Overlord Class Battlecruiser

The Overlord Class Battle Cruiser is a popular ship, both with Captains and Admirals. Captains favour its long range weaponry, good armour, and reasonable speed, whilst the Admirals like the fact it can dish out punishment at the range of a battleship, whilst being able to manoeuvre like a cruiser. It is based on the archaic Acheron Class Heavy Cruiser. Due to difficulties reproducing the power relays of the Acheron, the Overlord's torpedo tubes replace prow facing weapons batteries. This change created a surplus of power which was used to boost the range of the Overlords dorsal lance array to a level usually only seen on battleships.¹

Many see the Overlord as the poor man's Retribution Class Battleship, however it is much more than that. It is a formidable ship in its own right, capable of taking on almost any comparable ship, and emerge victorious, due to its longer range and good armour. The Overlord also incorporates respectable shield and turret cover, which allow it to survive incoming fire, and attack craft respectively.¹

Notable Overlord Class ships include:

• Cypra Probatii¹
• Flame of Purity¹
• Niobe²
• Sword of Retribution¹
• Righteous Power³

Technical Specifications

Dimensions: 5.3 km long, 0.85 km abeam at fins approx.⁴

Mass: 31 megatonnes approx.⁴

Crew: 100,000 crew; approx.⁴

Accel: 2.4 gravities max sustainable acceleration.⁴

Sources

• ¹Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook p. 109
• ²Star of Damocles (Novel) p. 218 and following.
• ³ Imperial Armour Volume Three - The Taros Campaign
• ⁴Rogue Trader: Battlefleet Koronus p. 22