New Model Navy Large Cruisers

Large Cruisers, or Heavy Cruisers and Battlecruisers as they are most commonly known are the larger class of capital ships. These ships are large enough to mount some super-capital class weapons and defences, allowing them to inflict and survive levels of damage that normal cruisers can not. Generally these ships are used as the front-line capital ships, where their greater firepower and toughness will have the most impact.

## Battlecruisers

Battlecruisers are large fast capital ships intended to lead harassment or ranger forces and hunt down hostile super-capital warships. They tend to be designed for speed or firepower rather then toughness and use their long ranged weaponry and powerful engines to engage the enemy on their own terms.

### Gjallarhorn II Hull

A major reworking on the Gjallarhorn Class Battlecruiser the Gjallarhorn II is superior in almost all imaginal ways, being faster, tougher and more heavily armed.

#### Gjallarhorn II

The Gjallahorn II is a masterpiece, even by the standards of its creator Achmagos Tranth. Armed with a spinal Ragnarok Cannon, and three Dreadnought Weapons Batteries on each broadside as well as a one and a half Attack Craft Bays, the Gjallahorn II makes even its predecessor look undergunned. To make matters better the Gjallahorn II is notably tougher, possessing a stronger hull and over double the shielding of its predecessor while being even faster. While still not tough enough for line combat, the Gjallahorn II is incredibly well-armed, incredibly fast and tough enough for most purposes. You expect it to be a mainstay of the Imperial Trust Navy.

## Moat Class Heavy Defence Cruiser

### Garrison

Normal: 9 Regiments. Max Capacity: 45 Regiments

## Defences

### Point Defence Batteries

15

Heavy Defence Cruisers are the largest System Defence Ships that the Imperial Trust makes use of, and are among the most powerful capital ships used by humanity. They tend to be used only at worlds with significant naval industries or trade hubs to justify the cost, which is unnecessary for most worlds.

### Moat Class Heavy Defence Cruiser

Mounting the dreaded Thermal Lances in casemated turrets the Moat class provides a staggering amount of short ranged firepower and armour penetration for a defence ship of its size and cost. The Moat is a rather squat design, being little longer then a Castle and almost double the volume. Some Moat's are equipped with Reflex Sheilds, allowing them a decent degree of stealth so that they can often surprise attackers.

### Trebuchet Class Defence Battlecruiser

Inspired by the mighty Gjallarhorn battlecruiser, the Trebuchet’s designers have managed to allow it to equip a slightly larger spinal weapon than is generally possible without unacceptably compromising the hulls integrity, thus allowing it to provide the fearsome Ragnarok Cannon to defence fleets in an affordable and durable package.

## Trebuchet Class Defence Battlecruiser

### Garrison

Normal: 8 Regiments. Max Capacity: 40 Regiments

## Armament

### Spinal Weapons

1 Ragnarok Canon (Trebuchet) 1 Ion Annihilator (Catapult)

## Defences

### HP

22.5(Trebuchet) 23.4 (Catapult)(Hyper Plasma Reactor)

### Void Shields

15 (Trebuchet) 18.75 (Catapult)(Aegis Void Shields)

### Point Defence Batteries

15

A variant of the Trebuchet that replaces the Ragnarok Cannon with one of the new Ion Annihilators, the Catapult can be used to unleash a devastating amount of firepower on the enemy, and is far more likely to be able to reload its Ion Annihilator and return to battle then most ships equipped with them.