Corsair Vessel

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P-class Corsair Vessels AKA Corsairs are predatory ships that attempt to control space and disrupt merchant trading:

  1. A fast ship used for piracy
  2. A pirate. esp. Vargr.
VARGR CORSAIR .png

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

  • Speed of Travel

    • Description (Specifications)

    Corsairs are infamous throughout space, expecially 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.

    Image Repository

    1. The ubiquitous Rrazaaghz class Corsair, common through the Vargr Extents and coreward Imperial Space.
      Corsair-T5-Core-Rules-Pg-359 25-July-2018a.jpg
    2. A typical Nishemani class Corsair viewed from the side, showing off its expansive hull.
      Corsair-Ian-Stead-Unpublished-Pg-TBD 29-July-2018a.jpg
    3. A typical Nishemani class Corsair viewed from the rear, exposing it's large cargo bay, lying in ambush in an asteroid field.
      Corsair-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-85 03-July-2018a.jpg

    Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)

    Corsairs are typically ambush ships, hoping to overcome and loot unarmed victims.

    Supraclass Roles

    Corsairs typically serve the following supraclass roles:

    1. Buccaneer Vessel (P)
    2. Commerce Protection Vessel (PR)
    3. Commerce Raider (PR)
    4. Corsair Vessel (P) (Namesake)
    5. Fast Attack Craft (PG)
    6. Frontier Raider (PR)
    7. Gunboat (PG)
    8. Hijacker Vessel (PR)
    9. Light Attack Boat (PG)
    10. Marauder (PR)
    11. Marauder Vessel (PR)
    12. Pirate Ship (P)
    13. Privateer (PR)
    14. Raider Vessel (PR)
    15. Reaver Ship (P)
    16. Scout Raider (PR)
    17. Slave Transport (PS)
    18. Slaver Vessel (PS)
    19. Vargr Corsair Vessel (PV)

    Supraclass Archetypes

    P-class Corsair Vessel Supraclass Archetypes
    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.
    Gunboat PG Griffon class Gunship Gunboat are a class of very light combatant craft.
    Privateer Vessel PP TBD Privateers are a polity-sanctioned vessel that raids opposing polity vessels with a legal sanction.
    Raider Vessel PR Chameleon class Commerce Raider Raider vessels attempt to attack enemy ships and assets in order to degrade their war making capability.
    Slaver Vessel PS Hkisyeleaa class Slaver Slaver vessels take, raid, transport, and otherwise handle slaves.
    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.

    History & Background (Dossier)

    The prime enemies of the corsair vessel are: Q-ships, Patrol Ships, Escorts, and Destroyers.

    Vargr Corsairs: 1105

    Some of the best known Vargr corsairs (pirates) include:

    Selected Variant Types & Classes

    Paramilitary Vessel - Corsair Vessel - Charted Space: Referral-Tree-Type-P-class-Corsair-Vessel

    Paramilitary Vessel - Raider Vessels: Paramilitary Vessel - Corsair Vessel - Raider Vessels:

    1. Type PR class Raider
      1. Chameleon class Commerce Raider
      2. Habari class Raider
      3. Harrier class Commerce Raider
      4. Kaashik class Raider
      5. Kranz class Raider Escort
      6. K'Thunk class Raider Tender
      7. Shark class Raider
      8. Sokhkhun class Raider Q-Carrier
      9. Spul class Raider
      10. Viper class Scout Raider

    Paramilitary Vessel - Corsair Vessel - Vargr Extents: Paramilitary Vessel - Corsair Vessel - Vargr Extents:

    1. Type VP class Corsair AKA Type PV class Vargr Corsair
      1. Aeogz class Corsair
      2. Fang class Corsair
      3. Guegha class Corsair
      4. Rrazaghz class Corsair
      5. Sorrgheg class Reaver
      6. Ueknou class Corsair
      7. Veng class Corsair
      8. Vengeance class Commerce Protection Vessel

    Ship Summary List

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

    23 Representative Corsair Vessel (P) 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
    Dominion class Troop Transport PQ 11 6,000 2 2 Katowice Conquest
    Eiaikeiar class Intruder Transport PQ 14 3,000 3 4 Aslan Hierate No
    Eiaikeiar class Intruder Transport PQ 14 3,000 3 4 Aslan Hierate No
    Fearless class Assault Transport PQ 10 300 0 5 Distant Fringe PQ-3A50
    Gaelic Splendor class Landing Craft PQ 12 1,000 1 3 Distant Fringe
    Garrison class Troop Transport PQ 11 2,800 2 2 Distant Fringe PQ-02S22
    Gertrude Russel class Troop Transport PQ 12 7,000 2 4 Distant Fringe
    Gram class Troop Transport PQ 12 22,000 3 3 Sword Worlds Confederation IT-0BS33
    Happy class Transport PQ 10 13,000 1 1 Old Worlds Navy
    Heward class Troop Transport PQ 15 90,000 4 6 Third Imperium PQ-0JP64
    Hoeywea class Troop Carrier PQ 10 100 0 6 Aslan Hierate No PQ-AS60
    Khas'ahi class Troop Transport PQ 10 40,000 1 2 Distant Fringe
    Khas'ahi class Troop Transport PQ 10 40,000 1 2 Distant Fringe
    Kitzukhan class Troop Transport PQ 15 7,000 4 2 Third Imperium
    KU8b Wraith class Assault Shuttle PQ 10 80 0 4 Korsumug Empire PQ-8A40
    Lombardo class Assault Transport PQ 11 5,000 2 2 Distant Fringe
    Notorious class Troop Transport PQ 12 39,000 2 2 Federation of Alsas
    Project 122bis Kronshtadt class Pursuit Ship PG 13 325 3 6 Sindalian Empire No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD
    Sanlunche class Troop Transport PQ 10 3,000 1 1 Celestial League
    Steffern class Assault Lander PQ 13 50 0 2 Solomani Confederation No
    Un Vaeg class Troop Transport PQ 12 20,000 3 5 Vargr Extents
    Vey class Troop Transport PQ 12 3,600 2 4 Distant Fringe
    Ziigusna class Military Pinnace PQ 15 40 0 6 Hive Federation Yes PQ-4S60


    1 Representative Gunboat (PG) 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
    Project 122bis Kronshtadt class Pursuit Ship PG 13 325 3 6 Sindalian Empire No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD


    0 Representative Raider Vessel (PR) Classes
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    0 Representative Slaver Vessel (PS) Classes
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    0 Representative Vargr Corsair Vessel (PV) Classes
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    0 Representative Q-Ship (HQ) Classes
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