Is there any interest in comming up with standard hull designations for the ships herein?<br /><br />Below is something I created as a first pass internal use, losely based on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull_classification_symbol<br /><br />Not all rulesets might implement all classes, but those that do be consistent....<br /><br />And can include differences in different rulesets in one doc as below, or seperate ones (I'd prefer a single doc, with different columns for different rulesets, at least until it gets too un-wieldy, but more maintainable short term in one doc, IMO.)<br /><br />(BTW, can't paste XHTML or HTML as generated by OpenOffice.... Gotta figure out how to enter HTML / edit HTML.)<br /><br /><table align="center" border="0"><caption> <br /></caption><tbody><tr><td><br />Ship Classification <br /></td><td> Ship Type</td><td> Type Hull Sizes (Canon-ish)</td><td>House Rule Idea <br /></td><td> Notes</td></tr><tr><td> CVD</td><td> Assault Carrier: Dreadnaught</td><td style="width: 10px" align="center" valign="top"> 20</td><td>20 <br /></td><td> Not Canon, future use?</td></tr><tr><td> CVA</td><td> Assault Carrier<br /></td><td>16 (14-17 'Canon') <br /></td><td>15 <br /></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> CVL</td><td>Light Carrier <br /></td><td>13 <br /></td><td>12 <br /></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> CVE</td><td>Escort Carrier <br /></td><td>9 <br /></td><td>7 <br /></td><td>Not Canon, future use? <br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">CVT<br /></td><td valign="top">Assault Transport<br /></td><td valign="top">8-10<br /></td><td valign="top">8-10<br /></td><td valign="top"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top">DNS<br /></td><td valign="top">Superdreadnaught<br /></td><td valign="top">-<br /></td><td valign="top">25<br /></td><td valign="top">Not Canon....<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">DN<br /></td><td valign="top">Dreadnaught<br /></td><td valign="top">-<br /></td><td valign="top">20<br /></td><td valign="top">Not Canon<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">BB<br /></td><td valign="top">Battleship<br /></td><td valign="top">20<br /></td><td valign="top">17<br /></td><td valign="top"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top">BC<br /></td><td valign="top">Battlecruiser<br /></td><td valign="top">19<br /></td><td valign="top">13<br /></td><td valign="top">Not canon....<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">CA<br /></td><td valign="top">Heavy Cruiser<br /></td><td valign="top">16-18<br /></td><td valign="top">12<br /></td><td valign="top"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top">CL<br /></td><td valign="top">Light Cruiser<br /></td><td valign="top">12-14<br /></td><td valign="top">8<br /></td><td valign="top"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top">MS<br /></td><td valign="top">Minelayer / Minesweeper<br /></td><td valign="top">7<br /></td><td valign="top">7<br /></td><td valign="top"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top">DD<br /></td><td valign="top">Destroyer<br /></td><td valign="top">6<br /></td><td valign="top">6<br /></td><td valign="top"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top">DE<br /></td><td valign="top">Destroyer Escort<br /></td><td valign="top">6<br /></td><td valign="top">6<br /></td><td valign="top">Not-Canon<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">FF<br /></td><td valign="top">Frigate<br /></td><td valign="top">5<br /></td><td valign="top">5<br /></td><td valign="top"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top">FE<br /></td><td valign="top">Frigate Escort<br /></td><td valign="top">5<br /></td><td valign="top">5<br /></td><td valign="top">Not-Canon (ligher armed)<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">FC<br /></td><td valign="top">Corvette<br /></td><td valign="top">4<br /></td><td valign="top">4<br /></td><td valign="top"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top">PCA<br /></td><td valign="top">Assault Scout<br /></td><td valign="top">3<br /></td><td valign="top">3<br /></td><td valign="top"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top">PC<br /></td><td valign="top">Patrol Craft / Cutter<br /></td><td valign="top">2?<br /></td><td valign="top">1-3<br /></td><td valign="top"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top">SA<br /></td><td valign="top">Assault Shuttle<br /></td><td valign="top">2<br /></td><td valign="top">1.5 - 2<br /></td><td valign="top">I like partial sizes for HS:1 -- too small, IMO<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">SH<br /></td><td valign="top">Shuttle<br /></td><td valign="top">1-3?<br /></td><td valign="top">1-3<br /></td><td valign="top"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top">F<br /></td><td valign="top">Fighter<br /></td><td valign="top">1-2<br /></td><td valign="top">1-1.5<br /></td><td valign="top">I think HS:2 too big for 'Fighter'... <br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">A<br /></td><td valign="top">Attack<br /></td><td valign="top">1-2<br /></td><td valign="top">1-1.5<br /></td><td valign="top">IMO, canon 'fighter' is a TBF / Attack craft...<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">F-A<br /></td><td valign="top">Fighter-Attack<br /></td><td valign="top">1-2<br /></td><td valign="top">1-1.5<br /></td><td valign="top"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top">AK<br /></td><td valign="top">Cargo<br /></td><td valign="top">5-20<br /></td><td valign="top">5-20<br /></td><td valign="top"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top">LL<br /></td><td valign="top">Spaceline<br /></td><td valign="top">6-15?<br /></td><td valign="top">6-15<br /></td><td valign="top"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top">MM<br /></td><td valign="top">Mining ship<br /></td><td valign="top">3-15?<br /></td><td valign="top">3-15<br /></td><td valign="top"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top">L<br /></td><td valign="top">Launch<br /></td><td valign="top">.5? 1?<br /></td><td valign="top">?<br /></td><td valign="top"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top">LB<br /></td><td valign="top">Lifeboat<br /></td><td valign="top">1?<br /></td><td valign="top">?<br /></td><td valign="top"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top">P..?<br /></td><td valign="top">Privateer<br /></td><td valign="top">?<br /></td><td valign="top">?<br /></td><td valign="top">'Yachts & Privateers'<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Y..?<br /></td><td valign="top">Yacht<br /></td><td valign="top">?<br /></td><td valign="top">?<br /></td><td valign="top"> </td></tr></tbody></table>
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