Riyatic battleship Taxata

Taxata was a Riyudic warship and the lead ship of her class of battleships built for the Imperial Navy in the years leading up to !4th Riyudic-Kanashan War. Ultimately, out of the six planned Taxata-class battleships, only Taxata and TBD were completed. Taxata was laid down in 1937 at the Citana Naval Arsenal and launched in late 1939. She was commissioned in 1940 shortly after the outbreak of !4th Riyudic-Kanashan War. At the time of her construction, Taxata ' s primary armament of 18-inch guns were the largest ever mounted on a warship; they would remain so until well into the 1950s, when the naval arms race leading up to !WWII saw several nations develop equal or larger caliber guns. Although she was sunk during the !4th Riyudic-Kanashan War, her remarkable performance during her time in service reinforced the Maximum Caliber Theory developed by !Admiral and inspired the "Floating Castle" naval doctrine that led to the creation of the later TBD and TBD-class battleships.

Fall of Riyude
When the front lines crumbled, Taxata was docked for resupply in Grana. Although she was sortie-ready by !Date, she remained at port until !Date, alongside the heavy cruiser Brasa and two destroyers. The group of ships departed Grana at !Time !Date, after the Imperial Family and remnants of the government were safely aboard Brasa. Although it was initially planned for the government to ride aboard Taxata, it was decided that it would be too risky, as the battleship would be a much more attractive target than Brasa and would most likely draw the majority of enemy fire.

It was initially unclear where the battlegroup should sail. While some members of the government wished to retreat only as far as !City, others, including the Empress and Prime Minister, believed that the situation on the frontline was too unstable and it would be wiser to seek refuge in an allied state, such as Coranelle. It was decided that they would take the latter option.

En route to Coranelle, Taxata ' s battlegroup was engaged by a sizable Kanashan task force consisting of the battleship TBD and three cruisers. Taxata was reported to have fired 15 rounds, all from her rear turret; however, none of these shells found their targets. Although the !TBD returned fire, it and its task force did not commit to the battle and eventually broke off the engagement at !Time !Date. Although Admiral !TBD was not aware of it at the time, the Kanashan battlegroup was unaware of the Riyudic government's presence on Brasa and the task force's commanding officer, !TBD, was unwilling to risk engaging in an artillery duel with Taxata.

Taxata, Brasa, and the rest of their battlegroup reached !TBD unharmed. Along the way, they were joined by the battleship TBD, which had been moderately damaged by Kanashan bomber planes.