Murder Cruiser

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Murder Class Cruiser^[1]

This article is about the Chaos space vessel; for the Planet, see Murder.

The Murder Cruiser is a Chaos starship.^[1]

Overview

Once, the Murder Class Cruiser was the main workhorse of Battlefleet Obscurus before being replaced by the Lunar Class Cruiser, with almost five hundred being made between M33 and M37. Unfortunately, a proportionate number turned renegade, and today it is found mainly in the fleets of Chaos.^[1]

In battle, the Murder class is a formidable foe, with significant long-range firepower provided by a prow lance and row after row of the best Plasma cannons ever made by the Adeptus Mechanicus. The Murder class is even more deadly when working in groups, as the combined firepower of several ships is enough to bring down even mighty Battleships, such as when three craft destroyed the Relentless Persecution near the end of the Gothic War.^[1]

Technical Specifications^[4]

• Dimensions: 5km long, 0.9km abeam
• Mass: 31 megatonnes
• Crew: 95,000 crew
• Acceleration: 4.2 gravities^{[Note 1]}

Notable Murder Class Cruisers

Notable Murder class cruisers include^[1]:

• Deathblade
• Despicable Ecstasy
• Doombringer
• Monstrous
• Plagueclaw
• Promise of Sedition^[4]
• Steel Fang
• Unholy Dominion

Images

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  Murder Cruiser miniature^[3]

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  Murder Cruiser from Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Video Game)^[2]

Trivia

The following information is not to be regarded as officially sanctioned and/ or is not written from an in-universe point of view. A detailed explanation of the term "Trivia" as used in the Lexicanum can be found here.

Notes

• Note 1: The Murder's stated maximum sustainable acceleration might be a typo. Other Chaos cruisers of the same hull pattern, such as the Carnage and Slaughter, can sustain accelerations of only 2.4 gravities.

Sources

• 1: Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Ships of the Gothic Sector, pg. 123 (accessed 2010.11.21)
• 2: Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Video Game) - Chaos Ship Gallery
• 3: The Complete Games Workshop Catalog and Hobby reference - The 2004-05 Edition, pg. 931
• 4: Rogue Trader: Edge of the Abyss, pg. 89