Editing Imperial Navy Logistic Ships (section)

===Cargo Haulers===

====Cetaceus====

[[File:Cetaceus_(Whale).JPG|250px|right|thumb|Don't you wish your transport was as <u>''THICC''</u> as me?]]

A small but extremely <u>'''THICC'''</u> transport ship. The Cetaceus-Class Transporter, or the Whale as it is sometimes referred to, is an Imperial vessel used exclusively by the Imperial Navy to transport manpower and equipment from battlezone to battlezone.

They perform a similar role to that of a Space Marine [[Battle-barge]], yet without the heavy firepower or capacity to launch [[drop pod]]s and on a much smaller scale.

Like other deployment/carrier vessels, whaleships can carry upwards of a single regiment of [[Imperial Guard]] units with all associated equipment and vehicles. However, they are unique in that the associated guard units are not actually held within the vessel itself at all, but within specially designed interplanetary dropships that are stored within the hull, ready to be launched when the carrier reaches position. The whaleships; are also capable of carrying all of their own support craft, from Minotaur-class Tug vessels, [[Tetrarch Heavy Lander]]s, [[Devourer Dropship|Devourer Dropships,]] and strike craft, deploying them from the large open launch bay at the fore of the vessel in addition to the dropships.

Unlike the launch bay on more common Imperial carriers, the support craft is stored within three massive decks that are exposed to the vacuum of space. Therefore each support craft is self-sufficient and only dependent on the carrier for warp travel from location to location.

The Cetaceus itself is particularly well armoured, and, since much of its hull space is taken up by empty storage, it is capable of operation even after massive hull damage (up to 75% structural damage has been noted with continued operation).

*'''Length:''' 400-500m
*'''Mass:''' 550 kilotonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 3,000 crew, including 2,000 pilots and support personnel; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 3.2 gravities max sustainable acceleration; approx

====Tarask====

[[File:TaraskClass.jpg|250px|right|thumb|The [[Atlas Recovery Tank]] of Cargo Haulers.]]
The Tarask-Class Merchantman is used by the [[Imperial Navy]], [[Adeptus Mechanicus]], [[PDF]]s, and countless Merchant Fleet guilds as well as pirates for the millennia. A stout, dependable light vessel with spacious cargo hold and a surprisingly simplistic design, the Tarask Class is versatile and can be easily maintained.

However, the ships prove easy prey for [[Freebooterz|Ork pirates]] and renegades throughout the Galaxy. As a result, they have sprouted numerous variants and modifications in the ongoing battle to stay one step ahead of their hunters.

The most famous of these ships was Priano, where the captain rammed an [[Ork]] [[Kill Kroozer]], crippling it at the cost of both the ship and crew. The action was considered so badass that the captain was enshrined as a hero in Terra.

*'''Length:''' 1km
*'''Mass:''' 2.1 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 12,000 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 4.1 gravities max sustainable acceleration; approx
====Rogue Trader Cargo Vessel====

[[File:RT_Cargo_Vessel.JPG|250px|right|thumb|Ah yes Smittens! How about we store all the wine we got at your good ol'vessel over there?]]

Sometimes, [[Blood Ravens|having one ship to store all the loot]] just ain't enough for a [[Rogue Trader]]. Sometimes, they need several escorts to do the job. A Rogue Trader Cargo Vessel as its name implies are small Cargo Vessel used primarily by Rogue Traders to transport their wares back to imperial space (usually assisted and helped with on-board [[Arvus Lighter]]s and [[Aquila Lander]]s), as well as to serve as personal conveyances as needs arise.

The danger Rogue Traders face on their journeys into wilderness space and beyond the Imperium's borders is significant enough that they will commonly [[Dakka|up-gun their cargo ships where capacity permits.]] Such alterations are rarely permanent, and Rogue Traders will often abandon some of their escort's weaponry or additional power generating systems to make space for more [[Looted|lucrative cargoes]] as and when they chance upon it or the need arises. However, where a Rogue Trader's business calls for him/her to actively engage in combat, armed cargo ships are likely to be a common feature of his/her personal escort.

An incredible variety of different vessels are used as armed cargo ships, but such is the limited space, power supply and support systems of these vessels that no matter what their original design, most are likely to bear the same simple arrangement of weaponry, turrets and shields. In fact, the crew of an armed cargo ship is likely to be the same merchant spacers responsible for its operation even when unarmed or when its mission-specific equipment is removed. As such, the weapons with which the vessel can be equipped are limited to those which the crew can be hastily trained to use.

*'''Length:''' 1.5km
*'''Mass:''' 3.9 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 14,400 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 5.9 gravities max sustainable acceleration; approx

====Vagabond====

[[File:VagabondTrader.jpg|250px|right|thumb|The Space Taxi.]]

One of the most common commercial transport ship.

The Vagabond-Class Merchant Trader is a transport spacecraft used by the Merchant Fleets. A common sight in the Merchant Fleets, Vagabonds are small multipurpose vessels able to transport a wide variety of cargo and even passengers.

Popular among poorer Chartist Captains, these ships are unassuming but reliable and even carry small [[Macrocannon|weapons batteries]] for defence against pirates. However, as civilian vessels, they don't last too long against an actual naval warship.

Compared to the Imperial Transport, the Vagabond is smaller but more manoeuvrable. They are vital for interplanetary trade, but when it comes to long-distance interstellar trade, the Imperial Transport is far more cost-effective; carrying more cargo at a longer distance for around the same price.

*'''Length:''' 2km
*'''Mass:''' 8 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 18,000 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 2.1 gravities max acceleration; approx

====Carrack====

[[File:CarrackTransport.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Any more guns and this thing might as well be a Frigate.]]
A Transport Ship that could actually handle itself against enemy engagements.

The Carrack-Class Transport is a large transport spacecraft/hauler used by the Imperial Fleet, mostly the Merchant Fleets of the Chartist Captains, but also the Imperial Navy. It is a newer class, less than a 1,000 years old, but the design is bold and strong as any transport of their size in the history of the Imperium, and has driven off many pirate raids.

It is designed primarily for transporting goods for Merchants and Rogue Traders which in itself is facilitated via on-board [[Arvus Lighter]]s, but the Imperial Navy may use them as troop transports as they are just large enough to carry at least one [[Devourer Dropship]] or [[Tetrarch Heavy Lander]]. These guys are armed with at least a single battery of [[Macrocannon]]s, so they could deal a surprising punch for such a small civilian vessel.

*'''Length:''' 2.1km
*'''Mass:''' 8.5 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 19,500 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 2.3 gravities max sustainable acceleration; approx

====Imperial Transport====

[[File:ImperialTransport2.jpg|250px|right|thumb|As humble as it is vital.]]

Your vanillas of Transport Ships. Imperial Transports are the merchantmen, freighters, and support vessels that ply the space lanes, carrying the trade that is the lifeblood of the Imperium. From the dozen or so transports of a single planetary invasion to the hundreds - or even thousands - that participated in the Gothic War, the humble transport is as vital to victory in a conflict as the mighty Battleships that they supply.

Though slow, ungainly, and poorly-armed, transports are often called upon to defend themselves in battle. Fighting against impossible odds, such battles invariably result in heavy losses to the transports, as they simply cannot match up to a dedicated warship.

They appear in [[Battlefleet Gothic: Armada]] as an annoying quest unit for escort missions. It is slow and fragile and as such, they will always fall behind. Try to manoeuvre in quiet mode and hide in gas clouds, otherwise, the enemy will quickly surround and turn them into space trash. Despite pretty good shields and integrity, it's going to be hard getting it across the map in one piece.

[[Chaos]] forces often rely on hijacked Imperial transports, as these lazy fucks seem disinclined to build something as mundane as a [[Derp|food-hauler.]] Crewed primarily by pirates, cultists, and renegades, these captured ships will begin to show signs of the [[Heresy|warping influence of Chaos]] after enough years under their dark new masters.

*'''Length:''' 3km
*'''Mass:''' 15 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 21,000 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 2.2 gravities max sustainable acceleration; approx

====Fuel Transport====

[[File:Fueltrans.jpg|250px|right|thumb|A giant fuel tanker in SPESS.]]

A cousin of the Imperial Transports.

Fuel Transports are a vital part of Imperial supply chains, as they ship fuel and other materials to Industrial Worlds incapable of producing their own raw materials, Imperial Guard army groups, and Imperial Navy fleets. These ships carry many smaller shuttles to ferry the fuel from ground refineries up to the Transports. Such shuttles are at least 500 meters (1640 feet) long, and around twelve of them land at a time to acquire the fuel.

They are just as slow, ungainly, and poorly-armed as its brothers, however, Fuel Transports aren't likely to be pressed into military service due to, oh I don't know, filled to the brim with [[FATAL|explosive and flammable liquids.]]

Due to the lack of actual space to store troops, weapons and armor, and also because the captain can simply choose to detonate the fuel, they aren't a hot choice for [[Chaos]] hijacking. Instead, it is their fuel source that is targeted for Chaos raids as they provide an important logistical supply vessel for any Chaos warbands in realspace.

*'''Length:''' 3km
*'''Mass:''' 21 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 19,200 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 2.2 gravities max sustainable acceleration; approx
====Galaxy====

[[File:GalaxyClass.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Old but still packing a punch.]]

''Not to be confused with the [[Galaxy-class Troop Ship]].''

Another armed Transport that could defend itself.

The Galaxy-Class Armed Freighters are ancient transports used by pre-Imperial Merchant Fleets designed during the late [[Age of Strife]] and happily adapted into service by the Imperial fleet. Radically different from the newer more high-capacity Imperial Transports which have largely replaced it, these vessels retain a much more substantial weapons fit than their successors, as they were originally designed for a time when space was much more hostile before the [[Great Crusade]].

However with the Imperium now besieged on all sides and the Imperial Navy's fleets overstretched, there has been a resurgence in the use of these vessels as Merchant Guilds seek to protect their cargoes.

*'''Length:''' 2-3km
*'''Mass:''' 18 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 20,000 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 2.4 gravities max sustainable acceleration; approx

====Heavy Transport====

[[File:HeavyTransport.jpg|250px|right|thumb|The Titan's ''OWN'' personal taxis.]]

The big brother of Transport Ships.

Heavy Transports are the large trader galleons and ore carracks that are much larger than "normal" Imperial Transports and approach the size of a cruiser. They are most often seen plying the shipping lanes of Segmentum Solar or accompanying exploring Rogue Trader fleets. Despite their size allowing them to carry more weaponry than their smaller cousins, Heavy Transports remain poorly-armed and far more vulnerable than a dedicated warship.

Heavy Transports play an important role in the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]], these are the guys that are primarily used to transport the [[Titan (Warhammer 40,000)|Titan-class war machines of the Collegia Titanica.]] So if you wanna know how Imperial Titans go from one planet to another, now you know.

*'''Length:''' 5km
*'''Mass:''' 29 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 32,000 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 1.7 gravities max sustainable acceleration; approx
====Universe====

[[File:UniverseShip.jpg|250px|right|thumb|It's an ocean liner with rocket engines.]]

The big cheddar cheese of Transport Ships.

The Universe-Class Mass Conveyor is a class of Imperial Transport ship of the Imperial Fleet that is basically a space Cruiseship, used mostly by the Merchant Fleets or Rogue Traders for mass-trade, and the Imperial Navy to transport large numbers of Imperial Guard to the front. They are amongst the largest class of starship produced in the Imperium, measuring nearly twelve kilometres long and capable of holding up to 500,000 passengers.

Constructing these massive ships is an immense undertaking, taking significant time and resources and thus they can only be constructed above the richest Imperial worlds. Universe Mass Conveyors are almost self-contained worlds, where entire spaceborne communities live out their lives, uncaring as to the vessel's destination or its owners' identities.

*'''Length:''' 12km
*'''Mass:''' 60 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 60,000 crew, 200,000-500,000 potential passenger capacity
*'''Acceleration:''' 0.5 gravities max sustainable acceleration