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DEFINITION OR EXPLANATION
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| Colonial Cutter |
An SA-43 Hammerhead assigned to a colony.
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| Hammerheads |
The SA-43 Endo/Exo Atmospheric Attack Jets are the top-of-the-line fighter
jets of the Marine Corps. Nicknamed for their resemblence to a hammerhead
shark, these fighter jets have detachable canopies which lower onto and attach
to their jets as required. These canopies are raised and lowered from the
FLIGHT DECK of the SCVN Saratoga. Systems aboard the Hammerheads include LIDAR
(Light Detection and Ranging), HUD (Heads Up Display) and ODP (Optical Disc
Playback). Hammerheads are capable of flight in both space and atmosphere and
are powered by powerful SCRAM (Supersonic Combustion RAMjets).
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| ISSAPC |
Inter Solar System Armored Personnel Carrier
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| ISSAPC Retro Rocket |
A rocket that steers a ISSAPC. An anology would be like a rudder on a
sailboat, but there's no current or wind in space. There are six rockets on
the ISSAPC which steer and propel the ship, and allow it to land and take
off.
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| ISSCV |
Inter Solar System Cargo Vessel. It's a large, rectangular modular
containment vessel capable of carrying human and mechanical cargo alike. The
ISSCV is transported by a winged carry-all, the Internal Stellar Armored
Personnel Carrier (ISAPC). The ISSCV serves as a base of operations on both
Mars (in the "Pilot") and
on the planet Tartarus (in "The Enemy").
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| SA-43 |
Endo/Exo Atmospheric Attack Jet
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| U378 |
Alien Class D Destroyer
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| USS Colin Powell |
Space Carrier Vehicle like the Saratoga.
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| USS Saratoga |
Space Carrier Vehicle. SCVN stands for Space Carrier Vehicle (Nuclear),
and the Saratoga's registry number is SCVN-2812.
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