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*'''Ironclads''' - also known as '''Adamanticlads''' much like their contemporary counterparts, are vast 8-kilometre vessels which lack the [[void shield]]ing of their counterparts in favour of metres of [[adamantium]] plate armour. These ships, built before the advent of void-screen technology, have since been phased out of production, for the main part, to be replaced by more modern designs. However, those remaining in service have been re-commissioned for a variety of purposes; various pattern ironclads may be retrofitted with gargantuan, ship-, station- and even planet-killer cannon running the entire length of the ship's keel, linked directly to the stern fusion reactors; others may simply be braced and reinforced for the purpose of ramming into - and through - enemy vessels. These ships are rare in the Imperial Navy, due to their archaic design and the lack of facilities still capable of repairing, let alone producing them.{{Fn|7}}