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"Warsprite" Is the first Battlecruiser launched in the history of the Hogsweatian Royal Navy. It has two sister ships, the "Warsight" and "Bitter".
Warsprite will be finished early next autumn, and in five years Warsight is to follow, then in another four Bitter.
Firstly, some general specifications for you to go by. As a note, Warspite, Warsight, and Bitter are all of the "Warsprite" Class. Please not that as only space has been provided for half the sailors on board, it is Hogsweatian Naval Policy to only abandon ship if the ship is so severely damaged that that many sailors are dead anyway. It is possible for more to be fitted.

Complement: 1000

Displacement: 58,963 Tonnes

Length: 300 Metres

Draught: 20 Metres

Lifeboats: Space for 500 sailors

Safety:
Fire extinguishers on every corridor
waterlocked below-water compartments
Emergency axes
Distress beacon with a range of 800KM (possible?)
Oxygen tanks
NBC Defence
Gasmasks
Range: 8500 KM at 10 Knots

Armour:
15in - 7in (Belt)
15in - 6in (Main Turrets)
11in - 5in (Barbettes)
11in - 7in (Superstructure)

Armament:
12x 400mm main guns (Each Turret containing two guns)
18x 6" side turrets
4x Quadruple Harpoon Anti-Shipping launchers
3x Seawolf VLS
1x 5", 114MM turret

Propulsion Arrangement: Hextupled Screw Turbines

Powerplant:"Branham" Class Type 4 Diesel Electric and Gas Powered Turbines

Performance: 28 knots

Note: It is highly advised you support Warspite Class Battlecruisers with sufficient air support and small craft support

The Warspite class is one of the only class of Battlecruisers today that still operates using a funnel - this is because Hogsweat does not rely on nuclear-powered engines for most ships.
Note: Respected purchasers reserve the right to modify the ships design to be fitted with a nuclear engine. Construction rights buyers also reserve the right to do the former

Selling Price:1,250,000,000 United States Dollars (1 Billion, 250 Million)

Production Rights: 3,000,000,000 United States Dollars (3 Billion)

Dronios has decided to purchase four of these warships for Classified needs. We do not want the buying rights However.

5 Billions of USD wired to Hogsweat. :D

To: Dronios Admiralty
From: Hogsweatian Naval Development and Marketing Inc.
We thank you kindly for your purchase of our vessel/s. We hope our vessel/s will provide you with years of good service in your Naval forces. Your offer will take fourteen days to complete.
Mark Branham,
CEO of Hogsweatian Naval Development and Marketing Inc.

Doesn't look too bad, but, a number of suggestions...

1) Weight is a little low, probably more like 50-60,000 tons for a vessel longer than an Iowa. You should still be able to hit 28 kts easily though.

2) Not sure about the powerplant...are you sure you are not confusing this with the propulsion arrangement?

3) Main guns....way too many for that low weight and armour. Think more along the lines of eight to twelve, especially if using twin turrets. You might be able to fit quadruple mounts on, but the cramped conditions wont be great for the gunnery crews.

4) Secondary gun armament. Now, are those 6" weapons in actual side barbettes or do you mean they are located alongside the superstructure? I have more to say on the subject but I need an answer to that first. And
one? 114 mm gun? Why?

5) you may want to stick NBC protection in with the other safety eqipment.

:D

1.) Gotcha . Its based off the British Warspite. 'Cept bigger.

2.) Probably.

3.) I'm not sure what I was on. What i've stated doesn't make sense. It should be 8. I'll edit ASAP.

4.) The pic isn't too clear. They are located in barbettes below the Second cannon, and the far right Harpoons.

5.) Jahowl >.> Oh ya, and the 114MM is on top of the left hand superstructure building. Its different because.. Its special :p

Editing now

Bump

10 warships please.
12.5 billion wired, and can you refit them with nuclear engines?

I will throw in an extra 3 billion for production rights. *does not notice anti-military protestors*

Yay! Thank you.
*shoots anti-military protestors*

bump.

The People's Republic of Ozia Prime:
is interested in the building rights to your ship
but due to financial problems cannot afford 3 billion :headbang:
would you take lower?



With my Regards,
Primir Shadam Oz the first of the People's Republic of Ozia Prime :gundge:

We would be willing to stoop for 1.5 billion.

Its a deal then also due to a deal with an allie of mine im able to afford 2 ships aswell


With my Regards,
Primir Shadam Oz the first of the People's Republic of Ozia Prime

Okay. The rights are being wired to your embassy in Hogsweat.

oooooooooo...look at the pretty boat...

Yes, it is, isn't it?

the people's republic of ozia prime dosent have a embassy in hogsweat?

is this like buy our ship get an embassy free?


With my Regards,
Primir Shadam Oz the first of the People's Republic of Ozia Prime

Hmm... for some reason I can't see the picture of your ship, Hogsweat. All I get is a red X in a white box.

Is this URL right (I pulled it off "properties")
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/HogsweatNS/WARSPITE.bmp

In addition, I have a slight nitpick...

Range: 8500 KM at 10 Knots

It should be 8500 KM at 28 Knots.

Oh, thanks Sharina.

OOC:Are those six inch guns dual purpose?

To:Hogsweat
From: P3X1299 Department of Defense

we are interested in purchasing the production rights to your Warspite Class battlecruisers. We are interested in these production rights so that we can modify the design to our standards and put it into production for our navy. $ 3 billion will be wired on confirmation of our order.

Sincerely,
Robert MacKenzy
P3X1299 Secretary of Defense

OOC: Aye.

That is acceptable. The production rights and diagnostics are being wired to your nation as of now.

Excellent.

OOC: Does each turret have three guns, because I only see four in the picture.

still not as big or powerful as Yamato

you canb but it for your navy here

http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=371552

Complement: 1000
Lifeboats: Space for 500 sailors
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:( :'-(

Kriegorgrad in interested in procuring 2 of these Battlecruisers and the production rights. We have already pulled away 3.5 billion from trivialities such as health and education. We eagerly await your reply.

Yours,

Grand Inquisitor Matthias, Keeper of the Seal, Guardian of the Tome

OOC: Good ship without any wanking except from the nice, bigassed guns and even that is good wanking anyway! No more "OMFG I R T3H SCREMJATZ111TEHPEERS YUR ARMUR111" and thank the heavens that there are no "hypersonic bullets" to be seen. I think you'll remember that little episode with a bitter taste or a touch of humour.

[OOC: How could I forget?]

IC

The production rights for the Warspite will be wired to your embassy [if we didn't torch it in the revolution] in Hogsweat. From there you can do what you wish with them.

Thank you for this excellent battle ship, I just heard of the revolution, thus I assume that your shipping manufacturers are out of commission for a while? No matter, we shall contruct this behemoth ourselves.

Thank you.

Yours,

Grand Inquisitorial Lord Matthias, Keeper of the Seal, Guardian of the Tome

Hogsweat your a legend mate still flyin the British flag i see.. just wanna say nice one mate, good to see others still use the greatest fighting force in the world as its base for their armed forces. I would buy a ship but i dont think i can atm iv just got some new ships (Triton frigates) keep in contact man

Thanks easy green ; )

We would like to buy production rights

** 3 Billion Wired **

NTG Corporation and the Hellenic Army would like to buy production rights of the battlecruiser and 3 of the ships.

Total Ammount: $6,750,000,000 USD

Money will be wire once our order has been confirmed.

just a few suggestions.

prob if your a brit ship (noted the use of seawolf), you might want to fit each heavy gun turrent with a turrent mounted goalkeeper CIWS.

also a medium range SAM system froma GLCM type launcher to provide depth of air cover.

sure it will work in conjunction with a fleet carrier, but the Seawolf and CIWS give you last minute protection from aircraft and missiles, but you'd really like something to pop off the approaching aircraft 30/40 k away.

Brits used to use Sea Dart mk 2s, but that is 1980/1990s technology.

also you might want something like a subroc missile launcher. depth charges are so 1940s.

harpoon is a decent ssm, and the 400mm guns should have a rnage close to 30km, but if your carting around a heavy piece of machinery like that, its nice to have over the horizon weapon systems, and its sets you up for a nice line of maintanence supply contracts.

also while I am new to this game, a big part of selling merchandise is selling maitenaince and supply contracts (you can make half again over 4/5 years) or making slightly irregular ammunition (say for instance the CIWS doesn'tuse off the shelf ammo rather DU shells).

or you could go instead of CIWS the experimental metalstorm guns (still being tested, guns which can fire at 12,000 rpm and have no moving parts).

Also many manufacturers extol the virtues of their radar/sonar/satellite systems, as well as ECM and jamming technologies.

cheers

Kaptaingood

BTW how does one find out howmuch cash one has in ones economy to build such bohemoths?