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Kinda new to 40k and was just wondering if the orks had any space fleets and how well do they match compared to other races ?

Orks have space ships... they are kinda made from junk. Or they are built out of asteroids and spacehulks.
They match differently to different races but they are pretty capable mainly due to their size.

Orks mostly use passing space hulks for interstellar transportation, but they do sometimes build up large-scale fleets that can be surprisingly deadly. The most common activity I've read regarding Ork space fleets has been pirate activity, they seem very into that.

The best way would be to check out GW website and go to the specialist games section, battlefleet gothic has a good overview of the standard ships in the different race's fleets.

Ork fleets arnt bad they aren't grate but its also amzing that they dont fall apart. There is a story with an Eldar Pirate lord Named Alanthrasil Swiftblade who was pinned up against an orc fleet while he was attacking an Inqusition ship and the orc fleet whiped out everything but Alanthrasil was saved by an Inquisiter. So they are pritty good.

Eldrad wrote:Ork fleets arnt bad they aren't grate but its also amzing that they dont fall apart. There is a story with an Eldar Pirate lord Named Alanthrasil Swiftblade who was pinned up against an orc fleet while he was attacking an Inqusition ship and the orc fleet whiped out everything but Alanthrasil was saved by an Inquisiter. So they are pritty good.

Apparently an Ork fleet wiped out a Tyranid splinter fleet fairly easily at one point.

The thing with Ork fleets is you don't know they are there until they start moving, and by that time it almost to late. "Hey, Captian that Asteroid Feild just started moving."

Eldrad wrote:Ork fleets arnt bad they aren't grate but its also amzing that they dont fall apart. There is a story with an Eldar Pirate lord Named Alanthrasil Swiftblade who was pinned up against an orc fleet while he was attacking an Inqusition ship and the orc fleet whiped out everything but Alanthrasil was saved by an Inquisiter. So they are pritty good.

That is until they come up against Space Wolves who just ram them and Blood Angels who shoot the hell out of them even when their ship is crippled and takes another year to make it to the nearest star port in imperial spaec

So I'm guessing that Ork fleets are in fact powerful ? Does only count if they are in big numbers ?

Yes, only in big numbers.


the catch is that orks are ALWAYS found in large numbers.

Ork "Fleets" are typically one or two spacehulks, surrounded by a large number of Roks (hollowed out astroids with massive engines attached), and if the orks are lucky, some looted vessels.

Big Mek Dattrukk wrote:Ork "Fleets" are typically one or two spacehulks, surrounded by a large number of Roks (hollowed out astroids with massive engines attached), and if the orks are lucky, some looted vessels.

Not entirely true, Orks have their own actual ships, too. See BFG for examples.


Ork ships have the most powerful tractor beams and shields, as well as some of the best teleportation technology. This allows them to easily board enemy vessels for capture, and to, well, ram enemy ships as well (a favored Ork tactic).

Of course, any Mek worth the oil on his oversized boots knows that 'Umie ships has all the best gubbins for lootin and emproovin.

Yes orks have their own ships, normally freeboota kaptains have large, upgunned fleets