DarthLord
New Member
- Intent: Create a fleet that will both defend Sluis Van and contribute to the forces of the Rimward Trade League as a whole.
- Image Credit: Darkblue Yellow Art
- Permissions: N/A
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- Fleet Name: Sluis Van Defense Fleet
- Classification: Planetary Defense/Patrol Fleet
- Affiliation: Rimward Trade League
- Fleet Symbol: See Above
- Description:
- Though the fleet can vary in the variety of ships and crews, the fleet as a whole follows the tenants of the Rimward Trade League. The majority of ships on patrol are directly controlled by Sluis Van and therefore are entirely professional in nature as compared to the varied civilian and mercenary ships that would be pressed into service to protect Sluis Van proper.
- Headquarters: Sluis Van
- Ports of Call: Rimward Trade League borders, Rimma Trade Route (within League space), Sluis Sector
- Goals: Defend Sluis Van and the Rimward Trade League as a whole, Anti-Piracy and Anti-Slavery
- Reputation: Viewed by League member worlds as a positive force for justice and a key weapon in the defense of the Sluis Sector, various Pirate groups are always at odds with the fleet and are often forced out of the Sluis Sector or destroyed outright.
- Fleet Size: Medium
- Lead Ship: Khedive's Pride (Lucrehulk-Class Battleship)
- Composition:
- Khedive's Pride (Lucrehulk-Class Battleship)
- Safe Refuge (Lucrehulk-Class Battleship)
- Defender (Sand Panther-Series Heavy Cruiser)
- Moonlight (Sand Panther-Series Heavy Cruiser)
- Partisan (Sand Panther-Series Heavy Cruiser)
- Sentinel (Sand Panther-Series Heavy Cruiser)
- Minbari (Neutron Star II-series Bulk Cruiser)
- Raza (Neutron Star II-series Bulk Cruiser)
- Kappa (Neutron Star II-series Bulk Cruiser)
- Dawn-Breaker (Neutron Star II-series Bulk Cruiser)
- Liberator (Gurrcat 9600-series Heavy Frigate)
- Chain-Breaker (Gurrcat 9600-series Heavy Frigate)
- Hunter (Gurrcat 9600-series Heavy Frigate)
- Tyrant's End (Gurrcat 9600-series Heavy Frigate)
- Jewel (Gurrcat 9600-series Heavy Frigate)
- Vanguard (Gurrcat 9600-series Heavy Frigate)
- Victory (Gurrcat 9600-series Heavy Frigate)
- Various Corvettes and Support Ships + Milita forces that are pressed into service in times of crisis
Supreme Commander of Sluis Van Forces: Khedive Redarr Syko
Fleet Commanders: TBD
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Despite its large and prosperous shipyards, Sluis Van has never achieved the prominence of other worlds such as Kuat, Mon Cala, or even its close neighbor Sullest. This is also true of its armed forces as Sluis Van has often found itself at the whim of one great power or another and was to produce whatever its conquer demanded. Only recently has Sluis Van struck out to create its own destiny and assert its independence and its defense fleet is very much a result of this newfound independence. As its ship-design industry takes its first steps into creating native designs, ships from past conflicts and outside companies make up the bulk of the fleet and have proven effective at combating pirate fleets and various other criminal organizations. With its induction into the Rimward Trade League, the Defense Fleet finds itself dispatched in-service of the League to patrol League space and engage in real combat. Often, League Rangers and Merchant Marines will be supported by the forces of Sluis Van when they call for aid.
