Armored Merchant

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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

Armored Merchants are traders that venture into dangerous trade zones.

• The Supraclass designation is also known as Ship Mission, Ship Mission Code, Mission, or Ship Hull Designation.
• It is a starship supraclass.

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Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:
Starship:

• Starship User Types
  • Civilian Ship
  • Military Ship
  • Non-Commercial Vessel
  • Paramilitary Ship

• 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
  • Battle Class Ship
  • Capital Ship
  • Fleet Class Ship
  • Size-Role Classification
  • Subcapital Ship
  • QSP
  • USP
  • World Class Ship

• Ships by Function
  • Bigcraft
  • Boat
  • Capital Ship
  • Largecraft
  • Non-starship
  • Smallcraft
  • Spaceplane
  • Spaceship
  • Starship
  • Subcapital Ship
  • Subcraft
  • System Craft
  • Warship

Speed of Travel

• Astronomical Unit (AU)
• FTL
• Light Speed (c)
• Light-week (lw)
• Light-year (ly)
• NAFAL (STL)
• Parsec (pc)

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Description (Specifications)

They are also known as Frontier Traders.

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Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)

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Supraclass Roles

Armored Traders typically serve the following roles:

AA-class Tramp Supraclass Archetypes
Archetype	Type Code
Armed Junker	(AA)
Armed Trader	(AA)
Armored Merchant	(AA)
Armored Trader	(AA)
Armoured Fast Trader	(AA)
Frontier Trader	(AA)
Tramp Vessel	(A) (Namesake)

Supraclass Archetypes

AA-class Armored Merchant Supraclass Archetypes
Archetype	Type Code	Exemplar	Remarks
Armored Trader / Frontier Trader	AA	Star class Armored Merchant	(Armed & Armored): They typically employ an armored hull and some defensive armament for dangerous trade in seedy, potentially hostile regions such as an Imperial Fringe. Uncommon, yet hardy and greatly valued where pirates and strangers dwell...

History & Background (Dossier)

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Selected Variant Types & Classes

Merchant Vessel - Tramp Liners:
Merchant Vessel - (Free Trader / Tramp Liner):

1. Type A class Free Trader
   1. Alexandria class Free Trader
   2. Basil class Merchant
   3. Beowulf class Free Trader
   4. Bremen class Caravel
   5. Carrack class Tramp Liner
   6. Coriander class Free Trader
   7. Lune class Freelancer
   8. March Harrier class Free Trader
   9. Moraine class Free Trader
   10. Nymph class Merchant
   11. Regni Yards Type A class Free Trader
   12. Tequila class Free Trader
   13. Type A1 class Free Trader
   14. Type A-J2 class Free Trader
   15. Type A-P class Free Trader
   16. Type TC(S) class Free Trader

Civilian Ship - Merchant Vessel - Far Trader:

1. Type A2 class Far Trader
   1. Akkigish class Far Trader
   2. Akkigish class Subsidized Merchant
   3. April Hare class Far Trader
   4. Avian class Far Trader
   5. Empress Marava class Far Trader
   6. Fanzhienz class Far Trader
   7. Farrou class Far Trader
   8. Garu class Far Trader
   9. Gizicih class General Trader
   10. Hero class Far Trader
   11. Hnneshant class Trade Boat
   12. Hugin class Trader
   13. Independent Hauler class Far Trader
   14. Jayhawk class Far Trader
   15. Khershawn class Trader
   16. Maru class Merchant
   17. Nymph class Merchant
   18. Princess Gunnhilde class Far Trader
   19. Salamander class Far Trader
   20. Soho class Light Freighter
   21. Solostar class Far Trader
   22. Stage class Far Trader
   23. Treader class Free Trader
   24. Type A2L class Far Trader
   25. Type HR class Trader
   26. Type VA class Trader
   27. Wulf class Free Trader

Merchant Vessel - (Deep Trader / Long Trader / Fast Trader):

1. Type A3 class Fast Trader
   1. Fat Cat class Far Trader
   2. Swordfish class Merchant
   3. Trojan Reaches Type A3 class Trader
   4. Type A3L class Far Trader

Merchant Vessel - (Armored Trader / Frontier Trader / Fast Trader):

1. Type AA class Armored Merchant
   1. Jasper class Provincial Merchant
   2. Khoghue class Armed Junker
   3. Nguksu class Armoured Fast Trader
   4. Siyuihwye class Armored Trader
   5. Star class Armored Merchant
   6. Type RAX class Protected Merchant
   7. Venture class Frontier Trader

Merchant Vessel - Heavy Trader:

1. Type AH class Heavy Trader
   1. Dakaar class Freighter
   2. Dakaar class Merchant Transport
   3. Leviathan class Merchant Cruiser
   4. Type TI class Merchant
   5. Type TJ class Merchant

Merchant Vessel - Light Trader:

1. Type AL class Light Trader
   1. Anjou class Freighter
   2. Aoa'iw class Light Trader
   3. Burning Sky class Merchant Schooner
   4. Consul class Provincial Trader
   5. Fortune class Merchant
   6. Joshim P. Stone class Provincial Trader
   7. Liz Zhorka class Light Trader
   8. Manta class Small Merchant
   9. Panga class Merchant
   10. Paya class Light Freighter
   11. Rhapsody class Merchant Trader
   12. Tachyon class Light Trader
   13. Unholy Exile class Trader

Merchant Vessel - Medium Trader:

1. Type AM class Medium Trader
   1. Anhk class Merchant
   2. Bloodwell class Merchant
   3. Tyrfing class Freighter

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