Help:Ship Class page

A Ship Class page is an article that depicts a class of ship (and often it's flights & sub-classes, but not variants, as defined below) as it is used within the game. It will often not match the same class's historical article in Timo's Guide, nor may it necessarily follow the historical events that were originally intended for that class in the game.

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Flight

the version of a class that is intended to represent an evolution of the class as a whole. The ships within a flight may be new-builds or upgraded ships, but they represent the class when improved.

Sub-class

the version of the class that differs in some important way, but not enough to warrant creating a whole new class, upgrading previous versions of the class to or building all future (just some) ships of the class to match.

Variant

the version of the class that usually differs so much from the original as to either change the overall mission for the entire class or to represent such a major evolution that the 'parent' version is now considered outdated; this version will often take on the lead ship's name for the new class.

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==Ships==
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==Initial Flight Configuration==

===Mass: xxxx tons===
: Size: x
: Length: xx.x m
: Beam: xx.x m
: Height: xx.x m
: Maximum SU: xxx
: Utilized SU: xxx
: SU Mass: x mt (x.x mt specifically)

===Hull (xx SU)===
: Outer Hull/Primary Structure: xx SU
: Inner Hull/Secondary Structure: xx SU
: Resistance: x (free)

===Personnel Systems (xxx SU)===
: Crew: 
: Passengers: 
: Crew Quarters: xx SU
:: descriptions
: Basic Life Support: xx SU
: Reserve Life Support: x SU
: Emergency Life Support: x SU
:: descriptions
: Gravity: x SU
: Consumables: time period (x SU) 
: Food Processor System: type (x SU)
: Industrial Fabrication Units: type (x SU)
: Medical Systems: Rating x (x SU)
: Recreation Facilities: Rating x (x SU)
: Personnel Transport: type (x SU)
: Fire Suppression: x SU
: Cargo: xxx mt total
:: descriptions (xx SU)
: Escape Pods: x (x SU)

===Propulsion Systems (xx SU)===
: Warp Propulsion System: type (xx SU)
: Impulse Propulsion System: type (xx SU)
: Reaction Control System: 
:: Primary RCS: x SU
:: Auxiliary RCS: x SU 

===Power Systems (xx SU)===
: Battery Power Systems: x SU
: Emergency Power: type (x SU)
: Electroplasma System: type (xx SU)

===Operations Systems (xx SU)===
: Bridge Systems: x SU
: Auxiliary Control Room: xx
: Computers: x cores (type) (x SU, x.x SU specifically, x.x each)
: Optical Data Networks: x SU
: Navigational Deflector: x SU
: Sensor Systems:
:: Long-Range Sensors: type, Class x (x SU)
:: Lateral Sensors: Class x, type (x SU)
:: Navigational Sensors: Class x, type (x SU)
: Flight Control Systems:
:: Autopilot: Flight Control x, Coordination x (x SU)
:: Navigational Computers: Class x (x SU)
::: Back-up: x SU
: Attitude Control: x SU (x.x SU specifically)
: Communication Systems: Type x (x SU)
: Security Systems: x SU
:: descriptions
: Anti-Intruder System: x SU
: Science Systems: Rating x (x SU)

===Tactical Systems===
: Beam Weapons: 
:: types (x SU)
: Missile Weapons: 
:: types (x SU)
: Threat Assessment/Tracking/Targeting System: Class x (x SU)
: Hull Plating: 
:: types (x SU)

===Auxiliary Spacecraft Systems (xx SU)===
: Shuttlebays: 
:: types (xx SU)

==Flight II Configuration (if applicable)==

==Production==

==Notes==


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