The Gothic Class Cruiser is a common sight amoungst amongst the [[battlefleet]]s of the [[Imperium]], second only to the [[Lunar Class Cruiser]]. It's Its usage is similar to that of the [[Apocalypse Class Battleship]] in that it is designed to use its lances to directly damage a ship, rather than to cut through shields. Due to this reason, it is often paired with a lunar class, Lunar Class or [[Dominator Class Cruiser]]. The second cruiser blasts down the shields, leaving the hull unguarded against the Gothics Gothic's [[lance]] decks. However, if caught alone, without support, the Gothic is more vunerable than any of the other cruisers in the [[Imperial Navy]]. This is because, whilst lances are devistatingly powerful, they are also slow, and a lone Gothic can not cannot deal the damage fast enough to force an attacker to withdraw.

The Gothic as As a lance boatship, the Gothic has lances down the port and starboard sides of the ship. These lances are effective at short to medium range, and most [[Captain|captains]] will use the weapons at standoff ranges to avoid the possibility of being boarded. The ship has the distinctive armoured prow of the [[Imperial Navy]], and also the standard six [[torpedo]] tubes of an Imperial crusiercruiser. The class is as fast, and manoverable manoeuvrable as any other Imperial cruiser type, with equally good shield and turret coverage.