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''Vessel Peculiarities:''The class was always considered chronically underpowered, with serious performance issues in high-G environments. The vessel carried [[Jamming Equipment|jamming equipment]] and an [[ECM]] package, intended to increase its chances of survival in potentially hostile situations. This was at best a lackluster counter to its very poor [[maneuver]] performance, which frequently left it as a slow, lumbering target that was easy prey for enemy combatants. Vessels that entered civilian service generally had their suite of [[Jamming Equipment|jamming equipment]] removed. | ''Vessel Peculiarities:''The class was always considered chronically underpowered, with serious performance issues in high-G environments. The vessel carried [[Jamming Equipment|jamming equipment]] and an [[ECM]] package, intended to increase its chances of survival in potentially hostile situations. This was at best a lackluster counter to its very poor [[maneuver]] performance, which frequently left it as a slow, lumbering target that was easy prey for enemy combatants. Vessels that entered civilian service generally had their suite of [[Jamming Equipment|jamming equipment]] removed. | ||
− | ''Class Naming Practice/s:'' The name | + | ''Class Naming Practice/s:'' The name means "Courageous Beetle" in the old [[Terran]] [[language]] of Portuguese. Its crews often called it something far less heroic: the "''Beijo da Morte''" class was one of the more common. {{Unpublished cite|author= Bruno Carneiro }} Individual vessels were generally named by the building yard, often carrying the names of members of the construction team's families. |
==== Variant Models ==== | ==== Variant Models ==== |