Editing Children of Armok (section)

=Legion Fleet=
As for fleet strengths, the Children of Armok Legion was known to possess a very extensive and diverse fleet, although having less heavy capital ships and planetary siege craft in comparison to many other Legions.
The main strength of the XIII Legion's fleets then was found in a plethora of different intermediate and light vessels, with range and speed being their primary focus, requiring these capabilities due to the extended distances their networks and missions presumably extend. To this end, they make a lot of use of Vanguard variant Strike Cruisers, as well as Dauntless-class Light Cruisers, Exorcist-class Grand Cruisers, Nemesis-class Fleet Carriers, and Devastation-class Cruisers.
The Children seem to favour boarding actions over full-on fleet based combat, but they do not shy from the latter, the concepts Uriel learned in regicide translating well into his understanding of timing, fields of fire, positioning, and maneuver in void battles. 

The Children were also ''suspected'' of utilising a number of captured xenos  and non-imperial vessels, and indeed sometimes incorporating xenos and non-imperial technology into their warship designs –- a practice strictly forbidden without the sanction of the Mechanicum - but given the Legion's frequent activities far beyond the Imperium's borders and its hidden strengths and bases of operation, such suspicions are next to impossible to prove, if indeed such suspicions are are not just misinformation originating from the Children themselves.

At the beginning of the Heresy, the Children of Armok are ''believed'' to have had:

1 Gloriana-class Flagship (possibly 2)

~50 Battleships

~450 Cruisers

~710 Escorts

These fleet numbers do not include the Imperial Army and Navy vessels requisitioned to the XIIIth Legions command.



===Notable Vessels===
''' ''Perfidus Iter''- Gloriana class Battleship '''

'''Captain:''' listed as Sidor Ivanov (believed to be a fake name)

Believed to be Uriel's Flagship since his reunification with the Children. Often confused (possibly intentionally) with the other believed Flagship of the same class, ''Eris''. It is a contradiction, a vessel stripped down so that nothing remains that does not serve a useful purpose. Yet, everything that does remain is often lavish and of erudite taste and quality, creating a strange dichotomy of purpose and aesthetic.


''' ''Eris''- Gloriana class Battleship ''' 

'''Captain:''' listed as Ivan Sidorov

Identical to ''Perfidus Iter'' in every way, down to the smallest detail. 
It is believed to have been used as Uriel's Flagship more than once. Many observers have theorised that both ships are indeed the same, with the name and call signs somehow being changed, while others claim that they are indeed two separate ships, and the Children are simply playing mind games, although where they acquired the second ship is never explained. 
It is officially believed to be the same ship, as there have never been reports of 2 such vessels existing at the same time, although, there is one report of the ships showing up in 2 different sectors, although one may have been misidentified. There are many reports of the ships name and callsign changing midway through campaigns however.


''' ''Champion of Uraboros/Uraboros Aeternum''- Strike Cruiser '''
 
'''Captain:''' Algurnon Krieger

Linked with many major operations the Children have been a part of, seeing service since the XIII Legion left Sol. It was crippled beyond repair at Paramar, but it's parts were taken and rebuilt by the Mechanicum, being renamed Uraboros Aeternum. 
Despite it's active status, there have been many conflicting reports that have all stated that this ship has either been lost to the warp, destroyed by Tyranids, Necrons, Orks, or Eldar, and even one report claiming that the crew were all Traitor Legionnaires.   


''' ''Child of Armok'' - Strike Cruiser '''

'''Captain:''' listed as various.

This ship is shrouded in mystery, and many have claimed that the Children simply name one ship in every fleet division Child of Armok, as reports have a Strike Cruiser named Child of Armok appearing in over 30 different locations around the Imperium, in a time-frame that would make it impossible for the ship to physically travel those distances. Those more inclined toward evidence-less theories, have claimed that ''Child of Armok'' '''is''' the same ship, fitted with Xenos technology, allowing it to travel far further and significantly faster than any Imperial ship is capable of.


''' ''Qarin''- Battle Barge ''' 

'''Captain:''' Zachary Coreyeuses 

Destroyed in the fleet combat preceding the ''Battle for the Arcus Cluster'' during M41. In it's first ever battle, it sacrificed itself to ensure it could destroy a Tyranid Hive Ship, boarding it, and deploying all manner of unorthodox tactics to ensure that when they detonated the Exterminatus Bombs on the ''Qarin'', the Hive ship would be utterly destroyed. 
Of the few reports extant of this battle, everything from simple plasteel cable harpoons, to phosphex bombs were used to rip the Tyranid ship apart.