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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
Tech 1 Industrial Ships
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== Warships ==
 
== Warship Designations ==
Tech 1 Warships
Tech 1 Warships
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|[[Lancer]]
|[[Lancer]]
|N/A
|N/A
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== Multiblocks ==
Larger, or more common, [[Category:Multiblocks|Multiblocks]] are shortened as well.
Starship Multiblocks
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!Multiblock
!Shorthand
|-
|[[Mining Laser]]
|ML
|-
|[[Particle Shield]]
|Shield
|-
|[[Hyperdrive]]
|Hyper
|-
|[[Navigation Computer]]
|Navcomp
|-
|[[Jump Field Generator]]
|JFG
|-
|[[Jump Beacon]]
|JB
|-
|[[Interdiction Well]]
|Gravwell
|-
|[[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
|}
|}

Revision as of 15:51, 24 August 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 Industrial Ships

Ship Class Shorthand
Shuttle N/A
Transport N/A
Light Freighter LF
Medium Freighter MF
Heavy Freighter HF
Barge N/A

Tech 2 Industrial 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 N/A
Recon Fighter 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 N/A

Multiblocks

Larger, or more common, are shortened as well.

Starship Multiblocks

Multiblock Shorthand
Mining Laser ML
Particle Shield Shield
Hyperdrive Hyper
Navigation Computer Navcomp
Jump Field Generator JFG
Jump Beacon JB
Interdiction Well Gravwell
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