#Imperator Class

[lonestarbattleship]

"MIGHTIEST FOR WAR AND FOR PEACE. Uncle Sam's latest and largest battleship U.S.S. COLORADO' docked alongside the giant S.S. "LEVIATHAN."

Both Queens of the Seas. COLORADO, (left) the largest of Uncle Sam's battleships, was dwarfed in the shadow of the giant Leviathan as they lay together for the first time at the River Pier at West 44th St., N.Y. COLORADO looks like a tiny craft alongside of the mighty Levnathan."

Date: November 9, 1923

AP Photo: link

[pedroam-bang]

Ansel Hsiao - Imperator-class Star Destroyer Redux (2018)

[alreadybraindead]

They're so cute!! I sure hope he doesn't fuck it up somehow

[meep-m0rp25]

why’s he lowk hitting the mr beast pose

not an exact match but you get the point‼️

[woodwool]

hmm ok im gonna sound mean and nitpicky and all that but whenever theres a post with translated japanese going around and people are trying to explain the nuance lost in translation (which is good and fun to be clear) theres always someone chiming in whos exaggerating the tone or words used to such an extent that its. very obvious they only know the language from a textbook vs actually having spoken it in everyday life.

like yeah Ore is rude to use in formal settings or when speaking to authority but its not this ultra super mega vulgar pronoun only used by delinquents lol its like the most commonly used masculine pronoun in casual speech and youre gonna hear it used by anyone from elementary school boys to grandpas. and yeah you should not be going around speaking in the imperative form unironically bc that is crazy inappropriate almost all of the time but when translating it its really more comparable to excessive swearing than like. something someone would only say seconds before pulling a shiv on you yanno.

[deepspaceboytoy]

Imperial Warship Classifications

To fulfill the incredibly broad needs and requirements of the Imperial Navy, the Imperium maintains a massive number of disparate ship classes, each one capable of fulfilling a niche role inside the Imperial combat machine. Ship classes are first determined by size, and then further narrowed by role.

Supercapitals

The height of Imperial shipbuilding achievement, these gargantuan vessels are capable of laying waste to entire star systems on their own. Each of these incredibly rare vessels contains the combat power of a small fleet, easily outclassing almost any opponent in the galaxy. All Imperial supercapital ships are based on the same basic hull pattern, made recognizable by the tapered, dagger-like prow where the flag bridge sits. Each ship measures exactly 14452 meters in length, 2112 meters in height at midships, and requires a crew numbering in the hundreds of thousands. Notable classes at this size are the Aëtius-class Superdreadnaughts and the Plebeian-class Supercarriers. These ships are typically found as Fleet command vessels, though sometimes, when the Imperium’s ire has been particularly stoked, they may be seen on long range deployments. Each vessel is unique, with service records dating back hundreds of years for the oldest of these void-borne titans. Alongside shockingly potent naval combat capabilities, they also hold huge numbers of Imperial Legionaries for planetary operations, with enough troops and matériels onboard to maintain a ground operation in perpetuity.

Because of the unique resource needs of these behemoths, supercapitals maintain their own onboard macrofacturing facilities, able to construct things as large and complex as new hull systems or even entire escort vessels down to small arms and armored vehicles.

Notable Examples: IHNV Two For Flinching (SSDN-11, Aëtius-class Superdreadnaught), IHNV Sunrise Over Terra (SSCV-04, Plebeian-class Supercarrier), IHNV Lamb of God (SSDN-24)

Capitals

More diverse than the supercapitals, capital-class vessels are typically found leading independent units operating away from the Fleet, or leading frontline combat units in wartime. The most common vessels of this class are the Triarii-class Battleship, Awesome-class Battlecarrier, and the Tyrant’s Bane-class Battlecruiser. Typically measuring between 6000 to 8000 meters in length, these the main heavy combat elements of any Fleet, capable of destroying or disabling dozens of lesser ships on their own or, with proper support, brawling with any other military’s heaviest capital ships. Crew requirements for these tough ships are significantly lower than the supercapitals, usually around 25-50,000 personnel, not including Legion forces.

Notable Examples: IHNV At Midnight’s Passing (BBS-114, Triarii-class Battleship), IHNV Fortune’s Favored (BC-117, Tyrant’s Bane-class Battlecruiser) IHNV Scipio Africanus (BCC-12, Awesome-class Battlecarrier)

Ships of the Line

The workhorse vessels of the Imperial navy, ships of this size typically measure from 2000 to 4500 meters in length. Perhaps the most well known of these ships is the Tyrrhenian-class Heavy Cruiser, of which there are hundreds spread across the Twelve Fleets. Other ships include the Palimpsest-class Warfrigate, Spatha-class Hunter/Killer, and Princeps-class Carrier. Making up the bulk of Imperial warships, these vessels are rarely seen on their own. Instead, they fill out most of the tonnage in Imperial task forces and flotillas. Typically the first step for any captain seeking higher command, these ships are found in the thickest of the fighting, relying on super Imperial armor designs to survive where their cousins from other militaries would quickly perish. With significantly reduced crew sizes even compared to the capital classes, the Imperium can field hundreds of these ships per fleet. Combat roles typically involve screening larger vessels, absorbing incoming fire as Imperial capital ships seek to find gaps in the three dimensional formations of naval warfare, and acting as harassers, leaving Fleet shield envelopes to loose off devastating close range barrages at distances of sometimes only one or two hundred thousand kilometers. The smallest vessels in this class, such as the Vainglorious-class Heavy Destroyer, are the largest Imperial vessels capable of operating inside planetary atmospheres without significant environmental harm- to both the planet and the ship.

Notable Examples: IHNV Age Before Beauty (HHD-1411, Vainglorious-class Heavy Destroyer) IHNV Red Sunrise (HPB-97, Onager-class Planetary Bombardier) IHNV Perpetual Victory (HCV-314, Princeps-class Carrier) IHNV Gone Too Soon (HSC-22, Pilum-class Strike Cruiser) IHNV Morning Glory (HAX-03, Assertor-class Advanced Fleet Auxiliary)

Light Combatants

A much looser grouping, ships of this class are not intended for heavy fighting, instead fulfilling many of the auxiliary and support roles that keep the frontline warships fighting. From electronic warfare specialists like the Tempest-class Techship to the Fabricatus-class Constructor to the completely unique Salamander-class Void/Terrestrial Warship that can serve as an actual seafaring ship for use in supporting ground forces on ocean worlds, the ships of this class fulfill incredibly diverse and niche roles. Because of the sheer number of service roles ships of this class are used for, there is no standard size range, and instead the Imperial War College includes ships based on installed weaponry. These ships are universally lightly armed, with many only carrying point defense systems. Many Imperial fleet officers start their careers aboard these ships, familiarizing themselves with both the realities of command and the myriad support units necessary to sustain Imperial combat operations.

Notable Examples: IHNV Jenin (HFA-11, Mediterranean-class Fleet Auxiliary) IHNV New Dawn (CCA-1120, Manzikert-class Civilian Conveyor) IHNV Kingfisher (VTW-1, Salamander-class Void/Terrestrial Warship)

Escort Vessels

The miscellany of the Imperial Navy, escort vessels make up far and away the greatest number of sheer hulls of any class, with thousands spread across the fleets, though it remains the smallest by tonnage. These ships are very small, with most measuring barely more than a hundred or so meters, with crew sizes almost never exceeding more than 20. In fact, so small are these ships that they usually don’t even have a captain, instead answering to squadron commanders stationed on the larger vessels they’ve been assigned to protect. Escort vessels have exactly one purpose: protecting the warships of the Fleet from enemy munitions, strike craft like fighters and bombers, boarding craft, and any other dangers point defense systems can counter. Loaded to the rafters with rotary railguns, plasma incinerators, and high powered lasers, these ships are lethal in large numbers, of which they are exclusively deployed in. Something like a heavy frigate may have up to 10 escorts, while the supercapitals are surrounded by flocks of them numbering in the hundreds. Escort ships are actually incapable of interstellar travel, exclusively relying on external docking cradles on their assigned ships to carry them between worlds and systems. While each ship may carry different weapons systems or specialize in neutralizing different threats, they are built on the same basic hull, the Pugio-class Escort Vessel (Multirole). Because of their size, individual escort vessels are not named, instead receiving a new numerical identifier whenever they are assigned to a ship.

Other Classes and Craft

Even further below the escort vessel are the rest of the Imperium’s spacecraft. Including shuttles, cutters, boarding launches, strike craft like interceptors and bombers, and personal yachts, these craft are exclusively ship-borne, carried in vast hangars aboard the Imperium’s various carrier classes. First and foremost are the strike craft, such as the VF-19 Gothic heavy bomber or the VF-11 Gladius interceptor, which make up the Navy’s strike wings. Able to punch far above their weight, a wing of bombers can disable an entire battlecruiser or heavy carrier if they’re overlooked or manage to pass through the point defense field. There are also Legionary boarding launches, one-way rockets meant to rapidly deliver Marine boarding units to the poor unsuspecting bastards whose ships they’ve been sent to take, and personal yachts used by the various officers to travel between ships, planets, and other Imperial outposts, and the ubiquitous heavy troop conveyors capable of transporting hundreds of legionaries down to a planet’s surface under enemy fire. Across the Twelve Fleets, there are hundreds of thousands of these tiny craft.

[nocturnalhe]

COPIA HAS ADHD RHIS IS CANON BECAUSE TOBIAS FORGE TOLD ME HIMSELF. THIS IS MY STORY

OK so one. to me (tbf this is all based on my experience i have, not that i’m papa or whateva ..) he’s so estranged to his brothers not because they share a different mother (that too also headcanon diff mom obvs cuz nihil is a slut but perchance.) but because he’s neurodivergent. of some sort. maybe not adhd or maybe on the army of audhd but who knows? me know. while sister might treat him more dear to her because he’s her son, it’s also bc coddling i can imagine bc he’s had trouble growing up bc. ND. that can be an add on why he’s never really ‘close’ with his brothers.

also the lack of focus. it’s shown in that one chapter where he’s instead playing his games instead of getting to his responsibilities as a papa. ALSO ‘findally!’ HE KIND OF HAS A SPEECH IMPEDIMENT OK TRUST.

forgetting his own lyrics on stage is so spot on too. ALSO special interest = RRRATS like yes king write a whole album dedicated to the plague and rats serve yo shit. also hc he made siblings dress as the plague doctors or more so the medical team at the ministry join him like yass fun little trip !!!! speaking of forgetting, forgetting his whole momma at the hospital which the whole point of going was to pick her up .. to tobias this is a bit to me this is evidence

ANOTHER THING,

THIS ?? like obvs his contact was just bugging out BUT ☝️☝️ HEADCANON it’s bc sometimes with adhd it makes ya eyes bug out for example, zoning out , one eye goes that way and the other goes the other, maybe it’s just old ppl problems but on my tumblr . com blog it contributes to the adhd allegations

also the weird noises he makes. eugh. euggfhh. tht there too. like frank zappa. ayayaya

ERMMM i’m sure there’s more but i can’t think right now (right now? like rite here rite now ?) but if there’s any other things anyone wants to add on LET ME KNW BRUH!!!! I LOVE HEARING HEADCOANONS

[girl-debord]

"the working class knows exactly how it's being fucked over, it just doesn't have the resources to fight back" yes that's why the republican party has no membership in poor rural areas. that's why working class neighborhoods are never saturated with reactionary churches. "imagined relations to a real set of conditions" is only for the bourgeoisie

[bed-wed-behead-your-fave]

An Imperater-class titan from warhammer 40k

[deskuvro]

Mi tia dize ke mozotras kale avlar en Ladino kon su padre (mi nono), avemos menester de echar lashon kon el, ma yo no avlo bien. Los djenitores de mi nono fueron de Istambol, ma el no pode arrekodrar muncho. Se kitaron kuando era una kriatura.

Este alhad yo iva a su kaza, grasias al Dio. Kería saver si podíamos avlar.

Aydé a perkuro de ambezar… deshéame mazal bueno.

[taniushka12]

I need to finish writing. . . . . . . the birthday fic......

[lonestarbattleship]

RMS Olympic goes into dry dock.

Photographed on October 24, 1934.

TopFoto: EU038051, EU038039, EU038027

[my-so-called-euphoria]

From Mark Fisher’s PostCapitalist Desire: The Final Lectures

Time-poverty is real.

[lesbianboyfriend]

there actually is a universal moral imperative and it’s that everyone has to be so niceys to me

[mychlapci]

*garfield voice*: whoever invented philosophy deserves to be drug out into the street and shot

listen man, i think i would enjoy philosophy if i wasn't being bored out of my goddamn mind <- is an animation student forced to take philosophy in order to get into the program

idk what they put in philosophy classes that makes them so difficult to pay attention to. my cheese dream was the best philosophy class i've had and it was a dream and also i was crying by the end of it.

i mean i do like philosophy. but i feel like philosophy classes are less about philosophy and more about sitting in the worst chair you've ever sat in for an hour and a half, listening to the stupidest opinions anyone's ever had.

[gogodollie]

does anyone want to talk about sister’s parents and the reverend with me. what do you think they were up to pre-imperator. i thinkkkkkkk i have settled on

sister’s dad being a vet and serving in the second world war which is where he had his Calling to the church/decided that he wanted to help families and the community as a deacon (with hopes of climbing the clergy ladder as to get more of a reach). he grew up lutheran and was devout but not super involved in the church- he attended mass weekly and that was enough. having the sort of experience outside of his home and country is what finally made him lock in and realize that he wanted to serve the church for the sake of the people, not for christ the way that things had been explained to him when he was younger. carries a lot of guilt for not being there when sister was born buttttttt treats her like his little princess because he feels like he still has to make up for that years after the fact.

sister’s mom training in her youth to become a professional ballet dancer which was cut short by like. the world being fucking crazy. i think she’s second gen, grew up in america and met sister’s dad in school (high school sweethearts yay🩷). she would have to have given birth to sister sometime around 1942 which means (if sister’s dad Did serve) she probably would’ve been by herself for the duration of her pregnancy depending on conception/birth dates. she grew up irish catholic (just like alan🩷 yay🩷) but wasn’t super attached to religion so it wasn’t a big deal for her to convert by the time sister’s dad started teasing the idea of marriage.

with the reverend i don’t have solid ideas as to what he was up to Before but i could see him being a military chaplain considering that he was older than sister’s dad but still would’ve been fit enough to serve/travel. he’s very claude frollo esque in my brain. like i could definitely see him starting seminary with honest intentions and probably being a lot more christ/missionary focused (as opposed to sister’s dad who seeks out god as to help communities and regular people). butttttt he’s too quick to lose his morals when he sees the Reward of living Sinful Lifestyles as opposed to remaining chaste and pious and honest where he’d be left with the bare minimum