Menschlicher Sternenstaat ships

The Menschlicher Sternenstaat boasts one of the most multifaceted and advanced navies in the Milky Way galaxy, which has come into being through the full exploitation of naval roles and the speciation of ship classes for desired objectives in space.

It is important to note that designations for Sternenstaat warships differ depending on the naval service in question. The Weltraummarine uses **SWM** (*Staat - Weltraummarine*), and the naval arm of the *Staatsschutz* (known as the *Staatsmarine*) uses **SSM** (*Staat - Staatsmarine*). The Nationales Verteidigungsamt uses **SNV** (*Staat - Nationales Verteidgungsamt*).

Most vessel names are chosen by the high commands of the respective service that is adopting them. It has become commonplace for Weltraummarine vessels to sport names of famous commanders and of noble concepts, whereas the Staatsschutz employs names that invoke fear and awe, such as legendary heroes and concepts of war.

This is not an article that details all ships currently under Sternenstaat service; see **List of ships of the Menschlicher Sternenstaat**.

## Warships

All Stadtverisch translations, indicated by the italicization in parentheses, are in the singular form.

### **Escort Ships**

#### **Cruisers**

* *Leonel III*-class cruiser

The cruiser (*Kreuzer)* is one of the most numerous sizable vessels in the navies of the Sternenstaat, larger than destroyers and some frigates, but smaller than capital ships such as the battleships and carriers. Often balancing the triad of firepower, armor, and speed, they are well adaptable to a variety of situations even in their base, standard forms.

##### *Battlecruisers*

Battlecruisers (*Schlachtkreuzer*) are special cruisers that carry large anti-vessel armaments without sacrificing speed - but as a result, often are more expensive to produce. They are designed to punch above their class and aid fellow battleships in bringing down enemy capital vessels, in addition to denying sectors of space through their speed and firepower.

##### *Heavy Battlecruisers*

Heavy battlecruisers (*Schwerer schlachtkreuzer*), also known as "light battleships", are a rare variant of cruiser used by the Sternenstaat to exploit weak points in enemy formations through speed and firepower - albeit slower than the normal battlecruiser. They are also used in special shock formations - especially those that attack enemy star fortresses.

##### *Bombardment Cruisers*

Bombardment cruisers (*Bombardierungskreuzer*) are cruisers designed to deliver maximum destructive payloads to static infrastructure, whether in space or on planemos, with a special armament of high-grade missiles and kinetic cannons. Unlike strike cruisers, bombardment cruisers usually carry the heaviest versions of such weaponry possible, balancing their speed with their bombardment power and becoming viable alternatives to raiding enemy infrastructure versus large ships.

##### *Command Cruisers*

Command cruisers (*Kommandokreuzer*) are special command vessels that issues and coordinate orders over detachments of smaller ships, such as fellow cruisers, destroyers, frigates, et cetera, rather than a larger flagship such as a battleship. They are most commonly used by special operation detachments or rescue groups due to their speed and upgraded communication equipment.

##### *Escort Cruisers*

Escort cruisers (*Geleitkreuzer*) are cruisers that have been outfitted with equipment and armaments for the sole purpose of escorting major vessels of higher levels (such as capital and supercapital warships) or other special spacecraft. Unlike the normal cruiser, escort cruisers possess higher amounts of point defense weapons to intercept enemy missiles inbound to their target of protection, and have less missiles themselves due to not being utilized for pursuant missions.

##### *Exploration Cruisers*

Exploration cruisers (*Erkundungskreuzer*) are special cruisers that have been outfitted with space and planetary survey sensors. Unlike surveillance cruisers, which prioritize the finding and analysis of enemy infrastructure and naval movements in war, exploration cruisers are fielded by exploratory elements of the Sternenstaat in order to bring exploration equipment and personnel into hazardous areas, such as uncolonized or unsurveyed areas of the Gamma Quadrant, or through spatial anomalies such as wormholes. Although some dedicated exploration vessels may be larger, they will not sport the same armaments as an exploration cruiser.

##### *Heavy Cruisers*

Heavy cruisers (*Schwerer kreuzer*) are cruisers with increased armor and shield capacities. They are often fielded to deal with a multitude of lighter vessels, or to guard flanks in a naval formation.

##### *Strike Cruisers*

Strike cruisers (*Streikkreuzer*) are cruisers designed with the multi-role purpose of both attacking stationary infrastructure and moving vessels, with heavy employment in assault formations. They usually sport more anti-infrastructure weaponry such as fragmentation warheads, cluster munitions, and more kinetic weapons.

##### *Surveillance Cruisers*

Surveillance cruisers (*Überwachungskreuzer*) are special cruisers outfitted with an increased amount of data receptors and sensors, and are thus utilized for broad surveillance of sections of local space or specific locations (such as planets). Their armaments may be similar to that of normal cruisers, but their productions costs are higher due to the new surveillance equipment.

### **Capital Ships**

#### **Battleships**

* *Herreshoff*-class battleship
	+ *Rán*-class stealth battleship

## Statics

### Starports

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**This section is under construction.**