[Yermetov]]''{{Fn|4}}

==Technical Specifications==
*'''Dimensions:''' 4.5&nbsp;km long, 0.5&nbsp;km abeam at fins approx.{{Fn|5}}
*'''Mass:''' 20 megatonnes approx.{{Fn|5}}
*'''Crew:''' 65,000 crew; approx.{{Fn|5}}
*'''Accel:''' 4.3 gravities max sustainable acceleration.{{Fn|5}}

==Images==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="120">
Dauntless-mini.jpg|Miniature{{Fn|6}}
Dauntless-torpedo-mini.jpg|Torpedo Boat Miniature{{Fn|7}}
DauntlessLightCruserBGA.png|A Dauntless Light Cruiser with a lance{{Fn|8}}
DauntlessLightTorpedoCruserBGA.png|A Dauntless Light Cruiser with torpedo tubes{{Fn|8}}
</gallery>

==Sources==
{{Citation issues}}
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook]]{{Cite Marker End}}
**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 94
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 112
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Magazine Issue 3]], ''Inside Front Cover''{{FE}}
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Three - The Taros Campaign]]{{Cite Marker End}}
**{{Endn|3a}}: pg. 15
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Warriors of Ultramar (Novel)]] — [[The Ultramarines Omnibus]], Chapter Five, pg. 333
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Rogue Trader Core Rulebook]], pg. 196
*{{Endn|6}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat490024a&prodId=prod1101835 Games Workshop] (last accessed October 4, 2012)
*{{Endn|7}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat490024a&prodId=prod1101837 Games Workshop] (last accessed October 4, 2012)
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Video Game)]]
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Mark of Faith (Novel)]] Book 1 Chapter 1
*{{Endn|10}}: [[White Dwarf 272]], pgs. 42-47 - ''Destroy the Tombship!''
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