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== Starship Shorthand ==
[[Starship|Starships]], specifically those designated as [[Starship#Tech_2_Ships|Tech-2 ships]], or larger Industrial ships (The [[Medium Freighter]] class, for instance, is almost never written out), are abbreviated to save space and time when naming them, both in Fleet communications and to speed up communications in [[Chat_Guide|Chat]].
[[Starship|Starships]], specifically those designated as [[Starship#Tech_2_Ships|Tech-2 ships]], or larger Industrial ships (The [[Medium Freighter]] class, for instance, is almost never written out), are abbreviated to save space and time when naming them, both in Fleet communications and to speed up communications in [[Chat_Guide|Chat]].


 
== Civil Ships ==
== Industrial Ship Designations ==
Tech 1 Industrial Ships
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|+Tech-1 Civil Ships
!Ship Class
!Ship Class
!Shorthand
!Shorthand
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|N/A
|N/A
|}
|}
Tech 2 Industrial Ships
 
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{| class="wikitable"
|+Tech-2 Civil Ships
!Ship Class
!Ship Class
!Shorthand
!Shorthand
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== Warships ==
 
== Warship Designations ==
Tech 1 Warships
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{| class="wikitable"
|+
|+Tech-1 Warships
!Ship Class
!Ship Class
!Shorthand
!Shorthand
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|BC
|BC
|}
|}
Tech 2 Warships
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Tech-2 Warships
!Ship Class
!Ship Class
!Shorthand
!Shorthand
|-
|-
|[[Scrambler]]
|[[Scrambler]]
|N/A
|Scram
|-
|-
|[[Recon Fighter]]
|[[Recon Starfighter]]
|Recon
|Recon
|-
|-
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|-
|[[Lancer]]
|[[Lancer]]
|N/A
|LBC
|}
 
== Multiblocks ==
Common or overtly specific [[Multiblock|Multiblocks]]' names (Such as the [[Industrial Invulnerability Unit]]) are commonly shortened as well.
 
[[Category:Multiblocks|Multiblocks]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+Starship Utility Multiblocks
!Multiblock
!Shorthand
|-
|[[Mining Laser]]
|ML
|-
|[[Particle Shield]]
|Shield
|-
|[[Hyperdrive]]
|Hyper
|-
|[[Navigation Computer]]
|Navcomp
|-
|[[Jump Field Generator]]
|JFG
|-
|[[Jump Beacon]]
|JB
|-
|[[Interdiction Well]]
|Gravwell
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Starship Weapons
!Multiblock
!Shorthand
|-
|[[Heavy Turret]]
|HT
|-
|[[Quad Turret]]
|Quad
|-
|[[Ion Turret]]
|Ion
|-
|[[Point Defense Turret]]
|PDT, AT
|-
|[[Torpedo]]
|Torp
|-
|[[Tri Turret]]
|TT
|-
|[[Autocannon]]
|AC
|-
|[[Light Missile Launcher]]
|LM
|-
|[[Rapid Heavy Missile Launcher]]
|RHML
|-
|[[Anti-Capital Turret]]
|ACAP
|-
|[[EMP Missile]]
|EMP
|-
|[[Neutralizer]]
|NL
|-
|[[Heavy Neutralizer]]
|HN
|-
|[[Arsenal Missile Launcher]]
|AM
|-
|[[Thermonuclear Missile Launcher]]
|Thermo
|-
|[[Doomsday Device]]
|DDL
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 18:02, 4 September 2026

Starship Shorthand

Starships, specifically those designated as Tech-2 ships, or larger Industrial ships (The Medium Freighter class, for instance, is almost never written out), are abbreviated to save space and time when naming them, both in Fleet communications and to speed up communications in Chat.

Civil Ships

Tech-1 Civil Ships
Ship Class Shorthand
Shuttle N/A
Transport N/A
Light Freighter LF
Medium Freighter MF
Heavy Freighter HF
Barge N/A
Tech-2 Civil Ships
Ship Class Shorthand
Blockade Runner BR
Jump Freighter JF
Industrial Command Ship ICS

Warships

Tech-1 Warships
Ship Class Shorthand
Starfighter SF
Gunship GS
Corvette Corv
Frigate Frig
Destroyer Dessy
Cruiser N/A
Battlecruiser BC
Tech-2 Warships
Ship Class Shorthand
Scrambler Scram
Recon Starfighter Recon
Assault Gunship AGS
Interdictor Gunship IGS
Stasis Corvette SCV
Assault Corvette ACV
Logistics Corvette LCV
Interdictor Corvette ICV
Black Ops Frigate BLOPs
Missile Frigate MFG
Assault Frigate AFG
Assault Destroyer ADS
Interdictor Destroyer IDS
Missile Cruiser MCR
Logistics Cruiser LCR
Lancer LBC

Multiblocks

Common or overtly specific Multiblocks' names (Such as the Industrial Invulnerability Unit) are commonly shortened as well.

Starship Utility Multiblocks
Multiblock Shorthand
Mining Laser ML
Particle Shield Shield
Hyperdrive Hyper
Navigation Computer Navcomp
Jump Field Generator JFG
Jump Beacon JB
Interdiction Well Gravwell
Starship Weapons
Multiblock Shorthand
Heavy Turret HT
Quad Turret Quad
Ion Turret Ion
Point Defense Turret PDT, AT
Torpedo Torp
Tri Turret TT
Autocannon AC
Light Missile Launcher LM
Rapid Heavy Missile Launcher RHML
Anti-Capital Turret ACAP
EMP Missile EMP
Neutralizer NL
Heavy Neutralizer HN
Arsenal Missile Launcher AM
Thermonuclear Missile Launcher Thermo
Doomsday Device DDL