Avenger-Class Grand Cruiser
Dimensions: 7.5 km long, 1.8 km abeam at fins approx.
Mass: 40 megatonnes approx.
Crew: 141,000 crew, approx.
Accel: 2.2 gravities max sustainable acceleration.
In many ways the archetypal grand cruiser, the Avenger class is a massively potent and brutally simple ship that mounts colossal close-ranged macrobatteries in broadsides that run for kilometres along its flanks. While regarded as unusually reliable and faithful for grand cruisers, the Avengers are now amongst the rarest of their class.
The Avenger dates from an earlier period of fleet tactics, when, squadrons of grand cruisers were employed as “line-breakers.” Traditionally, they were thrown into the midst of massive fleet engagements, soaking up enemy fire while racing into the middle of enemy formations, then crushing their opponents at short range with tetrajoules of energy from their oversized broadsides. These unforgiving tactics have taken their toll upon the few surviving Avengers, and they all bear the scars of grim, forgotten battles fought when the Imperium was young.
Speed: 5
Detection: +10
Armour: 21
Space: 90
Weapon Capacity: Port 3, Starboard 3
Manoeuvrability: +5
Hull Integrity: 90
Turret Rating: 3
SP: 70
Grand Cruiser: This ship can use “cruiser only” Components
Mass: 40 megatonnes approx.
Crew: 141,000 crew, approx.
Accel: 2.2 gravities max sustainable acceleration.
In many ways the archetypal grand cruiser, the Avenger class is a massively potent and brutally simple ship that mounts colossal close-ranged macrobatteries in broadsides that run for kilometres along its flanks. While regarded as unusually reliable and faithful for grand cruisers, the Avengers are now amongst the rarest of their class.
The Avenger dates from an earlier period of fleet tactics, when, squadrons of grand cruisers were employed as “line-breakers.” Traditionally, they were thrown into the midst of massive fleet engagements, soaking up enemy fire while racing into the middle of enemy formations, then crushing their opponents at short range with tetrajoules of energy from their oversized broadsides. These unforgiving tactics have taken their toll upon the few surviving Avengers, and they all bear the scars of grim, forgotten battles fought when the Imperium was young.
Speed: 5
Detection: +10
Armour: 21
Space: 90
Weapon Capacity: Port 3, Starboard 3
Manoeuvrability: +5
Hull Integrity: 90
Turret Rating: 3
SP: 70
Grand Cruiser: This ship can use “cruiser only” Components
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