Editing Imperial Navy Cruiser (section)

====Dominator====

[[File:Dominator.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The most well-named class since Planet Killer. Your pocket Retribution, right here.]]

Another variant based on the ''Lunar''-class hull, the ''Dominator'' is essentially [[Awesome|a ''Retribution''-class Battleship in miniature]] (minus the range of course). The ship was originally designed as a long-range support vessel, using its massive Nova Cannon from behind fleet battle lines. In this function, however, it never really excelled and only gained a handful of victories to its name.

It was never truly appreciated by its crew(s) until the start of the Gothic War. In a particular battle, a single Dominator, the Hammer of Justice, found itself between two Chaos cruisers. The Dominator's true role was found that day when the Hammer of Justice gave both of its rivals a full broadside to the face and crippled them in the one volley.

Armed with [[Macrocannon]]s with a prow-mounted [[Nova Cannon]] thrown in, the class was designed primarily around planetary assaults, and in-universe was rarely seen in fleet actions. It can still provide support, however, and any ship that gets within range of a ''Dominator'' is guaranteed to get hurt badly.

One of these, the Depth of Fury, nearly killed the Terminus Est.

In ''Battlefleet Gothic: Armada'' 1 & 2, the ''Dominator'' can wreak havoc on enemy fleets with its regular armaments alone. Throw in its stasis bomb and disruption bomb abilities, and a properly-placed squadron of ''Dominators'' can slow enemies, strip their shields, and THEN blast them to kingdom come with the Nova Cannon.

*'''Length:''' 5km
*'''Mass:''' 30 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 90,000 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 2.5 gravities max sustainable acceleration