Editing Imperial Navy Logistic Ships (section)

==Support Ships==

===Basic===

====Armed Freighter====

[[File:Armed-Freighter.jpg|250px|right|thumb|What happens when a container ship has a naval gun.]]

The hands-me-down version of a Carrack-Class Transport.

Armed Freighters are freighters that have been outfitted with military-grade weapons batteries to help protect them while operating in dangerous areas. This extra firepower comes at a price, however, as the freighter's cargo capacity is drastically reduced in order to make room for the new equipment.

Although Armed Freighters will never be mistaken for true combat ships, they have been known to lend support to outnumbered, isolated, or otherwise desperate fleets. They will often work in conjunction with a [[System Ship]] and [[Defence Monitor]] against enemy invasions.

*'''Length:''' 1km
*'''Mass:''' 2.1 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 9,000 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 2.4 gravities max. sustainable acceleration; approx
====Q-Ship====

[[File:QShip.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Surprise bitches!]]

The [[Pretend|surprise buttsex of Imperial naval vessels.]]

A "Q-Ship" refers to a freighter that has been outfitted with hidden weaponry and mixed in with a convoy. Such ships can come as a nasty surprise to attackers who suddenly find that their would-be prey has as much firepower as a warship.

Like the Armed Freighter but even more exasperated, a catch to a Q-Ship is that it sacrifices cargo space for ammunition storage and expensive mechanisms meant to hide such weapons. This makes Q-Ships expensive, but perfect bodyguard ships for unarmed Freighters, as a few could escort these civilian vessels and defend it accordingly.

[[Tl;dr]], it's like an unmarked police car, except the police manage to get an entire cargo ship and turned it into a cruiser.

*'''Length:''' 2km
*'''Mass:''' 8 megatonnes
*'''Crew:''' 18,000 crew, approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 3 gravities max. sustainable acceleration

===Carriers===

====Escort Carrier====

[[File:EscortCarrier.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Witness, the mini-aircraft carrier!]]

A civilian vessel converted as a poor man's carrier.

Escort Carriers are freighters whose cargo bays have been converted into makeshift carrier decks for the support and launching of a small number of Attack Craft such as [[Fury Interceptor|Fury Interceptors]] and [[Aquila Lander]]s. Designed for convoy escort duty, these ships' cramped quarters and make-shift conversion results in [[Fail|frequent accidents.]]

They are small vessels and as such, could only carry a handful of these fighters. Still, they make a great ship to harass enemy vessels while the big boys soak up the damage and go to town with the invaders.

*'''Length:''' 950m
*'''Mass:''' 1.6 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 5,000 crew, including 3,000 pilots and support personnel; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 2.1 gravities max. sustainable acceleration; approx
===System-Boat===

====Constellation====

[[File:ConstellationTargetingShip.JPG|250px|right|thumb|Its a giant floating radar dish.]]

A giant AWAC. The Constellation-Class Targeting Ship is a support vessel of the Imperial Navy.

Equipped with huge detection systems, the Constellation's domes house huge detection arrays which constantly sweep the void, combing for any detection of enemy ships. It's able to link up its systems with nearby Imperial warship.

Once "online", the Constellation is able to channel its data with the fire control systems of its allies. This enables other Imperial vessels to detect enemy attacks at a greater range and target the enemy accurately long before they are in range of the foes' guns. However, it is a vulnerable vessel, as it has little offensive or defensive weaponry.

*'''Length:''' 1km
*'''Mass:''' 2.5 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 10,500 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 4.8 gravities max. sustainable acceleration; approx
===Shield-Boat===

====Castellan====

[[File:CastellanShieldShip.jpg|250px|right|thumb|The shield-bro guys of the Navy.]]

The Castellan Shield Ship is a class of support ship of the Imperial Navy.

A Battlefleet support ship, its role is to provide other warships with the vital defence they need to be able to close with the enemy. The Castellan is built around a single huge Void Shield generator that emanates from the ship in every direction and is powerful enough to extend its protection to any spaceship close to the Castellan.

As the shield absorbs damage, the Tech-Priest custodians aboard desperately work to prevent a catastrophic overload. In order to prevent a meltdown, [[Derp|sometimes the shield must be shut down.]] Thus in battle, a Castellan's captain must constantly assess the dangers of leaving the shield running or shutting it down to dissipate energy build-up.

*'''Length:''' 1-2km
*'''Mass:''' 2.9 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 12,000 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 4.7 gravities max. sustainable acceleration; approx
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===Other===

====Kill-Ship====

[[File:KillShip.jpg|250px|right|thumb|A UCAV grown several orders of magnitude too high.]]

When you positively want to do [[Exterminatus]] without getting your hands dirty, these are the ship for you!

Kill-Ships are unique weapon relics used by the [[Deathwatch]]. They are actually automated drone-ships guided by the most sophisticated of War-spirits, designed with the singular task of conducting [[Exterminatus]] operations in the most extreme of circumstances on worlds that are believed to be completely lost to the Imperium.

To aid them on their mission, Kill-ships are equipped with unique examples of long lost cloaking technology that date back to the [[Dark Age of Technology]]. This allows the drone-ship to enter into the target system completely undetected where it can manage to slip past any defensive sentries and reach the target world itself. Once there, the Kill-Ship drops its lethal payload onto the planet below whereupon it performs a slingshot manoeuvre to escape the region by using the world's own gravity well. As the vessel escapes, its actions are felt by the apocalyptic devastation it leaves in its wake that serves as a final act of denial and vengeance upon the enemies of Man.

*'''Length:''' 2-3km
*'''Mass:''' 5.6 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 0 crew
*'''Acceleration:''' 4.9 gravities max. sustainable acceleration; approx
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