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I guess first thing that came to mind was a "frigate" as that sounded like it was the smallest of it's class when it came to sizes of space craft.
While Fighter and Interceptor classes exist in game universes, sometimes Frigate was designated as a Fighter-type class in others.
This craft certainly isnt large, but it can pull it's weight in multiple abilities to cause chaos. If it isn't a Frigate, it could have been.
While Fighter and Interceptor classes exist in game universes, sometimes Frigate was designated as a Fighter-type class in others.
This craft certainly isnt large, but it can pull it's weight in multiple abilities to cause chaos. If it isn't a Frigate, it could have been.
Well frigate in nautical terms is a full-rigged (all masts and sails move) ship with enough deck guns to be a ship-of-the-line, but not enough guns to be fourth-rate, third-rate, or higher. They also are seaworthy, able to cruise the roughest seas where small boats like corvettes would wreck. In other words, frigate has often meant ships just slightly smaller than battleships. I've never seen frigate used to designate anything resembling aircraft, but I admit I've not seen many space science fiction settings. To me the choice of class name is really unconventional.
Frigate DOES sound cool, though.
Frigate DOES sound cool, though.
I dunno about "just a little smaller than a battleship... there's gotta be some size difference between a 20 gun on 2 decks and a 100-gun ship of the first rate (which is what I associate with "battleship") with 3 or even 4 decks.
Mind, anything atmospherically capable is going to have SOME level of aerodynamic form, regardless of it's size- the cockpit just gives us an impression of size that seems too small for (as gigas describes) a long term, self sustaining craft which may be out on a mission for months at a time. (man those would be sore legs. :p)
Mind, anything atmospherically capable is going to have SOME level of aerodynamic form, regardless of it's size- the cockpit just gives us an impression of size that seems too small for (as gigas describes) a long term, self sustaining craft which may be out on a mission for months at a time. (man those would be sore legs. :p)
I did exaggerate "just a little smaller than a battleship."
The Royal Navy had the power to define so many rates simply because this navy was large enough to sail fleets of battleships. In other navies, the battleship is normally the only one of its class in fleet, the smaller ship classes made up the bulk of fleets. The frigate was the best bang-for-buck vessel because it was both fast (full-rigged masts with less weight) and packed enough firepower to damage a battleship. Frigates were the escort vessels to merchant ships, a battleship was too costly for such a purpose. A corvette was not seaworthy for the mission. My point is a frigate historically is one of the larger classes of ships, certainly larger than corvettes, brigs, sloops, brigantines, and cutters. Yes a frigate was outgunned by a fourth-rate, but this is the ship that can maneuver line-of-fire with its sister ships to fight battleships. The low profile also helps.
Come to think of it, there might be a translation oddity. "Frigate" might be confused with a plane designation in japanese, perhaps?
The Royal Navy had the power to define so many rates simply because this navy was large enough to sail fleets of battleships. In other navies, the battleship is normally the only one of its class in fleet, the smaller ship classes made up the bulk of fleets. The frigate was the best bang-for-buck vessel because it was both fast (full-rigged masts with less weight) and packed enough firepower to damage a battleship. Frigates were the escort vessels to merchant ships, a battleship was too costly for such a purpose. A corvette was not seaworthy for the mission. My point is a frigate historically is one of the larger classes of ships, certainly larger than corvettes, brigs, sloops, brigantines, and cutters. Yes a frigate was outgunned by a fourth-rate, but this is the ship that can maneuver line-of-fire with its sister ships to fight battleships. The low profile also helps.
Come to think of it, there might be a translation oddity. "Frigate" might be confused with a plane designation in japanese, perhaps?
typically, a ship is designated according to role, and the size and armement is usually coincidental.
cruisers are typically ships of the line, meant to act autonimously during peacetime, with the crew and firepower to handler situations far afield of her supply assets.
destroyers began as a counter to Torpedo boats, and later fount themselves being used against submarines and aircraft, nowadays they're pretty much the same thing as cruisers.
frigates have always had the role of fast long-ranged ships meant for harassment and scouting, in the age of sail they were equivalent to submarines in WW2; junior officers preferred them as they meant fast rank and lots of extra pay.
cutters are small partol ships usually meant for interdiction.
technically speaking you could have a frigate the size of a fighter, but it wouldn't be very effective as a frigate.
cruisers are typically ships of the line, meant to act autonimously during peacetime, with the crew and firepower to handler situations far afield of her supply assets.
destroyers began as a counter to Torpedo boats, and later fount themselves being used against submarines and aircraft, nowadays they're pretty much the same thing as cruisers.
frigates have always had the role of fast long-ranged ships meant for harassment and scouting, in the age of sail they were equivalent to submarines in WW2; junior officers preferred them as they meant fast rank and lots of extra pay.
cutters are small partol ships usually meant for interdiction.
technically speaking you could have a frigate the size of a fighter, but it wouldn't be very effective as a frigate.
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