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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace Discussion => Topic started by: Gloriano on June 12, 2003, 05:06:36 am
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this is for just fun:)
GVD cheops
GTD Necromancer
GTVID chaos
GTCv Legend
GVCv Myth
GTC Eastwood
GVC Beholder
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( I know I'm going to get creamed for this)
The GTVA...........Burninator!!!
/me runs away
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GTD Indefatigable
GTCv Splendid
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Hmm...... here are some names of DOTA ships
- GTVBS IOWA
- GTMFr Excalibur
- GTCol Columbus
- GTCar Galaxy
- GTCivl Majestic
- GTAFr Eagle
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GTSJ Josef Stalin
GTSJ Alexsander Great
GTSJ Mao Tseng
SSJ Gates
SSJ Microsoft
SSJ X-BOX
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GTD Hood
GTD Ramillies
GTCa Ark Royal
GTD Indomitable
GTD Novaya Zemyla
GTD Peter the Great
GTD Archangelsk
GTD Icarus
GTCa Akagi
GTC Bellerophon
GTCv Sumatra
GTC Shuriken
GTC Halberd
GTFf Broadsword
GTCv Black Swan
GVD Lavakh
Hell, I could go on. I'm not telling you my top-secret ones, though - you'll have to wait for my campaign...:p
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Originally posted by pyro-manic
GTD Novaya Zemyla
don't you mean Nova Zembla?
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Don't make me do this:
Jean Bart
Richelieu
Dunkerque
Strasbourg
Colbert
Dupleix
Foch
Suffren
Georges Leygues
Gloire
Jean de Vienne
La Galissonniere
Marsellaise
Montcalm
L'Audacieux
Le Fantasque
L'Indompable
Le Malin
Le Terrible
Le Triomphant
Surcouf
That's the French WWII navy taken care of, now don't make me post the Royal Navy!
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Originally posted by kasperl
don't you mean Nova Zembla?
The question is: doesn't he mean GTI Novaya Zemyla :p *shouts at Peanuts to get in here and bring the lawyers*.
Anyway:
GTCv Sacramento
GTSD Antiadon
GTCa Themotheus
GTD Arizona
GTCv Anchorage
GTSJ ****** (think I'm giving away Inferno ships? nah...)
GVCv Bason
GTCv Longsword
SD Gomorrah
SC Sodom
SSD Cthulu
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Originally posted by nuclear1
SC Sodom
Must..not.comment.
Here, have the German navy
Bismarck
Scharnhost
Gneisnau
Admiral Scheer
Admiral Graf Spee
Lutzow
Admiral Hipper
Blucher
Prinz Eugen
Seydlitz
Karlsrube
Konigsberg
Leipzig
Nurnberg
Hannover
Pommern
Schlesein
Schleswig-Holstein
Barnd von Arnim
Richard Betizen
Freidrich Eckoldt
Erich Geise
Bruno Heinemann
Friedrich Ihn
Paul Jacobi
Erich Koellner
Hans Lody
Leberecht Maass
Theodor Riedel
Hermann Schoemann
Max Shultz
Erich Steinbeck
Georg Thiele
Wolfgang Zenker
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Somebody stop me before I do myself an injury.
The Italian Navy:
Andrea Doria
Caio Duilio
Impero
Littorio
Roma
Vittorio Veneto
Fiume
Gorizia
Pola
Zara
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Luigi di Savoia
Duca degli Abruzzi
Attilio Regolo
Caio Mario
Claudio Druso
Claudio Tiberio
Cornelio Silla
Giulio Germanico
Ottaviano Augusto
Paolo Emilio
Pompeo Magno
Scipione Africano
Ulpio Triano
Vispanio Agrippa
Alpino
Artigliere
Ascari
Aviere
Bersagliere
Camicia Nera
Carabiniere
Corazziere
Fuciliere
Geniere
Granatiere
Lanciere
Bombardiere
Carrista
Corsaro
Legionario
Mitragliere
Squadrista
Velite
Arione
Alcione
Aldeberan
Altair
Andromeda
Antares
Aretusa
Ariel
Calipso
Calliope
Canopo
Cassiopea
Castore
Centauro
Cigno
Circe
Climene
Clio
Libra
Lince
Lira
Lupo
Pallade
Partenope
Perseo
Pleiadi
Pulloce
Sagittario
Sirio
Vega
Archimede
Brin
Galvani
Guglielmotti
Torricelli
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Let me guess: Jane's Fighting Ships of World War 2?
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*TAKES HIS BIG BOOK WITH ALL NAVAL WARSHIPS IN THE WORLD (STATS, NAMES, PICS, HISTORY, ETC...)*
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No...If I start posting I won't finish by Christmas (the USA and ex-Soviet union take up more than 2/3 of the book..)
*The book is: Navi da guerra...great book, great..
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Originally posted by pyro-manic
Let me guess: Jane's Fighting Ships of World War 2?
Well played, sah!:yes:
If you mean the Collins Minigemn version, anyway.:D
Forgive me, father, for I have sinned.
The Japanese Navy:
Yamato
Musashi
Shinano
Kongo
Hiei
Haruna
Kirishima
Ise
Zuikaku
Kaga
Chiyoda
Atago
Chokai
Maya
Takao
Jintsu
Naka
Sendai
Ayase
Minase
Ontonase
Akitsuki
Fuyutsuki
Hanatsuki
Harutsuki
Hatsutsuki
Hazuki
Kiyotsuki
Michitsuki
Natsusuki
Niitsuki
Ootsuki
Shimotsuki
Suzutsuki
Terutsuki
Wakatsuki
Yoitsuki
Yugumo
Matsu
Kaiten
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some of that sounds like food, your making me hungry.
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USS Boobies
SSJ Beaver
GTC Long Schlong
GVD Orgasm
*waits for the todd-o-love to arrive*
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Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Must..not.comment.
Ha ha. Funny. I meant as in "and Gomorrah". :rolleyes:
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USS Boobies
SSJ Beaver
GTC Long Schlong
GVD Orgasm
:wtf: Errr...
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Batting for the girls again, eh?
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There something wrong with your head KT?
Oh wait, never mind that, I know...
KT is horny... (http://www.swooh.com/peon/Nuclear1/kth.wav)
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Originally posted by nuclear1
Ha ha. Funny. I meant as in "and Gomorrah". :rolleyes:
Well clearly.
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Here another names:
Letum
Liber
Lux
Praedae
Arietis
Glacies
Fulmen
Ferax
Sica
Tenebras
Saggita
Rapax
Taetrum
Nihil
Necat
Impius
Yztli
Qualaxtli
Teyaouh
Peua
Coatl
Yeyuuaquia
Yolcatl
:D :D
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The British did it the best. Formidable, Illustrious, Glorious, Invincible, Ark Royal, Victorious, Valiant, Titan, Crusader. Mind you the Brits also came up with some pretty lame ones as well, Decoy and Glowworm being just a few.
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I warned you! You've left me with no choice but to post the Royal Navy!:D
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Nelson
Rodney
Queen Elizabeth
Valiant
Warspite
Barham
Malaya
Royal Sovereign
Royal Oak
Revenge
Ramillies
Resolution
King George V
Duke of York
Prince of Wales
Anson
Howe
Hood
Renown
Repulse
Ark Royal
Illustrious
Victorious
Formidable
Indomitable
Implacable
Indefatigable
Courageous
Glorious
Furious
Colossus
Glory
Venerable
Vengeance
Theseus
Warrior
Majestic
Magnificent
Terrible
Triumph
Ocean
Hercules
Leviathan
Powerful
Edgar
Mars
Abercrombie
Roberts
Australia
Berwick
Canberra
Cornwall
Cumberland
Dorsetshire
Kent
Norfolk
Suffolk
Devonshire
London
Shropshire
Sussex
Exeter
Effingham
Frobisher
Hawkins
Raleigh
Vindictive
Cavendish
Birmingham
Glasgow
Gloucester
Liverpool
Manchester
Newcaslte
Sheffield
Southampton
Bermuda
Ceylon
Fiji
Gambia
Jamaica
Kenya
Mauritius
Newfoundland
Nigeria
Trinidad
Uganda
Arethusa
Aurora
Galatea
Penelope
Argonaut
Bonaventure
Charybdis
Cleopatra
Dido
Euryalus
Hermione
Naiad
Phoebe
Scylla
Sirius
Bellona
Black Prince
Diadem
Royalist
Spartan
Achilles
Ajax
Leander
Neptune
Orion
Hobart
Apollo
Perth
Amphion
Sydney
Phaeton
Coventry
Curacoa
Curlew
Cairo
Calcutta
Carlisle
Colombo
Emerald
Enterprise
And I haven't got to the destroyers yet!
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Post all the Fletchers...THAT will give em a run for their money
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I would, but I don't have their names.:D
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FLETCHER
RADFORD
JENKINS
LA VALLETTE
NICHOLAS
O'BANNON
CHEVALIER
PERCIVAL
BRISTOL
ELLYSON
HAMBLETON
RODMAN
EMMONS
MACOMB
LAFFEY
WOODWORTH
FORREST
FITCH
CORRY
HOBSON
SAUFLEY
WALLER
STRONG
TAYLOR
DE HAVEN
BACHE
BEALE
GUEST
BENNETT
FULLAM
HUDSON
HUTCHINS
PRINGLE
STANLY
STEVENS
HALFORD
LEUTZE
WATSON
AARON WARD
BUCHANAN
DUNCAN
LANSDOWNE
LARDNER
McCALLA
MERVINE
QUICK
FARENHOLT
BAILEY
CARMICK
DOYLE
ENDICOTT
McCOOK
FRANKFORD
PHILIP
RENSHAW
RINGGOLD
SCHROEDER
SIGSBEE
STEVENSON
STOCKTON
THORN
TURNER
CONWAY
CONY
CONVERSE
EATON
FOOTE
SPENCE
TERRY
THATCHER
ANTHONY
WADSWORTH
WALKER
BROWNSON
DALY
ISHERWOOD
KIMBERLY
LUCE
ABNER READ
AMMEN
MULLANY
BUSH
TRATHEN
HAZELWOOD
HEERMANN
HOEL
McCORD
MILLER
OWEN
THE SULLIVANS
STEPHEN POTTER
TINGEY
TWINING
YARNALL
BOYD
BRADFORD
BROWN
COWELL
CAPPS
DAVID W. TAYLOR
EVANS
JOHN D. HENLEY
FRANKS
HAGGARD
HAILEY
JOHNSTON
LAWS
LONGSHAW
MORRISON
PRICHETT
ROBINSON
ROSS
ROWE
SMALLEY
STODDARD
WATTS
WREN
AULICK
CHARLES AUSBURNE
CLAXTON
DYSON
HARRISON
JOHN RODGERS
McKEE
MURRAY
SPROSTON
WICKES
WILLIAM D. PORTER
YOUNG
CHARETTE
CONNER
HALL
HALLIGAN
HARADEN
NEWCOMB
BELL
BURNS
IZARD
PAUL HAMILTON
TWIGGS
HOWORTH
KILLEN
HART
METCALF
SHIELDS
WILEY
Every Fletcher class USN destroyer ever named. (some of them were cancelled, but I included their names too.) Make excellent cruiser names.
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And I thought I was a masochist.;)
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Actually, I just went here (http://www.navsource.org/), went to the Destroyer section and copied the names. The hard part was deleting all the pennent numbers. :D
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Now do the Canadian navy :p
it shouldnt take long...
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IROQUIS
HURON
ATHABASKAN
ALGONQUIN
HALIFAX
VANCOUVER
VILLE DE QUEBEC
TORONTO
REGINA
CALGARY
MONTREAL
FREDERICTON
WINNIPEG
CHARLOTTETOWN
ST. JOHN'S
OTTAWA
VICTORIA
WINDSOR
CORNERBROOK
CHICOUTIMI
PROTECTEUR
PRESERVER
QUEST
All modern Canadian vessels that I could find.
http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/canada/ has a bunch on the Canadian Navy.
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You people need jobs.
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(All names from Freespace 2: Resolution - fiction coming soon)
XT-01 Series:
New Dawn
North Star
New Mecca
New Manhattan
New Noah
GTF Nas
XT-02 Series:
New Asia
Serpent / Mariemea
GTD Orion, Hecate, Raynor, SOC Carrier:
Northamptom
Orillion
Eclipse
Exodia
Lincoln
Maxima
Kusara
Nimitz
Aquitaine
Bismarc
Diligent
Ark Royal
Invincible
America
Africana
Europa
Pacifica
Atlantica
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I'll do it! I will! I'll post the rest of the RN!
Watch this space.
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Get me on the Malaya!
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Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Don't make me do this:
Jean Bart
Richelieu
Dunkerque
Strasbourg
Colbert
Dupleix
Foch
Suffren
Georges Leygues
Gloire
Jean de Vienne
La Galissonniere
Marsellaise
Montcalm
L'Audacieux
Le Fantasque
L'Indompable
Le Malin
Le Terrible
Le Triomphant
Surcouf
That's the French WWII navy taken care of, now don't make me post the Royal Navy!
? half of them still work.
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Loose Cannon
The Best Defense
Difference Of Opinion
Heavy Messing
Collateral Damage
Use Of Weapons
Victory Is In The Details
RTFM
Speak Softly And Carry Big Guns
Here Comes Trouble
Unhappy Camper
Just Another Giant Warship
:devil:
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Originally posted by Shrike
Loose Cannon
The Best Defense
Difference Of Opinion
Heavy Messing
Collateral Damage
Use Of Weapons
Victory Is In The Details
RTFM
Speak Softly And Carry Big Guns
Here Comes Trouble
Unhappy Camper
Just Another Giant Warship
:devil:
Been reading Iain M. Banks recently? They all sound like culture ships :)
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Not all that recently actually.
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Originally posted by Shrike
Loose Cannon
The Best Defense
Difference Of Opinion
Heavy Messing
Collateral Damage
Use Of Weapons
Victory Is In The Details
RTFM
Speak Softly And Carry Big Guns
Here Comes Trouble
Unhappy Camper
Just Another Giant Warship
:devil:
You forgot the Resistance Is Character Forming and the Experiencing A Significant Gravitas Shortfall. ;)
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This is just a few ship names from the DOTA mod:
Majestic
Brilliance
Redemption
Vengance
Retribution
Apocalypse
Archangel
Hefestus
Glory
Galaxy
Iowa
Independance
Constitution
Liberty
Armstrong
Tirion
Echelon
Kennedy
.....
etc....the list goes on...and on...
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Originally posted by Sesquipedalian
You people need jobs.
:ha:
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Originally posted by Venom
? half of them still work.
Are you being serious?
If you are then has it occurred to you that new ships are launched with old names?:D
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Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Are you being serious?
If you are then has it occurred to you that new ships are launched with old names?:D
I'm dead serious, I've checked. anyway, I'm not in a mood for arguing, so whatever you say.
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feh.
generally anything with a positive adjective followed by a noun (or negative adj. to instill fear in the hearts of your enemies)
beautiful dreamer
dull knife (from a book)
something else
or maybe something involving a clownfish, they're cute as hell...
my two-cents worth
bob
dying keyboard
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unfortunately, the best ship name in the USN doesn't fit FS
Seawolf
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Some Russian names might be quite appropriate, though.
Kirov
Krivak
Udaloy
and so on.
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GTVA Tell a Story
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My personal favorite is the flagship in my campaign, the GTD Eternity.
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Of course, if you want a truly excellent name, try the US navy.
Ships named after people you've never heard of!
USS Steven W Groves!
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Originally posted by J.F.K.
You forgot the Resistance Is Character Forming and the Experiencing A Significant Gravitas Shortfall. ;)
Those are official names though. Most of the ones I posted are made up.
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I can imagine the scene. the "Experiencing A Significant Gravitas Shortfall" is heading for docking, slaloming between lots of other ships. the navigator ( or whatever ) suddenly notices another ship on a collision course, probably the captain of the other ship fell asleep, the lazy bastard. the navigator wanna warn wim to avopid collision:
"Here's the Experiencing A Significant Grav..."
BLAM!
too late :p
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:lol:
Wouldn't happen, though - Culture ships have huge 'puter minds that do all the work, while the crew sit around getting wasted and doing not very much in particular.
Ooh, Shrike: you forgot the best one: The Grey Area's nickname...:nod:
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or my favorite
GTD Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
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Hi, I'm new here. I registered at Vwatch a while back and came across this site after reading Karajoma's FAQ. Anyways.
On the topic of warship names, especially Terran names (actually Terran nomenclature from weapons to fighters to ships), Volition seems to have drawn a disproportionate number of names, especially for plot important ships, from Classical history.
All 3 new Terran warship classes in the game have names rooted from Greek Mythology. Hecate, Deimos and Aelous are all Greek dieties. In addition there are memorable ships like the Belisarius, the Actium, the Lysander, the Messana, and the Carthage. Back in FS1, the Galatea is a reference to a nymph of greek legend and Orion, Fenris and Leviathan are figures in greek/classical mythology. Even the powerful(?) Colossus is named after one of the ancient wonders, the Colossus of Rhodes.
There are exceptions like the Iceni (???I thought Vasudan ships had Egyptian nomenclature???) or several NTF ships that got blown to bits in "Kings Gambit" bot in briefing and the actual mission, but on the whole they are (80%) Classical names.
Anyways, It would be nice if future mission makers keep this in mind. I know a lot of people like to indulge and create ship names with dark destructive and impressive names. But keeping it 'greek' so to speak helps add an extra layer of believability and atmosphere to the missions.
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The Iceni were a rebellious Celtic tribe in Roman Britain. Boadicea, incedentally, was a charismatic Joan-of-Arc type character who led a few Celtic rebellions against the Romans.
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I remember her now.
Hmm where did I get the egyptian thing from? I recalled an NTF ship being Egytian in origin.
Edit: Nevermind, I got confused with the Renenet.
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Originally posted by Corentor
Hi, I'm new here. I registered at Vwatch a while back and came across this site after reading Karajoma's FAQ. Anyways.
Glad to see it's yielding results :D Welcome to HLP :)
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Here are some ship names that appear in my campaign:
Terran-Shivan Alliance
TSD Stheno, TSD Euryale, and TSD Medusa (Demon class)
TSCv Shadow (since the TSA is an offshoot of the NTF and it is controlled by some of the former top brass in the NTF, they managed to duplicate the plans to the Iceni and build several of their own, armed with Shivan weaponry)
TSD Succubus and TSD Frigax (Ravana class)
TSJ Fear (Sathanas class)
TSC Caligula (Rakshasa class)
TSCv Chupacabra (Moloch class)
GTVA
GTDn Liberty (Hades class, defects to the TSA later in the campaign, the Dn means dreadnought, an intermediate class between destroyer and juggernaut)
GTVA Colossus II (the main "bad guy" in the campaign, a phase-shielded Colossus!)
GTJG Minos (the GTVA's version of the Knossos)
GTDn Spirit (Hades class)
GVD Pharaoh (Hatshepsut class)
GVD Memphis (Typhon class, defects to the TSA early in the campaign)
GVD Nut (Hatshepsut class)
GVCv Re (Sobek class)
GTCv Retribution (Deimos class)
GTDn Vengeance (the third and final new Hades)
GVC Menes (Mentu class)
GTC Conqueror (Leviathan class)
Sol Alliance
SAXD Orion (the first Orion destroyer)
SAD Washington (remember that Orion you saw at the end of FS1? It's back.)
SAC Blade (Fenris class)
SAXD Genesis (the first ship commissioned by the GTA, the prototype to an old class of destroyer that is only 1.6 km long with only 60000 hitpoints and a few Terran Turrets. The Fear rips it to pieces in seconds in one of the later missions.)
SAD Tacoma (another Genesis class destroyer)
SAC Rubicon (Leviathan class)
SAXD Crusader (the front half of the Lucifer wound up in Sol, giving the Sol Alliance its major technologies. The Crusader boasts more powerful versions of the LuciferBeams from FSPort (the new RFHOrange beams do 3500 damage--more than the BFRed!) and phase shielding. The Crusader is a specially refitted Orion)
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:wtf: Yeeeahhhhh... you just go ahead there, Woolie...
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Excuse me, was I rambling a bit?:D
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See: Terran-Shivan Alliance, TSJ Ph34r, NTF offshoot............
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Originally posted by Knight Templar
USS Boobies
SSJ Beaver
GTC Long Schlong
GVD Orgasm
*waits for the todd-o-love to arrive*
I can do better, KT. ;) Watch this :D :
GTD Zuckmeov
SD Azbandit
GTD Nisenquik
GTCv Creme of Somyunguy
Sorry, gang, after seeing KT's above post, I just had to do this. :D
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duely noted and filed under: G4y.
didn't know you swung that way man ;)
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Originally posted by Knight Templar
duely noted and filed under: G4y.
didn't know you swung that way man ;)
I don't swing that way, but I know a certain DatDB staffer who does...and it ain't Sandwich, Darkage, Sheepy, AqueousShadow, StratComm, Styke 9, Lonestar, Ryx, CP5670 or Untouchable. ;)
(And since Raven2001 is MIA, I don't really consider him a DatDB staffer. :p )
:D
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GTID Legendary Beast
GTICv Fallen angel
GTIC Devil`s rebirth
GTVID Goliath
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You could just name ships after spirits.
GTD Cognac, and so on.
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Originally posted by Su-tehp
I don't swing that way, but I know a certain DatDB staffer who does...and it ain't Sandwich, Darkage, Sheepy, AqueousShadow, StratComm, Styke 9, Lonestar, Ryx, CP5670 or Untouchable. ;)
(And since Raven2001 is MIA, I don't really consider him a DatDB staffer. :p )
:D
I always thought there was something between Stu and Teno going on.
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Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
You could just name ships after spirits.
GTD Cognac, and so on.
A ship of hungover fools. Great....
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Originally posted by Knight Templar
I always thought there was something between Stu and Teno going on.
I can't believe I forgot to include Stunaep in the list.
And I also can't believe that I don't even remember who "Teno" is.
Yes, friends, I have so many staffers I can't keep track of them all.
Here's a nickel's worth of free advice: Don't ever become a lawyer and have to take the bar exam. My life is not my own and it won't be my own for another five weeks.:doubt:
Who the heck is "Teno" anyway? Now one of my staffers is going to be upset that I didn't remember him. Damn these brainfarts... :sigh:
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Uhhh...
The name "Stheno" has nothing to do with people named Stu and Teno or whatever. It's taken from Greek mythology: the three Gorgons are named Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa.
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Originally posted by Woolie Wool
Uhhh...
The name "Stheno" has nothing to do with people named Stu and Teno or whatever. It's taken from Greek mythology: the three Gorgons are named Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa.
:wtf:
Originally posted by Su-tehp
I can't believe I forgot to include Stunaep in the list.
And I also can't believe that I don't even remember who "Teno" is.
Yes, friends, I have so many staffers I can't keep track of them all.
Here's a nickel's worth of free advice: Don't ever become a lawyer and have to take the bar exam. My life is not my own and it won't be my own for another five weeks.:doubt:
Who the heck is "Teno" anyway? Now one of my staffers is going to be upset that I didn't remember him. Damn these brainfarts... :sigh:
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Mwuhahhahahahahaaha!!!!!!11
who said he works for you? :P
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Originally posted by Woolie Wool
Uhhh...
The name "Stheno" has nothing to do with people named Stu and Teno or whatever. It's taken from Greek mythology: the three Gorgons are named Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa.
A classic example of someone entering a conversation in the middle and making an arse of himself in the process! :lol:
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That's woolie for you. It's what he does.™
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GTCv Pants?
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Originally posted by tEAbAG
GTCv Pants?
I got yer pants right here!!!!
Really, they're very nicely hemmed designer blue baggy jeans. Just try them on and you'll love 'em, I promise. Hey, would I lie to you?:p :cool:
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I swear, I will hunt down and kill the first person who brings up that topic again......
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What if you bring it up youself, unknowingly?
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um, Teno=Ten of twelve=Ulundel, or whatever he's called today.
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Hisa-Me:are female demons of death in the Japanese underworld
Hidesato: fearless hero of Japanese legend. He killed many monsters
Koshin:The Japanese god of the roads. Travelers used to offer little straw horses for a safe journey
Nakisawame: Japanese goddess, born from the tears of Izanagi when he mourned for his dead wife.
Shaka: The Silent Sage in Japanese Buddhism, the embodiment of perfect virtue and the first appearance of the Buddha on earth in bodily form. Shrines dedicated to his worship can be found in every monastery. Shaka's great festival is called Hana-Matsuri ("Flower Festival") and is celebrated on April 8. Shaka corresponds with the Sanskrit Shakyamuni, Shaka Muni or Sakyamuni. Amoghasiddhi is his bodhisattva aspect.