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Secret IC: Portland Iron Works developing battlecarrier

Sarzonia
31-12-2004, 01:36
[OOC: This would come to light after the war between Sarzonia and her allies and Roach-Busters and Generic Empire. Also, these are just the beginning stages of developing such a ship, so OOC feedback would be encouraged.]

Despite the ISN's opposition to the use of battlecarriers in its navy, Portland Iron Works engineers have responded to suggestions and requests by several customers and have begun designing a battlecarrier to allow for the use of broadsides and the ability to project air power.

Publius-class battlecarrier (tentative name)
Dimensions: Length 289 m; Beam 78 m; Draught 14 m
Displacement: 203,433 tonnes full load
Propulsion: Four nuclear reactors; four shafts; 225,000 shp.
Speed: 24 knots cruise; 31 knots maximum.
Complement: 3,400 officers and men
Aircraft: 50 fighters, including 20 SZ-1 Vulture-equivalent strike fighters and 25 SZ-2 Albatross-equivalent air-to-air fighters. Space is also included for five cargo/attack helicopters
Armament: 6 x 20 inch (560 mm) Electro/Chemical guns in two triple turrets in A & B positions; 12 x 6 inch (153 mm) guns mounted port and starboard; 20 x 20 mm AA cannon in twin turrets mounted port and starboard; 10 x Millennium Gun CIWS mounted port and starboard; 6 x Mk. 50 VLS launchers; 4 x 48 cell Harpoon-equivalent missile launchers; 2 x 48 cell Tomahawk-equivalent launchers
Armour: 5.5 inch composite with steel, nickel, kevlar and aluminum. Hardened crossbeams have been installed across the bulkheads to strengthen the ship's superstructure. Double bottomed hulls including ballast composites and void spaces provide greater protection of sensitive areas.

The Publius-class battle carrier was designed to fulfill customer requests for a battlecarrier. The vessel's features include a well-armored hull to increase protection against attack. In addition, its six 20 inch electro/chemical cannons provide a modern platform to launch ordnance quickly and project an intimidating display of power whenever it's required. The Publius carries 50 aircraft including 20 strike aircraft, 25 air-to-air fighters, and five large helicopters. It also has a skijump inclined at 10 degrees.
Inkana
31-12-2004, 01:43
Heh, good job.
Japanese Antarctica
31-12-2004, 01:45
Could I have a link to the war thread Mr. Sarzo?
Sarzonia
31-12-2004, 01:51
[OOC: Here's the IC link (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=383846). It's a (mostly) closed RP, but you might be needed to be a R-B ally. This (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=384000) is the OOC thread.]
Sarzonia
31-12-2004, 03:39
*bump*
Sarzonia
31-12-2004, 20:13
*bump*
Pschycotic Pschycos
31-12-2004, 20:20
Very amusing...similer to, but smaller than my own Arkhangel Class Battlecarriers that I have employed for a while now.
Sarzonia
31-12-2004, 20:24
Interesting. I didn't even look at the Arkhangel when I designed this.
Pschycotic Pschycos
31-12-2004, 20:25
heh heh, tg me, and I'll give you the stats.
Sarzonia
31-12-2004, 20:34
Consider yourself TG'd.
Japanese Antarctica
01-01-2005, 18:00
OOC:

Yes, I was interested in your RP because I wanted to find the impetus for this design. I'm working on something like this too (a little more battleship than carrier though).
Sarzonia
01-01-2005, 18:03
[OOC: Well the RP itself wasn't the impetus for the design. Getting two requests for a battlecarrier led me to design one.]
Sarzonia
05-01-2005, 20:18
*bump*
Albinoism
05-01-2005, 20:48
Do you build custom ships?
Sarzonia
05-01-2005, 21:08
The Portland Iron Works has several designs that have resulted from customer requests for a custom-built vessel. Our most recent custom design is the Dolphin-class hydrofoil patrol vessel constructed for Nutropinia. Our other custom designs are: The Ossippee-class special operations boat, the Insurgent-class special operations submarine, and the Chieftain-class executive submarine, all built for Nutropinia; the Discovery-class research submarine built for United Korean Nations by our predecessors at the Wilmington Shipyard Corporation, and the Diplomacy-class executive yacht built for PioMagnus.

Please contact us for your naval needs, including custom-built ships.

Commodore Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
Managing Director, Portland Iron Works

[OOC: The link to the PIW's in my signature.]
Albinoism
05-01-2005, 21:11
Where is the link?
Sarzonia
05-01-2005, 21:26
[OOC: I'm assuming that you have signatures shut off in your user profile, then. Portland Iron Works (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=345001).]
Doomingsland
05-01-2005, 21:26
OOC:Looks good. I never did see the point of battlecarriers, though.
Sarzonia
05-01-2005, 21:28
OOC:Looks good. I never did see the point of battlecarriers, though.[OOC: I think I have an idea of why they went in. The Japanese were short on the raw materials required to build ships and they wanted to be able to convert some of their battleships to carriers from what I understand. They did those to be able to fire some of their big guns but still be able to launch planes. It also could have been a shortage of planes that led to their using the battlecarriers, figuring that they couldn't carry as many planes as a dedicated aircraft carrier.

The way I would envision using it would be as a way to project air power quickly and at the same time bombard coastal positions with the big guns.]
Doomingsland
05-01-2005, 22:09
OOC:Ah, that makes sense, thanks.