Jovian Class Battle Crusier
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The Jovian Class Battle Crusier is a class of Battlecruiser used by the Imperial Navy, named after the eponymous Jovian, a Mars Class Battlecruiser heavily modified to replace its forward and prow mounted batteries with Attack Craft hangars, in light of its experiences of the First Tyrannic War. The vessel is noted to possess keen auspex arrays and the process of converting Mars-pattern ships to the template is relatively straightforward, producing an effective vessel. However, some authorities (such as the fleetlords of Battlefleet Bakka) maintain a stubborn attachment to big-gun warships, impeding the vessels' uptake in some areas. At least one was utilised by Imperial forces during the Sabbat Worlds Crusade.[1][2]
Known vessels
- Banner of Slaydo — Attached to the Iron Snakes Phatry which took part in the Liberation of Urdesh.[2]
- Jovian — The prototype of the class.[1]
Sources
- 1: Battlefleet Gothic 2010 Compendium, pg. 39
- 2: Urdesh: The Serpent and the Saint (Novel), Part 1 Hunting Snakes, pg. 46
