The Capital Ship class of vessels consists of several large,
combat oriented starships used for frontline military combat and defence. As is
standard Federation Policy, all Federation Dreadnoughts ,
Semi
Dreadnoughts, Battle Cruisers and Carriers
have some science capability as well as other standard Starship requirements.
Because of the massive investment associated with their construction, many other
governments also include some basic form of multi mission capability. Capital
Ships are the largest front line Starship in most fleets.
When first introduced, the designation of Battle cruiser was considered the
most controversial annotation for Star Fleet. But other governments and various
conflicts soon cemented the use of these highly specialized large combat craft.
Battle cruisers do not have the multi-project research capability of other
Exploration vessels, but do bring together many other aspects of standard
Cruisers into a surprisingly lethal package. Battle cruisers focus most of their
abilities into a combat platform designed to engage both multi-vessel units or
larger single combat vessels. Battle cruisers are often more heavily armed, but
are more expensive to maintain.
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