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At over 3 miles long, and 3/4 of a mile wide, the Flat top mobile bridge/runway is easily the largest moving object known to The Phoenix Milita. Why did we build it? Because we can....
Well it does have practical uses... the Flat Top, which was originaly two seprate vessels, can be used as a massive bridge, spaning passages where a suspension bridge would be impossible and a tunnel system cost prohibitave, the Flat Top can provide ©strategic combat bridging. The large surface area also allows any aircraft to land, heck even our MAG-1 Spaceplanes can land on it safely. There is minimal aircraft storage below decks for fighter/learjet sized aircraft and helicopters, and only 1 aircraft elevator.
Length: 16,000 feet 11 inches
Width: 3,030 feet 6 inches
Power Plant: 6 x PD Topaz-S PW Type nuclear reactor
Armament: (note this is not a military vessel and is civillan operated with only a small Navy/Marine Security force)
(8) Dual 30mm Gatling CIWS
(1) Dual 56mm AAA gun w/ Fragmenting Shells
(2) PD-1 THEL Anti-Missile Laser
(2) SA-101 Reloadable SAM VLS Cell
(1) SA-102 Reloadable SAM VLS Cell
(1) Quad ABM Launcher
(2) Hatchet Cruise Missile Launchers (1 fore 1 aft, 1 missile each)
(18) 15.5mm Machine Guns
(6) 25mm Chaingun Cannons
Max Speed: 12 knots
Crew Complement: 169
Engineering Crew: 45
Bridge Crew: 12
Navy Crew: 32
Marines: 50
Misc Personnel: 30 (cooks, doctor etc)
Psngr Capacity: 2,500 people or 500 litter patients (usualy carries only 12-50 passenger in cruise liner style suites (suites cost 4,000$ for a 2 week all-inclusive cruise if you're interested)
Cost: $94302 million billion trillion gazillion dollars and 4 cents

This will NEVER EVER be reproduced, this is a one of a kind folks :D

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Very nice...Now someone call up Viz and tell him to make one bigger.

I'd buy one to use as a carrier for B-52s.

I'd take 6 for the worlds largest demolition derby.

I think its the only one which means its auction time...

I can see it now, the worlds largest trash barge.

I can see it now, the worlds largest trash barge.
Thats exactly what i would use it for.

:D We dont need trash barges, we launch our garbage into the sun

So Phoenix could i possibly buy it from you for 15 trillion? Or should i just go make my own? Good point..I think i'll make a service for that.

i would buy it for 20!

i would buy it for 20!
You do of course realise my budget is bigger then yours. Mwhahahahahaa.

I've got 22 dollars and 73 cents, is that enough?

Wonderful that's simpy wonderful!
but one thing...ITS NOT FOR SALE Why would we sell something we JUST made for ourselves?

I would be willing to sell the plans fo the Flat Top for oh say 700 billion (or best offer)


you can buy a 1/2 day stay on the entertainment deck for 20$ ;)

We'll buy the plans for it for 700 billion. We could use one of these things.

sold...hmm should i go out and buy 700 new battleships? nah these funds will only cover a small portion of the consruticon, research and upkeep costs :(

If anyone knows of anything bigger now it the time to say so :p

Mobile offshore bases would be the likely candiate, but I do not know of one 3+miles long

My massive Archangel fortress is easily several times larger and far more massive. It is right now undefended and in production still (30 days to build the base to support it). It uses superconducters and many many powerplants to keep it in the air, provide power and all the other functions, I don't want to hijack the thread here, but it is killing my budget easily. Don't worry I will provide more specs WHEN I publically announce the first parts completion in my thread.

Though your airfield looks like a few aircraft carriers with a deck that connects them all to make the largest runway on the sea that moves.....ever.

If anyone knows of anything bigger now it the time to say so :p

Mobile offshore bases would be the likely candiate, but I do not know of one 3+miles long

Doujin made his giant Naval Bases last summer, I think they were like 10 miles across and wide, I forgot the exact specs.

well i have doujin on ignore so i wouldn't know
Tanthan wins i think

it would a tight turning circle...not.

you could probably by a country or sevencloser to your target for the same amount of money to build that thing ;)

Congratulations for building such an enormous structure.