“It’s those damned xeno torpedoes. They’re giving the Tau an edge over our ships. We’ve got to find a countermeasure that will allow us to close with the xenos before they cripple our forces.”—Captain Marcus Speakeman, senior intelligence officer, Fleet Corvus + + Tactical Briefing M-13-Beta-281-SGU + + […]
“Senior Captain Gylo Cassia will go down in history as a great hero of the Imperial Navy. That’s what happens when you die in battle. If he’d lived, he’d be court-martialed for incompetence. His decision to split his fleet during the Tau attack was idiotic.“—private comments, Commodore Gadea […]
“If you aren’t sure what to do, attack. It may not be the best tactic for the situation, but you might get lucky. And, if you lose, at least you won’t live long enough to face a court martial.“—Admiral Arleigh Smythe, instructor, Imperial Navy Academy, Belliose III, speaking […]
Priority Message to Nguyen Naval Base: Previously suspected ork naval force in Sculptor System launched multiple attacks on Fleet Corvus in recent weeks. Xeno forces are far greater than projectioned, and Imperial losses have been serious. Reinforcement of Fleet Corvus is requested immediately.—Commodore Gadea Hennard. Response to Fleet […]
13 Imperial warships Lost Near Sculptor IVb Given that ork naval forces appear to be dominated by escort-class vessels, Flotilla 18-B is created. It consists of only two cruisers but 10 Firestorm frigates and 10 Cobra destroyers. The theory behind this force is that the escort flotillas will […]
“It cannot be denied that Imperial commanders had hints of the ork naval threat to the Sculptor System. Yet, as often is the case, the prevailing view that orks act impulsively and without forethought created complacency and overconfidence in the Imperium’s ability to contain the xeno threat.“—“My Life […]
An Imperial patrol destroyed an ork warship in the Sculptor asteroid belt earlier today. During the lengthy battle, a Firestorm-class frigate was lost with all hands. The Dauntless-class light cruiser, Narcissus, accompanied by the frigate, Little Victory, encountered the xeno vessel during a routine patrol of the asteroid […]
ALERT TO ALL IMPERIAL VESSELS: Patrol 17-01 was attacked at 08:09 today by ork warships while engaged in a routine patrol of the central asteroid belt of the Sculptor System. One enemy capital ship was identified as “Da Butcher,” the xeno vessel that destroyed the Imperial cruiser, […]
The Imperial Lunar-class Cruiser is perhaps the most widely used warship in the Imiperial Navy, with more than 500 in service in the Ultima Segmentum alone. Most effective when operating in numbers, the cruiser has enough armor, shields, and weaponry to hold its own in a Void fight.—Encyclopedia […]
A Kill Kroozer is a relatively broad term for a cruiser-class warship of the ork species. Cobbled together from whatever materials are available—including the hulks of Imperial and xeno vessels—Kill Kroozers consist of a bewildering variety of weapons, propulsion systems, and capabilities. Almost always, hoever, they are armed […]
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