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[[Image:ApocalypseClassBattleship.JPG|thumb|right|Apocalypse Class Battleship]]
The '''Apocalypse Class Battleship''' is a [[lance]] attack craft. It has no other primary armament than its lances and , the only [[battleship]] in the [[Imperial Navy]] armed with a mighty [[Nova Cannon]]. However, despite its seemingly limited armament it is able to reduce enemy ships, from escorts to large capital ships, into blazing hulks within a frighteningly short period of time.<sup>{{Fn|1</sup>}}
== Overview ==The ''Apocalypse '' has a small no other primary armament than its [[weapons batterylance batteries]] on and its dorsal sectionmighty [[Nova Cannon]]. However, and banks of lances down the port and starboard hull. Normally the weapons batteries would be used despite its seemingly limited armament it is able to collapse the shields of an reduce enemy shipships, from [[escort]]s to large capital ships, before the lances rip into the ship directly. Also, it is the only battleship armed with blazing hulks within a Nova Cannon. This extremely long range weapon is able to obliterate whole squadrons frighteningly short period of escorts in a single shot. The Apocalypse uses the Nova Cannon when closing in on the enemytime.<sup>{{Fn|1</sup>}}
The ''Apocalypse'' has a small [[weapons battery]] on its dorsal section, and banks of [[lance]]s down the port and starboard hull. Normally the weapons batteries would be used to collapse the shields of an enemy ship, before the lances rip into the ship directly. Instead, the ''Apocalypse'' uses its Nova Cannon - capable of obliterating whole squadrons of escorts in a single shot - when in on the enemy.{{Fn|1}} == Notable Notable Apocalypse Class ships includeVessels ==*''[[His Will]]<sup>''{{Fn|1</sup>}}*''[[Triumph (ship)|Triumph]]<sup>''{{Fn|2</sup>}}*''[[Duke Helbrecht]]<sup>''{{Fn|3</sup>}}*''[[Godefroy Magnificat]]''{{Fn|4}}*''[[Farsider]]''{{Fn|5}}
== Miniatures ==
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==Sources==
*<sup>{{Endn|1</sup>}}:[[Battlefleet Gothic Armada]] p12, pg. 12*<sup>{{Endn|2</sup>}}:[http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?community=&catId=cat1290319&categoryId=1100007&aId=4300022 Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Armada Appendices] p130, pgs. 130-131 (accessed 2010.12.08)*<sup>{{Endn|3</sup>}}:[http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?community=&catId=cat1290319&categoryId=1100007&aId=4300022 Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Ships of the Gothic Sector] p124 , pg. 124 (accessed 2010.12.20)
*{{Endn|4}}: [[The Sabbat Worlds Crusade (Background Book)]], {{Cite This}}
*{{Endn|5}}: [[The Chapter's Due (Novel)]] by [[Graham McNeill]]: Chapter Five, ppg. 62
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