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[[Image:FuriousCruiser.jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{PAGENAME}}{{Fn|1}}]]
The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a type of [[Grand Cruiser]] used by the [[Imperial Navy]] and forces of [[Chaos]].
==Overview==
The Furious Class vessels reached limited production as the [[Repulsive Class Grand Cruiser]]s reached the point at which [[Tech Priest]]s of the [[Imperium]] had increasing difficulties maintaining their complex systems. At the same time an idea caught on at the shipyards of [[Cypra Mundi]] to utilize the newly developed armored armoured prow of a [[Battleship]] combined with a Grand Cruiser. This created a flagship for combined Cruiser fleets, which had the massive firepower of the earlier Repulsive design but enhanced command capabilities.{{Fn|1}}
These ships were used primarily as portable firepower, upping the power of Imperial squadrons to almost Battleship levels thanks to its two [[Weapons Batteries]], [[Lance]] battery, and [[Torpedo]] tubes. Tactically these ships were successful but suffered from the same engine issues as their Repulsive-class predecessors. As a result, a more thorough rebuild took place in [[M39]] which reduced the weapon strength but added reliability. Following the [[Gothic War]], a few remained in service, primarily with the fleets of [[Segmentum Obscurus]] and [[Segmentum Tempestus]] where their formidable firepower remains so valuable that the unreliable engines are overlooked.{{Fn|1}}
==Notable Ships==
*''[[Agincourt]]'' — Imperial vessel that took part in the [[Gothic War]]. Responsible for the destruction of the [[Murder Class Cruiser]]s ''[[Blood Anger]]'' and ''[[Cruel Worship]]''.{{Fn|1}}*''[[Furious]]'' — Imperial vessel that took part in the [[Gothic War]]. Responsible for the destruction of the [[Murder Class Cruiser]]s ''[[Blood Anger]]'' and ''[[Cruel Worship]]''.{{Fn|1}}*''[[Knight Aeterna]]'' - — Served in the [[Nachmund Rift War]].{{Fn|3}}*''[[Unstinting Wrath (Cruiser)|Unstinting Wrath]]''{{Fn|4}}
==NoteTrivia=={{Trivia}}*The ''Furious Class Grand Cruiser'' was originally a fan-designed entry by ''Bob Henderson'' for [[Planet Killer (Magazine)|Planet Killer]]'s [[Battlefleet Gothic (game)|Battlefleet Gothic]] ''"Design a new space ship"'' competition{{Fn|2}} and the winning design in the contest{{Fn|1}}.
==Sources==
{{Fanatic}}*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Magazine Issue 2]], pgs. 16-18{{FE}}*{{Endn|2}}: [[Planet Killer MagazineIssue 1]] #1 pg, pgs.28-29{{FE}}
*{{Endn|3}}: [[War Zone Nachmund: Rift War]], pgs. 30-31
*{{Endn|4}}: [[War Zone Charadon - Act II: The Book of Fire]], pg. 38
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