Ship Classification System

## Warships

### Patrol craft

* customs
* law enforcement
* short ranged interplanetary craft
* light protection/armament

### Gunship

* heavily armed patrol ship
* small
* can be used in war
* anti civilian/ pirate

### Arsenal ship

* remote controlled or minimal crew
* mine layer
* missile platform

### Cutter

* long ranged policing, SAR vessel
* light armament
* interspace capable

### Monitor

* no FTL/limited FTL
* intersystem defence craft
* well protected
* short range border protection
* often operated by colonial defence forces

### Corvette

* patrol
* VIP transport
* anti civilian
* Superluminal scout
* short ranged
* (exploration support)
* (atmosperic duties)
* smallest proper capital warship
* security

### Frigate

* escort
* long range independent patrol
* defence of fleet
* wartime Security

### Destroyer

* mainline warship
* offensive
* independent
* effective wolfpack formation attack
* frigate size and speed, but approaching cruiser level firepower

### Cruiser

* balance of speed, firepower and mobility
* small command ship
* independent operations very far from base without assistance
* exploration support
* bombardement

##### **Heavy Cruiser**

* heavy protection
* small battleship
* command
* independent
* bombardement
* anti-capital ship

##### Assault Cruiser

* light troop carrier
* balanced
* bombardement
* command
* independent
* slightly less anti-capital armament

##### Colonial Cruiser

* command
* exploration support
* multirole/variable Mission
* long endurance and independent
* deep range patrol

### Assaultcarrier

* support of mass planetary deployments
* troop, material and atmospheric support craft transport
* orbital bombardement
* light anti capital ship armament
* ( atmosphere capable)

### Battlecruiser

* cruiser sized with battleship firepower
* light-medium protection
* better at engaging multiple medium vessels
* fast
* What it can’t kill, it runs away from.
* more economic than battleship

### Battleship

* heavy hammer against larger capital ships
* not very versatile
* bombardement
* slow
* force projection
* heavy protection

### Supercarrier

* invasion support
* Cruiser-level firepower
* heavy protection
* slow
* command vessel
* force protection
* fleet support platform
* strikecraft/ gunships/ interstellar shuttles

### Battlecarrier

* hybrid of Battleship or Battlecruiser and Supercarrier
* command ship
* invasion support
* force projection
* strikecraft/ gunships/ interstellar shuttles

### Dreadnought

* slow
* sector flagship
* ultra heavy hammer
* mobile fortress
* command vessel
* domination

### Fleetcarrier

* slow
* mobile base
* sector flagship
* command
* force projection
* carries a pack of escort subvessels

## Civilian/Support ships

### Cruise liner

* more luxurious passengers liner
* cruises /

### Transport

* transport of personal/civilians
* A to B

### Merchant cruiser

* freighter/transport for merchants
* stronger defense armament

### Tanker

* large
* fuel transport

### Freighter

* high priority cargo transport

### Explorer

* exploration
* independent without support
* powerful communication and sensor systems

### Barge

* intersystem sublight cargo ship
* bulk raw material transport

## Others

### Stealth ship

* first strike
* recon
* ambush
* smaller
* lighter armament
* light protection

### Interstellar Shuttle

* very large/super heavy Dropshuttle
* FTL capable
* athmosphere capable