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Offline dogeddie

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Ship classes
on: December 29, 2006, 07:08:39 am
Is there somewhere I can find out what the prefixes for the ships mean? For example, GTD, GTF?
 

Offline Herra Tohtori

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Re: Ship classes
Reply #1 on: December 29, 2006, 07:55:06 am
In general, the last letter(s) announces the ship type, the first one(s) announce the owner. Shortly:

GT = Galactic Terran
PV = Planetary Vasudan
GV = Galactic Vasudan
GTVA = Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance (AFAIK only used as a prefix to GTVA Colossus)
S = Shivan (duh)
NT = Neo-Terran

F = Fighter
B = Bomber
C = Cruiser
Cv = Corvette
D = Destroyer
SD = Superdestroyer
J = Juggernaut
Tr = Transport


Is there any others?


Thus, GTD is Galactic Terran Destroyer and GTF would be Galactic Terran Fighter, but GTF and GTB are usually only used as type designations, not parts of ship names because fighters and bombers are using squad markings instead of individual names.
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Re: Ship classes
Reply #2 on: December 29, 2006, 08:06:50 am
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Re: Ship classes
Reply #3 on: December 29, 2006, 11:17:58 am
PV is Parliamentary Vasudan
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Offline dogeddie

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Re: Ship classes
Reply #4 on: December 29, 2006, 11:20:00 am
I love this board! Everyone is always very helpful.
 

Offline Mars

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Re: Ship classes
Reply #5 on: December 29, 2006, 02:46:49 pm
 

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Re: Ship classes
Reply #6 on: December 29, 2006, 03:14:02 pm
Funny how hte Iceni is called a command frigate and is designated NTF Iceni..

F for frigate or for (Neo-Terran) Front? LOL  <--- SARCASM
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Offline Thor

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Re: Ship classes
Reply #7 on: December 29, 2006, 10:33:10 pm
Quote from: dogeddie on December 29, 2006, 11:20:00 am
I love this board! Everyone is always very helpful.

having had nothing to do with helping you, i accept your thanks.   :p

as to the Iceni question, wouldn't it be better to abbreviate to Fg?
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Offline Dark Hunter

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Re: Ship classes
Reply #8 on: December 29, 2006, 11:55:18 pm
I've seen frigate (in user-made mods) designated both Ff and Fg. Personally, I think Fg works better.

As for the Iceni's name, I always thought that it stood for Neo-Terran Front, they dropped the designation at the end because the Iceni was a unique ship, kinda like the GTVA Collossus, which technically should have been GTVJ Collossus.
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Offline CP5670

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Re: Ship classes
Reply #9 on: December 30, 2006, 12:21:38 am
Quote from: Herra Tohtori on December 29, 2006, 07:55:06 am
In general, the last letter(s) announces the ship type, the first one(s) announce the owner. Shortly:

GT = Galactic Terran
PV = Planetary Vasudan
GV = Galactic Vasudan
GTVA = Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance (AFAIK only used as a prefix to GTVA Colossus)
S = Shivan (duh)
NT = Neo-Terran

F = Fighter
B = Bomber
C = Cruiser
Cv = Corvette
D = Destroyer
SD = Superdestroyer
J = Juggernaut
Tr = Transport

SD is never actually used officially. The Lucifer is sometimes referred to as a superdestroyer in briefings and so on, but is still designated as a D.
 

Offline Harbinger of DOOM

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Re: Ship classes
Reply #10 on: December 30, 2006, 12:35:48 am
True, but SSD Lucifer just sounds better.
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Offline Getter Robo G

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Re: Ship classes
Reply #11 on: December 30, 2006, 02:19:52 am
Why does that make me envision an obscenely huge triangular ship commanded by a advanced Cylon...  :nervous:

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Offline Snail

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Re: Ship classes
Reply #12 on: December 30, 2006, 02:54:33 am
Herra, Transport is just T, not Tr. There is also SC, Science Cruiser. And also A, AWACS, and G, Gas Miner. And I is for Installation
 

Offline Herra Tohtori

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Re: Ship classes
Reply #13 on: December 30, 2006, 07:34:55 am
Okay, thanks for corrections.

...So, it's "Galactic Terran-Vasudan AWACS Colossus" then?

 :p :D
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Offline Centrixo

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Reply #14 on: December 30, 2006, 09:08:17 am
Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance - GTVA
Galactic Terran Fighter - GTF
Galactic Terran Bomber - GTB
Galactic Terran Cruiser - GTC
Galactic Terran Corvette - GTCv
Galactic Terran Destroyer - GTD
Galactic Terran Science Cruiser - GTSC
Galactic Terran Medical - GTM
Galactic Terran Support - GTS
Galactic Terran Freighter - GTFr
Galactic Terran Weapon - GTW
Galactic Terran AWACS - GTA
Galactic Terran Drone - GTDr
Galactic Terran Gas - GTG
Galactic Terran Installation - GTI
Galactic Terran Transport - GTT
Galactic Terran Navagation Bouy - GTNB
Galactic Terran Sentry Gun - GTSG
Galactic Terran Escape Pod - GTEP

Neo-Terran Frigate - NTF

Galactic Vasudan Fighter - GVF
Galactic Vasudan Bomber - GVB
Galactic Vasudan Cruiser - GVC
Galactic Vasudan Support - GVS
Galactic Vasudan Corvette - GVCv 
Galactic Vasudan Destroyer - GVD
Galactic Vasudan Freighter - GVFr
Galactic Vasudan AWACS - GVA
Galactic Vasudan Sentry Gun - GVSG
Galactic Vasudan Escape Pod - GVEP
Galactic Vasudan Transport - GVT

Shivan Fighter - SF
Shivan Bomber - SB
Shivan Freighter - SFr
Shivan Cruiser - SC
Shivan Transport - ST
Shivan Destroyer - SD
Shivan Juggernaught - SJ
Shivan Juggernaught Decoy - SJD
Shivan Corvette - SCv
Shivan Sentry Gun - SSG

*Advanced Warning And Control Systems - AWACS

Thats all the main classes and the designation.
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Offline Snail

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Re: Ship classes
Reply #15 on: December 30, 2006, 10:24:51 am
No, the Colossus is Galactic Terran Vasudan Alliance Colossus, being an icon of the alliance.
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