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Vehicle Nomenclatures (Model Numbers)

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Nomenclatures (Model Numbers) are assembled like this:

[Manufacturer]-[Type][Class]-[Design][Version]

Example: Ke-M3-1b (Kylie) would be KFY's the 2nd version of the 1st design of their 3rd Class of mecha.

Manufacturers
Ar - (Used for Argus Millitech)
Co - (Used for CONTRA)
Ge - Geshrinari Shipyards
Ke - Ketsurui Fleet Yards, Ketsurui Zaibatsu, Star Army Research Administration
Ks - Kessaku Systems
No - NovaCorp
Ph - Phoenix Corporation
Qn - Qel'noran Shipyards / Qel'noran Fleet Systems
Se - Setsuna Mechworks
Ze - Zen Armaments

Item Types
A - Carrier (Fighters and bombers. Power armor carriers should use C.)
B - Battleship or dreadnaught
C - Carrier or Cruiser
D - Escort (Destroyers, light cruisers)
E - Very small "boat" starships such as the Minion
<s>F - Frigate</s> (No Longer used)
G - Personal Gear (eg helmets, canteens)
H - Star Fortress or Mobile Space Station (Immobile ones are P)
J - Android or robot
L - Logistics Ship (Cargo carrier)
M - Mecha or Power Armor
N - Nekovalkryja or NH series
O - Drone, pilotless small craft
P - Planetary or orbital structure
<s>R - Automated Supply/Support Ship</s> (Use L)
S - Assault Ship, Monitor, or Gunship
T - Shuttle or Aeroshuttle
V - Starfighter or bomber
W- Hand Weapon
X - Limited prototype model
 
NOMENCLATURES FOR STARSHIP AND MECHA SUBSYSTEMS

Using the main cannon on the Sakura as an example, it would be a Ke-S3-W2800.

Ke - Manufacturer
S3 - Ship Class system is originally for (Sakura is the Ke-S3 series)
W - Weapons System
* E Electronics
* F Frame
* G Generator
* H Hull
* P Propulsion
* R Inertial / Force Redirection
* V Environmental
* W Weapons System
* X Escape Pod
28 - Year of the Empire
00 - 1st system of this type created in the above year (01 would be the second, etc)
 
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