Editing Chaos Heavy Cruiser (section)

====Hellfire====

[[File:HellfireClass.jpg|300px|right|thumb|When you put so much in Dex, you forgot your vitality.]]

The Hellfire-Class Heavy Cruiser is a class of Heavy Cruiser that was originally an early attempt by the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] to mount large Weapons Batteries onto a Cruiser-class hull. Initially only fitted with relatively weak [[Lance Weapon|Lance]]s, after several years of tinkering with the ship's power generators the Mechanicum was able to add further-ranged and more powerful lance batteries. Thus the ships became formidable and were used in planetary sieges and system blockades.

That being said the ships still suffered from multiple issues. Their huge arsenal greatly reduced their speed, something which proved a constant hindrance for smaller and more manoeuvrable ships it fought alongside. Their lack of Void Shield generators (due to most of the ship's power going to its weaponry) also made them easy targets for enemy fire. Additionally, due to the large space required to fit its ammunition and power generators, crew quarters were cramped and under-supplied. All of these weaknesses made the Hellfire ill-suited for long-range patrols unless supported by a flotilla of transports and escorts.

Due to the undesirable conditions on board, crew morale tended to suffer during long periods at dock or patrol. In such cramped and crowded conditions, the murmurings of discontent started to spread and many of these vessels and their crews eventually mutinied, leading them down the road to Chaos. Today, most Hellfires remain in the fleets of Chaos.

A shame the AdMech was too pants-on-head retarded to just make the weapons batteries smaller but the guns inside the same as those on a larger class of ship. Imperial weapons batteries have fifty weapons each. Make it like, twenty guns from a battleship. There, problem solved. Put battleship engines in your cruiser while you’re at it and use the increased power to power increased void shield strength and layers as well as much thicker armor. Say, battleship level of both. You’re welcome.

*'''Length:''' 5.3-5.4km; approx
*'''Mass:''' 31 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 48,000 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 3.8 gravities max sustainable acceleration; approx