Editing Imperial Navy Battlecruiser (section)

====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