Space Marine Full Cruiser

[Algavinn]

This week I've been spending a fair amount of time messing with the smotherman ship building calculator, mostly to refine my IN light carrier, and battlecruiser carrier, but I'm still working on building my Space Marine fleet and decided to see if there was a reasonable form of a full cruiser I could include in my fleet (at least one anyway).  I was inspired by the thread on the venerable battleship <a href="http://sg.tacticalwargames.net/forum/index.php?topic=1854.0">here</a>, and thought it would be a great flair of flavour, basing a cruiser on one of the normal chaos cruisers so it has a bit more of an aged pre-heresy/grand cruiser look to it.  I'm sure this isn't anywhere near a new idea but didn't see anything on it at first glance.  I'm trying to find a good medium between the strike cruisers, and the full battle barges.  Below are my initial thoughts, and I would love some input into what one might want from a full marine cruiser, and it's tactical role in the fleet.  As this is for ultramarine fleet, it seems fitting they might still have some of the ancient pre-heresy ships.


(also, I was a bit confused by the armour points calculation sentence so this is likely inaccurate, please advise? "6+ armor and Space Marine rules has a final cost multiplier of x 1.45")

8 hit points (40)
2 shields (20)
3 turrets (15)
6+ armour (50?)
20cm (4)

Port Weapon Batteries 45CM 8 (24)
Starboard Weapon Batteries 45CM 8 (24)
Keel Launch Bay 2 (20)
Prow Bombardment Cannons 5 (35)

232 points.

[horizon]

No! Close this can of worms before it is too late.





Anywhoo, Space Marines will not get full hit cruisers. Never. It is not their style.

Imperial Guard = the main horde/ground forces

Imperial Navy = the emperor in space battles

Space Marines = the elite being called upon

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A trias politica. All in balance, no third may be stronger then any of the other two. Marines may not rival the Navy in space. Navy may not get so much forces it will rival the guard etcetera.

After the heresy the Imperial Army was split in above three. The fleet went to the Navy. The Marines only got specialized craft to assault planets (Barge & Strike Cruisers).

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Venerable Battle Barges is the only way to include an old Imperial Army cruiser in the Marine fleet.

[Algavinn]

I appreciate your input, and at this highly cognoscente hour of 4am, you're completely and utterly right.  They are a specialist shock force, called on for intense or specific needs, not a line force.  I may have to model a venerable battle barge for my desired bit of flair.