Glossary

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This is a glossary of terms for use in the Imperial Servic.

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B

Battleship: A heavily armed and armored warship, designed primarily for direct engagement with enemy fleets and fortifications.

Bridge Engines: Specialized engines that allow a spacecraft to maneuver directions while in hyperspace.

C.

Carrier: A type of ship whose primary function is to deploy and recover various smaller crafts, particularly fighters and bombers.

Corvette: The smallest class of warships, designed for escort and patrol duties, often within a planet's orbital space.

Cronus Class: A class of dreadnought specialized in ground assaults, capable of carrying a massive number of troops and drop pods.

Cruiser: Medium-sized ships, versatile and capable of performing multiple roles, including escort, reconnaissance, and direct engagement.

D.

Dark Matter Engines: Engines utilizing dark matter as fuel to achieve sub-light speeds.

Destroyer: Warships with significant firepower, designed for escort and patrol duties, and to screen larger ships from air, surface, and sub-space threats.

Dreadnought: The largest and most powerful class of warships, equipped to perform multiple roles, including serving as a command ship.

E.

Excalibur Class: The most powerful class of dreadnought, exclusive to the Imperial Navy's Crown. Notable for its massive size and capabilities.

F.

Fighter: Small, fast, and agile crafts designed for dogfighting and other short-range combat scenarios.

Frigate: A medium-sized warship, intended for protecting other ships and conducting anti-sub-space warfare.

G.

Grav Lasers: Advanced weaponry utilizing gravitational fields to focus high-energy lasers.

Gravity Drive: A type of propulsion system that manipulates gravitational fields for maneuvering and creating jump points into hyperspace.

I.

Imperial Guard: Elite military force responsible for manning the most advanced and critical ships within the Imperial Navy, including the flagship.

L.

Lancelot Class: A versatile class of dreadnought serving as troop transport, carrier, and gunship with special spatial distortion capabilities.

M.

Mass Drivers: Weaponry capable of launching solid projectiles at high speeds for devastating impact.

Morpheus Class: A class of dreadnought serving as a fire support vessel with unique gravity drive capabilities, including singularity weaponry.

N.

Nike Class: A class of frigate known for high-speed and agility, often deployed for reconnaissance or surgical strikes.

P.

Plasma Blasters: High-energy weaponry that releases superheated plasma for attack.

R.

Rail Guns: Electromagnetic projectile launchers capable of firing both plasma and proton projectiles.

S.

Shuttle: Small crafts designed for transporting personnel or supplies between ships or from ship to planetary surface.

T.

Titan Class: The second-most powerful class of dreadnought, featuring immense firepower and requiring escort.

Transport: Vessels designed exclusively for the conveyance of troops, equipment, and supplies.

V.

Vengeance Class: A class of battleship, heavily armed and armored, ideal for leading direct assault flotillas.


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