"Battlecruiser," "Battleship" and "Dreadnought": A Distinction

[Panzer]

well... if a battlestar would be supposed to be true-scaled in FL, then it would be at least 2 k long. at least 6 vipers would fit in simultaeously into the flight pod... the monstrusity would dwarf the whole former SA dread fleet alone xD

By "Earth" standards, a battlestar is a carrier/battleship hybrid. Houses up to 200 vipers (newest models like the Mercury-class) and at the same time posesses the armor, allowing it to withstand multiple nuke hits. (Galactica took one, but recovered quickly, Pegasus took 5 in drydock and still could jump away and repair)

By FL standards, battlestars are light capships. Not the best armor, reasonable firepower and are small enouh to dodge with. Balanced? imo-yes. They fill a niche between the lightest Osiris and the heaviest ships buyable.

I see five calsses of ships. Gunboats, destroyers (like the Kusari one), cruisers (like the Liberty or Rheinland ones), battlecruisers (very clear - no thruster, has battleship turrets) and naturally battleships. No major differences between them. (while there could be)

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