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The Striker Class Torpedo Boat, also known as the Formosan Fast Attack Craft, is a class of small warship within the Formosan Star Corps that is typically used for Hit-and-Run operations. Having first entered service during the turn of the 22nd Century, the Striker was introduced as the Formosan Republic's first dedicated space-faring warship by Solstice Enterprises following their work on various interstellar colony ships for the nation years prior. Two variants of the Striker class exist within the Formosan Military: the standard Type-103B and the heavier Type-113 (first introduced following the start of the Formosan-Orsonian War). Depending on the variant, the vessel is built with anywhere between one and two large primary thrusters for propulsion and twenty-two to thirty-four smaller maneuvering thrusters scattered across the hull of the ship. These maneuvering thrusters vary in size, but are notably smaller than the primary thruster(s) located at the rear end of the vessel and generate various amounts of thrust depending on their size and location. Its speed and maneuverability are unparalleled within the Formosan military, however it began being phased out of active service during the early 23rd Century, with most of the retired ships being used as training vessels for the future generations of soldiers.

In terms of their size and the various facilities contained within their hulls, there are some differences between the two variants of the Striker. At a length of 30.48 meters, the Type-103B is roughly 12.47 meters wide and 14.55 meters tall, making them the smallest vessels to be considered proper warships within the Star Corps. Within this relatively small frame were the ship's various subsystems (such as the engines, reactor, and FTL Drive), as well as a small dedicated cargo bay, mess hall, and sleeping quarters that could fit most of the crew on board if needed. Along the sides of each vessel are a total of sixteen hatches that contain the ships escape pods, each of which can carry up to four people at a time and are capable of operating for up to three days before its supply of consumables (food, water, fuel and oxygen) can be fully depleted. Meanwhile, the ships of the Type-113 design are approximately 45.72 meters in length, 18.7 meters wide and 21.83 meters tall. With this increase in size, the Type-113 was allowed to have more maneuvering thrusters, weapon emplacements and interior space (which would be partially taken up by a somewhat cramped medical bay). Similarly to its predecessor, the Type-113 is equipped with escape pods that are located behind various hatches along the sides of the ship, however it contains only nine pods that are larger in size (capable of carrying up to nine people at a time) and can operate for up to four and a half days before running out of consumables. Due to the ships of the class being semi-automated, the number of crew members for the Striker variants are considerably low and can all be evacuated from the ship within a short period of time.

For defensive and offensive purposes, both the Type-103B and Type-113 are equipped with anywhere between two and four Ordnance Delivery Systems, specialized pods containing either multiple torpedoes for Anti-Starfighter combat or missiles for use against warships in Hit-and-Run operations. Each pod is equipped with built-in sensors and maneuvering thrusters to allow for greater operating range and to ensure that its payload would hit their targets. In terms of other weapon emplacements on the Strikers, the Type-103B Striker was equipped with a pair of Dual Pulse Laser Turrets for protection against smaller strikecraft and bombers, while the heavier Type-113 was instead equipped with three Dual Light Shock Cannons and twenty-four VLS cells (with a total of forty-eight missiles) for use in combat against larger targets. Due to the energy weapons being powered by the Wave Motion Engine within the vessels, they can become more powerful or weaker depending on where the energy produced is being directed in combat situations.

In the months before the first Striker was constructed, Solstice Enterprises enlisted Hyuuga Manufacturing to create Artificial Intelligence units to help control the vessels in order to reduce the number of sentient crew members aboard the warships. Upon entering service in 2100, the Type-103B Strikers operated with a crew of sixty, most of which were engineers and technicians, though they could also operate on a skeleton crew of ten in certain conditions. The Type-113, on the other hand, operates with a crew of seventy members. Regardless of the variant, each Striker has an estimated cargo capacity of five hundred tons of cargo (excluding the missile payload of the Type-113) and is stocked with enough consumables to last the entire crew for up to one and a half years before needing to restock on supplies. As of the present, the most notable ships of the class are the Ermine and Hermelin, a Type-103B and Type-113 Striker respectively.

The Masyu Class Fast Combat Support Ship, also known as the Masyu Class Light Frigate and Formosan Supply Ship, is a class of Supply Ship within the Formosan Star Corps that is typically used to replenish warships of their consumables (i.e. food, fuel, munitions, etc.) on and off of the battlefield. First entering military service in 2105, the Masyu Class originated as refitted Saratoga Class Cargo Transports purchased from the Coreway Navigation Company during the final years of the 21st Century. Although they were given shielding generators, military grade sensors, and even a hangar system, they did not receive any weapon emplacements until the 2130s. By this point in time, the Masyu began taking on the secondary role of picket ship within the Formosan Star Corps, however some ships of the class would eventually serve as Medical Frigates due to their state-of-the-art on-board medical facilities. Each ship is built with one primary thruster surrounded by four smaller secondary thrusters for propulsion, with twelve smaller maneuvering thrusters being scattered across the hull of the ship. Ships of the Masyu class are fairly nimble for their role as supply ships, which works well in their favor due to their lack of heavy armament to protect themselves in prolonged combat situations.

In terms of their size and various facilities contained within their hulls, the Masyu class was designed to be built at a length of 250 meters, a width of 60 meters, and a height of 70 meters. The dedicated cargo bays of the Saratoga Class Cargo Transports have remained an integral part of the Masyu class since the production rights of the vessel were transferred over to Solstice Enterprises by the government, though some of this interior space was changed in order for each ship to have a medical bay for sick and injured troops. Ships that serve as Medical Frigates within the Star Corps replace most of the space within the cargo bay with rooms containing medical supplies and beds for patients while also increasing the size of the hangar bay (thus increasing the amount of shuttles for the passengers and crew to board and disembark from). Unlike most other vessels of the Formosan Star Corps, the Masyu lacks escape pods for the evacuation of its crew members, a direct result of the belief that the vessels were too fast and maneuverable to be in enough danger to require their crew to abandon ship. Because of this, the crew relies on the shuttle complement of five medical transports to evacuate as many crew members and passengers as possible. These shuttles are lightly shielded and relatively unarmed, so they could be at risk of destruction if the vessel is engaged in a combat situation.

For defensive and offensive purposes, the Masyu class is equipped with four Dual Light Shock Cannons located along the sides of the ship and two Quad Pulse Laser Turrets guarding the bridge. Because of the ingenuity of the designers of the Shock Cannon, the light cannon emplacements of the Masyu class are capable of altering their firing rate and power output to serve as unconventional Point Defense weapon emplacements. This function is what helped give the class its secondary role of picket ship within the Star Corps. In addition to its weapon emplacements, the Masyu class carries a small fighter complement of five SFA-110 Starvixen Fighters and ten SF-52F Cosmofire Mk. IX Interceptors within their internal hangar bays. These strikecraft are nimble enough to evade fire from larger capital ships and can hold their own against other strikecraft. They are also known for carrying five medical transports/shuttles in place of escape pods, however Masyu class ships that have been refitted to serve as Medical Frigates often replace its complement of Starvixens to carry an additional four shuttles.

Similarly to other vessels of the Formosan Star Corps, ships of the Masyu class are partly automated due the usage of AI units provided by Hyuuga Manufacturing. Upon entering service, the Masyu class operated with a crew of eighty (consisting mostly of engineers, technicians and medical staff), though they can operate on a skeleton crew of thirty in certain conditions. In regards of Masyu Class Medical Frigates, they have been known to operate with a crew of one hundred members or more in order to take care of the passengers on board. On average, the standard Masyu Class Support Ship carries roughly one hundred to two hundred troops and over eight hundred tons of cargo (mostly consumables for other warships), though Masyu Class Medical Frigates are capable of carrying over four hundred sick or injured troops/civilians at a time. Regardless of their role within the Formosan Star Corps, each ship of the Masyu class are stocked with enough consumables to last the entire crew and all passengers on board for up to three years before needing to restock on supplies, and roughly enough consumables in supply to last four Battleships for up to five months. As of the present, the most notable ships of the class are the Masyu, Hagiwara, Takashima, and Takemoto.