Reach of Judgement
The Reach of Judgement was a battleship of the Imperial Navy.[1a]
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History
Just prior to the outbreak of the Second War for Armageddon, the Reach of Judgement was under the command of Admiral Jakob Isakov. It was the lead ship of a fleet stationed in the Armageddon System when the system was beset by a great Warp Storm.[1a]
Due to warnings he had received from his allies on Armageddon of a potential Ork incursion, Isakov had the fleet proceed to the outskirts of the system, ready to defend it from the Orks that were believed to be on the way, or any other hostiles.[1a] However, what emerged from the Warp was not merely an Ork fleet, but one of the largest Space Hulks ever encountered in Imperial history - designated by the ship's servitors as the Alveus Alpha Alpha Sextus.[1b]
The entire fleet, including the Reach of Judgement, fired on the hulk but it was futile; due to its sheer size it was impossible for the fleet to destroy it or evade it. Isakov therefore gave the order for the surviving ships to fly directly at the hulk in a final act of defiance.[1b] Every ship in the fleet was destroyed and, despite the damage caused by the ships' reactors detonating on impact with the hulk, it continued on towards Armageddon itself.[1b][1c]
Assets
At the time of its destruction, the Reach of Judgement had a crew complement of 150,000. As a carrier, the Reach featured a number of attack craft, including Fury Interceptors, Shark Assault Boats and Starhawk Bombers.[1a]
Known Crew
- Jakob Isakov — Admiral and ship's commander.[1a]
- Eleza Haack — Mistress of the Augur.[1a]
