Tyrant-class Cruiser

The Tyrant-class Cruiser is the most common of a series of ships designed around superfired plasma weaponry by the famous Adeptus Mechanicus Magos Hyus N'dai near the end of the 38th millennium. It is capable of launching a salvo of fire much farther than comparable Cruiser weaponry while still delivering a heavy punch at close range, a technique that had eluded ship designers since the ability to create very long-ranged weaponry had been lost during the time since the Dark Age of Technology. Thanks in large part to this advanced weaponry, the Tyrant class became popular amongst major shipyards in the 39th millennium.

Unfortunately, even when combined with their Torpedo launchers, the Tyrant's long-range guns proved to lack the power needed to threaten to anything larger than an Escort. This led to two of the Tyrants assigned to Battlefleet Gothic, the Zealous and Dominion, eventually being upgraded with weaponry salvaged from destroyed Chaos ships to bring their firepower up to that of a Battlecruiser.

Notable Tyrant-class Cruisers

 * Zealous - The Zealous fought during the Gothic War, and was refitted with captured long-range Chaos weaponry partway through the war, making it a massive long-range threat. Its ability to deal damage at long range was further enhanced by the replacement of its torpedo launchers with a Nova Cannon.
 * Dominion - The Dominion is another Tyrant-class Cruiser that fought in the Gothic War and had its short-range weaponry replaced with captured long-range weapons batteries. Unlike the Zealous, it retains its original torpedo launchers.
 * Lord Sylvanus - The Lord Sylvanus fought and earned renown during the Gothic War.
 * Incendrius - The Incendrius fought and earned renown during the Gothic War.