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[[Image:Devastation Cruiser.jpg|thumb|right|Devastation Cruiser{{Fn|1}}]] | [[Image:Devastation Cruiser.jpg|thumb|right|Devastation Cruiser{{Fn|1}}]] | ||
| − | The '''Devastation- | + | The '''Devastation-class Cruiser''' is a fleet-support carrier used by the Forces of [[Chaos]]. |
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | The Devastation | + | The ''Devastation''-class is a tough and reliable carrier, able to launch four squadrons of [[Swiftdeath Fighter]]s and [[Doomfire Bomber]]s. Once its [[attack craft]] are launched, it is able to further support the fleet with powerful long-ranged [[lance]] emplacements on either broadside and racks of [[turbo-laser destructor]] batteries on its prow.{{Fn|3}} |
| − | + | The cruiser is equipped with robust repair and re-armament facilities for its bombers and fighters, as well as spacious cargo holds for the cultist and mutant rabble that operate them. The attack craft crews form highly competitive clans which constantly strive to prove their superiority.{{Fn|3}} | |
| − | *'''Dimensions''': 5km long, 0.8km abeam | + | |
| − | *'''Mass''': 28.5 megatonnes | + | ===Technical Specifications=== |
| − | *'''Crew:''' 80,000 crew | + | *'''Dimensions''': 5km long, 0.8km abeam{{Fn|3}} |
| − | *'''Acceleration''': 2.4 gravities | + | *'''Mass''': 28.5 megatonnes{{Fn|3}} |
| + | *'''Crew:''' 80,000 crew{{Fn|3}} | ||
| + | *'''Acceleration''': 2.4 gravities{{Fn|3}} | ||
==Notable Devastation-class Cruisers== | ==Notable Devastation-class Cruisers== | ||
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*''[[Unforgivable]]''{{Fn|1}} | *''[[Unforgivable]]''{{Fn|1}} | ||
*''[[Ferrum Invictus]]''{{Fn|2}} | *''[[Ferrum Invictus]]''{{Fn|2}} | ||
| − | *''[[Excrucian]]''{{Fn| | + | *''[[Excrucian]]''{{Fn|3}} |
==Images== | ==Images== | ||
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*{{Endn|1}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat1290319&categoryId=1100007§ion=&aId=4300022 Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Ships of the Gothic Sector], pg. 123 (accessed 2010.11.21) | *{{Endn|1}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat1290319&categoryId=1100007§ion=&aId=4300022 Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Ships of the Gothic Sector], pg. 123 (accessed 2010.11.21) | ||
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Six - The Siege of Vraks - Part Two]], pg. 26 | *{{Endn|2}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Six - The Siege of Vraks - Part Two]], pg. 26 | ||
| − | *3 [[Rogue Trader: Battlefleet Koronus]] | + | *{{Endn|3}}: [[Rogue Trader: Battlefleet Koronus]], pg. 105-106 |
| − | + | *{{Endn|4}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Video Game)]] | |
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| − | *{{Endn|4}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic: Armada]] | ||
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Revision as of 20:30, 9 March 2025
Devastation Cruiser[1]
The Devastation-class Cruiser is a fleet-support carrier used by the Forces of Chaos.
Contents
Overview
The Devastation-class is a tough and reliable carrier, able to launch four squadrons of Swiftdeath Fighters and Doomfire Bombers. Once its attack craft are launched, it is able to further support the fleet with powerful long-ranged lance emplacements on either broadside and racks of turbo-laser destructor batteries on its prow.[3]
The cruiser is equipped with robust repair and re-armament facilities for its bombers and fighters, as well as spacious cargo holds for the cultist and mutant rabble that operate them. The attack craft crews form highly competitive clans which constantly strive to prove their superiority.[3]
Technical Specifications
- Dimensions: 5km long, 0.8km abeam[3]
- Mass: 28.5 megatonnes[3]
- Crew: 80,000 crew[3]
- Acceleration: 2.4 gravities[3]
Notable Devastation-class Cruisers
Images
Devastation Class Cruiser[4]
Sources
- 1: Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Ships of the Gothic Sector, pg. 123 (accessed 2010.11.21)
- 2: Imperial Armour Volume Six - The Siege of Vraks - Part Two, pg. 26
- 3: Rogue Trader: Battlefleet Koronus, pg. 105-106
- 4: Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Video Game)
| Chaos Space Fleet | |
|---|---|
| Battleships | Carrion • Despoiler • Desolator • Desecrator • Juggernaut • Battle Barge • Planet Killer |
| Grand Cruisers | Retaliator • Repulsive • Executor • Furious |
| Heavy Cruisers | Styx • Hades • Acheron • Hellfire • Hecate • Pyrigethon-Beta |
| Cruisers | Devastation • Murder • Carnage • Slaughter • Inferno • Emasculator • Hellbringer • Pestilaan • Strike Cruiser • Daemonship |
| Escorts | Idolator • Infidel • Harrier • Iconoclast • Apostate • Planetary Assault Barque • Soulcage Slaveship |
| Attack Craft | Swiftdeath Fighter • Hag Interceptor • Helflux Voidfighter • Doomfire Bomber • Thunderhawk • Stormbird • Heldrake • Fire Lord • Stormcrow Assault Boat • Dreadclaw Assault Boat • Kharybdis Assault Claw • Drop Pod |
