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[[Combat Support Ship|Q-class Combat Support Ship]]s, also known as [[Military Auxiliaries]] form a support or tertiary element of combatant naval fleet forces.  
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* They serve as combat multipliers enhancing the primary line combatants of [[battleship]]s and [[cruiser]]s and the secondary line of various [[escort]]s.
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* Many call them auxiliaries or tertiary combatants. Despite the moniker "tertiary combatant," they are not meant to participate in any form of open combat, but only in self defense actions as their primary role is to support secondary and primary naval combatants.  
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[[Combat Support Ship]]s are a type of [[Auxiliary Vessel|Military Auxiliary Vessel]] (A-Type Naval) that form a support or tertiary element of combatant naval fleet forces. Auxiliaries typically prefix an "'''A'''-" to their regular Type-code when in active service as a Naval Fleet Auxiliary.
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* Almost any civilian hull can be redesignated as a Q-class if meant for dedicated military service as an auxiliary.
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* Many call them auxiliaries or tertiary combatants. Despite the moniker "tertiary combatant," they are not meant to participate in any form of open combat, but only in self-defense actions as their primary role is to support secondary and primary naval combatants.  
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* Specific [[military transport]]s meant to assault enemy [[planet]]s, [[moon]]s, and other [[installation]]s under fire are designated I-class [[Combat Transport]]s.
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** [[Combat Support Ship|N-class Combat Support Ship]]s are a sub-type of [[Auxiliary Vessel|Naval Auxiliary Vessel]]s that fall under the ''"'''N'''aval Operations"'' type-classification, which include such vessels as [[Fleet Courier]]s (usually [[Corvette]]s) and [[Scout|Naval Reconnaissance Vessel]]s that give operational support to combatant naval fleet forces.
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* The [[Supraclass]] designation is also known as [[Ship Mission]], [[Ship Mission Code]], Mission, or [[Ship Hull Designation]].  
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** [[Combat Support Ship|Q-class Combat Support Ship]]s are a sub-type of [[Auxiliary Vessel|Naval Auxiliary Vessel]]s that fall under the ''"'''Q'''uartermaster Corps"'' type-classification, which includes [[Supply Ship|Supply Transport]]s, [[Replenishment Vessel|Resupply and Replenishment Vessel]]s including [[Fuel Lighter]]s, [[Fleet Tanker]]s and, [[Dromedary class Tanker/Replenishment Ship|Dromedar]]ies, [[Ship Tender]]s and [[Tug]]s, and [[Logistics Vessel|Fleet Logistics Vessel]]s, forming a support or tertiary element for combatant naval fleet forces that maintain their supply lines. Almost any civilian hull can be redesignated as a Q-class if meant for dedicated military service as an auxiliary.
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** '''I-class [[Combat Transport]]s''' are a specific designation of [[Military Transport]] (T-Type) meant to operate in an assault role in regard to enemy [[planet]]s, [[moon]]s, and other [[installation]]s while under fire. They technically fall under '''''S/O Siege-type Combat Assault Operations''''', often employing ''Lander-Rider Carriers'' and ''Assault-Landers'' in their operations.  
 
* It is a [[starship]] [[supraclass]].
 
* It is a [[starship]] [[supraclass]].
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** The [[Supraclass]] designation is also known as [[Ship Mission]], [[Ship Mission Code]], Mission, or [[Ship Hull Designation]].
 
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''[[Combat Support Smallcraft|Type UY Combat Support Smallcraft]]:''
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# An [[Aslan]] [[Yaeai class Recon Pinnace]] under spaceflight. <br> [[File: Yaeai-Aslan-Pinnace-CT-THUMB-FASA-As-Merc-Ships-pg-7 15-Oct-2019c.jpg]]
  
 
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# [[Militarized Utility Craft]] (UQ) (Namesake)
 
# [[Militarized Utility Craft]] (UQ) (Namesake)
 
# [[Military Boat]] (UQ)
 
# [[Military Boat]] (UQ)
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# [[Pathfinder]] (UQ)
 
# [[Patrol Cutter]] (UQC)
 
# [[Patrol Cutter]] (UQC)
 
# [[Pinnace]] (UQP)
 
# [[Pinnace]] (UQP)
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# [[Combat Support Smallcraft]] (UQ) (1 to 99 [[ton]]s)  
 
# [[Combat Support Smallcraft]] (UQ) (1 to 99 [[ton]]s)  
 
# [[Military Cargo Carrier]] (QC) (100 to 2,499 [[ton]]s)  
 
# [[Military Cargo Carrier]] (QC) (100 to 2,499 [[ton]]s)  
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# [[Light Combat Support Ship]] (QL) (2,500 to 99,999 [[ton]]s)
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# [[Light Combat Support Ship]] (QL) (2,500 to 9,999 [[ton]]s)
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# [[Medium Combat Support Ship]] (QM) (100,000 to 249,999 [[ton]]s)
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# [[Medium Combat Support Ship]] (QM) (10,000 to 24,999 [[ton]]s)
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# [[Heavy Combat Support Ship]] (QH) (250,000 to 499,999 [[ton]]s)
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# [[Heavy Combat Support Ship]] (QH) (25,000 to 99,999 [[ton]]s)
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# [[Superheavy Combat Support Ship]] (QS) (500,000 to 999,999 [[ton]]s)
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# [[Superheavy Combat Support Ship]] (QS) (100,000 to 249,999 [[ton]]s)
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# [[Ultraheavy Combat Support Ship]] (1,000,000 or more [[ton]]s)
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# [[Ultraheavy Combat Support Ship]] (QU) (250,000 or more [[ton]]s)
  
 
==== Military Subcraft ====
 
==== Military Subcraft ====
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| Q (Namesake)
 
| Q (Namesake)
 
| [[Hummock class Replenishment Ship]]
 
| [[Hummock class Replenishment Ship]]
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| None
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| ''Combat Support Ship''s are the auxiliaries of interstellar fleets, the vessels that make sure there are enough beans and bullets to keep a fleet supplied, fueled, and combat ready. They range from supply ships, fuelers, tankers, replenishers, and a variety of other tertiaries that keep the combatants going. 
 
* Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, [[etc.]]
 
* Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, [[etc.]]
 
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| [[AX-L class Modular Light Fleet Auxiliary]]
 
| [[AX-L class Modular Light Fleet Auxiliary]]
 
| None
 
| None
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* Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, [[etc.]]
 
* C = [[Cargo]], Supply Carrier, [[etc.]]
 
* C = [[Cargo]], Supply Carrier, [[etc.]]
 
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| [[Dromedary class Tanker/Replenishment Ship]]
 
| [[Dromedary class Tanker/Replenishment Ship]]
 
| None
 
| None
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* Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, [[etc.]]
 
* F = [[Fuel]], Gas, [[Tanker]], [[etc.]]
 
* F = [[Fuel]], Gas, [[Tanker]], [[etc.]]
 
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| [[Iadiadlsiz class Fleet Tanker]]
 
| [[Iadiadlsiz class Fleet Tanker]]
 
| None
 
| None
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* Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, [[etc.]]
 
* H = Heavy
 
* H = Heavy
 
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| [[Entremis class Military Transport]]
 
| [[Entremis class Military Transport]]
 
| None
 
| None
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* Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, [[etc.]]
 
* L = Light
 
* L = Light
 
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| [[Champa class Fleet Replenishment Ship]]
 
| [[Champa class Fleet Replenishment Ship]]
 
| None
 
| None
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* Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, [[etc.]]
 
* M = Medium
 
* M = Medium
 
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| [[Workhorse class Ordinance Carrier]]
 
| [[Workhorse class Ordinance Carrier]]
 
| None
 
| None
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* Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, [[etc.]]
 
* R = Replenishment, Logistics, [[etc.]]
 
* R = Replenishment, Logistics, [[etc.]]
 
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| [[Superheavy Combat Support Ship]]
 
| QS
 
| QS
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| [[Giant class Tanker]]
 
| None
 
| None
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* S = Ship Repair, Ship Salvage, [[etc.]]
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* S = Superheavy
 
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| [[Military Transport]]
 
| [[Military Transport]]
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| [[Workhorse class Bulk Ordnance Carrier]]
 
| [[Workhorse class Bulk Ordnance Carrier]]
 
| None
 
| None
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* Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, [[etc.]]
 
* T = [[Transport]]
 
* T = [[Transport]]
 
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| [[Superheavy Combat Support Ship]]
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| QU
 
| QU
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* Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, [[etc.]]
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* V = Ship Repair, Ship Salvage, [[etc.]]
 
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| [[Military Special Mission Ship]]
 
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| [[Donskoy Kasak class Degaussing Vessel]]
 
| [[Donskoy Kasak class Degaussing Vessel]]
 
| None
 
| None
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* Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, [[etc.]]
 
* Z = Special (...last letter of [[Anglic]] alphabet, a catchall category)
 
* Z = Special (...last letter of [[Anglic]] alphabet, a catchall category)
 
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| UQ
 
| UQ
 
| [[Yaeai class Recon Pinnace]]
 
| [[Yaeai class Recon Pinnace]]
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| Noncombatant militarized smallcraft are relatively rare, but often perform important combat support functions such as communication relay points, sensory reconnaissance, logistics management, and a number of other important roles.
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* U = Utility, Multipurpose, [[etc.]]  
 
* Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, [[etc.]]
 
* Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, [[etc.]]
 
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''[[Military Ship]] - [[Auxiliary]] - [[Combat Support Ship]]:''
 
''[[Military Ship]] - [[Auxiliary]] - [[Combat Support Ship]]:''
 
# [[Type Q class Combat Support Ship]]
 
# [[Type Q class Combat Support Ship]]
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{{Ship summary list|name= Medium Combat Support Ship |tdes= QM }}
 
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{{Ship summary list|name= Military Replenishment Vessel |tdes= QR }}
 
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{{Ship summary list|name= Ultraheavy Combat Support Ship |tdes= QU}}
 
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{{Ship summary list|name= Fuel Shuttle |tdes= UF}}
 
{{Ship summary list|name= Combat Support Smallcraft |tdes= UQ }}
 
{{Ship summary list|name= Combat Support Smallcraft |tdes= UQ }}
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|S1= This article is an amalgamation of many different materials published since 1977.
 
|S1= This article is an amalgamation of many different materials published since 1977.
 
|S2= [[Fighting Ships of the Shattered Imperium]]
 
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Line Combatants (Primary - Capital) Escort Combatants (Secondary - Subcapital) Military Auxiliary (Tertiary)
B-
Battleship 		C-
Cruiser 		O-
Ortillery 		V-
Carrier 		D-
Destroyer 		E-
Escort 		F-
Fighter 		H-
Defense/Security 		I-
Combat Transport 		Q-
Combat Support 		S-
Scout 		U-
Utility 		X-
Commo 		Z-
Special
Mercantile Commercial Ships (Trade & Profit) Non-Mercantile Commercial Ships (Industry & Profit) Non-Commercial Ships (Nonprofit) System Craft (Intrastellar)
A-
Tramp 		M-
Freighter 		R-
Liner 		T-
Transport 		G-
Industrial 		J-
Prospector 		K-
Expedition 		P-
Corsair 		U-
Utility 		L-
Science 		N-
Medical 		Y-
Private 		WB-
Barge 		WA-
Satellite 		WO-
Space Station


Combat Support Ships are a type of Military Auxiliary Vessel (A-Type Naval) that form a support or tertiary element of combatant naval fleet forces. Auxiliaries typically prefix an "A-" to their regular Type-code when in active service as a Naval Fleet Auxiliary.

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Description (Specifications)[edit]

A Military Auxiliary or Auxiliaries are Combat Support Ships:

  1. Capital Ships acting in a combat support role to warships.
  2. Smallcraft of various types that primarily perform utility functions as Utility Craft.
  3. A whole variety of other auxiliaries function in a combat support role as force multipliers.

Image Repository[edit]

No information yet available.

Type UY Combat Support Smallcraft:

  1. An Aslan Yaeai class Recon Pinnace under spaceflight.
    Yaeai-Aslan-Pinnace-CT-THUMB-FASA-As-Merc-Ships-pg-7 15-Oct-2019c.jpg

Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)[edit]

These craft have a wide variety of uses from cargo, fuel and passenger transport; policing; customs enforcement; to search and rescue operations and support.

  • This class of vessel includes a variety of smallcraft including militarized pinnaces, shuttles, cutters, ship's boats, and all other non-jump capable spacecraft of less than 100 tons. The exception to this are system defense boats whose role is system defense. Often the names are used interchangeable, but they are often classified by role and size.
  • These craft are tertiary combatants at best and are not intended to operate near the battlefront for any length of time. They are armed for self defense at best, and typically must evade line combatants to survive. Their mission tasking is to support and enhance the missions of primary and secondary combatants.

Supraclass Roles[edit]

Combat Support Ships typically serve the following roles:
Auxiliary - Noncombatants:
Largecraft & Bigcraft:

  1. Assault Tanker (QF)
  2. Auxiliary Merchant (QC)
  3. Bulk Ordnance Carrier (QT)
  4. Cargo Transport (QC)
  5. Combat Support Ship (Q) (Namesake)
  6. Degaussing Vessel (QZ)
  7. Electronic Warfare Ship (QZ)
  8. Fleet Auxiliary (Q)
  9. Fleet Logistics Ship (QR)
  10. Fleet Repair Vessel (QV)
  11. Fleet Replenishment Ship (QR)
  12. Fleet Replenishment Vessel (QR)
  13. Fleet Support Vessel (QR)
  14. Fleet Tanker (QF)
  15. Fleet Tender (QR)
  16. Fuel Tanker (QF)
  17. Light Transport (QT)
  18. Logistics Transport (QR)
  19. Logistics Vessel (QR)
  20. Military Cargo Carrier (QC)
  21. Military Replenishment Vessel (QR)
  22. Military Ship Repair Vessel (QV)
  23. Military Special Mission Ship (QZ)
  24. Military Specialty Ship (QZ)
  25. Military Tanker (QF)
  26. Military Transport (QT)
  27. Modular Light Fleet Auxiliary (Q)
  28. Ordnance Carrier (QR)
  29. Ordnance Vessel (QR)
  30. Passenger Transport (QC)
  31. Repair Ship (QS)
  32. Repair/Salvage Ship (QV)
  33. Replenishment Ship (QR)
  34. Replenishment Vessel (QR)
  35. Resupply Vessel (QR)
  36. Resupply/Replenishment Vessel (QR)
  37. Rift Tanker (QF)
  38. Military Specialty Ship (QZ)
  39. Salvage Ship (QV)
  40. Store Ship (QR)
  41. Stores Ship (QR)
  42. Supply Ship (QR)
  43. Tanker (QF)
  44. Tanker/Replenishment Ship (QF)
  45. Transport Tanker (QT)

Smallcraft - Militarized Utility Craft:

  1. Armed Gig (UQG)
  2. Combat Support Smallcraft (UQ)
  3. Cutter (UQC)
  4. Fuel Shuttle (UQF)
  5. Gig (UQG)
  6. Lifeboat (UE)
  7. Lighter (UQ)
  8. Militarized Smallcraft (UQ)
  9. Militarized Utility Craft (UQ) (Namesake)
  10. Military Boat (UQ)
  11. Pathfinder (UQ)
  12. Patrol Cutter (UQC)
  13. Pinnace (UQP)
  14. Refueling Lighter (UQ)
  15. Runabout (UQC)
  16. Shuttle (UQS)
  17. Utility Craft (U)

Size-Class Roles for Combat Support Ship Vessels[edit]

  1. Combat Support Smallcraft (UQ) (1 to 99 tons)
  2. Military Cargo Carrier (QC) (100 to 2,499 tons)
  3. Light Combat Support Ship (QL) (2,500 to 9,999 tons)
  4. Medium Combat Support Ship (QM) (10,000 to 24,999 tons)
  5. Heavy Combat Support Ship (QH) (25,000 to 99,999 tons)
  6. Superheavy Combat Support Ship (QS) (100,000 to 249,999 tons)
  7. Ultraheavy Combat Support Ship (QU) (250,000 or more tons)

Military Subcraft[edit]

Military subcraft (...both smallcraft and bigcraft) are carried by some of these vessels:

  1. Battle Rider (BR)
  2. Combat Barge (WBG)
  3. Combat Transport Smallcraft (UI)
  4. Fighters (F)
  5. Militarized Utility Craft (UQ)

Supraclass Archetypal Roles[edit]

These vessels typically serve the following archetypal roles:

Q-class Combat Support Ship Supraclass Archetypes
Archetype Type Code Exemplar Remarks
Combat Support Ship Q (Namesake) Hummock class Replenishment Ship Combat Support Ships are the auxiliaries of interstellar fleets, the vessels that make sure there are enough beans and bullets to keep a fleet supplied, fueled, and combat ready. They range from supply ships, fuelers, tankers, replenishers, and a variety of other tertiaries that keep the combatants going.
  • Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, etc.
Military Cargo Carrier QC AX-L class Modular Light Fleet Auxiliary None
  • Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, etc.
  • C = Cargo, Supply Carrier, etc.
Military Tanker QF Dromedary class Tanker/Replenishment Ship None
Heavy Combat Support Ship QH Iadiadlsiz class Fleet Tanker None
  • Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, etc.
  • H = Heavy
Light Combat Support Ship QL Entremis class Military Transport None
  • Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, etc.
  • L = Light
Medium Combat Support Ship QM Champa class Fleet Replenishment Ship None
  • Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, etc.
  • M = Medium
Military Replenishment Vessel QR Workhorse class Ordinance Carrier None
  • Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, etc.
  • R = Replenishment, Logistics, etc.
Superheavy Combat Support Ship QS Giant class Tanker None
  • Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, etc.
  • S = Superheavy
Military Transport QT Workhorse class Bulk Ordnance Carrier None
Ultraheavy Combat Support Ship QU Monstrosity class Fleet Tanker No information yet available.
  • Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, etc.
  • U = Ultraheavy
Ship Tender / Mobile Spaceyard QV Panther class Repair Vessel Military Ship Repair Vessel TBD
  • Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, etc.
  • V = Ship Repair, Ship Salvage, etc.
Military Special Mission Ship QZ Donskoy Kasak class Degaussing Vessel None
  • Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, etc.
  • Z = Special (...last letter of Anglic alphabet, a catchall category)
Militarized Utility Craft UQ Yaeai class Recon Pinnace Noncombatant militarized smallcraft are relatively rare, but often perform important combat support functions such as communication relay points, sensory reconnaissance, logistics management, and a number of other important roles.
  • U = Utility, Multipurpose, etc.
  • Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, etc.
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]

A timeless military strategem has been the concept of fighting forces as dragons, mythical monsters with very dangerous, fighting front end conceptualized as teeth and a support, logistics end conceptualized as a tail. The ratio of fighting forces to support forces is called the teeth-tail ratio. Many elite forces maximize the ratio, famously forcing cooks and clerks to employ the weapons of war when pressed for manpower.

However, most fighting forces are not elite and are optimized at the other end of the teeth-tail spectrum with many logistics and support forces for every front line combatant. For every first line naval capital ship, a very wide variety of secondary and tertiary combatants exist including I-class Combat Transports and Q-class Combat Support Ships, which include repair vessels, replenishment ships, recovery ships, intelligence vessels, scouts, couriers, assault transports, and all nature of other vessels that function as the "tail" to the spinal mount-carrying "teeth" of ship-killing capitals...

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

Military Ship - Auxiliary - Combat Support Ship:

  1. Type Q class Combat Support Ship
    1. No specific ship currently available.

Civilian Vessel - Smallcraft - Life Boat:

  1. Type UE class Life Boat
    1. Deliverance class Lifeboat
    2. Interstellar Lifesaver class Lifeboat
    3. KSbA Model A-23 class Lifeboat
    4. Longevity class Lifeboat
    5. Marrel Veckor class Lifeboat
    6. Model 292 class Life Boat
    7. Reliant class Lifeboat
    8. Reprieve class Escape Pod
    9. SK-3 class Lifeboat
  2. Type UF class Fuel Shuttle
    1. Bubble class Fuel Cutter
    2. Last Armada class Fuel Shuttle
    3. Louis & Clark class Fuel Pinnace
    4. Parthenopinnace Fuel Shuttle
    5. Sternplatz class Refueling Pinnace
    6. Tadpole class Fuel Shuttle
    7. Zheug class Fueling Shuttle
  3. Type UQ class Militarized Utility Craft
    1. Yaeai class Recon Pinnace

Ship Summary List[edit]

Some of the most commonly used vessels in this role include:

1 Representative Combat Support Ship (Q) 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
Yesta class Fleet Logistics Ship QR 15 50,000 5 5 Third Imperium No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD


0 Representative Military Cargo Carrier (QC) Classes
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0 Representative Military Tanker (QF) Classes
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0 Representative Medium Combat Support Ship (QM) Classes
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1 Representative Military Replenishment Vessel (QR) 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
Yesta class Fleet Logistics Ship QR 15 50,000 5 5 Third Imperium No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD


0 Representative Superheavy Combat Support Ship (QS) Classes
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0 Representative Ship Tender / Mobile Spaceyard (QV) Classes
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0 Representative Military Special Mission Ship (QZ) Classes
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0 Representative Fuel Shuttle (UF) Classes
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0 Representative Combat Support Smallcraft (UQ) Classes
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Library Data Referral Tree[edit]

Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information: (Click "Expand" to reveal)

Starship:

  • Speed of Travel
    • NAFAL (STL) - (Not As Fast As Light) / (Slower Than Light)
    • Light Speed (c)
    • FTL - (Faster Than Light) - "Superluminal"
    » Imperial Standard Astronomical Unit
    » Solomani Parsec
    » Vilani Parsec ("Deshi")
    » Imperial Standard Parsec


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