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− | + | '''Battle Rider:''' A battle rider is a nonjump-capable vessel which is otherwise armed and armored like a battleship. By eliminating the jump drives and their associated controls and power plant support, the internal space they would occupy may be allocated to additional armor, weaponry, or agility. of any two vessels of equal tonnage, a battle rider (...which is not burdened with jump drives and required jump drive support) would logically be superior to a jump-capable battleship. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships of the Shattered Imperium |page=5}} | |
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Revision as of 17:04, 16 September 2019
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:
- Advanced Ship Classifications
- Ship Mission Code / Supraclass
- Ship Type Code / Superclass
- Ship Class Code / Class
- Model (TL)
- Bloc (Lot)
- Astronomical Unit (AU)
- FTL
- Light Speed (c)
- Light-week (lw)
- Light-year (ly)
- NAFAL (STL)
- Parsec (pc)
Description (Specifications)
Battle Rider: A battle rider is a nonjump-capable vessel which is otherwise armed and armored like a battleship. By eliminating the jump drives and their associated controls and power plant support, the internal space they would occupy may be allocated to additional armor, weaponry, or agility. of any two vessels of equal tonnage, a battle rider (...which is not burdened with jump drives and required jump drive support) would logically be superior to a jump-capable battleship. [1]
Image Repository
- A Gallant class Battle Rider flanked by two Type S'es on patrol..
- A side view schematic of a Nolikian class Battle Rider with a Beowulf class Free Trader for size comparison.
- A World class Battle Tender laden down with five Nolikian class Battle Riders.
Type BRS Superheavy Battle Rider:
Type BRV Very Light Battle Rider / Battle Rider Fighter:
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.
- 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.
- 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:
- Attack Battle Rider (BRA)
- Battle Rider (BR) (Namesake)
- Battle Rider Fighter (BRF)
- Bigcraft Fighter (BRF)
- Heavy Battle Rider (BRH)
- Light Battle Rider (BRL)
- Medium Battle Rider (BRM)
- Jump Rider (BR)
- Very Light Battle Rider (BRV)
Size-Class Roles for Transport Vessels
- Fighter (F) (1 to 99 tons)
- Battle Rider Fighter (BRF) (100 to 2,499 tons)
- Very Light Battle Rider (BRV) (100 to 2,499 tons)
- Light Battle Rider (BRL) (2,500 to 99,999 tons)
- Medium Battle Rider (BRM) (100,000 to 249,999 tons)
- Heavy Battle Rider (BRH) (250,000 to 499,999 tons)
- Superheavy Battle Rider (BRS) (500,000 to 999,999 tons)
- 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:
- Combat Barge (WBG)
- Combat Transport Smallcraft (UI)
- Fighters (F)
- Militarized Utility Craft (UQ)
Supraclass Archetypes
BR-class Battle Rider Supraclass Archetypes | |||
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Archetype | Type Code | Exemplar | Remarks |
Battle Rider | BR | Nolikian class Battle Rider | None
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Attack Battle Rider | BRA | Quiquilat class Battle Rider | None
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Bigcraft Fighter / Battle Rider Fighter |
BRF | TBD | None
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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:
Warship - Non-starship - Boat - Attack Battle Rider:
Warship - Non-starship - Boat - Fighter Battle Rider:
Ship Summary List
Some of the most commonly used vessels in this role or these roles include:
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- Supplement 8 Library Data (A-M)
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- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science