Quadriarma Navy

The Quadriarma Navy is the principle service and interstellar combat force of the Quadriarma Confederacy. Created to unify the defensive capabilities of the original member species after the union's conversion to a confederacy, the navy utilized many of the design principles used by other members. The Endalaus Fleet, another name given to the navy, is made up of fast attack craft, corvettes, frigates, destroyers, and cruisers optimized more for a defensive role instead of a more offensive exploratory doctrine. The fleet has service members from most races in the Quadriarma. Hundreds of ship classes and subtypes allow the navy to take advantage of unique biological strengths and quirks of the people in the the union.

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Fleet

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Carriers

Carriers in the Endalaus Fleet are very unique. Instead of carrying troops or aircraft for assaults like the Army or Airforce, the carriers of the navy instead move and replenish ships. There are many classes that can carry anything from 20 torpedo attackers to as many as 5 frigates. The carriers are built to improve the rapid response capabilities of the Quadriarma if a fleet attending to a conflict needs support. Carriers can move smaller vessels quicker than if they otherwise traveled independently. This type of ship also always has independent interspace capabilities, meaning it can generate its own wormhole to travel through.

Type: Spaceborne Navy
Role: Deep and local space warfare
Nation: Confederacy of the Quadriarma
Motto: On the backs of dragons

Cruisers

Cruisers represent the largest of the primary combat vessels in use by the Quadriarma. Being a balance of speed, firepower, and protection, the ships come as great use for clearing paths for smaller vessels when an adversary has many hard to kill targets. The type of ship is versatile with missile cruisers, gunboat cruisers, and interspace cruisers being built for the fleet. Missile cruisers focus on long range combat using anti-ship or assault missiles. Gunboat cruisers are meant for closer range combat with turreted railguns and heavier PDC batteries. Interspace cruisers may be like one of the former two subtypes, but are capable of conducting independent interspace travel to bypass use of wormhole gates.

Escorts

The Quadriarma Navy is mostly made up of destroyers, frigates, and corvettes with frigates being the workhorse of many naval operations. These smaller ships provide a wide variety of roles such as anti-shipping, electronic warfare, missile defense, anti-piracy, and even emergency civilian aid. Destroyers are the smallest vessels to have interspace capabilities with an emphasis on missile and missile defense. The frigate is the most numerous and most versatile ship in the Quadriarma Navy. They may come in missile, gunboat, or electronic warfare form. Corvettes are the smallest deep space vessels. They are less versatile on their own, but can be potent in groups. Corvettes typically focus on raw damage output using spinal railguns and some turreted electric cannons.

Missile Attackers

Missile attackers are small, ship-based rapid attack craft. They place an emphasis on high speed and firepower. They are among the smallest vessels and while they are not that great in most combat situations, they are exceptional in law enforcement. The high acceleration of attackers allow them to quickly intercept vessels, and if need be, board or destroy.