Glorious Heritage Class
First appearance	"Under the Night"
Last appearance	"The Heart Of The Journey"
General Characteristics
Fighters	Slip fighters
Armaments	AP Cannons Point defense lasers Smart missiles Smart bullets Nova Bombs
Defences	High tension armor Ablative armor Reactive armor Battle blades
Propulsion	Slipstream
Power	Fusion reactors

The Glorious Heritage (Ship Registration Code XMC) Heavy Cruiser is a fictional starship class in the television series Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda. This article is the listing of all episodes of Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda. This article is the listing of all episodes of Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda. The Andromeda Fictional universe contains a large number of offensive and defensive weapons of varying degree of power The Andromeda Fictional universe contains a large number of offensive and defensive weapons of varying degree of power The Andromeda Fictional universe contains a large number of offensive and defensive weapons of varying degree of power The Andromeda Fictional universe contains a large number of offensive and defensive weapons of varying degree of power A nova bomb is a fictional weapon of mass destruction in the Andromeda series " Slipstream " is a Science fiction term for a fictional method of Faster-than-light space travel similar to hyperspace travel Warp The heavy cruiser was a type of Cruiser, a naval Warship designed for long range high speed and an armament of naval guns roughly 8in in calibre Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. A starship is a theoretical Spacecraft designed for traveling between the stars, as opposed to a vehicle designed for Orbital spaceflight or Interplanetary A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U See Andromeda (disambiguation for other uses of "Andromeda"

The Glorious Heritage Heavy Cruiser is the bright star of the High Guard fleet. The High Guard is a fictional military organization in the TV series Andromeda. As the most visible symbol of the reach and power of the Commonwealth, command of these vessels is reserved for the best and the brightest. ^[1] Capable of high-endurance, independent operations, XMCs are often called upon to perform disaster relief and refugee support operations due to their spacious interiors and ability to ferry large quantities of emergency supplies and additional personnel. ^[2] During peacetime, XMCs are most often tasked with independent intergalactic exploration, charting and documenting the star systems of the Local Cluster. They are also the preferred platform for first contact missions, given their formidable combat capabilities and their ability to operate without a battlegroup - often critical to assuring potential Commonwealth members that the High Guard comes in peace.

After the Fall of the Commonwealth The Andromeda Ascendant was the only known surviving XMC cruiser. Later in the season 1 episode ^[1], the crew discovered the Pax Magellanic, another Glorious Heritage starship and sister to the Andromeda Ascendant in the remmenants of a destroyed planet. It was later revealed that the Pax Magellanic had actually destroyed the planet by ejecting her Slipstream drive into the atmosphere. The Pax Magellanic was later destroyed by the crew after trying to destroy Andromeda. A large number of other ships were eventually recovered from a POW camp in the second season.

Vessels of this Class

• Andromeda Ascendant
• Pax Magellanic^[1]
• Million Voices^[2]
• Crimson Sunrise

References

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