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Starships are space craft capable of traveling between star systems, using mass relays and the FTL mass effect drive.
[edit] Large military vessels
Larger warships are classified in one of four weights:
- FRIGATES are small, fast ships used for patrolling and for screening larger vessels. On their own, frigates do not pack much of a punch, but when operating in "wolf-pack flotillas", they can often overwhelm larger vessels. Geth dropships are classed as frigates. Systems Alliance frigates are named after great battles of human history (Agincourt, Normandy).
- CRUISERS are middle-weight combatants, faster than dreadnoughts, and more heavily-armed then frigates. Cruisers are the standard patrol unit, and often lead frigate flotillas. In the Alliance Navy, cruisers are named after Earth cities (New Delhi, Tokyo).
- DREADNOUGHTS are kilometer-long capital ships mounting heavy, long-range firepower. They are only deployed for the most vital missions. Treaties stipulate the amount of dreadnoughts a navy may own, with the turian peacekeeping fleet being allowed the most. (For every five turian dreadnoughts, the other Council races are allowed three. For every three Council dreadnoughts, associate races are allowed one. Hence, if the turians have five dreadnoughts, the asari may have three and the humans may have one.) Alliance dreadnoughts are named after mountains of Earth (Everest, Kilimanjaro). The dreadnought ratio law seems to be nod towards the real-life Washington Naval treaty, which set similar limits on the size of battleship fleets after World War 1. Asari dreadnoughts seem to be the larger than the other species, and of a unique design.
- CARRIERS are dreadnought-sized vessels which carry a large number of fighters. They are usually kept at a distance from any engagement because they are not maneuverable enough to survive heavy bombardment. Alliance carriers are named after great humans in history (Einstein).
[edit] Small military vessels
Smaller vessels are exclusively used in a support role to the warships during combat:
- FIGHTERS are one-man craft used to perform close-range attacks on enemy ships.
- INTERCEPTORS are one-man craft optimized for destroying opposing fighters.
[edit] Atrributes
- Disruptor torpedoes
- GARDIAN
- Heat dispersal systems
- Kinetic barriers
- Sensors
[edit] Notable starships
[edit] Human
[edit] Military
- SSV Aconcagua (under construction as of 2183)
- SSV Agincourt
- SSV Einstein
- SSV Elbrus
- SSV Everest
- SSV Fuji
- SSV Hastings
- SSV Hyderabad
- SSV Iwo Jima
- SSV Kilimanjaro
- SSV New Delhi
- SSV Normandy
- SSV Shasta
- SSV Tai Shan
- SSV Tokyo
