VAL Support Craft

The Variable-Application Light Support Craft (abbreviated VALSC), also known as the VAL Support Craft and colloquially as the privateer or simply the VAL, is the foremost designation used to refer to a series of similarly based space-faring light assault and patrol vessels.
While its most prominent operator has long been the United Nations Space Command Navy, it is also employed by various colonial navies as well as a number of UN-affiliated private military companies such as Tactical SA and Haverson Defense, among others.
Having made its debut in the field in February of 2560, the VAL Support Craft is one of the few combat vessels in the UNSC Navy that have been designed entirely by a private entity, specifically Baer Industrial Yards. Baer, in addition to half a dozen other groups, manufactured more than 800 ships of the line over a course of forty years.
==Background==
The concept behind the VALSC was visible as early as 2496. The UN Space Command, and subsequently the Colonial Military Administration, were known to refit corvettes, sloops, and even frigates with various equipment allowing for greater maneuverability, sensors, and speed, which allowed for a massive interceptor of sorts. These superior reconnaissance vessels, nicknamed Cherokees, proved more that effective in pursuing and recapturing Insurrectionist vessels, especially in sparsely colonized space where a multitude of hiding spots was abound.
==Operators==
==Behind the Scenes==
*The VAL's length is a reference to the number seven. 7×3=21, and 21×7=147, the length of a standard VAL Support Craft in meters.
==Further Reading==
===Internal===
*UNSC Navy
*Colonial Security Command
===External===
*Fast attack craft on Wikipedia
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