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'''Capital Ships''' are large ships that serve various functions like exploration, transportation, military and tourism. These are generally larger than other ships in a fleet and executive controlled rather than direct controlled. These can be split into combat and non-combat capital ships.
A '''Capital Ship''' is the largest type of [[Ships|ship]], and includes a variety of both military and civilian models and classes. Other distinguishing characteristics are that they are not directly piloted like smaller vessels, but directed by a captain and command crew, and they can only dock with specialised [[Capital Ship Dock]]s instead of facilities with standard [[Landing Pad]]s.


=== '''Combat Capital Ships''' ===
== Types ==
* [[battlecruiser|Battlecruisers]] - [[Farragut Battle Cruiser]] and [[Majestic Class Interdictor]]
=== Battlecruiser ===
* [[Battleship|Battleships]]
[[File:Farragut-Battle-Cruiser-Surface.png|thumb|200px|A Farragut Battle Cruiser]]
* [[Carrier|Carriers]] - [[Fleet Carrier]]
The [[Federal Navy]] and [[Imperial Navy]] utilize unique Capital Ships primarily designed for combat and fleet coordination called '''[[Battlecruiser]]s'''. They are capable of transporting and deploying squadrons of smaller ships and [[Ship-Launched Fighters]].
* [[Fleet Carrier|Support Vessels]]
* [[Megaships]] - such as the [[Wells-class Carrier]] which is a Flight Operations [[Carrier]]


=== Non-Combat Capital Ships ===
The [[Farragut Battle Cruiser]] is the mainstay Battlecruiser of the [[Federation]]. Heavily armed with classified weaponry, the Farragut stretches over two kilometers long. The backbone of the Federal Navy, it also forms the central core of the Federation Intervention fleet.
* [[Megaships]] - such as [[Bulk Cruiser|Bulk Cruisers]] have a broad range of non-combat roles.


Currently, the capital ships are piloted by NPCs. Frontier said in their roadmap that they intend to add the "availability of giant ‘executive control’ ships to players" in a future update.<ref>[http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=1824c0b05a#Lifetime%20Exp Newsletter #29]</ref>
[[File:Interdictor-cho-highRES.png|thumb|200px|A Majestic Class Interdictor]]
The [[Majestic Class Interdictor]] is the [[Empire]]'s Battlecruiser. It has an array of weaponry including Modular Interceptor Guns and Railguns. It is slightly under two kilometers long. Although less heavily-armed than the Federation's Farragut, it is also designed to project soft-power through diplomacy and features a rotating ring capable of simulating gravity.


== History ==
=== Megaship ===
Traditionally, capital ship was a term for large and powerful warships. These were the most important ships in a navy and generally larger than other warships in their fleet.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_ship</ref>
[[File:Gnosis-Megaship.jpg|thumb|200px|The Gnosis, a Flight Operations Carrier Megaship]]
Civilian-operated Capital Ships are generally classified as '''[[Megaship]]s'''. There are many subtypes that fill a variety of specific roles. The three main types are [[Bulk Cruiser]]s, which are used for anything from freight transportation to prisoner incarceration, [[Carrier|Flight Operations Carriers]], which feature five Landing Pads, and [[Generation Ship]]s, which are antiquated, pre-[[Hyperdrive]] vessels once used to transport interstellar colonists at sublight speeds.


== Farragut Battle Cruiser ==
=== Fleet Carrier ===
[[File:Farragut-Battle-Cruiser-Surface.png|thumb|200px|Farragut Battle Cruiser and a Vulture]]
 
The '''[[Farragut Battle Cruiser]]''' is the mainstay capital ship of the [[Federation]]. Heavily armed with classified weaponry, the Farragut stretches over two kilometers long. The backbone of the Federal Navy, it also forms the central core of the Federation Intervention fleet.
 
The battle cruiser is capable of transporting and operating whole groups of [[Federal Corvette|Federal Corvettes]], alongside housing multiple [[F63 Condor]] squadrons. It cannot be piloted by players.
 
== Majestic Class Interdictor ==
[[File:Interdictor-cho-highRES.png|thumb|200px|Majestic Class Interdictor]]The '''[[Majestic Class Interdictor]]''' is a capital ship type of the [[Empire]]. It has an array of weaponry including Modular Interceptor Guns and Railguns. It's 1904 meters long.
 
== Megaships ==
[[File:Gnosis-Megaship.jpg|thumb|200px|The Gnosis megaship]]
 
There are several types of [[Megaship|'''Megaships''']] in the [[galaxy]]. These are capital ships of a different class, often [[station]]-sized. The main types are [[Bulk Cruiser]], Flight Operations [[Carrier]] and [[Generation ships|Generation Ships]]. These were added since update v2.3, The Commanders.
 
== Fleet Carrier ==
[[File:Fleet Carrier reveal.png|thumb|200px|Fleet Carrier]]
[[File:Fleet Carrier reveal.png|thumb|200px|Fleet Carrier]]
The '''[[Fleet Carrier]]''' is a very large vessel manufactured by the [[Brewer Corporation]] that features 16 Landing Pads. Unlike Flight Operations Carrier Megaships, Fleet Carriers can be purchased and commanded by licensed pilots.


The '''[[Fleet Carrier|Fleet Carrier]]''' is a very large vessel with docking facilities that will act as a mobile base of operations for [[Squadrons]]. This will be the first player owned capital ship type. Fleet Carriers will be added in the December 2019 update.
=== Other ===
 
Other types of Capital Ships include:
== Player owned capital ships ==
In The Commanders Livestream, a viewer asked "any chance of playing capital ships in the future?", David Braben answered: "it's on the list, but a long way down it, because there's a lot of gameplay to make it work. The issue is what we call the difference between direct control and executive control. Where rather than flying by the seat of your pants you're giving orders to a giant ship. Because you can't expect it to change course very rapidly and that sort of thing. So it's certainly a long-term possibility, but it's long-term."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McJgSVJQGG8 Elite Dangerous 2.3 - The Commanders Release Livestream]</ref>
 
== Capital Ship Dock ==


[[File:Capital-Ship-Dock-Facece-Topaz.png|thumb|200px|Capital Ship Dock - Facece - Topaz]]
*[[Battleship]]s - The largest and most powerful military vessels ever fielded, more heavily-armed and slower than Battlecruisers.
*[[Fleet Carrier|Support Vessels]] - Similar to Bulk Cruiser Megaships, used to provide support and services for Fleet Carriers.
*[[Thargoid Mothership]] - Capital Ships reportedly used by [[Thargoid]]s.


The [[Capital Ship Dock|Capital Ship Dock]] is where capital ships get serviced for construction, maintenance and repairs.
== Notes ==
*In The Commanders Livestream, a viewer asked "any chance of playing capital ships in the future?", David Braben answered: "it's on the list, but a long way down it, because there's a lot of gameplay to make it work. The issue is what we call the difference between direct control and executive control. Where rather than flying by the seat of your pants you're giving orders to a giant ship. Because you can't expect it to change course very rapidly and that sort of thing. So it's certainly a long-term possibility, but it's long-term."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McJgSVJQGG8 Elite Dangerous 2.3 - The Commanders Release Livestream]</ref><ref>[http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=1824c0b05a#Lifetime%20Exp Newsletter #29]</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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