Barge
A WB-class Barge is a non-FTL boat, typically a kind of Bigcraft although smallcraft barges also exist.
- The commonality for this grouping is a lack of a jump drive or FTL capability.
- The Supraclass designation is also known as Ship Mission, Ship Mission Code, Mission, or Ship Hull Designation.
- It is a ship supraclass.
Library Data Referral Tree[edit]
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)[edit]
Barges are system craft, boats designed to range a star system performing useful work. Some barges are used as subcraft off a tender, while many are based out of highports or space stations. Some perform ferry duties from a mainworld to a mining or farming colony on a non-mainworld planet. Jump ferries and shuttles are not included in this category. Barges were once historically categorized as towed vessels lacking independent propulsion, but contempory barges in Charted Space are almost always equipped with maneuver drives or other forms of propulsion.
Image Repository[edit]
- A Congo class Cargo Barge in side view.
- An Omicron class Heavy Lander in side view.
- A Rysos class Battle Barge in side view.
- An Elysium class Passenger Barge in side view.
- A Colossus class Heavy Lander in side view.
- A Bluestone class Cargo Barge in side view.
Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)[edit]
No information yet available.
Supraclass Roles[edit]
Barges typically serve the following roles:
Bigcraft & Smallcraft:
- Assault Transport (WBI)
- Barge (WB) (Namesake)
- Battle Barge (WBG)
- Cargo Barge (WBC)
- Combat Barge (WBG)
- Combat Support Barge (WBQ)
- Combat Transport Barge (WBI)
- Infantry Barge (WBI)
- Landing Transport (WBC)
- Passenger Barge (WBP)
- Portable Repair Dock (WBG)
- Troop Transport (WBI)
Civilian Subcraft[edit]
Civilian subcraft (...both smallcraft and bigcraft) are carried by some of these vessels:
- Barge (WB)
- Utility Craft (U)
Supraclass Archetypal Roles[edit]
These vessels typically serve the following archetypal roles:
W-class Barge Supraclass Archetypes | |||
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Archetype | Type Code | Exemplar | Remarks |
Barge | WB | Colossus class Heavy Lander | None
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Cargo Barge | WBC | Congo class Cargo Barge | None
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Battle Barge | WBG | Rysos class Battle Barge | None
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Combat Transport Barge | WBI | TBD class Barge | None
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Passenger Barge | WBP | Elysium class Passenger Barge | None
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Combat Support Barge | WBQ | TBD class Barge | 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)[edit]
No information yet available.
Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]
Civilian Ship - Merchant Ship - Barge:
- Type WB class Barge
- No exemplar yet available.
Ship Summary List[edit]
Some of the most commonly used vessels in this role or these roles include:
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