Rancor Battleship

“	The Rancor Battleship carries many broadside weapons to overwhelm enemy ships. It trades speed for more firepower	”
	— In-Game Description

Rancor Battleship

Information
Faction	Unknown
Hull Tier	Unknown
Weapon Slots	Unknown
Armor Slots	2
Shield Slots	1
Special Slots	2
Health	102
Unladen Mass	255 t
Max Mass	2,135 t
Max Cargo	66,000 t
Firing Arc	90+90 deg at sides
Combat Speed	280 m/s
Turning Speed	8 deg/s
Strafe Speed	60 m/s
Sector Speed	195 AU/h
Modifiers	Unknown
Research
Requirements	Ship Lab V Ship Factory V
Time	13h 53m
Helium-3	259,600
Antimatter	0
Build
Time	1h 28m
Helium-3	45,743
Antimatter	0
Repair
Time	Unknown

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General

The Rancor Battleship is a miner rebellion hull. It is the first battleship available for research to players.

Strategy and Setup

Advantages:

Normally, Rancor Battleships are used to fight in level 20-30 ranges. They're very common in fleet vs. fleet battles and are frequently used in base attacks. During base attacks, Rancor Battleships are also widely seen using explosive weapons, Gauss Drivers, Mass Drivers or Wave Drivers.

Disadvantages:

However, don't mistake Rancor Battleships for being invincible. They can be destroyed easily using Venom Battleship Mk IIs or any other powerful battleship fleets that are armed with ECHO Rays, as well as being vulnerable to any carrier classed vessel. In addition, Rancor Battleships can be destroyed by Exodus Cruisers. Even though Rancor Battleships are effective against frigates, skilled pilots can easily dodge projectile weapons on Rancor Battleships and quickly destroy your fleet before you destroy theirs.

Recommended Builds:

Fleet vs. Fleet: Spectral Shield IV or Deflector Shield IV with weaponry such as ECHO Rays, Polaron Rays, Thermal Beams, Gladius Drivers, AP Drivers, Wave Drivers or Hydra Missiles with Fusion Thrusters III or Rotation Thrusters and a booster that is either Focused Optics, Iridium Magnets, Phased Projectiles or AM Warheads with the best armor you can possibly fit with the remaining space.

VEGA hunting: See image below for TheHolyAsdf's build.

Base attacks: Spectral Shield IV or Shockwave Shield IV with weaponry such as Plasma Torpedoes or Creeper Torpedoes with Rear Thrusters V and the AM Warheads booster with the best armor you can possibly fit with the remaining space.

Mk Enhanced

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The Rancor Battleship Mk Enhanced gets a 5% DPS boost and is faster. The extra boosts allow the Rancor Battleship to perform better in overall combat. In addition, the new mass of the Rancor Battleship Mk Enhanced allows ECHO Ray Is to be fitted on, allowing the ECHO Ray setup for the Rancor Battleship to achieve fantastic results against enemy ships, especially low level frigates and other Rancor Battleships, albeit the NET Torpedo will be missing, which may cause slight issues when being outnumbered. They will be converted to MKII in the future update.

Trivia

Rancor Battleships are the weakest battleships in the game.
Rancor Battleships have the least cargo capacity and health of any battleship in the game.
You receive a free Rancor Battleship on your 5th day playing.
The Rancor has the potential to take more damage than a Genesis Cruiser due to its large maximum tonnage.