Editing Ork Battlekroozer

Ork Battlekroozers are large Ork ships that just stops short of being called an [[Ork Battleship]]. Analogous to the [[Imperial Navy Battlecruiser]], Ork Battlekroozers are extremely well-armed and could defend itself from enemy fleets. So far, only three variants of Battlekroozers are known, all coming from the Hammer-class.

== Class ==

=== Basic ===

==== Hammer Battlekroozer ====

[[File:14428860_f1024.jpg|300px|right|thumb|The heavies of the Ork Fleet.]]

The stock standard Battlekroozer. The Hammer Battlekroozer is a particularly large and dangerous Ork Kroozer that was first seen during the early days of the Third Armageddon War when they took a terrible toll on the Imperial fleets.

Like its smaller cousins (the [[Kill Kroozer]] and [[Terror Ship]]) the Hammer is built on the salvaged hulks of other destroyed cruisers. Hammers, however, are specifically built from the hulks of ships armed with [[Nova Cannon|Nova Cannons,]] the parts of which have been rigged up into a truly ingenious weapon: a launcha capable of being loaded with either [[Torpedo|torpedoes]] or [[Bombardment Cannon|bombardment cannon shells]].

Hammer-class Battlekroozers is a favourite among Ork [[Warboss|Warbosses]], who often take them as their flagships. This high status ensures that the Hammers get the best weapons and crews in the Ork fleet, making them even more powerful opponents in a battle.

Over time, through salvage and impromptu refits, a handful of Hammers have grown to truly massive sizes comparable to Imperial Battleships. Fortunately, these [[Ork Battleship|Ork "Battleships"]] are few in number.

It is armed with 1 [[Mega-Kannon|Mega-Kannon Artillery]], 1 [[Ship Gunz|Light Gunz Artillery]], 1 [[Ship Gunz|Gunz Artillery]], 2 [[Ship Gunz|Gunz Battery Weapons]], 2 [[Heavy Ship Gunz|Heavy Gunz Battery Weapons]] and 1 Launch Bay carrying [[Ork Assault Boat]]s and [[Fighta-Bommer]]s..

*'''Length:''' 5km
*'''Mass:''' 42 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 97,500 crew, 24,000 pilots and support staff; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 2.5 gravities max sustainable acceleration

==== Hammer Stompa ====

[[File:14428853_f1024.jpg|300px|right|thumb|A wall of fuck-off torpedoes.]]

Like its smaller cousins, the Hammer Stompa is a missile-boat first and foremost.

Where the Hammer-class is a more or less, direct improvement over the [[Kill Kroozer|Killa]], the Hammer Stompa does the same for the [[Killa Stompa-class Kroozer|Killa Stompa]], which swaps the Mega Kannon artillery to place a [[torpedo]] rack in, while keeping the extra launch bay granted to the Hammer. Since the Hammer Stompa has a metric shit ton of torpedoes, make sure you are getting good use of them, because you aren't saving any points between the Hammer and Hammer Stompa.

Overall, the Hammer Stompa is there to primarily harass and pressure enemy vessels in taking a more disadvantage turn to avoid the barrage of torpedoes. When paired with its smaller cousins, the Ork Fleets could quite literally create a ''wall of torpedoes''.

It is armed with 8 [[Torpedo]] Launchers, 1 [[Ship Gunz|Light Gunz Artillery]], 1 [[Ship Gunz|Gunz Artillery]], 2 [[Ship Gunz|Gunz Battery Weapons]], 2 [[Heavy Ship Gunz|Heavy Gunz Battery Weapons]] and 1 Launch Bay carrying [[Ork Assault Boat]]s and [[Fighta-Bommer]]s..

*'''Length:''' 5km
*'''Mass:''' 38 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 94,000 crew, 24,000 pilots and support staff; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 2.5 gravities max sustainable acceleration

=== Lance-Boat ===

==== Hammer Smaka ====

[[File:14428847_f1024.jpg|300px|right|thumb|One Mega Zzap Cannon is bad enough, so why not field two?]]

The Hammer Smaka holds a number of first places in the Ork fleet. For starters, it is the first and smallest line ship to carry the [[Zzap Kannon|Mega Zzap Kannon]], lance-type weapon, which is very rare to find in the Ork fleets, as next to the Hammer Smaka, the only other line ships to carry them are all Battleships. 

Furthermore, it is also the only line ship to carry [[Dakka|''two of these weapons'']] and it is the cheapest vessel in the Ork arsenal that fields them. The only other ships to field more than 1 of these weapons besides the Hammer Smacka are the [[Big Rok|Big]] and [[Mega Rok]]s.

The last thing worth mentioning is for single-target damage, the Hammer Smaka is the most efficient fielder of the Mega Zzap Kannon lances, at 76.5 points per Kannon. The [[Big Rok]] fields four, costing only 74.25 points but can only fire one on a single target at a time, and is highly unlikely to fire all four simultaneously. The same goes for the Mega Rok, which brings 8 total for 56.75 points per, but only fields 2 per quadrant. 

Even if you manage to keep an enemy ship on the edge, bouncing between two quadrants to get them two of them firing at the same target, it's still not as efficient at fielding the Hammer Smaka.

It is armed with 6 [[Torpedo]] Launchers, 2 [[Zzap Kannon|Mega Zzap Kannon Artillery]], 1 [[Ship Gunz|Light Gunz Artillery]], 2 [[Ship Gunz|Gunz Battery Weapons]] and 2 [[Heavy Ship Gunz|Heavy Gunz Battery Weapons.]]

*'''Length:''' 5km
*'''Mass:''' 44.5 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 112,000 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 2.5 gravities max sustainable acceleration

== In Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 1 & 2 ==

This is where Ork ships stop from being a relative annoyance to a significant threat in the game. With high durability, good shielding and one hell of a charge. Battlekroozers are dangerous even at medium range, with the Hammer Smaka being extremely egregious at sniping enemy vessels from afar. Unless you're a Tyranid, stay the fuck away from these monsters.

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