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*'''Crew:''' 15,000 crew (approx)
*'''Acceleration:''' 7.6 gravities maximum sustainable acceleration
===Viper Class Missile Destroyer===
The '''Viper Class Missile Destroyer''' is a converted Cobra Destroyer. Carrying [[Boarding Torpedo]]es over their standard armament by adding more torpedo tubes, the conversion program was pushed by the [[Gareox Prerogative]]. The experiment was not a success however, the destroyers could not carry enough crew to man the torpedoes and fight the ship. As a result, most of the Vipers have been converted back to their standard armaments but use the extra Torpedo tubes to carry more offensiev armament. These ships have since been designated as Missile Destroyers and are organized into separate anti-ship flotillas by the Imperial Navy. They are most often employed for mass torpedo attacks, proving ineffective in convoy protection duty.{{Fn|7}}
Squadrons known to contain Vipers are the ''59th Rat Runners'' and ''76th Silver Spears.{{Fn|7}}
== Notable Cobra Class Squadrons ==
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Warriors of Ultramar (Novel)]] - [[The Ultramarines Omnibus (Omnibus)]] by [[Graham McNeill]], Chapter 5, pg. 333
*{{Endn|6}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat490024a&prodId=prod1690052 Games Workshop] (last accessed October 4, 2012)
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Magazine]] #2, pg.40
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