Retaliator-class Grand Cruiser

The Retaliator-class Grand Cruiser, like many Chaos vessels, was originally an Imperial ship, delegated to reserve and garrison fleets as newer designs took the fore. However, the Treachery of Galan in M35 saw the Retaliators in the Galan V garrison fleet mutiny enmasse. After a two day pitched battle around Galan V's moons, the remnants of the Retaliator squadron disengaged outsystem. In the millennia since, they have plagued Segmentum Obscurus, Solra, and Ultima, and served in the fleets of prominent renegade Warmasters and Traitor Legions. In response, the Imperial Navy has discontinued the use of most remaining Retaliators. The Retaliator is a dangerous ship, similar in purpose to the Imperial Exorcist. It combines lances, launch bays, and macrobatteries for an 'all comers' warship. Only one Retaliator is known to be operating in the Koronus Expanse, the infamous Monarch of Whispers. However, it is certainly possible other Retaliators operate amongst the distant stars.