The Scourge possess a truly alien cunning. Destroying their enemies with devastating close ranged weaponry, many a UCM admiral's last moments have been a blinding mass of plasma fire. Often Scourge ships will advance in secret, their admirals only revealing the full might of the ships when it's too late to fight back.

This pack contains 56 Command Cards to use during your games. From the unpredictable Leviathan of the Void to the ground supremacy of Assimilated Bioforms, the DFC Scourge Command Cards provide great fun and a huge amount of unique feeling to playing a Scourge Fleet.

With distinct Dropfleet styling and easy to read rules, this deck is the ideal purchase for any aspiring Scourge admirals, to help them retain control of Earth and the Cradle Worlds.

Made from high quality playing card material, these cards are standard playing card sized, fitting into regular card sleeves.

"Closing in on target. The city looks awful, even from up here. Get ready to launch ground assets. Take that city, men - show those Scourge who is in charge round here!"

This set contains a whole load of Sector tokens! In 3 different styles, these fully 3D tokens are a great upgrade to your cardboard ones.

There are three designs of token, in Industrial, Military, and Commercial style. The Industrial token has a series of factories, showcasing some futuristic industry. The Military design features a heavy-set bunker with vast walls. Finally the Commerical sector has towering skyscrapers, with all their individual floors shown off with inset detail - these really are ridiculously detailed for such tiny items!

Contains 28 sector tokens, with a 20mm diameter. There is a mix of tokens, usually 12 Industrial, 10 Military, and 6 Commerical, although contents may vary.

Resin miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled. Other ships and gaming mats are for scale purposes only.

Though lacking in military resources, most fleets scattered by the Scourge invasion had a high proportion of merchantmen - rightly more likely to run than engage. Forced to be inventive, ragtag Resistance groups sought to repurpose civilian vessels to military ends. Haulers often make poor gun platforms but offer capacious internal holds. When combined with ‘repurposed’ shuttles, yachts and small transports, a formidable weapon can result: the Detonator, a hive of remote-operated, explosive-packed fire ships. The most common vessel is a Seneca class - unweildy and utilitarian, it offered pre-war traders the largest storage for the lowest cost, although many other patterns are in service in this unlikely role.

Crewing a repurposed flimsy brick fizzing with improvised time bombs is not for the sane and/or skittish. These individuals are treated with wary respect when on shore leave, notable in the bar due to singed hair - if they’ve survived to douse their burns in booze. In the service of Kalium, Detonators are employed in an altogether more sinister, regimented fashion, which says a lot of how much the Kabal values flesh and blood.

This set contains 6 Resistance Seneca Detonators. Its chunky design shows an indomitable design ethos - this thing isn't going to be interrupted!

Cast in a single piece, the model has fine detail and the angular armour plates for which the Resistance are well known. A Seneca Detonator has traded its cargo storage for explosives, able to send out loads of Fire Ships to enemy vessels. Of course a ship so full of bombs isn't going to go down quietly - it'll explode on death, causing a much bigger blast than other ships its size!

Contains 6 resin miniatures and plastic Dropfleet Commander bases and flight stands.

Resin miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled. Other ships and gaming mats are for scale purposes only.

This set contains 1 PHR Battlecruiser, able to be built as either a Pompeius or Agrippa class.

Taking inspiration from the PHR Monitors, these Battlecruisers trade the PHR's typical broadside arrangements for something a little more forward facing. Or a lot more in the case of the Pompeius.

The Pompeius is all about those four massive guns. The Heavy Quad Battery is an upscaled version of the weapons found on its little sister the Castor, and they're even more deadly. Able to hunt large enemy ships extremely well, the Pompeius is a hard counter to any players that think they know how to beat PHR! The Agrippa is maybe one of the strangest ships in Dropfleet Commander. Its offensive capacity is small, but it uses its Holographic Drones primarily in a defensive role, able to generate Debris Fields when it moves - and they only negatively affect your opponent!

Contains 1 resin miniature and plastic Dropfleet Commander bases and flight stands.

Resin miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled. Other ships and gaming mats are for scale purposes only.

This set contains 1 Resistance Battlecruiser, able to be built as either a Senator or Triumvir class.

Sleek yet clunky, these Battlecruisers exemplify the Resistance's theme of "bloated military budget gone wild". Covered with thick armour and an array of exotic structures and weapons, the Resistance style shines through.

Armed with loads of missiles, a scanner, and some big bombs, the Senator does a bit of everything. Its Close Action weaponry is extremely potent, which is a threat to anyone getting close. Thanks to its scanners it has Detector, so you can actually keep back to provide support. The VX Bombs are the thing to write home about though. While they don't do a colossal amount of damage to Sectors, their nerve agent will kill all life in the surrounding area - whether they're friendly or enemy! On the other end of the spectrum entirely, the Triumvir is all about defence. It is able to help repair any ships close by, aiding their Damage Control rolls. It's also able to pull apart scrap from friendly destroyed ships, using it to repair Hull damage from other friendlies that are close by. Very handy!

Contains 1 resin miniature and plastic Dropfleet Commander bases and flight stands.

Resin miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled. Other ships and gaming mats are for scale purposes only.

This set contains 1 Scourge Battlecruiser, able to be built as either a Shadow or Umbra class.

Working with the infamous Scourge profile, these Battlecruisers start off sleek at the prow before opening out at the back into a mass of fins and tentacle-looking extrusions. The prow features a dizzying array of weaponry, while the fins house launch bays for added threat.

The Shadow's Magnetron Lash cements it as the Close Action killer in a fleet full of Close Action killers. With the Mauler special rule, this unique weapon combines Close Action Burnthrough damage with the Scourge's typical Scald, making a weapon that is as dangerous as can be. The Umbra takes a more back-field approach. Its Oculus Booster provides a bonus to friendly ships firing at a target that it has softened up. Increasing the range and potency of Scald on other Oculus weapons, this ship is a true force multiplier.

Contains 1 resin miniature and plastic Dropfleet Commander bases and flight stands.

Resin miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled. Other ships and gaming mats are for scale purposes only.

This set contains 3 Resistance Monitors, all able to be built as either Newtons or Galileos. There are parts to build 3 of each, with 3 massive mass drivers and 3 space telescopes.

The craft takes the form of part spaceship and part spacestation: a fitting look for a monitor! Fully half of the Newton is a giant space laser! Armed with an XN-40 "Godray" Orbital Mass Driver, the Newton is truly a force to be reckoned with! Although slow, who is going to try to get close enough to a Damage 3 weapon? No one that wants to live long! Alternatively you can arm it with a big telescope, making the Galileo. This orbital telescope is excellent in a Resistance fleet for detecting enemies at extreme range. Able to Active Scan, add an extra Spike to the target and also get +1 to Critical hits, this is a real gem of a support ship!

Contains 3 resin miniatures and plastic Dropfleet Commander bases and flight stands.

Resin miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled. Other ships and gaming mats are for scale purposes only.

This blister pack can be assembled as either a Heracles or Minos class battleship. The manoeuvre fins can be posed, providing modelling flexibility. It is cast in exceptionally tough impact resistant resin and features extraordinary detail. 1:9150 (0.2mm) scale.

Length 177mm. 14 Resin Parts total (including optional ones).

NOTE: Provided with a multi-part Dropfleet flight stand, designed to track in-game status without the use of tokens. Miniatures supplied unassembled and unpainted.

THE HERACLES CLASS BATTLESHIP

The Heracles Class battleship is a truly awesome vessel and one of the most resilient battleships yet encountered in the Reconquest. Its vast and stocky hull is built around an enormous broadside array of heavy calibre mass drivers, its beam is wide enough to conceal these massive weapons within. The ship’s characteristic and ominous silhouette is increased by a complex series of manoeuvre fins, lending this leviathan a surprisingly graceful appearance for such a brutal tool of destruction. In addition to its broadsides, the Heracles also features the dreaded Dark Matter Cannon, an enormous prow mounted weapon as monumentally destructive as it is advanced. In addition to the extensive damage it can inflict, a single shot is dangerous enough to cause crippling effects to the largest of vessels, making it an awesome foil to enemy battleships.

THE MINOS CLASS BATTLESHIP

The Minos Class battleship is just as formidably vast and deadly as its related class, the Heracles but features an entirely different prow armament. Primarily and most obviously, it carries a pair of Nightfish torpedoes, massive ordnance the size of small ships designed to resist all point defence with sheer armour thickness and mass. Once its torpedoes are launched, the Minos usually adopts an ultra-aggressive approach in order to bring its secondary prow weapons into play. These are the ultra-advanced neutron missiles, perhaps the most dangerous close action weapons yet encountered by the UCM. These are designed to inflict appalling carnage once an enemy ship is penetrated, damaging core systems and causing crippling effects that would normally only be encountered with massive hull damage.

This blister pack can be assembled as either an Akuma or Banshee class battlecruiser. It is cast in exceptionally tough impact resistant resin and features extraordinary detail. 1:9150 (0.2mm) scale. Length: 131mm. 9 Resin Parts total (including optional components). NOTE: Provided with a multi-part Dropfleet flight stand, designed to track in-game status without the use of tokens. Miniatures supplied unassembled and unpainted.

THE AKUMA CLASS BATTLECRUISER

The dreaded Akuma class battlecruiser features a combination of speed, heavy firepower and ability to mask its own energy spikes. The last attribute is the most crucial, enabled by its massive cloaking tailfin - the most effective of its kind in the Scourge navy. These qualities make the class the preeminent cause of civilian shipping loss, where poorly defended supply vessels are frequently annihilated far too quickly for any response.

THE BANSHEE CLASS BATTLECRUISER

The Banshee class also features an awesomely potent cloaking tailfin, making it virtually impossible for them to register energy outputs to enemy scanners. This allows them to unleash their considerable firepower and manoeuvre violently with no negative consequences - a formidable advantage to any captain in a heated engagement. The Banshee differs from the Akuma by dispensing with much of its oculus cannon loadout in favour of lethal close range plasma weapons. Utilising its cloak, these ships can approach a target silently before suddenly unleashing superheated hell. Even once it has done so, the Banshee will not pay for its aggression by becoming more visible to the enemy. It is also armed with a massive torpedo, designed to blast a significant chunk from even a capital ship's hull before injecting hundreds of Razorworms into the wound - deadly killing machines more than capable of eviscerating what's left of the unfortunate crew.

This blister pack can be assembled as either a Dragon or Daemon class battleship. The hull consists of multi-part segments and the fins are set on ball joints, allowing a massive degree of modelling flexibility! It is cast in exceptionally tough impact resistant resin and features extraordinary detail. 1:9150 (0.2mm) scale.

Typical Length 120mm (depends on pose). 17 Resin Parts total (including optional ones).

NOTE: Provided with a multi-part Dropfleet flight stand, designed to track in-game status without the use of tokens. Miniatures supplied unassembled and unpainted.

THE DAEMON CLASS BATTLESHIP

The Daemon class battleship and its sister class the Dragon are undoubtedly the oldest designs of starships still in service with the Scourge navy, behind the rarely seen Super Dreadnoughts. Their segmented hulls and undulating forms are quite different from most modern Scourge ships and the extent of their pitting, battle scars and general ageing have resulted in dating estimates of between 500 and 2000 years old for some examples. The disturbingly organic prow of the Daemon class is laced with oculus weapons and tipped with a pair of furnace cannons, making these veteran slaughterers among the most potent ships the hated aliens have to throw at mankind.

THE DRAGON CLASS BATTLESHIP

Similar to the Daemon, the Dragon class battleship is a truly ancient behemoth that has weathered the centuries to visit devastation and misery on countless subjugated races. While the Daemon is equipped solely with conventional ship-to-ship weapons, the Dragon includes a pair of cavernous hangar bays, lairs for roosting fighters and bombers. It also carries a pair of enormous Scourge torpedoes - capital ship killing superweapons against which there is little defence save fleeing the Dragon’s inexorable advance.

Cruisers are the most common size of capital ship and form the backbone of almost every fleet fighting in the Reconquest. They offer an excellent and flexible combination of speed, firepower and versatility. The standard cruiser hull is so ubiquitous that its design has been redefined many times for a wide variety of roles.

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2 x Scourge Cruisers: These multi-part hard plastic lavishly detailed 1:9150 (0.2mm) scale miniatures can be assembled as up to nine different classes, including cruisers, heavy cruisers, fleet carriers, light cruisers and troopships!

Typical length 112mm. 25 Parts per ship (including optional ones).

NOTE: All ships are provided with a multi-part Dropfleet flight stand, designed to track in-game status without the use of tokens.

Miniatures made in Great Britain, printed in Great Britain

Models supplied unpainted and unassembled.

Frigates are small, fast combat vessels designed primarily for flanking and first strike missions. They are the most common fighting ship type present in most fleets in the Reconquest. Some variants also provide vital support roles complementing the efforts of the main fleet.

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8 x Scourge Frigates: These multi-part hard plastic lavishly detailed 1:9150 (0.2mm) scale miniatures can be assembled as up to five different classes, including frigates and strike carriers.

Typical length 58mm.

24 Parts for all four ships (including optional ones).

NOTE: All ships are provided with a multi-part Dropfleet flight stand, designed to track in-game status without the use of tokens. Miniatures supplied unassembled and unpainted. A maximum of 4 of the same class of ship can be built from this set.

Miniatures made in Great Britain, printed in Great Britain

Models supplied unpainted and unassembled.

Though tiny by warship standards, the Hiruko Boarding Cutter is one of the most feared vessels in the Scourge arsenal. UCM armies know all too well the horrors of close contact with the hated enemy, but naval staff rarely see the fangs, saliva, hate and evisceration in person. The Hiruko brings all manner of bio-nightmares into personal, bloody contact in a way only the Scourge can.

Almost uniquely, the Hiruko is designed specifically for ramming and more than that - to actually make physical contact with a target. Given the lethality of point-blank defence fire, this is always a one-way trip, so the Hiruko is equipped with a potent Plasma Torch and latching tentacles to quickly inject its savage payload into the bowels of the target. Beyond the rents torn by clashing tons of starship, it eventually spells doom for a ship of any size as its crew find their clean uniforms and shiny corridors painted crimson by the deadly boarding party - often made up of the most vicious close quarters Scourge hosts.

This set contains 6 Scourge Hiruko Boarding Cutters. Covered in grasping mechanical tentacles, it echoes the look of a lamprey eel - perfectly showing its role.

Cast in a single piece, the model has fine detail just so many tentacles. The Hiruko is fairly unique in Dropfleet, acting as a boarding vessel. Its ramming attack works like a ship much larger, firing the Plasma Torch on entry before disgorging its deadly caargo of Scourge monstrosities. The attack not only does great damage, but also causes Corrupter on the poor target's occupants.

Contains 6 resin miniatures and plastic Dropfleet Commander bases and flight stands.

Resin miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled. Other ships and gaming mats are for scale purposes only.

The Nickar class hunter-killer is a small, atmospheric-capable vessel of sub-frigate tonnage. These nimble, fast ships are rightly feared by any enemy vessel that operates in atmosphere - this ship's favourite hunting ground. Armed with specialist plasma munitions, these deadly predators can easily destroy vessels larger than themselves such as strike carriers.

In the opening days of the Reconquest, this class was responsible for more Armoured Corps losses than ground actions. Thousands of men and vehicles were lost to hunter-killer incursions aboard their strike carriers before they even made it to the surface. Since these vessels operate in the relative safety of atmosphere, the best measure against them is corvettes - a lesson learned the hard way by the Admiralty who no longer discount such small ships in their battle plans.

CONTENTS: 6 single piece resin miniatures/blister. Wingspan: 52mm. NOTE: Provided with 6 multi-part Dropfleet flight stands, designed to track in-game status without the use of tokens. Miniatures supplied unassembled and unpainted.

Defence monitors are unusual ships for the Scourge, as they don’t conform to their aggressive tactics. As such, they have surprisingly few of them, leading some analysts to suggest that the Scourge were never expecting mankind to rally and strike back so spectacularly.

The Shedu class is actually a fairly typical monitor, offering the usual characteristics: low speed, high armour, high firepower. It lacks the ability to engage surface targets though, armed with a rare variant of

Oculus weapon technology, designed for engaging targets in higher orbital layers.

The Lamassu is little threat to attackers from without, but rather to invaders below. They are the smallest Scourge ships to carry bulk landers and are thought of as mobile, orbital barracks. During an invasion a Lamassu can drop thousands of troops whenever called upon. In order to support its charges, the Lamassu also features limited orbital bombardment capability, allowing it to soften up any landing zone that does have defences in place. During the Battle for Earth, orbital fire and incoming reinforcements from these otherwise innocuous small ships caught some UCM generals fatally unprepared.

This set contains 3 Scourge Monitors. These small ships are slow moving, and struggle to manoeuvre, but make up for that by targeting between Low and High Orbit without penalty, and having unparalleled armour for that size of ship.

This pack makes three ships, buildable as either Shedu class Monitors or Lamassu class Barges. The Shedu is a typical Monitor, with a slow Thrust and high armour (at least by Scourge standards), it has two uses, both as an offensive craft using its Occulus Beam Crest (2 Attack, 2 Damage and Scald), and as a support ship using its Detector special rule. The Lamassu fills a very unique role, as a slow moving lander. A tiny ship equipped with Bulk Landers, it makes a great surprise for your opponents in the mid-game, as the seemingly innocuous chassis gives way to heavy landing capability.

Contains 3 resin miniatures with parts to assemble two variants, and 3 plastic Dropfleet Commander bases and flight stands.

Resin miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled.

Facing a single Scourge Dreadnought generally means death. These 2000 metre monstrosities prowl the void, hunting prey imperiously. They are one-ship fleets, the mightiest vessels that this hated enemy has to unleash. The Nosferatu class packs vast Oculus banks and terrifying close action weaponry. The Cthulhu’s colossal triple furnace cannon can bisect a battleship. If that wasn’t terrifying enough, both carry swarms of strike craft and have potent stealth systems. By the time an opponent is able to finally plot a firing solution, it’s usually too late.

Introducing the biggest ships that Dropfleet Commander has ever seen. The Scourge Dreadnought is the largest of all the Dreadnoughts, with its mass of tentacles coming in at 225mm from front to back!

This set includes parts to make either the Scourge Nosferatu designation or the Scourge Cthulu Dreadnought (a fitting name!). If a massive ship with a 12 Attack Furnace Triad or 16 Oculus Beams weren't enough, try Full Cloak and Stealth! Ouch.

Rules for Dreadnoughts can be found in Battle for Earth.

Resin miniature supplied unpainted and unassembled with a multi-part plastic base. Note that this is an advanced modelling kit and may need small gaps filling and pieces gently heated and bent to fit.

Unlike other races' Destroyers, the Scourge ships operate silently. More often than not, a Scourge Destroyer will not be detected until its too late, sneaking through the void before unleashing their devastating payload.

As a fighting ship, the Succubus has proven to be highly adaptable and capable. It is a troublesome opponent for capital ships and swarms of lighter vessels alike due to its numerous weapons systems. The Incubus is the sister class of the more common Succubus. It carries a more conspicuous armament; a single enlarged furnace cannon, a fearsome weapon capable of cutting to the heart of any adversary. The Revenant is one of the most feared of the Scourge destroyers, and for good reason. The class offers a range of options for dealing death, from conventional Oculus weapons, to powerful close action, to bomber capacity.

This set contains 3 Scourge Destroyers, all able to be built as either Succubus, Incubus, or Revenant classes.

Continuing the Scourge aesthetic, these sleek ships have a squid-like design with varying prows to distinguish their classes. The set even comes with 3 optional Cloaking Crests, providing great protection until they're in the thick of battle. The Succubus is armed with a deadly duo of Oculus Beams, capable of destroying a Frigate in a single barrage. Meanwhile the Incubus has a tiny Burnthrough Furnace Blaster, although it's no less deadly than its larger cousins! Meanwhile the Revenant goes for a more mixed approach, with a devastating Close Action Plasma Storm and a fairly hefty Launch of 2.

Contains 3 resin miniatures and plastic Dropfleet Commander bases and flight stands.

Resin miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled. Other ships and gaming mats are for scale purposes only.

PHR destroyers are larger and bulkier than those of other races. Indeed, by UCM reckoning they could almost be classed a light cruiser. The Electra is armed with four heavy calibre mass drivers in two pairs. These massive guns are devastating when unleashed against large vessels, the Electra’s preferred prey. Its sister the Ariadne is laid out in a multi-role configuration more in keeping with typical PHR fleet doctrine. Primarily, it is an early stage planetary assault ship designed to compliment strike carriers.

The blockade runner is a type of ship almost unique to the PHR and a staple feature in their shadowy and mysterious operations. Although based on a destroyer type hull, blockade runners feature reduced armament in favour of expansive and powerful drives, making them abnormally fast. The Jason class is not poorly armed however, featuring as it does a pair of heavy mass drivers and especially advanced anti-atmospheric close action weaponry. The Odysseus is, unusually for the PHR, a very focused and inflexible design. Its only mission profile is high speed and low-observable insertion of bulk infantry formations, supplies and defence batteries to advance targets.

This set contains 3 PHR Destroyers, all able to be built as either Electra, Ariadne, Jason, or Odysseus classes.

With lots of options to choose from, PHR players are spoiled for choice on Destroyers! The ships have that classic PHR look, although with slightly wider backs then their Cruiser cousins, showing that these are fast and up-gunned! The Electra and Jason provide your typical Destroyer roles, The Electra with two sets of Twin Heavy Calibres (bye bye Battleships), and the Jason trading one set for very dangerous Kingfisher Drones. Meanwhile the Ariadne and Odysseus swap their underslung Twin Heavy Calibres for Bulk Landers, which offers a mixed approach, with decent weapons and fantastic drop ability.

Contains 3 resin miniatures and plastic Dropfleet Commander bases and flight stands.

Resin miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled. Other ships and gaming mats are for scale purposes only.

The PHR’s new Harpocrates Lighter takes Post-human mastery of electronic warfare and builds a whole ship around it. It has a single role: to render a target ship deaf, blind and hobbled without firing a shot.

At close range only, its powerful EM field projection panels can be focused to lash an enemy ship so severely that its targeting systems wash out and its core goes into low yield standalone mode lest it collapse, forcing the drives to idle state. The only downside is that the collapse in the target’s warfighting stance makes it difficult to target, necessitating this as a specialist weapon for where preserving precious Republic souls matter more than reducing the enemy to scrap from afar.

This set contains 6 PHR Harpocrates Guerrilla Lighter. With smooth armour and technical EMP plates, it's very obviously PHR!

Cast in a single piece, the model has fine detail and large plates reminiscent of Dropzone's Erebos walker. The Harpocrates does one thing, and one thing very well: shut down enemy ships. Its EM Warfare Suite does no damage, but forces an opponent to go on Silent Running, effectively shutting down its movement and weapons. Ouch!

Contains 6 resin miniatures and plastic Dropfleet Commander bases and flight stands.

Resin miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled. Other ships and gaming mats are for scale purposes only.

This blister pack can be assembled as either an Agamemnon or Priam Class Battlecruiser. It is cast in exceptionally tough impact resistant resin and features extraordinary detail. 1:9150 (0.2mm) scale.

Length: 150mm. 10 Resin Parts total (including optional components). NOTE: Provided with a multi-part Dropfleet flight stand, designed to track in-game status without the use of tokens. Miniatures supplied unassembled and unpainted.

THE AGAMEMNON CLASS BATTLECRUISER

The fearsome Agamemnon class battlecruiser features a double-decker, full length mixed mass driver broadside with the potential to lay waste to multiple foes with imperious ease. However, the class lacks any meaningful firepower on the front quarter, making it best employed in the heart of an engagement. This contrasts with the excepted role of battlecruisers in the UCM, where flanking, hunting and avoidance are crucial. PHR battlecruisers seem to be laid out to be an efficient broadside platform, where superior toughness can be expected to get these lethal ships to the heart of any engagement.

THE PRIAM CLASS BATTLECRUISER

The Agamemnon's sister class, the Priam, is often tasked with destroying large groups of enemy light vessels and merchant shipping, making its role closer to that of traditional battlecruisers. It is equipped with an extensive light calibre broadside and cavernous launch bays the equal of a Bellerophon heavy carrier. Since lighter ships with poor point defence are particularly vulnerable to bombers, this supports the ship's primary role. In addition, the ability to throw up an enormous swarm of fighters allows Priam to protect friendly ships, often the lighter escorts that may accompany it on interdiction missions behind enemy lines.