Fleet Class Ship
Capital Ship Combatants | Escort Combatants | Military Smallcraft | Support Ships | |||||||
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Battleship | Cruiser | Carrier | Destroyer | Escort | Frigate | System Defense Boat | Fighter | Assault Transport | Smallcraft | Auxiliaries |
Commercial Mercantile Ships | Non-Mercantile Commercial Ships | Non-Commercial Ships | Civilian Smallcraft | Highports & Satellites | ||||||
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Merchant | Liner | Transport | Commercial Industrial | Commercial Ships | General | Research | Private | Auxiliary | Orbital Complexes |
Satellites |
Fleet Class Ships (FCS) are the largest regulary deployed ships operating in Charted Space.
- While larger than the battle class haulers, their cost to operations efficiency is judged lower except on specialized missions.
- It takes dedicated resources, staffing, training, and support systems to operate such vessels.
- They normally rule the battlefield or dominate interstellar trade, occupying large capital ship hulls.
Description (Specifications)
Fleet Class Ships are what many envision when the phrase capital ship is used. They are big enough to make a massive difference at any mission they perform and one FCS is often superior to an equivalent tonnage pf BCS'es.
The drawback is that they are hugely expensive and the loss of even one is a major blow to its former owner. As impressive as a great victory is, a great loss is at least as devastating. FCS is a significant
These vary in tonnage and in their intended function or role in fleet maneuvers and tactics. The security of the state is usually the primary design imperative. [1]
Ship Classification by Size | |||||
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1. | Smallcraft | 0 to 99 tons | Smallcraft are typically Subcraft, designed to be carried by carrier craft. | ||
2. | Spacecraft | 100 tons or larger | Spacecraft are in-system vessels, lacking interstellar drives.
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3. | Adventure Class Ships (ACS) | 100 to 2,499 tons | Adventure Class ships are usually jump-capable.
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4. | Battle Class Ships (BCS) | 2,500 to about 1,000,000 tons | Battle Class ships are warships. They are usually jump-capable.
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5. | World Class Ships (WCS) | Larger than 1,000,000 tons | Loeskalth planetoid generation ship. | World Class ships are beyond expensive and represent suprapolity-level investment.
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History & Background (Dossier)
Until the development of the FTL jump drive, massive generation ship and sleeper ships tend to be one of the most common FCS hulls. Large "Death Star" warships are also not unexpected.
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- T5 Core Rules
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Ronald B. Kline, Jr.