Battle Rider

Line Combatants (Primary - Capital)				Escort Combatants (Secondary - Subcapital)				Military Auxiliary (Tertiary)
B- Battleship	C- Cruiser	O- Ortillery	V- Carrier	D- Destroyer	E- Escort	F- Fighter	H- Defense/Security	I- Combat Transport	Q- Combat Support	S- Scout	U- Utility	X- Commo	Z- Special

Mercantile Commercial Ships (Trade & Profit)				Non-Mercantile Commercial Ships (Industry & Profit)					Non-Commercial Ships (Nonprofit)			System Craft (Intrastellar)
A- Tramp	M- Freighter	R- Liner	T- Transport	G- Industrial	J- Prospector	K- Expedition	P- Corsair	U- Utility	L- Science	N- Medical	Y- Private	WB- Barge	WA- Satellite	WO- Space Station

A Battle Rider is a non-jump capable ship intended to stand in the line of battle in space combat and carried interstellar by a battle tender.

• They are considered bigcraft and boats displacing more than a hundred tons without a jump drive.
• There is some overlap between oversize fighters, System Defense Boats, and combatant barges.
• While most riders are in the BCS size range, ACS and FCS riders are feasible.
• The Supraclass designation is also known as Ship Mission, Ship Mission Code, Mission, or Ship Hull Designation.
• It is a starship supraclass.

Library Data Referral Tree

Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:
Starship:

• Starship User Types
  • Civilian Ship
  • Military Ship
  • Non-Commercial Vessel
  • Paramilitary Ship

• Advanced Ship Classifications
  • Ship Mission Code / Supraclass
  • Ship Type Code / Superclass
  • Ship Class Code / Class
  • Model (TL)
  • Bloc (Lot)

• Basic Ship Classifications
  • Adventure Class Ship
  • Battle Class Ship
  • Capital Ship
  • Fleet Class Ship
  • Size-Role Classification
  • Subcapital Ship
  • QSP
  • USP
  • World Class Ship

• Ships by Function
  • Bigcraft
  • Boat
  • Capital Ship
  • Largecraft
  • Non-starship
  • Smallcraft
  • Spaceplane
  • Spaceship
  • Starship
  • Subcapital Ship
  • Subcraft
  • System Craft
  • Warship

Speed of Travel

• Astronomical Unit (AU)
• FTL
• Light Speed (c)
• Light-week (lw)
• Light-year (ly)
• NAFAL (STL)
• Parsec (pc)

Description (Specifications)

No information yet available.

Image Repository

Type BRA Attack Battle Rider:

1. TBD

Type BRH Heavy Battle Rider:

1. TBD

Type BRL Light Battle Rider:

1. A Gallant class Battle Rider flanked by two Type S'es on patrol..
   
2. A side view schematic of a Nolikian class Battle Rider with a Beowulf class Free Trader for size comparison.
   
3. A World class Battle Tender laden down with five Nolikian class Battle Riders.
   

Type BRM Medium Battle Rider:

1. TBD

Type BRS Superheavy Battle Rider:

1. TBD

Type BRV Very Light Battle Rider / Battle Rider Fighter:

1. TBD

Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)

Battle Riders: Non-jump-capable capital ship intended to stand in the line-of-battle in space combat, and carried interstellar by a battle tender.

Two opposite views in naval architecture have dominated the design of the major battleships of space navies.

1. The battle rider concept involves a large jump-capable tender carrying a complete Battle Squadron (BatRon) of two to ten heavily armed and armoured battle riders.
2. The opposite concept is the battleship, a large jump-capable ship which carries the jump drives and fuel tanks internally.

The battle tender, so integral to the concept of the battle rider, is little more than a large dispersed structure (up to a million tons) with jump drives, fuel tanks and basic controls. By dispensing with the need for jump drives and jump fuel tanks on each of the riders, each becomes ton for ton more heavily armed and armoured. The concept does not allow for the possibility of a superior force; no matter how good a rider is, if it meets a superior adversary, it is placed in a position of winning or dying. Retreat is nearly impossible without losses.

It is generally held that, in any meeting between a battleship and a battle rider of equal tonnage, the battle rider will triumph.

Supraclass Roles

Battle Riders typically serve the following roles:

1. Attack Battle Rider (BRA)
2. Battle Rider (BR) (Namesake)
3. Battle Rider Fighter (BRF)
4. Bigcraft Fighter (BRF)
5. Heavy Battle Rider (BRH)
6. Light Battle Rider (BRL)
7. Medium Battle Rider (BRM)
8. Jump Rider (BR)
9. Very Light Battle Rider (BRV)

Size-Class Roles for Transport Vessels

1. Fighter (F) (1 to 99 tons)
2. Battle Rider Fighter (BRF) (100 to 2,499 tons)
3. Very Light Battle Rider (BRV) (100 to 2,499 tons)
4. Light Battle Rider (BRL) (2,500 to 99,999 tons)
5. Medium Battle Rider (BRM) (100,000 to 249,999 tons)
6. Heavy Battle Rider (BRH) (250,000 to 499,999 tons)
7. Superheavy Battle Rider (BRS) (500,000 to 999,999 tons)
8. Ultraheavy Battle Rider (BRU) (1,000,000 or more tons)

Military Subcraft

Military subcraft (...both smallcraft and bigcraft) are carried by some of these vessels:

1. Combat Barge (WBG)
2. Combat Transport Smallcraft (UI)
3. Fighters (F)
4. Militarized Utility Craft (UQ)

Supraclass Archetypes

BR-class Battle Rider Supraclass Archetypes
Archetype	Type Code	Exemplar	Remarks
Battle Rider	BR	Nolikian class Battle Rider	None B = Battle R = Rider
Attack Battle Rider	BRA	Quiquilat class Battle Rider	None A = Assault, Attack, etc.
Bigcraft Fighter / Battle Rider Fighter	BRF	TBD	None F = Fighter

History & Background (Dossier)

In set piece warfare, a force of Riders can be difficult to defeat. But in the fluid warfare that has typified operations against the Zhodani and Virus, Riders have been a serious washout. Under current naval doctrine, Riders are always used in the strategic defensive role, fortifying refueling sources within the Regency Frontier and interface worlds in a band 3 parsecs into the safe. Some Rider squadrons are deployed into regions Wildside adjacent to the Regency, along with a handful of Scapegoats, laying in ambush of Vampireships. rider will triumph.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Warship - Non-starship - Boat - Battle Rider:

1. Type BR class Battle Rider
   1. TBD

Warship - Non-starship - Boat - Attack Battle Rider:

1. Type BRA class Attack Battle Rider
   1. TBD

Warship - Non-starship - Boat - Fighter Battle Rider:

1. Type BRF class Battle Rider Fighter AKA Gunboat
   1. TBD

Ship Summary List

Some of the most commonly used vessels in this role or these roles include:

6 Representative Battle Riders (BR) Classes

Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Ch'kaahi class Battle Rider BRV 11 1,000 0 6 Sath Alliance BRV-TBD Houdini class Battle Rider BRL 11 20,000 0 6 Varellan Empire No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Parasite class Battle Rider BRL 12 13,000 0 6 Old Worlds No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD PartiCard class Battle Rider BRV 12 100 6 Third Imperium BRV-AU60 Punisher class Light Battle Rider BRV 12 1,000 0 6 Ras Tennol Force No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Xarbo class Battle Rider BRL 11 10,000 0 6 Regency of Muirimi No BR-0BS60

0 Representative Bigcraft Fighter / Battle Rider Fighter (BRF) Classes
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3 Representative Light Battle Riders (BRL) Classes

Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Houdini class Battle Rider BRL 11 20,000 0 6 Varellan Empire No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Parasite class Battle Rider BRL 12 13,000 0 6 Old Worlds No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Xarbo class Battle Rider BRL 11 10,000 0 6 Regency of Muirimi No BR-0BS60

0 Representative Medium Battle Riders (BRM) Classes
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0 Representative Heavy Battle Riders (BRH) Classes
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10 Representative Battle Tenders (VT) Classes

Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Karna class Fleet Tender VTH 11 20,000 2 2 Regency of Muirimi No. Further developed by a fan. VTH-0MU34 Merant class Fleet Tender VTB 10 12,000 1 1 Rimward Federation No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Merant class Fleet Tender VTB 10 12,000 1 1 Rimward Federation No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Mie class Fleet Tender VTB 13 10,000 4 4 Taakas Yh'Drak No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Senator class Battle Tender VTB 11 20,000 2 2 High Senate No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Senator class Battle Tender VTB 11 20,000 2 2 High Senate No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Senator class Battle Tender VTB 11 20,000 2 2 High Senate No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Senator class Battle Tender VTB 11 20,000 2 2 High Senate No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Senator class Battle Tender VTB 11 20,000 2 2 High Senate No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Sshkih class Carrier VTL 11 8,000 2 1 Sath Alliance No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. VTL-08U12

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