New Ship (Tyranid Queenship)

Tyranid Queenship (430 points)

This ship profile represents the giant Norn Queens described in much of the Tyranid fiction.

Type/Hits	Speed		Turns	Shields	Armour		Spores
Battleship/20	15cm		45*	-	5+		6
Armament		Range/Speed		Firepower/Str.		Fire Arc
One Prow Weapon		See below		-		-
One Thorax Weapon		See below		-		-
Six Port/Starboard Weapons		See below		-		-

For every two Hive Ships you take as normal from the fleet list, you may take one Queenship. Additionally, you may take 0-4 Cruisers per Queenship.

When choosing weapons, the Queenship has the same options as a Hive Ship, except she can take up to 6 Port/Starboard weapons instead of 3, and the Firepower/Strength of all her Prow and Thorax weapons are double what a Hive Ship is.

A Queenship counts as a Hive Ship in all special rules concerning instinctive behaviour and hive mind control, except she can overrule instinctive behaviour at an increased distance of 60cm.

 

Comment

Taking a Queenship isn't just taking two Hive Ships in one. It makes controlling your fleet easier, means your flagship can take more hits and will absolutely bloody slaughter anything it boards, but remember that your Spore rating isn't as good as two Hive Ships put together, plus you're only one target for hit-and-run-attacks and other special effects.