Battleship

Overview
Battleships are the main power in a fleet. They are large ships-of-the-line that are heavily armed and well protected. They often serve as flagships in smaller fleets and as cannon-ships in large ones. Few ships can rival their sheer raw fire-power in their main cannons but they lack speed. The commanding officer of a battleship is an Effoket or higher, though Feng will often command them in place of carriers. They have a crew of about 500-1,000 and function like a small city inside. They can go 1 year between resupplies.

Variants
There are two variants of the battleship. The broadside variant focuses on sheer overwhelming cannon-power while the tactical battleship is more heavily armored and is better equipped with missiles.

Broadside
Broadsides are famous for their massive array of high powered cannons. They have 10 forward facing, fixed, high energy, long range, energy cannon mounted that devastate enemy capital ships. To support themselves they have 30, medium caliber, turret mounted, medium range, rapid firing, energy cannons as well as 20 long range missile batteries. Broadsides have heavy shielding.

Tactical Battleship
A tactical battleship is designed more as a command vessel than a mobile weapons platform with heavy shielding. They have 3 turret mounted, high energy, medium range, energy cannons that they use to snipe at enemy ships without having to move. For self-defense they they have 60, small caliber, turret mounted, short range, rapid firing, energy cannons. This effectively makes any unarmored targets within the reach of these weapons instantly destroyed. A tactical battleship also has the 20 long range missile batteries of its sister ship. Finally, they have very exact sensors- matched only be explorer cruisers. From this command center they can see the entire battlefield and exploit enemy weaknesses.

Statistics

 * Size 3
 * Speed 3
 * Power 5
 * Rank 5
 * Value 5
 * Type: Capital