Ayvoid Starship Classes

The Ayvoid have varying classes of Starships which all fall under classification. Ayvoid starships are well known for their agility, and are considered to be superior to most Human starships, but fare less favourably next to the typically slower and more resilient starships made by small DragonKin species. As a result, all but Ayvoid dreadnoughts are fast agile craft designed to not take hits in the first place. The first Ayvoid starship flew in 1568 and since the Ayvoid Security Forces came into power in the early 1600s, Ayvoid starships have all used the prefix A.S.V. which stands for Ayvoid Security Vessel.
==Military==
====Fighters====
Ayvoid fighters are small vessels designed to assist larger vessels by distracting the enemy. As a result, Ayvoid fighters are fast, agile, lightly armed, and lightly shielded. Like all small Ayvoid vessels, fighters are vulnerable to EM-pulses due to a lack of shielding due to their small size. Ayvoid Fighters lack a Hyperdrive.
====Shuttles====
Ayvoid shuttles are even more lightly armed than the fighters, and mount shields of near equal power. Shuttles are not as agile as fighters, but possess better EM shielding. Ayvoid shuttles are rarely used in combat, and are primarily used for the transfer of personnel and cargo. Ayvoid shuttles possess a Hyperdrive and are the smallest ship in the Ayvoid navy to have one.
====Cruisers====
Ayvoid cruisers make up the bulk of their fleet, and differ from other species cruisers by focusing on agility as well as firepower and shielding. It's impressive size compared to shuttles and fighters allows the cruiser to be safe from EM pulses due to mounting enough shielding. Ayvoid cruisers are designed as support units, carrying no fighters and only 2 shuttles, making up for this lack of fighter support, cruisers often mount many light cannons to defend themselves. The Ayvoid operate two class of cruiser, the Kelnia Class and the Kerinia Class.
====Battleships====
Ayvoid Battleships are few and far between, with only 100 being in service. What Ayvoid battleships lack in numbers, they make up for with a combination of thick armour, high powered shields, heavy weapons and surprising agility for their size. While considered weak by smaller DragonKin races such as the Dragoians, an Ayvoid battleship is more capable than they are believed to be and can fight most small DragonKin battleships equally. The Ayvoid only operate one class of Battleship, the Kerania Class.
==== Carriers ====
Ayvoid Carriers are a rare sight, with less than 50 being in service. Ayvoid carriers aren't well armed and will try to keep away from direct combat as they are designed to support their complement of shuttles or fighters and not to fight directly. The Ayvoid only operate one class of Carrier, the Karal Class.
====Dreadnoughts====
Ayvoid dreadnoughts are few in number, with just 10 being in service. The least agile of any Ayvoid ship, the Dreadnought is often considered a poor vessel, even though it packs more firepower than multiple battleships. As a result, the 10 Dreadnoughts are kept on home defence duty and are only used in offensive circumstances where their impressive firepower is needed. The only class of Ayvoid dreadnought is the Karalnia Class.
==Civilian==
The Ayvoid offer several types of civilian vessels, including various types and sizes of freighter as well as passenger liners of varying sizes. Colony ships once existed, but were all dismantled a few years after the 100 colonies of Avia were founded and with no plans to be used again.
Despite their wide range of civilian vessels, seeing anything larger than a shuttle in private ownership is almost unheard of, with the Ayvoid Security Forces owning and captaining all larger vessels.
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