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The EM-85 'Orca' class is large size, multi-purpose fleet replenishment ship that can transfer stores and liquids to ships at sea. With the advanced transfer equipment the ship can either resupply vessels abeam whil at sea, at a port facility as well as using vertical replenishment with its helicopters.

The four dual-purpose replenishment rigs fitted amidships enable the EM-85 to replenish two warships with both fuel and stores simultaneously. Fuel transfer is accomplished by suspending a hose from a tensioned cable, the jackstay, which runs from the supply ship to the receiving warship. The hose is fitted with a quick-coupling probe to mate with the receiving point on the warship. Once the hose has been connected,the EM-85 is able to pump fuel across to the receiving ship. During a stores transfer the jackstay supports a 'traveller', a travelling hoist to which loads of up to 2t may be coupled.

As well as the main replenishment rigs, teh ship is also fitted with an additional refuelling rig, called a Hudson Reel, at the stern. Stern refuelling is not as efficient as beam replenishment, but it is safer in severe weather conditions as the ships are less likely to collide.

The EM-85 class is also fitted with a two-spot flight deck, a hangar and maintenance facilities for five EA-24 (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40824) sized helicopters. This gives the ship an enhanced capability to re-supply warships in a task group by a technique called vertical replenishment (VERTREP) which involves using helicopters to ferry supplies from ship to ship. VERTREP may be used re-store a vessel that does not need to take fuel onboard. In addition the helicopters can provide an ASW and ASuW capability to the ship which increases its organic self-defence.

The EM-85 is equipped with the full set of navigation and communications equipment, powerful diesel power plants, air-conditioning and ventilation systems to provide efficient operation in any climatic conditions and NBC chemical protection systems as well as a radiation de-contamination facility. It can be operated in sea conditions up to Sea State 10.


Specifications

Full displacement: 37,560 tons full load
Dimensions:
Length – 667ft
Beam – 99ft.
Draft – 32ft.
Main machinery: 2 Diesel Power plants each producing 26,900hp
Propellers 2 x variable pitched propellers and 1 x bow thruster
Full run speed: 21 Knots
Crew: 136+embarked air group of 154+80 spare (for troops, medical personnel etc)
Weapons:
-2 Mk 49 RAM SAM Point Defence Missile systems
30 mm AK-630M CIWS Gun Mount x 2
14.5mm Machine Gun mounts x 6

Cargo Capacity: 12,505m3 of Liquids, 6,238m3 of solid stores

Helicopters: Up to 5 Medium helicopters can be accommodated in the hangar.

Davits can support up to two boats up to 45ft long and 25 tons in weight.

Electronic equipment: HF and UHF radio communication aids
navigation radar
radio direction-finder
GPS satellite navigation
air/surface target detection radar
fire-control radar for missiles
fire-control radar for gun mounts
decoy dispenser system
Towed anti-torpedo decoy
Azimuth/Elevation gyrocompass
IFF System
Advanced Combat and information Control System
Encrypted Data transmission System
Electronic Counter Measures System

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Costs:

EM-85 Orca fleet Replenishment Ship: 285 million

Annual Operating Cost: Approx. 30 million

Crookfur is interesteds in the aquisition of about 90 of these vessels.
We would preffer the vessels to be supplied with the weapons removed (so we can fit our own).

If this order would be too much of a burden we could do soem of the work for you...

(redoing by support fleets look out for orders on couple of other vessels i have previosuly used...)

Redleningrad would like to purchase some of these vessels, but do to it's youth as a nation, it is still in need of financial education. Help and purchase now would proove good for future cooporation.

Crookfur is interesteds in the aquisition of about 90 of these vessels.
We would preffer the vessels to be supplied with the weapons removed (so we can fit our own).

If this order would be too much of a burden we could do soem of the work for you...

(redoing by support fleets look out for orders on couple of other vessels i have previosuly used...)

Yes indeed it is a rather large order, with the weapons suite removed the unit price would be reduced to 271 million. How about 50 of them could be built by you for a nominal royalty per vessel? Note this would be a limited production license so that only that number of vessels could be built and we trust your nation to adhere to the agreement.

The terms seem acceptable to us.

Any funds owed have been transfered.

thank you.

Redleningrad is still waiting for the help it requested, but is now considiring building it's own ships of a diffirnt design.

Redleningrad: exactly what kind of help are you looking for, if you want send me a tg and i'll help if i can.