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{{Ambig|subject=the battleship class|disambiguation=Emperor}} | {{Ambig|subject=the battleship class|disambiguation=Emperor}} | ||
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[[File:EmperorBattleshipIllustration.jpg|thumb|right|300px|An illustration of the Emperor Battleship{{Fn|1}}]] | [[File:EmperorBattleshipIllustration.jpg|thumb|right|300px|An illustration of the Emperor Battleship{{Fn|1}}]] | ||
The '''Emperor Class Battleship''' is a large vessel used by the [[Imperial Navy]] and [[Basilikon Astra]].{{Fn|6}} It is a command ship and a carrier combined together. It is one of the oldest designs still in use, due to the discovery of ''[[Divine Right]]'' fused into a [[Space Hulk]] for some ten thousand years.{{Fn|1}} | The '''Emperor Class Battleship''' is a large vessel used by the [[Imperial Navy]] and [[Basilikon Astra]].{{Fn|6}} It is a command ship and a carrier combined together. It is one of the oldest designs still in use, due to the discovery of ''[[Divine Right]]'' fused into a [[Space Hulk]] for some ten thousand years.{{Fn|1}} | ||
| − | == Overview == | + | ==Overview== |
[[File:EmperorBattleshipBGA.png|thumbnail|right|An Emperor Battleship{{Fn|5}}]] | [[File:EmperorBattleshipBGA.png|thumbnail|right|An Emperor Battleship{{Fn|5}}]] | ||
The main armament of the ''Emperor'' class is made up of its 8 squadrons of [[attack craft]] such as the [[Fury Interceptor]] and [[Starhawk Bomber]]. These are able to roam far from the ship, to engage enemy capital ships that would be out of range, or otherwise non-viable targets for the ship's port, starboard, dorsal, and prow-mounted [[weapons batteries]]{{Fn|1}}. | The main armament of the ''Emperor'' class is made up of its 8 squadrons of [[attack craft]] such as the [[Fury Interceptor]] and [[Starhawk Bomber]]. These are able to roam far from the ship, to engage enemy capital ships that would be out of range, or otherwise non-viable targets for the ship's port, starboard, dorsal, and prow-mounted [[weapons batteries]]{{Fn|1}}. | ||
==Notable Emperor Class Battleships== | ==Notable Emperor Class Battleships== | ||
| + | *''[[Divine Right]]'' — seen during the [[Gothic War]].{{Fn|1}} | ||
| + | *''[[Dominus Astra]]'' — played a pivotal role in defeating [[Hive Fleet Behemoth]] and ending the [[Battle for Macragge]] when it entered the heart of the [[Tyranid]] fleet and detonated its [[Warp Drive]]s, dragging the entire Tyranid fleet along with itself into the [[Warp]].{{Fn|4}} | ||
*''[[Enduring Blade]]''{{citethis}} | *''[[Enduring Blade]]''{{citethis}} | ||
*''[[Excelsis Cruor]]''{{Fn|8}} | *''[[Excelsis Cruor]]''{{Fn|8}} | ||
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*''[[Indomitable Wrath]]''{{Fn|2}} | *''[[Indomitable Wrath]]''{{Fn|2}} | ||
*''[[Legatus Stygies]]''{{Fn|1}} | *''[[Legatus Stygies]]''{{Fn|1}} | ||
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*''[[Pax Imperialis (Battleship)|Pax Imperialis]]''{{citethis}} | *''[[Pax Imperialis (Battleship)|Pax Imperialis]]''{{citethis}} | ||
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EmperorBattleshipModel.jpg|A model of the Emperor Battleship from Battlefleet Gothic{{citethis}} | EmperorBattleshipModel.jpg|A model of the Emperor Battleship from Battlefleet Gothic{{citethis}} | ||
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*{{Endn|6}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat1290319&categoryId=1100007§ion=&aId=4300022 Vessels of Mars: Ships of the Adeptus Mechanicus], by [[Nate Montes]], [[Robert Henderson]] and [[Ray Bell]] | *{{Endn|6}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat1290319&categoryId=1100007§ion=&aId=4300022 Vessels of Mars: Ships of the Adeptus Mechanicus], by [[Nate Montes]], [[Robert Henderson]] and [[Ray Bell]] | ||
*{{Endn|7}}: [http://solegends.com/citsfleet/imperial.htm Solegends.com: Space Fleet Miniatures] (last accessed 12/14/2019) | *{{Endn|7}}: [http://solegends.com/citsfleet/imperial.htm Solegends.com: Space Fleet Miniatures] (last accessed 12/14/2019) | ||
| − | *{{Endn|8}}: [[Watchers of the Throne: The Regent's Shadow (Novel)]] Chapter 7 | + | *{{Endn|8}}: [[Watchers of the Throne: The Regent's Shadow (Novel)]], Chapter 7 |
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[[Category:Battleships]] | [[Category:Battleships]] | ||
[[Category:Imperial Fleet]] | [[Category:Imperial Fleet]] | ||
[[Category:Naval Vessels]] | [[Category:Naval Vessels]] | ||
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[[de:Imperator-Klasse]] | [[de:Imperator-Klasse]] | ||
[[fr:Cuirassé Emperor]] | [[fr:Cuirassé Emperor]] | ||
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An illustration of the Emperor Battleship[1]
The Emperor Class Battleship is a large vessel used by the Imperial Navy and Basilikon Astra.[6] It is a command ship and a carrier combined together. It is one of the oldest designs still in use, due to the discovery of Divine Right fused into a Space Hulk for some ten thousand years.[1]
Overview
An Emperor Battleship[5]
The main armament of the Emperor class is made up of its 8 squadrons of attack craft such as the Fury Interceptor and Starhawk Bomber. These are able to roam far from the ship, to engage enemy capital ships that would be out of range, or otherwise non-viable targets for the ship's port, starboard, dorsal, and prow-mounted weapons batteries[1].
Notable Emperor Class Battleships
- Divine Right — seen during the Gothic War.[1]
- Dominus Astra — played a pivotal role in defeating Hive Fleet Behemoth and ending the Battle for Macragge when it entered the heart of the Tyranid fleet and detonated its Warp Drives, dragging the entire Tyranid fleet along with itself into the Warp.[4]
- Enduring Blade[Needs Citation]
- Excelsis Cruor[8]
- Indomitable Wrath[2]
- Legatus Stygies[1]
- Lord of Light[3]
- Pax Imperialis[Needs Citation]
Images
A model of the Emperor Battleship from Battlefleet Gothic[Needs Citation]
Space Fleet Emperor Battleship[7]
Sources
- 1: Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook, pg. 106
- 2: Warhammer 40,000: Assault on Black Reach, Booklet, pg. 22
- 3: Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), [Needs Citation]
- 4: Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), pg. 33
- 5: Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Video Game)
- 6: Vessels of Mars: Ships of the Adeptus Mechanicus, by Nate Montes, Robert Henderson and Ray Bell
- 7: Solegends.com: Space Fleet Miniatures (last accessed 12/14/2019)
- 8: Watchers of the Throne: The Regent's Shadow (Novel), Chapter 7
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