Editing Imperial Navy Grand Cruiser (section)

====Exorcist====

[[File:BFGAExorcist.jpg|300px|thumb|right|So say we all.]]

A modified ''Vengeance'' with launch bays replacing the usual [[lance]] batteries, the ''Exorcist'' is mainly deployed to remote areas such as the Eastern Fringe, or the Galactic Halo, due to its ability to act independently of a support fleet for long periods of time. [[Rogue Trader|Rogue Traders]] in particular like its self-sufficiency and versatility.

Exorcists are also popular as dual-purpose colony transports, with some flight bays refitted to carry colonists instead. Any civilian convoy lucky enough to be escorted by an Exorcist is thankful for the company, as it's more than a match for the raiders that would normally prey on such vulnerable vessels.

The Exorcist's strike craft complement can be easily customised depending on whether it's [[Star Trek|exploring brave new worlds]] or bombing enemy battlefleets into oblivion. For the former, a mixture of [[Aquila Lander]]s and [[Arvus Lighter]]s allow it to found and nurture a budding colony, while for the latter a massive force of [[Fury Interceptor]]s, [[Faustus Interceptor]]s, [[Starhawk Bomber]]s and [[Shark Assault Boat]]s allow it to deal with almost any enemy vessel.

Unfortunately, like the Vengeance, the Exorcist class is increasingly regarded as obsolete by the Imperium, likely due the difficulties involved with maintaining such massive and ancient vessels full of archaeotech which is incredibly poorly-understood even by Imperial standards. As a result, many admirals have switched to the more modern [[Mars-class Battlecruiser|Mars-Class Battlecruiser]] instead as, despite the [[Derp|inherent shortcoming]] of the newer class (to the point where the Mars ''itself'' is now only in very limited production), the cogboys at least know how to repair any damage it does suffer in battle.

*'''Length:''' 7.3km
*'''Mass:''' 37 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 112,000 crew, 20,000 pilots and support personnel; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 1.99 gravities max sustainable acceleration