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Overview

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In conjunction with the soon to open Burnsian State Tech Storefront, Breningrad Shipyards has designed two new classes of ship specifically to export to nations desiring an upgrade in their current naval combat capabilities, or even to those new states who desire smaller-displacement vessels that can still poke holes in larger warships.

Your territorial waters are beset by large massive fleets. The enemy’s five carrier groups boast nearly half-a-dozen assault carriers in conjunction with dreadnaughts and super-dreadnaughts. How does your nation cope with such a force? Your own fleets are insufficient in size to send against a super-dreadnaught and expect to win.

Anecdotally, many adults remember their childhood days, when fights plagued the school yards. To that end, there were always the massive, bulked bullies who were able to be dominant in the open football fields. Yet, there were always the small, nimble kids who the bullies tended to avoid. Why is that? The smaller kids could deliver a whole series of little hits and kicks and then dash off, evading the bully between shots – using that time to catch their breath while the bully bleeds. Eventually, after enough hit and run attacks, the bully eventually is forced to withdraw and leave the smaller kid alone. He knows that he could continue to beat him up, gain more lunch money – but the cost of doing it would be too many broken bones and scars.

That is the mission for which Breningrad Shipyards has designed the Type 10 corvette. The ship utilizes a compact and angled hull with outboard riggings internalized in order to make the ship truly stealthy. The long central superstructure contains internalized housing for eight short-range surface-to-surface anti-ship missiles. Further forward are eight VLS cells containing standard complement surface-to-air missiles designed for either anti-aircraft or anti-missile point defence work. The power plant is a standard combined operation gas and diesel engine, which provide power to an integrated electrical system, which provides power to the waterjets that propel the Type 10 at extremely high speeds.

Principal Architect: Wayne Compton

Specifications

Length: 55m
Beam: 9.5m
Draft: 3m
Displacement: 750t
Crew: 45

Performance

Powerplant: 3 x Berington-Smith Model 24-N CODAG units - total 20,000kW
Speed: Max Cruise – 30 knots; Max – 55 knots
Range: 4000km at 10 knots

Armaments

8 x SS.N.36 Icarus SSMs
8 x SA.N.39 Theseus SAMs in one eight-cell Mk.64 VLS cell (1x8)

Batch I Cost: 225 million Commonwealth Credits (1CC=2USD)

For purchase orders, please refer to the Sales Department at the Burnsian State Tech Storefront. If this is an untenable arrangement, Breningrad Shipyards would be willing to work as the middle man, however, such an arrangement will surely increase the sale price.

Burnsian State Tech Site (http://s9.invisionfree.com/Burnsian_State_Tech/index.php?act=idx)

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OoC: No backup gun or anti-aircraft guns? Maybe its just me but I like to keep something at hand that can pump out large amounts of fire at a steady rate when I run out of missiles.

Maybe a pair of Boffors 30mm cannons or something?

I'd like to see a pic of the corvette before I decide whether to purchase or not. Also, some backup guns would be welcome to the design.

The idea is for full stealth, initially i was thinking about placing a decent sized cannon onboard, but the best way to create a stealth ship is to create a ship of nothing. In that somewhat confusing mind, I created a ship with no gun emplacements to further reduce the RCS and make it a true stealth ship. Consequently, there are no actual guns on board.

That, and this ship is dedicated solely to short excursions. Ideally, the operating navy will detect an enemy vessel operating within its territorial waters and relay such information to the Type 10 - hiding in some bay or even operating out of an actual base. The ship will make way at maximum operating speed, and when within missile range, fire its eight missiles - or whatever amount the operator chooses - and make like hell back for base. Of course, when the ship launches its missiles the right angles and interior spaces will be seen by radar and the stealth ship becomes merely a reduced RCS combatant. However, after the smoke and debris have cleared, the hatches are shut and the ship resumes its stealth characteristics. Then it makes full speed away. If used properly, the ship wouldn't be in any significant danger from enemy forces. I stress the "if used properly".

In addition, the Type 10 is meant to act in concert with my Type 14 frigate, which provides operational area anti-air defence. Of course, it could be possible that one chooses to buy the Type 10 and not the 14, in which case that operator would still need to provide its own air defence ships.

However, as many of the Batch 1s are being bought by the Commonwealth of Azazia for Homeguard (ooc: similar to the US Coastguard) purposes, there will need to be a second batch for Royal Nayy purposes; and Batch 2 might have some additions and subtractions depending on the feedback from the purchasers.

the pic is on the way, but might take a while to get up. I've spent most of my time fussing over larger displacement vessels and with a lot of artwork to do for school this weekend it might take a few days to get up. But then again, who knows. As for your request on guns Cotland, you could presumably special order a modified design with guns, but further above deck emplacements would increase the RCS signature, which is definately the antithesis of the design of the Type 10.

But about the pic, I'll try and get something up later. Just give me some time.

I remember seeing somewhere that the US was developing some sort of "hideaway guns" where when used the guns would come out of a small encasement and begin firing, then after firing they would retreat into the encasement. However it only really works for smaller guns, which I think would be enough for this type of ship. Maybe if you tried adding something like that? It might reduce the stealth a little, but if you only have like one or two on board I doubt it would hinder it drastically.

Indeed, some of my larger displacement vessels operated by my Royal Navy utilize such "hidden guns", yet the goal is a fast stealth boat armed with missiles designed to deal only with large combatants. The ship isn't designed to handle close-range engagements, in fact, if the ship is detected somehow, then its mission is - for all intents and purposes - failed. The objective is to launch outside of gun range of any foreign vessels. And as for aircraft, the Type 14 frigate is more than enough to ensure the safety of the Type 10s, which are not meant to be operating as patrol boats or anything like that. They are purely quick first strike weapons. Against missiles, well, the fact of the matter is that if by chance an enemy missile locks target on the Type 10, it is equipped with extremely agile point-defence missile systems. Consequently, guns are considered an un-necessary defensive measure in this design. It is possible of course to design a ship with every conceivable weapon built it, but then you also raise the costs. And the secondary goal of this vessel is to be an affordable, rather cheap quick strike vessel. To add more guns and technology and weight only decreases the effectiveness of the secondary goal, and does nothing to supplement its primary goal.

bump, now includes an original line drawing - though it really isn't much keeping in mind its length.

Just for my own ranting's sake, my ships use these guns which have no real names, so I call them Gause Platforms.

What they do is they are shaped stealthly, like in a triangular shape. The triangle is more like an acute triangle, becouse although the gun is the larger, more bulkier side, the barrel is the more to the fine-point side. In my designs, the front portion of the triangle where the barrel is located is retracted, litteraly dropped by gears onto the deck. In modern designs by Norway, the Royal Navy, and even the States, has it as the barrle comes out and the gun moves around, but it makes no sense to me since the guns can nto fire at the front then.

Just so you all know.