Corsair Vessel

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

P-class Corsair Vessels AKA Corsairs are predatory ships that attempt to control space and disrupt merchant trading:

1. A fast ship used for piracy
2. A pirate. esp. Vargr.

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• The Supraclass designation is also known as Ship Mission, Ship Mission Code, Mission, or Ship Hull Designation.
• It is a starship supraclass.

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

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Description (Specifications)

Corsairs are infamous throughout space, especially the dreaded Vargr corsair! Corsair vessels may be purposefully built at rogue shipyard or, as often as not, converted from existing ship types and classes.

• Piracy is one of the scourges of Interstellar Trade within Charted Space.
• Some vessels act as privateers with legal imprimatur or commerce raiders under military purview.
• And even other vessels act as Q-ships in a distinctly anti-piracy mission and role. Q-ships are technically H-class security vessels, but are included in this entry since they interact with Type-Ps by design.

Image Repository

1. The ubiquitous Rrazaaghz class Corsair, common through the Vargr Extents and coreward Imperial Space.
   
2. Several Rrazaaghz class Corsairs working in unison.
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3. A typical Nishemani class Corsair viewed from the rear, exposing it's large cargo bay, lying in ambush in an asteroid field.
   
4. A typical Nishemani class Corsair viewed from the side, showing off its expansive hull.
   

Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)

Corsair vessels are typically ambush ships, hoping to surprise, overcome, and loot unarmed victims. Prize vessels are always desired as well. Most predatory pirate vessels carry boarders not only to overcome enemy crew, but to temporarily crew captured vessels until they can be sold or otherwise disposed of.

Supraclass Roles

Corsairs typically serve the following supraclass roles:
Largecraft & Bigcraft:

1. Buccaneer Vessel (PP)
2. Commerce Protection Vessel (PR)
3. Commerce Raider (PR)
4. Corsair Vessel (P) (Namesake)
5. Fast Attack Craft (PG)
6. Freebooter (PR)
7. Frontier Raider (PR)
8. Gunboat (PG)
9. Hijacker Vessel (PR)
10. Light Attack Boat (PG)
11. Marauder (PR)
12. Marauder Vessel (PR)
13. Pirate Ship (PP)
14. Pirate Vessel (PP)
15. Privateer (PRP)
16. Privateer Vessel (PRP)
17. Raider Cruiser (PR)
18. Raider Vessel (PR)
19. Reaver Ship (P)
20. Scout Raider (PR)
21. Slave Transport (PS)
22. Slaver Vessel (PS)
23. Vargr Corsair Vessel (PV)

Military Subcraft

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

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

Supraclass Archetypal Roles

These vessels typically serve the following archetypal roles:

P-class Corsair Vessel Supraclass Archetypes
Archetype	Type Code	Exemplar	Remarks
Corsair Vessel	P (Namesake)	Nishemani class Corsair	This is an overall category of vessels that conduct piracy and raiding missions on behalf of private parties. P = Pirate, Corsair, etc.
Gunboat	PG	Griffon class Gunship	Gunboats are a class of very light combatant craft. P = Pirate, Corsair, etc. G = Gunboat
Pirate Vessel	PP	TBD	Pirate vessels raid ships primarily for the profit of their crews without sanction from any significant polity, as opposed to raiders (which focus on degrading war making capability) or privateers (which operate with legal sanction). They need to be able to reach reliable fences and shipyards that will not question how they got damaged, which often limits their operational range. Since pirate vessels would be impounded at many starports if they attempted to land there, designers of these ships often see fuel scoops and fuel purification plants as functional requirements. P = Pirate, Corsair, etc. P = Pirate
Raider Vessel	PR	Chameleon class Commerce Raider	Raider vessels attempt to attack enemy ships and assets in order to degrade their war making capability. P = Pirate, Corsair, etc. R = Raider, Commerce Raider, etc.
Privateer Vessel	PRP	Slade Mark I class Frontier Raider	Privateers are a polity-sanctioned vessel that raids opposing polity vessels with a legal sanction. P = Pirate, Corsair, etc. R = Raider, Commerce Raider, etc. P = Privateer
Slaver Vessel	PS	Hkisyeleaa class Slaver	Slaver vessels take, raid, transport, and otherwise handle slaves. P = Pirate, Corsair, etc. S = Slaver
Vargr Corsair Vessel	PV	Rrazaghz class Corsair	Vargr society institutionalizes corsair practices as part of the Vargr Extents and such ships are in widespread use. P = Pirate, Corsair, etc. V = Vargr
NOTES: There is semantic overlap between many of the classes and codes. Some codes organize by mission or capability, others by size and tonnage, and yet others by other characteristics.

History & Background (Dossier)

The prime enemies of the corsair vessel are: Q-ships, Patrol Ships, Escorts, and Destroyers. They often operate under a Letter of Marque.

Vargr Corsairs: 1105

Some of the best known Vargr corsairs (pirates) include:

• Aegzaeng corsairs
• Aek Aeg corsairs
• Aengsoekkuervoe corsairs
• Atueguers corsairs
• Baknaelur corsairs
• Ethueng corsairs
• Goenghoedz corsairs
• Gvaekuers corsairs
• Huhh Kekk corsairs
• Ilksang Oekhgnoull corsairs
• Kforuzeng mega-corsairs
  • Gvurknuesurrg, a secret organization of enforcers for the Kforuzeng
• Red Pelts corsairs
• Rrouring corsairs
• Uekuez corsairs
• Vekshan corsairs
• White Fang corsairs
• Zosokhsourztourrgh corsairs

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Paramilitary Vessel - Corsair Vessel - Pirate Vessels:

1. Type PP class Pirate Vessel
   1. Cobra class Corsair
   2. Fang class Corsair
   3. Harmony class Corsair
   4. Hellbeast class Corsair
   5. Iron Fist class Corsair
   6. Jolly Roger class Corsair
   7. Nightspeed class Corsair
   8. Nishemani class Corsair
   9. Ral Ranta class Corsair
   10. Slasher class Corsair
   11. Slaymaker class Freebooter
   12. Siyuihwye II class Pirate Ship
   13. Stormfire class Corsair
   14. Turnitam class Corsair
   15. Type P class Corsair
   16. Witch of Endor class Corsair

Paramilitary Vessel - Corsair Vessel - Raider Vessels:

1. Type PR class Raider
   1. Chameleon class Commerce Raider
   2. Habari class Raider
   3. Harrier class Commerce Raider
   4. Kaashik class Raider
   5. Kranz class Raider Escort
   6. K'Thunk class Raider Tender
   7. Shark class Raider
   8. Sokhkhun class Raider Q-Carrier
   9. Spul class Raider
   10. Viper class Scout Raider

Paramilitary Vessel - Corsair Vessel - Privateer Vessels:

1. Type PRP class Privateer
   1. Jet Wasp class Corsair
   2. Kom class Commerce Raider
   3. Slade Mark I class Frontier Raider
   4. Vengeance class Commerce Raider

Paramilitary Vessel - Corsair Vessel - Vargr Extents:

1. Type VP class Corsair AKA Type PV class Vargr Corsair
   1. Aeogz class Corsair
   2. Fang class Corsair
   3. Guegha class Corsair
   4. Rrazaghz class Corsair
   5. Sorrgheg class Reaver
   6. Ueknou class Corsair
   7. Veng class Corsair
   8. Vengeance class Commerce Protection Vessel

Ship Summary List

Some of the most commonly used vessels in the corsair role include:

23 Representative Corsair Vessel (P) 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 Dominion class Troop Transport PQ 11 6,000 2 2 Katowice Conquest Eiaikeiar class Intruder Transport PQ 14 3,000 3 4 Aslan Hierate No Eiaikeiar class Intruder Transport PQ 14 3,000 3 4 Aslan Hierate No Fearless class Assault Transport PQ 10 300 0 5 Distant Fringe PQ-3A50 Gaelic Splendor class Landing Craft PQ 12 1,000 1 3 Distant Fringe Garrison class Troop Transport PQ 11 2,800 2 2 Distant Fringe PQ-02S22 Gertrude Russel class Troop Transport PQ 12 7,000 2 4 Distant Fringe Gram class Troop Transport PQ 12 22,000 3 3 Sword Worlds Confederation IT-0BS33 Happy class Transport PQ 10 13,000 1 1 Old Worlds Navy Heward class Troop Transport PQ 15 90,000 4 6 Third Imperium PQ-0JP64 Hoeywea class Troop Carrier PQ 10 100 0 6 Aslan Hierate No PQ-AS60 Khas'ahi class Troop Transport PQ 10 40,000 1 2 Distant Fringe Khas'ahi class Troop Transport PQ 10 40,000 1 2 Distant Fringe Kitzukhan class Troop Transport PQ 15 7,000 4 2 Third Imperium KU8b Wraith class Assault Shuttle PQ 10 80 0 4 Korsumug Empire PQ-8A40 Lombardo class Assault Transport PQ 11 5,000 2 2 Distant Fringe Notorious class Troop Transport PQ 12 39,000 2 2 Federation of Alsas Project 122bis Kronshtadt class Pursuit Ship PG 13 325 3 6 Sindalian Empire No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Sanlunche class Troop Transport PQ 10 3,000 1 1 Celestial League Steffern class Assault Lander PQ 13 50 0 2 Solomani Confederation No Un Vaeg class Troop Transport PQ 12 20,000 3 5 Vargr Extents Vey class Troop Transport PQ 12 3,600 2 4 Distant Fringe Ziigusna class Military Pinnace PQ 15 40 0 6 Hive Federation Yes PQ-4S60

1 Representative Gunboat (PG) 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 Project 122bis Kronshtadt class Pursuit Ship PG 13 325 3 6 Sindalian Empire No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD

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