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==Overview==
The '''Ramilies''' class Star-fort is of ancient construction, made from [[STC]] data, it has been in use since the [[Great Crusade]] and still forms a vital lynch pin in Imperial strategy.{{Fn|2}}
[[Image:RamiliesClassStarFort.JPG|thumb|right| A '''Ramilies Class Star-fort'''{{Fn|3}}]]
The Ramilies is so large that it does not have conventional drives, and has to be towed through the warp by other vessels to relocate it. Each quadrant of the fort has masses of powerful [[weapons batteries]] and [[lances]], and the central basilica houses many [[torpedo]] silos providing powerful salvos to offer extra support to each quadrant. There are four pairs of [[Attack Craft]] launch bays, one for each quadrant. They facilitate docking points to anything up to cruiser size to resupply and repair, even amidst the heat of battle; as Ramilies tend to only be deployed in massive engagements. So there is enough fire-power from the fort and other ships to ensure the repair crews are not disturbed during work. Only well known and successful admirals, or [[Inquisitor]]s, are entrusted with a Ramilies, as they can take centuries to build.{{Fn|1}}
{{Trivia}}
===Spelling===
*Different sources have used different spelling for the Star-fort class - both '''"Ramilles"'''{{Fn|1}} and '''"Ramilies"'''{{Fn|2}} have been used in official publications.
===Name===
*The name ''Ramilies'' / ''Ramilles'' might be inspired by the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Ramillies|Battle of Ramillies]] that took place in 1706 during the [[Wikipedia:War of the Spanish Succession|War of the Spanish Succession]]. It takes its name from the nearby municipality of [[Wikipedia:Ramillies, Belgium|Ramillies]] in modern [[Wikipedia:Belgium|Belgium]].
==Sources==
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* {{Endn|1}}: [[Deathwatch: Rites of Battle]], Chapter VI: Watch Fortress Erioch, pg. 228* {{Endn|2}}: [http://web.archive.org/web/20130509111856/http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Battlefleet-Gothic/RAMILIES-CLASS-STARFORT.html Forge World] ''(saved archive page, last accessed 25 June 2015)''* {{Endn|3}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Armada]], pgs. 31–34* {{Endn|4}}: [[The Chapter's Due (Novel)]] by [[Graham McNeill]], Chapter 1* {{Endn|5}}: [[Dataslate: Space Marines Strike Force Ultra (Background Book)]], pg. 10* {{Endn|6}}: [[Only War: No Surrender]], pg. 20
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Wolf King (Novella)]]{{Cite Marker End}}
*{{Endn|8}}: [[The Lost King (Short Story)]]
* {{Endn|9}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic: Armada II]]
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Iron Warrior (Novella)]] — [[Iron Warriors: The Omnibus (Omnibus)]], Chapter Two
*{{Endn|11}}: [[White Dwarf January 2019]], pg. 107
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