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	Note that [[Troop Transport Bay]]s and [[Armor]] are never considered military, regardless of transport bay type or armour thickness.		Note that [[Troop Transport Bay]]s and [[Armor]] are never considered military, regardless of transport bay type or armour thickness.

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	Commercial vessels are [[~~ships~~]] that are not intended for combat or combat-related operations. To support these designs, Aurora has a number of special rules for commercial vessels, which make them cheaper and easier to maintain than [[military vessels]].		Commercial vessels are [[Ship]]s that are not intended for combat or combat-related operations. To support these designs, Aurora has a number of special rules for commercial vessels, which make them cheaper and easier to maintain than [[military vessels]].

	* Commercial ships can be built in a [[Commercial Shipyard Complex]]. These are ten times larger than their military versions for the same cost, and use 1/10th the workforce per ton.		* Commercial ships can be built in a [[Commercial Shipyard Complex]]. These are ten times larger than their military versions for the same cost, and use 1/10th the workforce per ton.
	* Commercial ships can use commercial [[Jump ~~Engines~~]], which are cheaper than military jump engines (though also larger and less capable).		* Commercial ships can use commercial [[Jump drive]]s, which are cheaper than military jump engines (though also larger and less capable).
	* Commercial ships do not need to worry about [[~~maintenance~~]], and do not suffer breakdowns.		* Commercial ships do not need to worry about [[Ship Maintenance]], and do not suffer breakdowns.

	In order for a ship to be considered commercial, it must meet all the following criteria:		In order for a ship to be considered commercial, it must meet all the following criteria:
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	* [[Fire Control]] systems.		* [[Fire Control]] systems.
	* [[Power Plants]].		* [[Power Plants]].
	* [[~~Shield~~]]s		* [[Shields]]
	* [[Gravitational Survey Sensors]] are military components in both versions of the game. [[Geological Survey Sensors]] are military in [[CSharp\|C#]] and commercial in [[VB6]].		* [[Gravitational Survey Sensors]] are military components in both versions of the game. [[Geological Survey Sensors]] are military in [[CSharp\|C#]] and commercial in [[VB6]].
	* Any [[engine]] with a power ratio higher than 50%, or with a size below 1250 tons (25 [[HS]]).		* Any [[engine]] with a power ratio higher than 50%, or with a size below 1250 tons (25 [[HS]]).
	* Any [[sensor]] larger than 50 tons (1 HS).		* Any [[sensors\|sensor]] larger than 50 tons (1 HS).
	* Certain specialized modules ([[ELINT Modules]], [[Flag Bridge]]s, etc.)		* Certain specialized modules ([[ELINT Modules]], [[Flag Bridge]]s, etc.)

	Note that [[Troop Transport Bay]]s and [[~~Armour~~]] are never considered military, regardless of transport bay type or armour thickness.		Note that [[Troop Transport Bay]]s and [[Armor]] are never considered military, regardless of transport bay type or armour thickness.

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{{about|non-military ship classes|automated NPC shipping lines|Commercial Shipping}}

Commercial vessels are [[ships]] that are not intended for combat or combat-related operations. To support these designs, Aurora has a number of special rules for commercial vessels, which make them cheaper and easier to maintain than [[military vessels]].

* Commercial ships can be built in a [[Commercial Shipyard Complex]]. These are ten times larger than their military versions for the same cost, and use 1/10th the workforce per ton.
* Commercial ships can use commercial [[Jump Engines]], which are cheaper than military jump engines (though also larger and less capable).
* Commercial ships do not need to worry about [[maintenance]], and do not suffer breakdowns.

In order for a ship to be considered commercial, it must meet all the following criteria:
* No [[components]] on the ship can be military components.
* The Deployment Time of the class must be at least 3 months.
* The ship must have at least 50 tons of [[Engineering Spaces]].

The [[Class Design]] window will tell you if a ship is considered commercial, with "This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes" being the second-last line of the ship's description.

In most cases, commercial ships will use conscript crew in the Class Design window (to save your highly-trained combat crew for combat ships).

The following components are considered military, and will prevent a ship from being considered commercial.
* Any weapon that is capable of damaging another ship.
** Note: [[CIWS]] are not offensive weapons, since they can only fire at incoming missiles, so they can be used by commercial ships.
* Any system explicitly described as "Military".
* Any [[magazine]] or [[hangar deck]] not explicitly described as "Commercial".
* [[Fire Control]] systems.
* [[Power Plants]].
* [[Shield]]s
* [[Gravitational Survey Sensors]] are military components in both versions of the game. [[Geological Survey Sensors]] are military in [[CSharp|C#]] and commercial in [[VB6]].
* Any [[engine]] with a power ratio higher than 50%, or with a size below 1250 tons (25 [[HS]]).
* Any [[sensor]] larger than 50 tons (1 HS).
* Certain specialized modules ([[ELINT Modules]], [[Flag Bridge]]s, etc.)

Note that [[Troop Transport Bay]]s and [[Armour]] are never considered military, regardless of transport bay type or armour thickness.

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