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05-06-2004, 17:34
In response to growing obseletity in the Confederate Navy, the Fluffy Technology Bureau drew up plans for a sleu of new vessels designed to match that of all foriegn competitors, but really only one was selected the: the King Shark-class Battleship, designed to be able to crush opposing super-battleships, ships that have been most feared since the real recognition of naval obseletity. Following plans a single hull was laid, which has been completed, with a short speech from the President:
"My fellow Confederates, it is on this day I give to you a wonderful sight: the first realisation of our dreams for a new super-battleship, one to match the largest of all vessels. This follows the goal of our engineers to produce a ship armed with railguns, and we feel it will match anything on the waves. Now, withour further ado, let us launch this fair vessel, the Tiger Shark, and may God bless it."
The Tiger Shark is the first King Shark to be laid, and it is truly a remarkable ship, though it is no where near as large as the super-ships of other navies. Rather, it simply has two massive railguns, one on front, one on back, with a large hydrogen powered, many poled, compulsator to power each of the guns, the guns needing (and I worked this out) 28,173,200 amperes of current to fire a single 2,000 kilogram shot, reaching a velocity of about mach 13.15, plasmafying the sabot case where it touches the rail. Within 0.0044 seconds the massive kinetic energy weapon has cleared the rails, the case has fallen off, and it is underway.
The ship has no other weapons than the railguns, making it vulnerable to attack by air or submarine, but that is rememdied by the many ships that would be near it. The ship is 900 feet long with a displacement of 60,000 tons, a crew of 400 (thanks to there being only two weapons, they need only move the ship, aim the two guns, power the engines, etc.).Armored with over 4" of our special composite armor: steel, mixed with depleted uranium and Diamond Like Carbon, the ship is well armored should the entire fleet be penetrated and bombers make it to the vessel. Most of the area beneath the deck is filled with hydrogen cells to turn the compulsators and generate power for the guns. Massive surge protection devices ensure that the surge of power after the weapon is shot do not destroy the power generating systems.
So, here are the specs:
Armament:
2 20 meter long rail guns
Misc.
Crew: 400
Length: 900 feet
Armor: 4" special composite armor
Various surge protection devices on all systems
Hardening against EMP
Displacement: 60,000 tons
Speed: 32 knots
Cost: $20,000,000,000 (20 billion)
"My fellow Confederates, it is on this day I give to you a wonderful sight: the first realisation of our dreams for a new super-battleship, one to match the largest of all vessels. This follows the goal of our engineers to produce a ship armed with railguns, and we feel it will match anything on the waves. Now, withour further ado, let us launch this fair vessel, the Tiger Shark, and may God bless it."
The Tiger Shark is the first King Shark to be laid, and it is truly a remarkable ship, though it is no where near as large as the super-ships of other navies. Rather, it simply has two massive railguns, one on front, one on back, with a large hydrogen powered, many poled, compulsator to power each of the guns, the guns needing (and I worked this out) 28,173,200 amperes of current to fire a single 2,000 kilogram shot, reaching a velocity of about mach 13.15, plasmafying the sabot case where it touches the rail. Within 0.0044 seconds the massive kinetic energy weapon has cleared the rails, the case has fallen off, and it is underway.
The ship has no other weapons than the railguns, making it vulnerable to attack by air or submarine, but that is rememdied by the many ships that would be near it. The ship is 900 feet long with a displacement of 60,000 tons, a crew of 400 (thanks to there being only two weapons, they need only move the ship, aim the two guns, power the engines, etc.).Armored with over 4" of our special composite armor: steel, mixed with depleted uranium and Diamond Like Carbon, the ship is well armored should the entire fleet be penetrated and bombers make it to the vessel. Most of the area beneath the deck is filled with hydrogen cells to turn the compulsators and generate power for the guns. Massive surge protection devices ensure that the surge of power after the weapon is shot do not destroy the power generating systems.
So, here are the specs:
Armament:
2 20 meter long rail guns
Misc.
Crew: 400
Length: 900 feet
Armor: 4" special composite armor
Various surge protection devices on all systems
Hardening against EMP
Displacement: 60,000 tons
Speed: 32 knots
Cost: $20,000,000,000 (20 billion)