- Dimensions: 2.2 km long, 0.3 km abeam at fins approx.
- Mass: 6.5 megatons approx.
- Crew: 27,000 crew, approx.
- Accel: 4.6 gravities max sustainable acceleration.
The Falchion is considered a new class, having only been laid down in 261.M41. Given the Imperial Navy’s deference towards the truly ancient ships in its arsenal, the class (given its mere 550 years of service) is regarded as an untried and untested pretender to the throne of more established ships like the venerable Sword. As such, it has engendered some undisguised and unfair hostility from the more hidebound and traditional sections of the Battlefleet Concordia officer class.
This is a pity, for the Falchion, like all Voss Forge world ships is a thoroughly well-constructed and innovative design. It is more flexible than many frigates, having, unusually, the capacity to carry torpedoes. This has led to the class being used in a more aggressive capacity than perhaps suits it, more reactionary officers tending to treat it as an upgunned heavy destroyer. This ignores its abilities as an escort vessel for larger craft, its original purpose.
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