Editing Victorum Sector (section)

==Imperial Navy==
'''[[Battlefleet Victorum]]''' is the primary arm of the Imperial military in the Victorum Sector. Owing to the immense amount of trade flowing through the Grand Trunks, as well as the slight but growing trickle of development fostered by Rogue Traders beyond the Mylas Cloud and Cliffs of Roland, it has grown to become one of the largest and most powerful battlefleets in the Segmentum. But this strength is hollow, for at the heart of Battlefleet Victorum are shameful secrets, ancient vendettas, and the ennui of sloth that only peace can bring. 

During the 36th Millennium, Battlefleet Victorum fell under the sway of the Gareox Prerogative. Carrier vessels, including some unique to the Sector, were constructed in large numbers and proved their worth in enforcing the mandates of the Sector's rulers. Warships from Victorum were also at the forefront of the conflict, taking part in some of the first battles between the carrier fleets of Gareox and the "Big Gun" battleships of Battlefleet Bakka. Amongst the tragedies of the Age of Apostasy, the Gareox Prerogative initiated a segmentum-wide civil war unnoticed by most of the Imperium.

Many of the sector's Navy officers were slain, and the carriers were destroyed in battle or exiled to reserve yards after Bakka emerged victorious. The teachings and tactics of these rebellious officers, however, remained in favor with the officers of the sector for they were particularly well-suited for Battlefleet Victorum's normal roster of pirate-hunting and tithe enforcement duties. Victorum would be politically sidelined well into the forty-first millennium, and a strain of viperous resentment still curls about the heart of the fleet's officer corps.

In a sign of the disapproval in which Battlefleet Victorum continues to be held, it was one of several sectors called upon by Segmentum Command at Bakka to render a tithe of ships and squadrons to replace those lost in the First Tyrannic War. Having painstakingly rebuilt its strength, on par with Segmentum Command itself, the loss of so many of its best vessels to Bakka's demands remains a festering wound among the fleet's high command, and the theft of such strength has stretched the resources of the battlefleet. In response, the Lord High Admiral has authorized the reactivation of mothballed reserve vessels. Many of the ships now being resurrected by the shipyards of the sector are veterans of the Gareox Prerogative, treacherous vessels who still bear the stain of their ancient sin. 

The symbol of Battlefleet Victorum is an Aquila clutching two silver lances on a six-petaled cyan rose. Their ships are sky blue, with gold prows and chrome highlights around the weapon ports.

{|class="wikitable"
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!Battlegroup
!Home Port
!Major Ships
!
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|'''Battlegroup Rosella:'''
|Port Rosella
|''Par Excellence, Saint Castor's Light, Redeemer of Gareox''
|Based at the Sector Naval Headquarters of Port Rosella, Battlegroup Rosella is the zenith of Battlefleet Victorum. The best and most-favored officers are assigned to the oldest of warships here, and it is the desire of all ambitious officers to serve on even the escorts of this force. Rosella's remit is to patrol the starlanes of the Avalonus sub-sector and act as the most potent reserve force in the sector, to turn the tide of war when needed most. 
|-
|'''Battlegroup Resolute:''' 
|Port Resolute
|''Fidelis Exactis, Minotaur, Earl Dandy''
|Perhaps the most important battlegroup in the Sector, Battlegroup Resolute is based at Port Resolute along the Poseidon Run. Charged to protect the sector's most important warp route and all trade along it, as well as keep a watchful eye on the sub-sector's border with the Mylas Cloud. Led by the ancient Oberon-class battleship ''Fidelis Exactis'', Battlegroup Resolute has forged an impressive reputation of faith and loyalty to the Emperor above all.
|-
|'''Battlegroup Antioch:'''
|Port Fury
|''Tempest Caller, Templar's Wrath''
|A small fleet stationed at Port Fury in the Mylas system, Battlegroup Antioch is named for the crippled battleship that forms the heart of the station. Its primary duty is to maintain the security and collect the duties of all ships traveling through the warp lanes of the Moloch sub-sector. 
|-
|'''Battlegroup Invictus:'''
|Falkenrath
|''Omega Mortis, Terra Triumphant, Arc of Judgement, Abyssum Invocat, Fury of Sohan''
|Battlegroup Invictus has the unenviable task of maintaining the Imperial Navy's blockade of the Tytania Cluster. With the fires of rebellion taking root on worlds throughout the region, Invictus has already been forced to battle more than a dozen rebellious warp vessels. Nearly all of them were pilgrim ships hijacked by their fanatical passengers.
|}

Battlefleet Victorum is divided into several subsector admiralties, each leading a permanent battlegroup of large capital ships. Lesser ships, which make up the bulk of the fleet, operate interchangeably between the various sub-sectors, with ships often serving 5- and 10-year tours of duty on long-established patrol routes. In times of crisis, composite battlegroups are raised from this fleet-at-large, to be lead by a senior captain or admiral aboard a ship seconded from one of the admiralty's permanent battlegroups. In this way, camaraderie between the different admiralties is maintained, and the experiences of captains from far-flung corners of the sector can be brought to bear.