Gudersnipe Ships - Revision history

CourseDirector at 20:08, 16 March 2020

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	==Utopia Gregaria Shipyard==		==Utopia Gregaria Shipyard==
	[[Gudersnipe]]'s primary shipyard. Main article: [[Utopia Gregaria]].		[[Gudersnipe]]'s primary shipyard. Main article: [[Utopia Gregaria]].

			==Fighters and Bombers==
			*[[Harpy]]
			*[[Saber Rattler]]

	[[Category:Course Books]]		[[Category:Course Books]]

CourseDirector at 00:57, 27 December 2018

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	==Utopia Gregaria Shipyard==		==Utopia Gregaria Shipyard==
	[[Gudersnipe]]'s primary shipyard. Main article: [[Utopia Gregaria]].		[[Gudersnipe]]'s primary shipyard. Main article: [[Utopia Gregaria]].

			[[Category:Course Books]]

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 *10 Destroyers
 *10 Corvettes
 ==Alert Status System==

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Starship Roles

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	Most roles also have heavy, light, and medium variants.		Most roles also have heavy, light, and medium variants.

	''See also: [[Ship ~~Classes~~]]''		''See also: [[Ship Roles]]''

	==Battlegroups==		==Battlegroups==

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	* Dreadnaught		* Dreadnaught
	* Battleship		* Battleship
			* Battlecruiser
	* Carrier		* Carrier
	* Cruiser		* Cruiser
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	* [[Star Fighter]]		* [[Star Fighter]]

	Most ~~classes~~ also have heavy, light, and medium variants.		Most roles also have heavy, light, and medium variants.

	''See also: [[Ship Classes]]''		''See also: [[Ship Classes]]''

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	Space is big. As in really really big. And the Gudersnipe Foundation needs a lot of ships. The [[Gudersnipe School\|School]] and [[Crimson Blade]] use the same starships.		Space is big. As in really really big. And the Gudersnipe Foundation needs a lot of ships. The [[Gudersnipe School\|School]] and [[Crimson Blade]] use the same starships.

	==Starship ~~Classifications~~==		==Classifications and Roles==
			A ship is classified according to the line-leader for that model. E.G., the [[Saratoga]] is a Glorious Heritage-CLASS ship. Its role is as a Light Destroyer.

			==Starship Roles==
	''Largest to smallest:''		''Largest to smallest:''

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	''Largest to smallest:''		''Largest to smallest:''

			* Dreadnaught
	* Battleship		* Battleship
	* Carrier		* Carrier
	* Cruiser		* Cruiser
	* Destroyer		* Destroyer
	* Light Destroyer
	* Frigate		* Frigate
	* Cutter		* Cutter
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			Most classes also have heavy, light, and medium variants.

	''~~Sse~~ also: [[Ship Classes]]''		''See also: [[Ship Classes]]''

	==Battlegroups==		==Battlegroups==

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	* Battleship		* Battleship
	* Carrier		* Carrier
			* Cruiser
	* Destroyer		* Destroyer
	* Light Destroyer		* Light Destroyer

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Ship Systems

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	System classifications are based on numerous criteria such as complexity, importance, power-requirements, integration, etc. Waste-management, for example, would not normally be though of as ‘primary’; but because ship’s waste is fed into the engines as fuel, waste-management is closely integrated with engines and thus a Blue system. Weapons, while not vital to the ship’s general survival, are high-energy and high-complexity and are thus Blue. Life support, while vital, is a support-system, and thus classified under ‘Purple’.		System classifications are based on numerous criteria such as complexity, importance, power-requirements, integration, etc. Waste-management, for example, would not normally be though of as ‘primary’; but because ship’s waste is fed into the engines as fuel, waste-management is closely integrated with engines and thus a Blue system. Weapons, while not vital to the ship’s general survival, are high-energy and high-complexity and are thus Blue. Life support, while vital, is a support-system, and thus classified under ‘Purple’.

	In addition to color, all ship’s systems have a primary and secondary designation, used namely during repair operations. Life support, for example, is ‘primary’, because life sucks without air. Waste management, is, of course, secondary, because you don’t need ~~the ability~~ to flush the toilet in order to ~~breath~~. Power Transfer is primary because nothing else works without it; weapons are secondary because you don’t need to shoot when you can’t ~~breath~~. Shields are primary because ships can’t move very fast without them (impacting a piece of space dust at 70% light speed will kill you without deflectors). Thus, it falls to the engineers and chief petty officers to understand all this stuff and actually make the ship go.		In addition to color, all ship’s systems have a primary and secondary designation, used namely during repair operations. Life support, for example, is ‘primary’, because life sucks without air. Waste management, is, of course, secondary, because you don’t need to flush the toilet in order to breathe. Power Transfer is primary because nothing else works without it; weapons are secondary because you don’t need to shoot when you can’t breathe. Shields are primary because ships can’t move very fast without them (impacting a piece of space dust at 70% light speed will kill you without deflectors). Thus, it falls to the engineers and chief petty officers to understand all this stuff and actually make the ship go.


	==Alert Status System==		==Alert Status System==

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Hull Design

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	Or: why are Gudersnipe ships shaped suspiciously like boats? There are several reasons.		Or: why are Gudersnipe ships shaped suspiciously like boats? There are several reasons.

	First of all, we are used to our current design for spacecraft because they are meant to travel through the atmosphere. Hence, most sci-fi artists basically start with airplanes and jet-fighters to produce their spaceship designs. Cool, ~~sweat~~-wing concepts that look ~~like they'd be~~ great flying around in the atmosphere. Well, I do that too, sometimes, but the fact remains that spaceships don't need wings.		First of all, we are used to our current design for spacecraft because they are meant to travel through the atmosphere. Hence, most sci-fi artists basically start with airplanes and jet-fighters to produce their spaceship designs. Cool, swept-wing concepts that look great flying around in the atmosphere. Well, I do that too, sometimes, but the fact remains that spaceships don't need wings.

	Secondly, on the very large scale(and the ships ~~we're talking about~~ get to be ~~on the order of~~ miles long) space, or rather the inter-~~steller~~ medium, actually behaves a lot like water. This is the fallacy of the flying saucer: a cigar-shape is actually much more efficient at moving through space than a disk. So long, narrow ships are better.		Secondly, on the very large scale (and the ships get to be miles long) space, or rather the inter-stellar medium, actually behaves a lot like water. This is the fallacy of the flying saucer: a cigar-shape is actually much more efficient at moving through space than a disk. So long, narrow ships are better.

	The rounded underside of the hull also acts like a ~~literal~~ shield. The armor is thickest under that portion, so during an attack, the hull can be turned to angle the bottom section towards enemy fire.		The rounded underside of the hull also acts like a shield. The armor is thickest under that portion, so during an attack, the hull can be turned to angle the bottom section towards enemy fire.

	Finally, within the story-world itself it is explained thusly: they are designed to land on water, where they will float around like ships. There are no star-ports on planet surfaces designed to accommodate such large vessels and for the biggest capitol ships this is a one-way trip, but ~~it is still~~ part of the emergency procedures. When it doubt: land on water. Even ~~in situations~~ where the ships are forced into emergency landings, the hull ~~absorbed~~ a land-based impact much better than other designs.		Finally, within the story-world itself it is explained thusly: they are designed to land on water, where they will float around like sea-ships. There are no star-ports on planet surfaces designed to accommodate such large vessels and for the biggest capitol ships this is a one-way trip; but part of the emergency procedures. When it doubt: land on water. Even where the ships are forced into emergency landings, the hull absorbs a land-based impact much better than other designs.

	==Utopia Gregaria Shipyard==		==Utopia Gregaria Shipyard==
	[[Gudersnipe]]'s primary shipyard. Main article: [[Utopia Gregaria]].		[[Gudersnipe]]'s primary shipyard. Main article: [[Utopia Gregaria]].