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A [[Drone]] is an unpiloted [[vehicle]] or [[spacecraft]].
 
A [[Drone]] is an unpiloted [[vehicle]] or [[spacecraft]].
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* Most drone spacecraft are considered [[Utility Craft|U-class Utility Craft]].
 
* They are known by a variety of names.
 
* They are known by a variety of names.
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* They come in every size, mission, and type imaginable from nanocytes to munition-sized microdrones to mesodrone small-craft to macrodrone big craft.
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=== Library Data Referral Tree ===
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Please refer to the following [[AAB]] [[Library Data]] for more information: <br>
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'''[[Starship]]:'''
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{{:Referral-Tree-Starship-User-Types}}
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{{:Referral-Tree-Advanced-Ship-Classifications}}
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{{:Referral-Tree-Basic-Ship-Classifications}}
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{{:Referral-Tree-Ships-by-Function}}
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{{:Referral-Tree-Speed-of-Travel}}
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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No information yet available.  
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Drones: These are vehicles that are controlled by an operator from another point, usually a starship. Unlike missiles, drones are not built to be used up with each mission but are intended to be reused. However, since they have no crew, they can be abandoned or placed at great risk if necessary. {{Page cite|name= Battle Rider |page= 4}}
  
 
=== Image Repository ===
 
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=== Supraclass Roles ===
 
=== Supraclass Roles ===
 
''Drone''s typically serve the following roles:
 
''Drone''s typically serve the following roles:
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# [[Countermeasure Drone]]
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# [[Combat Drone]] (UDQ)
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# [[Drone]]
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# [[Construction Drone]] (UDG)
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# [[Suicide Drone]]
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# [[Countermeasure Drone]] (UDQ)
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# [[Mine Drone]] (Explosive Weapon)
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# [[Courier Drone]] (UDX)
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# [[Mining Drone]] (Ore Processing Device)
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# [[Deception Drone]] (UDL)
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# [[Reconnoissance Drone]]
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# [[Defense Drone]] (UDQ)
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# [[Repair Drone]]
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# [[Drone]] (ZD) (Namesake)
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# [[Fire Support Drone]] (UDQ)
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# [[Fuel Drone]] (UDF)
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# [[Suicide Drone]] (UDQ)
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# [[Mine Drone]] (UDQ) (Explosive Weapon)
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# [[Mining Drone]] (UDG) (Ore Processing Device)
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# [[Probe Drone]] (UDL)
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# [[Recon Drone]] (UDL)
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# [[Reconnoissance Drone]] (UDL)
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# [[Repair Drone]] (UDG)
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# [[Rescue Drone]] (UDX) (as their purpose is to move people)
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# [[Science Drone]] (UDL)
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# [[Sensor Drone]] (UDL)
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# [[Survey Drone]] (UDL)
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# [[Target Drone]] (UD)
  
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=== Supraclass Archtypes ===
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==== Size-Class Roles for Drones ====
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# [[Nanocyte]] (X < 0.001 ton) (UD) (when not classed as [[munition]])
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# [[Microdrone]] (X < 1.0 ton) (UD)
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# [[Mesodrone]] ([[Smallcraft]]) (UD)
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# [[Macrodrone]] ([[Bigcraft]]) (ZD)
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=== Supraclass Archetypal Roles ===
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These [[vessel]]s and [[munition]]s typically serve the following archetypal roles:
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"  
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"  
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!colspan="4"| Drone Supraclass Archtypes
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!colspan="4"| Type UD and ZD Drone Supraclass Archetypes
 
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|-
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! Archtype
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! Archetype
 
! Type Code/s
 
! Type Code/s
 
! Exemplar
 
! Exemplar
 
! Remarks
 
! Remarks
 
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|-
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| [[Drone]] AKA [[Microdrone]] OR [[Mesodrone]]
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| UD
 
| TBD
 
| TBD
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| None
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* U = Utility, Multipurpose, [[etc.]] 
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* D = Drone
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|-
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| [[Fuel Drone]]
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| UDF
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| [[Icepick class Fuel/Ice Harvesting Drone]]
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| Fuel drones (if under 100 tons) are Type-UDF craft.
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* U = Utility, Multipurpose, [[etc.]] 
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* D = Drone
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* F = Fuel
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|-
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| [[Mining Drone]]
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| UDG
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| [[Mint class Mining Drone]]
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| Mining drones (if under 100 tons) are Type-UDG craft.
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* U = Utility, Multipurpose, [[etc.]] 
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* D = Drone
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* G = Industrial
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|-
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| [[Probe Drone]]
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| UDL
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| [[MOLRASP class Sensor Drone]]
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| Probe drones (if under 100 tons) are Type-UDL craft.
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* U = Utility, Multipurpose, [[etc.]] 
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* D = Drone
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* L = Science, sensor, research, laboratory, etc.
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|-
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| [[Combat Drone]]
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| UDQ
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| [[System Defense Brick class Defense Drone]]
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| Refers to any drone where the primary purpose is combat, or to deter via a show of force the possibility of combat. Most armed drones are UDQ-Type.
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* U = Utility, Multipurpose, [[etc.]] 
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* D = Drone
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* Q = Combat support craft
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|-
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| [[Courier Drone]]
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| UDX
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| [[Zip class Courier Drone]]
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| Since [[smallcraft]] are incapable of traveling faster than light (thus, laser and radio outpace them for communications), Type-UDX craft are used for carrying small cargoes (relative to what even a typical [[Tramp Vessel]] can carry), including hardcopy communications which can not or should not be transmitted (such as physically sealed orders, and sometimes key individuals in tense situations who must quickly cross long ranges between hostile fleets while demonstrably unarmed and unescorted, where either the individual can not pilot or the drone must be recovered).
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* U = Utility, Multipurpose, [[etc.]] 
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* D = Drone
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* X = Courier, comms
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|-
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| [[Drone]] AKA [[Macrodrone]]
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| ZD
 
| TBD
 
| TBD
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| TBD
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| Large naval drones are categorized as Type-ZD craft if they do not have a more specific type and mission code.
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| None
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* Z = Special Mission Craft
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* D = Drone
 
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=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
 
=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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''[[Drone]]:''
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''[[Munition]] - [[Drone]]:''
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* [[Type Drone class Drone]]
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* [[Type UD class Drone]]
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** [[Mk 42 Recon Drone]].
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** [[Mk 42 class Recon Drone]].
  
 
=== Ship Summary List ===
 
=== Ship Summary List ===
 
Some of the most commonly used [[drone]]s in this role or these roles include:
 
Some of the most commonly used [[drone]]s in this role or these roles include:
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{{Ship summary list|name= Raider Vessel |tdes=PR}}
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{{Ship summary list|name= Drone Smallcraft |tdes= UD }}
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{{Ship summary list|name= Drone Bigcraft |tdes= ZD }}
  
 
== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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{{Detail}}
 
{{Detail}}
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
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|S1= TBD
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= Mercenary  |page= TBD |version=Classic Traveller}} ([[Recon Drone]])
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|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
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|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= High Passage 1 |page= TBD }} ([[Deception Drone]])
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|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Battle Rider |page= TBD }}
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|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= Traders and Gunboats |page= TBD |version= Mongoose Traveller}}
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|S5= {{Ludography cite|name= Vehicle Upgrade Manual |page= TBD |version= Mongoose Traveller}}
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|S6= {{Ludography cite|name= Compendium 3 |page= TBD |version= Mongoose Traveller}}
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|S7= {{Ludography cite|name= T5 Core Rules |page= TBD}}
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|S8= {{Ludography cite|name= Rescue Ops |page= TBD |version= Mongoose Traveller}}
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|S9= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
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|S10= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
 
}}
 
}}
  
  
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{{LEN|Drone|Good|Vehicle}}
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{{LE|Drone|Good}}
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{{LEN|}}

Latest revision as of 19:50, 5 January 2022

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 Drone is an unpiloted vehicle or spacecraft.

  • Most drone spacecraft are considered U-class Utility Craft.
  • They are known by a variety of names.
  • They come in every size, mission, and type imaginable from nanocytes to munition-sized microdrones to mesodrone small-craft to macrodrone big craft.
Technical Data.jpg

Library Data Referral Tree[edit]

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

  • Speed of Travel


    • Description (Specifications)[edit]

    Drones: These are vehicles that are controlled by an operator from another point, usually a starship. Unlike missiles, drones are not built to be used up with each mission but are intended to be reused. However, since they have no crew, they can be abandoned or placed at great risk if necessary. [1]

    Image Repository[edit]

    No information yet available.

    Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)[edit]

    No information yet available.

    Supraclass Roles[edit]

    Drones typically serve the following roles:

    1. Combat Drone (UDQ)
    2. Construction Drone (UDG)
    3. Countermeasure Drone (UDQ)
    4. Courier Drone (UDX)
    5. Deception Drone (UDL)
    6. Defense Drone (UDQ)
    7. Drone (ZD) (Namesake)
    8. Fire Support Drone (UDQ)
    9. Fuel Drone (UDF)
    10. Suicide Drone (UDQ)
    11. Mine Drone (UDQ) (Explosive Weapon)
    12. Mining Drone (UDG) (Ore Processing Device)
    13. Probe Drone (UDL)
    14. Recon Drone (UDL)
    15. Reconnoissance Drone (UDL)
    16. Repair Drone (UDG)
    17. Rescue Drone (UDX) (as their purpose is to move people)
    18. Science Drone (UDL)
    19. Sensor Drone (UDL)
    20. Survey Drone (UDL)
    21. Target Drone (UD)

    Size-Class Roles for Drones[edit]

    1. Nanocyte (X < 0.001 ton) (UD) (when not classed as munition)
    2. Microdrone (X < 1.0 ton) (UD)
    3. Mesodrone (Smallcraft) (UD)
    4. Macrodrone (Bigcraft) (ZD)

    Supraclass Archetypal Roles[edit]

    These vessels and munitions typically serve the following archetypal roles:

    Type UD and ZD Drone Supraclass Archetypes
    Archetype Type Code/s Exemplar Remarks
    Drone AKA Microdrone OR Mesodrone UD TBD None
    • U = Utility, Multipurpose, etc.
    • D = Drone
    Fuel Drone UDF Icepick class Fuel/Ice Harvesting Drone Fuel drones (if under 100 tons) are Type-UDF craft.
    • U = Utility, Multipurpose, etc.
    • D = Drone
    • F = Fuel
    Mining Drone UDG Mint class Mining Drone Mining drones (if under 100 tons) are Type-UDG craft.
    • U = Utility, Multipurpose, etc.
    • D = Drone
    • G = Industrial
    Probe Drone UDL MOLRASP class Sensor Drone Probe drones (if under 100 tons) are Type-UDL craft.
    • U = Utility, Multipurpose, etc.
    • D = Drone
    • L = Science, sensor, research, laboratory, etc.
    Combat Drone UDQ System Defense Brick class Defense Drone Refers to any drone where the primary purpose is combat, or to deter via a show of force the possibility of combat. Most armed drones are UDQ-Type.
    • U = Utility, Multipurpose, etc.
    • D = Drone
    • Q = Combat support craft
    Courier Drone UDX Zip class Courier Drone Since smallcraft are incapable of traveling faster than light (thus, laser and radio outpace them for communications), Type-UDX craft are used for carrying small cargoes (relative to what even a typical Tramp Vessel can carry), including hardcopy communications which can not or should not be transmitted (such as physically sealed orders, and sometimes key individuals in tense situations who must quickly cross long ranges between hostile fleets while demonstrably unarmed and unescorted, where either the individual can not pilot or the drone must be recovered).
    • U = Utility, Multipurpose, etc.
    • D = Drone
    • X = Courier, comms
    Drone AKA Macrodrone ZD TBD Large naval drones are categorized as Type-ZD craft if they do not have a more specific type and mission code.
    • Z = Special Mission Craft
    • D = Drone

    History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

    No information yet available.

    Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

    Munition - Drone:

    Ship Summary List[edit]

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

    0 Representative Drone Smallcraft (UD) Classes
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    0 Representative Drone Bigcraft (ZD) Classes
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