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The '''Armageddon Class Battle Cruiser''' was designed to rapidly increase the number of [[battle cruisers cruiser]]s available to the [[Imperial Navy]] during the [[Third War for Armageddon]]. Built exclusively from recovered shells of [[Lunar Class Cruiser]]s, the ''Armageddon '' class upgraded the ''Lunar '' to an operational battle cruiser.^{{Fn|1}}

== Overview ==The ship has a similar weapons layout to the ''Lunar'', with medium sized [[weapons batteries]] and two [[lance]] positions on each flank of the ship, as well as [[torpedo]]es. However, due to the increased power availability the ''Armageddon '' class possesses, these weapons now have a far greater range than their counterparts on a ''Lunar '' Class, and there is still enough power to feed two further lance positions, each with battleship range, on the dorsal section of the ship. A drawback to these increased abilities was apparent when the first crew manifest was drawn up, : an extra three and a half thousand crewmen were needed to enable the ship to operate at peak efficiency.^{{Fn|1}}

With the increased need for manpower on the ''Armageddon '' because of enhanced weapon systems and redesigned power relays, the ship is quite cramped; , being built from ruined ''Lunar Class '' class cruiser hulls. This makes the ''Armageddon '' unsuitable for long-term exploration duties.^{{Fn|2}}

'''Famous == Notable Armageddon Class ships include:'Vessels ==*''*[[ThunderchildEx Cathedra]]''*''[[Hammer of Light]]''*''[[Ex CathedraThunderchild]]''

 *'''Dimensions:''' 5 km long, 0.8 km abeam at fins approx.^{{Fn|2}}*'''Mass:''' 30 megatonnes approx.^{{Fn|2}}*'''Crew:''' 98,500 crew; approx.^{{Fn|2}}*'''Accel:''' 2.5 gravities max sustainable acceleration.^{{Fn|2}}

*^{{Endn|1}}:[[Battlefleet Gothic Armada]] p, pg. 17*^{{Endn|2}}:[[Rogue Trader: Battlefleet Koronus]] p, pg. 23

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