Light Attack Craft
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.
LAC names
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.
Each LAC chapter is assigned a Hull Number sequential in order of commissioning within TRMN.
Prefixes
- Royal Manticoran Navy: HMLAC (Her Majesty's Light Attack Craft)
- Grayson Space Navy: GSNLAC (Grayson Space Navy Light Attack Craft)
- Republic of Haven Navy: RHLAC (Republic of Haven Light Attack Craft)
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
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] | HMS Bedivere [6] |
LAC-004 | HMLAC Superior | Ferret | 22 October 2012 [7] | 2nd | decommissioned [8] |
LAC-005 | HMLAC Highlander's Pride | Ferret | 11 November 2012[9] | 2nd | HMS Ajax[10] |
LAC-006 | HMLAC Coyote | Ferret | 28 January 2013[11] | 6th | HMS Lionheart[12] |
LAC-007 | HMLAC Tiberius | Ferret | 2 March 2013[13] | 6th | |
LAC-008 | HMLAC Velociraptor | Ferret | 13 August 2013[14] | 6th | HMS Havoc[15] |
LAC-009 | HMLAC Rising Star | 6th | HMS Ares[16] | ||
LAC-010 | HMLAC Cochrane | 2015 | 10th | ||
LAC-011 | GSNLAC Green Knight | 21 September 2015[17] | 2nd | HMS Vixen | |
LAC-012 | HMLAC Sgian Dubh | Katana | 3 April 2016 [18] | 2nd | |
LAC-013 | HMLAC Caleb | Katana | 25 April 2016 [19] | 2nd | HMS Roland[20] |
LAC-014 | HMLAC Abraxas | Shrike-B | 26 April 2016 [21] | 2nd | |
LAC-015 | HMLAC Aetolian | ||||
LAC-016 | HMLAC Fenrir | 3rd | decommissioned[22] | ||
LAC-017 | |||||
LAC-018 | HMLAC Stiletto | Katana | 6 June 2016[23] | 2nd | |
LAC-019 | HMLAC Echidna | 3rd | decomissioned[24] | ||
LAC-020 | GSNLAC Lilla Björn | 11 November 2016 [25] | 2nd | ||
LAC-021 | GSNLAC Vital Grandin | 10th | decommissioned[26] | ||
LAC-022 | HMLAC Tiger’s Pride | Shrike-B | 26 May 2017 [27] | 2nd | |
LAC-023 | GSNLAC Crescent Moon | GNS Hector Ferelli[28] | |||
LAC-024 | GSNLAC Gideon's Sword | Katana | 10 February 2018[29] | 4th | decommissioned [30] |
LAC-025 | |||||
LAC-026 | HMLAC Constantine | Ferret | 28 July 2018 [31] | 4th | HMS Pegasus [32] |
LAC-027 | HMLAC Acasta | 6 November 2018[33] | 6th | ||
LAC-028 | |||||
LAC-029 | HMLAC Gungnir | Shrike | 5 April 2019[34] | 2nd | |
LAC-030 | HMLAC Scythe | Shrike-B | 13 June 2019 [35] | 2nd | |
LAC-031 | HMLAC Faraway Quest | Shrike-B | 13 June 2019[36] | 2nd | |
LAC-032 | HMLAC Fastjack | Katana[37] | 15 July 2019[38] | 8th | |
LAC-033 | HMLAC Browncoat | Shrike-B | 6 October 2019[39] | 8th | HMS Tornado[40] |
LAC-034 | HMLAC Banturon | 11 December, 2019[41] | 2nd | HMS Havoc [42] | |
LAC-035 | HMLAC Gazala | 24 December 2019 [43] | 6th | ||
LAC-036 | HMLAC Corax | decommissioned [44] | |||
RHLAC-002 | RHLAC Pitchfork | Cimiterre | 18 August 2018 | 13th |
See also
Admiralty Order 1602-06 Defines command structure for LACs
External links
References
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1112-01
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1202-02
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1209-03
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1203-04
- ↑ Originally assigned to 3rd, later part of 1st
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1204-01
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1210-04
- ↑ BuShips Directive 2106-04
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1211-03
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1408-06
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1301-02
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1702-01
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1303-01
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1308-03
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1309-03
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1509-03
- ↑ Second Fleet Order 1509-A
- ↑ Second Fleet Order 1604-A
- ↑ Second Fleet Order 1604-D
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1706-01
- ↑ Second Fleet Order 1604-F
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1706-05
- ↑ Second Fleet Order 1606-A
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1708-03
- ↑ Second Fleet Order 1611-A
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1709-03
- ↑ Second Fleet Order 1705-D
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1712-06
- ↑ Fourth Fleet Order 12-1002-18
- ↑ BuShips Directive 2009-02
- ↑ Fourth Fleet Order 23-2807-18
- ↑ BuShips Directive 1811-08
- ↑ 6th Fleet Order 1811-02
- ↑ Second Fleet Order 1904-A
- ↑ Second Fleet Order 1906-B
- ↑ Second Fleet Order 1906-D
- ↑ Shrike-B class in commissioning order.
- ↑ Eighth Fleet Order 1907-B
- ↑ Eighth Fleet Order 1910-A
- ↑ BuShips Directive 2002-08
- ↑ Second Fleet Order 1912-D
- ↑ BuShips Directive 2006-01
- ↑ 6th Fleet Order 1912-04
- ↑ BuShips Directive 2003-01
LACs | |
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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 |