Celestra Support

Canon
The Celestra class support was originally a self-sustaining civilian research ship that was co-opted by Colonial Fleet.

This support uses remote drones to apply adaptive armor plating. A resupply dept has been retrofitted into the hangar. allowing Raptor crews to make supply runs mid-mission to fleet cruisers and battlestars.

Description
A re-purposed civilian ship adapted for military use as a support vessel, it has no weaponry to speak of and minimal armor, thus it must be protected at all costs from enemy fire.

While not a threat in of itself, most foes will try to take this ship down quickly as it has the ability to apply extra armour plating to allied ships making them harder to take down. The Celestra can also rearm or switch out nearby ships' munitions, allowing them to continue long range bombardment for noticeably longer or change tactics mid battle.

Its maneuverability is sublime and should be used to constantly position itself behind a larger allied ship or risk being severely damaged.

When used correctly the Celestra has the power to make or break games. Few ships of this supply cost have that sort of ability, making it almost mandatory in more dangerous situations.

Strategies
The Celestra is nimble and small but not very strong, when you are buffing a ship with extra armor, make sure you hide behind it, there are very few reasons to ever not do this.

When using a Battlestar to flak shield a lot of ships at once the enemy will often try and overpower the defending vessel with normal weapons fire, having a Celestra in the mix constantly buffing the broadside armor of said Battlestar makes it much harder to take down giving you a solid defense.

An interesting tactic is to have a couple of Rangers or Janus sat outside the enemy's attack range, constantly flinging missiles/torpedoes at the opposition while a Celestra resupplies them. If you have a sufficient diversion while you do this it can make quick work of your foes.

If you equip a ship with a nuke, you could use a Celestra to re-arm it with something else (or another nuke) after it has fired, making full use of the munition slot throughout the whole fight.