The Armada Imperialis

The Imperialis Armada is a sub-branch of the wider Imperial Army of the Stellar Imperium, existing since the dawn of the Great Crusade, and responsible for the defense of Imperial Space and the ferrying of troops from one world to another, as opposed to the fleets of the Imperial Marine Legions, who were designed nominally around planetary assault and conquest.
Numerous vessels existed within the ranks of the Imperialis Armada, from the numerous Jupiter-class Cruisers, to individual vessels forming a class of their own. Many of these vessel types would be taken under the wing of the Imperial Marines, the Iron Asha'karii in particular boasting a phenomenal fleet of their own, such fleets often seeing more frontline action, leading to many seeing the Imperialis Armada as little more than a garrisoning force, much to the anger of those proud souls who crew such vessels.
= Naval Ships =
=== Ships of the Line ===
“Ships of the Line” refer to any vessel large enough to perform solo actions in a pitched battle, and as such form the backbone of any fleet. Though they are capable of independent action, many of the smaller ships of the line, such as light cruisers, operate in pairs, maximizing their firepower while simultaneously splitting the enemies. 
=== Civil Class Voidships ===
Civil-Class Void Capable Ships, also referred to as Civil-Void Capable(CVC’s), are any Void Vessel armed with a Second Reality Manipulation Core-Drive, a reliable Wayfinder, whilst also not being either Armored or Weaponed in a manner meeting either Legiones or Regimental Standards. As such, CVC-Class Ships are widely diversified in both function and ability, with ships such as Star-Jumper vessels capable of only migratory flights from system to system before issues arise. And the Mighty Nomadic Migrant Vessels designed as Specialist long-range exploration vessels, capable of voyaging for years at a time traveling from Proxima to Proxima, heavily armored with enough Lance firepower to defend themselves and carve apart most hostile forces, the homes to billions, and of which even dwarf the Resplendent Throne Ships of the Imperial Legions.
== Command Class Battleships ==
The Void-Vessels that fill the Command-Class are a collection of truly massive starships, equipped with an enormous number of weapons batteries and potent Void Shields. Usually serving as the flagship for many Imperial War-Leaders, from the Regimental-Model Hammer-Class led by an Emperor's Guard Regiment's Lord Commander Militant, or the Mighty Throne-Model Battleships headed by the Luminarchs, or the Auxite-Obelisks Employed by the Jovian Combat-Hosts, though this is not always the case. Although very powerful, Battleships within the Command-Class are slow and cumbersome to maneuver, yet this is remedied by their far denser array of weapons and defensive capabilities. The Armada Imperialis employs dozens of different battleship Models within the Command-Class.
Command-Class Battleships can measure within the diverse ballpark of sub 50-70+ kilometers from prow to stern and displace trillions of tons, and though not all reach these sizes, there are still some that are even greater than this benchmark. Because they represent such a vast expenditure of resources to construct and require a fairly advanced technical base to maintain, Command-Class Battleships are typically constructed only in the largest of Imperial shipyards and orbital forges of the major Jovian Tech Guilds and Forge-Orders, or around the shipyards of notable worlds such as Saturn, The Jovian Body and Venus. These vessels are precious assets of the Imperium and are carefully husbanded, usually employed in only the larger fleet formations and the most critical of engagements.
For the Imperialis Armada officer class-admirals, captains, commanders, first lieutenants, etc.-on board, entire sections of a Command-Class Battleship's command deck may be divided into luxurious staterooms, with vast bedrooms, offices and wardrobes, bathrooms and toilets mirroring those of an Imperial Planetary Governor's palace, and even harems of concubines and handmaidens. Lower-class bridge officers and chief petty officers would have fairly large, moderately luxurious quarters, and the armsmen, mid-class crewmen and petty officers would all have decent accommodation, generally consisting of a sleeping area, chemical toilet and storage locker. Whilst, the bottom-class enlisted conscripts and Navy Menials are housed within what could equate to an Enclosed Spire-City within the very Vessels.
=== Throne-Model Battleships ===
Often hovering around 60+ Kilometers in length from Prow to Stern and armed to the gills, these massive Battleships are the Flag-Ships of the Legions, the personal chariots of the Luminarchs and the Blades of Unity of which the Stellar Imperium follows. Unique in both form and armament, these massive warships were constructed by the Jovian Combine and bequeathed upon the 20 nascently formed Imperial Legions following the culmination of the Sol Reclamation, the signage of the Jovian Accords, and the complete Coronation of the Stellar Imperium and its transition into an extrasolar Power.
During this time, each of the Individual 20 Imperial Legions acquired at least one of these vessels, of which each had inevitably become the Legion's flagship. And with the rediscovery of the Emperor’s lost progeny, would be utilized as the personal vessels of each of the Legion’s respective Luminarchs. This role was due to the incredible array of firepower employed by these resplendent warships, which allowed them to single-handedly sunder and shred entire attack and defense fleets or to batter uncooperative worlds into submission completely through singular might alone. And once seconded by an accompanying War Fleet of Cruisers, Escorts and Frigates, these vessels would sunder entire Sectors into compliance under Imperial Command.
The Throne-Model Battleships were designed as both the command center of a fleet and the main carrier of its fighter swarm, and one of the mainstay capital ships of the Armada Imperialis. Lacking the typical armored prow in place of an advanced bladed one as previously described. Their primary armament would be the hundreds of arrayed attack swarms of bomber flocks, fighter swarms and docking craft, berthed within the ship's massive hangar bays along with their massive guns arrayed upon the hull, underbelly and spine.
These warships, whilst a gradient in their scale, would be far larger than many other known classes of Imperial designed vessels, with the exceptions being the mobile star-fortresses utilized by some Legions and the Profiteer-Class Battleships unleashed by the Jovian Tech Guilds. As expected of such monumental warships, the armor of the Throne-class is extraordinarily thick and protected by overlapping Void Shields which allow them to absorb stupendous amounts of damage. Along with this, each of these Vessels are equipped with massive bladed-prows forged from specialized Auramite-Trungen composite alloys and known as Sunder-Prows in place of the more formal Blunt-Prow designs utilized by the Regiments and Detron Combat Legions. 
=== Dominion-Model Battleships ===
Built at around 37 Kilometers, the Dominion -Model Battleships were intended primarily as the Escorts of their legion’s Flagship. Yet as a fault of their design, just as the Luminaires palely mimicked the strength of their Fathers in the Luminarchs, these massive Battleships would mimic their masters as they quickly became extremely powerful ships of conquest in their own right. Ships of the Dominion-Model are primarily configured for the bodyguard role of their Flagship as well as the close support of planetary assaults and orbit to surface landings, with their hangars inundated to carry numerous bombardment turrets and torpedo tubes, along with Atmos-Void Capable Fighters, Bombers, and Troop Carriers.
A large amount of the starship's hull space is dedicated to launch bays for intra-system spacecraft like Thunder-Claws and Drop Pods, and up to four Luminaire Cohorts are capable of deploying simultaneously. A Dominion-Model Ship is extremely heavily armored and possesses heavily reinforced Void-Shields so that it can breach planetary defenses without harm coming to its charges and their lethal cargoes.
=== Power-Model Battleships ===
15-20 Kilometer, Aerial support Ships used to devastate enemy positions. Power-Class Ships are truly massive starships, equipped with enormous numbers of weapons and potent Void Shields, and usually serve as the flagship for an Imperial Lord Admiral, though this is not always the case. Although very powerful, Powers are slow and cumbersome to maneuver.
Battleships can be up to 20 kilometers from prow to stern and displace billions of tons. Because they represent such a vast expenditure of resources to construct and require a fairly advanced technical base to maintain, Battleships are typically constructed only in the largest Imperial shipyards in orbit of the major Mechana Forge Worlds. These vessels are precious assets of the Imperium and are carefully husbanded, usually employed in only the larger fleet formations and the most critical engagements.
The term "Battle Barge" does not refer to a single designation or class of warship as such, but rather is a title given to any variant or retrofit of Battleship class hull modified and optimised for use by the Legiones Angelus, though some rare vessels were in use amongst some of the most beligerent assault regiments of the Imperiual army, specifically for planetary assault and ship-to-ship boarding actions.
Battle Barges are extremely powerful starships and were designed during the Great Crusade with only one purpose in mind -- assaulting other planets. A Battle Barge is primarily configured for the close support of planetary assaults and surface landings and carries numerous bombardment turrets and torpedo tubes, relying on its heavy armor and numerous heavily reinforced Void Shields so that it can breach planetary defenses without harm coming to its precious inhabitants and their lethal cargoes. The Battle Barge is a literal mobile fortress in any situation in which an opponent seeks to board one with hostile intent.
A Battle Barge is essentially one of the most potent starships deployed by the Stellar Imperium, easily equivalent in power to that of an Imperial Navy Battlecruiser or even a Battleship when the additional power of its Imperial Marine contingent is added to the equation.
== Cruisers ==
Cruisers make up the backbone of any star-faring war fleet. More maneuverable than a Battleship and more powerful than an Escort, they have the firepower and speed to be used for almost any sort of duty, including patrols, blockades, raids, and straight-up firefights. Cruisers are divided into many sub-types depending on their size and role. From Light Cruisers that are fast enough to chase off Escorts all the way up to the massive Grand Cruisers that are almost the equal of a Battleship, each Cruiser has its own part to play in achieving victory.
=== Grand Cruisers ===
10-15 Kilometers, Grand Cruisers are smaller than Battleships, yet larger than Cruisers. These vessels are usually much older in design and do not incorporate many of the features that are typical in the more current classes of Imperial Navy vessels, and are not quite compatible with current Imperial Navy tactical doctrine. As such, many are retired from active duty, but are still used by the Imperial Navy's reserve fleets.
There are also some modernized versions of Grand Cruisers in active service, but since these are much larger and more heavily-armed than their predecessors, they are more often classed at present as Battleships. These kinds of vessels are usually purpose-built or modified from Battlecruiser hulls and are not commonly encountered in the Imperial Navy.
Grand Cruisers are smaller than Battleships, yet larger than Cruisers. These vessels are usually much older in design and do not incorporate many of the features that are typical in the more current classes of Imperial Navy vessels, like the armored prow, and are not quite compatible with current Imperial Navy tactical doctrine. As such, many are retired from active duty, but are still used by the Imperial Navy's reserve fleets.
The Avenger-class, with its powerful broadside firepower, is one such example of a Grand Cruiser. There are also some modernised versions of Grand Cruisers in active service, but since these are much larger and more heavily-armed than their predecessors, they are more often classed at present as Battleships. These kinds of vessels are usually purpose-built or modified from Battlecruiser hulls and are not commonly encountered in the Imperial Navy.
=== Strike Cruisers/Assault Cruisers ===
A class of vessel similar to the Battle Barge in its usage primarily by the Legiones Angelus, the Strike Cruiser is none-the-less seen in the hands of some mortal forces, designating a cruiser-class vessel primarily designed for planetary invasion. The first of these class of vessels were often referred to as Assault Cruisers, and as the Great Crusade continued, this designation became common to describe mortal crewed variants, Strike Cruisers referred to Angelus crewed vessels.
=== Cruisers ===
5-10 Kilometers, Cruisers make up the majority of an Imperial Navy fleet. Though not as powerful as a Battleship, Cruisers are much faster and can still deliver a deadly blow. There are multiple classes of Cruiser, most based on the same general hull design but incorporating different combinations of broadside batteries, Lance turrets and Attack Craft hangers.
While Cruisers are still particularly technologically complex, it is not uncommon for them to be constructed on smaller Forge Worlds or any Civilized World that has an orbital shipyard suitable for constructing vessels of their large size.
=== Light Cruisers ===
Sub 5 Kilometers, A subset of the Cruiser type is the Light Cruiser. These warships fall in size between Cruisers and Escorts, mixing the firepower and durability of the former with the speed and maneuverability of the latter.
Light Cruisers are a fairly common battleship class, for they are relatively simple to construct for a capital ship, and they are uniquely suited for reconnaissance patrols and for ensuring a presence where their speed and maneuverability are an advantage, and where having a larger number of smaller hulls allows the Imperial Navy to monitor a wider area of space.
== Escort Vessels ==
=== Frigate ===
Sub 2 Kilometers, Escort ships are the smallest type of warship in the Imperial Navy's fleets, found in two distinct sub-classes. The larger of the two subclasses of Escorts are Frigates, which are better armed and more heavily armored than other Escorts.
They are usually organized in squadrons of 2 to 6 vessels and will always operate as a group or "wolf pack." The main task of Frigates is to serve as a screen for capital starships against enemy torpedoes and Attack Craft so that they can get into position more quickly and safely.
Escort ships are the smallest type of warship in the Imperialis Armada's fleets, found in two distinct sub-classes. The larger of the two sub-classes of Escorts are Frigates, which are better armed and more heavily armored than other Escorts. Destroyers are generally smaller than Frigates, but they are by far the fastest and most manoeuvrable interstellar warships employed by the Imperialis Armada.
They are usually organised in squadrons of 2 to 6 vessels and will always operate as a group or "wolf pack." The main task of Escorts is to serve as a screen for capital starships against enemy torpedoes and Attack Craft so that they can get into position more quickly and safely.
They are also employed behind the gun line to finish off enemy Cruisers that have been damaged so that the larger vessels can concentrate on the most dangerous capital ship threats in an enemy formation. Most Escort classes specialise in a certain role, such as the Cobra-class torpedo boat Destroyers or the Firestorm-class Frigate with its armor-piercing prow-mounted Lance. Escorts are normally not more than 1.5 kilometers in length, with Destroyers generally being only 750 meters to 1.5 kilometers from prow to stern.
Frigates
Baron-class Minekeeper
A variant of the Stalwart-class, the Baron-class mounts the same sensors, but forgos direct fire weapons to make room for large ordnance bays filled to the brim with capital-ship killing mines. Sitting on so much firepower in such a small craft attracts a certain type of captain, and many of their breed are dour types, or else assigned to Baron-class charges as a punishment.
The Baron-class often works in tandem with the Stalwart-class, gathering up the deactivated mines and turning them to the Imperium’s service. More than one enemy fleet has been caught offguard as they travel through what they believe to be their own minefield, only to find a score of Stalwart and Baron classes have passed through, running near silently and perverting their defenses into their own doom.
Firestorm-class Frigate
The Firestorm-class is a variant of the Sword-class Frigate, designed to link the speed and manoeuvrability of an escort, with the bite of a lance vessel. The systems utilized to power the Sword-classes laser weapons battery have been reconfigured to power the single prow-mounted lance of the Firestorm-class.
It is not uncommon to see a squadron of Firestorm-class supporting independent squadrons of Sword and Cobra-class Destroyers. In situations like these, it falls to the Firestorm-class to deal damage to capital ships, and rival escorts once the other two classes have lowered the enemy's shields. Firestorm-class Frigates are often seen fighting alongside Imperial Marine formations. 
Havoc-class Frigate
An old design, the Havoc-class is is primarily used for plundering against Xenos or renegade human Merchant Fleet shipping. A typical Havoc Raider has fast engines, sizable cargo space, and enough firepower to rival many frigates. However their armor is relatively weak, meaning that they tend to have a hard time going toe-to-toe with a comparable naval vessel. This weakness has earned them the nickname "glass cannon".
Spectre-class Voidrunner
One of the swiftest vessels ever built by the Imperium, the Spectre-class served the Expeditionary Fleets in a variety of support roles. Most frequently, they would be sent ahead of the main body to gather up-to-date tactical intelligence before a main strike was launched.
Stalwart-class Frigate
The Stalwart-class was a minesweeper used in every fleet of the Imperialis Armada, without fail. Lightly armed and armored, the ship dedicated everything to its advanced sensor suite and counter-electronic warfare suite. Sent ahead of the main fleet, squadrons of Stalwart’s would find and deactivate minefields, allowing the main fleet to advanced unopposed.
Thor-class Ordinancer
Designed with a single goal in mind, the Thor-class is a plasmor vessel, boasting giant plasmor weapons that would be used as broadsides on larger vessels. Often commander by the most bellicose of captains and commanders, the attrition rate amongst the Thor-class and their gun crews are second to none.
Vigil-class Siege Frigate
Only just lighter than a Heavy Frigate, the Vigil-class is often used when a world needs to be taken, but a full fleet cannot be mustered, or is otherwise not required. Built around a single massive Bombardment Cannon that runs its entire length, the Vigil-class can bombard a lesser planet into submission, or be used alongside larger ships to destroy even the greatest of defenses.
Destroyers
Cobra-class Destroyer
Fast and manoeuvrable enough to get into a position from where its torpedoes will do most damage, the Cobra-class is much liked by fleet admirals, though less so amongst those who crew them. Due to its small size, large engine signature, and relatively poor armor, it does not stand up well to enemy fire. This shouldn't be a problem, however, due to the long range of a torpedo, but if an admiral is not careful and the Cobra-class is caught out of position, they are easy pickings for even the smallest of enemy ships. To somewhat offset this, Cobra-class vessels always act in squadrons of between two and six ships, making a torpedo volley from a squadron enough to cripple a large capital ship. It is the smallest independent Imperial warship, the smaller ones being carried aboard larger cruisers.
The Cobra-class has a pair of torpedo tubes in the prow, and a single weapons battery positioned to fire to the sides, and in front of the ship. The weapons battery is a purely defensive measure, for when the Cobra-class is attacked by enemy escorts. It is short-ranged, and is almost never used to attack a capital ship, as it simply is not powerful enough to do any real damage. Cobra-class Destroyers are often seen fighting alongside Imperial Marine formations.
Falchion-class Destroyer
The Falchion-class is a product of the Voss Forgeworld and was designed to fulfill a similar role as the Sword-class Frigate. It is an escort ship and as such is individually weak and therefore operates paired with three or four ships; sometimes up to six ships are grouped together in a single squadron. The Falchion-class has a small weapons battery and a single torpedo tube. It also has a shield generator and turret array for protection.
Harpy-class Destroyer
Swift and deadly, the Harpy-class mounts two small lances, able to threaten small ships from extreme range, making it perfect for hunting down transports or fleeing escape pods. When used en-masse, the Harpy-class can even threaten larger vessels, though the death toll amongst the crews in such actions are astronomical. 
Hunter-class Destroyer
The Hunter-class is designed to fulfill the same role in the Imperial Marine Fleet that the Cobra-class Destroyer does in the Imperialis Armada. The Hunter-class is armed similarly to the Cobra-class, but is a little faster, allowing it to react quickly to openings the enemy provides. The vessel is equipped with Torpedo tubes and a Weapons Battery. The same shield and turret array complement found on the Cobra-class is fitted on a Hunter-class. The Hunter-class is also more heavily armored than a Cobra-class, providing it with a little more survivability in a combat situation.
Viper-class Destroyer
A Viper-class Destroyer is a variant Cobra-class Destroyer converted to carry Boarding Torpedoes. Some of these warships retained their torpedo armament, even after they were no longer needed. The Viper-class has been designated as a Missile Destroyer by the Imperialis Armada and is usually organised into separate flotillas which are able to be brought to bear in massed torpedo attacks at critical moments during a battle.
Corvettes
Claymore-class Corvette
Corvettes in general are a bit smaller and less powerful than Frigates, but are better equipped than some other ships, such as light Raider vessels. The Claymore-class is seen as a standard Corvette: It is rugged and uses a simplistic design which allows easy repairs, making the Claymore-class an extremely practical vessel to manufacture during wartime
Defense Monitors
defense Monitors are dedicated Imperial defense ships designed for short-ranged combat. Their lance and massive weapons batteries make them a threat to ships closing in to attack a planet, but at the cost of being too slow to fight effectively in open space.
System Ships
System Ships are a mix of short-ranged vessels incapable of interstellar travel. They have civilian crews and do not have the advanced equipment (engines, weapons targeting systems) more commonly seen in Imperialis Armada warships. However, they can pack a good punch when massed and used effectively.
Wrath Hammer-class Escort
An ancient pattern of ship, the Wrath Hammer-class is used exclusively by the Imperial Marine Legions, able to outpace, outgun and out fight any other Imperial vessel its size many times over.
Attack Craft
Attack Craft are the small, carrier-launched spacecraft that provide far-ranging support for battle-fleets when in combative naval engagements. The difficulty of hitting such targets with anti-ship weapons makes them a formidable weapon, but they are held back by their lack of endurance.
Most attack craft fall into one of three broad categories: Fighters, Bombers, and Assault Boats.
* Fighters are small, one-man craft that intercept and destroy enemy attack craft and ordnance, but lack the firepower to damage starships. These often come in two forms, atmospheric and void capable, the Imperialis Armada responsible for both such vessels.
* Bombers are (relatively) large, lumbering craft that carry heavy anti-ship weapons.
* Assault Boats clamp on to enemy ships and deliver their cargo of elite soldiers for a short but damaging boarding action.
Apis-class Bomber
The Apis was a type of bomber used primarily by the Legiones Angelus during the Great Crusade. Apis Bombers were fast and mobile, but were only able to carry a small number of bombs, relegating them to a strike bomber role rather than larger scale tactical or strategic bombers. 
Calixis-pattern Starhawk Bomber
The Starhawk, also known as the Calixis-pattern Starhawk Bomber, is a non-atmospheric Imperial Navy bomber. Starhawk bombers are larger, slower voidcraft than the Marauder bomber which is capable of operating in both vacuum and an atmosphere and was the previous primary bomber in use by Imperial forces. A Starhawk is designed to carry a heavy payload of plasmor Bombs and armor-piercing missiles for use solely against enemy capital ships rather than planetary targets.
The Calixis-pattern has forward racks for up to 10 large anti-ship missiles with powerful Krak warheads, and mid-bays containing multiple bomb-firing cylinders. Starhawks launch volleys of missiles at precise targets on an enemy warship, then close and make "bombing runs" on the hull, pumping out ﬂurries of plasmor warheads.
Corsair-pattern Bomber
The Corsair Bomber was a type of Space Bomber aircraft used by the Legiones Angelus during the Great Crusade and Almire Apostasy. Frequently serving alongside the Wrath Starfighter, the Corsair was a vulture-winged gunship armed with missiles and lascannons. By the end of the Great Crusade, the Corsair-pattern had been almost completely replaced by the Starhawk in Imperial service.
Faustus Interceptors
Faustus Interceptors are attack craft used for long-range patrol duties, operating as early-warning detectors for Imperial fleets. Because of this role, they possess onboard astropaths, used for secure, long-distance communication. Powerful and fast for their size, Faustus interceptors can be armed with a variety of turreted ballistic cannons and a forward-locked plasmor gun array.
Fury-class Interceptor
The Fury Interceptor was first developed by the Mechanicum during the last years of the Emperor's Great Crusade in the late 30th Millennium. The craft was designed to replace the aging Wrath-pattern Starfighter that was the most widely used starfighter by the Imperium at that time. The Fury was easier to produce, handled more smoothly for its pilots, and suffered from less technical malfunctions. However, the more veteran pilots in the Imperialis Armada still preferred the Wrath, seeing it as a finer instrument of void war over the much more "sterile" Fury.
The Fury Interceptor is the workhorse of the Imperialis Armada and can be used in multiple roles throughout a single fleet. The Fury is most commonly used as either a void superiority fighter or an interdiction Attack Craft that shoots down enemy torpedoes and bombers that threaten larger starships. The Fury is also used to escort the Imperialis Armada’s Starhawk Bombers during their own attack runs on the enemy's capital ships.
Furies can return to their mothership, or another Imperial carrier ship if need be, to be rearmed and repaired, although if a Fury is too heavily damaged another can be issued if the pilot and his crew are needed in the battle. When not in combat, Furies are used for scouting and reconnaissance, and simple combat air patrol missions around a fleet. The Fury Interceptor, along with the Starhawk bomber, is fully capable of attacking planetary targets within an atmosphere, although, due to their sheer size and obvious specialisation for void combat their effectiveness varies depending on their target and how well it is protected.
Jackal-pattern Gunship
The Jackal-pattern Gunship was a type of Imperial Army gunship used during the Great Crusade. Designed with sophisticated anti-gravitic engines rather than jets or other type of propulsion, the Jackal-pattern can hover in place above a contested battlefield, providing dedicated heavy weapons fire, a power shield, far weaker than a knights ion field or a true void shield but still potent, keeping it safe from stop-gap anti-air fire, though it quickly fails in the face of dedicated weapons batteries. 
Lotus-pattern Air Superiority Fighter
The Lotus-pattern was a type of atmospheric fighter used by the Legiones Angelus doing the Great Crusade. One of the fastest attack crafts produced by the Imperium, these are either loved or hated within the legions, seemingly none having a middle-ground opinion. 
Marauder Bomber
The Marauder Bomber is the workhorse of the Imperialis Armada, mostly due to its extreme range, high speed and large payload for an aircraft of its modest size. The Marauder is used in several common tactical roles such as Strategic Bombings, free range interdiction and heavy air support of ground forces.
Marauder Colossus
The Colossus variant of the Marauder bomber replaces both the internal bomb storage and top-mounted turret of the original with room for a single warhead. The warhead carried by the Colossus is a single 10,000 kg Guided Bomb. This weapon allows the Marauder to destroy heavily fortified structures and positions. This variant also replaces the nose weapons with a single set of Twin-linked Heavy Bolters.
Marauder Vigilant
The Vigilant variant of the Marauder replaces the internal bomb storage and top-mounted turret of the original with sophisticated surveillance equipment. This variant is used to gather intelligence on enemy positions and bases, flying at a high altitude allows the craft to remain relatively safe. This variant also replaces the nose weapons with a single set of Twin-linked Heavy Bolters.
Panthera-class Fighter
The Panthera-class Fighter was a high-performance fighter used by the Imperial Army during the Great Crusade and Almire Apostasy. The Panthera was an advanced and rare aircraft equipped with Lascannons and Missiles, most being marked for deployment within the Solar Guardian Array by the time of the Apostasy.
Primaris Strike Fighter
Also called the Primaris Lightning Strike Fighter, the Primaris Strike Fighter was created by Archmagos-Arbiter Sykosk Thule, originating from the Forge World of Voss Prime. The 'Strike' variant of the Lightning is designed for a fighter-bomber role, and normally equipped with a potent armament of twin-linked Lascannons and six Hellstrike Missiles or Rad Missiles. 
At the time of its introduction, the aircraft represented a new paradigm in aerial warfare for the Stellar Imperium, being powered by a forced-plasmor ramjet drive and optimized for the most sophisticated munitions available. However the pattern proved extremely costly to produce and could only be handled by the most experienced pilots.
Raven-class Interceptor
The Raven-class Interceptor was a fighter aircraft used by the Imperialis Armada during the Great Crusade and Almire Apostasy. Save the Panthera-class, the Raven-class was the fastest interceptor in use by Imperial forces, though it mounted minimal weapons as a result, a single Lascannon mounted upon its hull, with two heavy bolters built into its wings. 
Reaper-pattern Ground Attack Fighter
The Reaper-pattern was a type of ground attack aircraft used by the Imperial Army during the Great Crusade and Almire Apostasy. Though they were all but mothballed by the time of the Civil War, more sophisticated weapons of war available, many Reapers were nonetheless pressed back into service and thrown at the enemy, heedless of the losses amongst the antiquated vehicles. 
Shark Assault Boat
The Shark Assault Boat is the Imperialis Armada’s standard Assault Boat. Typically 55 meters in length the Shark consists primarily of a large engine and an armored troop compartment that is studded with magnetic clamps and mollific Charges. When the Shark reaches an enemy ship, the clamps latch on to the enemy hull as the charges, in concert with las-breachers, blast a hole through which assault troops can storm the vessel. Consequently, nearly all patterns of the Shark carry only defensive weapons with most of the space within the hull dedicated to armor, engines, or carrying capacity.
Tactically, Sharks are often accompanied by fighters to help the assault craft breach an enemy vessel's defenses. To enable this tactic, the assault boats typically have engines capable of matching a starfighter's acceleration, although they are harder to maneuver. Sharks are never seen on anything smaller than a Battleship-sized carrier, and even then only at significant cost.
Stiletto-class Fighter
The Stiletto-class was a two-seat fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Army during the Great Crusade and Almire Apostasy, one pilot and one gunner. Possessing two twin-linked forward firing autocannons and a turret-mounted quad lascannon array, the Stiletto-class is a heavily armed and armored killing machine, feared by all the Imperium’s enemies. 
Thunderbolt  Heavy Fighter
The Thunderbolt primarily serves as an air superiority fighter, given the task of hunting down enemy bombers or engaging enemy fighters in order to establish air superiority over the battlefield. However one of the chief advantages of the design is its versatility, allowing it to fulfill other types of missions. Thunderbolt fighters frequently serve as high altitude escort fighters for flights of Marauder Bombers. They can also be adapted to serve as low level fighter-bombers, night fighters and reconnaissance aircraft. Typically, Imperialis Armada Thunderbolt Wings operate thirty aircraft
Viento-class Sub-Orbital Superiority Fighter
The Viento-class was a class of atmospheric attack fighter used by the Imperial Army during the Great Crusade, designed to dominate the skies of xenos held worlds. Possessing good armor, speed and firepower, the Viento-class is not the strongest fighter used by the Imperialis Armada, but it is invaluable nonetheless.
Wrath-pattern Starfighter
The Wrath-pattern Starfighter was a space fighter used by the Legiones Angelus and Imperial Army during the Great Crusade and Almire Apostasy eras. By the beginning of the Apostasy it had become obsolete, increasingly replaced in Imperial service by the Fury Interceptor, as the Fury was easier to produce, handled more smoothly, and suffered from less technical malfunctions. However more veteran pilots in the Imperial Fleet still preferred the Wrath, seeing it as a finer instrument of void war over the "sterile" Fury. Like the Fury, the Wrath was crewed by a mix of Servitors and human or Imperial Marine pilots.
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