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− | A [[starship]] is a spacecraft equipped with a [[jump drive]]. Please note that very early [[STL]] | + | {{:Military starship nav bar}} |
− | * q.v. [[spaceship]]. | + | A [[starship]] is a spacecraft equipped with a [[jump drive]], essentially allowing it to travel at (roughly) 150 times the speed of light (or faster). Please note that very early ([[STL]]) spacecraft did not employ [[FTL]] drives. Due to the greatly enhanced travel speed of the jump drive, [[sophont]] species with the [[technology]] will use it. |
+ | * AKA [[starcraft]] | ||
+ | * q.v. [[spaceship]]. | ||
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Please refer to the following [[AAB]] library data for more information: | Please refer to the following [[AAB]] library data for more information: | ||
* [[Starship]] | * [[Starship]] | ||
** Starship Types | ** Starship Types | ||
− | *** | + | *** Trader (A) |
− | *** | + | *** Cruiser (C) |
− | *** | + | *** Defender (D) |
+ | *** Escort (E) | ||
+ | *** Freighter (F) | ||
+ | *** Frigate (G) | ||
+ | *** Ortillery (H) | ||
+ | *** Prospector (J) | ||
+ | *** Touring Ship (K) | ||
+ | *** Lab Ship (L) | ||
+ | *** Liner/Jumpliner (M) | ||
+ | *** Surveyor (N) | ||
+ | *** Corsair (P) | ||
+ | *** Merchant (R) | ||
+ | *** Scout/Courier (S) | ||
+ | *** Transport/Tender (T) | ||
+ | *** Packet (U) | ||
+ | *** Barge (W) | ||
+ | *** Express (X) | ||
+ | *** Yacht (Y) | ||
+ | *** Unclassified (Z) | ||
** Speed of Travel | ** Speed of Travel | ||
*** [[FTL]] | *** [[FTL]] | ||
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*** [[Jump Space]] | *** [[Jump Space]] | ||
*** [[Misjump]] | *** [[Misjump]] | ||
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== Description (Specifications) == | == Description (Specifications) == | ||
− | Typically, | + | Starships are designed to carry people from one star system to another, for the purposes of exploration, survey, trade, patrol, raiding, tracking, information gathering, conquest... in a word, adventure. Typically, starships have a large percentage of their volume dedicated to fuel, because the jump drive requires a huge investment in energy to transition to [[Jumpspace|jumpspace]]. This limits the available space for other uses, severely in the case of ships able to jump long distances, or rejump repeatedly (which is a lifesaver if you can afford the space). Some ships greatly enhance capacity without sacrificing safety by mounting external tanks to the ship known as [[droptanks]]. |
* Please see [[Civilian Starship Types]] or [[Military Starship Types]] for more information. | * Please see [[Civilian Starship Types]] or [[Military Starship Types]] for more information. | ||
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+ | ==== Starship Categories ==== | ||
+ | [[Starship]]s are distinguished from [[spaceship]]s by the presence of a [[FTL]] [[jump engine]] and a mission of [[Travelling in Charted Space|interstellar travel]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Civilian Starships ===== | ||
+ | Civilian starships conduct trade, tourism, and a variety of non-violent ends. They tend to be under private ownership and rarely carry more than light armament for self defense purposes. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Paramilitary Starships ===== | ||
+ | Paramilitary starships are a step in-between civilian and military starships. They patrol the system as police, inspectors, and in a variety instiutional roles. They may carry armament, but usually much less than a comparable military platform. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Military Starships ===== | ||
+ | Military starships are starships designed to defend a state against aggressors. This typically means that their design requirements are based on performance and survivability under attack. Military starships intended for combat are typically called [[warship]]s. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Starship Equipment ==== | ||
+ | ===== Maneuver / Relativistic Drives ===== | ||
+ | Relativistic Drives are starship engines uses in [[normal space]] for maneuver and propulsion. They are different than the [[jump drive]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Jump Drives ===== | ||
+ | Please see the article [[Jump Drive]] for more information. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Astronics ===== | ||
+ | What avionics are to aircraft, astronics are to starships. | ||
== History & Background (Dossier) == | == History & Background (Dossier) == | ||
+ | No information yet available. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Interstellar Travel Motives=== | ||
The first interstellar ships, while crude in light of more modern [[FTL]] [[jump drive]]s, nevertheless have revolutionized every [[sophont]] [[society]] that developed them. Two motivations tend to drive the push for interstellar travel: | The first interstellar ships, while crude in light of more modern [[FTL]] [[jump drive]]s, nevertheless have revolutionized every [[sophont]] [[society]] that developed them. Two motivations tend to drive the push for interstellar travel: | ||
* 1. Colonization (population pressure) | * 1. Colonization (population pressure) | ||
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== References & Contributors (Sources) == | == References & Contributors (Sources) == | ||
+ | {{Intermediate}} | ||
{{Sources | {{Sources | ||
|S1= [[Classic Traveller]] [[Library Data (N-Z)]] | |S1= [[Classic Traveller]] [[Library Data (N-Z)]] | ||
− | |S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] | + | |S2= Periodical: [[Challenge 72]] in article: "Sublight Drives" by: [[Dave Nilsen]] & [[Frank Chadwick]] |
− | + | |S3= [[Traveller5]] Core Rules | |
− | + | |S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] | |
}} | }} | ||
− | {{LE|Ship type definitions | + | {{LE|Ship type definitions|Goods}} |
+ | {{LEN}} |
Revision as of 15:07, 23 February 2018
Capital Ship Combatants | Escort Combatants | Military Smallcraft | Support Ships | |||||||
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Battleship | Cruiser | Carrier | Destroyer | Escort | Frigate | System Defense Boat | Fighter | Assault Transport | Smallcraft | Auxiliaries |
Commercial Mercantile Ships | Non-Mercantile Commercial Ships | Non-Commercial Ships | Civilian Smallcraft | Highports & Satellites | ||||||
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Merchant | Liner | Transport | Commercial Industrial | Commercial Ships | General | Research | Private | Auxiliary | Orbital Complexes |
Satellites |
A starship is a spacecraft equipped with a jump drive, essentially allowing it to travel at (roughly) 150 times the speed of light (or faster). Please note that very early (STL) spacecraft did not employ FTL drives. Due to the greatly enhanced travel speed of the jump drive, sophont species with the technology will use it.
Please refer to the following AAB library data for more information:
- Starship
- Starship Types
- Trader (A)
- Cruiser (C)
- Defender (D)
- Escort (E)
- Freighter (F)
- Frigate (G)
- Ortillery (H)
- Prospector (J)
- Touring Ship (K)
- Lab Ship (L)
- Liner/Jumpliner (M)
- Surveyor (N)
- Corsair (P)
- Merchant (R)
- Scout/Courier (S)
- Transport/Tender (T)
- Packet (U)
- Barge (W)
- Express (X)
- Yacht (Y)
- Unclassified (Z)
- Speed of Travel
- Starship Types
- Jump Drive
- Jump Drive Key Resources
- Jump Drive Lore
Description (Specifications)
Starships are designed to carry people from one star system to another, for the purposes of exploration, survey, trade, patrol, raiding, tracking, information gathering, conquest... in a word, adventure. Typically, starships have a large percentage of their volume dedicated to fuel, because the jump drive requires a huge investment in energy to transition to jumpspace. This limits the available space for other uses, severely in the case of ships able to jump long distances, or rejump repeatedly (which is a lifesaver if you can afford the space). Some ships greatly enhance capacity without sacrificing safety by mounting external tanks to the ship known as droptanks.
- Please see Civilian Starship Types or Military Starship Types for more information.
Starship Categories
Starships are distinguished from spaceships by the presence of a FTL jump engine and a mission of interstellar travel.
Civilian Starships
Civilian starships conduct trade, tourism, and a variety of non-violent ends. They tend to be under private ownership and rarely carry more than light armament for self defense purposes.
Paramilitary Starships
Paramilitary starships are a step in-between civilian and military starships. They patrol the system as police, inspectors, and in a variety instiutional roles. They may carry armament, but usually much less than a comparable military platform.
Military Starships
Military starships are starships designed to defend a state against aggressors. This typically means that their design requirements are based on performance and survivability under attack. Military starships intended for combat are typically called warships.
Starship Equipment
Maneuver / Relativistic Drives
Relativistic Drives are starship engines uses in normal space for maneuver and propulsion. They are different than the jump drive.
Jump Drives
Please see the article Jump Drive for more information.
Astronics
What avionics are to aircraft, astronics are to starships.
History & Background (Dossier)
No information yet available.
Interstellar Travel Motives
The first interstellar ships, while crude in light of more modern FTL jump drives, nevertheless have revolutionized every sophont society that developed them. Two motivations tend to drive the push for interstellar travel:
- 1. Colonization (population pressure)
- 2. Curiosity (exploration)
Some sophont species tend to also be driven by a fear of the unknown, a third common motivator. And yet others possess a religious, ideological fervor to bring their ideas and philosophies to the rest of Interstellar space, a fourth common motivator.
- 3. Fear (paranoia)
- 4. Belief (proselytism)
The K'kree, for example, while driven by several factors are strongly motivated to bring an ethos of vegetarianism to Charted Space.
Starship Representative Sampling
- Battleship (Military)
- Cruiser (Military)
- Far Trader (Civilian)
- Free Trader (Civilian)
References & Contributors (Sources)
- Classic Traveller Library Data (N-Z)
- Periodical: Challenge 72 in article: "Sublight Drives" by: Dave Nilsen & Frank Chadwick
- Traveller5 Core Rules
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science