Editing Adeptus Astartes Escort (section)

==Frigates==

===Ordinance-Boat===

====Gladius====

[[File:GladiusFrigate.JPG|300px|right|thumb|The vanilla of Space Marine Escorts.]]

The Gladius-Class Frigate is part of the Space Marine Fleet, fulfilling a role similar to that of the [[Sword-class Frigate]] in the Imperial Navy. It is also used by the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] Fleet.

The ship is crewed mainly by [[Chapter Serf|chapter serfs,]] with only a single squad of Space Marines on board, either on the bridge or at other command posts around the ship.

The Gladius is armed with a mid-sized weapons battery, much like the Sword-class, but its engines are about twenty percent more powerful than the Sword. This enables the Gladius to take advantage of the enemy's movements, darting into holes left in the battle line, and using its weapons batteries to good effect. The ship is shielded as well as any other escort, but due to the nature of its role in combat, it has an excellent turret array for its size, comparable to that of a standard Imperial Navy cruiser.

It is armed with 2 [[Macrocannon|Double-Barrel Light Macro Turret]].

*'''Length:''' 1.8km
*'''Mass:''' 6.1 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 20,000 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 7.8 gravities max sustainable acceleration; approx

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AdMech Gladius.png|The Mechanicus version of the Gladius.
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===Lance-Boat===

====Nova====

[[File:NovaFrigate.JPG|300px|right|thumb|A Frigate so unbalanced, its production was artificially slowed ''in-universe''.]]

The Nova Class is a Lance-boat, much like the [[Firestorm-class Frigate]] in the Imperial Navy. It is a much more controversial ship, however, because it does not follow the Codex Astartes. It is a pure-breed warship; it cannot land troops, or transport them to other ships. It is ineffective in planetary assault also, but a very capable capital ship hunter.

[[Butthurt|Both the Imperial Navy and Inquisition have taken issue with the class,]] as it encroaches on the duties of the Imperial Navy, and upsets the balance of power within the Imperium, giving too much to the Adeptus Astartes. Nevertheless, the AdMech seems to be okay with this and has given the thumbs up and even use some of them in their fleets. Due to this, the Nova remains a rare sight in the fleets of the Space Marines but a common one within the Mechanicus as a sort of balance-of-power situation.

It is armed with a single turret-mounted [[Lance Weapon|lance]] in the prow of the ship, able to fire to the sides, and in front of the ship, and two [[Macrocannon|small weapons batteries]], also turret mounted. However, its engines are much more powerful than a Firestorm's, making the Nova almost twice as fast as a cruiser of the Imperial Navy. This speed and manoeuvrability allow the Nova class to get to favourable firing positions, deliver the lance armament's bite, and withdraw before the enemy can react to bring their guns to bear on the Nova.

It is armed with 1 [[Lance Weapon|Light Lance Artillery]] and 1 [[Macrocannon|Double-Barrel Light Macro Turret]].

*'''Length:''' 1.8km
*'''Mass:''' 5.9 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 17,000 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 7.8 gravities max sustainable acceleration; approx

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AdMech Nova.png|When a ship is so controversial that it forced the Mechanicus to take some of them so they can handle a political dispute.
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