Keldabe-class Battleship

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* 440 Seconds (Galactic Conquest)
* 110 Seconds (Space Skirmish)

* Slow

Charging Anti-Turbolaser

* 15 Per Second

* Heavy Armor

* 0.5% Every 10 Seconds

Non-Targetable:

* 4x Med TL
* 8x Lt TL
* 2x Med Turbo IC
* 4x Hvy LC

## Player Evaluation

The Keldabe-class Battleship found under the Zann Consortium Tech Tree is considered to be the most powerful battleship available to the Black Sun, It boasts an array of Heavy Turbolasers, Ion Cannons and a pair of Heavy Massdriver cannons which penetrate shields and can easily destroy exposed hardpoints, the perfect weapon loadout for ripping through well shielded and well armored capital ships alike.

It also has the Armor Pierce ability which drastically increases damage of all weapons but significantly reduces speed and shield recharge, an ability that fits this ship perfectly.

While the Keldabe is heavily armed and armored, it carries no fighters and is lacking in it's ability to fight smaller vessels and fighter craft, it's subsystems and weapons are also very exposed, making it relatively easy to cripple with heavy bombers and fast torpedo boats if it's caught without escort ships and fighter coverage, however if it's well supported it can do terrible, terrible things to enemy capital ships while effectively shrugging off hits with it's heavy armor and anti turbolaser shielding.

While it is powerful and competes well with other hightech capital ships, it is an expensive and time consuming ship to construct, making use of discounts is important if one wants to field these ships in number.

Ultimately, it is a worthwhile investment and an excellent addition to almost any fleet.

## Lore Description

Named after the Mandalorian capital, the Keldabe-class Battleship is a sight even crews of Star Destroyers would be wary of. Designed by Mandal Hypernautics, the Keldabe is a ship made as a new line of battleships to sell on the civilian markets. However, the company experienced unfortunate circumstances as a group of Black Sun pirates took over the ship and stole the plans while killing the entire corporate crew stationed onboard, despite being ordered to leave the opportunity be. Although annoyed, Vigo Tyber Zann decided that the ship could be put to good use, and executed the offending ship captain. Keldabe ships were equipped with heavy weapons capable of wiping small fleets from existence. Even the passive technology was impressive, with 20,000 tons of cargo space, advanced shields, top of the line engines, 2 years of consumables, and a military grade navigation system. Despite this, the Keldabe lacked a large hanger, and could not afford to store starfighters. Stacking on to these problems, the Keldabe was very expensive and took an enormous amount of time to produce. Being utilized in the pirate campaigns against the Rebellion, Keldabe ships proved themselves worthy of their reputation, blowing MC ships apart like paper. Alas, the Keldabe Battleships brought too much attention to themselves, and were hunted down by Imperial remnants and New Republic taskforces due to the threat they posed.

## Combat Information

The Keldabe-class Battleship is one of the most efficient BS capital ships.

The ship has mostly multiple heavy long range weapons. From all of them, the 2 heavy massdrivers are specially useful since they can snipe specific hardpoints with ease thanks to their damage output, long range and ability to penetrate shields. The ship is meant for frontal attacks, but can shoot broadsides with some weapons if needed. The penetrative shots ability further increase the damage of all the weapons. For this reasons the Keldabe has the Artillery role. Fighter weapons are minimal so fighter/anti-fighter escort is mandatory.

Shields and shield points are decent for a capital grade ship, but dont count on them afer they are depleted due to their slow recharge nature. Armor on the other hand is excellent, combined with a great ammount of health points makes the keldabe a very durable ship. Speed and acceleration are slow, but turning speed is high, meaning that positioning is key but the ship will have an easy time facing its target. Space population is similar to capital ships like the ISD, but in reality is quite good for what the ship brings into the battle.

Even having the artillery role, with the info explained before the keldabe can also be an excellent battleship, able to destroy Imperial Star Destroyers or Mon Calamari Ships. Its also fairly easy to obtain, just requiring the mandalorian shipyards, but the player can only produce 3 of this ships at max. Lastly, it will also require support from smaller vessels since all its weaponry is oriented to fight capital ships and cruisers.