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THE VESSELS OF CHAOS

“MEN AND IRON , , NEITHER OF THEM QUITE AS THEY ONCE WERE . . . . . .”

CHAOS VESSELS

THE PLANET KILLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505 pts

TYPE/HITS

SPEED

TURNS

SHIELDS

ARMOUR

TURRETS

The origins of the massive stellar vessel

known simply as the Planet Killer are a

mystery to Naval authorities. It bears no

resemblance to any Imperial ship design

and is assumed to have been constructed

within the Eye of Terror by Abaddon’s

forces, just prior to the Gothic War – in fact

several of the Adeptus Mechanicus doubt

whether its construction would have been

physically possible outside of warp space.

Only one Planet Killer is known to have

been built and that was used as the

personal flagship of Abaddon the

Despoiler during much of the Gothic War.

Built around a central energy cannon of

immeasurable magnitude, the Planet Killer

is also studded with numerous long range

lances, weapons batteries and torpedo

launchers. Well armoured and protected

by a plethora of shield generators, the

Planet Killer’s only weakness seemed to be

its ponderous speed.

It was this lack of pace which was to lead

to its eventual downfall, as it was

destroyed by salvo after salvo of

torpedoes, fired at extreme range by the

Lunar class cruisers of battle group

Omega, shortly after the destruction of

Kharlos II.

Battleship/14

20cm

45°

“And furthermore it is our conclusion that

such a machine therefore does not exist and

any personnel claiming to have seen it are

deluded.

It has been proven to a high degree of

probability that the destruction of Kharlos

II is wholly the result of coincidental

seismic activity.”

– Conclusions from the preliminary

report on the destruction of Kharlos II by

the Imperial Commissioner for Moral

Truth

ARMAMENT

RANGE/SPEED

FIREPOWER/STR

FIRE ARC

Prow weapons battery

60cm

Left/front/right

Port weapons battery

60cm

Left

Starboard weapons battery

60cm

Right

Dorsal lances

60cm

Left/front/right

Prow torpedoes

30cm

Left/front/right

Armageddon gun

90cm

See rules

Front

Notes: The Planet Killer is notoriously slow to manoeuvre and so cannot use the Come to New Heading

special orders.

ARMADA

CHAOS VESSELS

PLANET KILLER SPECIAL RULES

THE ARMAGEDDON GUN

The Armageddon gun may not be fired if the

ship has been crippled or is on Burn Retros, All

Ahead Full or Brace For Impact special orders.

The Armageddon gun can only be fired directly

ahead of the ship. To fire the Armageddon gun,

place the nova cannon template so that it is

touching the Planet Killer’s stem then move it

directly ahead 90cm. If the hole in the centre of

the template passes over a ship’s base (friend or

foe!), that ship suffers D6 automatic hits. If any

other part of the nova cannon marker moves

over a ship’s base then the ship suffers one

automatic hit. Hits take down shields exactly as

normal. Ordnance touched by the template is

destroyed. Once the Armageddon gun has fired,

it must build up another charge of energy and

you must use Reload Ordnance orders before it

can fire again. If you roll a double 6 for a Reload

Ordnance check, then the Armageddon gun has

disastrously malfunctioned, inflicting a critical

hit on the Planet Killer and rendering the

Armageddon gun useless for the rest of the

battle. On a roll of any other double, the

Armageddon gun can be fired once more before

it must be shut down to prevent overloading.

Note that as the Planet Killer also has torpedoes,

it is possible that you will need to use Reload

Ordnance orders for these at the same time as

for the Armageddon gun. In this case, only

make one Command check but apply the roll

equally to both weapons systems (eg, if you roll

a double 6, then the Planet Killer suffers an

automatic critical and will also be out of

torpedoes for the remainder of the game).

THE PLANET KILLER

IN EXTERMINATUS

The Planet Killer, as its unsubtle name suggests,

is designed to attack worlds. This makes it

particularly appropriate for the Exterminatus

scenario. If the Chaos fleet is attacking, it can

include the Planet Killer instead of using

modified exterminators or a Blackstone

Fortress. The Planet Killer does not lose any of

its weapons for being an exterminator, but if the

Armageddon gun cannot be used for any reason

then it can no longer act as an exterminator and

the Chaos player loses the battle automatically.

Though the Planet Killer must enter low orbit to

fire a planet-killing shot like other vessels it

does not have to approach within 45cm of the

table edge to activate the Armageddon gun, nor

does it need to roll a 4+ to destroy the planet.

INCLUDING THE PLANET KILLER

IN OTHER BATTLES

The Planet Killer isn’t particularly suited to

general fleet engagements and is much more

appropriate for special scenarios or certain

types of games. In fact, the Planet Killer is

very likely to be the whole reason for a

battle. For example, you could play Scenario

three: The Raiders, with the Chaos fleet

defending the Planet Killer. Instead of the

normal victory conditions, the attacking

player must cripple or destroy the Planet

Killer.

Another variation on the ‘destroy the Planet

Killer’ scenario is to use Surprise Attack.

Rather than orbiting a world, the defending

Chaos fleet is stationed around the Planet

Killer (perhaps it is undergoing repairs or

something similar). The defender does not

have to pay any points for the Planet Killer,

but it starts the battle on standby like the

other defending vessels. As such it cannot

move or shoot until active, though turrets

and shields work as normal. The attackers

must cripple the Planet Killer to win.

Similarly, you could fight a Convoy

scenario, with the Planet Killer counting as

eight transports. The Planet Killer’s

unwieldy size will make it difficult to

manoeuvre in the dense celestial

phenomena, offsetting its far greater

offensive capabilities. If the Planet Killer

moves off the opposite table edge

undamaged then the Chaos player wins. If it

is crippled before it escapes it is a marginal

attacker win and if it is destroyed the

attacker gains a major win.

FIRING THE ARMAGEDDON GUN

Monstrous

Imperious

90cm

Planet Killer

Example: The nova cannon template moves 90cm directly ahead of

the Planet Killer. The hole passes over the Imperious , while the outer

edge passes over the Iron Duke . Unfortunately for the Chaos player,

the template also passes over the Monstrous . The Imperious suffers

D6 hits, and the Iron Duke and Monstrous suffer 1 hit each.

Iron Duke

ARMADA

CHAOS VESSELS

CHAOS RETALIATOR CLASS GRAND CRUISER . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 pts

Galan V garrison fleet that mutinied

against Imperial rule in M35. After a two

day pitched battle around the planet’s

three moons which saw four of the traitor

vessels destroyed, taking three Imperial

cruisers with them the rebel squadron

disengaged, fled out of the system and

made the jump into the Warp, led by the

squadron command vessel, Foebane .

Since the Treachery of Galan the squadron

(which has now taken its command ship’s

name) has been identified as part of the

raiding fleets of three renegade

Warmasters, and has been involved in fleet

actions in Segmentum Obscurus,

Segmentum Solar and Ultima Segmentum.

The Foebane and her sister ships were last

positively identified during the Raid on

Magdellan Prime, now over 100 years ago,

which destroyed fifty percent of the

planet’s orbital defences.

FAMOUS SHIPS

Foebane

TYPE/HITS

SPEED

TURNS

SHIELDS

ARMOUR

TURRETS

W hen vessels of a certain class are already

Grand Cruiser/10

20cm

45°

known traitors, Imperial Admirals must

think long and hard about employing the

services of remaining vessels. Individual

captains and their ships may turn traitor

regardless of class, but when substantial

numbers of vessels of the same design fall to

the Ruinous Powers, some fallibility must be

suspected. By accident, or perhaps by design

of some already corrupted Techmagos, the

ship may lack proper protection from the

influences of the Warp, or its architecture

may contain certain geometries, proportions or

combinations of material which act as

conduits for the dark energies of Chaos,

making all such vessels vulnerable to the

worst of taints, no matter how loyal, brave

and honourable their captain and crew may be.

ARMAMENT

RANGE/SPEED

FIREPOWER/STR

FIRE ARC

Port weapons battery

30cm

Left

Starboard weapons battery

30cm

Right

Port lance battery

45cm

Left

Starboard lance battery

45cm

Right

Port launch bays

Swiftdeaths: 30cm

2 squadrons

Doomfires: 20cm

Dreadclaws: 30cm

Starboard launch bays

Swiftdeaths: 30cm

2 squadrons

Doomfires: 20cm

Dreadclaws: 30cm

Special Rules: The Foebane has improved thrusters and may move 5D6 cm when on All Ahead Full

orders. This costs no extra points.

ARMADA

T he Retaliator class was part of the

CHAOS VESSELS

CHAOS EXECUTOR CLASS GRAND CRUISER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 pts

Imperial service. Few were ever

constructed, mostly in the ship yards of

Hydraphur and its surrounding forge

worlds.

The Executor was a lance boat, and as

such was much liked by fleet commanders

as a counter foil for other more heavily

gunned cruisers.

Over the years the Executor’s numbers

dwindled as each was lost in battle. One of

the last remaining squadrons, under the

command ship Blood Royale, was

stationed as part of the massive fleets

defending the Cadian Gate. During a fleet

action against Chaos vessels raiding from

the Eye of Terror, the Executor class Blood

Royale and her sister ships where part of

the pursuit force. Having held the line and

forced the raiders to disengage the Blood

Royale and a dozen other vessels gave

chase. None where ever seen again, their

fate remained a mystery. Most believed

they had been drawn into a trap and

destroyed. Five centuries later three of the

missing vessels, including the Blood

Royale , were identified as part of the

renegade fleet of Warmaster Arca

Vilespawn. They are thought to be the

only Executors left.

FAMOUS SHIPS

Blood Royale

TYPE/HITS

SPEED

TURNS

SHIELDS

ARMOUR

TURRETS

Grand Cruiser/10

20cm

45°

ARMAMENT

RANGE/SPEED

FIREPOWER/STR

FIRE ARC

Port lance battery

30cm

Left

Port lance battery

45cm

Left

Starboard lance battery

30cm

Right

Starboard lance battery

45cm

Right

of officers and quartermasters, whom he will conspire with to effectively enslave the ship’s remaining crew, turning them into unwilling

serfs to Chaos. Under such conditions, most inevitably succumb and turn to Chaos themselves, or else are broken and perish in their servitude.

Sometimes, however, the brave fight goes on. The traitor vessel, Desmeria, for example, was destroyed when intercepting forces from Battlefleet

Artemis managed to teleport a supply of melta-bombs to surviving loyalist sailors, holding out deep in the bowels of the Desmeria. In a

series of guerilla raids the valiant loyalists used the melta bombs to blast their way through to the ship’s anterior plasma coil before finally

sacrificing themselves in the Emperor’s name, overloading the plasma drive itself and committing their treacherous comrades to the oblivion

their actions so deserved.

ARMADA

T oday the Executor is no longer in

N ot all crew aboard a treacherous vessel are necessarily willing participants. A corrupted captain may have turned little more than a handful

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