Colonial Fleets

Also referred to as Provincial Armed Forces or Subsector Navies, these units constitute a local reserve designed to bolster the ability of the Imperial Navy to mobilize for war. Organized at the subsector level, most Colonial Fleets are underpowered for full scale interstellar war but their logistical support is a critical factor in the Navy's ability to engage in protracted conflicts. In peacetime the Colonial Fleets patrol the spacelanes of their home subsector, engaging in law enforcement, piracy supression, and emergency rescue missions. Since each Colonial Fleet is supported primarily by its home subsector, the amount and quality of vessels varies widely. The wealthiest subsectors buy and operate surplus Imperial ships-of-the-line as part of their subsector navy, while the poorest receive Imperial assistance in the purchase of small squadrons of patrol ships such as the Type C or Type CPF Cruisers. While all Colonial Fleets maintain some sort of frontline vessel capability, they also maintain and staff critical support vessels such as fuel tankers, hospital ships, and troop carriers.

Travellers encountering ships of the Colonial Fleets can generally expect them to take a more pro-active approach to subsector matters than most Captains in the Imperial Navy, who tend to remain aloof to local intrigues and stick to Naval regulations.

Colonial Fleets in the Gateway Quadrant

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