Editing Imperial Navy Battleship (section)

====Ironclad====
[[File:IroncladBattleship.jpg|300px|right|thumb|The [[/d/|ultimate phallic symbol.]] [[Dick|Penetrating ships where none has penetrated before.]]]]

Giant fucking battering rams in SPESS.

Ironclads were a classification of Imperial Battleship that have since been largely retired from service.

Ironclads, also known as Adamanticlads much like their contemporary counterparts, are vast 8-kilometre vessels that lack the void shielding of their counterparts in favour of metres of adamantium plate armour. These ships, built before the advent of void-screen technology, have since been phased out of production, for the main part, to be replaced by more modern designs.

However, those remaining in service have been re-commissioned for a variety of purposes; various pattern ironclads may be retrofitted with gargantuan, ship-, station- and even [[Exterminatus|planet-killer cannons]] running the entire length of the ship's keel, linked directly to the stern fusion reactors; others may simply be braced and reinforced for the purpose of ramming into - and through - enemy vessels. These ships are rare in the Imperial Navy, due to their archaic design and the lack of facilities still capable of repairing, let alone producing them.

*'''Length:''' 8km
*'''Mass:''' 57-75 megatonnes; approx depending on configuration
*'''Crew:''' 45,000-130,000 crew; approx depending on configuration
*'''Acceleration:''' 2.3 gravities max sustainable acceleration; approx