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Revision as of 14:00, 14 August 2019
P-class Corsair Vessels AKA Corsairs are predatory ships that attempt to control space and disrupt merchant trading:
- A fast ship used for piracy
- A pirate. esp. Vargr.
- 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)
- Astronomical Unit (AU)
- FTL
- Light Speed (c)
- Light-week (lw)
- Light-year (ly)
- NAFAL (STL)
- Parsec (pc)
Description (Specifications)
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.
Image Repository
- The ubiquitous Rrazaaghz class Corsair, common through the Vargr Extents and coreward Imperial Space.
- Several Rrazaaghz class Corsairs working in unison.
. - A typical Nishemani class Corsair viewed from the rear, exposing it's large cargo bay, lying in ambush in an asteroid field.
- A typical Nishemani class Corsair viewed from the side, showing off its expansive hull.
Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)
Corsair 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.
Supraclass Roles
Corsairs typically serve the following supraclass roles:
Largecraft & Bigcraft:
- Buccaneer Vessel (P)
- Commerce Protection Vessel (PR)
- Commerce Raider (PR)
- Corsair Vessel (P) (Namesake)
- Fast Attack Craft (PG)
- Frontier Raider (PR)
- Gunboat (PG)
- Hijacker Vessel (PR)
- Light Attack Boat (PG)
- Marauder (PR)
- Marauder Vessel (PR)
- Pirate Ship (P)
- Privateer (PRP)
- Privateer Vessel (PRP)
- Raider Cruiser (PR)
- Raider Vessel (PR)
- Reaver Ship (P)
- Scout Raider (PR)
- Slave Transport (PS)
- Slaver Vessel (PS)
- Vargr Corsair Vessel (PV)
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 Archetypal Roles
These vessels typically serve the following archetypal roles:
P-class Corsair Vessel Supraclass Archetypes | |||
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Archetype | Type Code | Exemplar | Remarks |
Corsair Vessel | P (Namesake) | Nishemani class Corsair | This is an overall category of vessels that conduct piracy and raiding missions on behalf of private parties.
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Gunboat | PG | Griffon class Gunship | Gunboats are a class of very light combatant craft.
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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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Slaver Vessel | PS | Hkisyeleaa class Slaver | Slaver vessels take, raid, transport, and otherwise handle slaves.
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Vargr Corsair Vessel | PV | Rrazaghz class Corsair | Vargr society institutionalizes corsair practices as part of the Vargr Extents and such ships are in widespread use.
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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)
The prime enemies of the corsair vessel are: Q-ships, Patrol Ships, Escorts, and Destroyers. They often operate under a Letter of Marque.
Vargr Corsairs: 1105
Some of the best known Vargr corsairs (pirates) include:
- Aegzaeng corsairs
- Aek Aeg corsairs
- Aengsoekkuervoe corsairs
- Atueguers corsairs
- Baknaelur corsairs
- Ethueng corsairs
- Goenghoedz corsairs
- Gvaekuers corsairs
- Huhh Kekk corsairs
- Ilksang Oekhgnoull corsairs
- Kforuzeng mega-corsairs
- Gvurknuesurrg, a secret organization of enforcers for the Kforuzeng
- Red Pelts corsairs
- Rrouring corsairs
- Uekuez corsairs
- Vekshan corsairs
- White Fang corsairs
- Zosokhsourztourrgh corsairs
Selected Variant Types & Classes
Paramilitary Vessel - Corsair Vessel - Charted Space:
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Paramilitary Vessel - Raider Vessels:
Paramilitary Vessel - Corsair Vessel - Raider Vessels:
Paramilitary Vessel - Privateer Vessels:
Paramilitary Vessel - Corsair Vessel - Privateer Vessels:
Paramilitary Vessel - Corsair Vessel - Vargr Extents:
Paramilitary Vessel - Corsair Vessel - Vargr Extents:
Ship Summary List
Some of the most commonly used vessels in the corsair role include:
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References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Mike Jackson. Third Imperium 01 (Galaxy Games, 1986), TBD.
- Mike Jackson. Third Imperium 04 (Galaxy Games, 1986), TBD.
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- Michael Taylor. Corsair (Avenger Enterprises, 2006), TBD.
- Bryan Steele. Traders and Gunboats (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), TBD.
- Simon Beal. Military Vehicles (Mongoose Publishing, 2009), TBD.
- Donavan Lambertus. Reprieve-class Escape Pod (DSL Ironworks, 2012), TBD.
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