Separatist Starship Classes

"This is not a war capable fleet as it is Blight! We've spared all the warships we can for your Offensive fleet, we still need some for the Defensive fleet for when your fleet is not with us." Duncan Dragonarl discussing the Separatists lack of dedicated warships in 2018. This discussion prompted the refitting of many civilian vessels to serve better as warships.
Dragoian Separatists have varying classes of Starships within their fleets, all of which were obtained from the Royal Dragoian Navy or from civilians. All Dragoian Separatist starships are shielded, and due to the way SoulTech shields work, the shield strength is directly proportional to the ships power output, meaning that a Fighter will have very weak shields, while a Dreadnought's will be almost indestructible, despite being the exact same shield. No vessels have a prefix infront of their name. The Separatists run 3 fleets all with distinct purposes.
Any Dragoian made ship that is still capable of flight is salvaged by the Separatists after any battles they are involved in. Those that aren't in flight worthy condition or not of Dragoian manufacture are stripped of any salvageable parts and then left as a derelict hulk.
==Offensive Fleet==
The Offensive fleet, commanded by Blight, is the only Separatist fleet capable of fighting without the goal of immediate retreat. The Offensive fleet is used primarily to scout for a suitable new homeworld, attack raiders and allow military flexibility if needed (e.g. flanking an attack force which is attacking the Defensive or Civilian fleet to draw the attackers interests elsewhere so the Defensive and Civilian fleets can retreat). As a result, the Offensive fleet is comprised mostly of stolen Dragoian warships with few refitted civilian vessels.
====Fighters====
A Dragoian fighter class ship is any military craft smaller than a military shuttle. Unlike larger ships, fighters are not given a class name, and are referred to only as fighters. Typical armament consists of Light SoulTech cannons as primary weapons, and also several SoulTech anti-fighter cannons.
====Shuttles====
Dragoian shuttles are small craft, less than 30m long, that carry Light SoulTech cannons as primary weapons, and also a few SoulTech anti-fighter cannons. The main difference between shuttles and fighters is that shuttles are also designed to carry personnel and equipment and have their weapons for defensive purposes rather than offensive ones. The only type in Offensive fleet use is the Un-Dra Class Shuttle.
====Cruisers====
Cruisers are the most common Offensive fleet starship class. They normally mount a single Heavy SoulTech cannon, and higher numbers of Medium, Light and Anti-Fighter SoulTech cannons. Primary jobs of these cruisers is to protect the larger and more valuable Battleships and Dreadnought. There is only one type of cruiser, the Tri-Dra Class Cruiser, with the newer Quad-Dra Class Cruiser being too new to have joined the Separatists' fleets when they fled Dragoia (Planet). However the rarer and newer Quad-Dra class ship can come as battle salvage but normally can't be repaired to a standard high enough that they could last more than a few battles without suffering damage that just can't be repaired, meaning the Separatist fleet can't operate them for long periods of time.
====Battleships====
Battleships, while numbering less than 10 at most times, are the most effective ships in the Separatists' fleets. Packing more large weapons and heavier shielding and armour than a cruiser. Battleships also tend to mount 2 or more Heavy SoulTech cannons which, due to the battleships' large Soul Crystal reactors, can be fired more rapidly than those found on cruisers. The three types of Dragoian battleship are the Twin-Dra Class Battleship, the Tri-DraX Class Battleship and the newest, the Quad-DraX Class Battleship. The Twin-Dra class is by far the most numerous and is also the oldest, the Twin-Dra also has the distinction of being the only class of Battleship the Separatists always have at least one of, as the rarer and newer Tri-DraX and Quad-DraX class ships only come as battle salvage and normally can't be repaired to a standard high enough that they could last more than a few battles without suffering damage that just can't be repaired.
====Dreadnoughts====
Dreadnoughts are the most powerful class of starship in any of the Separatist Fleets and are even larger and more heavily armed and armoured than a battleship, in addition to mounting the fearsome fixed-mount SoulTech super heavy cannons, making them a valuable asset in any fight. Dragoian Dreadnoughts typically have the ability to carry smaller ships in a large hangar bay that has rudimentary dry-dock functionality, allowing for the dreadnought to serve a useful non-combat function as well as it's formidable combat functions. The only dreadnought class the Separatists have is the Twin-DraX Class Dreadnought, Dragoian Skirmisher, an aging relic from the Tri-Split.
==Defensive Fleet==
The Defensive fleet, commanded by ???, has just one goal, to make sure the civilians on the Civilian Fleet remain unharmed before evacuating themselves. The Defensive fleet consists of both warships and civilian vessels outfitted with extra weapons and armour.
====Fighters====
The Defensive fleet does not make much use of fighters and will pack additional shuttles onto their vessels rather than fighters. Some fighters remain in service to deal with any enemy fighter attacks, but their numbers are minimal as fighters are more useful aboard the Offensive fleet.
====Shuttles====
Much like the Offensive fleet, the Defensive fleet operates just one shuttle type, the Un-Dra Class Shuttle
====Cruisers====
What classes as a cruiser in the Defensive fleet can be anything from a Barge Class Freighter or Starfire Class Freighter with heavier armour plating and additional weapons all the way up to a Tri-Dra Class Cruiser. No Quad-Dra Class Cruisers exist within the Defensive fleet, as their additional capabilities for combat when compared to a Tri-Dra makes them more suited to Offensive duty.
====Battleships====
While only a single true Battleship, the Twin-Dra Class Dragoian Shield, serves in the Defensive fleet as the fleet Flagship. Numerous refitted City-Ships (more armour and more weapons) class as Battleships. These City-Ships do not carry civilians, instead carrying soldiers, and try to act as decoys to draw fire from the real civilian vessels. These re-fitted City-Ships are less than ideal as a battleship as they are considerably more sluggish to manoeuvre than a military vessel and the quality of the refits varies ship to ship.
====Dreadnoughts====
The Defensive fleet lacks Dreadnoughts as a flyable Dreadnought is a very rare occurrence, partly due to it's parts being needed to service the Dragoian Skirmisher as well as refitting any civilian vessels or replacing any broken weapons on warships. The other reason a flyable Dreadnought is so rare is because the Separatist fleet, even the Offensive fleet, lacks the firepower to take on a Dreadnought without massive losses.
==Civilian Fleet==
Consisting solely of Civilian vessels bar the Separatist and Civilian Fleet Flagship, Dragoian Freedom, the Civilian Fleet, commanded by Duncan Dragonarl, is the home for any non-military Dragoian who wanted to escape the Empire.
Shuttle
Civilian shuttles are smaller than their military counterparts, and are also not armed or fitted with hyperdrives. These little shuttles come in two forms, the "Standard" which is capable of carrying a small number of passengers and small amounts of cargo, with cargo limited primarily by the size of it's entry hatches. The second variant is the "Container", which is an elongated "Standard" with a shorter cabin and the middle cut out to allow it to carry a Dragoian standard shipping container.
====Liner====
Only one form of Dragoian passenger liner is known to exist, the Barge Class Liner, a variant of the Barge Class Freighter. These ships are capable of docking with City-Ships. Their purpose is to serve as a ferry between City-Ships within the fleet, or converted to form a miniature City-Ship. These ships possess 2 fixed SoulTech medium cannons mounted in a limited movement turret on their bow and a few SoulTech Anti-Fighter cannons for defensive purposes. Their hyperdrives are comparable to those of a Tri-Dra Class Cruiser although their shields and armour are nowhere near comparable.
====Freighter====
There are 2 types of Dragoian freighter, the Barge Class Freighter which is largely identical on the outside to the liner variant, but has less windows due to be being specialised to carry cargo instead of passengers. The other type is the Starfire Class Freighter, a ship designed to carry large bulky loads in it's large easily accessed cargo bay. The Starfire Class Freighter is decidedly unpopular with the Separatists, as it's unusual shape makes transferring cargo between it and other ships from it's primary cargo bay all but impossible without landing on a planet first.
====City-Ship====
A Dragoian City-Ship is a large vessel used by the Separatists as a home for the civilian population. As a result, if a fight happens, the City-Ships will be the first to leave, as their cargo is not replaceable.
====Dreadnought====
The Dragoian Freedom is both a City-Ship (actually 2 front ends) and a Twin-DraX Class Dreadnought (just the rear), with the 3 donor ships being salvaged. The Freedom is mostly used for diplomatic purposes and sticks with the Civilian fleet to deter raiders. It is crewed by both Military and Civilian personnel with a few civilian residents staying onboard while a more suitable home (another City-Ship or a converted Liner) is found. The Freedom isn't anywhere near as capable as it's Twin-DraX half would imply, as the Twin-DraX it was made from had suffered extreme damage and many of it's internal systems are completely fried and yet to be repaired.
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