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Conquest-class cruiser

Conquest-class Star Galleon

A Conquest-class Star Galleon is a rare, tremendously powerful armed star freighter that is rarely seen in the 41st Millennium. It is believed that this type of vessel was first commissioned by the Emperor Himself at the dawn of the Imperium of Man for the very first Rogue Traders granted their Warrants of Trade by the Emperor's hand.

The Imperium swarms with transport vessels. Millions of these civilian voidcraft plough the space lanes, ferrying pilgrims, ore, fuel, foodstuffs, weapons, materiel, machine parts and luxury goods to untold billions of eager consumers across the galaxy.

There are countless classes of transport vessel, and even the mightiest Rogue Trader dynasty, replete with fleets of ancient warships, requires humble transport craft to carry the spoils of their conquests back to Imperial space.

History[]

Star Galleons are thought to be treasure ships from the very dawn of the Imperium, commissioned for the very first Rogue Traders Militant on the orders of the Emperor Himself. Whether this is true is completely unprovable, but those Star Galleons found in the Koronus Expanse are usually ancient vessels bearing design elements lost to present-day Imperial shipwrights. Specialist long-range exploration vessels, capable of voyaging for standard years at a time, they were conceived as heavily armed hybrids of cruiser and transport, with enough Lance firepower to defend themselves and carve apart Renegade star empires, yet also capable of safely transporting back the spoils of war by the megatonnne.

Few of these ships now exist in the Koronus Expanse in the 41st Millennium. They are precious relics, priceless treasures from the legendary founding time of the Imperium. Only the most ancient and powerful Rogue Trader dynasties retain such heirloom vessels, and they guard them jealously. Generally regarded as fragile and undergunned for their size by present Imperial naval officers, such an appraisal misses the obvious fact that these are not warships; rather, they are tremendously powerful armed freighters.

The Conquest-class is the archetypal Star Galleon, though ten thousand standard years of variation amongst the limited number of these voidships still active renders the concepts of a "class" somewhat moot. Every Conquest is a uniquely glamorous and beautiful vessel, a glittering city in the stars, laden with treasures from forbidden realms and lost empires. Physically as large as most Imperial cruisers, though not as well-armed or armoured, they are nevertheless a match for most threats that can be found in the Koronus Expanse.

Dimensions[]

  • Hull: Transport
  • Class: Conquest-class Star Galleon
  • Dimensions: Approximately 5.1 kilometres long, 0.7 kilometres abeam at fins
  • Mass: Approximately 30 megatonnes
  • Crew: Approximately 65,000 crew
  • Acceleration: 2.1 gravities maximum sustainable acceleration

Sources[]

  • Rogue Trader: Battlefleet Koronus (RPG), pp. 23-24
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