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starship_classes_and_examples [2011/08/05 16:10] – [First, a Little Nautical History...] hagalaz | starship_classes_and_examples [2011/08/16 09:19] – Added 'deep space hardware' add-on package to TAV entry hagalaz | ||
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Some common examples are: | Some common examples are: | ||
- | * Transatmospheric Vehicle (TAV) - A generic catch-all term for an aerodynamic, | + | * Transatmospheric Vehicle (TAV) - A generic catch-all term for a small, |
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+ | //(Note: Think of TAVs as updated versions of the real-world [[https:// | ||
* Deep Space Operations Vehicle (DSOV) - These are the ships that function for extended periods of time away from home, primarily as a research vessel. | * Deep Space Operations Vehicle (DSOV) - These are the ships that function for extended periods of time away from home, primarily as a research vessel. | ||
- | * Executive Space Vehicle (ESV) - A fast transport equipped with passenger cabins but little cargo space. Governments often use these as consular ships. They are almost always transatmospheric. | + | * Executive Space Vehicle (ESV) - A fast transport equipped with passenger cabins but little cargo space. Governments often use these as consular ships. They are almost always transatmospheric |
* Passenger Space Vehicle (PSV) - A transport equipped with lots of passenger cabins, and spin gravity (if designed to operate solely in space). | * Passenger Space Vehicle (PSV) - A transport equipped with lots of passenger cabins, and spin gravity (if designed to operate solely in space). | ||
- | * Scout Vessel (SV) - the DSOV's smaller sibling. This is a transatmospheric ship capable of interstellar travel, but generally lacks the extra fuel/cargo capacity of the DSOV. | + | * Scout Vessel (SV) - the DSOV's smaller sibling. This is a transatmospheric ship capable of interstellar travel, but generally lacks the extra fuel/cargo capacity of the DSOV. Militarized versions of this ship are sometimes also referred to as ' |
* Space Dominance Vehicle (SDV) - A heavily armed and armored space-only vehicle. They can carry up to five short-range TAVs and/or work pods, and a squad of marines. Traditionalists will refer to these as ' | * Space Dominance Vehicle (SDV) - A heavily armed and armored space-only vehicle. They can carry up to five short-range TAVs and/or work pods, and a squad of marines. Traditionalists will refer to these as ' | ||
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And, of course, everyone' | And, of course, everyone' | ||
- | * Starfighter - a single-occupant, | + | * Starfighter - a single- or double-occupant, space-only vehicle, equipped with armor, ECM, and a varying payload of anti-ship weapons. |
//"You are here because you think you have what it takes to be a fighter pilot. You are almost certainly wrong. Ninety percent of you aren't even worth the price of shipping to Gaspra, and we will find you out. For those who are left, you have years of hard training in microgravity. It will permanently warp you. Starfighter pilots have an average life expectancy forty years short of the norm, and much of this is due to the health problems. If you are skilful and adapt, then maybe you can hope for an honourable death in battle, rather than end up an arthritic wreck." | //"You are here because you think you have what it takes to be a fighter pilot. You are almost certainly wrong. Ninety percent of you aren't even worth the price of shipping to Gaspra, and we will find you out. For those who are left, you have years of hard training in microgravity. It will permanently warp you. Starfighter pilots have an average life expectancy forty years short of the norm, and much of this is due to the health problems. If you are skilful and adapt, then maybe you can hope for an honourable death in battle, rather than end up an arthritic wreck." | ||
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