Editing Imperial Navy Escort (section)

=== Basic ===

==== Falchion ====

[[File:BFGAFalchion.jpg|250px|thumb|right|All ahead full.]]

A somewhat newer class, the ''Falchion'' was designed primarily to protect larger ships from enemy escorts. In this role, it uses [[Torpedo|Torpedoes]] and laser macro-turrets to chase off any incoming attackers and has found a role within the Explorator Fleets of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]].

Mostly constructed by the [[Forge World]] Voss Prime. It is an escort ship and as such are individually weak and therefore operates paired with three or four ships; sometimes up to six ships are grouped together in a single squadron.

The pattern's operational successes have tended to be in a defensive, rather than an offensive role where it is used to clear ordnance threats to the more ponderous capital ships, however in a stand-up fight it simply cannot compete with the damage potential of the much more widespread Sword Class Frigate that is found in most fleets ([[Derp|even though it uses the same guns, has more of them, and has torpedoes whereas the Sword does not]]). It is loosely based on the [[Endeavor-class Light Cruiser|Endeavour]], [[Endurance-class Light Cruiser|Endurance]], and [[Defiant-class Light Cruiser|Defiant]] classes of light cruiser.

It is armed with 2 [[Torpedo]] Launchers and 3 [[Macrocannon|Light Macro Turret]].

*'''Length:''' 2.2km
*'''Mass:''' 6.5 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 27,000 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 4.6 gravities max sustainable acceleration

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AdMech Falchion.png|The AdMech version.
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