On the subject of fleet ID decals, I'm thinking seriously of expanding the
sheet
to twice the size, hopefully to fit even insane-sized fleets.
If I've got the space, I might as well add transports and the like. So... Can
anyone tell me what good designations would be for the following?
Heavy Freighter Medium Freighter Light Freighter Free Trader Fleet Auxillary
Assault Transport Bulk Carrier Starliner
Thanks
Tom
> On the subject of fleet ID decals, I'm thinking seriously of expanding
What would the odds of you slipping some....ohhh...non-EarthForce B5
decals
in the sheet?? ;-) ;-) (no, it's just a whimsy thought, not a serious
one)
> If I've got the space, I might as well add transports and the like.
So... Can
> anyone tell me what good designations would be for the following?
I'd try gleaning ideas from designations as given in Jane's Fighting
Ships (or any of those comprehensive-type books). There are some online
listings, too; one of which is on one of the FT FAQs, there's a listing in the
archives, and I put a listing (mainly for my own purposes:) on my fleet roster
page:
> Thomas Pope wrote:
> On the subject of fleet ID decals, I'm thinking seriously of expanding
So... Can
> anyone tell me what good designations would be for the following?
Here's the best I can do. I'd favor the historically-based.
> Heavy Freighter
Well, historically, US ships of the following classes used these designations:
Cargo Ships - AK
Attack Cargo Ships - AKA
Net Cargo Ships - AKN
General Stores Issue Ships - AKS
Cargo Ships and Aircraft Ferries - AKV
> Free Trader
It's not a military designation, so why not "FT"? It's not that
close to FFT -
Frigate (Reserve Training)
> Fleet Auxillary
Again, historically:
Crane Ship - AB
Destroyer Tenders - AD
Ammunition Ships - AE
Provision Store Ships - AF
Miscellaneous Auxiliaries - AG
Amphibious Force Command Ships - AGC
MTB Tenders - AGP
Surveying Ships - AGS
Hospital Ships - AH
Net-Laying Ships - AN
Repair Ships - AR
Battle-Damage Repair Ships - ARB
Internal Combustion Engine Repair Ships - ARG
Heavy Hull Repair Ships - ARH
Landing Craft Repair Ships - ARL
Salvage Vessels - ARS
Salvage Craft Tenders - ARS(T)
Aircraft Repair Ships (Aircraft) - ARV(A)
Aircraft Repair Ships (Engine) - ARV(E)
Submarine Tenders - AS
Submarine Rescue Vessels - ASR
Auxiliary Tugs - ATA
Fleet Ocean Tugs - ATF
Old Ocean Tugs - ATO
Rescue Tugs - ATR
> Assault Transport
Transports - AP
Attack Transports - APA
Self-Propelled Barracks Ships - APB
Coastal Transports - APc
High-Speed Transports - APD
Evacuation Transports - APH
Barracks Ships - APL
Mechanized Artillery Transport - APM
Transport Submarine - APS
Aircraft Ferries - APV
> Bulk Carrier
If it's military, it'll probably fit one of the auxillary types mentioned
above. If it's civilian, why not "BC"? Or depending on size, treat them like
the Maritime Commission types: C1, C2, C3, etc.
> Starliner
"SL" appears to be open.
-Mike
> "They came, they grabbed, we whomped" wrote:
> Michael Sarno wrote:
As do I. Thanks to both of you for the lists. Perhaps to keep things simple,
how about the following:
AKH Heavy Freighter
AK Medium Freighter
AKL Light Freighter
FT Free Trader
AG Fleet Auxillary
APA Assault Transport
BC Bulk Carrier
SL Starliner
That at least gives some options for FB based non-combat vessels...
What do you think?
Tom
> Thomas Pope wrote:
Oops, can't use that one! (BC=Battlecruiser)
Maybe I'll jsut leave it the same code as the Heavy Freigher.
Tom
> Thomas Pope wrote:
> Thomas Pope wrote:
That might not be a bad idea. I missed that one, too. I forgot the FB uses
"BC" for battlecruiser; I use and prefer "CB."
-Mike
G'day guys,
Don't know if its any help or if its an international thing but
CSIRO/universities here use
RV for research vessel
Cheers
Beth
> Tom Anderson wrote:
> aha! a systematic explanation - good stuff! however, note that these
Civilian ships are easy to recognize in FT/MT/FTFB, they have no
weapons/screens.
Suggestions:
MV - Merchant Vessel
SS - StarShip
TV - Trade Vessel
IT - Independant Trader
NM - Non-controlled Merchant
A third digit could be added to better define types.
-L - Liner
-B - Bonded
-C - Colony (Bulk personel)
-G - General (Bulk cargo)
-M - Mixed (Passenger/Cargo)
-T - Tanker
-S - Subsidized
-N - Non-schedualed
-F - Fast
-R - Regulated
Bye for now,