Ship Classes

Ship Classes
in S/F, ships are a major game play piece. they range from big bulky freighters and miners, to small slick fast and powerful warships. below is a list of ALL ship classes you may witness while playing any of the 3 S/F games.

Freighters
Freighters (or freight liners) are a key aspect in '''S/F: Trans-Universal Battlefront. '''they are armed lightly, more than a miner however not enough for primary combat, these ships are souly built for sucking up wrecks, and making credits at a very fast pace. they tend to be much taller than other ships and very slow, however they can carry more than 75,000 units of cargo, 5 times as much as your average carrier!

Miners
Miners are used throughout all S/F Games, they are the key to building great warships or massive bases. as far as speed goes, they are actually quite fast, they are armed at the minimum, only enough to fend off small fighters, but enough to run back to base if attacked. smaller miners are actually free to build, while bigger ones are actually non-expensive due to their material usage, currently the best miner is the Heavy-Class Miner.

Fighters
Fighters are the smallest ships in S/F games, they are seen on bases and carriers, used as a primary counterpart in warfare, they can be great help to capital ships in a siege and provide good defence in a PVP fight, some fighters are equipped with capital weaponry, like the MK2 offering massive firepower capabilities.

PT Ships
PT Ships are essentially shrunken down Frigates, they are the fastest of all ships on average, they offer minimal firepower however these ships are mainly just transport ships for the overpowering speed.

they come in 2 different varieties
 * Standard PT ships
 * Heavy PT ships

Frigates
Frigates are essentially shrunken Destroyers, offering more firepower than the PT ship, often equipped with spinals, non-spinal frigates are usually high in turret firepower and speed, such as the VGNs frigates. frigates offer minimal support to capital ships. they are mainly built for speed and recon missions.

they come in 3 varieties
 * Light frigates
 * Assault frigates
 * Heavy frigates

Destroyers
Destroyers are versatile warships featuring well rounded firepower and decent HP. they are armed similarly to Frigates but usually introduce medium weaponry, some destroyers have 2 or more medium weapons like heavy destroyers. nearly all destroyers are turret focused and offer very low prices. they can also be a great use in fleets.

they come in 3 different varieties.
 * Light destroyer
 * Assault destroyer (destroyer)
 * Heavy destroyer

Crustroyers
Crustroyers are a recommended hybrid between Destroyers and Cruisers. they offer larger HP but typically the same firepower as heavy destroyers.

they come in only one variety.

Cruisers
Cruisers are mid-way ships in that they are fast, very well armed and well armored. they are usually the most common type of warship due to low production cost and low material requirements

they come in 4 different varieties.
 * Light cruiser
 * Medium cruiser (cruiser)
 * Heavy cruiser
 * Large cruiser

Pocket Battleships
Pocket battleships are TECHNICALLY considered a type of large cruiser, however the VGN derept's them into their own respective class, based off battlecruisers but featuring minimal primary secondaries and smaller size to be cost efficient, not very common type of ship.

they come in only 1 variety.

Battlecruisers
Battlecruisers are a type of heavy warship with similar weaponry to a battleship but maintain higher speeds and more manoeuvrability and typically smaller, they are a very common ship to be used but despite their power they are not considered capital ships. they make great ships to be used for general combat due to their massive damage output, and usually more affordable than battleships.

they come in only 1 variety.

Battleships
Battleships are the most iconic capital ships, they offer fantastic armor and weaponry and are a feared ship type across all species. these ships are most commonly seen in capital fleets and are useful for sieging and fighting other ships. despite their position in strength, they are very good against small and large ships alike.

they come in 4 different varieties
 * Light Battleship
 * Assault Battleship
 * Heavy Battleship
 * Superheavy Battleship

Dreadnoughts
Dreadnoughts are basically sized up battleships. they include greater HP, far more armor and better Weaponry. Dreadnoughts are seen as a must-have ship for powerful fleets due to their importance in combat, they are mainly used for attacking other capital ships. but certain dreadnoughts can easily overtake a fleet. commonly known for being expensive.they come in 2 different varieties
 * Dreadnought
 * Super Dreadnought

Superbattleships
Superbattleships are a type of Supercapital ship. they are the fists of all galactic fleets. they are the strongest type of capital ship in the universe. their power is far stronger than other ships and are seen in space as "super capital killers" due to their overpowering strength. they are stronger than all other types of supercaps. however they are indeed more expensive. the strongest type of SBB is the fleet destroyer, due to ungodly powerful DPS

they come in 5 different varieties
 * Fleet Destroyer SBB
 * Seige SBB
 * Recon SBB
 * Standard SBB
 * Stealth SBB

Super Capital Ships
Super Capital Ships AKA Supercaps AKA SCs are a wide variety of ships that are considered "SUPER" they are ships that overpower all other types of ships. these ships are very expensive but they offer overwhelming firepower, far greater than any other capital ship. the strongest type of Supercaps are Superbattleships, weakest being the standard type (or just known as super caps).

they come in 3 different varieties
 * Super capital (or standard)
 * Superbattleship
 * Super Carrier

Superbattlecruisers
Superbattlecruisers are Battlecruisers designed for high speed and Intercepting capital ships. they look like normal battlecruisers but armed and armored heavily, they are the strongest type of non-capital ship however are redundant to most SBBs therefore uncommonly found. infact only 2 species have known Superbattlecruisers, Vortexians and Kasons.

they come in 2 different varieties
 * Interceptor SBC
 * Anti-SC SBC

Carriers
Carriers are a type of ship (usually dreadnoughts in size) that sacrifice firepower and speed for fighters. these ships on their own are probably the weakest type of Capital ship, but with their fighters they can take out just about anything if used properly, some Carriers are known to solo entire Novabases

they come in 5 different varieties
 * Escort Carrier


 * Light Carrier
 * Medium Carrier
 * Fleet Carrier
 * Super Carrier