Devastation-class Cruiser

The Chaos Devastation-class Cruiser is a fleet-support carrier, a rarity among Chaos fleets. The Devastation has launch bays capable of launching four squadrons of attack craft, bringing vital support to Chaos fleets that are normally short on the fighters needed to counter the massed Torpedo volleys that make up a large part of the tactics used by their Imperial nemeses. Devastations also bring to bear bombers and the Dreadclaw Assault Boats that are an incredibly dangerous weapon when filled with Chaos Space Marines. While the Devastation's weapons battery and long-range Lances lack the firepower to engage in short-range duels, the Devastation is nonetheless an effective long-range threat.

Notable Devastation-class Cruisers

 * Unforgivable - The Unforgivable earned its name during the 37th millennium during what would become known as the Mordian Incident. Known at the time as the Righteous Fury, the ship was paired with the Oberon-class Battleship Justus Dominus and six Escorts in guarding fourteen Imperial Navy transports carrying thirty-two thousand Imperial Guardsmen, fifteen hundred tanks, and over ten thousand additional staff and vehicles to fight Orks on the besieged planet of Gestenbal.  When the convoy was assembled, the Righteous Fury reported enemy contacts on its scanners and launched its bombers, then diverted them towards the Justus Dominus while turning its guns against the Escorts.  The surprise attack crippled the Justus Dominus and destroyed four of the Escorts, forcing the two survivors to retreat.  The convoy was then helpless against the power of the Righteous Fury, and was wiped out over the course of thirteen hours of repeated bomber attacks.  Only three thousand men managed to survive in escape pods and ether rafts, a loss that led to the fall of Gestenbal.  The newly-renamed Unforgivable would continue to rampage for three millennia untill it was destroyed by the Dominator-class Cruiser Hammer of Justice during the Port Maw Blockade of the Gothic War.
 * Deathbane - The Deathbane fought and earned renown during the Gothic War.