Cruiser
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Cruisers are medium-size warships smaller than Battleships but larger than Escorts. They are the workhorses of any fleet.
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Overview
Combining manoeuvrability, firepower, and endurance, they are used for anything from long patrols, blockades, to raids deep into enemy territory. In fleet actions, they support Escorts in screening the advance of the fleet, then form the gun line once the fighting begins. Cruisers are divided into many sub-types. From the mighty Grand Cruisers that can nearly stand up to a Battleship to the speedy Light Cruisers with the quickness to drive off attacking Escorts, each one fills its role in a fleet.
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Types
Grand Cruisers
Grand Cruisers, also known as "Pocket Battleships"[11], are the heaviest Cruiser class of ship. These are older vessels designed around the concept of cruiser-class vessels wielding Battleship-class firepower. Grand Cruisers were frequently used as raiders, operating on their own as opposed to a larger fleet.[1] They have since largely been replaced in Imperial service by Battlecruisers.[10]
- Avenger Grand Cruiser[2]
- Dagon Class Grand Cruiser[22]
- Daring-class Grand Cruiser[35]
- Exorcist Grand Cruiser[2]
- Furious Grand Cruiser
- Inflexible Class Grand Cruiser[11]
- Tetrarch Class Grand Cruiser.[24]
- Vengeance Grand Cruiser[2]
Battle Cruisers
Battlecruisers are faster warships, designed to deliver the firepower of a Battleship with the size and manoeuvrability of a Cruiser-class vessel. They replaced the older Grand Cruiser-class vessel.[10]
- Armageddon Class Battlecruiser[2]
- Chalice Class Battlecruiser[9]
- Dominion Class Battlecruiser
- Eclipse Class Battlecruiser[19]
- Jovian Class Battlecrusier[14]
- Long Serpent Class Battlecruiser
- Mars Class Battlecruiser[1]
- Overlord Class Battlecruiser[1]
- Tempest-class Battlecruiser[37]
- Mercury Class Battlecruiser
- Visigoth Class Battlecruiser
Cruisers
Cruisers are the standard class of Cruiser-class vessel, designed for fleet support, long patrols, raiding, and blockades.[10] Imperial Cruisers are typically 4 km to 6 km in length.[11]
- Ambition Class Cruiser[26]
- Armiger Class Cruiser[22]
- Bellerophon Class Heavy Assault Cruiser[31]
- Cadmus Class Heavy Cruiser[19]
- Cardinal Class Heavy Cruiser
- Carnivore Class Heavy Cruiser[27]
- Dictator Cruiser[1]
- Dominator Cruiser[1]
- Gothic Cruiser[1]
- Lunar Cruiser[1]
- Tetsujin Class Cruiser[11]
- Tyrant Cruiser[1]
Light Cruiser
Light Cruisers are the smallest class of Imperial Cruiser, designed for patrols and raids.[10]
- Aggressor-Class Cruiser[12]
- Dauntless Light Cruiser[1]
- Endeavour Light Cruiser[2]
- Endurance Light Cruiser[2]
- Defiant Light Cruiser[2]
- Defender Class Cruiser
- Enforcer Class Cruiser
- Siluria Class Light Cruiser
- Styges Class Light Cruiser
Space Marines
- Charibdys Class Grand Cruiser[23]
- Dagon Class Grand Cruiser[20]
- Dominus Class Grand Cruiser[17]
- Geryon Class Grand Cruiser[32b]
- Bellerophon Class Heavy Assault Cruiser[31]
- Indrajit Class Heavy Cruiser[25b]
- Infernus Class Heavy Cruiser[28]
- Eclipse Class Battlecruiser[19]
- Retribution Class Battlecruiser[29]
- Strike Cruiser[2]
- Armiger Class Cruiser[22]
- Promethean Class Cruiser
- Hoplon Class Assault Cruiser[32c]
- Mangonel Class Bombardment Cruiser[32a]
- Eclipse Class Light Cruiser[21]
- Gladius Class Light Cruiser[34]
- Vanguard Class Light Cruiser
- Triton Class Aegis Cruiser[25a]
- Scout Cruiser[30]
Adeptus Mechanicus
- Adeptus Mechanicus Cruiser
- Adeptus Mechanicus Light Cruiser
- Macroclasm Class Tech-Cruiser[36]
- Secutor Class Monitor Cruiser
Adepta Sororitas
Adeptus Arbites
Inquisition
Sisters of Silence
Chaos
Grand Cruisers
Heavy Cruisers
- Styx Heavy Cruiser[1]
- Hades Heavy Cruiser[1]
- Acheron Heavy Cruiser[1]
- Hellfire Heavy Cruiser
- Hecate Class Heavy Cruiser
Cruisers
- Devastation Cruiser[1]
- Murder Cruiser[1]
- Carnage Cruiser[1]
- Slaughter Cruiser[1]
- Inferno Cruiser
- Emasculator Class Cruiser
Light Cruisers
Eldar
Battlecruisers
Cruisers
Light Cruisers
Dark Eldar
- Torture Cruiser[3]
- Bleak Soul Class Cruiser
- Bloodied Claw Class Cruiser
- Fiend Ascendant Class Cruiser
- Flayed Skull Class Cruiser
- Baleful Gaze Class Light Cruiser
- Bladed Lotus Class Light Cruiser
- Burning Scale Class Light Cruiser
- Dark Mirror Class Light Cruiser
Orks
Necrons
- Scourge Class Grand Cruiser[15]
- Scythe Harvest Ship[5]
- Shroud Light Cruiser[5]
- Khopesh Class Light Cruiser
- Cartouche Class Light Cruiser
- Sekhem Class Light Cruiser[13]
Tyranids
Battlecruisers
Cruisers
Light Cruisers
Tau
Leagues of Votann
Other Notable Cruisers
Imperial
- Admiral Dammann
- The Emperor's Mercy
- His Scrutiny
- In His Glorious Name We Serve
- In His Manifest Constancy
- Mighty Endeavour
- Psychomanrium
- Strength
Grand Cruisers
Battle Cruisers
Light Cruisers
Chaos
Chaos Cult Cruisers
Chaos Light Cruisers
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