Small Ship Classification

 
Firstly, the people whom are not familiar with the MDS Designation read the Wiki how page which will be linked –> www.wikihow.com – https://www.wikihow.com/Understand-US-Military-Aircraft-Designations. 
 
The designation is like this 
 
(6) (3) (2) (1) – (4) (5) 
 
6. status Prefix 
5. Serial Letter 
4. Design Number 
3. Modified Mission 
2. Basic Mission 
1. Vehicle Type 
 
For Example 
 
YPFS-1T 
 

Codenaming

 
This is one of the difficult stages of designating Fighters, if your fighter or small Grid is a bomber you can consider the appearance of the ship, for example a TIE Bomber can be name Black One(that is already taken) and you can put a number such as one which denotes as the leader of the squadron. 
 
 

Large Ship Classification

Section Introduction

 
A lot of Sci-fi TV Shows and Movies have ships, right, and there are product lines that designate the properties of that specific ship, well that is what we are doing today. 
 

Basic Classification

 
Class 1: Between 0 and 999,999 Kilograms. 
Class 2: Between 1,000,00 and 1,999,999 Kilograms 
Class 3: Between 2,000,000 and 2,999,999 Kilograms 
Class 4: Between 3,000,000 and 3,999,999 Kilograms 
Class 5: Between 4,000,000 and 4,999,999 Kilograms 
 

Corvettes

 
A slower moving attack craft meant to attack smaller craft than itself. These are usually much larger craft and less agile but with a vast array of turrets to cover many arcs of fire. 
 
These types of vessels normally have small amounts of weapons which was a disadvantage in battle but the up side is that it is extremely fast for example the CR90 Corellian Corvette, was used to run past Imperial Blockades. 
 
Here’s an example of a Corvette 
 
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1954751672 
 
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=649243198 
 

Frigates

 
Versatile vessels similar to gunships in most respects but do not have minimal firepower, most carry an assortment of various weapon systems, dependent on their size. 
 
Frigates can also carry huge amount of cargo that can be found in a cargo bay. 
 
Here’s an example for a Frigate 
 
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1258606189 
 

Cruisers

 
A Cruiser is a heavily armed and heavily armoured ship that can house a small amount of fighters. A Cruiser is also meant for longer range missions, hence the name. It can sustain itself with a production bay, and can house a large crew. Including the base model, several types of the Cruiser exist. 
 

Destroyers

 
Heavy armour, slow to medium speed, and heavy weapons meant to disable larger and/or smaller ships, such as Cruisers, Carriers, etc. Long range weapons are more common on this ship. 
 

Battlecruiser

 
Battlecruisers were smaller than Battleships as they lacked in weapons and heavy armour, however they were faster than Battleships due to their lightweight armour and size compared to the battleship. The praetor Class Battlecruiser (from Star Wars) was a type of Battlecruiser that lacked in weapons compared to the Imperial I & II. 
 

Battleship

 
It denoted a ship that could fight in the “line of battle”, the main fleet formation. The early battleships were contrasted with cruisers, which while at this time were similar in size and speed, but were designed for longer-range patrol missions, and carried less armour. Over the following decades, cruisers became faster, with more speed but less armour than a battleship. The Starhawk Class Battleship (From Star Wars) was a rebuilt Imperial Class that served the Rebellion, it was nearly noticeable from the Imperial class, this was heavily armed ship. 
 

Flagship

 
The Flagship carries important Corvettes, Shuttles and Transports, as well as important leaders. The inspiration in your average soldier, the nicest looking ship of the fleet. 
 

Dreadnought

 
The ultimate warship. Quick, the thickest armour, and the heaviest guns that obliterate the enemy fleet. Having this in a battle either means you have too many resources to deal with, or you mean to finish things once and for all. A total warlord. 
 
 

Star Wars Ship Classification

 
Star Wars ships have very unique names and that sound kind but also menacing, this new section I will explain how to get the best Star Wars Vessel Callsign in Space Engineers. 
 
1. use this website www.fantasynamegenerators.com – https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/sw-spaceship-names.php it will help you with figuring out names quickly and effectively. 
 
2. Another way is to think of different sci-fi tv shows that have unique designations, such as Enterprise D, or you could use this link to find the best Star trek name for a Star fleet based ship. forums.modiphius.com – https://forums.modiphius.com/t/random-ship-names-list/7077 
 
3. The last option is to make one from scratch, sorry. 
 

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