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The '''Mars Class Battle Cruiser''' was designed to replace the [[Exorcist Class Grand Cruiser]] as a small fleet carrier and long range patrol ship. It serves in both roles adequately well, but excels at neither. The Mars class features the classic armoured prow, allowing it to close with the enemy in relative safety. Its main armament consists of medium sized, long ranged [[weapons batteries]], two [[lance]]s on the dorsel dorsal section, and has the fearsome [[Nova Cannon]]. It can also support a good number of attack craft. These allow the Mars Class to engage the enemy whilst out of range of their main weapon systems, or go closer to the enemy and use its attack craft to protect itself or make lightning raids against enemy ships.

The Mars Class is thought to be undergunned by many [[Imperium|Imperial]] [[Captain]]s, and the shipyards of [[Mars]] stopped laying down Mars Class keels some 1,900 years ago. Those that remain, however, are on active front line duty, for as many captains who do not like them, there are those who adore their ability to operate at stand-off range. [[Lord Commander Solar Macharius]] employed the Mars Class ship the [[Pax Imperium]] as his flagship until it was badly damaged, and he was convinced to trasnfer transfer his command to an [[Emperor Class Battleship]].

Counted amoungst amongst the battle honoured Mars Class ships are ''[[Pax Imperium]]'' and ''[[Imperious]]''.