===== Venture - corvette (really a cutter, but officially a corvette)===== Hypothetical:\\ A pre-war design, the Venture was originally conceived as a fleet escort duty, corvette sized vessel; but loud demands for recon-in-force and picket duty role crafts shifted the goals at an early design stage. The official classification of "corvette" could not be changed without re-submitting the entire project to Appropriations --a process that could take years; but the true --if unofficial-- classification of this vessel is that of "cutter".\\ \\ As if to cement its lone wolf role, it was given features for long-term, autonomous operation, as well as atmospheric flight capability. It is indeed the largest ship in the Confederation able to land on, and take off from planetary surfaces; over twice the size of the legendary [[:wc_info:ship_classes:confed:fighter:minotaur|Minotaur]]. See also the [[:wc_info:ship_classes:confed:corvette:cutter|Cutter corvette]] file.\\ See also [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venture-class_Corvette|Wikipedia's Venture corvette]] page.\\ \\ ^ Class || Corvette((//Really// this is a "cutter", but officially they call it a "corvette".)) | ^ Length || 80 meters | ^ Mass || 1,000 tonnes | ^ Max. Velocity || 200 kps | ^ Cruise Velocity || 150 kps | ^ Acceleration || Poor | ^ Max. YPR || 2 dps | ^ Weapons || Laser Cannon(2) | ^ Missile Hardpoints | (1x3) | 1 FF/2 HS | ^ Fore and Aft Shields || 10 cm equiv. each | ^ Armor | Front and Rear | 9/8 cm each | ^ | Right and Left | 8 cm each | | Configurable as either a Freighter or Tanker. ||| | Highly autonomous, can remain alone in theater area for years. ||| \\ ===== Reference Images ===== (See [[:z:copyright|Copyright Notice]].) {{gallery>:img:ship:confed:corvette:venture:ref}} ===== Meshes ===== ==From the WCU Shippack== Please read these [[:z:notes:meshes:wcu_shippack|notes on WCU Shippack meshes]], first. * [[https://wcuniverse.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/wcuniverse/shippack/ships/venture/venture_bw.hq/|WCU Shippack's Venture corvette model (Border Worlds)]] * [[https://wcuniverse.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/wcuniverse/shippack/ships/venture/venture_confed.hq/|WCU Shippack's Venture corvette model (Confed)]]