Military Organisation



All spaceships that fly under the Detinus Republic banner fall in one of the three branches of the DTR navy:


1 - Detinus Republic Stellar Armada

This is the military navy that always stands ready to defend DTR assets. Its exact strength and the location of the various fleets and bases is secret, of course. These ships are fully armed warships with no other purpose.


OOC: These are the secondary position ships that have been fully upgraded and equipped for space combat. Since the costs for this is usually paid by the DTR these ships are under military command of the DTR brass, i.e. they have to follow if ordered into combat.


2 - Detinus Republic Merchant Navy

The mercantile fleet of the DTR is a semi-military organisation. These ships are not privately owned but rather belong to the Republic and thus have to take orders similar to military ships. In case of need they can be commandeered by the DTR Stellar Armada. They are sometimes ordered to ferry goods of strategic value, but if not acting on orders they can do as they please, including pursuing private goals and trade.


OOC: These ships are secondary positions that have not (yet) been upgraded or equipped for combat. The Merchant Navy also includes secondary positions that are designated traders which are used to supply colonies or outposts. Typical ship types include Supra Freighters and Tempest class haulers, courtesy of the Brotherhood.


3 - Detinus Republic Explorer Corps

Anything that does not fall into one of the above classes is part of the DTR Explorer Corps. This branch of the navy is comprised largely of Surveyors, along with some Deep Explorers and Frigates. These privately run ships have to report anything important to the DTR Stellar Navy HQ, regardless of their actual business, be it a scientific mission, private trading or free-lance pirate hunting, therefore the designation. However, most of these ships actually do conduct exploration in uncharted systems or on unknown worlds.
In wartime, DTR Explorer Corps starcaptains can apply for a military campaign but usually do not stay with the military afterwards.


OOC: Now here are the primary positions which are regularly played. Since orbiting some world with a real big arsenal of weapons and waiting for orders is quite boring, these ships are largely non-combatants with little or no space weaponry. Instead, they carry scientific labs and ground party equipment or roam the peripheries as traders.


Starcaptains of all three branches have ranks assigned to them by the DTR Stellar Armada HQ according to their experience. Thus, an experienced Explorer Corps starcaptain can outrank a younger, less experienced military captain.


This whole system may seem very militaristic, but one has to take into accout the fact that the DTR is at a constant low-intensity warfare against the Empire and other hazards throughout the peripheries such as pirates and hostile aliens. A military outlook on spacefaring as a whole is therefore a necessity.