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[[File:Docking.jpg|thumb|Ship docking|250px]] <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">We are planning to have 25 different playable ship types at launch. Some will have variant versions, and each will have a huge range of different equipment levels, so you could equip them as freighters, attack ships, explorers, etc.</span> | [[File:Docking.jpg|thumb|Ship docking|250px]] <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">We are planning to have 25 different playable ship types at launch. Some will have variant versions, and each will have a huge range of different equipment levels, so you could equip them as freighters, attack ships, explorers, etc.</span> | ||
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:107%; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">David Braben Exclusive Interview at: <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">MMORPGITALIA</span></span> | |||
*[[Adder]] | *[[Adder]] | ||
*[[Anaconda]] | *[[Anaconda]] | ||
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*[[Sidewinder Mk I]] | *[[Sidewinder Mk I]] | ||
*[[Viper Mk II]] | *[[Viper Mk II]] | ||
Frontier are developing a family of ships for the navies of each faction in the game. Example: | Frontier are developing a family of ships for the navies of each faction in the game. Example: | ||
*[[Empire Fighter]] | *[[Empire Fighter]] | ||
*[[Empire Courier]] | *[[Empire Courier]] | ||
*[[Empire Capital Ship]] | *[[Empire Capital Ship]] | ||
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:orange;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:SV"><span style="color:#FF8C00;">Cruisers (Battle cruisers, Battleships, Interdictors): </span></span>'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:SV">Long range, independent ships that are capable of controlling entire systems. Heavily armed and capable of deploying large fighter squadrons. The capital ships already shown are an example of this class. In the Empire they are usually known as “Interdictors” – named after the first successful class of cruisers. Currently the most common and most successful is the Majestic class – generally referred to as a “Majestic class Interdictor”. As ships that can also carry out ambassadorial missions they can be used for ‘soft’ power projection, as well as hard.</span></p> | <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language: SV">Here is the hierarchy of fleet-class ships that are available to the game’s major factions: </span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:orange;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:SV"><span style="color:#FF8C00;">Cruisers (Battle cruisers, Battleships, Interdictors): </span></span>'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:SV">Long range, independent ships that are capable of controlling entire systems. Heavily armed and capable of deploying large fighter squadrons. The capital ships already shown are an example of this class. In the Empire they are usually known as “Interdictors” – named after the first successful class of cruisers. Currently the most common and most successful is the Majestic class – generally referred to as a “Majestic class Interdictor”. As ships that can also carry out ambassadorial missions they can be used for ‘soft’ power projection, as well as hard.</span></p> | ||
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:orange;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:SV"><span style="color:#FF8C00;">Frigates:</span></span>'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language: SV"> These are large ships designed for escort duties. The actual vessels vary greatly between navies, but are all designed to engage multiple small, fast enemies (typically fighters and missile swarms) and are loaded with point defence batteries. They will also have some anti-ship capability, but are not designed to go up against other warships.</span></p> | <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:orange;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:SV"><span style="color:#FF8C00;">Frigates:</span></span>'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language: SV"> These are large ships designed for escort duties. The actual vessels vary greatly between navies, but are all designed to engage multiple small, fast enemies (typically fighters and missile swarms) and are loaded with point defence batteries. They will also have some anti-ship capability, but are not designed to go up against other warships.</span></p> | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
ViperMarkII.jpg|Viper Mark II | |||
Anaconda.jpg|Anaconda | |||
AnacondaDamaged.png|Damaged Anaconda model | |||
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[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||