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chuck starchaser at 04:54, 7 January 2006

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chuck starchaser at 04:39, 7 January 2006

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chuck starchaser at 03:45, 7 January 2006

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''From [http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=35266&page=1 http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=35266&page=1]

'''Q:''' Whats the difference between a Frigate, Destroyer, Cruiser, Corvette, and whatever, what are their definitions?

'''A:''' Size and the amount of armament on board is the difference.

Roughly speaking the size regions seem to be:

Corvette 700-2,000t
Frigate 2,000-5,000t
Destroyer 5,000-10,000t
Cruiser 10,000t+

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	Cruiser: Big MF (1200m+); ship to ship combat and planet bombardment.		Cruiser: Big MF (1200m+); ship to ship combat and planet bombardment.
	Battlecruiser: Weak armor and shield but fast and overly well armed. Kills or flees.		Battlecruiser: Weak armor and shield but fast and overly well armed. Kills or flees.
		+
		+	''In other words, when a corvette is coming after your cruiser you stop it with a destroyer, then a cruiser comes to''
		+	''get your destroyer you torpedo it with a corvette. Frigates just thicken the space with missiles and hell with it.''

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   ''From reading a lot of opinions around some points of agreement seem to be:''
-  Corvette: Small torpedo ship that takes on capships.
+  Corvette: Small (80m) torpedo ship that takes on capships.
-  Frigate: Have missiles coming out of the airlocks.
+  Frigate: Meium (100-200m) Have missiles coming out of the airlocks.
-  Destroyer: Medium-large ship that picks on the little guy.
+  Destroyer: (300-600m) Medium-large ship that picks on the little guy.
-  Cruiser: Big MF; ship to ship combat and planet bombardment.
+  Cruiser: Big MF (1200m+); ship to ship combat and planet bombardment.
   Battlecruiser: Weak armor and shield but fast and overly well armed. Kills or flees.

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   ''Seems that the original role distinctions have blurred over time. However it is interesting to know the original distinctions.''
   ''I found this post by Quarto:''
-−
   Keep in mind that, originally at least, destroyers were not anti-capship vessels. The name 'destroyer' is a highly
   misleading one, because it's a shortened version of their original name - 'torpedo boat destroyer'.
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   ''From reading a lot of opinions around some points of agreement seem to be:''
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   Corvette: Small torpedo ship that takes on capships.
   Frigate: Have missiles coming out of the airlocks.

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	''Seems that the original role distinctions have blurred over time. However it is interesting to know the original distinctions.''		''Seems that the original role distinctions have blurred over time. However it is interesting to know the original distinctions.''
−	''	+	''I found this post by Quarto:''
		+
		+	Keep in mind that, originally at least, destroyers were not anti-capship vessels. The name 'destroyer' is a highly
		+	misleading one, because it's a shortened version of their original name - 'torpedo boat destroyer'.
		+	All things considered, it's pretty unusual for destroyers to be operating alone, and even more unusual for them to
		+	undertake offensive actions alone. As such, they don't need strike fighters - nor do they need large escorts,
		+	because they already are escorts :p. Cruisers, on the other hand, are usually armed with more anti-capship weapons
		+	(both the Plunkett and the Hades class has anti-capship plasma weaponry), so they also don't really need strike
		+	fighters - although the Hades class certainly has them anyway.
		+
		+	''From reading a lot of opinions around some points of agreement seem to be:''
		+
		+	Corvette: Small torpedo ship that takes on capships.
		+	Frigate: Have missiles coming out of the airlocks.
		+	Destroyer: Medium-large ship that picks on the little guy.
		+	Cruiser: Big MF; ship to ship combat and planet bombardment.
		+	Battlecruiser: Weak armor and shield but fast and overly well armed. Kills or flees.

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-''From [http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=35266&page=1 http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=35266&page=1]
+ ''From [http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=35266&page=1 http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=35266&page=1]
   '''Q:''' Whats the difference between a Frigate, Destroyer, Cruiser, Corvette, and whatever, what are their definitions?
   '''A:''' Size and the amount of armament on board is the difference.
-−
   Roughly speaking the size regions seem to be:
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   Destroyer 5,000-10,000t
   Cruiser 10,000t+