Carriers

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Carriers are designed to carry large numbers of small combat craft (under 100 tons), which in turn attack the enemy’s combatants or world surfaces.

[edit] Imperial Carrier Classes

The massive fleet carrier VF-11 was produced to provide support for the vast numbers of fighters that fleet tactics required. The size and design of the VF-11 call for an independent refueling tanker, the TV-11. The technological development of the VF-11 into the VF-12 also called for a similar tanker, but rather than design a new vessel, the TV-11 was used without change.

The VS-13/-15 strike carrier series is a new line of carriers designed independent of the VF-11/-12 series.

The higher-tech trend is to smaller carriers. The VL-15 light carrier and the even smaller VP-15 pocket carrier are examples of this trend.

See also Heavy Carrier and Fleet tender (tenders are intended to carry 100+ ton combat ships).

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– Fighting Ships of the Shattered Imperium