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The ship has a similar weapons layout to the [[Lunar Class Cruiser]], 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 cruiser hulls. This makes the ''Armageddon'' unsuitable for long-term exploration duties.{{Fn|2}} Instead, it excels as an escort vessel accompanying carrier crafts as well as a patrol craft, easily destroying [[Pirate|pirate]] vessels, who mistake it for a ''Lunar'' class.{{Fn|5}}
[[Image:ArmageddonBFGA.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Armageddon Class Battlecruiser{{Fn|4}}]]
==Notable Armageddon Class Vessels==
*{{Endn|3}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20021021005357/http://www.armageddon3.com/English/Campaign/BFG/Armageddon.html The Third War For Armageddon Fleet Lists - Imperial Armageddon Class Battlecruiser] ''(archived page, last accessed via Wayback Machine 24th December 2020)''
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic: Armada II]]
*{{Endn|5}}: [[The Battle for Armageddon (Background Book)]], pg. 73
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