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author: Rory Hinnen
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description: An overview of Imperial Forces
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date: 2026 May 20 9:15
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tags: Battlefleet Gothic, Scarus, Fiction, Imperial
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published: true
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image: ../../images/IMG_4488.jpeg
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imageDescription: A small squadron of Imperial ships poised to defend their home
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title: Imperial Fleets
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layout: BattlefleetStory
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# Fleet Composition for the Scarus Subsector
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The Scarus Imperial presence is a proud fleet, which is really just another way of saying underfunded and somewhat ignored. There is a strong traditional mindset guiding the deployment and requisitioning of ships in the sector, and a great willingness to keep older or transitional ships in operation.
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## Cruisers
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### Zealous
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<img src=\"../../images/IMG_4480.jpeg\" \"The Zealous\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\">
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The _Zealous_ is an older, transitional ship that has been upgraded for service with the more modern Imperial ships. Structurally it retains aspects of its older Heresy-era prow and keel, but it's a fully upgraded and modern _Dominator Class_ Cruiser.
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## Light Cruisers
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Light Cruisers are well represented in the Scarus fleet, being smaller and cheaper to maintain.
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### Emporer's Shield
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<img src=\"../../images/IMG_4479.jpeg\" \"Emporer's Shield\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\">
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The _Emporer's Shield_ is a _Dauntless Class_ Light Cruiser, with a long and noble service defending the sector. It has accomplished this largely by staying well out of the range of enemy weapons, and preserving itself for future conflicts when damanged.
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### The Resolute
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<img src=\"../../images/IMG_4478.jpeg\" \"The Resolute\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\">
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Captain Tillinghast has a reputation for making sacrifices, of which is crew is well aware. That has made _The Resolute_ famous in the sector as a ship that "get's things done."
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## Escorts
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The Scarus sector leans heavily on escorts, and has ships with a variety of backgrounds and form factors.
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### The Rhomphaian Squadron
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<img src=\"../../images/IMG_4481.jpeg\" \"The Rhomphaian Squadron\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\">
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Serving on an escort ship is often brutal and short. The Rhomphaian Squadron is no exception.
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Typically commanded by Captain Tarkus, the squadron has a reputation for limping back to their home port, only to be rapidly refitted and returned to active service.
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