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[[Image: Astronave_Tau_Clase_Explorador.jpg |thumb|right|Gal'leath Class.]]
The '''Gal'leath''' class [[battleship]] (known as the '''Explorer''' among the Imperials) was the first major interstellar vessel developed by the [[Tau]].
==Overview==
Compared to the average speed of an [[Imperial]] ship in the [[warp]], the Explorer could barely approach a fifth of this speed. It is also significantly less well armed and armoured, compared to most battleships. It does have a massive cargo capacity, however, and is much cheaper to produce than other ships of similar tonnage. Indeed, it was only the advent of war with the [[Ork]]s that finally made the Tau design an alternate vessel for interstellar combat, a role which the Explorer is ill suited to undertake alone.{{Fn|1}}
== Configurations ==
The Explorer has undergone many different refits and reconfigurations since its inception. The two most common that are still active within the [[Kor'vattra]] are the Mk XXIII Vash'ya and the Mk XXIV Bor'kan configurations.{{Fn|1}}
=== Vash'ya Configuration ===
==Notable Gal'leath Class Battleships==
*[[Kessan|Dal'yth Gal'leath Kessan]]{{Fn|1}}
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[[Category:Naval Vessels]]
[[fr:Vaisseau Stellaire Gal'leath]]