Auxiliaries

Capital Ship Combatants			Escort Combatants			Military Smallcraft				Support Ships
Battleship	Cruiser	Carrier	Destroyer	Escort	Frigate	System Defense Boat	Fighter	Assault Transport	Smallcraft	Auxiliaries

Commercial Mercantile Ships			Non-Mercantile Commercial Ships		Non-Commercial Ships			Civilian Smallcraft	Highports & Satellites
Merchant	Liner	Transport	Commercial Industrial	Commercial Ships	General	Research	Private	Auxiliary	Orbital Complexes	Satellites

Auxiliary (Military) Synopsis

Auxiliaries are the noncombatants of the fleet.

Auxiliary (Military) Description

Many are not armed, but experience says some auxiliaries do face combat and need to be capable of at least defending themselves.

Please see Military Starship Types for more information.

Auxiliary Types

Transport (AD)	The purpose of these vessels is to provide transport for troops and their equipment. Although they usually carry defensive weaponry they are not intended to engage in combat. If they have too, their focus is to get the troops off beforehand. The ships carry a number of smaller vessels including assault shuttles to move troops to their bases or the battlefield. These vessels are seldom found without the company of an escort.
Fleet Tug (AE)	Fleet tugs are used to provide mobility to structures and vessels with limited or no movement capability. They are use to deal with damaged vessels as well as the wreckage following a battle. Such ships tend to have very strong skeletons and propulsion systems, and good computers capable of calculating the ballistic of both passive and active objects in a multiple object scenario, so as to avoid collisions in crowded areas. Some of the largest have jump capability, but most do not and are used in-system.
Tankers (AH)	Transport and provide fuel for other ships. Some contain purification plants, and most have fuel cutters whose purpose is to transport fuel to other vessels. Ofttimes the fuel cutters have fuel scoops which allow them to restock tankers from local gas giants.
Ship Tender (AT)	The primary role of these vessels is maintenance and repair, although they may also have a replenishment role. Larger tenders are equipped with large workshops, advanced tech labs for calibration, extensive multiple tool sets of every sort required to maintain and repair damaged ships, they can very nearly be called mobile shipyards. Many, given time and components, can install or perform major repairs in the field. These tend to be lightly armored, unarmored, with only of sufficient maneuverability to keep up with the fleet- everything else is given over to the main mission of attending to the needs of damaged ships. Smaller tenders tend to be faster, and may be lightly armed and may be assigned to maintain groups of smaller vessels and navigational aids.
Replenishment Ships (AV)	Provides transport for provisions, parts, weapons, and other materials for the fleet. When equipped with special modules they can also transport troops. The largest can be used to even transport smaller vessels such as SBDs.
Tanker / Replenishment Ship (AZ)	These vessels combine both the tanker and replenishment functions into one platform. Based on the tech level 13 modification of the TF-13 tanker. Additional prototypes of the TT-14 and TT-15 were produced, but did not show sufficient advantage over the TT-13 and weren't produced in quantity.
Fleet Courier (SK)	A courier assigned to support naval operations. Aside from fulfilling a communications role, they are also used to transport small, high-priority cargoes.

Auxiliary Sub-types

Rift Tanker TZ-15	A special-purpose tanker designed to support operations in the sparse-stellar territories of the rifts.
Fleet Tanker	Usually a larger tanker type used to support larger fleet movements. The term is sometimes used to refer to any tanker accompanying a fleet.
Attack Cargo Vessel	An armed cargo vessel usually manned by naval or naval reserve personnel. They are used to provide supply materials and personnel in potentially hostile areas. They are also used to provide additional combat support for convoy operations.

Auxiliary (Military) History

Although these ships are not normally considered combatants they are essential for maintaining Imperial Naval operations.

Auxiliary (Military) Doctrine

Auxiliaries linger on the fringes of the battle area and resupply the fighting ships with fuel, missiles, provisions, and other military materiel. Some Auxiliaries are designed to provide special services in the same role as supply ships and replenishers.

Auxiliary (Military) Representative Classes

0 Representative Transports (AD) Classes
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0 Representative Tankers (AH) Classes
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0 Representative Ordinance (AO) Classes
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1 Representative Replenishment (AV) Classes
Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Hercules class Commercial Tender AV 11 3,500 2 2 Distant Fringe

15 Representative Fleet Couriers (SK) Classes

Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Animal class Safari Ship SK 11 200 2 1 Third Imperium Yes SK-BS12 Calipso class Laboratory Ship SK 12 400 2 1 Third Imperium Yes Ciri class Laboratory Ship SK 12 400 2 1 I'Sred*Ni Donosev class Survey Scout SK 15 400 3 2 Third Imperium Yes Fresnel Effect class Lab Ship SK 12 400 2 1 Third Imperium No LS-DU12 Herald class Expeditionary Yacht SK 15 800 3 3 Third Imperium No YK-HA33 Hkiyrerao class Researcher SK 400 3 1 Aslan Hierate Yes Inquiry class Lab Ship SK 11 400 2 1 Distant Fringe LS-DU12 Kugashin class Laboratory Ship SK 12 400 2 1 Third Imperium Yes Lavalier class Laboratory Ship SK 11 400 2 1 Third Imperium Yes L-DU12 Leaping Snowcat class Safari Ship SK 12 200 2 1 Third Imperium Yes SK-BS12 Lintula class Survey Vessel SK 12 300 2 2 Sylean Federation Yes SK-CA22 Makisha Girra class Research Vessel SK 8 100 0 1 Vilani Hegemony LS-AA10 Nostrii class Science Scout SK 12 100 3 1 Third Imperium No SK-AS13 Sci-Can class Laboratory Ship SK 11 300 2 2 Terran Confederation LS-CS22

Tanker & Replenishment Vessels

Tech Level	Class	Tonnage	Jump
15	Rift Tanker
13	Dromedary Tanker/Replenishment Ship	300,000
12	Modular Heavy Class Fleet Auxiliary	10,000	J-1
12	Modular Light Class Fleet Auxiliary	1,000	J-1

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