Hello. I've been reading Rogue Trader and so far I haven't noticed it talking about shuttles or fighter craft. Am I just blind or is it not there? I would love to know what tiny ships are aboard my PCs ship and to what use they can be used to.
Ships & Tiny Ships
Personal vehicles like Aquilas and Guncutters are covered in Into the Storm, and fighter craft (along with torpedoes) are covered in Battlefleet Koronus.
Ok. I will look into those books. Thank you!
If you're just using them narratively the only thing you really need to know is that there's an average of "1 lighter per 5 space" on a starship and that they vary in size from (roughly) a Star Trek Shuttle to a two-story Millennium Falcon, depending on size of Voidship and role. Most transport Voidships, however, are intended to be loaded and unloaded by void-dock, not lighter.