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A '''Battlefleet''' are the vessels responsible for protecting a [[sector]] of the [[Imperium]]. A battlefleet is commanded by a [[Lord Admiral]] and is the largest operational naval organisation, usually consisting of between 70 and 75 ships of varying size. Depending on the importance or enemy threat level of a sector this number may be more or less.<sup>1</sup>
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A '''Battlefleet''' comprises the vessels responsible for protecting a [[sector]] of the [[Imperium]]. A battlefleet is commanded by a [[Lord Admiral]] and is the largest operational naval organisation, usually consisting of between 50 and 75 ships of varying size. Depending on the importance or enemy threat level of a sector this number may be more or less.{{Fn|1}} For example, [[Battlefleet Solar]] is home to thousands of ancient, planet-killing [[battleship]]s by itself.{{Fn|7}} There are thousands of sector battlefleets in the Imperium.{{Fn|8}}
  
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A battlefleet is made up destroyers, frigates, cruisers, and battleships, as well as countless small vessels such as transports, shuttles, messenger craft and long-range patrol craft. In addition there will also be numerous non-warp travel ships such as system patrol ships and defense monitors. These are all backed up by stationary defenses such as space stations, orbital defense platforms, orbital mines, and ground-based defense lasers and missile silos.<sup>1</sup>
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==Organisation==
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A battlefleet is made up of [[destroyer]]s, [[frigate]]s, [[cruiser]]s, and [[battleship]]s, as well as countless small vessels such as transports, shuttles, messenger craft and long-range patrol craft. In addition there will also be numerous non-warp travel ships such as [[system patrol ship]]s and [[defence monitor]]s. These are all backed up by stationary defences such as [[Imperial Space Station|space stations]], [[orbital defence platform]]s, [[orbital mine]]s, and ground-based [[defence laser]]s and missile silos.{{Fn|1}}
  
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A battlefleet's roles include routine patrols, protecting merchant shipping from pirates and alien attack, transporting and escorting [[Imperial Guard]], giving orbital support for planetary armies and providing vessels for exploration fleets.<sup>1</sup>
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A battlefleet's roles include routine patrols, protecting merchant shipping from pirates and alien attack, transporting and escorting [[Imperial Guard]], giving orbital support for planetary armies and providing vessels for exploration fleets.{{Fn|1}}
  
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Each battlefleet is divided down into a number of '''Battlegroups'''. The majority of battlegroups are not permanent but are assembled to perform particular functions along the lines of task forces, convey escorts or patrol flotillas.<sup>1</sup>
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Each battlefleet is divided down into a number of '''Battlegroups'''. The majority of battlegroups are not permanent but are assembled to perform particular functions along the lines of task forces, convey escorts or patrol flotillas.{{Fn|1}}
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Battlefleets are usually named after the sector they protect, but are sometimes named after the Sector Naval Base from which they are based - for example [[Battlefleet Bakka]].{{Fn|6}}
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==Other Uses of "Battlefleet"==
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"Battlefleet" is also sometimes used as a generic terms to include naval forces from any of the five Imperial [[Segmentum]]s. These are '''Battlefleet [[Segmentum Solar|Solar]]'''{{Fn|2}}, '''Battlefleet [[Segmentum Obscurus|Obscurus]]'''{{Fn|3}}, ''''Battlefleet [[Ultima Segmentum|Ultima]]'''{{Fn|4}}, '''Battlefleet [[Segmentum Tempestus|Tempestus]]'''{{Fn|5}}, and '''Battlefleet [[Segmentum Pacificus|Pacificus]]'''.
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==See also==
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*[[List of Imperial Battlefleets]]
  
 
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*<sup>1</sup>: [[Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook]], p. 86
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook]], pg. 86
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*{{Endn|2}}: [[Gathering Storm: Rise of the Primarch]] Part 3
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*{{Endn|3}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One]], pgs. 118–119
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*{{Endn|4}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy]], pg. 216
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*{{Endn|5}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Ten - The Badab War - Part Two]], pg. 88
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*{{Endn|6}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Magazine Issue 2]], pgs. 31-41 {{FE}}
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*{{Endn|7}}: [[Imperial Knight Companion]], pg. 80
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*{{Endn|8}}: [[Deathwatch: Rites of Battle]], pg. 214
  
 
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Latest revision as of 07:39, 10 April 2026

A Battlefleet comprises the vessels responsible for protecting a sector of the Imperium. A battlefleet is commanded by a Lord Admiral and is the largest operational naval organisation, usually consisting of between 50 and 75 ships of varying size. Depending on the importance or enemy threat level of a sector this number may be more or less.[1] For example, Battlefleet Solar is home to thousands of ancient, planet-killing battleships by itself.[7] There are thousands of sector battlefleets in the Imperium.[8]

Organisation

A battlefleet is made up of destroyers, frigates, cruisers, and battleships, as well as countless small vessels such as transports, shuttles, messenger craft and long-range patrol craft. In addition there will also be numerous non-warp travel ships such as system patrol ships and defence monitors. These are all backed up by stationary defences such as space stations, orbital defence platforms, orbital mines, and ground-based defence lasers and missile silos.[1]

A battlefleet's roles include routine patrols, protecting merchant shipping from pirates and alien attack, transporting and escorting Imperial Guard, giving orbital support for planetary armies and providing vessels for exploration fleets.[1]

Each battlefleet is divided down into a number of Battlegroups. The majority of battlegroups are not permanent but are assembled to perform particular functions along the lines of task forces, convey escorts or patrol flotillas.[1]

Battlefleets are usually named after the sector they protect, but are sometimes named after the Sector Naval Base from which they are based - for example Battlefleet Bakka.[6]

Other Uses of "Battlefleet"

"Battlefleet" is also sometimes used as a generic terms to include naval forces from any of the five Imperial Segmentums. These are Battlefleet Solar[2], Battlefleet Obscurus[3], 'Battlefleet Ultima[4], Battlefleet Tempestus[5], and Battlefleet Pacificus.

See also

Sources

 

This article or article section is based on information from a Fanatic Press publication such as Fanatic Magazine or one of its predecessors (e.g. The Citadel Journal, Necromunda Magazine, etc.). These publications regularly featured articles submitted by hobbyists, and as such, their content may or may not be in contradiction to established background lore.

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