Courageous Tyrannis Class Battleship

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## Courageous Tyrannis class Battleship

Departmento Cartographicae pict-file of a Courageous Tyrannis

## Production and Service

### Used by

Various, notable examples include the Onyx Phoenixes Astartes Chapters

## Specifications

### Crew

110,000 - 350,000
(dependant on level of automation)

### Length

9km (Prototype)
11km

### Standard armament

Macrocannons, Lances, Torpedoes, Nova cannons

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The ***Courageous Tyrannis Class Battleship*** is the designation given to a line of powerful warships, created on the orders of the resurrected Primarch Roboute Guilliman to act as task force flagships for the fleets of the Indomitus Crusade. Based upon surviving designs and examples of the once lost Courageous Class Battleship, these newer vessels were designed to retain as many of the features that made the originals highly prized warships during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy as possible, while still being capable of being (comparatively) mass produced to outfit the growing fleets of the Indomitus Crusade fleets.

## Background

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*In accordance with the requests of the resurrected Primarch, Roboute Guilliman, I hereby authorise the production of new Courageous class vessels. I have directed the analysis of existing STCs and other data-slates for the purpose of constructing a vessel that matches the average capabilities of recovered vessels previously assigned to this classification. This information shall be promulgated shortly to allow construction to begin. This is to be considered a top level priority in order to support the upcoming Indomitus Crusade*

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### Origins

At the dawn of M42, the resurrected Primarch Roboute Guilliman issued a decree that larger, more powerful vessels were needed for the Imperium, to lead the fleets of the Indomitus Crusade. The Mechanicus decided to utilise the Courageous class vessels it had studied to base a new ship upon. Like the originals, these new vessels would have latitude on the exact specifics, as long as they adhered to the base specifications. Some are closer to oversized Battle Barges, others more akin to the battleships of the Imperial Navy. Newly created/rediscovered technology unveiled by Belisarius Cawl was incorporated into the design, which allowed for a more rounded vessel than the poorly refitted, recovered vessels of prior millennia. Like the original vessels, these new warships are not exclusive to any service, with some being gifted to Adeptus Astartes Chapters and others to the Imperial Navy. The newly minted vessels are designated *Courageous Tyrannis* to distinguish them from the older salvaged vessels.

### Design

Like its predecessor, the new Courageous Tyrannis class vessels are intended to operate as flagships, as dreadnoughts without equal amongst those they face. They also feature the large hangar bays and formidable squadron support capabilities of their predecessors. Some armour has been sacrificed to improve the speed, offset by even stronger void shields and lighter yet stronger alloys. Thanks to the plan to use these vessels as flagships and mobile Fortress Monasteries, the internal spaces have been kept and adapted to facilitate easier conversion into the chapels and other sections required to accommodate an Astartes Chapter or large detachments of soldiers.

Unlike the preceding class, the Tyrannis is split into *Navis* and *Astartes* variants, due to the changes in doctrine that resulted from the Horus Heresy. The *Navis* variant features a focus on void combat and large scale deployments; with an armoured prow, additional launch bays for dropships and strike craft and increased armament. Meanwhile the *Astartes* variant trades these for boarding torpedo tubes, drop pod bays and bombardment cannons, plus increased durability thanks to additional armour plating and internal bracing.

### Weapons

The Courageous Tyrannis class has been given the full suite of conventional firepower in the form of Macrocannons, Torpedoes, Lances and Nova cannons, as well as many smaller batteries. A network of point defence turrets provide defence against incoming small craft or munitions. The Astartes variant swaps most of these out for Boarding Torpedo tubes, Bombardment Cannons and Drop-pod bays.

### Void Shields

Extremely strong overlapping void shields make these vessels near impervious to enemy fire.

### Propulsion

The engines of this class are highly impressive, featuring a new plasma drive which, while not as potent as the original *Theta class* drive, is still impressive in output and when combined with the lighter frame results in a warship that can easily keep pace with its smaller brethren, capable of running down raiders without issue.