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The Eclipse is the Assault Carrier among the Eldar Cruisers The Cruiser has earned much of its reputation as a lethal killer in the Gothic War, however, where Eclipse Class Cruisers proved to be the deadliest vessels to Imperial and Chaos shipping throughout the war (aside from the dreaded, and much less common, Void Stalker Battleship), and continued to haunt convoy operations long after. This becoming apparent when the Cobra destroyers of Skargul squadron got a lucky hit on the Eclipse Class Cruiser, Stardeath, crippling the cruiser instantly and dropping its holofield protection: the three destroyers then being more than capable of tearing the much larger warship to pieces despite their lacking armament. The ships only real weakness is its vulnerability for its size, lacking any armour protection and having very limited crew numbers: any successful boarding action or battery/lance hit made through it's holofields being more than enough to cripple the cruiser.
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Full flotillas of Imperial Cruisers have been felled by the Eclipse, and very few Battleships can even claim to be able to properly challenge such a deadly vessel. The Cruiser itself, predictably given its armament, is a brutally dangerous adversary to deal with. This oddity of extreme speed and firepower on a supposed 'carrier' has lead to many Imperial strategists to question its weight classification as Cruiser, despite its designation as such by the Eldar themselves.
like all Eldar warships, rely on mobility and stealth above all else to make hit-and-run and flanking attacks on any foe they may be facing.
The Eclipse does not fit the typical cruiser role either. The Eclipse has more than enough firepower to rival any non-carrier based cruiser with its Pulsar and StarCannon armament combined with incredible speed, making the Eclipse an incredibly dangerous front-line fighter despite its 'carrier' role: the ship also outclassing many carriers due to Eldar Strike Craft supremacy. The Eclipse fits neither of these categories very well, despite technically being a member of both.
Most races have a general consensus of Cruisers being line ships, making up the majority of the firepower and acting as a solid 'front line' for admirals to conduct battle from, Carriers also generally being considered as back-line support ships rather than attack vessels often requiring an escort. Lore: The Eclipse is unusual both as a cruiser and a carrier. Standard secondary Armament: Missile Banks and Shuriken Cannons (broadside, belly and spine mounted, undetermined numbers)Īuxiliary craft: 16 DarkStar Fighters, 8 Eagle Bombers, 50 Nightwing fighters, 30 Vampire Raiders, 15 Phoenix Attack Craft and 15 Vampire Hunters Standard Main Armament: 6 StarCannons, 1 Pulsar Lance, 1 Hangar Bay (all frontally mounted) Size: 4.7 KM long, 1.4 KM abeam at widest point