Vargr Navy, Corsairs & Raiders

Vargr Navy, Corsairs & Raiders are the primary starship-based forces found throughout the Vargr Extents.

• It is a very loosely organized interstellar navy and fleet organization.

Library Data Referral Tree

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

• Starship
  • Starship User Types
    • Civilian Ship
    • Paramilitary Ship
    • Military Ship
  • Major Race / Suprapolity Ships
    • Aslan / Aslan Hierate
      • Aslan Navy
    • Droyne / Droyne Oytrip Yatroy
      • Droyne Navy
    • Hivers / Hive Federation
      • Hive Federation Navy
    • K'kree / Two Thousand Worlds
      • Two Thousand Worlds Navy
    • Solomani / Solomani Confederation
      • Solomani Navy
    • Third Imperium / Imperials
      • Merchant Service (Civilian)
      • Imperial Interstellar Scout Service (Paramilitary)
      • Imperial Navy (Military)
    • Vilani / Ziru Sirka
      • Aasha Ziru Sirka
    • Vargr / Vargr Extents
      • Vargr Navy, Corsairs & Raiders
    • Zhodani / Zhodani Consulate
      • Zhodani Navy

Description (Specifications)

No information yet available.

Image Repository

Combatant Largecraft & Bigcraft

1. The Aek Naz class Battlecruiser is a sturdy, utilitarian design built by the Vargr for hard combat.
   
2. A schematic side view and basic performance data for a Aenoegrr class Strike Cruiser.
   
3. A Foghoks class Heavy Cruiser under high velocity in deep space.
   
4. The Oegveng class Gunned Corvette is a Vargr very light combatant known for having a dangerous punch.
   

Non-combatant & Paramilitary Largecraft & Bigcraft

1. Several Rrazaaghz class Corsairs working in unison.
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2. Old fashioned sketch from a crew of a Sixth Horizon-class vessel.
   
3. The Tathoe class Scout/Courier, one of the most common courier ships within the Vargr Extents.
   
4. Ship computer image of a stock Vraktagh 6H-class before being reengineered at Lunion (world).
   

Combatant & Noncombatant Smallcraft

1. TBD

Goals (Mission)

No information yet available.

Strategy & Doctrine (Operations)

No information yet available.

Rank & Grade (Hierarchy)

(Note: The rank names in the accompanying tables are common Anglic renderings, but the actual Vargr-language terms may vary widely based on individual worlds' and polities' cultures, traditions, and language dialects. As a result, most Imperial observers use familiar rank-names and terms such as those in the accompanying tables to render approximately corresponding Vargr rank-levels).

Vargr Naval Ranks (Examples) (Approximate Translations)
R17 (O9) » Fleet Admiral (Grand Fleet Overleader)
R16 (O8) » Rear Admiral (Fleet Overleader)
R15 (O7) » Commodore (Fleet Leader)
R14 (O6) » Captain 1st Rank (Fleet Captain) / (Group Leader)
R13 (O5) » Captain 2nd Rank (Frigate Captain) / (Group Sub-Leader)
R12 (O4) » Captain 3rd Rank (Corvette Captain) / (Force Commander)
R11 (O3) » Captain-Lieutenant / (Force Leader)
R10 (O2) » Lieutenant
R09 (O1) » Sub-Lieutenant / Ensign
R08 (E8) » Master CPO (Senior Warrant Officer)
R07 (E7) » Senior CPO (Warrant Officer)
R06 (E6) » Chief Petty Officer
R05 (E5) » Petty Officer (1st & 2nd Class)
R04 (E4) » Leading Spacehand / Senior Hand
R03 (E3) » Able Spacehand / Able Hand
R02 (E2) » Spacehand / Ordinary Hand
R01 (E1) » Spacehand Apprentice / Junior Hand
R00 » Spacehand Recruit

Vargr Corsair Ranks (Examples) (Approximate Translations)
R17 (O9) » Leader ("Admiral")
R16 (O8) » Subleader ("Commodore")
R15 (O7) » Group Coordinator
R14 (O6) » Group Leader
R13 (O5) » Group Sub-Leader / Staff Major
R12 (O4) » Captain / Force Commander
R11 (O3) » Captain-Lieutenant / Force Leader
R10 (O2) » Lieutenant / Force Sub-Leader
R09 (O1) » Junior Lieutenant / Ensign
R08 (E8) » Master Spacehand / Master Sergeant
R07 (E7) » Senior Spacehand / Senior Sergeant
R06 (E6) » Leading Spacehand / Leading Sergeant
R05 (E5) » Able Spacehand / Technical Sergeant
R04 (E4) » Spacehand 1st Class / Sergeant
R03 (E3) » Spacehand 2nd Class / Senior Hand
R02 (E2) » Spacehand 3rd Class / Hand
R01 (E1) » Spacehand Apprentice / Junior Hand
R00 » Corsair Recruit

Vargr Raider Ranks (Examples) (Approximate Translations)
R15 » ---
R14 (O8) » General (= Overleader)
R13 (O7) » Brigadier General (= War Leader)
R12 (O6) » Brigadier ("Senior Group Leader" (Large Band))
R11 (O5) » Colonel ("Group Leader" (Large Band))
R10 (O4) » Lt. Colonel ("Group Subleader" (Medium Band))
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R09 (O3) » Force Commander (Small Band Leader)
R08 (O2) » Captain ("Force Leader")
R07 (O1) » Lieutenant ("Force Subleader")
R09 (E9) » Senior Master Sergeant (Senior Warrant Officer-Sergeant Major)
R08 (E8) » Master Sergeant (Warrant Officer)
R07 (E7) » Leading Sergeant
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R06 (E6) » Gunnery Sergeant
R05 (E5) » Sergeant
R04 (E4) » Lance Sergeant
R03 (E3) » Corporal
R02 (E2) » Lance Corporal
R01 (E1) » Raider (Private)
R00 » Raider Recruit

There is no standard rank-terminology for the various Vargr military and para-military organizations found throughout the Extents. Different polities and individual organizations will often have their own independent terms and naming conventions. Various organizational ranks and grades used by the Vargr have been known to include, but are by no means limited to, an assortment of the terms shown in the tables below.

Note that there is typically far less of a rigid distinction between "commissioned" and "enlisted" ranks in Vargr services than is typical for Imperial services, and there is typically no "service-academy" that trains officers for commissioning upon graduation. Vargr officers are typically commissioned after having served in enlisted ranks for some prior period, or after having located a suitable officer-mentor to train them in officer-related skills while serving in an enlisted position. The latter comes as close to a service-academy as most Vargr polities have, and typically results in immediate commissioning up from the ranks upon completion of training by the mentor.

Note that Vargr tend to experience both promotion and demotion with much greater frequency depending upon their individual successes in positions of leadership. While it is not possible to ascend to "officer" positions without a "commissioning", officers with a commission (should they be demoted back beyond Rank-O1) will be sent back to the enlisted grades at the rank-level they held prior to being commissioned. Note that there is nothing preventing them from being re-commissioned once again as a result of future successes.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Tables of Organization (Organizational Structure)

There is no standard terminology or organizational format for the various Vargr military and para-military organizations found throughout the Extents. Different polities and individual organizations will often have their own independent organizational structure and naming conventions that are ultimately derived from the cultural traditions and personal preferences of the organizers of the groups and units in question. Nevertheless, most organizations derive their overarching structure from the racial-psychology of the Vargr "pack" mentality, which is largely based upon the personal "charisma" of those individuals holding and maintaining positions of leadership. As a result, many Imperial observers will simply assign roughly equivalent Imperial ranks and titles (or at least familiar terminology) to Vargr groups and organizations as a matter of simple expediency. Most Vargr organizations are assigned the following rough correspondences by Imperial observers:

• Large Band/Group = ~1000-2000 Vargr -OR- several dozen starships
• Medium Band/Group = ~500-1000 Vargr -OR- a dozen starships
• Small Band/Group = ~200 Vargr -OR- several starships
• Force = ~100 Vargr -OR- a few starships

Vargr Navies

The various Vargr naval organizations among the polities of the Extents comprise the local Vargr interstellar space fleets that patrol the various star systems of the coreward regions of Charted Space.

Vargr Raiders (Ship's Troops / Naval Infantry)

Raiders are members of the armed fighting forces carried aboard starships. Raiders perform boarding actions in space, defend starports and local navy bases, and supplement the ground forces of the militia.

Vargr Corsairs & Raiders

Corsairs are members of independent armed fighting bands which include both space transport and attack vessels as well as carried ground troops. Corsair bands sometimes find employment with governments as legitimate privateers and mercenaries with properly issued letters of marque, but most operate without official sanction as little more than organized roving bands of pirates. Regardless of whether or not they find temporary employment with governments, in the long run they seldom possess a permanent home.

Like naval organizations, corsairs typically carry raiders aboard their vessels as armed fighting forces for the purpose of performing boarding actions in space as well as for potential raiding and looting of under-defended ground targets.

Navy Composition

Along the imperial borders in the Spinward Marches Sector two fleets, the Uthith and the Gireel, have historically held sway. Each of two admirals pulled from a pool of available formations. They had two BatRons, three CruRons, one TankRon and an AssaultRon. All the assault squadrons and cruisers are fully streamlined for fast refueling in wilderness areas. The squadrons all move at a unified rate of jump 3, and the battleships and tankers are partially streamlined.

Selected Ship Types

Some naval ship Types widely used within Vargr Space include:

1. Type VA class Trader AKA Vargr Trader
   1. Farrou class Far Trader
   2. Hnneshant class Trade Boat
   3. Khershawn class Trader
   4. Princess Gunnhilde class Far Trader
2. Type VB class Battleship
   1. Arrghonz class Dreadnought
3. Type VC class Cruiser
   1. Aek Naz class Battlecruiser
   2. Aenoegrr class Strike Cruiser
   3. Dzen class Strike Cruiser
   4. Foghoks class Heavy Cruiser
   5. Gvergh class Cruiser
4. Type VF class Frigate AKA Vargr Frigate
   1. Az Alrrak class Intruder AKA Leaping Wolf class Intruder
   2. Se Koez class Frigate
5. Type VJ class Seeker AKA Vargr Seeker
   1. Udzuekh class Mining Vessel
   2. Zukseg class Seeker
6. Type VM class Packet AKA Vargr Packet
   1. Dhaztuen class Far Merchant
7. Type VP class Corsair AKA Vargr Corsair
   1. Aeogz class Corsair
   2. Guegha class Corsair
   3. Rrazaghz class Corsair
   4. Ueknou class Corsair
   5. Veng class Corsair
   6. Vengeance class Commerce Protection Vessel
8. Type VS class Scout AKA Vargr Scout
   1. Garr Aedz class Scout AKA Long Claw class Scout
   2. Kanllaz class Scout
   3. Type SF class Scout
9. Type VX class Courier AKA Vargr Courier
   1. Tathoe class Scout/Courier

Selected Ship Classes

Some naval ship classes widely used within Vargr Space include:

1. Aek Naz class Battlecruiser
2. Aenoegrr class Strike Cruiser
3. Aeogz class Corsair
4. Arrghonz class Dreadnought
5. Az Alrrak class Intruder AKA Leaping Wolf class Intruder
6. Bayonnet class Gunned Scout
7. Cavern of Fangs class Escort Carrier
8. Dhaztuen class Far Merchant
9. Dzen class Strike Cruiser
10. Elaezoe class Cruiser
11. Farrou class Far Trader
12. Foghoks class Heavy Cruiser
13. Garr Aedz class Scout AKA Long Claw class Scout
14. Gatherer class Trade Surveyor
15. Guegha class Corsair
16. Gvergh class Cruiser
17. Habari class Raider
18. Hnneshant class Trade Boat
19. Kalpa class Scout
20. Kanllaz class Scout
21. Khershawn class Trader
22. Lapine class Frontier Tender
23. Nguksu class Armoured Fast Trader
24. Princess Gunnhilde class Far Trader
25. Rrazaghz class Corsair
26. Se Koez class Frigate
27. Sixth Horizon class Fast Far Scout
28. Sokhkhun class Raider Q-Carrier
29. Sorrgheg class Reaver
30. Tathoe class Scout/Courier
31. Type SF class Scout
32. Type VA class Trader
33. Type VF class Frigate AKA Vargr Frigate
34. Type VJ class Seeker
35. Type VM class Packet
36. Type VP class Corsair
37. Type VS class Scout
38. Type VX class Courier
39. Udzuekh class Mining Vessel
40. Ueknou class Corsair
41. Un Vaeg class Troop Transport
42. Veng class Corsair
43. Vengeance class Commerce Protection Vessel
44. Vraktagh 6H class Far Scout
45. Zukseg class Seeker

Selected Smallcraft

Some smallcraft types and classes that are widely used within Vargr Space include:

1. Aekguthand class Assault Cutter
2. Nolrrgarrai class Strike Fighter
3. Seragh class Cutter

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

This fleet can be primarily found in the following areas:
Charted Space:

• Vargr Extents

World Listing

Vessels from these fleets are known to patrol the following systems and worlds:

No world articles for Vargr Navy, Corsairs & Raiders

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Vargr (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), 1.
• James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), 1.
• David Burden, Stuart Dollar, Andy Lilly, Joseph Walsh. Aliens Volume 1 (Imperium Games, 1998), 1.
• David L. Pulver. Alien Races 1 (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 1.
• Simon Beal. Vargr (Mongoose Publishing, 2009), 1.
• Matthew Sprange. Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society volume 1 (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 70-75.
• Artist & Contributor: Bleddyn Wilson (Meteoric Assault) (Vargr Corsair Logo)
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Baron) and Exchequer of the Fleets Hans Rancke-Madsen