Mercury Class Battlecruiser
255 pts
Imperial Navy
| Type/Hits | Speed | Turns | Shields | Armour | Turrets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruiser/8 | 25 cm | 45° | 2 | 6+ front / 5+ | 2 |
| Armament | Range/Speed | Firepower/Str | Fire Arc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port weapons battery | 60 cm | 6 | Left |
| Starboard weapons battery | 60 cm | 6 | Right |
| Port weapons battery | 45 cm | 4 | Left |
| Starboard weapons battery | 45 cm | 4 | Right |
| Dorsal lance battery | 60 cm | 2 | Left/front/right |
| Prow nova cannon | 30 – 150 cm | 1 | Front |
Special
• Mercury class battlecruisers are fitted with up-rated engineering plants that increase its speed and provide it with greater firepower at the expense of survivability. When reduced to zero hits, it rolls 3D6 for catastrophic damage and adds the result (any roll greater than 12 counts as 12).
Options
• Can be refitted with improved weapons batteries (like the Nemesis and Medusa after the Stabulo Campaign). Its 45 cm weapons batteries increase their range to 60 cm for +10 points.
• Can replace its Nova Cannon with strength 6 torpedoes for -20 points (like the Gorgon which had its prow severely damaged during the Stabulo Campaign).
• Can replace its Nova Cannon with strength 6 torpedoes for -20 points (like the Gorgon which had its prow severely damaged during the Stabulo Campaign).