SPACE MARINE VESSELS

Space Marines
35cm 90 1 5+ 1

Dominions of the Adeptus Astartes

ARMAMENT
Torpedoes
RANGE/SPEED
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FIRE ARC
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Guardians of Mankind
Weapons Battery 30cm 1 Forward/left/right
 A DEPT U S A S T A R T ES
DOMINIONS OF THE SPACE MARINES, GUARDIANS OF MANKIND
When Roboute Guilliman,
Primarch of the Ultramarines,
set about the long and arduous
task of preparing the Codex
Astartes, the role of space
vessels amongst the Adeptus
Astartes proved a particular
sticking point. For an Imperium
still reeling from internecine
Hersey that almost tore it apart,
the division of power was a
vitally important consideration.
One of the most extreme options
on offer, it was ventured by
some that the Space M arines
should be denied any vessels at
all, barring intra-system
transports for movement
between homeworlds and
attendant moons. Corax, among
others, protested strongly that in
fact had the Space M arines been
better equipped with fleets of
their own, his own legion might
not have been so horrendously
decimated when trapp ed on
Istvaan V by Horus and the
newly revealed traitors. Instead,
a compromise was reached
which limited the Space
M arines to vessels whose
primary role was that of
transport, delivery and
suppression designed to
facilitate planetary assault. Only
the smallest of vessels would be
permitted to act exclusively as
gunships, with the larger strike
cruisers and battlebarges
remaining predominately as aids
to invasion, ensuring the Space
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M arines would never present a threat to the Imperial
navy proper. Inevitably, the wrangling over
interpretation of a ships primary role leads to
some Chapters possessing rather more versatile
fleets than the Imperial Navy is entirely comfortable
with.
Unlike the vessels of the Imperial Navy, a Space
marine ship has a relatively small crew. A Space
M arine is far too valuable to waste on manning a gun
or watching a surveyor screen, and so only the
officers aboard a vessel are likely to be Space
M arines, as well as the few Techmarines who
oversee the engines and perform other mechanical
duties. Almost all the ships systems are run and
monitored by servitors, half-human cyborgs who are
wired into the vessels weapons, engines and
communications apparatus. There are also a few
hundred of the Chapters serfs to attend to other
duties, such as routine cleaning and maintenance,
serving the Space M arines during meal times and
other such honored tasks. These serfs come from eth
Chapters home planet or the enclave they protect,
many of them Novitiates or applicants who have
failed some part of the recruiting or training process.
These serfs are fanatically loyal to their superhuman
masters and are indoctrinated into many of the lesser
orders of the Chapters Cult. Although human, they
still benefit from remarkable training and access to
weaponry superior to that usually found aboard a
naval vessel, making them a fearsome prospect in a
boarding action even without the support of their
genetically modified lords.
FL EET O R G AN IZ AT IO N
Usually, one of the Chapters Captains will be
appointed M aster of the Fleet with overall
responsibility for the Chapters entire fleet. This will
place at his disposal all the pilots, gunnery officers,
command crews and navigators in the Chapter.
These additional crewmen will not join the M aster of
the Fleets own company, for they themselves are
not Space M arines. M ost Chapters include several
Cults dedicated to the Fleet or to the vessels within
it, and it is the rarefied honor of admission to these
Cults which the serfs aspire to when recruited into
the fleet, for despite all their specialization they will
always remain subservient to their Space M arine
masters, no matter how much the fleet might actually
rely upon them. While these serfs make up the vast
bulk of crews aboard Space M arine vessels, the
M aster of the Fleet also has a number of Space
M arines under his command, who act as high-
ranking officers aboard the fleets capital ships,
providing captains for individual vessels, leading
specialized boarding parties, or otherwise overseeing
the dedicated serfs who provide the bulk of a
vessels manpower.
The exact organization of those Space M arines
tasked with crewing the fleet varies from Chapter t
Chapter. In some cases, it will be the M aster of the
Fleets own company that provides these M arines,
with each of his veteran captains acting as captain to
a different vessel within the fleet while their own
squad members each man a different vital area
within that same vessel. In other cases, squads from
different companies within the Chapter may be
charged with manning the fleet, serving under the
command of the M aster of the Fleet in the same way
that a Space M arine battleforce may be made up of
squads drawn from several companies across the
Chapter under the command of a single, nominated
force commander. At an absolute minimum, a
M aster of the Fleet typically needs eighty to a
Thunderhawks and its landing craft, and most
Chapters have measures in place to ensure that a
standing force of this size is permanently available to
the M aster of the Fleet.
As with all specialized roles which a Space M arine
might be honoured, serving in the fleet brings with it
a variety of different titles and ranks. While the
M aster of the Fleet retains overall control of the
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entire fleet, Space M arine Chapters frequently find
themselves dispersed among several warzones all
over the galaxy, and so the command of individual
fleets or even lone vessels frequently falls to
individual Captains. In this manner, a Space M arine
force commander may well find that he is charged
with command of both the battleforce and the
transporting fleet, earning him additional honorifics,
such as Regent of the Fleet, Commander at Sail and
so on. A M arines heraldry and personal armor
markings may well bear emblems of his service
within the fleet, additional honors and titles gained
there, or other emblems signifying their role within
the fleet.
S PAC E M AR IN E S PEC IAL R UL ES
In all cases, the following rules are in addition to
those listed on pp.20-27 and 30 of Armada.
Thunderhawk Annihilator
The Thunderhawk Annihilator is a specialized
gunship employed only by crusading Chapters.
Forsaking its transport capability in favor of a
powerful Annihilator cannon, it provides crusading
Chapters with the kind of thunderous firepower
normally provided by the bombers of the Imperial
Navy or the Battle Titans of the Adeptus
M echanicus.
Thunderhawk Annihilators combine the abilities of
bombers and fighters, and they move like any other
attack craft with a speed of 20cm. A Thunderhawk
counter that is intercepted by enemy fighters or
moves onto an enemy ordnance marker removes the
enemy marker exactly the same way fighters would.
However, they are extremely resilient and follow all
special rules for Thunderhawks described on p.21 of
Armada.
When a Thunderhawk Annihilator comes in contact
with an enemy ships base, they attack it like
bombers as described for bombers on p.30 of the
Rulebook, even if they have used their resilience to
remain in play. Once they complete their attack, they
are removed normally. Thunderhawk Annihilators
cannot be used as assault boats.
Drop Pods
All Space M arine capital ships are equipped with
drop pods. These add nothing to their profile and are
not treated as ordnance in any respect. Drop pods
enable Space M arine capital ships to quickly deploy
Space M arines to the surface and impart +2 assault
points for each capital ship during a planetary assault
instead of +1.
Honor Guard
M ost Chapters maintain special bodies of honored
Space M arines with extraordinary experience, given
over to form the personal retinue of company
captains, great heroes within the Chapter or even the
Chapter M aster himself. Once per turn you may use
the Honor Guard, if your fleet list includes them. All
the normal rules for teleport attacks apply, except
that they may be used in addition to a normal
teleport attack that turn. The player may roll two
dice and choose which one to use as the result,
including the normal +1 bonus for being Space
M arines.
Terminator Boarding Parties
Taken from the elite First Company and wearing the
heaviest armor known to man, Terminators are the
greatest ship-to-ship fighters in the galaxy. Once per
turn a vessel equipped with Terminator boarding
parties may use them when conducting a hit and run
teleport attack. They roll two dice for its hit and run
attack and apply both results, including the normal
+1 bonus for being Space M arines. Terminators may
be used in addition to a normal teleport attack that
turn.

SPACE MARINE LEADERSHIP
Space Marines are highly organised, efficient and
disciplined, allowing them to out-perform their
enemy in almost any situation. When randomly
generating the Leadership value for a Space Marine
ship, use the table here.
D6 ROLL LEADERSHIP
1-2 8 turret-mounted linear accelerators, capable of
3-4 9 that as these are Space Marines, they will have a +1
5-6 10
BOARDING ACTIONS
AND HIT & RUN ATTACKS
Space Marines are the supreme fighting force of the
Imperium, and excel at ship-to-ship boarding
actions, where their skill is paramount and their
lack of numbers irrelevant. To represent this, Space
Marine ships add +2 to their D6 roll when they
fight in a boarding action and +1 when they make
any hit and run attack.
Enemy hit and run attacks against a Space Marine
ship deduct 1 from their dice rolls (and so will fail
on a roll of 1 or 2 before modification).
PLANETARY ASSAULTS
AND EXTERMINATUS
Space Marines excel at planetary landings and
attacking enemy-held systems. Their entire
organisation and the weapons and ships at their
disposal are designed solely for the purpose of
reclaiming or destroying planets that have fallen
into enemy hands.
In a Planetary Assault scenario, Space Marine strike
cruisers and battle barges earn 2 Assault points for
every turn they spend landing troops or
bombarding the planet, rather than 1 point as is
normal. In an Exterminatus scenario, a battle barge
can be used as an Exterminator, unchanged from
the following data sheet (battle barges are
equipped with virus bombs and cyclotronic
warheads as standard). In addition, once a battle
barge is in position to exterminate the planet, you
need to roll a 3+ to do so rather than a 4+.
SPACE MARINE WEAPONS
Some weapons function differently on Space
Marine vessels, as described below.
Bombardment Cannon
Space Marine battle barges carry a heavyweight
battery of bombardment cannons as part of their
main armament. Bombardment cannons are huge,
launching a salvo of heavy magma bomb warheads.
As their name implies, bombardment cannons are
used primarily for pounding planetary defences
into rubble and giving devastating orbital support
to Space Marine landing forces. Bombardment
cannons are equally devastating in ship-to-ship
combat, capable of blasting apart any capital ship
in just a few salvoes.
Bombardment cannons fire in the same way as
weapon batteries with two exceptions:
I) Bombardment cannons always hit on a 4 or
more, regardless of the targets armour (even vs
ordnance).
II) Bombardment cannons inflict critical hits on a
roll of 4 or more, rather than just on a roll of 6.
typical offensive against a rebel or alien-held planet
A begins with the arrival of strike craft which clear
away defending system ships. The strike craft then neutralise
orbital defences, ground-based defence laser silos and missile
bunkers. By preference, if the system defences are weak or
still under friendly control, the Space Marines will deploy
directly onto the planets surface, often directly into the
midst of a decisive engagement to take advantage of the
considerable shock of their arrival.
In conclusion I would surmise that the Adeptus Astartes
command powerful fleet forces, capable of overwhelming
even a heavily defended system. In a fleet action they would
be at a disadvantage in comparison to Imperial Navy vessels,
due to their special adaptations for planetary assaults.
However it is hard to imagine that the Adeptus Astartes
would accept a ship to ship fight on any but the most
favourable terms, instead operating against shipping lanes,
dock facilities and other vulnerable assets.
From the lectures of Lord Captain Morley
of the Fleet Insturum of Alien Studies.
SPACE MARINE VESSELS
ORDNANCE
Rather than the bombers and fighters employed by
Imperial Naval forces, the Adeptus Astartes make
exclusive use of the Thunderhawk gunship. They
also make use of other types of ordnance not
widely used in the Imperial Fleet.
Space Marine vessels may fire boarding torpedoes
instead of ordinary torpedoes, as detailed in the
Ordnance rules in Battlefleet Gothic. Remember
bonus to their hit and run attacks if they hit an
enemy ship.
There are no specific rules for drop pods they
have been taken into account with the Space
Marines special rules for planetary assaults.
Thunderhawk gunships combine the abilities of
assault boats and fighters, and move like any other
attack craft, with a speed of 20cm. A Thunderhawk
counter that is intercepted by enemy fighters or
moves onto an enemy ordnance marker removes
the enemy as fighters would. However as they are
extremely resilient, roll a dice when this happens.
On a score of 4+, do not remove the
Thunderhawk marker (However, Thunderhawks
can only remove one enemy marker in any given
ordnance phase and stop moving as soon as they
intercept an enemy. Also, if a Thunderhawk marker
uses its save to remain in play and comes into
contact with another ordnance marker in the same
ordnance phase, it is removed normally.). Note that
against Eldar fighters, which also have this ability, it
is possible that you end up with neither marker
being removed! If this happens, either marker is
free to move away in their next turn, or they can
stay in place and attempt to remove their enemy
again.
When a Thunderhawk marker moves into contact
with an enemy ships base, they are treated exactly
like assault boats (with the +1 bonus to their hit
and run attack for being Space Marines). Using its
4+ save does not prevent it from attacking a ship if
in base contact with one when stopped. Once a
Thunderhawk marker has made its hit and run
attack, it is removed from play.
 SPACE MARINES IN BATTLEFLEET GOTHIC

SPACE MARINE FORTRESS - MONASTERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 Points

Some Chapters possess no homeworld at all, and
instead operate from mobile space fortresses. These
gigantic craft contain sufficient accommodation,
workshops, hangars, training areas and dock
facilities for the entire Chapter and operate as a
semi-mobile base for Chapter operations. While they
may take any number of forms, fortress-monasteries
are immensely powerful, with firepower equivalent
to that of the mighty Ramilies Star Fortress in many
respects. Additionally, they are not only mobile but
warp-capable, and it is not unknown for some Space
M arine Chapters to actually utilize a suitably
modified Ramilies Star Fortress allocated to them
for this express purpose. No Chapter possesses more
than a single fortress, and as the base of operations
for the entire Chapter they are guarded just as
ferociously as a homeworld would be.
Fortress-Monastery special rules
In all cases, a Fortress-Monastery follows all rules
for the Ramilies Star Fortress detailed on pp.31-34
except as specifically outlined in these rules.
S pecial Orders, S plit Orders and Leadership
TYPE /HITS SPEED TURNS SHIELDS ARMOR TURRETS Fortress-monasteries can undertake special orders in
the same manner as a Ramilies Star Fortress. They
Defense/12 (quadrant) 0cm 0 4 (quadrant) 6+ 4 (quadrant) have a base leadership of 10; they are the home to
ARMANENT RANGE FIREPOWER/STRENGTH FIRE ARC the command staff of an entire Space marine
Chapter, after all! It may also purchase re-rolls at the
QUADRANT WEAPONS cost listed in its fleet list. These re-rolls are usable
Weapons Battery 60cm 18 Quadrant only by the fortress-monastery itself. Fleet
Commanders may be placed aboard a fortress, in
Lance Battery 45cm 3 Quadrant
which case their own leadership value is used (even
Launch Bays Thunderhawks: 20cm 3 Squadrons* Quadrant if less!). If used in this manner, re-rolls purchased by
BAS I LI CA WEAPONS the fortress-monastery are added to the
commanders own re-rolls and can be used by the
Weapons Battery 60cm 8 All Round entire fleet. Different quadrants may use different
Torpedo Silos Speed: 30cm 9 All Round special orders in the same manner as a Ramilies Star
Fortress, and the Basilica likewise can be under
*See the special rules for Fortress-monastery launch limitations concerning Thunderhawks multiple special orders at the same time.

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Movement
Before the game starts, the owning player can decide
if the fortress-monastery will rotate or not. Once
decided, it cannot be changed throughout the game.
If it is decided that it will rotate, it does so for 45
degrees once per game turn (no more or less) at the
beginning of the owning players movement phase. If
it rotates, it will always rotate in the same direction.
The Ramilies otherwise does not move in any way
during the course of the game, it still counts as
defenses, and this movement does not alter nor can it
be altered by any command checks or special orders
it makes. If the owning player decides the fortress-
monastery will rotate, then it cannot have ships dock
with it for the duration of the game.
Quadrants
Quadrants function the same way they do for
Ramilies Star Fortresses in all respects, including
receiving damage normally and against Nova
Cannon templates, shooting and ordnance attacks.
Quadrants are treated individually in regards to
critical damage, hit and run attacks, becoming
crippled, and when reduced to zero damage.
Docking
If the fortress-monastery is not rotating at the start of
the battle, ships in close proximity with the fortress-
monastery may dock with it as described in the rules
for a Ramilies star fortress and may use a Burn
Retros command check for free to do so. Any ship
docked with it gets an extra four dice to repair
critical damage at the end of every turn it is docked
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to the fortress-monastery. If it remains docked for
two full turns without being braced, it automatically
reloads ordnance and does not need to pass a Reload
Ordnance command check to do so.
S hields and Blast Markers
Each quadrant has its own shields; when blast
markers are placed, put them in contact with the
appropriate edge of the fortress-monasterys base. In
the end phase, D6 blast markers are removed from
the entire model, not just from each quadrant.
Because the four quadrants are essentially in contact
with each other, blast markers in contact with the
base effect the quadrant taking fire and the two
adjacent quadrants as well. If the fortress-monastery
is rotating, blast markers not removed remain in
place when the Ramilies rotates and affect whatever
quadrant they are in contact with at the end of its
movement.
Hit-and-Run Raiders
Hit and run raids are resolved only against the
quadrant they are directed at and will not affect other
quadrants. Remember that the fortress-monastery is
a Space M arine installation, and as such hit-and-run
attacks will deduct -1 from their dice roll.
Teleport Attacks
Fortress-monasteries contain numerous teleport
chambers, both for dispatching troops to other
vessels in the fleet and delivering them into combat,
be it on a nearby planet or as a devastating hit and
run attack against enemy vessels. Each quadrant not
crippled allows the fortress-monastery to launch one
teleport hit and run attack in the normal manner,
with all teleport attacks benefiting from a +1 bonus
for being Space M arines. In addition, one of the
teleport attacks made by the fortress can be
conducted by Terminator boarding parties. This is
included in the fortress-monasterys point cost and
does not have to be purchased extra. This extra
attack can be made once per turn.
Boarding Actions
At times, an entire Space M arine Chapter may be
found aboard a fortress-monastery, along with an
untold number of their highly-trained serfs and
retainers. Attempting to board one of them would be
equivalent to trying to capture an entire city or even
a small planet tens of thousands of troops would be
needed. Only Space Hulks may attempt to board
fortress monasteries, since only they can possibly
carry enough troops. Even then, the fortress-
monastery has a +2 modifier for being Space
M arines before any other modifiers are taken into
account.
Damage Control and Catastrophic Damage
Damage control is also undertaken individually, as is
for a Ramilies Star Fortress. The fortress-monastery
is only destroyed when all four quadrants are
reduced to zero damage, at which time the owning
player rolls against the catastrophic damage table on
p. 34 of Armada.
Thunderhawks
While a fortress-monastery has sufficient launch
bays to unleash great swarms of Thunderhawks,
these large and complex gunships are in limited
supply and are not necessarily all based on the
fortress-monastery at any given time, having been
dispatched to other vessels within the fleet. It does
however provide a base for them to home back to
should their original carriers be lost. A Space M arine
fleet may always count its launch limit as equal to
the surviving bays on the fortress-monastery or in
the normal manner, whichever is greater. This is
instead of the double remaining launch bays rule
of a Ramilies Star Fortress, and it may only launch
as many Thunderhawks as needed to bring the fleet
up to its launch limit. If the fleet has a launch limit
of 17 and 12 markers are already in play, the
Fortress-monastery can only launch 5 more
Thunderhawk markers from the fortress-monastery
or from other ships in the fleet.
VENERABLE BATTLE BARGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Points: Varies
A battle barge is not a class of vessel, but rather it is on an Emperor-class battleship to fulfill the role their battle barges, as follows.
the name given to any vessel configured to fulfill the of battle barge.
Launch Bays and Thunderhawks
role of battle barge. Because of this, it is
Choosing a Battle Barge Any launch bays on a Venerable battle barge have
theoretically possible for any large capital ship to
In addition to their fleet list, any Space Marine fleet their launch capacity halved (rounding up). For
fulfill this role, although the battle barges specially
may include a single Venerable battle barge example, an Imperial M ars battlecruiser with two
designed for the Space Marines by the Adeptus
(meaning only one!), which may be any Imperial or launch bays each side is reduced to one each side,
Mechanicus are the most common example.
Chaos battleship, grand cruiser, battlecruiser or and a Chaos Styx heavy cruiser with three launch
However, some older Chapters, particularly those
heavy cruiser (painted appropriately of course!). This bays on each side is reduced to two each side. The
dating back to the First Founding, maintain much
replaces one of the battle barges allowed in the fleet. launch bays are configured to carry Thunderhawks
more ancient and revered vessels dating back to a
The normal cost must be paid for the ship, plus an following the rules detailed beforehand and on p.21
time when the Adeptus Astartes and the Imperial
additional +35 points for the cost of the Space of Armada, and they cannot be used to launch any
Navy were more closely united than they now are
M arine crew. This vessel represents an ancient, other form of attack craft. This is a compulsory refit
and commonly employed reconfigured Navy vessels
revered icon or a vessel granted with special that applies to all Venerable battle barges equipped
as battle barges. Such vessels are completely unique;
dispensation. It is worth 100% victory points if with launch bays. A Venerable battle barge not
indeed, some of them were later used as the basis for
crippled or 150% victory points if destroyed. equipped with launch bays cannot take
new Imperial Navy ship classes, and as such are
greatly venerated by the Space Marines. Thunderhawks.
A Venerable battle barge benefits from all the Space
M arine special rules, but since it is already heavily Prow Weapons and Boarding Torpedoes
Some Chapters rely on truly unique vessels imparted
reconfigured to make it into a battle barge, it may Any Venerable battle barge equipped with a prow
upon them for a specific role or to meet some dire
not be given any of the optional refits or upgrades weapon (regardless of what it is) may if desired
threat. Others simply retain vessels they received
millennia ago or gained through other means. The listed in its profile it must be used exactly as is, in replace it with strength-6 torpedo tubes (speed:
its basic form. For example, a M ars battlecruiser 30cm) for no change in cost. As with all Space
Space Wolves, a traditionally minded Chapter, is
more immersed in the customs of its homeworld of taken as a Venerable battle barge may not be given a M arine vessels, these tubes may also be used to
salvaged targeting matrix for +15 points and can launch boarding torpedoes. These boarding
Fenris than most Chapters and has access to only the
most rudimentary of shipyards, and they are perhaps only earn such a refit in the course of a campaign torpedoes are manned by Space M arines and get a
normally. The only exceptions to this are the special +1 to their hit and run attacks when they hit an
the best known example of this, relying as they do
refits that the Space M arines themselves make to enemy ship.

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SPACE MARINE ULTIMA CLASS BATTLE BARGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 Points
First recognized for the threat it was in 745.M 41,
Hive Fleet Behemoth ravaged the Imperial worlds of
Ultima Segmentum until it began encroaching upon
the Ultramar sub-sector, dominion of the
Ultramarines Chapter. The Seditio Opprimere was
reduced to a near hulk at the Battle of Prandium as
the Tyranids reduced to a barren wasteland what was
once a fertile and lush garden world, the Jewel of
Ultramar. Despite the great Imperial victory
defeating Behemoth in the Ultramar home system
above the rings of Circe, the Imperial Navy faced
staggering losses, and the Ultramarines faced little
resistance when the M echanicus Adepts of Calth
rebuilt it as a powerful gunship with the weapons fit
and defenses to burn through the miasma of spore
clouds when fighting the Tyranids. Designing such
TYPE /HITS SPEED TURNS SHIELDS ARMOR TURRETS improvements into the vessel proved difficult, and
some launch bay capacity had to be sacrificed for
Battleship/12 20cm 45 4 6+ 4 the additional magma bomb magazines and energy
ARMANENT RANGE FIREPOWER/STRENGTH FIRE ARC conduits for its upgraded defenses.
Port Bombardment Cannon 30cm 8 Left Representing the Ultima Battle Barge
Stbd Bombardment Cannon 30cm 8 Right The Seditio Opprimere represents a venerable battle
barge as-is and does not need to pay +35 points for
Dorsal Bombardment Cannon 30cm 8 Left/ Front /Right having Space Marines. It can easily be modeled by
Prow Launch Bay Thunderhawks: 20cm 2 N/A constructing a Space Marine battle barge normally
Prow Torpedoes Speed: 30cm 6 Front but substituting two lance batteries from the
Imperial plastic cruiser sprue on each side instead
Special Rules: The Ultima Battle barge is a ponderous vessel and cannot use Come To New Heading special orders. of the gun decks that come with the model.
Famous Ships: Sedito Opprimere (Ultramarines)

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SPACE MARINE VESSELS

SPACE MARINE BATTLE BARGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 pts

Most Space Marine Chapters control two
or three battle barges. They are very brutal
vessels, with only one purpose behind
their design.
As might be expected, a battle barge, is
configured for close support of planetary
landings and carries numerous
bombardment turrets and torpedo tubes.
A considerable amount of hull space is
given over to launch bays for intra-system
craft and drop pods, observations
indicating that up to three companies can
TYPE/HITS SPEED TURNS SHIELDS ARMOUR TURRETS deploy simultaneously.
Battleship/12 20cm 45 4 6+ 4 The vessel is extremely heavily armoured
ARMAMENT RANGE/SPEED FIREPOWER/STR FIRE ARC and well shielded, presumably so that it
Port weapons battery 45cm 12 Left can breach planetary defences without
harm coming to its cargo. Naturally the
Starboard weapons battery 45cm 12 Right battle barge would make a frightening
Prow launch bays Thunderhawk: 20cm 3 squadrons - opponent in any situation where boarding
Prow torpedoes Speed: 30 cm 6 Front is involved.
Dorsal bombardment cannon 30cm 8 Left/front/right FAMOUS SHIPS
Punisher, Redeemer (Exorcists Chapter)
Sword of Truth (White Consuls Chapter)
Notes: The Battle Barge cannot use Come to New Heading special orders.
SPACE MARINE STRIKE CRUISER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 points
Like battle barges of the Adeptus Astartes, strike
cruisers do not represent a single class of vessel but
instead consist of a broad range of types with
differing weapons and systems designed primarily
for rapid response, able to quickly fight their way
into a contested system and rapidly deliver Space
M arines and their wargear to the front. To this end
strike cruisers can and do take a variety of forms.
Like venerable battle barges of old, a number of
strike cruiser designs date far back to the centuries
TYPE /HITS SPEED TURNS SHIELDS ARMOR TURRETS immediately following the development of the
Cruiser/6 25cm 90 1 6+ 2 Codex Astartes. While most Chapters with limited
resources will typically operate a single type of
ARMANENT RANGE FIREPOWER/STRENGTH FIRE ARC strike cruiser, it is not uncommon for some to
Port Weapons Battery 30cm 4 Left operate two or more distinct types and
Starboard Weapons Battery 30cm 4 Right configurations of strike cruisers with slightly
differing capabilities and weapon arrangements,
Prow Bombardment Cannon 30cm 3 Left/ Front /Right especially among the older Chapters with histories
Prow Launch Bay Thunderhawks: 20cm 2 N/A dating back several millennia. The effectiveness of
strike cruisers has not gone unnoticed by the
Imperial Navy. In the intervening millennia, they
inspired not only the creation and implementation of
light cruisers by the Imp erial Navy, but various
weapon configurations lent themselves to a number
of light cruiser classes used throughout the
Imperium.

Strike Cruiser Fors Clavigera (Grey Knights Chapter) Strike Cruiser Eternal Defiance (Exorcists Chapter)

S trike Cruiser Variants

Throughout the Imperium of M an, the various Adeptus Astartes Chapters utilize strike cruisers that while the same
in essential purpose, sometimes tend to differ significantly in details, appearance and specific weapons arrangement.
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They may incorporate the following refits for the point costs indicated. At a minimum, as many strike cruisers in the
fleet must be of the basic profile listed above as all other variants combined, except additional shields. GENESIS WUZ
Replace Launch Bays. A space marine strike cruiser may exchange its prow launch bay for either a bombardment HEERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cannon (Str. 3 30cm Front) or a torpedo salvo (str. 3 front) for no cost.

Replace Weapon Batteries: A strike cruiser may exchange its port and starboard weapons batteries for 1 launch
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bay each side for +15 points.

Additional Shield: Any number of strike cruisers can each purchase an additional shield for +15 points.

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SPACE MARINE VESSELS

HUNTER CLASS DESTROYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 pts

The Hunter class destroyer, although based on a design long available to
almost all Space Marine chapters, was pioneered primarily by the Dark
Angels, whose deep distrust of other factions within the Imperial hierarchy
made acquisition of vessels from shipyards and forgeworlds far more
problematic than for most other chapters. As such, the Dark Angels chose
the Hunter class destroyer as the most viable counterpart to the Imperial
Navys cobra and maintain large flotillas of the vessel in all their battlefleets.

n addition to standard missiles and torpedoes, the Adeptus Astartes utilise

I three main types of ordnance; drop pods, boarding torpedoes and
Thunderhawk gunships. Drop pods are basic ablative capsules which descend to
a planet in a rapid drop, controlled by a ring of retro burners, closely resembling
a simple ships life pod in operation.
Boarding torpedoes are large, self-guiding missiles which appear to carry a
significant number of troops and are used for ship-to-ship boarding actions. []
TYPE/HITS SPEED TURNS SHIELDS ARMOUR TURRETS With both drop pods and boarding torpedoes, the troops in transit are
Escort/1 35cm 90 1 5+ 1 vulnerable during the transport period, but detection of these small craft is very
ARMAMENT RANGE/SPEED FIREPOWER/STR FIRE ARC difficult, limiting any defensive measures to the last moments of their approach.
Torpedoes 30cm 2 Forward
Weapons Battery 30cm 1 Forward/left/right
 SPACE MARINE VESSELS

GLADIUS CLASS FRIGATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 pts

Invariably the Gladius is the most numerous escort within a chapter-fleet,
being one of the few escorts in relatively uniform usage across the chapters.
The vessel, although larger than any genuine gunboats likely to be in us, is
relatively small by Space Marine standards, seldom carrying much more
than a single squad of Space Marines who are invariably spread across its
decks and control centres supervising the much more numerous chapter
serfs upon whom the chapter relies for actual operation of its vessels. As
such, the Gladius lacks the genuine punch of other Space Marine vessels,
and is of little use in their favoured planetary assaults, but instead earns
itself an admirable place as the foremost ship of the line when it comes to
more mundane border patrols and deep space blockades.
TYPE/HITS SPEED TURNS SHIELDS ARMOUR TURRETS
Escort/1 30cm 90 1 5+ 2
ARMAMENT RANGE/SPEED FIREPOWER/STR FIRE ARC We shall never rest while a single renegade draws breath. Captain Leitz of the Exorcists
Weapons Battery 30cm 4 Forward/left/right

NOVA CLASS FRIGATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 pts

Of all the vessels in the service of the Adeptus Astartes, the Nova class
frigate is commonly the single class to which the Imperial navy take the
most exception. It lacks sufficient size to really fulfil the deployment and
assault roles for which Space Marine ships are primarily intended and its
lance armament and speed make it a menacing gunboat in its own right. As
such, the Nova remains rare in most Space Marine fleets, a trend the
Imperial Navy, the Inquisition and other institutions perpetually concerned
by the balance of power would dearly love to see continue.

hunderhawk gunships are employed as intra-system transports, moving

T troops and war material between ships and planets or between planets,
moons or asteroids within a star system. Thunderhawks also carry a substantial
TYPE/HITS SPEED TURNS SHIELDS ARMOUR TURRETS armament of missiles, rockets and cannons for their size, and are used to give
Escort/1 35cm 90 1 5+ 1 direct fire support to the Space Marines once they are on the surface. Though
ARMAMENT RANGE/SPEED FIREPOWER/STR FIRE ARC Thunderhawks are relatively ponderous, their heavily armoured heat shielding
Lance 30cm 1 Forward/left/right and flexible weaponry make them a prickly proposition when it comes to
interception.
Weapons Battery 30cm 2 Forward/left/right

From the lectures of Lord Captain Morley

of the Fleet Insturum of Alien Studies.
 VESSELS OF THE IMPERIUM

IIMPERIAL SWORD CLASS FRIGATE 35 pts

T
he venerable Sword class frigate has ably served Battlefleet Obscuras for thousands of
years. Every parr of rhe vessel's design and construction has been tried and rested in
innumerable engagements. TI1e Sword's laser-based weapons batteries and substantial
turret array have an exceptional ready level of 88.2%. Its plasma drives are simple, sturdy
units copied many times on other ships and can be serviced by artificers with minimal
training. A classic escort vessel in every respect, few battleships fight without at least a pair
of Swords to guard their backs against enemy destroyers and attack craft.

FAMOUS SQUADRONS
Red Squadron Blue Squadron Omega Squadron The Heroic Endeavor

Achilllies Squadron Errant Squadron lnvincis Squadron

The Nightstalkers The Mariatus The Von Becken

IIMPERIAL FIRESTORM CLASS FRIGATE 35 pts

F
irestorrn class frigates are a comparatively recent innovation within BattleReet
Obscuras. The design was created in an effort to balance the manoeuvrability of escort
class ships with the hitting power of a lance armament. The Firestorrn is built around a
Sword class hull wirh major reconfigurarion of rhe central laser cores to direct power to a
prow-mounted cannon. Only five squadrons of Firestorrns served in the Gothic war and
these were all understrength in most of the engagements they fought, due to a lack of
available replacement ships. The most noteworthy action fought by Firestorrns was by Gold
squadron at the Battle of Veras. The two Firestorrns intercepted a group of lnfidel raiders
flanking me main Reet to attack the Emperor class battleship Intolerance. Three of the
raiders were destroyed for the loss of one Firestorrn, enabling the Intolerance to complete
the despatch of twenty four bomber wings against the Chaos Desolator class battleship
Eternity of Pain.

FAMOUS SQUADRONS
Gold Squadron Lcxus Squadron Patrol Group Erinyes

Costa Barbarus Patrol Novcm Squadron

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 VESSELS OF THE IMPERIUM

IIMPERIAL COBRA CLASS DESTROYER 30 pts

C
obra class destroyers from a significant portion of Battlefleet Obscuras, their
versatility making them a favoured vessel for scouting, patrolling and raiding. The
main asset of the Cobra is its great speed, enabling it to catch the light, fast crafi: favoured by
pirates. This was most famously illustrated in the Gothic sector by Captain Walker's
Skargul patrol. Which destroyed seventeen pirate vessels in the twelve months prior to the
Gothic War.

FAMOUS SQUADRONS
The Widowmakers Skargul Patrol Omna Squadron

Cypria Squadron Hydra Squadron

Notes: Squadrons of Cobra class destroyers can replace their weapons batteries with
improved sensor arrays which makes the bonus to their leadership for enemy vessels
30cm being on special orders 2 instead of 1 .

IIMPERIAL FALCHION CLASS FRIGATE 35 pts

T
he Falchion Class Frigate is loosely based on the Endeavour, Endurance, and Defiant
classes of light cruiser. The vessel itself is a product of the Voss Forgeworld and was
designed to fulfill a similar role as the Sword Class Frigate.

The pattern's operational successes have tended to be in a defensive, rather than offensive,
role where it is used to clear ordinance threats to the more ponderous capital ships, however
in a stand up figh t it simply cannot compete with the damage potential of the much more
widespread Sword Class Frigate that is found in most fleets.

FAMOUS SQUADRONS
The Initiates of Monglor The Rhomphaian Squadron
30cm Michaelis Fire Squadron Torchbearer Patrol
 SPACE MARINES CRUSADE FLEET LIST
FL EET C O M M AN D ER
0-1 Master of the Fleet
You may include one Master of the Fleet. If a fleet
includes any battle barges, he must be assigned to a
battle barge. The Master of the Fleet may be
assigned to a venerable battle barge or fortress
monastery if one is present, but does not have to be.
If the fleet is over 750 points, a Master of the Fleet
must be included to lead it.
M aster of the Fleet (Ld10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 points
You may buy Fleet Commander re-rolls for the
M aster of the Fleet. If the M aster of the Fleet is
assigned to a fortress-monastery, his own re-rolls are
added to those of the fortress-monastery and may be
used by the entire fleet.
One re-roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 points
Two re-rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 points
Three re-rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 points
In addition, the M aster of the Fleets ship may carry
a Terminator boarding party for +50 points.
FO R T R ES S - M O N AS T ER Y
0-1 Fortress-Monastery
If your fleet is worth at least 2,000 points, it may
include one Fortress-Monastery.
Space M arine Fortress-M onastery . . . . . 1,000 points
As the base of operations for the entire Chapter, the
fortress-monastery may purchase re-rolls, which it
may use for its own command checks only. If the
M aster of the Fleet is assigned to a fortress-
monastery, its re-rolls are added to those of the
M aster of the Fleet.
One re-roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 points
Two re-rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 points
Three re-rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 points
CAPITAL SHIPS
0-3 Battle Barges
You may include one Space Marine battle barge
for every 1,000 points in the fleet or portion thereof.
The fleet must be worth at least 1,000 points to
include a
.
single Venerable battle barge (counting as one of the
three allowed), chosen from any available Imperial
or Chaos battleship, grand cruiser, battlecruiser or
heavy cruiser at the listed cost, plus an additional
+35 points for its Space Marine crew.
Venerable Battle Barge. . . . . . . . . . . . . points: varies
Ultima Class Battle Barge. . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 points
Space
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Marine Battle Barge. . . . . . . . . . . . 440 points
0-10 S trike Cruisers
Space M arine Strike Cruiser . . . . . . . . . . . 145 points
ESC O R T S
The fleet can have any number of escorts, in
squadrons of two to six vessels.
Nova Frigate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 points
Gladius Frigate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 points
point
Hunter Destroyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 points
US IN G A S PAC E M AR IN E
C R US AD E FL EET
The Crusade Fleet List represents all the most
aggressive, zealous and insular Space M arine
Chapters, most notably the Black Templars. They do
not rule over great swaths of the Imperium as other
Chapters might, and few of them even have a
homeworld of their own. Instead, these crusading
armies endlessly roam the galaxy, engaged in near
constant warfare with the Emperors enemies (or in
some cases, in endless pursuit of their own ancient
foes). This same zeal breeds in them a great distrust
of non-Space M arines, indeed a distrust even of
other Chapters, who they believe incapable of the
same purity which they themselves make a virtue,
meaning they will seldom, if ever, seek the aid of
other arms of the Imperium.
As well as true Crusade Chapters, the fleet list above
is ideal for representing fleet-based Chapters,
particularly those that operate from a fortress-
monastery, such as the Fire Hawks or Dark Angels.
While not strictly a Crusading Chapter, this list is
particularly suited to the Dark Angels, since it
represents their famously secretive method of
operation. Other Chapters, such as the Imperial Fists,
the Crimson Fists and so on, occasionally launch
Crusades though not exclusively, so they can be
equally well represented by this fleet list or the
Codex Astartes fleet list on p.30 of Armada.
Ordnance and Upgrades
Any ship with launch bays carries Thunderhawks
and Thunderhawk Annihilators. Ships with torpedo
tubes are armed with ordinary and boarding
torpedoes. All Space Marine capital ships are
equipped with drop pods. Any battle barge or strike
cruiser in the fleet may be equipped with an Honor
Guard for +10 points per ship. A fortress-monastery
is equipped with Terminator boarding parties and an
Honor Guard as part of its point cost.
Attack Rating
A Space M arine Crusade Fleet has an attack rating
of 3. If the fleet includes a fortress-monastery, it has
an attack rating of 1; even Space M arines find it
difficult to launch a surprise blitz with a billion tons
of fortress monastery in tow!
S cenarios
A Space M arine Crusade fleet with a fortress-
monastery will always be the defender in a scenario.
Players should use any method desired to pick a
scenario, assigning the Crusade fleet as the defender.
An alternative is to determine the attacker and
defender normally with the Space M arine player
electing if desired to use the fortress monastery if
selected as the defender. Like the rules for a
Ramilies Star Fortress, the fortress-monastery should
only be used as a defense or in some scenarios
substituting for the planet itself.
Reserves and Allies
A Space M arine Crusade fleet will not take ships
from or provide ships to any other fleet list as
reserves or allies, including Imperial Navy, Rogue
Trader or Adeptus M echanicus fleet lists.
 SPACE MARINES DOMINION FLEET LIST
FL EET C O M M AN D ER
0-1 Master of the Fleet
You may include one Master of the Fleet. If a fleet
includes any battle barges, he must be assigned to a
battle barge. If a Venerable battle barge is included
in the fleet, the Master of the Fleet must be assigned
to it. If the fleet is over 750 points, a Master of the
Fleet must be included to lead it.
M aster of the Fleet (Ld10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 points
You may buy Fleet Commander re-rolls for the
M aster of the Fleet.
One re-roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 points
Two re-rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 points
Three re-rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 points
In addition, the M aster of the Fleets ship may carry
a Terminator boarding party for +50 points.
S pace Marine Captains
Aside from the Space Marine vessels themselves,
certain important Imperial Navy vessels within a
Dominion Fleet may well have Space Marine
commanders assigned to them. Any Imperial Navy
battleship, grand cruiser or battlecruiser may have a
Space Marine Captain assigned to it. Space Marine
Captains roll against the Space Marines leadership
table instead of the normal leadership table. Except
for this bonus, Imperial Navy ships led by a Space
Marine Captain do not benefit from any of the Space
Marines special rules concerning boarding, hit and
run attacks, ordnance, etc.
Space M arines Captain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +25 points
In addition, a ship led by a Space M arine Captain
may carry an Honor Guard for +10 points.
C APIT AL S HIPS
0-3 Battle Barges
You may include one Space Marine battle barge for
every 1,000 points in the fleet or portion thereof. The
fleet must be worth at least 1,000 points to include a
single Venerable battle barge (counting as one of the
three allowed), chosen from any available Imperial
or Chaos battleship, grand cruiser, battlecruiser or
heavy cruiser at the listed cost, plus an additional
+35 points for its Space Marine crew.
Venerable Battle Barge . . . . . . . . . . . . points: varies
Ultima Class Battle Barge. . . . . . . . . . . . . .450 points
Space Marine Battle Barge . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 points
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0-10 S trike Cruisers
Space M arine Strike Cruiser . . . . . . . . . . . 145 points
ESC O R T S
The fleet can have any number of escorts, in
squadrons of two to six vessels. The listed point costs
reflect their Space Marine crews.
Nova Frigate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 points
Gladius Frigate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 points
Hunter Destroyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 points
RAPID STRIKE VESSELS
Rapid Strike Vessels are considered Imperial Navy
vessels in every way, including their leadership
values.
Sword Rapid Strike Vessel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 points
Falchion Rapid Strike Vessel . . . . . . . . . . . 35 points
Hunter Destroyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 points
Cobra Rapid Strike Vessel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 points
US IN G A S PAC E M AR IN E
D O M IN IO N FL EET
point
The M aster of each Sp ace M arine Chapter is its
leader and spiritual head. He leads his troops in
battle and acts as the figurehead for the entire
Chapter. As some Chapters rule entire planets or
even sub-sectors of space, a Chapter M aster may
well act as the head of government as well,
effectively as the Imperial Commander of a whole
planet or system. Particular examples are the
Ultramarines, who rule over the dominion of
Ultramar, and the Salamanders, which enjoy close
ties with the people of Prometheus.
Where this is the case, other local military assets,
though not strictly subservient to the Chapter and
with their own command structures in place, will
nonetheless find themselves more often under the
sway of their superhuman neighbors than might
other independent regiments and fleets from regions
not ruled by Space Marines. Any contact with Space
Marines strikes a mixture of fear and awe in the
hearts of mortal men, and such preeminence occurs
naturally wherever man and Marine stand side by
side. In such circumstances Space Marine
commanders will assume overall control for the
defense of a region, though they are inevitably too
few in number to enact such plans themselves.
Where a Chapter holds sway over such a dominion,
Space Marine fleets and vessels of the Imperial Navy
will often be found acting in concert.
Ordnance and Upgrades
Any Space M arines capital ships with launch bays
carry Thunderhawk gunships. Any vessel with a
Space M arine Captain can have an Honor Guard for
+10 points. Imperial Navy vessels are equipped with
their own standard ordnance (even if they have
Space M arine Captains) and cannot be given any
form of Space M arine upgrade. This includes those
listed on the table on p.157 of the rulebook.
Attack Rating
A Space M arine Dominion Fleet has an attack rating
of 3. This is reduced to 2 if the fleet has any Imperial
Navy, M echanicus or Rogue Trader vessels at all.
Reserves and Allies
A Space M arine Dominion Fleet has close ties with
nearby Imperial Navy forces. Contrary to the normal
rules, a dominion fleet can take Imperial Navy
vessels as normal reserves and reinforcements,
including Adeptus M echanicus and non-xenos
Rogue Trader vessels. For purposes of choosing
reserves, battle barges count as battleships, and
strike cruisers count as cruisers for the selection of
any cruiser (battlecruiser, etc.) type. When reserves
are taken in this manner, the fleet can have up to
twelve cruisers. However, in the course of a
campaign, a Dominion Fleet cannot take
reinforcements from the Space M arines table listed
on p.157 of the Battlefleet Gothic rulebook.