Editing Imperial Navy Battlecruiser (section)

===Ordinance-Boat===

====Chalice====

[[File:Chalice_Class_Battlecruiser.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Flawed but a good ship nonetheless.]]

An attempt by enginseers in the Calixis sector to create a heavily-armored Cruiser, the ''Chalice'' was, in the end, unsuccessful, due to a combination of weak armor and plasma conduits that had an unfortunate tendency [[Fail|to break during assault.]]

Despite this, many vessels of the class still serve in Battlefleet Calixis. Because for all its flaws, it ''does'' have supposedly impressive armaments and is fast [[Flames of War|(fast 'n flimsy with big guns being a common design compromise historically speaking)]]. So, while it might break, it'll at least do a lot of damage first and if your smart you can keep them safe enough for them to be useful.

Also, is it really an [[Macrocannon|ordinance boat?]] There looks like a pair of [[lance]] turrets on the top near the bridge in the Chalice-class's picture if you look at the image on the right. Come to think of it, this ship’s picture looks like an artistic impression of an Armageddon-class, so maybe it’s a purpose built version of that instead of an upgraded Lunar.

*'''Length:''' 5.1km
*'''Mass:''' 29 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 98,200 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 3.4 gravities max sustainable acceleration

====Long Serpent====

[[File:LongSerpentCruiser.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Hur hur. Battlecruiser goes fwoosh!]]

Another attempt at a fast, heavily-armed Cruiser, this time from the Tech Priests of Hydraphur in the wake of the [[Gothic War]], the ''Long Serpent'' actually mostly succeeds at this task, thanks to being given what amounts to a Battleship engine on a Cruiser's frame.

The result is a powerful warship able to chase down the swiftest raider without that much difficulty, while delivering brutal firepower thanks to its 4 [[Macrocannon|Weapons Batteries]], single [[Lance]] battery, and [[Nova Cannon]].

Unfortunately, since they're not any more armored than a regular Cruiser, bigger ships won't have that much trouble punching through a Long Serpent's defenses (So? It shouldn’t be fighting bigger ships), and what's more, the catastrophic detonation of Battleship-grade Warp Drives [[FATAL|can also take out its Escorts.]] Despite this, small numbers of the class are now finding their way into other Segmentum fleets.

*'''Length:''' 5km
*'''Mass:''' 29.4 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 97,000 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 3.4 gravities max sustainable acceleration; approx

====Mercury====

[[File:MercuryClass.jpg|300px|right|thumb|The more successful version of the Long Serpent.]]

Built upon request by the Tech Priests of Bakka (why is a planet named “stupid” so fascinated with weird ship desi- Oooh), the Mercury was yet another design that came in the wake of the Gothic War. Similar to the ''Long Serpent'', the ''Mercury''-class used a Battleship's engineering suite to boost its speeds so it could run down pirate vessels.

The [[Macrocannon|broadside weapons batteries]] and dorsal [[Lance Weapon|lance turrets]] mounted on the Mercury have a range comparable with battleship, along with a [[Nova Cannon]], allowing it to rapidly dispatch these smaller vessels. Its armor remained unchanged, however, so a Mercury is still relatively more fragile than other Battlecruiser classes. Which means nothing as its stupidly good armament means any cruisers will either be crippled by the nova cannon and finished off or just beaten to death by firepower and lances.

However, this speed is very useful even when not used as a battlecruiser. The battleship engine suite and all the requirements that come with it are likely the cause of its significantly increased length. This ship is a lot bigger than other cruisers. More like a smallish Grand Cruiser.

*'''Length:''' 6.4Km
*'''Mass:''' 35 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 99,000 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 3.5 gravities max sustainable acceleration; approx

====Overlord====

[[File:BFGAOverlord.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Retribution in my pocket.]]

The Overlord-Class Battle Cruiser is a popular ship, both with Imperial Navy Captains and Admirals. Captains favour its long-range weaponry, good armour, and reasonable speed, whilst the Admirals like the fact it can dish out punishment at the range of a battleship, whilst being able to manoeuvre like a cruiser. It's more like a heavy cruiser than a battle cruiser but for some reason GW keeps heavy cruisers aside from the Cardinal class as a Chaos thing and battle cruisers are Imperial.

Descended design-wise from the [[Acheron-class Heavy Cruiser|''Acheron'' Heavy Cruiser]], the Tech Priests who designed the ''Overlord'' replaced the prow-mounted Weapons batteries with [[Torpedo]] launchers. This created a power surplus, which was then used to boost the ship's [[Lance]] array. The Overlord also incorporates respectable shield and turret cover, which allow it to survive incoming fire, and attack craft, respectively.

With this formidable firepower, it is often compared to the poor mans [[Retribution-class Battleship|''Retribution''-class Battleship]], and many Captains appreciate its ability to annihilate things at long range.

For some reason it does not have the Armageddon-class’s problems despite having twice as many manually operated weapons batteries.

*'''Length:''' 5.3km
*'''Mass:''' 31 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 100,000 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 2.4 gravities max sustainable acceleration