Editing Necron Escort (section)

====Dirge====
[[File:DirgeBFGA2.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Le petite croissant.]]
The Dirge-class Raider is the smallest vessel in the Necron fleet and the smaller of the two known escort classes (the other being the Jackal-class Raider). It appears to be somewhat rarer, although this may be due to the relative scarcity of encounters with Necron fleets. For armament, the Dirge Class Raider is equipped with 3 [[Lightning Arc]] batteries.

They are believed to be the ships encountered before the Yuctan Incident and the first known Necron harvest. In 692.M41 a layer of impenetrable metal was encountered under the ground of Angelis which turned out to be a ship that rose out of the sands and left rapidly. It was likely that the Angelis Boat was the first Dirge-class Raider.

One thing to point out immediately of the Dirge is that it's incredibly susceptible to assault actions. Yeah, it has a great morale bonus but only having 6 troops is harsh even under the best of circumstances. Without the shields other factions possess, this means you are also always in danger of being [[Anal circumference|lightning strikes]], meaning the range at which the Dirge can be turned into a drifting hulk quickly is larger than you might normally expect if you've played other factions mostly.

Now the counter to this as also pointed out in the stats above, is you are getting a ship that matches the other fastest destroyers in the game, so if you need a ship to cap points behind enemy lines and zip away before they can catch you or chase down kiting vessels, the Dirge is a good option. If your enemy decided to bring a [[Dakka|lot of lances]], [[FATAL|however]], while bad news for Necron's in general, the weakness of the hull means your Dirges are going to pop off like little cyberpunk fireworks.

*'''Length:''' 1km; approx
*'''Width:''' 2km; approx
*'''Mass:''' 9.2 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 14,000 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 3.2 gravities max sustainable acceleration