Homeric-Class Corvettes

Corvettes are the smallest fleet spacecraft. They are generally short- range unless equipped with a special package that provides for longer- duration flights. They hold 2- 3 crew with essential consumables. There are no berths and no galleys, though consumable water and meal bars are in the tiny stowage, along with emergency gear, such as pressure suits.

Corvettes may be small, but they are swift and heavily armed for their size. They are also provided with excellent shielding and active cloaking. They are used for scout ships and guerrilla warfare tactics. An excellent tactic is for the corvette fleet to power up, cloak, then dart among the enemy vessels, firing on strategic points and laying mines or planting bombs. Special identifying beacons, their signals tight- beamed and shunted through hyperspace, enable their fellows to track them and avoid incidents of ‘friendly fire.’ It also makes possible emergency rescue, should a corvette be damaged behind enemy lines, or the ability to deactivate the cloak fail.