Before the UCM launched its Reconquest campaign, its mighty battleships were already legendary and among the oldest ships in theirarsenal. After nine years of cataclysmic war, modern replacements are finally leaving Niccolum and Olympus’ yards in numbers. Built onan entirely new, colossal superstructure, these vessels match their grand forebears in devastating firepower while increasing efficiency,reliability, and reparability. New variants are also coming on stream including the latest turreted lasers, upgradable drives, missile batteries,and power cores capable of accepting additional armaments, enabling a new category of vessel: the super battleship. This kit contains multiple variants straight out of the box with further options available when combined with parts from the UCM Core ship sprue. The Beijing class is an extremely resilient vessel which packs extensive firepower, namely nine UF-6400 mass drivers in three turrets, twelve UF-4200 mass drivers in four turrets and one Cobra laser, not to mention scores of missile bays and banks of point defence lasers. It is currently one of the most popular commands of the UCMF’s Admirals and for good reason – few ships the UCM has on active service are as effective in the annihilation of any enemy as the formidable Beijing. Most of the UCMF’s battleships are surrounded by tales of their illustrious deeds, their names etched into the collective consciousness of the colonial citizenry and this class has no shortage of legends. The New York class is one of the most in-demand ships in the UCMF since its flexibility and awesome power are almost unparalleled. A later development of the Beijing class, it replaces the former’s heavy turrets with a gigantic voidcraft hangar for launching scores of lethal fighters and bombers. It also replaces the Cobra laser with an enormous torpedo tube and internal storage for two of these devastating munitions. The colossal Tokyo* class battleship is one of the most specialised ships of this tonnage level in the UCMF. While based on the Beijing design, this class dispenses with its main mass driver battery in favour of three turreted UF/B-8000 bombard cannons, making this one of the most formidable orbital bombardment platforms anywhere in the Reconquest. Only the UCM has need of a battleship sized vessel designed for this purpose, such is the scale of the mighty undertaking. The Dehli, is a heavy carrier ship that can drop large forces from orbit on its bulk landers and still deal out mass firepower to keep the enemy at bay. The Hanoi sacrifices launch assets due to the massive UF-12000 Twin Mass Driver. This weapon can cripple any ship no matter the size. The Byzantium* super battleship was designed to spearhead anti-surface operations. The class has substantial bombardment capabilities coupled with enough firepower to annihilate any foe it might encounter, including torpedoes and a Python super-heavy laser. Once at its firing station, it can use its substantial fleet carrier capabilities to send waves of fighters and bombers further afield to secure the battlespace. The Babylon shares the substantial armaments and fleet carrier capacity as its sister class, the Byzantium super battleship, but the Babylon elevates its anti-shipping capabilities by replacing the bombardment turrets with UF-6400 mass driver turrets. This was only possible due to the UCM’s latest battleship superstructure and its enhanced power generators. Together, its extensive weapons suite is enough to obliterate any foe. Much like its sister class, the Babylon, the Carthage is configured for the annihilation of enemy ships. The Carthage focuses almost entirely on kinetic damage though, built around a pair of colossal UF-12000 mass drivers in a fixed frontal mounting. It maintains its sister’s fleet carrier capacity for enhanced strategic might. Should energy weapons be required, its UF-4200 turrets may be upgraded to a pair of Cobra heavy lasers—an option it shares with other UCM battleships. The Thebes is the latest super battleship class to enter service with the UCMF. The Naval Design Bureau began with the Carthage’s superstructure and weapons payload but reconfigured its cavernous launch bay forecastle for surface deployments in addition to mounting a pair of UF-6400 turrets. From here the Thebes can launch bulk landers, drop pods, and boarding torpedoes. Already, the class has earned a reputation as a golden deployment for landing troops since they’re unlikely to perish aboard ship before making planetfall. This set includes: 1 Battleship Miniature 1 Dropfleet Base *Please note that the bombardment turrets needed to build the Byzantium and Tokyo are found in the UCM Core ship box. Downloads for construction guides can be found in our resources section here. Miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly. Plastic Miniatures will need to be assembled using plastic glue. Clear acrylic bases will require super glue and may have a protective blue film on one side that will need removing.
