Ship classes

Star fighters

Small highly maneuvrable ships with little (extended) life support systems. Usually have small cones of fire as they use their mobility to track their targets.

• Shield sections: 1 (Although exceptions with 2 exist)

Interceptors

• Missile tubes: 0
• Crew: 1 - 2

• Energy steal fighter (leach / vampire)

Bomber

• Missile tubes: 1 - 2
• Crew: 1 - 3

Tubes in front, small phaser to back.

Gunship

• Missile tubes: 1
• Crew: 1 - 3

Tubes in front, small phaser to back.

Frigates

• Shield sections: 2+
• Crew: 3 - 20

Cruiser

Versitile combat oriented ship that favours a ballanced approach

Roles:

• Anti star fighter / Bomber interception (Lots of pew pew las0rs with large arcs)
• Rounded
• Light artillery
• Strike craft (fast in, fast out)
• Tackler ship (fast, indended to cripple the enemy)
• Sniper / Long range support

Light transport

Small transport ships used for low volume / high value cargo. Fairly popular with smugglers.

• Troop transport
• Light assault (Less transport room, more armor and laser pew pew)

Support

• Mine layer
• Mine sweeper (small but -very strong- front shield)
• Scientific vessel
• Deep sapce Reconnaissance
• Light Repair ship
• Resupply ships

Covette

• Shield sections: 4+

Destroyer

Heavily armed ships, little to no transport or science capabilities (think attack submarine)

• Blockade runner
• Seraphin class Destroyer -> Broad sides?
• Heavy artillery (carpet bombing)
• Mobile comand center (Electronic warfare)
• Carrier (light)
• Support fire (Disallow maneuvrability)
• Capital ship killers
• Heavy assault

Freighters

Dreadnaught

• Shield sections: 6+
• Crew: 250+

• Heavy carrier
• Flying fortress
• Resupply station + Hq with wings strapped to it.
• ships with no propulsion (can only rotate). Jumps in to deal out the pain. Will probably have long range weapons.