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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the largest [[battleship]] class of the [[Kor'Or'Vesh]], the newest generation of [[Tau]] ships.

==Overview==
Also named the '''Custodian''', it retains the heavy carrier ability of its predecessor, the [[Gal'leath]]{{Fn|1}}, able to transport three [[Kir'la Carrier Escort|Warden Gunships]] that are used as defenders of Custodian during the battle,{{Fn|4}} and adds an array of port and starboard [[Railgun Batteries]] and [[Ion Cannons]], has improved engine output and shielding capabilities and sports [[Deflector]] technology which significantly improves the armour value of the prow.{{Fn|1}}

The elegant design of the Or'es El'leath causes it to lack the durability of other [[Battleship]]s, being more akin to a [[Grand Cruiser]]'s hull value.{{Fn|1}} Its armament consists of 3x8 [[Missile Launcher]] tubes, 3 [[Gravitic Hook]]s, 6 double-barreled heavy [[Railgun]]s, 2 heavy [[Ion Cannon]]s, 12 lighter Railguns, and 6 Launch Bays for [[Attack Craft]].{{Fn|5}}

== Notable Or'es El'leath Class Battleships ==
*''[[A'Rho]]''{{Fn|2}}
*''[[Firestar]]''{{Fn|3}}

==Images==
[[File:Custodian.jpg |thumb|center|220px|Custodian Class Battleship{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|4}}]]

== Sources ==
*{{Endn|1}}: [http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/pdf/taufleet.pdf Tau Kor'Or'Vesh Fleet List v1.0], pg. 5; [http://www.specialist-arms.com/fanatic/75tkov.pdf Saved page with copyright of GW] - analog
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Three - The Taros Campaign]], pgs. 83–85
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition)]], pg. 21
*{{Endn|4}}: [http://web.archive.org/web/20050114041922/http://www.forgeworld.co.uk:80/acatalog/QUATERMASTERS_STORE_BATTLEFLEET_GOTHIC_9.html Forge World] ''(saved archive page, dated Jan 2005, last accessed 19 December 2018)''
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2]]

{{Tau Navy}}
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[[Category:Fleet (Tau)]]
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