Category:Corvette

These subcapitals get their own special treatment, in terms of classification, because they operate in a weird spot between fighters and true capital combatant ships. This is often the turning point for players pursuing the path of combat, as they realize that with greater firepower and shielding also comes slower combat; many players will make an M6 of some stripe into their own personal ship, if for no other reason than because they can’t stand the agonizingly slow waltz of death done by capital ships. Corvettes can also still dock at basic stations, another nail in the coffin of capital ships for players lacking the patience to either send out a gopher ship to fetch goods or use a Transporter Device and do it themselves.

In XRM, a few of the biggest carriers can carry a handful of larger subcapitals, including Corvettes; this makes it a viable approach to still possess your own flagship, while having a personal combat ship that is powerful in its own right that you can take out when the battle is joined in earnest.