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| + | [[X-Range Starship]]: A designation applied to starships within the [[Distant Fringe]] region: vessels fitted with drop-tanks or collapsible fuel tanks in order to increase their operational range. | ||
| − | == Description | + | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == |
| − | + | Starships are limited by the performance of [[DeVoss Drive|DeVoss]]-type jump drives - the so-called [[Jump-2 Barrier]]. | |
| − | + | Ships equipped with temporary additional fuel tankage are referred to as being "X-Range", an abbreviation for "Extended Range Vessels". Most classes of military scouts are designed this way. | |
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| − | == References & Contributors | + | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == |
| + | ''See also'' [[Conventional Pattern Starships]], [[Long-Range Pattern Starships]], [[Distant Fringe Class A Starports]], [[Ships of the Distant Fringe]]. | ||
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| + | == References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) == | ||
{{Intermediate}} | {{Intermediate}} | ||
{{Detail}} | {{Detail}} | ||
{{Sources | {{Sources | ||
|S1= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]] | |S1= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]] | ||
| − | |S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] | + | |S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect [[User:Ronald B. Kline, Jr.|Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]] of the [[Imperial Navy]] |
| − | + | |S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] | |
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{{LEA|Distant Fringe}} | {{LEA|Distant Fringe}} | ||
Latest revision as of 16:28, 25 February 2019
X-Range Starship: A designation applied to starships within the Distant Fringe region: vessels fitted with drop-tanks or collapsible fuel tanks in order to increase their operational range.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
Starships are limited by the performance of DeVoss-type jump drives - the so-called Jump-2 Barrier.
Ships equipped with temporary additional fuel tankage are referred to as being "X-Range", an abbreviation for "Extended Range Vessels". Most classes of military scouts are designed this way.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
See also Conventional Pattern Starships, Long-Range Pattern Starships, Distant Fringe Class A Starports, Ships of the Distant Fringe.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science