Light Attack Craft

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A Light Attack Craft (abbrev. LAC) is a sublight war vessel operated by several Honorverse navies, including the RMN, GSN, IAN, and RHN. LACs are not capable of faster-than-light travel, so the RMN developed the CLAC (Carrier, Light Attack Craft) as a hyper-capable ship carrying a number (usually approximately 80-100) of LACs to deploy in battle.


TRMN chapter type

In The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. (TRMN), a LAC is the smallest permanent independent chapter available. A LAC requires a minimum of three members, to include a Commanding Officer who has a minimum rank of O-3, an enlisted bosun who is E-7 or higher, and at least one additional member.

Unlike hyper-capable chapters, which must select a canon ship name as provided by BuShips, LAC crews may create a ship name, subject only to BuShips limitations on good taste and avoiding replication of existing ship names. This reflects the idea that LAC crews select nicknames for their vessels, much like WWII bomber plane crews did.

The prefix for Manticoran LAC names is HMLAC (Her Majesty's Light Attack Craft) and each LAC chapter is assigned a Hull Number sequential in order of commissioning within TRMN.

Echelon Units

Any fleet with one or more LACs must appoint a COLAC (Commanding Officer, Light Attack Craft) to oversee operations of LACs. Fleet COs may organize LACs within their order of battle into the following types of echelons, each of which will be commanded by a COLAC:

  • LAC Wings consist of all LACs operating from a CLAC.
  • LAC Groups consist of a unit of LACs not operating from a CLAC.

Wings and Groups may be divided into LAC Flights of consisting 2-3 LACs, and commanded by a Flight Leader who is the senior LAC CO within the flight.

List of TRMN LACs

Hull Number Name Class Commissioned Fleet Upgraded to
LAC-001 HMLAC Kiki Ferret 5 December 2011[1] 7th HMS Loki
LAC-002 HMLAC Grimalkin Shrike-B 28 February 2012[2] 10th HMS Bedivere[3]
LAC-003 HMLAC Zwicky Ferret 17 March 2012 [4] 1st[5] Bedivere|DD-486}}[6]
LAC-004 HMLAC Superior Ferret 2012 [7] 2nd decommissioned 2020
LAC-005 HMLAC Highlander's Pride Ferret 11 November 2012[8] 2nd HMS Ajax[9]
LAC-006 HMLAC Coyote Ferret 28 January 2013[10] 6th HMS Lionheart
LAC-007 HMLAC Tiberius Ferret 2 March 2013[11] 6th
LAC-008 HMLAC Velociraptor Ferret 13 August 2013[12] 6th HMS Havoc[13]
LAC-011 GSNLAC Green Knight class 2012 2nd
LAC-012 HMLAC class 2012 nth
LAC-015 HMLAC Aetolian class 20xx nth
LAC-016 HMLAC Fenrir class 20xx nth decommissioned[14]
LAC-018 HMLAC Stiletto class 20xx 2nd
LAC-020 GSNLAC Lilla Björn class 20xx 2nd
LAC-029 GSNLAC Gungnir class 20xx 2nd
LAC-030 GSNLAC Scythe Ferret 20xx 2nd


See also

Admiralty Order 1602-06 Defines command structure for LACs

External links


References

  1. ↑ BuShips Directive 1112-01
  2. ↑ BuShips Directive 1202-02
  3. ↑ BuShips Directive 1209-03
  4. ↑ BuShips Directive 1203-04
  5. ↑ Originally assigned to 3rd, later part of 1st
  6. ↑ BuShips Directive 1204-01
  7. ↑ BuShips Directive 1210-04
  8. ↑ BuShips Directive 1211-03
  9. ↑ BuShips Directive 1408-06
  10. ↑ BuShips Directive 1301-02
  11. ↑ BuShips Directive 1303-01
  12. ↑ BuShips Directive 1308-03
  13. ↑ BuShips Directive 1309-03
  14. ↑ BuShips Directive 1706-05



LACs
Royal Manticoran Navy
Ferret (LAC) Constantine - Coyote - Highlander's Pride - Kiki - Superior - Tiberius - Velociraptor - Zwicky
Shrike (LAC) Gungnir
Shrike-B (LAC) Abraxas - Browncoat - Detriment - Faraway Quest - Grimalkin - Scythe - Tiger's Pride
Grayson Space Navy
Katana (LAC) Caleb - Fastjack - Gideon's Sword - Sgian Dubh - Stiletto
Republic of Haven Navy
Cimeterre (LAC) Pitchfork
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