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[[Image:Gothic Class Cruiser.jpg|thumb|right|Gothic Class Cruiser.^{{Fn|1}}]]The '''Gothic Class Cruiser''' is a common sight amongst the [[battlefleet]]s of the [[Imperium]], second only to the [[Lunar Class Cruiser]]. Its usage is similar to that of the [[Apocalypse Class Battleship]] in that it is designed to use its [[lances ]] to directly damage a ship, rather than to cut through shields. Due to this, it is often paired with a ''Lunar '' Class or [[Dominator Class Cruiser]]. The second cruiser blasts down the shields, leaving the hull unguarded against the Gothic's [[lance]] decks. However, if caught alone, without support, the ''Gothic '' is more vulnerable than any of the other cruisers in the [[Imperial Navy]]. This is because, whilst lances are devastatingly powerful, they are also slow, and a lone ''Gothic '' cannot deal the damage fast enough to force an attacker to withdraw.^{{Fn|1}}

As a lance ship, the ''Gothic '' has lances down the port and starboard sides of the ship. These lances are effective at short to medium range, and most captains will use the weapons at stand-off ranges to avoid the possibility of being boarded. The ship has the distinctive armoured prow of the [[Imperial Navy]] and the standard six [[torpedo]] tubes of an Imperial cruiser. The class is as fast and manoeuvrable as any other Imperial cruiser type, with equally good shield and turret coverage.^{{Fn|1}}

== Notable Gothic Class ships include:Vessels ===*''[[Emperor's Wrath]]''{{Fn|1}}*''[[Invincible]]^''{{Fn|1}}*''[[Emperor's WrathPallas Imperious]]¹''{{Fn|2}}*''[[Righteous Fury]]^''{{Fn|1}}*''[[Sword of Orion]]^''{{Fn|1*[[Pallas Imperious]]²}}

*^{{Endn|1}}:[[Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook]] p, pg.111*^{{Endn|2}}:[http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat1290319&categoryId=1100007&section=&aId=4300022 BFG Xenos Fleets] p, pg.66 (accessed 2010.11.12)

[[Category:Imperial Fleet|*Cruisers]][[Category:Cruisers|*Imperial Fleet]][[Category:Naval Vessels|*]]