Editing Space Marine Strike Cruiser (section)

=== Other Strike Cruisers ===

==== Punisher ====

[[File:PunisherCruiser.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Put a whole new meaning to [[/d/|'Punishment'.]]]]
The '''Punisher''' is variant used by the [[Adeptus Arbites]]. Primary a patrol vessel, the Punisher class features less armor and heavy weaponry compared to Astartes Strike Cruisers. In return, it gets a specialized scanning array used to locate pirate strongholds or heretic bases on the frontier.

Because of the rarity of Arbites ships in general, the Punishers don't normally engage in fleet actions, though it is more than capable of defending itself thanks to its [[torpedo]] tubes, [[Fury Interceptor|attack craft]], and [[Bombardment Cannon]]. Even at the relatively small numbers, a dozen or so per sub-sector is more than enough to ruin any pirates/xeno raiders day while being able to delay larger fleets for the Navy to respond.

The '''Castigator''' class of the Calixis sector is a probable variant of the Punisher, lacking the torpedo tubes but otherwise serving the same role in the sector Arbites. Whether this is because the Calixis sector is such a shithole that the torpedo ammo storage is needed for extra prison space or because they were removed for no reason and the ships lost a lot of punch due it being banned to not be retarded in Calixis is unknown.

*'''Length:''' 4km
*'''Mass:''' 27.2 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 85,000 crew, 13,400 pilots and support personnel; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 2.8 gravities max sustainable acceleration; approx
==== Inquisitorial Black Ship ====

[[File:InquisitorialBlackShip.jpg|300px|right|thumb|The sneaky gitz of the Imperial Navy.]]

[[Derp|Not to be confused with the ships used by the League of Blackships.]]

The ''other'' type of [[Black Ships]]. These are the Zumwalts of Imperial vessels, except, unlike the [[Fail|Zumwalt]], this thing actually ''works''.

Normal ships of the Imperium have armoured prows, for protection upon ramming, or closing with an enemy ship, and have grey-steel paint schemes. Other ships of the Imperium also run with lights on at all times, to prevent collisions, and turn more lights on during warfare, to "illuminate the enemy." Black Ships have none of these: they run without lights, with black paint, and have blunt prows. Typical armament includes a dorsal [[Bombardment Cannon]], [[Macrocannon|port weapons batteries]], Attack Craft prow launch bays carrying an assortment of [[Fury Interceptor]]s, [[Faustus Interceptor]]s, [[Gun-Cutter]]s and [[Starhawk Bomber]]s, and prow [[Torpedo|Torpedoes]].

They were first created by [[Inquisitors|Inquisitors]] who felt that over-reliance on the Imperial Navy or Space Marines for their duties was unacceptable and potentially dangerous. Combining the power of a Strike Cruiser with a Navy Battlecruiser, Black Ships are secretive vessels which normally operate alone. They will sometimes operate alongside the Imperial Navy or Space Marines, forming the core of a formidable battlegroup for dealing with rebellions or heresy.

Funnily enough, these things actually predate the [[Inquisition]] which uses them in the 41st Millennium; their presence was noted as far back as during the [[Horus Heresy]].

*'''Length:''' 4km
*'''Mass:''' 26.4 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 81,200 crew, including 10,500 pilots and support personnel; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 2.9 gravities max sustainable acceleration; approx