QeylIS BetleH class

The QeylIS betleH class (English: Sword of Kahless) was a Klingon battleship class used by the Klingon Defense Force in the late 23rd century.

In 2293, there were only two ships of this class produced and active in service, one of which was the flagship of the Klingon Empire. There production caused much outrage among the members of the Klingon High Council who felt that that the ships were too costly to produce, especially in the light of the loss of one of these units in the Third Battle of Hydrax in 2289.

They were large bulky designs which consisted of six warp nacelles. They also possessed a heavy assault phaser that was capable of breaking the shields of starbases and heavily fortified locations. This weapon had a slow recharge rate, requiring 30 seconds before each weapon burst. Furthermore, a feedback can be implemented to increase the weapons damage potential. Despite its strong firepower and defences, it was very slow due to the space devoted to the ships weapon array. This made attacks on the ships near suicidal to enemy commanders, especially at the bow of the craft. ( video game: )

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The Klingon Empire was the first to build a battleship, and they were the only empire to deploy multiple battleships at the same time. The cost to build these ships was so great that it nearly bankrupted the Empire. The original construction estimate was four to five years to complete. It eventually took over 15 years to complete the first unit.