Kotterdam
07-10-2003, 19:55
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SURFACE COMBATTANTS
Vanguard-Class Guided Missile Cruiser
Builders VanDoos Shipyards
Propulsion
2 Landyne LV-125 Nuclear Reactors
2 General Electric/Landyne Ducted Superconducting Electromagnetic Propulsion (DSEMP (http://www.cs.arizona.edu/japan/www/atip/public/atip.reports.91/ship.html)) Drives
2 Rudders
Length Overall: 190 meters
Speed 45 knots
Aircraft
Two SH-71A Sea Python helicopters
Armament
1 x MK 7 AEGIS Weapons System
1 x MK 36 MOD 2 Super Rapid-Blooming Off-Board Chaff System
2 x AGS 155mm Advanced Gun System Twin Gun Mounts (4 x 155mm Guns)
2 x 660-mm torpedo tubes
2 x MDG-351 35mm Multi-Mission Close-In Weapon System (MMCIWS)
8 x Silverfish Supercavitating Self-Guided Torpedoes
10 x Flying Fish ASROC VLS Cells
20 x Evolved Sea Sparrow Quad-Pack VLS Cells (80 Missiles)
26 x BGM-84 Harpoon VLS Cells
180 x BGM-109 Tomahawk VLS Cells
Combat Systems
1 x AN/SPY-3A(V)2 Multi-Function Radar
1 x AN/SPS-49(V)8 Air Search Radar
1 x AN/SPS-55 Surface Search Radar
1 x AN/SPS-64(V)9 Navigation Radar
1 x AN/SPS-9 Gun Fire Control Radar
1 x AN/SQS-53C Hull Mounted SONAR
1 x AN/SQR-19B Towed Array SONAR (TACTAS)
1 x AN/SLQ-32A(V)3 Electronic Warfare Suite
4 x AN/SPS-62 Illuminators
Crew 18 Officers, 255 Enlisted
Unit Replacement Cost $1,000,000,000 ($1 Billion)
Notes
Designed to support the new Amphibious Warfare Groups, the Vanguard is a potent surface combattant and a superb fire support vessel. Between its arsenal of missiles and its pair of twin 155mm AGS gun mounts, the Vanguard-class is capable of devastating barrages of firepower, both against naval opponants, and especially in support of land operations.
As with all surface combat vessels designed by VanDoos Shipyards thus far, the Vanguard incorporates low radar observability hull geometry and radar absorbant materials to reduce its radar crossection dramatically to the point where it is nearly invisible. As well, in a measure usually reserved for submarines, the inner hull is insulated against sound.
On top of everything, the vessel incorporates both the Prairie/Masker (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/systems/prairie.htm) and NIXIE countermeasure systems. The ship can actually sprint at 20 knots in complete silence, much like the best attack submarines. This, combined with the TACTAS sonar allows it to surprise submarine commanders by seemingly appearing out of nowhere to engage them. Coupled with its impressive stores of Flying Fish ASROCs and its compliment of Silverfish SCSG torpedoes, it is already building a fearsome reputation amongst submarine commanders without having fired so much as a single shot in anger.
Corsair-Class Guided Missile Frigate
Builders VanDoos Shipyards
Propulsion
2 General Electric/Landyne Ducted Superconducting Electromagnetic Propulsion (DSEMP (http://www.cs.arizona.edu/japan/www/atip/public/atip.reports.91/ship.html)) Drives
Length Overall: 137.16 m (450 ft)
Beam: 16.76 m (55 ft)
Draft: 4.57m (15 ft)
Speed: 34 knots
Aircraft
1 x SH-71A Sea Python Helicopter
Armament
1 x AEGIS Weapon System MK-7
1 x MK 75 76mm/3-inch Gun Mount
1 x MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System
2 x MK 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes (Triple Tube)
6 x Swordfish LSCSG Torpedoes
14 x Evolved Sea Sparrow Quad Pack VLS Cells (56 missiles)
30 x Flying Fish ASROC Anti-Submarine Rocket VLS Cells
30 x BGM-84 Harpoon Anti-Shipping Missile VLS Cells
100 x BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile VLS Cells
Combat Systems
1 x AN/SPY-1F Multi-Function Radar
1 x AN/SPS-64(V)9 Surface Search/Navigation Radar
1 x AN/SPS-52C 3D Air Search Radar
1 x AN/SPG-51D Fire Control Radar
1 x AN/SQS-53C Hull Mounted SONAR
1 x AN/SQR-19B Towed Array SONAR (TACTAS)
1 x AN/SLQ-32A(V)3 Electronic Warfare Suite
1 x AN/SLQ-25 NIXIE Towed Torpedo Decoy
1 x MK 36 SRBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System
1 x Prairie/Masker (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/systems/prairie.htm) Sonar Countermeasure Unit
Crew 10 Officers, 28 Enlisted
Unit Replacement Cost $467,000,000 ($467 Million)
Notes
The Corsair is the second in a new generation of Dominion-built naval vessels that began entering service when the Kraken-class SSN was commissioned. Relying entirely upon reliable, silent DSEMP drives, the Corsair is a fast, stealthy, efficient sub hunter.
Equipped with the latest in ASW SONAR systems, the brand new SH-71A Sea Python ASW helicopter, an exceptional suite of ASW weapons, both the Prairie/Masker (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/systems/prairie.htm) and NIXIE countermeasures systems, and the new ultra-quiet drives, the Corsair is an utter nightmare for submarine captains. The odds of a submarine detecting one in time to respond before it is destroyed are very low.
As with earlier Dominion vessels, the Corsair is built with low-observability hull architecture, and Radar Absorbant materials. This, along with its low-probability of intercept capabilities for its radar systems, makes it a ghost on the waves.
Bonadventure-Class Guided Missile Cruiser
Builders VanDoos Shipyards
Propulsion
2 Landyne LV-125 Nuclear Reactors
2 Controllable-Reversible Pitch Propellers
2 Rudders
Length Overall: 186 meters
Speed 42 knots
Aircraft
Two SH-71A Sea Python helicopters
Armament
1 x MK 7 AEGIS Weapons System
2 x MK 45 MOD 1 5"/54 caliber Twin Gun Mounts (4 5" Guns)
2 x 660-mm torpedo tubes
2 x MK 15 MOD 2 Close-in-Weapons Systems (CIWS) (Retractable)
8 x Silverfish Supercavitating Self-Guided Torpedoes
10 x VLS Cells (Anti-Submarine Rocket)
40 x VLS Cells (Harpoon Missile)
50 x VLS Cells (Standard Missile - MR)
175 x VLS Cells (Tomahawk ASM/LAM)
1 MK 36 MOD 2 Super Rapid-Blooming Off-Board Chaff System
Combat Systems
1 AN/SPY-1B(V) Multi-Function Radar
1 AN/SPS-49(V)8 Air Search Radar
1 AN/SPS-55 Surface Search Radar
1 AN/SPS-64(V)9 Navigation Radar
1 AN/SPS-9 Gun Fire Control Radar
4 AN/SPS-62 Illuminators
1 AN/SQS-53C Hull Mounted SONAR
1 AN/SQR-19B Towed Array SONAR (TACTAS)
1 AN/SLQ-32A(V)3 Electronic Warfare Suite
Crew 18 Officers, 255 Enlisted
Unit Replacement Cost $950,000,000 ($950 Million)
Notes
Designed both to compliment the Shearwater-class of battleship, and to replace the aging Belknap-class guided missile cruisers already in service, the Bonadventure is a potent surface combattant. Between its arsenal of missiles and its pair of twin five-inch gun mounts, the Bonadventure-class is capable of devastating barrages of firepower, both against naval opponants, and in support of land operations.
As with all surface combat vessels designed by VanDoos Shipyards thus far, the Bonadventure incorporates low radar observability hull geometry and radar absorbant materials to reduce its radar crossection dramatically to the point where it is nearly invisible. As well, in a measure usually reserved for submarines, the inner hull is insulated against sound. The ship can actually sprint at 20 knots in complete silence, much like the best attack submarines. This, combined with the TACTAS sonar allows it to surprise submarine commanders by seemingly appearing out of nowhere to engage them. Coupled with its impressive stores of ASROCs and its Silverfish SCSG torpedoes, it is already building a fearsome reputation amongst submarine commanders without having fired so much as a single shot in anger.
Shearwater-Class Battleship
Builders VanDoos Shipyards
Propulsion
2 Landyne LV-425 Nuclear Reactors
2 Controllable-Reversible Pitch Propellers
2 Rudders
Length Overall: 285 meters
Speed 36 knots
Aircraft
Two SH-71 Sea Python helicopters
Armament
1 MK 7 AEGIS Weapons System
250 VLS Cells (Tomahawk ASM/LAM)
80 VLS Cells (Standard Missile - MR)
20 VLS Cells (Anti-Submarine Rocket)
50 VLS Cells (Harpoon Missile)
2 MK 32 MOD 14 Torpedo Tubes - 6 MK-46 torpedoes
3 Viking Military Arms Mk. 12 16" Semi-Automatic Battleship Rifles
4 MK 15 MOD 2 Close-in-Weapons Systems (CIWS) (Retractable)
1 MK 36 MOD 2 Super Rapid-Blooming Off-Board Chaff System
Combat Systems
1 AN/SPY-1B(V) Multi-Function Radar
1 AN/SPS-49(V)8 Air Search Radar
1 AN/SPS-55 Surface Search Radar
1 AN/SPS-64(V)9 Navigation Radar
1 AN/SPS-9 Gun Fire Control Radar
4 AN/SPS-62 Illuminators
1 AN/SQS-53C Hull Mounted SONAR
1 AN/SQR-19B Towed Array SONAR (TACTAS)
1 AN/SLQ-32A(V)3 Electronic Warfare Suite
Crew 36 Officers, 510 Enlisted
Unit Replacement Cost $1,250,000,000 ($1.25 Billion)
Notes
The new Shearwater-class of battleship coming into service with the Dominion of Kotterdam Navy is designed to fill a gap caused by the lack of sufficient numbers of the so-called Armoury Ships. Designed to provide fire support to land engagement as well as forming the core of a conventional surface action group. Designed with low-radar-observability hull geometry and incorporating the latest in radar absorbing materials, the Shearwater is a virtual ghost on the waves. Her radar systems are equivalent to those on the Ticonderoga (CG-47) class Guided Missile Cruiser but for one important distinction: The radar systems of a Shearwater-class vessel include an LPI, or Low Probability of Intercept mode, allowing them to function at reduced power levels and still return reliable data without giving away the battleship's location.
Finally, in a relatively unique move for a modern vessel, the Shearwater includes three high-calibre battleship rifles. These weapons can be computer aimed and maintain a rate of fire of forty five rounds per minute per gun, a total of 135 rounds per minute. This allows the Shearwater to devastate targets even without the use of her more modern arsenal.
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Tripoli-Class Destroyer
Builders VanDoos Shipyards
Propulsion
1 Landyne LV-514 Nuclear Reactor
2 Controllable-Reversible Pitch Propellers
4 LM2500 GE Marine Gas Turbines
2 Rudders
Length Overall: 160.11 meters
Speed 41 knots
Aircraft
Two SH-71 Sea Python helicopters
Armament
1 MK 7 AEGIS Weapons System
125 VLS Cells (Tomahawk ASM/LAM)
40 VLS Cells (Evolved Sea Sparrow)
20 VLS Cells (Anti-Submarine Rocket)
20 VLS Cells (Harpoon Missile)
2 MK 32 MOD 14 Torpedo Tubes - 6 MK-46 torpedoes
1 MK 45 MOD 1 5"/54 caliber Twin Gun Mount (2 5" Guns)
2 MK 15 MOD 2 Close-in-Weapons Systems (CIWS) (Retractable)
1 MK 36 MOD 2 Super Rapid-Blooming Off-Board Chaff System
Combat Systems
1 SPY-lD(V) Multi-Function Radar
1 AN/SPQ-9B Air Search Radar
1 AN/SPS-67(V)3 Navigational Radar
1 AN/SQS-53C(V) Hull Mounted Sonar
1 AN/SQR-19(V) Towed Array (TACTAS) Sonar
1 AN/SQQ-28(V) LAMPS III
1 AN/SLQ-32(V)3
1 AN/SLQ-25A NIXIE Torpedo Countermeasures
6 MK 36 MOD 6 Decoy Launching Systems (Retractable)
Crew 24 Officers, 261 Enlisted
Unit Replacement Cost $937,500,000 ($9.375 Million)
Notes
Designed to compliment the Shearwater-class of battleship, the Tripoli-class Destroyer provides capabilities superior to those of the Arleigh Burke-class on which the requirement was based. Although physically a larger ship, the Tripoli gives enemies a far smaller radar cross-section thanks to the use of radar absorbant materials and low-radar observability hull geometry, much like her larger sister ship, the Shearwater. Likewise, her radar systems have been improved to include the same LPI mode as that of the larger vessel. The inclusion also grants it a superior ability to engage low-altitude and low-radar-cross-section targets. Although this capability is intended to be used against sea-skimming anti-ship missiles, there is some thought that its aptitude for targeting objects which grant only small returns could be used to engage stealth aircraft.
SUBMARINES
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Kraken-Class Attack Submarine
Builder VanDoos Shipyards - Electric Boat Division
Power Plant
1 x Landyne LV-614 Nuclear Reactor
2 x General Electric/Landyne Ducted Superconducting Electromagnetic Propulsion (DSEMP (http://www.cs.arizona.edu/japan/www/atip/public/atip.reports.91/ship.html)) Drives
1 x General Electric/Landyne Superconducting Electromagnetic Propulsion (SEMP (http://www.cs.arizona.edu/japan/www/atip/public/atip.reports.91/ship.html)) Drive
Length 393 ft 8 in (110.0 m)
Draft 40 ft 0 in (12.19 meters)
Beam 46 ft 7 in (14.2 meters)
Speed 40 knots
Operating Depth 2,000 feet
Armament
8 x 660-mm torpedo tubes
10 x Hammerhead SLAM VLS Tubes
10 x BGM-84 Harpoon Anti-Shipping Missiles
20 x Tomahawk SLCM VLS Tubes
30 x Silverfish SCSG Torpedoes
30 x Mark 48 ADCAP Torpedoes
Combat Systems
1 x AN/BSY-2 active-passive Sonar/Fire Control w/hemispherical bow array and wide aperture array
1 x TB-29 Thin Line Towed Array
1 x Longfield Electronics AESARM-LPI Multi-Function Radar
1 x AN/WLQ-4(V)1 ES receiver
1 x Twin Tube Reloadable Decoy Launcher
1 x Central Combat System (CCS) MK2
1 x Link 11 Tactical data link
1 x OTCIXS Tactical data link
1 x Integral Dry Deck Shelter
Crew 9 Officers; 90 Enlisted
Cost $ 3,000,000,000
Notes
Highly automated, and equipped with a new type of propulsion system, the Kraken-class is the first entirely new design of SSN to serve in the DKN since its inception. Designed domestically from the ground up, the Kraken is a true predator of the deep. Extensive automation has reduced crew size while the length of the sub itself has gone up. This, along with efforts at micronization has created room for an extensive arsenal.
Weapons:
The Kraken makes no real innovations when it comes to weaponry, although its arsenal is impressive. From Silverfish SCSGs to the Hammerhead SLAM, the Kraken makes use of technologies debuted on other ships, when it comes to its offensive capabilities.
An extensive torpedo magazine grants it the capability to carry and fire sixty weapons, ten more than the Seawolf. The most common load is a mix relying primarily on Mk48 ADCAP torpedoes, with Silverfish SCSGs as a secondary weapon, and the Harpoon ASM for surface targets. VLS tubes forward and aft of the sail hold a full thirty missiles: Twenty Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles, and Ten Hammerhead Submarine-Launched Anti-air Missiles.
Sensors:
For the most part, the Kraken uses off-the-shelf sensor equipment.Most of its sensor systems are shared with the Seawolf- and Augmented Seawolf-class of SSNs. This was done on purpose to reduce the training time required for new crews, and to keep availability of spare parts high. Many of the signal analyzers have been replaced with miniaturized versions, but even those are off-the-shelf. The only purpose-designed component aboard the Kraken in terms of sensors is the AESARM-LPI Multi-Function Radar (MFR) from Longfield Electronics.
AESARM-LPI stands for Active Electronically Scanned Array, Retractable Mast - Low Probability of Intercept. For the past little while, LE has been doing a lot of work with both AESA and LPI systems, much of it mirroring and expanding upon work done by Ericsson Microwave Systems. This application, however, is a relatively new one: Mounting an ultra-compact MFR on a submarine. Done once before with the Avalon class, the idea is to grant a submerged vessel navigation, surface, and air search ability. This allows it superior capabilities to direct its missiles, both the Hammerhead and the Harpoon. Used primarily for firing the Hammerhead, the idea is to come to launch depth, extend the mast, snap off a missile, and dive, allowing the missile to home on its own.
Propulsion:
Here is where the Kraken truly shines. A new form of propulsion is in use aboard the Kraken, and is expected to find use in many future Dominion vessels. Utterly silent, even up to maximum speed, it grants the Kraken a serious advantage over other SSNs.
The new drive is known as a Ducted Superconducting Electromagnetic Propulsion (http://www.cs.arizona.edu/japan/www/atip/public/atip.reports.91/ship.html) drive, or DSEMP. It functions by using strong superconducting electromagnets to develop a strong magnetic field in the surrounding seawater. Current is then fed through the seawater to cross the magnetic field. This interaction between the magnetic field and the current generates electromagnetic force to propel the ship.
The DSEMP drive generates these magnetic fields in seawater running through twin ducts that pass from bow to stern. As well, a secondary external system runs along the keel in case of the failiure of the primary unit. SEMP drives have no moving parts, create no cavitation, and no engine noise. Combined with a new quiet nuclear pile, the Kraken is one of the most silent, if not the most silent submarine in service today.
As well, the DSEMP and SEMP systems are extremely durable. They are both capable of functioning, albiet at reduced capacity, with up to seventy percent of the drive rendered inoperative. With no moving parts, they are also very reliable, and require little maintenance. There is one weakness to the SEMP drive, however, and that is its vulnerability to detection by Magnetic Anomaly Detectors. MAD sets rarely fail to locate a ship operating a SEMP-based drive. However, the ocean is a very large place, and unless an enemy knows relatively where a submarine is operating to begin with, the odds of being caught by a MAD unit are low.
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Augmented Seawolf-Class Attack Submarine
Builder VanDoos Shipyards - Electric Boat Division
Power Plant
One S6W reactor
One shaft at with 52,000 shp with pumpjet propulsor
Improved Performance Machinery Program Phase II one secondary propulsion submerged motor
Length 353 feet (107.6 meters)
Draft 35 feet (10.67 meters)
Beam 40 feet (12.2 meters)
Speed
Maximum Submerged 37 knots
Maximum Silent 25 knots
Operating Depth 1600 feet
Armament
8 x 660-mm torpedo tubes
16 x Tomahawk SLCM VLS Tubes
20 x Silverfish SCSG Torpedoes
30 x Mark 48 ADCAP torpedoes
Systems
AN/BSY-2 active-passive Sonar/Fire Control w/hemispherical bow array and wide aperture array
TB-16B or TB-23 towed array
AN/BPS-16 search and navigation radar
AN/WLQ-4(V)1 ES receiver
Central Combat System (CCS) MK2
Link 11 Tactical data link
OTCIXS Tactical data link
Crew 12 Officers; 121 Enlisted
Cost $ 2,850,000,000
Notes
The Seawolf-class submarine was a superb addition to the DKN, but when production rights were traded for with the Empire of Eris Kallisti, the Dominion decided to make a few minor adjustments before putting their new submarines into service.
First came the addition of sixteen vertical launch system tubes for Tomahawk Submarine Launched Cruise Missiles. Then, the screw was replaced with a more efficient model that provided only a marginal improvement in top speed, but a marked increase in the tactical, or "silent" speed, increasing it by a full quarter. The Augmented Seawolf is also the first vessel in the DKN to come equipped with the new Silverfish torpedo as part of its standard compliment. Manufacturing rights for the Silverfish are not included with any deal regarding the Augmented Seawolf, however rights for the MK48 ADCAP are.
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Avalon-Class Guided Missile Submarine
Builders VanDoos Shipyards - Electric Boat Division
Propulsion
1 Landyne LV-450 Nuclear Reactor
2 Controllable-Reversible Pitch Propellers
Length Overall: 580 ft (176.78 meters)
Speed 25 knots
Armament
6 x 660-mm torpedo tubes
50 x Hammerhead SLAAM VLS Tubes
150 x Tomahawk SLCM VLS Tubes
10 x Silverfish SCSG Torpedoes
30 x Mk48 ADCAP Torpedoes
Combat Systems
1 x AN/BSY-2 active-passive Sonar/Fire Control w/hemispherical bow array and wide aperture array
1 x TB-23 towed array
1 x AN/BPS-21 multi-function radar
1 x AN/WLQ-4(V)1 ES receiver
1 x Central Combat System (CCS) MK2
1 x Link 11 Tactical data link
1 x Integral Dry Deck Shelter
Crew
11 Officers, 105 Enlisted
70 Commandoes
Unit Replacement Cost $800,000,000 ($800 Million)
Notes
Arising from a requirement for a forward-deployed vessel capable of projecting power into a region without resorting to nuclear threats, the Avalon-class Guided Missile Submarine is quite capable of providing a lethal rain of Tomahawk missiles, and then fading away into the sea.
The first vessel designed from the ground up to use the new Hammerhead SLAAM, the Avalon-class is equipped with a capability her mission designers never envisioned. Its compact multi-function radar can provide a version of the capabilities of the larger SPY-series sets on the Shearwater- and Tripoli-class vessels, but at shorter range. It also has a semi-active mode, however, in which it simply acts as a reciever, and allows other radar sets to broadcast the energy from which it takes its returns. Combined with the SLAAM, this makes the Avalon-class submarine a potent threat for enemy aircraft indeed.
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
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Verdun-Class Escort Carrier
Builders VanDoos Shipyards
Propulsion
2 Landyne LV-425 Nuclear Reactors
4 Controllable-Reversible Pitch Propellers
Length Overall: 875 ft (266.7 meters)
Speed 35 knots
Aircraft 54
40 x Fighter Aircraft
6 x ASW Aircraft
6 x AWACS Aircraft
2 x Helicopters
Aircraft elevators Two
Catapults Four electromagnetic with steam backups
Armament
4 x SAM Launchers (SM-2-ER)
1 x ASROC Launcher (Anti-Submarine Rocket)
4 x MK 15 MOD 2 Close-in-Weapons Systems (CIWS)
1 x MK 36 MOD 2 Super Rapid-Blooming Off-Board Chaff System
Combat Systems
1 x AN/SPY-3A Multi-Function Radar
1 x AN/SPS-55 Surface Search Radar
1 x AN/SPS-64(V)9 Navigation Radar
4 x AN/SPS-62 Illuminators
1 x AN/SQS-53C Hull Mounted SONAR
1 x AN/SLQ-32(V)4 active jamming/deception
1 x AN/WLR-1H ESM
Crew
Ship's Company: 1,875
Air Wing: 1,575
Unit Replacement Cost $3,320,000,000 ($3.32 Billion)
Notes
Concieved as a companion ship to the Dominion-class Aircraft Carrier to lend DKN CVBGs more punch, the Verdun incorporates all the technological advancements of its older sister and one more: Electromagnetic catapults. Despite having the same number of catapults, the smaller ship can launch fighters twice as fast.
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Dominion-Class Aircraft Carrier
Builders VanDoos Shipyards
Propulsion
2 Landyne LV-450 Nuclear Reactors
4 Controllable-Reversible Pitch Propellers
Length Overall: 1,120 ft (341.38 meters)
Speed 34 knots
Aircraft 86
70 x Fighter Aircraft
6 x ASW Aircraft
6 x AWACS Aircraft
4 x Helicopters
Aircraft elevators Four
Catapults Four
Armament
5 x SAM Launchers (SM-2-ER)
1 x ASROC Launcher (Anti-Submarine Rocket)
1 x Cruise Missile Launcher (Tomahawk)
4 x MK 15 MOD 2 Close-in-Weapons Systems (CIWS)
1 x MK 36 MOD 2 Super Rapid-Blooming Off-Board Chaff System
Combat Systems
1 x AN/SPY-3A Multi-Function Radar
1 x AN/SPS-55 Surface Search Radar
1 x AN/SPS-64(V)9 Navigation Radar
4 x AN/SPS-62 Illuminators
1 x AN/SQS-53C Hull Mounted SONAR
1 x AN/SLQ-32(V)4 active jamming/deception
1 x AN/WLR-1H ESM
Crew
Ship's Company: 2,400
Air Wing: 2,509
Unit Replacement Cost $4,250,000,000 ($4.25 Billion)
Notes
As the final product of the long-running CVX program, the Dominion-class Nuclear Aircraft Carrier is expected to replace the long-serving force of Kitty Hawk-class Aircraft Carriers currently in service with the Dominion of Kotterdam.
Including several new systems, such as an advanced Jet Blast Deflector comprised of metal panels coated with heat-dissipating ceramic tiles similiar to those used on reentry vehicles, the new JBD will resist far greater levels of heat with far less maintenance. As well, the new integrated multi-function radar system will be far less maintenance intensive than the series of individual systems used on the Kitty Hawk.
AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE SHIPS
Newfoundland-Class Amphibious Assault Ship
Builders VanDoos Shipyards
Propulsion
2 Landyne LV-425 Nuclear Reactors
4 Controllable-Reversible Pitch Propellers
Length Overall: 910.0 m (975 ft)
Beam: 16.76 m (105 ft)
Speed: 31 knots
Aircraft 54
10 x F/A-18E Super Hornet Fighters
10 x AV-19 Lightning II VTOL Fighters
10 x UH-71A Python Utility Helicopters
8 x RAH-66 Comanche Attack Helicopters
4 x CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopters
4 x MH-71A Python Multi-Role Helicopters
2 x MH-53M Pave Low IV Multi-Role Helicopters
2 x SH-71A Sea Python ASW Helicopters
2 x E-2C Hawkeye AWACS Aircraft
2 x C-2A Greyhound COD Aircraft
Landing Craft
4 x LCAC Landing Craft, Air Cushion
-or-
3 x LCU Landing Craft, Utility
-or-
8 x LCM-8 Landing Craft, Mechanized
-or-
50 x Amphibious Assault Vehicles
Embarked Troops
68 x HMMWV Light Trucks
30 x IFV-2 Normandy Amphibious Fighting Vehicles
12 x Five-Ton Trucks
10 x LW155 155mm Towed Howitzers
10 x Logistics Vehicles
5 x MBT-3A2 Werewolf II Main Battle Tanks
4 x Rough Terrain Forklifts
2 x Water Trailers
2 x Generator Trailers
1 x Fuel Service Truck
Armament
2 x MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System
3 x MDG-351 35mm Multi-Mission Close-In Weapon System
2 x MK 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes (Triple Tube)
6 x Swordfish LSCSG Torpedoes
14 x Evolved Sea Sparrow Quad Pack VLS Cells (56 missiles)
Combat Systems
1 x AN/SPY-3A Multi-Function Radar
1 x AN/SPS-64(V)9 Surface Search/Navigation Radar
4 x AN/SPS-62 Illuminators
1 x AN/SQS-53C Hull Mounted SONAR
1 x AN/SQR-19B Towed Array SONAR (TACTAS)
1 x AN/SLQ-32A(V)3 Electronic Warfare Suite
1 x AN/SLQ-25 NIXIE Towed Torpedo Decoy
1 x MK 36 SRBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System
1 x Prairie/Masker (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/systems/prairie.htm) Sonar Countermeasure Unit
Crew
78 Officers
753 Enlisted
1,900 Embarked Troops
Unit Replacement Cost $1,252,000,000 ($1.252 Billion)
Notes
Intended to form the core of the new Amphibious Warfare Groups planned by the DAF, the Newfoundland is an expansion upon the same concept as the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship. Equal parts aircraft carrier and amphibious warfare ship, the Newfoundland can support an amphibious landing with a minimum of assistance.
Equipped with the latest in ASW SONAR systems, the brand new SH-71A Sea Python ASW helicopter, and both the Prairie/Masker (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/systems/prairie.htm) and NIXIE countermeasures systems, the Newfoundland is an utter nightmare for submarine captains to attack. A ghost on the waves, it presents a serious dillema for opposing forces.
LANDING CRAFT
Crocodile-Class Landing Craft - Personel
Builders VanDoos Shipyards
Propulsion
1 x Shipboard Diesel Generator
1 x Battery Backup System
2 x General Electric/Landyne Steerable Ducted Superconducting Electromagnetic Propulsion (DSEMP (http://www.cs.arizona.edu/japan/www/atip/public/atip.reports.91/ship.html)) Drives
Length Overall: 24.38 m (80 ft)
Beam: 5.18 m (17 ft)
Draft: 1.52m (5 ft)
Speed: 58 knots
Range:
Generator - 510 Nautical Miles
Battery - 116 nautical miles
Armament
1 x Mk 68 25mm Machine Gun
1 x M252 81mm Medium Extended Range Mortar
2 x Mk 19 40mm Automatic Grenade Launchers
2 x M134 7.62 x 51mm Miniguns
Crew 1 Officers, 4 Enlisted
Passengers 14 fully equipped troops
Unit Replacement Cost $170,000,000 ($170 Million)
Notes
The Crocodile-class LCP is specifically designed to carry naval commandoes into and out of combat situations both overtly and covertly, as well as providing fire support in a littoral or brown-water situation. Also known in the DKN inventory as a SWORD Team Assault Boat, or STAB, the Crocodile is rapidly making a name for itself as an exceptional support craft. Designed using the new GE/Landyne DSEMP propulsors, the Crocodile is exceptionally quiet, with a muffled diesel generator to provide power for the DSEMP system, as well as a battery backup capable of providing two hours of continuous operation. With the diesel operating, the Crocodile is likely to remain quiet enough to avoid notice on the basis of sound alone in most situations. Operating on battery backup, the STAB is utterly silent. As well, when the generator is running, a portion of its power goes to recharging the backup.
An exceptional armament provides support for naval commando operations, ranging from a Medium Extended Range Mortar system to rapid fire grenade launchers to miniguns to a 25mm machine gun capable of defeating light armoured vehicles. As well, the Crocodile has lockers for M136 AT4 Light Anti-tank Weapons and FIM-92A Stinger MANPADS missile launchers to be used to protect the craft from AFVs and threat aircraft respectively. Not an open-ocean combat vessel by any stretch of the concept, the Crocodile is designed to operate in coastal, littoral, and river environments exclusively.
In keeping with the DAF's new mobility objective, the Crocodile need not rely entirely upon Amphibious Warfare ships to deliver it to the theater. A single Crocodile can be carried aboard a C-17 Globemaster II cargo aircraft.
CARRIER AIRCRAFT
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Su-37W Super Flanker
Originally given the task of simply westernizing the successful Su-37 Super Flanker, the VAC cooperated with the Sukhoi Design Bureau to replace the fighter's systems and bring it in-line with the western fighters already in service with the DKA. The resulting aircraft, however, has been found to be superior to the baseline design. Especially impressive is the new suite of electronics.
Especially impressive is the new Wide-Angle Tactical Radar System, or WATRS. (Pronounced "Waters"). The WATRS system is not a single radar system, but rather a series of independant transmit/recieve modules built around a single powerful module in the nose. These modules form an Active Electronically Scanned Array radar system similar to the NORA system under development by Ericsson Microwave Systems. WATRS has a range of 241 kilometers, or 150 miles, and a coverage of 200 degrees.
As well, the WATRS is not simply a radar. It offers a complete range of electronic warfare and jamming capabilities, as well as the added versitility of a data transfer system, allowing similarily equipped fighters to share tactical and strategic information. As well, the WATRS is also a multi-role system, functioning equally well in ground attack mode as it does in its long-range air combat role. Designed to engage tanks, fighters, and cruise missiles with equal ease, it is a potent system.
Longfield Electronics has also contributed its new Rear Facing Search, Track, and Targeting Radar/Optronic Fire Control and Surveillance system to replace the similar NO-12 unit from the original design. Created specifically for the project, the RFSTT system covers the 160 degree blind spot of the WATRS unit out to a range of ninety kilometers, or fifty-six miles. This grants the Su-37W a full 360 degree radar coverage, as well as the ability to target and fire upon aircraft behind it, whether through the use of command-guided or aft-facing missiles.
The new supercooled infrared search and track system by that very same company allows the Su-37W to track targets without the use of its radar by their infrared signals. Capable of tracking targets from all aspects, it adds an extra degree of lethality to this already dangerous fighter.
In a further advancement, a combination of fly-by-light controls and an improved two-dimensional thrust vectoring system renders the already maneuverable Su-37 even more so. As well, the pilot's seat has been set at a 30 degree angle, much like that of the F-16, allowing the pilot to withstand the increased G-pressures of this added maneuverability.
Yet another feature adds to the survivability of this aircraft. While, like other western fighters, it is quite capable of ejecting flares and chaff should missiles be fired at the fighter, it also includes an FOTD unit. FOTD stands for Fiber Optic Towed Decoy. The FOTD takes its inspiration from a system designed for the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Functioning by emitting a signal like that of a threat radar. Towed at varying distances behind the fighter, it causes radar-homing missiles to engage it rather than the fighter by emitting a signal more powerful than the radar return of the aircraft, causing the missile to target it instead. Deployed only when under fire, the FOTD will obviously only function until it is destroyed, although there is a high chance that a missile confused by it will miss both the decoy and the fighter.
The fighter is also available in a naval version with folding wings.
General Characteristics
Primary Function: All-Weather Multi-Role
Contractors:
Vega Aerospace Consortium
Sukhoi Design Bureau
Power Plant: Two Saturn/Lyul'ka AL-31FU afterburning turbofans with two-dimensional thrust vectoring.
Length: 21.94 m (72 ft)
Height: 6.84 m (22 ft 5 in)
Wingspan: 15.16 m (49 ft 9 in)
Speed: 2,500 km/h (1,553 mph/Mach 2.35)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 34,000 kg (74,960 lbs)
Range: 3,800 km ferry range with four external fuel tanks
Armament:
1 x Oerlikon KAD 20mm 20-mm, single-barrel cannon with 225 rounds of ammunition
14 x External hardpoints capable of handling 18,075 lbs of ordinance
Combat Systems:
1 x Longfield Electronics WATRS LPI Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar
1 x Longfield Electronics RFSTT Radar/Optronic Fire-Control and Surveillance System
1 x Ericsson Multifunction Integrated Defensive Information Systems (MIDIS)
1 x Longfield Electronics SCIRSTS Supercooled Infrared Search and Track System
1 x AN/AAQ-14 LANTIRN Targeting Pod
1 x AN/AAQ-14 LANTIRN Navigation Pod
Crew: One
Unit Cost: $45.8 million
F/A-25 Thunderchief II
While it was not well known that the A-24 Corsair was designed with the A-4 Skyhawk as its inspiration, with the F/A-25 the Vega Aerospace Consortium comes right out and admits that this fighter was designed with the mighty Thud in mind.
Designed as a replacement for the A-6 Intruder, the F/A-25 is a powerfully-armed bear of a fighter with something of a reputation as a pig amongst its pilots. Fast it may be, but it is not a dogfighter, nor was it ever intended to be. Its powerful radar is designed to spot targets at range and destroy them with a well-placed ADAAM shot before they can get into range.
Four under-wing and three under-fuselage hardpoints serve to carry its frightening load of equipment as it blazes into enemy territory to release its payload with crippling accuracy. Equipped with terrain-following radar, it is designed to fly low and fast, getting in and out before the enemy really knows they're there. Although it is standard equipment for all their fighters, the Vega Aerospace Consortium would like to restate for the record that a zero/zero ejector seat is included in the fighter for exactly that reason.
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Heavy All-Weather Carrier-Based Strike
Contractor: Vega Aerospace Consortium
Power Plant: Two Kielly-Caesar L34-KC-111 augmented afterburning turbofans
Length: 62 feet, 3 inches
Height: 15 feet, 9 inches
Wingspan: 53 feet, 2 inches
Speed: 1,449 miles per hour (Mach 1.88 )
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 68,000 pounds
Range: 3,450 miles (3,000 nautical miles) ferry range with five external fuel tanks
Armament:
One internally mounted M-61A2 20mm 20-mm, six-barrel cannon with 560 rounds of ammunition; 11 under-wing and fuselage hardpoints capable of mounting the AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-140 ADAAM, MK81 250-lb bomb, MK82 500-lb bomb, MK83 1,000-lb bomb, GBU-12 500-lb LGB, GBU-16 1,000-lb LGB, GBU-32 and GBU-35 1,000-lb JDAM, GBU-30 and GBU-38 500 JDAM, CBU-24/B Cluster Bomb, MK-20 Rockeye Cluster Bomb, BLU-111 500-lb penetrator, BLU-110 1,000-lb penetrator, AGM-88 HARM, AGM-65 Maverick, AGM-84 Harpoon, and the B-61 Tactical Nuclear Bomb.
Crew: Two
Unit Cost: $34.5 million
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F-23C Black Widow II
Although it was defeated by the F-22 Raptor in the US Air Force's ATF competition, the Dominion of Kotterdam nonetheless decided that the YF-23 would make an excellent base for their stealth fighter. Cooperating with the Vega Aircraft Consortium, Northrop and McDonell-Douglas, that long-time supplier of the DKAF began work on improving the design. An extra bay for two more Sidewinders was worked into the design, granting it a more potent air-to-air punch. Other than that, the most major change was to the control systems, changing them from fly-by-wire to fly-by-light in a move designed to grant the design marginally better maneuverability.
More agile, and more stealthy, both to radar and to infrared than the F-22, the F-23B also has the advantage of superior range over the former fighter. The improved payload can be augmented even further by the six optional wing hardpoints, three per wing, four out of six being wet. Because of their effect on the Black Widow II's radar signature, they are almost never used on aggressive missions where stealth matters. Only on CAP missions are they used, and even then, only during relatively safe situations. The F-23C is the carrier version of the standard F-23B used in the DKAF.
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Stealth All-Weather Multi-Role
Secondary Function: Tactical Strike
Contractor(s): Northrop/McDonnell-Douglas/Vega Aerospace Consortium
Power Plant: 2 Pratt and Whitney YF119 turbofan engines
Length: 67 feet, 5 inches (20.6 meters)
Height: 13 feet, 11 inches (4.3 meters)
Wingspan: 43 feet, 7 inches (13.3 meters)
Speed:
Supercruise - Mach 1.58
With Afterburner - Mach 1.8
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 64,000 pounds (29,029 kilograms)
Range: 800 nautical miles without external tanks or air-to-air refueling.
Armament:
One internally mounted M-61A2 20mm 20-mm, six-barrel cannon with 500 rounds of ammunition; 4 AIM-9X Sidewinders; internal bay capable of carrying either 4 AIM-120C AMRAAMs, or two AMRAAMs and two JDAMs, or two AMRAAMs and two AGM-88 HARMs, or two AMRAAMs and two AGM-84 Harpoons; 6 under-wing hardpoints each capable of mounting one AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-9 Sidewinder, or AGM-84 Harpoon
Crew: One
Unit Cost: $34.2 million
A-24 Corsair III
For an aircraft manufacturer known for its unorthodox approach, the A-24 Corsair III is surprisingly conventional in its design. A conventional low delta-wing design with downward sloping swept horizontal tail surfaces and a single high vertical tail. Small and extremely agile, it is not the fastest fighter around, but retains exceptional low-level maneuverability, making it a terrific strike aircraft.
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Light All-Weather Multi-Role
Contractor: Vega Aerospace Consortium
Power Plant: One Kielly-Caesar L21-KC-211 afterburning turbofan
Length: 42 feet, 7 inches
Height: 18 feet, 3 inches
Wingspan: 31 feet, 11 inches
Speed: 925 miles per hour (Mach 1.2)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 68,000 pounds
Range: 3,450 miles (3,000 nautical miles) ferry range with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks
Armament:
One internally mounted M-61A2 20mm 20-mm, six-barrel cannon with 560 rounds of ammunition; 2 AIM-9X Sidewinders, 4 under-wing and fuselage hardpoints capable of mounting the AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-140 ADAAM, MK81 250-lb bomb, MK82 500-lb bomb, MK83 1,000-lb bomb, GBU-12 500-lb LGB, GBU-16 1,000-lb LGB, GBU-32 and GBU-35 1,000-lb JDAM, GBU-30 and GBU-38 500 JDAM, CBU-24/B Cluster Bomb, MK-20 Rockeye Cluster Bomb, BLU-111 500-lb penetrator, BLU-110 1,000-lb penetrator, AGM-88 HARM, AGM-65 Maverick
Crew: One
Unit Cost: $14.8 million
AV-19 Lightning II
Mission
The mission of the Vega Aerospace Consortium AV-19 Lightning II is to attack and destroy surface targets, escort helicopters, and to conduct air operations as needed. The Lightning II's missions include, but are not limited to:
- Close Air Support using conventional and specific weapons.
- Deep air support, to include armed reconnaissance and air interdiction, using conventional and specific weapons.
- Offensive and defensive antiair warfare. This includes combat air patrol, armed escort missions, and offensive missions against enemy ground-to-air defenses
Requirements for the Lightning II call for the aircraft to be able to conduct operations at night and in all weather. The Lightning II includes air intercept radar capable of tracking targets out to fifty miles, Forward Looking Infrared systems (FLIR). It is quite capable of operating and delivering ordinance at night, and conducting extended operations through the use of aerial refueling. It is designed to operate from carriers and other suitable seagoing platforms, advanced bases, expeditionary airfields, and remote tactical landing sites.
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Close Air Support
Contractor: Vega Aerospace Consortium
Power Plant: Two Kielly-Caesar L12-KC-100 vectored thrust augmented turbofans
Length: 49 feet, 4 inches
Height: 12 feet, 2 inches
Wingspan: 30 feet, 6 inches
Speed: 925 miles per hour (Mach 1.2)
Maximum Weight for Short Takeoff: 38,000 pounds
Maximum Weight for Vertical Takeoff: 35,000 pounds
Range: 1,100 miles
Armament:
One 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun; up to 16,000 pounds (13,000 pounds for Vertical Take Off) of mixed ordnance on eight under-wing pylon stations, including low/high drag bombs, incendiary cluster bombs, combined effects munitions, mine dispensing munitions, AGM-65 Maverick missiles and laser-guided/electro-optically guided bombs; infrared countermeasure flares; electronic countermeasure chaff; jammer pods; 2.75-inch (6.99 centimeters) rockets; illumination flares; AGM-88 HARM (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile); AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles; and Lightning II Laser Guided Munition Targeting Pod.
Crew: One
Unit Cost: $25.8 million
HELICOPTERS
SH-71A Sea Python
The SH-71A Sea Python offers an odd profile for a transport aircraft, employing an attack-style cockpit with a radome beneath the nose where the gun turret is on the MH-71A variant. As durable as its parent helicopter, the SH-71A maintains exceptional ASW capabilities. It carries twice the payload of an SH-60, a result of the heavy weapons load it carried in the MH-71A configuration, and superior sonar. As well, an airborne radar and fire control unit allows it to perform anti-shipping operations using Harpoon ASMs and defend itself with a pair of Stinger AAMs. All in all, the SH-71A is an exceptional replacement to the SH-60 Seahawk.
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, anti-ship warfare, and cargo lift
Contractors: Vega Aerospace Consortium
Power Plant: Two Kielly-Caesar T470-KC-011 turboshaft engines
Length: 19.96 m (65 ft 6 in)
Height: 5.39 m (17 ft 8 in)
Rotor Diameter: 16.61 m (54 ft 6 in)
Speed: 306 km/h (190 mph)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 10,000 kg (22,046 lbs)
Range: 820 km (510 mi), unlimited with mid-air refueling
Armament:
4 x Mk-50 Advanced Lightweight Torpedoes
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2 x BGM-84 Harpoon ASM
2 x FIM-92A Stinger ATAS Missiles
Combat Systems:
1 x Longfield Electronics FLNAR Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar
1 x Longfield Electronics Airborne Low/Medium Frequency Active Dipping Sonar (ALMFADS)
1 x Longfield Electronics Magnetic Anomaly Detector (MAD)
1 x AN/ALQ-211 Suite of Integrated RF Countermeasures
1 x AN/ALQ-212 Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM)
1 x AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS)
1 x AN/AVS-7, Aviation Night Vision Imaging System/Heads Up Display (ANVIS/HUD)
10 x Air-Dropable Sonobuoys
Crew: 4
Unit Cost: $13.5 million
SURFACE COMBATTANTS
Vanguard-Class Guided Missile Cruiser
Builders VanDoos Shipyards
Propulsion
2 Landyne LV-125 Nuclear Reactors
2 General Electric/Landyne Ducted Superconducting Electromagnetic Propulsion (DSEMP (http://www.cs.arizona.edu/japan/www/atip/public/atip.reports.91/ship.html)) Drives
2 Rudders
Length Overall: 190 meters
Speed 45 knots
Aircraft
Two SH-71A Sea Python helicopters
Armament
1 x MK 7 AEGIS Weapons System
1 x MK 36 MOD 2 Super Rapid-Blooming Off-Board Chaff System
2 x AGS 155mm Advanced Gun System Twin Gun Mounts (4 x 155mm Guns)
2 x 660-mm torpedo tubes
2 x MDG-351 35mm Multi-Mission Close-In Weapon System (MMCIWS)
8 x Silverfish Supercavitating Self-Guided Torpedoes
10 x Flying Fish ASROC VLS Cells
20 x Evolved Sea Sparrow Quad-Pack VLS Cells (80 Missiles)
26 x BGM-84 Harpoon VLS Cells
180 x BGM-109 Tomahawk VLS Cells
Combat Systems
1 x AN/SPY-3A(V)2 Multi-Function Radar
1 x AN/SPS-49(V)8 Air Search Radar
1 x AN/SPS-55 Surface Search Radar
1 x AN/SPS-64(V)9 Navigation Radar
1 x AN/SPS-9 Gun Fire Control Radar
1 x AN/SQS-53C Hull Mounted SONAR
1 x AN/SQR-19B Towed Array SONAR (TACTAS)
1 x AN/SLQ-32A(V)3 Electronic Warfare Suite
4 x AN/SPS-62 Illuminators
Crew 18 Officers, 255 Enlisted
Unit Replacement Cost $1,000,000,000 ($1 Billion)
Notes
Designed to support the new Amphibious Warfare Groups, the Vanguard is a potent surface combattant and a superb fire support vessel. Between its arsenal of missiles and its pair of twin 155mm AGS gun mounts, the Vanguard-class is capable of devastating barrages of firepower, both against naval opponants, and especially in support of land operations.
As with all surface combat vessels designed by VanDoos Shipyards thus far, the Vanguard incorporates low radar observability hull geometry and radar absorbant materials to reduce its radar crossection dramatically to the point where it is nearly invisible. As well, in a measure usually reserved for submarines, the inner hull is insulated against sound.
On top of everything, the vessel incorporates both the Prairie/Masker (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/systems/prairie.htm) and NIXIE countermeasure systems. The ship can actually sprint at 20 knots in complete silence, much like the best attack submarines. This, combined with the TACTAS sonar allows it to surprise submarine commanders by seemingly appearing out of nowhere to engage them. Coupled with its impressive stores of Flying Fish ASROCs and its compliment of Silverfish SCSG torpedoes, it is already building a fearsome reputation amongst submarine commanders without having fired so much as a single shot in anger.
Corsair-Class Guided Missile Frigate
Builders VanDoos Shipyards
Propulsion
2 General Electric/Landyne Ducted Superconducting Electromagnetic Propulsion (DSEMP (http://www.cs.arizona.edu/japan/www/atip/public/atip.reports.91/ship.html)) Drives
Length Overall: 137.16 m (450 ft)
Beam: 16.76 m (55 ft)
Draft: 4.57m (15 ft)
Speed: 34 knots
Aircraft
1 x SH-71A Sea Python Helicopter
Armament
1 x AEGIS Weapon System MK-7
1 x MK 75 76mm/3-inch Gun Mount
1 x MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System
2 x MK 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes (Triple Tube)
6 x Swordfish LSCSG Torpedoes
14 x Evolved Sea Sparrow Quad Pack VLS Cells (56 missiles)
30 x Flying Fish ASROC Anti-Submarine Rocket VLS Cells
30 x BGM-84 Harpoon Anti-Shipping Missile VLS Cells
100 x BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile VLS Cells
Combat Systems
1 x AN/SPY-1F Multi-Function Radar
1 x AN/SPS-64(V)9 Surface Search/Navigation Radar
1 x AN/SPS-52C 3D Air Search Radar
1 x AN/SPG-51D Fire Control Radar
1 x AN/SQS-53C Hull Mounted SONAR
1 x AN/SQR-19B Towed Array SONAR (TACTAS)
1 x AN/SLQ-32A(V)3 Electronic Warfare Suite
1 x AN/SLQ-25 NIXIE Towed Torpedo Decoy
1 x MK 36 SRBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System
1 x Prairie/Masker (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/systems/prairie.htm) Sonar Countermeasure Unit
Crew 10 Officers, 28 Enlisted
Unit Replacement Cost $467,000,000 ($467 Million)
Notes
The Corsair is the second in a new generation of Dominion-built naval vessels that began entering service when the Kraken-class SSN was commissioned. Relying entirely upon reliable, silent DSEMP drives, the Corsair is a fast, stealthy, efficient sub hunter.
Equipped with the latest in ASW SONAR systems, the brand new SH-71A Sea Python ASW helicopter, an exceptional suite of ASW weapons, both the Prairie/Masker (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/systems/prairie.htm) and NIXIE countermeasures systems, and the new ultra-quiet drives, the Corsair is an utter nightmare for submarine captains. The odds of a submarine detecting one in time to respond before it is destroyed are very low.
As with earlier Dominion vessels, the Corsair is built with low-observability hull architecture, and Radar Absorbant materials. This, along with its low-probability of intercept capabilities for its radar systems, makes it a ghost on the waves.
Bonadventure-Class Guided Missile Cruiser
Builders VanDoos Shipyards
Propulsion
2 Landyne LV-125 Nuclear Reactors
2 Controllable-Reversible Pitch Propellers
2 Rudders
Length Overall: 186 meters
Speed 42 knots
Aircraft
Two SH-71A Sea Python helicopters
Armament
1 x MK 7 AEGIS Weapons System
2 x MK 45 MOD 1 5"/54 caliber Twin Gun Mounts (4 5" Guns)
2 x 660-mm torpedo tubes
2 x MK 15 MOD 2 Close-in-Weapons Systems (CIWS) (Retractable)
8 x Silverfish Supercavitating Self-Guided Torpedoes
10 x VLS Cells (Anti-Submarine Rocket)
40 x VLS Cells (Harpoon Missile)
50 x VLS Cells (Standard Missile - MR)
175 x VLS Cells (Tomahawk ASM/LAM)
1 MK 36 MOD 2 Super Rapid-Blooming Off-Board Chaff System
Combat Systems
1 AN/SPY-1B(V) Multi-Function Radar
1 AN/SPS-49(V)8 Air Search Radar
1 AN/SPS-55 Surface Search Radar
1 AN/SPS-64(V)9 Navigation Radar
1 AN/SPS-9 Gun Fire Control Radar
4 AN/SPS-62 Illuminators
1 AN/SQS-53C Hull Mounted SONAR
1 AN/SQR-19B Towed Array SONAR (TACTAS)
1 AN/SLQ-32A(V)3 Electronic Warfare Suite
Crew 18 Officers, 255 Enlisted
Unit Replacement Cost $950,000,000 ($950 Million)
Notes
Designed both to compliment the Shearwater-class of battleship, and to replace the aging Belknap-class guided missile cruisers already in service, the Bonadventure is a potent surface combattant. Between its arsenal of missiles and its pair of twin five-inch gun mounts, the Bonadventure-class is capable of devastating barrages of firepower, both against naval opponants, and in support of land operations.
As with all surface combat vessels designed by VanDoos Shipyards thus far, the Bonadventure incorporates low radar observability hull geometry and radar absorbant materials to reduce its radar crossection dramatically to the point where it is nearly invisible. As well, in a measure usually reserved for submarines, the inner hull is insulated against sound. The ship can actually sprint at 20 knots in complete silence, much like the best attack submarines. This, combined with the TACTAS sonar allows it to surprise submarine commanders by seemingly appearing out of nowhere to engage them. Coupled with its impressive stores of ASROCs and its Silverfish SCSG torpedoes, it is already building a fearsome reputation amongst submarine commanders without having fired so much as a single shot in anger.
Shearwater-Class Battleship
Builders VanDoos Shipyards
Propulsion
2 Landyne LV-425 Nuclear Reactors
2 Controllable-Reversible Pitch Propellers
2 Rudders
Length Overall: 285 meters
Speed 36 knots
Aircraft
Two SH-71 Sea Python helicopters
Armament
1 MK 7 AEGIS Weapons System
250 VLS Cells (Tomahawk ASM/LAM)
80 VLS Cells (Standard Missile - MR)
20 VLS Cells (Anti-Submarine Rocket)
50 VLS Cells (Harpoon Missile)
2 MK 32 MOD 14 Torpedo Tubes - 6 MK-46 torpedoes
3 Viking Military Arms Mk. 12 16" Semi-Automatic Battleship Rifles
4 MK 15 MOD 2 Close-in-Weapons Systems (CIWS) (Retractable)
1 MK 36 MOD 2 Super Rapid-Blooming Off-Board Chaff System
Combat Systems
1 AN/SPY-1B(V) Multi-Function Radar
1 AN/SPS-49(V)8 Air Search Radar
1 AN/SPS-55 Surface Search Radar
1 AN/SPS-64(V)9 Navigation Radar
1 AN/SPS-9 Gun Fire Control Radar
4 AN/SPS-62 Illuminators
1 AN/SQS-53C Hull Mounted SONAR
1 AN/SQR-19B Towed Array SONAR (TACTAS)
1 AN/SLQ-32A(V)3 Electronic Warfare Suite
Crew 36 Officers, 510 Enlisted
Unit Replacement Cost $1,250,000,000 ($1.25 Billion)
Notes
The new Shearwater-class of battleship coming into service with the Dominion of Kotterdam Navy is designed to fill a gap caused by the lack of sufficient numbers of the so-called Armoury Ships. Designed to provide fire support to land engagement as well as forming the core of a conventional surface action group. Designed with low-radar-observability hull geometry and incorporating the latest in radar absorbing materials, the Shearwater is a virtual ghost on the waves. Her radar systems are equivalent to those on the Ticonderoga (CG-47) class Guided Missile Cruiser but for one important distinction: The radar systems of a Shearwater-class vessel include an LPI, or Low Probability of Intercept mode, allowing them to function at reduced power levels and still return reliable data without giving away the battleship's location.
Finally, in a relatively unique move for a modern vessel, the Shearwater includes three high-calibre battleship rifles. These weapons can be computer aimed and maintain a rate of fire of forty five rounds per minute per gun, a total of 135 rounds per minute. This allows the Shearwater to devastate targets even without the use of her more modern arsenal.
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Tripoli-Class Destroyer
Builders VanDoos Shipyards
Propulsion
1 Landyne LV-514 Nuclear Reactor
2 Controllable-Reversible Pitch Propellers
4 LM2500 GE Marine Gas Turbines
2 Rudders
Length Overall: 160.11 meters
Speed 41 knots
Aircraft
Two SH-71 Sea Python helicopters
Armament
1 MK 7 AEGIS Weapons System
125 VLS Cells (Tomahawk ASM/LAM)
40 VLS Cells (Evolved Sea Sparrow)
20 VLS Cells (Anti-Submarine Rocket)
20 VLS Cells (Harpoon Missile)
2 MK 32 MOD 14 Torpedo Tubes - 6 MK-46 torpedoes
1 MK 45 MOD 1 5"/54 caliber Twin Gun Mount (2 5" Guns)
2 MK 15 MOD 2 Close-in-Weapons Systems (CIWS) (Retractable)
1 MK 36 MOD 2 Super Rapid-Blooming Off-Board Chaff System
Combat Systems
1 SPY-lD(V) Multi-Function Radar
1 AN/SPQ-9B Air Search Radar
1 AN/SPS-67(V)3 Navigational Radar
1 AN/SQS-53C(V) Hull Mounted Sonar
1 AN/SQR-19(V) Towed Array (TACTAS) Sonar
1 AN/SQQ-28(V) LAMPS III
1 AN/SLQ-32(V)3
1 AN/SLQ-25A NIXIE Torpedo Countermeasures
6 MK 36 MOD 6 Decoy Launching Systems (Retractable)
Crew 24 Officers, 261 Enlisted
Unit Replacement Cost $937,500,000 ($9.375 Million)
Notes
Designed to compliment the Shearwater-class of battleship, the Tripoli-class Destroyer provides capabilities superior to those of the Arleigh Burke-class on which the requirement was based. Although physically a larger ship, the Tripoli gives enemies a far smaller radar cross-section thanks to the use of radar absorbant materials and low-radar observability hull geometry, much like her larger sister ship, the Shearwater. Likewise, her radar systems have been improved to include the same LPI mode as that of the larger vessel. The inclusion also grants it a superior ability to engage low-altitude and low-radar-cross-section targets. Although this capability is intended to be used against sea-skimming anti-ship missiles, there is some thought that its aptitude for targeting objects which grant only small returns could be used to engage stealth aircraft.
SUBMARINES
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Kraken-Class Attack Submarine
Builder VanDoos Shipyards - Electric Boat Division
Power Plant
1 x Landyne LV-614 Nuclear Reactor
2 x General Electric/Landyne Ducted Superconducting Electromagnetic Propulsion (DSEMP (http://www.cs.arizona.edu/japan/www/atip/public/atip.reports.91/ship.html)) Drives
1 x General Electric/Landyne Superconducting Electromagnetic Propulsion (SEMP (http://www.cs.arizona.edu/japan/www/atip/public/atip.reports.91/ship.html)) Drive
Length 393 ft 8 in (110.0 m)
Draft 40 ft 0 in (12.19 meters)
Beam 46 ft 7 in (14.2 meters)
Speed 40 knots
Operating Depth 2,000 feet
Armament
8 x 660-mm torpedo tubes
10 x Hammerhead SLAM VLS Tubes
10 x BGM-84 Harpoon Anti-Shipping Missiles
20 x Tomahawk SLCM VLS Tubes
30 x Silverfish SCSG Torpedoes
30 x Mark 48 ADCAP Torpedoes
Combat Systems
1 x AN/BSY-2 active-passive Sonar/Fire Control w/hemispherical bow array and wide aperture array
1 x TB-29 Thin Line Towed Array
1 x Longfield Electronics AESARM-LPI Multi-Function Radar
1 x AN/WLQ-4(V)1 ES receiver
1 x Twin Tube Reloadable Decoy Launcher
1 x Central Combat System (CCS) MK2
1 x Link 11 Tactical data link
1 x OTCIXS Tactical data link
1 x Integral Dry Deck Shelter
Crew 9 Officers; 90 Enlisted
Cost $ 3,000,000,000
Notes
Highly automated, and equipped with a new type of propulsion system, the Kraken-class is the first entirely new design of SSN to serve in the DKN since its inception. Designed domestically from the ground up, the Kraken is a true predator of the deep. Extensive automation has reduced crew size while the length of the sub itself has gone up. This, along with efforts at micronization has created room for an extensive arsenal.
Weapons:
The Kraken makes no real innovations when it comes to weaponry, although its arsenal is impressive. From Silverfish SCSGs to the Hammerhead SLAM, the Kraken makes use of technologies debuted on other ships, when it comes to its offensive capabilities.
An extensive torpedo magazine grants it the capability to carry and fire sixty weapons, ten more than the Seawolf. The most common load is a mix relying primarily on Mk48 ADCAP torpedoes, with Silverfish SCSGs as a secondary weapon, and the Harpoon ASM for surface targets. VLS tubes forward and aft of the sail hold a full thirty missiles: Twenty Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles, and Ten Hammerhead Submarine-Launched Anti-air Missiles.
Sensors:
For the most part, the Kraken uses off-the-shelf sensor equipment.Most of its sensor systems are shared with the Seawolf- and Augmented Seawolf-class of SSNs. This was done on purpose to reduce the training time required for new crews, and to keep availability of spare parts high. Many of the signal analyzers have been replaced with miniaturized versions, but even those are off-the-shelf. The only purpose-designed component aboard the Kraken in terms of sensors is the AESARM-LPI Multi-Function Radar (MFR) from Longfield Electronics.
AESARM-LPI stands for Active Electronically Scanned Array, Retractable Mast - Low Probability of Intercept. For the past little while, LE has been doing a lot of work with both AESA and LPI systems, much of it mirroring and expanding upon work done by Ericsson Microwave Systems. This application, however, is a relatively new one: Mounting an ultra-compact MFR on a submarine. Done once before with the Avalon class, the idea is to grant a submerged vessel navigation, surface, and air search ability. This allows it superior capabilities to direct its missiles, both the Hammerhead and the Harpoon. Used primarily for firing the Hammerhead, the idea is to come to launch depth, extend the mast, snap off a missile, and dive, allowing the missile to home on its own.
Propulsion:
Here is where the Kraken truly shines. A new form of propulsion is in use aboard the Kraken, and is expected to find use in many future Dominion vessels. Utterly silent, even up to maximum speed, it grants the Kraken a serious advantage over other SSNs.
The new drive is known as a Ducted Superconducting Electromagnetic Propulsion (http://www.cs.arizona.edu/japan/www/atip/public/atip.reports.91/ship.html) drive, or DSEMP. It functions by using strong superconducting electromagnets to develop a strong magnetic field in the surrounding seawater. Current is then fed through the seawater to cross the magnetic field. This interaction between the magnetic field and the current generates electromagnetic force to propel the ship.
The DSEMP drive generates these magnetic fields in seawater running through twin ducts that pass from bow to stern. As well, a secondary external system runs along the keel in case of the failiure of the primary unit. SEMP drives have no moving parts, create no cavitation, and no engine noise. Combined with a new quiet nuclear pile, the Kraken is one of the most silent, if not the most silent submarine in service today.
As well, the DSEMP and SEMP systems are extremely durable. They are both capable of functioning, albiet at reduced capacity, with up to seventy percent of the drive rendered inoperative. With no moving parts, they are also very reliable, and require little maintenance. There is one weakness to the SEMP drive, however, and that is its vulnerability to detection by Magnetic Anomaly Detectors. MAD sets rarely fail to locate a ship operating a SEMP-based drive. However, the ocean is a very large place, and unless an enemy knows relatively where a submarine is operating to begin with, the odds of being caught by a MAD unit are low.
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Augmented Seawolf-Class Attack Submarine
Builder VanDoos Shipyards - Electric Boat Division
Power Plant
One S6W reactor
One shaft at with 52,000 shp with pumpjet propulsor
Improved Performance Machinery Program Phase II one secondary propulsion submerged motor
Length 353 feet (107.6 meters)
Draft 35 feet (10.67 meters)
Beam 40 feet (12.2 meters)
Speed
Maximum Submerged 37 knots
Maximum Silent 25 knots
Operating Depth 1600 feet
Armament
8 x 660-mm torpedo tubes
16 x Tomahawk SLCM VLS Tubes
20 x Silverfish SCSG Torpedoes
30 x Mark 48 ADCAP torpedoes
Systems
AN/BSY-2 active-passive Sonar/Fire Control w/hemispherical bow array and wide aperture array
TB-16B or TB-23 towed array
AN/BPS-16 search and navigation radar
AN/WLQ-4(V)1 ES receiver
Central Combat System (CCS) MK2
Link 11 Tactical data link
OTCIXS Tactical data link
Crew 12 Officers; 121 Enlisted
Cost $ 2,850,000,000
Notes
The Seawolf-class submarine was a superb addition to the DKN, but when production rights were traded for with the Empire of Eris Kallisti, the Dominion decided to make a few minor adjustments before putting their new submarines into service.
First came the addition of sixteen vertical launch system tubes for Tomahawk Submarine Launched Cruise Missiles. Then, the screw was replaced with a more efficient model that provided only a marginal improvement in top speed, but a marked increase in the tactical, or "silent" speed, increasing it by a full quarter. The Augmented Seawolf is also the first vessel in the DKN to come equipped with the new Silverfish torpedo as part of its standard compliment. Manufacturing rights for the Silverfish are not included with any deal regarding the Augmented Seawolf, however rights for the MK48 ADCAP are.
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Avalon-Class Guided Missile Submarine
Builders VanDoos Shipyards - Electric Boat Division
Propulsion
1 Landyne LV-450 Nuclear Reactor
2 Controllable-Reversible Pitch Propellers
Length Overall: 580 ft (176.78 meters)
Speed 25 knots
Armament
6 x 660-mm torpedo tubes
50 x Hammerhead SLAAM VLS Tubes
150 x Tomahawk SLCM VLS Tubes
10 x Silverfish SCSG Torpedoes
30 x Mk48 ADCAP Torpedoes
Combat Systems
1 x AN/BSY-2 active-passive Sonar/Fire Control w/hemispherical bow array and wide aperture array
1 x TB-23 towed array
1 x AN/BPS-21 multi-function radar
1 x AN/WLQ-4(V)1 ES receiver
1 x Central Combat System (CCS) MK2
1 x Link 11 Tactical data link
1 x Integral Dry Deck Shelter
Crew
11 Officers, 105 Enlisted
70 Commandoes
Unit Replacement Cost $800,000,000 ($800 Million)
Notes
Arising from a requirement for a forward-deployed vessel capable of projecting power into a region without resorting to nuclear threats, the Avalon-class Guided Missile Submarine is quite capable of providing a lethal rain of Tomahawk missiles, and then fading away into the sea.
The first vessel designed from the ground up to use the new Hammerhead SLAAM, the Avalon-class is equipped with a capability her mission designers never envisioned. Its compact multi-function radar can provide a version of the capabilities of the larger SPY-series sets on the Shearwater- and Tripoli-class vessels, but at shorter range. It also has a semi-active mode, however, in which it simply acts as a reciever, and allows other radar sets to broadcast the energy from which it takes its returns. Combined with the SLAAM, this makes the Avalon-class submarine a potent threat for enemy aircraft indeed.
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
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Verdun-Class Escort Carrier
Builders VanDoos Shipyards
Propulsion
2 Landyne LV-425 Nuclear Reactors
4 Controllable-Reversible Pitch Propellers
Length Overall: 875 ft (266.7 meters)
Speed 35 knots
Aircraft 54
40 x Fighter Aircraft
6 x ASW Aircraft
6 x AWACS Aircraft
2 x Helicopters
Aircraft elevators Two
Catapults Four electromagnetic with steam backups
Armament
4 x SAM Launchers (SM-2-ER)
1 x ASROC Launcher (Anti-Submarine Rocket)
4 x MK 15 MOD 2 Close-in-Weapons Systems (CIWS)
1 x MK 36 MOD 2 Super Rapid-Blooming Off-Board Chaff System
Combat Systems
1 x AN/SPY-3A Multi-Function Radar
1 x AN/SPS-55 Surface Search Radar
1 x AN/SPS-64(V)9 Navigation Radar
4 x AN/SPS-62 Illuminators
1 x AN/SQS-53C Hull Mounted SONAR
1 x AN/SLQ-32(V)4 active jamming/deception
1 x AN/WLR-1H ESM
Crew
Ship's Company: 1,875
Air Wing: 1,575
Unit Replacement Cost $3,320,000,000 ($3.32 Billion)
Notes
Concieved as a companion ship to the Dominion-class Aircraft Carrier to lend DKN CVBGs more punch, the Verdun incorporates all the technological advancements of its older sister and one more: Electromagnetic catapults. Despite having the same number of catapults, the smaller ship can launch fighters twice as fast.
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Dominion-Class Aircraft Carrier
Builders VanDoos Shipyards
Propulsion
2 Landyne LV-450 Nuclear Reactors
4 Controllable-Reversible Pitch Propellers
Length Overall: 1,120 ft (341.38 meters)
Speed 34 knots
Aircraft 86
70 x Fighter Aircraft
6 x ASW Aircraft
6 x AWACS Aircraft
4 x Helicopters
Aircraft elevators Four
Catapults Four
Armament
5 x SAM Launchers (SM-2-ER)
1 x ASROC Launcher (Anti-Submarine Rocket)
1 x Cruise Missile Launcher (Tomahawk)
4 x MK 15 MOD 2 Close-in-Weapons Systems (CIWS)
1 x MK 36 MOD 2 Super Rapid-Blooming Off-Board Chaff System
Combat Systems
1 x AN/SPY-3A Multi-Function Radar
1 x AN/SPS-55 Surface Search Radar
1 x AN/SPS-64(V)9 Navigation Radar
4 x AN/SPS-62 Illuminators
1 x AN/SQS-53C Hull Mounted SONAR
1 x AN/SLQ-32(V)4 active jamming/deception
1 x AN/WLR-1H ESM
Crew
Ship's Company: 2,400
Air Wing: 2,509
Unit Replacement Cost $4,250,000,000 ($4.25 Billion)
Notes
As the final product of the long-running CVX program, the Dominion-class Nuclear Aircraft Carrier is expected to replace the long-serving force of Kitty Hawk-class Aircraft Carriers currently in service with the Dominion of Kotterdam.
Including several new systems, such as an advanced Jet Blast Deflector comprised of metal panels coated with heat-dissipating ceramic tiles similiar to those used on reentry vehicles, the new JBD will resist far greater levels of heat with far less maintenance. As well, the new integrated multi-function radar system will be far less maintenance intensive than the series of individual systems used on the Kitty Hawk.
AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE SHIPS
Newfoundland-Class Amphibious Assault Ship
Builders VanDoos Shipyards
Propulsion
2 Landyne LV-425 Nuclear Reactors
4 Controllable-Reversible Pitch Propellers
Length Overall: 910.0 m (975 ft)
Beam: 16.76 m (105 ft)
Speed: 31 knots
Aircraft 54
10 x F/A-18E Super Hornet Fighters
10 x AV-19 Lightning II VTOL Fighters
10 x UH-71A Python Utility Helicopters
8 x RAH-66 Comanche Attack Helicopters
4 x CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopters
4 x MH-71A Python Multi-Role Helicopters
2 x MH-53M Pave Low IV Multi-Role Helicopters
2 x SH-71A Sea Python ASW Helicopters
2 x E-2C Hawkeye AWACS Aircraft
2 x C-2A Greyhound COD Aircraft
Landing Craft
4 x LCAC Landing Craft, Air Cushion
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3 x LCU Landing Craft, Utility
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8 x LCM-8 Landing Craft, Mechanized
-or-
50 x Amphibious Assault Vehicles
Embarked Troops
68 x HMMWV Light Trucks
30 x IFV-2 Normandy Amphibious Fighting Vehicles
12 x Five-Ton Trucks
10 x LW155 155mm Towed Howitzers
10 x Logistics Vehicles
5 x MBT-3A2 Werewolf II Main Battle Tanks
4 x Rough Terrain Forklifts
2 x Water Trailers
2 x Generator Trailers
1 x Fuel Service Truck
Armament
2 x MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System
3 x MDG-351 35mm Multi-Mission Close-In Weapon System
2 x MK 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes (Triple Tube)
6 x Swordfish LSCSG Torpedoes
14 x Evolved Sea Sparrow Quad Pack VLS Cells (56 missiles)
Combat Systems
1 x AN/SPY-3A Multi-Function Radar
1 x AN/SPS-64(V)9 Surface Search/Navigation Radar
4 x AN/SPS-62 Illuminators
1 x AN/SQS-53C Hull Mounted SONAR
1 x AN/SQR-19B Towed Array SONAR (TACTAS)
1 x AN/SLQ-32A(V)3 Electronic Warfare Suite
1 x AN/SLQ-25 NIXIE Towed Torpedo Decoy
1 x MK 36 SRBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System
1 x Prairie/Masker (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/systems/prairie.htm) Sonar Countermeasure Unit
Crew
78 Officers
753 Enlisted
1,900 Embarked Troops
Unit Replacement Cost $1,252,000,000 ($1.252 Billion)
Notes
Intended to form the core of the new Amphibious Warfare Groups planned by the DAF, the Newfoundland is an expansion upon the same concept as the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship. Equal parts aircraft carrier and amphibious warfare ship, the Newfoundland can support an amphibious landing with a minimum of assistance.
Equipped with the latest in ASW SONAR systems, the brand new SH-71A Sea Python ASW helicopter, and both the Prairie/Masker (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/systems/prairie.htm) and NIXIE countermeasures systems, the Newfoundland is an utter nightmare for submarine captains to attack. A ghost on the waves, it presents a serious dillema for opposing forces.
LANDING CRAFT
Crocodile-Class Landing Craft - Personel
Builders VanDoos Shipyards
Propulsion
1 x Shipboard Diesel Generator
1 x Battery Backup System
2 x General Electric/Landyne Steerable Ducted Superconducting Electromagnetic Propulsion (DSEMP (http://www.cs.arizona.edu/japan/www/atip/public/atip.reports.91/ship.html)) Drives
Length Overall: 24.38 m (80 ft)
Beam: 5.18 m (17 ft)
Draft: 1.52m (5 ft)
Speed: 58 knots
Range:
Generator - 510 Nautical Miles
Battery - 116 nautical miles
Armament
1 x Mk 68 25mm Machine Gun
1 x M252 81mm Medium Extended Range Mortar
2 x Mk 19 40mm Automatic Grenade Launchers
2 x M134 7.62 x 51mm Miniguns
Crew 1 Officers, 4 Enlisted
Passengers 14 fully equipped troops
Unit Replacement Cost $170,000,000 ($170 Million)
Notes
The Crocodile-class LCP is specifically designed to carry naval commandoes into and out of combat situations both overtly and covertly, as well as providing fire support in a littoral or brown-water situation. Also known in the DKN inventory as a SWORD Team Assault Boat, or STAB, the Crocodile is rapidly making a name for itself as an exceptional support craft. Designed using the new GE/Landyne DSEMP propulsors, the Crocodile is exceptionally quiet, with a muffled diesel generator to provide power for the DSEMP system, as well as a battery backup capable of providing two hours of continuous operation. With the diesel operating, the Crocodile is likely to remain quiet enough to avoid notice on the basis of sound alone in most situations. Operating on battery backup, the STAB is utterly silent. As well, when the generator is running, a portion of its power goes to recharging the backup.
An exceptional armament provides support for naval commando operations, ranging from a Medium Extended Range Mortar system to rapid fire grenade launchers to miniguns to a 25mm machine gun capable of defeating light armoured vehicles. As well, the Crocodile has lockers for M136 AT4 Light Anti-tank Weapons and FIM-92A Stinger MANPADS missile launchers to be used to protect the craft from AFVs and threat aircraft respectively. Not an open-ocean combat vessel by any stretch of the concept, the Crocodile is designed to operate in coastal, littoral, and river environments exclusively.
In keeping with the DAF's new mobility objective, the Crocodile need not rely entirely upon Amphibious Warfare ships to deliver it to the theater. A single Crocodile can be carried aboard a C-17 Globemaster II cargo aircraft.
CARRIER AIRCRAFT
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Su-37W Super Flanker
Originally given the task of simply westernizing the successful Su-37 Super Flanker, the VAC cooperated with the Sukhoi Design Bureau to replace the fighter's systems and bring it in-line with the western fighters already in service with the DKA. The resulting aircraft, however, has been found to be superior to the baseline design. Especially impressive is the new suite of electronics.
Especially impressive is the new Wide-Angle Tactical Radar System, or WATRS. (Pronounced "Waters"). The WATRS system is not a single radar system, but rather a series of independant transmit/recieve modules built around a single powerful module in the nose. These modules form an Active Electronically Scanned Array radar system similar to the NORA system under development by Ericsson Microwave Systems. WATRS has a range of 241 kilometers, or 150 miles, and a coverage of 200 degrees.
As well, the WATRS is not simply a radar. It offers a complete range of electronic warfare and jamming capabilities, as well as the added versitility of a data transfer system, allowing similarily equipped fighters to share tactical and strategic information. As well, the WATRS is also a multi-role system, functioning equally well in ground attack mode as it does in its long-range air combat role. Designed to engage tanks, fighters, and cruise missiles with equal ease, it is a potent system.
Longfield Electronics has also contributed its new Rear Facing Search, Track, and Targeting Radar/Optronic Fire Control and Surveillance system to replace the similar NO-12 unit from the original design. Created specifically for the project, the RFSTT system covers the 160 degree blind spot of the WATRS unit out to a range of ninety kilometers, or fifty-six miles. This grants the Su-37W a full 360 degree radar coverage, as well as the ability to target and fire upon aircraft behind it, whether through the use of command-guided or aft-facing missiles.
The new supercooled infrared search and track system by that very same company allows the Su-37W to track targets without the use of its radar by their infrared signals. Capable of tracking targets from all aspects, it adds an extra degree of lethality to this already dangerous fighter.
In a further advancement, a combination of fly-by-light controls and an improved two-dimensional thrust vectoring system renders the already maneuverable Su-37 even more so. As well, the pilot's seat has been set at a 30 degree angle, much like that of the F-16, allowing the pilot to withstand the increased G-pressures of this added maneuverability.
Yet another feature adds to the survivability of this aircraft. While, like other western fighters, it is quite capable of ejecting flares and chaff should missiles be fired at the fighter, it also includes an FOTD unit. FOTD stands for Fiber Optic Towed Decoy. The FOTD takes its inspiration from a system designed for the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Functioning by emitting a signal like that of a threat radar. Towed at varying distances behind the fighter, it causes radar-homing missiles to engage it rather than the fighter by emitting a signal more powerful than the radar return of the aircraft, causing the missile to target it instead. Deployed only when under fire, the FOTD will obviously only function until it is destroyed, although there is a high chance that a missile confused by it will miss both the decoy and the fighter.
The fighter is also available in a naval version with folding wings.
General Characteristics
Primary Function: All-Weather Multi-Role
Contractors:
Vega Aerospace Consortium
Sukhoi Design Bureau
Power Plant: Two Saturn/Lyul'ka AL-31FU afterburning turbofans with two-dimensional thrust vectoring.
Length: 21.94 m (72 ft)
Height: 6.84 m (22 ft 5 in)
Wingspan: 15.16 m (49 ft 9 in)
Speed: 2,500 km/h (1,553 mph/Mach 2.35)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 34,000 kg (74,960 lbs)
Range: 3,800 km ferry range with four external fuel tanks
Armament:
1 x Oerlikon KAD 20mm 20-mm, single-barrel cannon with 225 rounds of ammunition
14 x External hardpoints capable of handling 18,075 lbs of ordinance
Combat Systems:
1 x Longfield Electronics WATRS LPI Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar
1 x Longfield Electronics RFSTT Radar/Optronic Fire-Control and Surveillance System
1 x Ericsson Multifunction Integrated Defensive Information Systems (MIDIS)
1 x Longfield Electronics SCIRSTS Supercooled Infrared Search and Track System
1 x AN/AAQ-14 LANTIRN Targeting Pod
1 x AN/AAQ-14 LANTIRN Navigation Pod
Crew: One
Unit Cost: $45.8 million
F/A-25 Thunderchief II
While it was not well known that the A-24 Corsair was designed with the A-4 Skyhawk as its inspiration, with the F/A-25 the Vega Aerospace Consortium comes right out and admits that this fighter was designed with the mighty Thud in mind.
Designed as a replacement for the A-6 Intruder, the F/A-25 is a powerfully-armed bear of a fighter with something of a reputation as a pig amongst its pilots. Fast it may be, but it is not a dogfighter, nor was it ever intended to be. Its powerful radar is designed to spot targets at range and destroy them with a well-placed ADAAM shot before they can get into range.
Four under-wing and three under-fuselage hardpoints serve to carry its frightening load of equipment as it blazes into enemy territory to release its payload with crippling accuracy. Equipped with terrain-following radar, it is designed to fly low and fast, getting in and out before the enemy really knows they're there. Although it is standard equipment for all their fighters, the Vega Aerospace Consortium would like to restate for the record that a zero/zero ejector seat is included in the fighter for exactly that reason.
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Heavy All-Weather Carrier-Based Strike
Contractor: Vega Aerospace Consortium
Power Plant: Two Kielly-Caesar L34-KC-111 augmented afterburning turbofans
Length: 62 feet, 3 inches
Height: 15 feet, 9 inches
Wingspan: 53 feet, 2 inches
Speed: 1,449 miles per hour (Mach 1.88 )
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 68,000 pounds
Range: 3,450 miles (3,000 nautical miles) ferry range with five external fuel tanks
Armament:
One internally mounted M-61A2 20mm 20-mm, six-barrel cannon with 560 rounds of ammunition; 11 under-wing and fuselage hardpoints capable of mounting the AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-140 ADAAM, MK81 250-lb bomb, MK82 500-lb bomb, MK83 1,000-lb bomb, GBU-12 500-lb LGB, GBU-16 1,000-lb LGB, GBU-32 and GBU-35 1,000-lb JDAM, GBU-30 and GBU-38 500 JDAM, CBU-24/B Cluster Bomb, MK-20 Rockeye Cluster Bomb, BLU-111 500-lb penetrator, BLU-110 1,000-lb penetrator, AGM-88 HARM, AGM-65 Maverick, AGM-84 Harpoon, and the B-61 Tactical Nuclear Bomb.
Crew: Two
Unit Cost: $34.5 million
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F-23C Black Widow II
Although it was defeated by the F-22 Raptor in the US Air Force's ATF competition, the Dominion of Kotterdam nonetheless decided that the YF-23 would make an excellent base for their stealth fighter. Cooperating with the Vega Aircraft Consortium, Northrop and McDonell-Douglas, that long-time supplier of the DKAF began work on improving the design. An extra bay for two more Sidewinders was worked into the design, granting it a more potent air-to-air punch. Other than that, the most major change was to the control systems, changing them from fly-by-wire to fly-by-light in a move designed to grant the design marginally better maneuverability.
More agile, and more stealthy, both to radar and to infrared than the F-22, the F-23B also has the advantage of superior range over the former fighter. The improved payload can be augmented even further by the six optional wing hardpoints, three per wing, four out of six being wet. Because of their effect on the Black Widow II's radar signature, they are almost never used on aggressive missions where stealth matters. Only on CAP missions are they used, and even then, only during relatively safe situations. The F-23C is the carrier version of the standard F-23B used in the DKAF.
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Stealth All-Weather Multi-Role
Secondary Function: Tactical Strike
Contractor(s): Northrop/McDonnell-Douglas/Vega Aerospace Consortium
Power Plant: 2 Pratt and Whitney YF119 turbofan engines
Length: 67 feet, 5 inches (20.6 meters)
Height: 13 feet, 11 inches (4.3 meters)
Wingspan: 43 feet, 7 inches (13.3 meters)
Speed:
Supercruise - Mach 1.58
With Afterburner - Mach 1.8
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 64,000 pounds (29,029 kilograms)
Range: 800 nautical miles without external tanks or air-to-air refueling.
Armament:
One internally mounted M-61A2 20mm 20-mm, six-barrel cannon with 500 rounds of ammunition; 4 AIM-9X Sidewinders; internal bay capable of carrying either 4 AIM-120C AMRAAMs, or two AMRAAMs and two JDAMs, or two AMRAAMs and two AGM-88 HARMs, or two AMRAAMs and two AGM-84 Harpoons; 6 under-wing hardpoints each capable of mounting one AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-9 Sidewinder, or AGM-84 Harpoon
Crew: One
Unit Cost: $34.2 million
A-24 Corsair III
For an aircraft manufacturer known for its unorthodox approach, the A-24 Corsair III is surprisingly conventional in its design. A conventional low delta-wing design with downward sloping swept horizontal tail surfaces and a single high vertical tail. Small and extremely agile, it is not the fastest fighter around, but retains exceptional low-level maneuverability, making it a terrific strike aircraft.
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Light All-Weather Multi-Role
Contractor: Vega Aerospace Consortium
Power Plant: One Kielly-Caesar L21-KC-211 afterburning turbofan
Length: 42 feet, 7 inches
Height: 18 feet, 3 inches
Wingspan: 31 feet, 11 inches
Speed: 925 miles per hour (Mach 1.2)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 68,000 pounds
Range: 3,450 miles (3,000 nautical miles) ferry range with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks
Armament:
One internally mounted M-61A2 20mm 20-mm, six-barrel cannon with 560 rounds of ammunition; 2 AIM-9X Sidewinders, 4 under-wing and fuselage hardpoints capable of mounting the AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-140 ADAAM, MK81 250-lb bomb, MK82 500-lb bomb, MK83 1,000-lb bomb, GBU-12 500-lb LGB, GBU-16 1,000-lb LGB, GBU-32 and GBU-35 1,000-lb JDAM, GBU-30 and GBU-38 500 JDAM, CBU-24/B Cluster Bomb, MK-20 Rockeye Cluster Bomb, BLU-111 500-lb penetrator, BLU-110 1,000-lb penetrator, AGM-88 HARM, AGM-65 Maverick
Crew: One
Unit Cost: $14.8 million
AV-19 Lightning II
Mission
The mission of the Vega Aerospace Consortium AV-19 Lightning II is to attack and destroy surface targets, escort helicopters, and to conduct air operations as needed. The Lightning II's missions include, but are not limited to:
- Close Air Support using conventional and specific weapons.
- Deep air support, to include armed reconnaissance and air interdiction, using conventional and specific weapons.
- Offensive and defensive antiair warfare. This includes combat air patrol, armed escort missions, and offensive missions against enemy ground-to-air defenses
Requirements for the Lightning II call for the aircraft to be able to conduct operations at night and in all weather. The Lightning II includes air intercept radar capable of tracking targets out to fifty miles, Forward Looking Infrared systems (FLIR). It is quite capable of operating and delivering ordinance at night, and conducting extended operations through the use of aerial refueling. It is designed to operate from carriers and other suitable seagoing platforms, advanced bases, expeditionary airfields, and remote tactical landing sites.
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Close Air Support
Contractor: Vega Aerospace Consortium
Power Plant: Two Kielly-Caesar L12-KC-100 vectored thrust augmented turbofans
Length: 49 feet, 4 inches
Height: 12 feet, 2 inches
Wingspan: 30 feet, 6 inches
Speed: 925 miles per hour (Mach 1.2)
Maximum Weight for Short Takeoff: 38,000 pounds
Maximum Weight for Vertical Takeoff: 35,000 pounds
Range: 1,100 miles
Armament:
One 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun; up to 16,000 pounds (13,000 pounds for Vertical Take Off) of mixed ordnance on eight under-wing pylon stations, including low/high drag bombs, incendiary cluster bombs, combined effects munitions, mine dispensing munitions, AGM-65 Maverick missiles and laser-guided/electro-optically guided bombs; infrared countermeasure flares; electronic countermeasure chaff; jammer pods; 2.75-inch (6.99 centimeters) rockets; illumination flares; AGM-88 HARM (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile); AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles; and Lightning II Laser Guided Munition Targeting Pod.
Crew: One
Unit Cost: $25.8 million
HELICOPTERS
SH-71A Sea Python
The SH-71A Sea Python offers an odd profile for a transport aircraft, employing an attack-style cockpit with a radome beneath the nose where the gun turret is on the MH-71A variant. As durable as its parent helicopter, the SH-71A maintains exceptional ASW capabilities. It carries twice the payload of an SH-60, a result of the heavy weapons load it carried in the MH-71A configuration, and superior sonar. As well, an airborne radar and fire control unit allows it to perform anti-shipping operations using Harpoon ASMs and defend itself with a pair of Stinger AAMs. All in all, the SH-71A is an exceptional replacement to the SH-60 Seahawk.
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, anti-ship warfare, and cargo lift
Contractors: Vega Aerospace Consortium
Power Plant: Two Kielly-Caesar T470-KC-011 turboshaft engines
Length: 19.96 m (65 ft 6 in)
Height: 5.39 m (17 ft 8 in)
Rotor Diameter: 16.61 m (54 ft 6 in)
Speed: 306 km/h (190 mph)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 10,000 kg (22,046 lbs)
Range: 820 km (510 mi), unlimited with mid-air refueling
Armament:
4 x Mk-50 Advanced Lightweight Torpedoes
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2 x BGM-84 Harpoon ASM
2 x FIM-92A Stinger ATAS Missiles
Combat Systems:
1 x Longfield Electronics FLNAR Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar
1 x Longfield Electronics Airborne Low/Medium Frequency Active Dipping Sonar (ALMFADS)
1 x Longfield Electronics Magnetic Anomaly Detector (MAD)
1 x AN/ALQ-211 Suite of Integrated RF Countermeasures
1 x AN/ALQ-212 Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM)
1 x AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS)
1 x AN/AVS-7, Aviation Night Vision Imaging System/Heads Up Display (ANVIS/HUD)
10 x Air-Dropable Sonobuoys
Crew: 4
Unit Cost: $13.5 million