Special Mission Ship
Z-class Special Mission Ships are special research or test craft used for very specialized missions.
- This grouping includes prototypes, test ships, recovered enemy vessels, alien artifact ships, and other curiosities.
- 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)
This supraclass also includes unique ships (...such as one-off prototypes and ships from unknown or vanished civilizations), which consist of a "class" of just one, where there is not a better classification. For instance, the message pod found in Ognar system, containing the only record of their long lost civilization, qualifies as Z-class rather than a W-class station due to its uniqueness, its archaeological importance, and its utter lack of commercial, military, or (aside from the data it serves as an archive for) scientific capability. [1]
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Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)
It is almost impossible to state a common doctrine for this disparate class as a whole, beyond generalized notes that apply to all ships, as each Z class ship tends to be unique with very specialized mission profiles. [2]
Supraclass Roles
Special Mission Ships typically serve the following roles:
- Alien Artifact Ship (ZA)
- Carrier Prototype (ZP)
- Decoy (ZD)
- Decoy Vessel (ZD)
- Experimental Craft (ZE)
- Experimental Far Trader (ZE)
- Experimental Gunboat (ZE)
- Experimental Vessel (ZE)
- Experimental Transport (ZE)
- Hybrid Experimental Craft (ZE)
- Hybrid Test Ship (ZE)
- Prototype (ZP)
- Prototype Carrier (ZP)
- Prototype Ship (ZP)
- Prototype Vessel (ZP)
- Test Ship (ZE)
- Unclassified Ship (ZU)
- Unique Ship (ZU)
- Special Mission Ship (Z) (Namesake)
Supraclass Archetypal Roles
These vessels typically serve the following archetypal roles:
Z-class Special Mission Ship Supraclass Archetypes | |||
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Archetype | Type Code | Exemplar | Remarks |
Special Mission Ship | Z (Namesake) | Exatar class Ramscoop Jumpship | None
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Alien Artifact Ship | ZA | Annic Nova class Far Trader | None
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Decoy Vessel | ZD | TBD class Special Mission Ship | None
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Experimental Vessel | ZE | Star Rider class Experimental Transport | None
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Prototype Vessel | ZP | Grey Ghost class Fast Intruder | None
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Unclassified Ship or Unique Ship |
ZU | The Green Hornet | None
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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)
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Selected Variant Types & Classes
Military Ship - Special Mission Ship:
Ship Summary List
Some of the most commonly used vessels in this role include:
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- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Adrian Tymes
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Adrian Tymes