X-Boat Station
An X-Boat Station is a facility for handling xboats at a star system.
- They are typically Space Stations.
- The Supraclass designation is also known as Ship Mission, Ship Mission Code, Mission, or Ship Hull Designation.
- It is a starship supraclass.
Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:
Starship:
- Starship User Types
- Advanced Ship Classifications
- Ship Mission Code / Supraclass
- Ship Type Code / Superclass
- Ship Class Code / Class
- Model (TL)
- Bloc (Lot)
- Ships by Function
- Speed of Travel
- Astronomical Unit (AU)
- FTL
- Light Speed (c)
- Light-week (lw)
- Light-year (ly)
- NAFAL (STL)
- Parsec (pc)
Description (Specifications)[edit]
At each system served by the xboat network, an express boat station is maintained to handle the message traffic and to manage incoming and outgoing xboats. Usually located near the edge of a star system, the station picks up messages beamed to it by incoming xboats and relays the data to the local world for delivery. Messages destined for worlds farther down the line are transmitted to a waiting xboat which then jumps for the next world in the network. The xboat station contains receiving and retransmission equipment; refueling and support facilities for the local staff and waiting crew are also provided. The xboat station maintains a local office on the system's major world for the acceptance of xboat messages, as well as to handle delivery of the messages to addresses on the world.
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Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)[edit]
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Supraclass Roles[edit]
TBDs typically serve the following roles:
- TBD
Supraclass Archtypes[edit]
TBD Supraclass Archtypes | |||
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Archtype | Type Code | TL Range | Remarks |
TBD | TBD | TBD | None |
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The express boat (abbreviated X-boat) system, established originally in 624 and expanded to cover the entire Imperium by 718, cuts this communication time by nearly 75 percent. Selected locations along major trade routes are established as sites for express stations, which are orbital facilities which service and refuel the X-boats on their communications runs.
Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]
Ship Summary List[edit]
Some of the most commonly used vessels in this role or these roles include:
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Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)[edit]
The IISS operates facilities across the Third Imperium and in many Client States around the Imperial fringe.
World Listing: 1105[edit]
The IISS operates in the following systems and worlds:
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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