To Judge the Stars: The Adeptus Arbite Fleet

[Wargamer]

Arbite Special Rules:

Defensive Construction:
Arbite ships are very well built, specifically designed to safely transport large numbers of troops, and equally large numbers of convicts.
To represent this, all Arbite Escorts gain +1 to Boarding Actions in which they are the defender. Arbite Cruisers gain +2.

Precinct Class Battlecruiser: 270pts
Unique to the Arbites, the Precinct is designed to carry large numbers of Arbite forces to endangered worlds. With its own compliment of fighters, bombers, assault craft and enough firepower to devastate opposing ships and defences, the Precinct is more than capable of bringing the full might of Imperial Law to those who believe themselves above the rules of the Emperor.

TYPE/HITS	SPEED	TURNS	SHIELDS	ARMOUR	TURRETS
Cruiser/8	20cm	45o	2	6+/5+ Rear	3

ARMAMENT	RANGE/SPEED	FIREPOWER/STR	FIRE ARC
Port Launch Bays	Mastiff (30cm)	2 Squadrons	N/A
Starboard Launch Bays	Mastiff (30cm)	2 Squadrons	N/A
Port Batteries	45cm	6	Left
Starboard Batteries	45cm	6	Right
Dorsal Lances	60cm	2	L/F/R
Prow Batteries	45cm	8	L/F/R

Special Rules: The Precinct is designed to act as a command ship, with numerous special sensors arrays and communication systems to aid the relaying of orders. The ship adds +1 to its Leadership (so has a Ld between 7 and 10).

Justice Class Lawcruiser: 180pts
The Justic Class is the principle craft of the Arbite fleets. Designed for anti-Pirate operations, the Justice is gifted with brutally heavy armaments for its size, and specifically built for the Adeptus Arbites. Due to its role as a prison escort, crews serving on the Justice are known across the Imperium as "Ferrymen"

TYPE/HITS	SPEED	TURNS	SHIELDS	ARMOUR	TURRETS
Cruiser/6	25cm	90o	1	6+/5+ Rear	2

ARMAMENT	RANGE/SPEED	FIREPOWER/STR	FIRE ARC
Port Batteries	30cm	6	Left
Starboard Batteries	30cm	6	Right
Dorsal Lances	45cm	2	L/F/R
Prow Batteries	45cm	4	L/F/R
Dorsal Launch Bays	Mastiff (30cm)	1 Squadron	N/A

Judgement Class Lawcruiser: 190pts
Judgement Lawcruisers are designed for heavy ground assault. Equipped with numerous Mastiff bays, and powerful Bombardment Cannon, the Judgement can pummel target planets or ships into oblivion.
The Judgement is primarly used as a second-wave ship. Justice Lawcruisers and supporting Escorts will clear a path to the target world, letting the Judgements deploy unmolested. However, their guns can quite easily be turned on enemy ships, with devastating results!

TYPE/HITS	SPEED	TURNS	SHIELDS	ARMOUR	TURRETS
Cruiser/6	25cm	90o	1	6+/5+ Rear	2

ARMAMENT	RANGE/SPEED	FIREPOWER/STR	FIRE ARC
Prow Bombardment Cannon	30cm	6	L/F/R
Dorsal Launch Bays	Mastiff (30cm)	3 Squadrons	N/A

Arbite Escorts:
Arbite Fleets use Space Marine Escorts (eg: Hunter, Gladius and Nova). The cost of these ships is reduced by 5 points. They follow all the rules for Imperial ships, rather than Space Marine rules.

Arbite Ordnance:

Mastiff Prison-Gunship:
The Mastiff is a heavy fighter, slightly smaller than the Imperial Starhawk Bomber. Heavy armed and armoured, it is equipped with close range melta-cannon and grapnel-charges, allowing them to lock onto and breech the hull of enemy vessels, as well as a powerful twin Quad-Lascannon system, and several Heavy Bolter turrets. The Mastiff can engage in any operation, and fend off assaults from any direction.

Mastiff count as Fighters vs enemy Ordnance, and Assault Boats against enemy ships.

[Yurrath (aka Rezzy)]

Awesome.
I like the dorsal launch bays. How does the bombardment cannon work, though?

[Wargamer]

Bombardment Cannon rules are in the Marine Fleet List.

[Yurrath (aka Rezzy)]

Ah right thanks, I have never needed to read it.

[Lord Callum]

Did you make all these up? if so good job but how do you figure out the points for them?

[Ravager Zero]

lordcallum said:

Did you make all these up? if so good job but how do you figure out the points for them?

Yes they're made up. As are most 'house rules' vessels.
As for points, over time you get a 'feel' for balanced points costs.