Katana

The Katana is an agile PvP Battleship that shares a model with the Plagued Warship.

Katana
Health
Shields	6,400
Hull	2,750
Maneuverability
Top Speed	80
Acceleration	12
Turn Speed	0.30
Armament
Light Turrets	7 Light Autocannon
(F) Spinal	10 Medium Phaser
Max Turret Range	4,500
Recom. Range from Target	4,500
Utility
Cargo Hold	750
Warp Drive	Yes
Stealth	No
Average Turret DPS	122
Average Spinal DPS	117
Explosion Radius	270
Cost
Estimated Manufacturing Fee	$3,262
Estimated Manufacturing Fee	$3,262
Warehouse Level	6
Warehouse Level	6
Estimated Total Cost	$44,075
Misc
Description	The Katana is a strong battleship configured with a powerful frontal phaser battery at the cost of hull integrity.
Creator	Starforce6000 (Old) Biokari (New)
Version Added	.66b
VIP Required	No
Loyalty Required	5% + Level 1 Starbase

Description

A PvP Battleship, the Katana was made with high Shield and smaller turrets to allow for PvP accuracy. It shares its primary model shape with the Plagued Warship, with a set of four arced arms near the back of the ship and a wide but somewhat flat front that tapers to a somewhat more square point. Its turrets are largely top-mounted with a multitude of autocannons placed on orbiting platforms above the ship.

Appearance

The Katana's interior is a small undecorated square with a teleporter, a normal chair with a keyboard in front of it, and a strangely drawn and spread-out rectangle.

Advantages

• Fast for a Battleship
• Great Shield-breaker.
• Agile for a battleship.
• High Shield health.
• The Katana's 7 Light Autocannons can take out small Ships very well.
• Powerful Shield-breaking Spinals that fire in a "shotgun" pattern.
• The "shotgun" Spinal pattern of the Katana makes it easier to aim spinals while dealing enormous damage in close combat.

Disadvantages

• Must be facing towards target to fire all Turrets.
• Somewhat low Hull for a battleship.
• Has trouble docking at certain points (Aqueous II and Christmas Mega Base docks A-D)
• Requires Spinal aiming in order to deal effective Shield damage.
• If you fight against a shield-breaker, you will be at a mediocre disadvantage.
• Somewhat low maximum range if you exclude the Spinals.

Strategy

• This ship is great for Pirating. Warp to your target, kill it, and warp back.
• Watch your health when using the Katana because you may need to warp out while still on Shield (~2000).
• Try to use Katana more in a fleet than alone because of its low health.
• If you are fighting against a small ship and you can't hit it with your spinals, do yourself a favor and warp away. Your turrets will take a while to hull the target.
• This ship is a glass cannon, boasting an oppressive 239 combined DPS, with drawbacks such as a short effective range for turrets (4.5k studs) and a total health pool of 9150.
• Use your spinals, as they boost your combined DPS from 122 to 239 (not including damage shield boosts or any other damage boosts)(DPS amount has been fixed.)
• Don't take risks during war, especially if your warring a strong faction, as they can easily swarm and kill you.

Version History

• Buffed in .66b, making its shield go from 4000 to 4500 and its two Dual Medium Cannons became two Triple Heavy Cannons.
• Shields reduced to 3500 in version .69a1.
• 2 Triple Heavy Cannons and 1 Light Gatling Cannon changed to 3 Heavy Flak Cannons, 1 Light Gatling Cannon removed and received a remodel in version .69f.
• Top Speed reduced from 100 to 90, Hull increased from 1000 to 2000, 3 Heavy Flak Cannons changed to 2 Triple Heavy Cannons and 1 Light Gatling Cannon, Spinal firing interval reduced from 0.1 to 0 and Spinals received minor firing offset in version .69f.
• Plating no longer has the team color on it .72e1
• Explosion size 25 ----> 270 .75a12
• 5 Light Gatling Cannons and 2 Triple Heavy Cannons changed to 7 Light Autocannons in unknown version.

Trivia

• The old model looks a lot like an undersized Prototype X-2.
• The current model is the old Genesis model.