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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) == | == References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) == | ||
Revision as of 14:09, 14 August 2019
Privateer Vessels use vessels to raid the ebony's commerce with legal charter from a polity.
- They perform many of the same missions as pirates, but while pirates have no legal charter, privateers do. Raiders often perform the same missions: commerce raiding.
- Privateers are included as part of the P-class Corsair Vessel mission grouping.
- The Supraclass designation is also known as Ship Mission, Ship Mission Code, Mission, or Ship Hull Designation.
- It is a starship supraclass.
Library Data Referral Tree
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)
- Basic Ship Classifications
- Adventure Class Ship (Auxiliary Class Ship)
- Battle Class Ship (Bulk / Subcapital Class Ship)
- Capital Ship (Capital Class Ship)
- Fleet Class Ship (Capital Class Ship)
- Size-Role Classification
- Subcapital Ship (Small & Large Battle Class Ships)
- QSP
- USP
- World Class Ship
- NAFAL (STL) - (Not As Fast As Light) / (Slower Than Light)
- Light Speed (c)
- FTL - (Faster Than Light) - "Superluminal"
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- Light-second (ls)
- Light-minute (lm)
- Light-hour (lh)
- Light-day (ld)
- Light-week (lw)
- Light-year (ly)
- Parsec (pc)
Description (Specifications)
A privateer generally operates under a Letter of Marque. Failure to comply to the articles of the Letter qualifies the vessel as a pirate.
Corsairs are infamous throughout space, especially the dreaded Vargr corsair! Corsair vessels may be purposefully built at rogue shipyard or, as often as not, converted from existing ship types and classes.
- Piracy is one of the scourges of Interstellar Trade within Charted Space.
- Some vessels act as privateers with legal imprimatur or commerce raiders under military purview.
- And even other vessels act as Q-ships in a distinctly anti-piracy mission and role. Q-ships are technically H-class security vessels, but are included in this entry since they interact with Type-Ps by design.
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Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)
Raider Vessels are typically ambush ships, hoping to surprise, overcome, and loot unarmed victims. Prize vessels are always desired as well. Most predatory pirate vessels carry boarders not only to overcome enemy crew, but to temporarily crew captured vessels until they can be sold or otherwise disposed of. And Privateer vessels, in turn, ambush corsair vessels along with Q-ships.
Supraclass Roles
Privateer Vessels typically serve the following roles:
- Ambush Ship (PR)
- Commerce Raider (PR)
- Corporate Raider (PR)
- Escort Raider (PR)
- Frontier Raider (PR)
- Pirate Raider (PR)
- Privateer (PRP)
- Privateer Vessel (PRP)
- Raider Escort (PR)
- Raider Q-Carrier (PR)
- Raider Tender (PR)
- Raider Vessel (PR) (Namesake)
- Scout Raider (PR)
Military Subcraft
Military subcraft (...both smallcraft and bigcraft) are carried by some of these vessels:
- Battle Rider (BR)
- Combat Barge (WBG)
- Combat Transport Smallcraft (UI)
- Fighters (F)
- Militarized Utility Craft (UQ)
Supraclass Archetypes
| PR-class Raider Vessel Supraclass Archetypes | |||
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| Archetype | Type Code | Exemplar | Remarks |
| Raider Vessel | PR | Chameleon class Commerce Raider | Raider vessels attempt to attack enemy ships and assets in order to degrade their war making capability.
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| Privateer Vessel | PRP | Slade Mark I class Frontier Raider | Privateers are a polity-sanctioned vessel that raids opposing polity vessels with a legal sanction.
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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)
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Selected Variant Types & Classes
Paramilitary Vessel - Privateer Vessels:
Paramilitary Vessel - Corsair Vessel - Privateer Vessels:
Ship Summary List
Some of the most commonly used vessels in this role or these roles include:
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References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Letter of Marque, Rogues in Space Vol. 1
- GURPS Traveller: Far Trader
- The Pirates of Drinax
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science