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[[Image:StrikeCruiser.JPG|thumb|right|300px|[[Space Marines|Space Marine]] '''Strike Cruiser''']]
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Most [[Space Marines|Space Marine]] [[Chapter]]s control only two or three mighty [[Battle Barge]]s,{{Fn|1a}} however these behemoths are called upon rarely. The Chapter's '''Strike Cruisers''' are more common, although still rare compared to [[Imperial Navy]] ship classes, but the arrival of a single Strike Cruiser is usually enough to quell a rebellious planet; the same cannot be said of an [[Imperial Navy]] [[Cruiser]].
==Overview==
[[Image:StrikeCruiser.JPG|thumb|right|300px|[[Space Marines|Space Marine]] '''Strike CruisersCruiser''' ]][[Image:StrikeCruiserBFGA.jpg|thumb|right|Strike Cruiser]]Strike Cruisers can carry up to one full [[Space Marine Company|company]] of Space Marines and their equipment. They are primarily used for rapid deployment and are often the first arrive in orbit of a threatened planet and capable of deploying their cargo within twenty minutes of said arrival.{{Fn|1b}}
The armament of a Strike Cruiser is comparable to that of a [[Imperial Navy]] [[Dauntless Light Cruiser]], equipped with two [[Weapons Batteries]]. However, the Strike Cruiser omits the [[lance]] weaponry in exchange for a mighty [[Bombardment Cannon]]. Additionally a Strike Cruiser has a flight deck for launching two squadrons of [[Thunderhawk Gunship]]s.{{Fn|1b}} Strike Cruisers can also be equipped with [[Exterminatus|Exterminatus-class weapons]]{{Fn|27}} or a [[Nova Cannon]].{{Fn|29}}
*''[[Claw of Russ]]'' - [[Space Wolves]].{{Fn|49}}
*''[[Wolf of Fenris]]'' - [[Space Wolves]], captured by the [[Red Corsairs]].{{Fn|44}}
*''[[Skulltaker (Strike Cruiser)|Skulltaker]]'' - Flagship of [[World Eaters]] warlord [[KharnKhârn]].{{Fn|56}}
*''[[Infidus Diabolus]]'' - Flagship of [[Word Bearers]] [[Dark Apostle]] [[Marduk]].{{Fn|33}}
*''[[Echo of Damnation]]'' - Flagship of the [[Night Lords]] warband under [[Talos Valcoran]].{{Fn|43}}
