Ships

Shuttle
A small, generally defenseless craft designed to ferry 10-15 passengers to and from atmospheres. Shuttles do not carry UC tech.

Armor: -1 Impact, -1 Burn

Standard Structural Hit points: 20

Standard Mass: 75 tons

Standard Length: 12 meters / 30 feet

Thrusters: 4 small

Storage: -

Power-plant: Battery

Atmospheric: Yes

Cutter
A modest size ship for nonmilitary purposes, such as cargo running, exploration, or dignitary transport. Caravels are nearly always atomsphere capable, carry no weapons, and generally have limited onboard supplies. Chinese Cutters are often called Junks, while MESA cutters are often called Feluccas.

Armor: -1 Impact, -1 Burn

Standard Structural Hit points: 50

Standard Mass: 350 tons

Standard Length: 30 meters / 80 feet

Thrusters: 8 small, or 4 medium

Storage: -

Power-plant: 1 reactor

Atmospheric: Yes

Monitor
These ships are extremely specialized. Monitors are space going ships, but they are designed to carry out missions in atmospheres, and as such have streamlined, winged designs. Monitors are heavily armed against ground targets considering their relatively small size, but have little if any weaponry designed to operate in space. Monitors main purpose though, is to transport troops and ground vehicles to planet surfaces.

Armor: -2 Impact, -2 Burn

Standard Structural Hit points: 60

Standard Mass: 500 tons

Standard Length: 70 meters / 230 feet

Thrusters: 2 medium, 4 small

Storage: 4 land vehicles

Power-plant: 1 reactor

Weapon slots: 1

Atmospheric: Yes

Brigg
Briggs are among the smallest of the military ships. They are compact, generally semi-atmospheric ships designed to be difficult to detect, and versatile. Briggs are perfect for raiding, scouting, and other missions which do not require them to be on the front line of combat. Chinese Briggs are often called War Junks.

Armor: -2 Impact, -2 Burn

Standard Structural Hit points: 100

Standard Mass: 1000 tons

Standard Length: 100 meters / 320 feet

Thrusters: 4 large

Storage: -

Power-plant: 1 reactor

Weapon slots: 3

Atmospheric: Yes

Clipper
The majority of non-military spaceships are Clippers. These ships perform similar functions to Cutters, mainly cargo hauling. In most cases, Clippers are privately owned, and used for commercial purposes.

Armor: -1 Impact, -1 Burn

Standard Structural Hit points: 150

Standard Mass: 1500 tons

Standard Length: 160 meters / 520 feet

Thrusters: 4 large

Storage: 2 shuttles

Power-plant: 1 reactor

Atmospheric: Yes

Frigate
These ships are the medium weight workhorses of all space militarys. Frigates have powerful ship to ship armament, and more defenses than Briggs. Frigates are well suited to Escort, and front line duty in support of capital ships.

Armor: -3 Impact, -2 Burn

Standard Structural Hit points: 350

Standard Mass: 3000 tons

Standard Length: 200 meters / 650 feet

Thrusters: 6 large

Storage: 4 shuttles

Power-plant: 2 reactors

Weapon slots: 4

Atmospheric: Yes

Ship of the Line
Ships of the Line are the largest of all military ships. They serve as massive missile platforms, and can house up to 2,000 crew members. Ships of the Line have “rates” referring to their capability and quality. 1st rates are capital ships, and the lowest rate is a 4th rate.

Armor: -5 Impact, -3 Burn

Standard Structural Hit points: 1000

Standard Mass: 10,000 tons

Standard Length: 250 meters / 890 feet

Thrusters: 6 large, 12 medium

Storage: 10 shuttles

Power-plant: 2 reactors

Weapon slots: 8

Atmospheric: No

Galleon
These massive transport, and civilian ships, are even larger than ships of the line. Galleons have no weaponry, and few if any defenses, but carry large amounts of cargo and civilians. Some Galleons are outfitted for terraforming purposes, while others are designed for people to live comfortably on. Most civilian Galleons can carry up to 7000 passengers and crew.

Armor: -2 Impact, -2 Burn

Standard Structural Hit points: 5000

Standard Mass: 25,000 tons

Standard Length: 400 meters / 1300 feet

Thrusters: 8 large, 20 medium

Storage: 30 shuttles, 4 Cutters

Power-plant: 3 reactors

Atmospheric: No