![]() The Oberon itself was an attempt to design a battleship that could theoretically deal with all manner of threats without the constant need of all existing classes to rely on escorting vessels. He Oberon class battleship is an incredibly rare vessel, a very early variant of the Emperor class that has been gradually phased out after the renowned successes of its more well-known predecessor. Most Segmentum fleets have at least a few examples of the Apocalypse still in battleworthy condition, though their numbers are gradually dwindling.įAMOUS SHIPS OF THE THIRD ARMAGEDDON WAR His Will Thus, almost all existing Apocalypse class battleships keep their lance armament limited to medium ranges. However, the array conduits themselves become notoriously unreliable when stressed this far and runaway power drains can easily start to sap energy from the ship’s main drives, making the Apocalypse sluggish in the midst of battle. It has been noted that these lance arrays are fully capable of operating at much greater ranges by an engineering process that greatly increases the load-bearing capabilities of their main power relays. The rows of fearsome lance armament along the broadsides of the Apocalypse are its most distinctive feature. Joined the Distant Stars in a sweep of sector 8729 by 31. Taking the Long Knives to engage the few enemy craft that have broken through. Heard that the orbital defence platforms are performing superbly, keeping the enemy at bay. THE LONG KNIVES Third Armageddon War Flight Report, Squadron Leader Narch TAW plus 1:37: First invaders of our skies sighted. ![]() However, if this option is used the Apocalypse will suffer an immediate Thrusters critical hit as soon as the lances are fired. If the Apocalypse is given Lock On special orders, it may increase the range of its lances to 60cm for that Shooting phase only. Notes: The Apocalypse class battleship cannot be given Come to New Heading special orders. In this duty, the Apocalypse has proved itself to be everything the Imperial Navy could have wished for.ĪRMAMENT Port lance battery Starboard lance battery Prow nova cannon Dorsal weapons battery It has been theorised by Naval strategists that the vessel was specifically created to counter the ever-growing numbers of battleships and grand cruisers that attempted to lead Chaos raiding fleets from within the Eye of Terror. The loss of even one will always be keenly felt. The superior technologies used to construct the multiple lance turrets on the Apocalypse have now all but been forgotten and so the small number of examples of this ship can never be replaced. He Apocalypse class is an ancient design that is generally believed to have been the precursor of the Retribution class battleship millennia ago. “A FLEET OF IMPERIAL SHIPS AT WAR ARE THE BEST NEGOTIATORS” TO CLEANSE THE STARS VESSELS OF THE IMPERIUM A crippled Lunar will only have 1 turret and so you can only gain a maximum of +1 attack due to fighter support. Also note that crippling a vessel constitutes a permanent change to its turret value and thus the maximum number of attacks that can be gained by supporting fighters. If two or more fighters are accompanying the bombers then +2 attacks are added to the total (since it has two turrets). If one fighter accompanies the bombers, +1 attack is added to the total. So if two bombers are attacking a two turret target they will each make 1D6-2 (minimum zero) attacks regardless of whether there are accompanying fighters or not. Note: the number of attacks that each individual bomber makes is not altered by the addition of fighters. There must be at least one suriving bomber in the wave after turret fire to gain these bonus attacks and fighters are removed before any other type of ordnance. The maximum number of bonus attacks that can be added in this way is equal to the number of turrets the target ship has on its profile (so not including bonuses from other ships in base contact using the massed turret fire rule). Turret Suppression Rules From the 2002 Annual, pg 65, under the Fighters Supporting Bomber Waves section: Each fighter in a wave of bombers attacking a ship will add +1Īttack to the total attack runs of the wave, regardless of whether they are shot down or not. * Note: Craftworld Eldar should be added to this list. Note that some characters which may appear under the fleet commander section of a fleet list may not necessarily count as a fleet commander, such as the Chaos Lord entry. RULES FROM ARMADA PAGES 1-9 Fleet Commanders A fleet with a total points value of more than 750 points must be led by a Fleet Commander, unless specifically stated otherwise in the fleet list.
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