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What others think?

 

Well i vote for the Crimson Spectre to be noted as a Blood Angel Ship. The name Crimson Spectre is close to, if not, a Synonym for Blood Angel. I will admit there are some Errors in the Collected Visoins but i think we should use more then just newest is best. Perhaps call it a Blood Angel ship but note its Legion loyalty in question?

You guys are missing the obvious answer. Horus didn't leave SM behind to administer compliance's ever. That was the armies job. This would make the ship an army carrier, not a Legion Strike craft. It is reasonable to assume that an army ship could have the same name as a BA Battle Barge. It is also possible that the BAs named a Barge after a lost ship of an allies to honor sacrifices in war. This is in keeping with the kind of martial traditions of the BAs
Well, it did say that the ship had Imperial Army units. But so did the Vengeful Spirit. And they were administrating compliance in what would normally be considered a high risk system. Yes, the Nephilim had been beaten, but the human population had undergone some serious mental trauma. It was possible that Horus(who was one campaign away from being Warmaster as Ullanor was next) believed that some Astartes protection would be necessary until compliance was achieved, in which case the Imperial Army units would then be left as a defense force while the Astartes rejoined their Legion(s). Granted, that is all supposition.

Here a few more ships:

 

Emperor;

Bucephelus - Battle Barge - Source: Horus Heresy Collected Visions (p.143)

 

And there two updates from The First Expedition forum:

 

Found a correction for the Ironwolf in the Space Wolves list - (destroyed by the Dark Eldar prior to razing of Prospero), Tales of Heresy, p.103.

 

Also

Thanato - Sons of Horus - is designated a Battleship in Nemesis

What a great resource; thanks to all contributors and maintainers.

 

I've found a few ships I didn't see mentioned in my reading of The Horus Heresy, book 1.

 

Ducroix, unknown legion, Loyalist, torpedo monitor, pg 48

Killing Star, unknown legion, Traitor, battleship, pg 48

Xerxes 9-7-7, Mechanicum Ordo Reductor, Loyalist?, Galleass pg 48

Sunstone, Terran Plenipotentiary, Loyalist, heavy cruiser, pg 48

Minotaur, Sons of Horus, Traitor, strike cruiser, pg 50

Omen, Death Guard, Traitor, relic assault ship, pg 54

 

 

 

As for the Crimson Spectre, it could very well be a Blood Angel ship that Horus chose to remain behind. He isn't Warmaster yet, but the two Primarchs appear very close and trust each other explicitly. It's entirely possible that Horus chose a vessel from both Legions to occupy and fortify the conquered world, as both Legions had a hand in conquering it. By the wording and tone of the conversation, Sanguinius seems to fully accept the choice and gives it his backing.

 

However, considering how easy facts can get muddled in 40k, including a separate category for all unknowns could be a good idea. It could include every ship whose allegiance is either in doubt or unknown.

 

As for the conversation about Astartes vessels vs. Army vessels, it's really muddled during the Great Crusade/Horus Heresy. All Imperial forces are divided into Expeditionary Fleets, and all of these Fleets that have an Astartes presence are part of that Legion. The only Army vessels that can be safely separated from a Legion's allegiance would be those from the Fleets without a Legion present. So those ships that Horus leaves behind are Sons of Horus/Luna Wolves, though they may be entirely manned by the Army or serfs rather than any Legionaires.

 

I think the best way to get around this is to include all pure Army vessels into a single category, but specify Legion allegiances where found. So Temba's vessel that was left at Davin, Glory of Terra, would be included in the Army category, but listed as part of a Luna Wolves Fleet.

Alright - a small update:

 

I have added notes up to and including the 18th Legion. I have also added the latest contributions and soon the database will be complete to this point...

 

 

Bad news: The bb codes will not be fixed for at least a couple of weeks - so the tables will remain is the code/unreadable form for a while.

 

 

Good news: it's a fixeable problem - so it will be done eventually. There are quite a few things in the pipeline that require urgent admin attention so we just have to wait for our turn...

Hey malika!

 

Samothrace is an UM cruiser extensively mentioned in the Know No Fear book - it's quite important there. It's also in our list - if only it was visible! :lol:

 

BTW I'm currently reading the KNF because of this project and find it a great read!

Howcome Warbreed is in the table but not the Stonebreaker, as they are both sourced from Storm of Iron?

I don't know, because IIRC Stonebreed is Storm of Iron and Warbreed is Iron Warrior and The Chapter's Due but to my knowledge neither is said to be from the Heresy era but that might just be something I missed.

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