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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 [[LAC Carrier|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 {{trmn}} (TRMN), a LAC is the smallest permanent independent ship [[chapter]] available, and is a Tier 3 chapter per [[PD-SC-1003 Chapter and Echelon Policy]].  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 Commander|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 [[Wing#Navy_Light_Attack_Craft_Wing|Wing]]''': all LACs operating from a CLAC.
*'''LAC [[Battalion#Royal_Manticoran_Navy_LAC_Groups|Group]]''': 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==
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
! Number !! Name !! Class !! Commissioned !!Fleet!! Upgraded to
|-
| LAC-001 || {{hmlac|Kiki|LAC-001}} ||Ferret||5 December 2011<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1112-01]]</ref>||[[Seventh Fleet|7th]] ||  {{hms|Loki|CL-288}}
|-
| LAC-002 || {{hmlac|Grimalkin|LAC-002}}||Shrike-B||28 February 2012<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1202-02]]</ref> ||[[Tenth Fleet|10th]] ||{{hms|Bedivere|DD-486}}<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1209-03]]</ref>
|-
| LAC-003 ||  {{hmlac|Zwicky |LAC-003}} ||Ferret||17 March 2012<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1203-04]]</ref>||[[Home Fleet|1st]]<ref>Originally assigned to [[Third Fleet|3rd]], later part of  [[Home Fleet|1st]]</ref> ||  {{hms|Bedivere|DD-486}}<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1204-01]]</ref>
|-
| LAC-004 ||   {{hmlac|Superior|LAC-004}}||Ferret||22 October 2012<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1210-04]]</ref>||[[ Second Fleet|2nd]] ||  ''decommissioned''<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2106-04]]</ref>
|-
| LAC-005 ||  {{hmlac|Highlander's Pride|LAC-005}} ||Ferret||11 November 2012<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1211-03]]</ref> ||[[ Second Fleet|2nd]] ||  {{hms|Ajax|BC-545}}<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1408-06]]</ref>
|-
| LAC-006 ||  {{hmlac|Coyote|LAC-006}}||Ferret||28 January 2013<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1301-02]]</ref> ||[[Sixth Fleet|6th]] ||  {{hms|Lionheart|DD-492}}<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1702-01]]</ref>
|-
| LAC-007 ||  {{hmlac|Tiberius |LAC-007}}||Ferret||2 March 2013<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1303-01]]</ref> ||[[Sixth Fleet|6th]] ||  
|-
| LAC-008 ||  {{hmlac|Velociraptor|LAC-008}}||Ferret||13 August 2013<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1308-03]]</ref> ||[[Sixth Fleet|6th]] ||  {{hms|Havoc|DD-01}}<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1309-03]]</ref>
|-
| LAC-009 ||{{hmlac|Rising Star|LAC-009}} ||||  || [[Sixth Fleet|6th]]|| {{hms|Ares|CL-85}}<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1509-03]]</ref> 
|-
| LAC-010 || {{hmlac|Cochrane|LAC-010}} || || 2015 ||[[Tenth Fleet|10th]] ||  
|-
| LAC-011 ||  {{gsnlac| Green Knight|LAC-011}} ||||21 September 2015<ref>[[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1509-A]]</ref> ||[[Second Fleet|2nd]] ||  {{hms|Vixen|DD-174}} 
|-
| LAC-012 ||  {{hmlac|Sgian Dubh |LAC-012}}||Katana||3 April 2016<ref>[[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1604-A]]</ref> ||[[Second Fleet|2nd]] ||  
|-
| LAC-013 || {{hmlac|Caleb |LAC-013}} ||Katana || 25 April 2016<ref>[[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1604-D]]</ref> || [[Second Fleet|2nd]]|| {{hms|Roland|DD-476}}<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1706-01]]</ref> 
|-
| LAC-014 || {{hmlac|Abraxas|LAC-014}}||Shrike-B|| 26 April 2016<ref>[[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1604-F]]</ref> ||[[Second Fleet|2nd]] || 
|-
| LAC-015 ||  {{hmlac|Aetolian|LAC-015}} |||| || ||    
|-
| LAC-016 ||  {{hmlac|Fenrir|LAC-016}} ||||||[[Third Fleet|3rd]] || ''decommissioned''<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1706-05]]</ref>
|-
| LAC-017 || {{hmlac|White Wolf|LAC-017}}<ref>Part of LAC Wing 29 per [[Orders:Naval Directive 16JUN-03]]</ref> || ||  ||[[Third Fleet|3rd]] ||  
|-
| LAC-018 ||  {{hmlac|Stiletto|LAC-018}}||Katana|| 6 June 2016<ref>[[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1606-A]]</ref> ||[[Second Fleet|2nd]] || {{hms|Galahad|DD-478}}<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1612-11]]</ref>
|-
| LAC-019 || {{hmlac|Echidna|LAC-019}} |||| ||[[Third Fleet|3rd]] || ''decommissioned''<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1708-03]]</ref>
|-
| LAC-020 ||  {{gsnlac|Lilla Björn|LAC-020}}||||11 November 2016<ref>[[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1611-A]]</ref>||[[Second Fleet|2nd]]<ref>Later transferred to 10th ([[Orders:Naval Directive 17MAY-02]])</ref> || 
|-
| LAC-021|| {{gsnlac|Vital Grandin|LAC-021}} || ||  ||[[Tenth Fleet|10th]] || ''decommissioned''<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1709-03]]</ref> 
|-
| LAC-022 ||  {{hmlac|Tiger's Pride|LAC-022}}||Shrike-B||26 May 2017<ref>[[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1705-D]]</ref>||[[Second Fleet|2nd]] ||  
|-
| LAC-023|| {{gsnlac|Crescent Moon|LAC-023}} || ||  || ||  {{gns|Hector Ferelli|SD-44}}<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1712-06]]</ref> 
|-
| LAC-024|| {{gsnlac|Gideon's Sword|LAC-024}} || Katana|| 10 February 2018<ref>[[Orders:Fourth Fleet Order 12-1002-18]]</ref> ||[[Fourth Fleet|4th]] || ''decommissioned''<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2009-02]]</ref>
|-
| LAC-025||  {{hmlac|Vincit|LAC-25}}  || || || [[First Fleet|1st]]||  
|-
| LAC-026|| {{hmlac|Constantine|LAC-026}} ||Ferret || 28 July 2018<ref>[[Orders:Fourth Fleet Order 23-2807-18]]</ref> ||[[Fourth Fleet|4th]] || {{hms|Pegasus|CLAC-26}}<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1811-08]]</ref>
|-
| LAC-027|| {{hmlac|Acasta|LAC-027}} || || 6 November 2018<ref>[[Orders:6th Fleet Order 1811-02]]</ref>  ||[[Sixth Fleet|6th]] ||  
|-
| LAC-028||  || ||  || ||  
|-
| LAC-029 ||  {{hmlac|Gungnir|LAC-029}} ||Shrike||5 April 2019<ref>[[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1904-A]]</ref>||[[Second Fleet|2nd]] ||   
|-
| LAC-030 ||  {{hmlac|Scythe|LAC-030}} ||Shrike-B||13 June 2019<ref>[[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1906-B]]</ref>||[[Second Fleet|2nd]] || 
|-
| LAC-031 || {{hmlac|Faraway Quest|LAC-031}} ||Shrike-B||13 June 2019<ref>[[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1906-D]]</ref>||[[Second Fleet|2nd]] ||  {{hms|Samurai|CL-356}}<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1909-01]]</ref>
|-
| LAC-032|| {{hmlac|Fastjack|LAC-032}}  ||Katana<ref>Shrike-B class in [[Orders:Eighth Fleet Order 1907-B|commissioning order]].</ref> || 15 July 2019<ref>[[Orders:Eighth Fleet Order 1907-B]]</ref> ||[[Eighth Fleet|8th]] ||  
|-
| LAC-033|| {{hmlac|Browncoat|LAC-033}} || Shrike-B || 6 October 2019<ref>[[Orders:Eighth Fleet Order 1910-A]]</ref> ||[[Eighth Fleet|8th]] || {{hms|Tornado|DD-488}}<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2002-08]]</ref> 
|-
| LAC-034 ||{{hmlac|Banturon|LAC-034}} ||||11 December, 2019<ref>[[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1912-D]]</ref> ||[[Second Fleet|2nd]] || {{hms|Havoc|DD-01}}<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2006-01]]</ref>  
|-
| LAC-035||{{hmlac|Gazala|LAC-035}}   || ||24 December 2019<ref>[[Orders:6th Fleet Order 1912-04]]</ref>  ||[[Sixth Fleet|6th]] ||  
|-
| LAC-036 ||{{hmlac|Corax |LAC-036}}||||27 January 2020 ||[[Sixth Fleet|6th]] || ''decommissioned''<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2003-01]]</ref> 
|-
| LAC-037 ||{{hmlac|Banshee |LAC-037}}|||| ||[[First Fleet|1st]] || {{hms|Devastation|DD-44}}<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 2011-02]]</ref>  
|-
| LAC-038 ||{{hmlac|Detriment|LAC-038}}||Shrike-B||15 April 2023<ref>[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=548&t=18853&p=46134 First Fleet Order 2304-01]</ref> ||[[First Fleet|1st]] || 
|-
| RHLAC-002 ||{{rhlac|Pitchfork|RHLAC-002}}||Cimiterre||18 August 2018 ||[[Thirteenth Fleet|13th]] ||  
|-
| SMLAC-001 ||SMLAC Arminius|| ||9 June 2017<ref>[[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1706-B]]</ref> ||[[Second Fleet|2nd]] || {{sms|Haudegen|Z-65}}<ref>[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1911-03]]</ref>
|}

==See also==
[[Orders:Admiralty Order 1602-06]] Defines command structure for LACs

==External links==
*[https://honorverse.fandom.com/wiki/LAC Light Attack Craft at Honorverse wiki]


==References==
{{reflist}}

{{LACs}}

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