Fiction:Human Republic

The Human Republic is known throughout the galaxy as harbingers of wealth and prosperity. After discovering space flight, it began its journey, charging headlong into the very questions of market and trade. As philosophy never interested the species, many commanders rue the day that they break an unwritten rule of Spode on a foreign planet.

The first song that human children learn is "Returns are earned through thinking, yes they are" to the tune of "She'll be Coming 'Round the Mountain when She Comes", and many view this song to be more valuable than the national anthem "Oh High Returns" (music from "Oh Canada"). Nothing can stop this species from closing the biggset property deals in the galaxy, many have tried, all have failed.

Ships
The Human Empire has many different ships, for its many different purposes: hauling spice, patrol, exploration, battle, and experimentation.

Ships Of the Human Republic
The Human Empire has four main battle cruisers in its fleets, as well as a few very old and very new ships for nostalgia and experiments, respectively. The cruisers are used sparingly to avoid the hatred of warmongers, and the subsequent loss of trade. Due to the fact that battle is not often nessecary, the Human Empire has no fighter carriers or MBS (Main Battle Ship) class ships. Cruisers are a lighter, faster, cheaper, but weaker alternative to heavier craft such as MBS.

Dardanelus
The Daranelus class has the best surveilance systems that the Human empire can offer. What it lacks in weapons it makes up for in its 9.2 TSF interstellar, 3.2 in solar systems, and sensors capable of detecting the enemy pilot's eyes when he is up to 10 parsecs out, still within his carrier. The Dardanelus is mainly used for patrol and early warning, since it cannot hold its own in a fight with only Minor Proton Missles and a Mini Laser.

Avantus
The Avantus is the premier scout ship of the Human Empire's Navy, offering a whopping 20 TSF interstellar, and a breakneck 4.7 inside solar systems. It truly is, the fastest battle cruiser in the galaxy. The speed of the Avantus made its status as a Battle Cruiser seem strange, since it was faster than two of the slowest destroyers in the Navy. Yet in a ruling by the Supreme Human Court, the Avantus kept its status as a Battle Cruiser due to its Mini Laser, which all destroyers lack.

Nordinius
The Nordinius Class Ship is the best in exploration in the Human empire, boasting a 3,000 non-combat personel capacity, and the supplies and gas mileage to get them there in comfort. It was described as "The Greenest Battle Cruiser in the Galaxy", for its incredible 1/4 metric ton of sporillium to 100 parsecs. On the otherhand, it is very slow, and has only a Proton Missle and a Mini Laser to defend itself. The Nordinius also lacks many sensors, leaving it nearly blind in the vaccuum of space.

Thermopalus
This ship is the heaviest and slowest of the battle cruisers, but still capable of 6.3 TSF (Times the Speed of Light), between stars, and 1.2 within solar systems (intense solar gravity and radiation makes high-speed calculations skewed). Yet the Dardanelus class packs the heaviest punch, with Mega proton missles, Justa Bomb, Shields, Pulse and Laser which make up for its meager speed.