The setting allows ship designs to vary across a galaxy-spanning polity. Each fleet depends on its own forge world, command structure, and operational circumstances, so local admirals can adapt vessels to their needs. A common Imperial appearance supplies institutional identity without requiring every yard to build an identical internal design. This is more plausible than science-fiction fleets in which distant galaxies somehow manufacture the same ships to a single standard.
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Forge worlds make fleet standardization impractical
Separate forge worlds and admirals produce related but locally adapted Imperial fleets rather than one universal design catalogue.