The Codap-class was a heavy starfighter designed by Datopala Industrial following the success of the company's Tessin-class light fighter, as a more durable and capable strike craft for direct combat with other strike craft and support craft. The company intended to offer a larger alternative to the Tessin-class for nations and consumers who needed greater performance and could accept a higher unit cost in exchange. Datopala's leadership outlined many technical requirements for the Codap-class based on the Tessin-class, including the omission of ordnance or similar weapon types in favor of above-average laser cannons and maneuverability. This would create many challenges for the design team and engineers who worked on the Codap-class's development, and combined with little development time and pressure to meet expectations would lead to financial losses for the program.

The Codap was able to achieve some of the performance goals established by Datopala management. The fighter was, despite its thick armor plating, quite fast in terms of straight-line acceleration. Twin DI/SCC 150T-20c ion thrusters, which were well above the average size for ion thrusters on even a heavy fighter, gave the Codap-class an acceleration of 11,600 g's, close to the then-cutting edge Taorith-class from Themix Industries, which was specifically only sold to the Tilanex Navy at the time and would not be offered internationally for nine decades. Compared to other commercially available heavy strike craft, the Codap-class was as fast or faster. Additionally, the Codap-class could achieve this acceleration while plated in thick armor, and operating both the standard combination of deflector and concussion shields as well as energy shields for extra protection against laser weapons. Unfortunately, the ship lacked the maneuverability of its predecessor the Tessin-class, and while the Codap-class could take hits and deal significant damage with its four DI Naec-045x laser cannons, the ship's inability to physically track targets or evade hostile strike craft itself meant the Codap-class was vulnerable to missiles and increasingly common exotic weapon systems such as beam cannons. The Codap's lack of missiles also made it very difficult to score consistent hits on interceptors and light starfighters, and potential opponents typically had enough shield capacity to absorb hits while maneuvering to a lethal position against the Codap. This poor combat performance left the Codap-class an unpopular product on the galactic market, and Datopala Industrial would halt production after less than fifty years, citing poor sales and competition from other shipbuilders in the heavy starfighter category.