I just wish that the other 2 Chaos grand cruisers were even worth taking. Perhaps I need to open my mind a bit, but I've never found a point to even fielding one of them.
Russ
Executor is definitely worth taking. It's the Retaliator that's very problematic. My suggested fixes:
Retaliator Class Grand Cruiser 265 pts
Type/Hits: Grand Cruiser/10
Speed: 20 cm
Turns: 45*
Armour: 5+
Shields: 3
Turrets: 3
Port/Starboard Weapon Battery - 45 cm - 6 - L/R (simple enough fix)
Port/Starboard Lance Battery - 45 cm - 2 - L/R
Port/Starboard Launch Bay - Swiftdeaths/Doomfire/Dreadclaw - 2 - NA
Additionally, I would probably have put this ship in the Imperial arsenal. Looks very much like a mini-Oberon and the haphazard jack of all trades weapon loadout with the Launch Bays launching only Furies and Starhawks and no Sharks. Admittedly the Dev does also have the same haphazard loadout. But this one just feels more in the IN's purview. Lowered the points to make it compete with the Styx.
I would then put either the Executor with FP10@45cm WBs with the same launch bay capacity but capable of launching Swiftdeaths/Doomfires/Dreadclaws or the Avenger into the Chaos arsenal with FP14@45cm WBs for 230 points each.
But then again, not my call.