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24-02-2005, 22:55
Royal Tallarnian Dockyards
OoC: This is my first attempt at a storefront so there might be some errors or faults in it.
That and several rules apply when purchasing from the RTD:
1) Do your own math.
2) Please roleplay your order a bit.
3) I reserve the right to refuse sale to anyone, should I deem them a threat or otherwise unworthy.
4) Please use Thirdgeek (http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com) to calculate your budget, I will check to see if you can afford it. I’m very lenient if people want to use a yearly payment instead. Prices are in US-dollar.
5) 1 RL day is 1 NS year.
6) Discounts are possible for certain people, these people know who they are and if they don’t then I’ll just cut their prices with the percentage I find reasonable.
7) Some of these systems are bought from Praetonia(the Testudo CIWS and the Balista VLS plus all missiles) but I have all production and modification rights, however original copyright still lies with Praetonia and if you want the production rights for the missiles you’ll have to visit Praetonia’s storefront. (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=400550)
All ships, systems and weapons Copyright Rick Boeve 2005 unless stated otherwise.
Be warned that I some very strange hobies and a lot of free time to hunt people down that steal my work.
IC:
Updates:
25-02-05: added 2 submarines, 1 amphibious assault ship, prices to all ships and pictures.
Ballista VLS
The Ballista VLS system is the standard missile launch platform for ships built by the Royal Tallarnian Dockyards, the original design was purchased many years from the IPS but has since been modified slightly. It comes in varying sizes and versions for different missiles and launch platforms, but each type acts basically in the same way. A single missile is stored inside each cell, (with a single reload stored below) which is held in ‘safe’ mode until the command is received to ‘fire’, at which point the missile is activated and control is automatically transferred to the appropriate systems. The upgraded Ballista VLS which is now included in all Dumpsterdanian ships sold from now are capable of launching all known RL and NS missiles with some small modifications:
‘Lance’ Standard anti-Ship Missile
Length: 5.8m
Diameter: 30cm
Weight: 1,186kg
Speed: Mach 2.7 Supercruise, Mach 3.9 Terminal
Range: 356km
Warhead: 401kg High-Explosive Delayed/Contact Fuse
Guidance and Countermeasures: Missile remotely guided by ship radar; ‘Simplex’ Guidance radar for course adjustments, redundancy and ordinance avoidance; 'Biplex' IR Guidance System; 'Juniper' GPS Guidance System; ECCM (Electronic Counter Counter Measure) system.
Unit Cost: $1,650,000
The Lance missile carriers an explosive warhead larger than that of a Harpoon missile, a greater distance in a shorter time, but more importantly it carriers advanced electronics systems making the missile more accurate and less likely to be shot down by CIWS fire. This, of course, means a bigger price tag, but money will be saved in the long run as a ship that would previously required four Harpoon missiles to sink can be destroyed with only one or two Lance missiles. The upgraded Lance is equipped with a RAMjet engine, making the missile capable of much faster speeds, andtherefore making it much harder to shoot down.
‘Javelin’ Standard anti-Aircraft Missile
Length: 3.1m
Diameter: 19cm
Weight: 625kg
Speed: Mach 3.4 Supercruise, Mach 4.7 Terminal
Range: 128km
Warhead: 128kg High-Explosive Fragmentation
Guidance and Countermeasures: Missile remotely guided by ship radar; ‘Simplex’ Guidance radar for course adjustments and redundancy; 'Biplex' IR Guidance System
Unit Cost: $740,000
The Javelin anti-aircraft missile is designed to be able to destroy enemy aircraft before they can threaten the ship itself, or, if acting as an anti-air picket, the fleet it is with. Although the missile carries the same advanced guidance systems as the Lance anti-ship missile, today’s aircraft can move at speeds up to mach 2 and can carry advanced countermeasure systems and so a hit cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, the missile carries a large HE fragmentation warhead that can assure a kill on any aircraft within 100m. The new and upgraded Javelin missile features RAMjet technology, propelling the missile to immence speeds, increasing the likelyhood of a hit.
‘Pole-axe’ Standard Land Attack Missile
Length: 7.01m
Diameter: 64cm
Weight: 2,425kg
Speed: Mach 2.0 Supercruise, Mach 2.9 Terminal
Range: 2,000km
Warhead: 820kg High-Explosive
Guidance and Countermeasures: GPS Guided
Unit Cost: $850,000
The Pole-axe Land Attack Missile is based on the Tomahawk cruise missile, but carries a larger warhead at a faster speed. The missile is long ranged and powerful, but unsuited to ship combat dues to it’s relative slowness and lack of high accuracy and countermeasure avoidance systems needed to hit modern warships. Don’t get us wrong, the Pole-axe is great at what it does, just do try and make it do anything else.
‘Spear’ Standard anti-Ship / anti-Submarine Torpedo
Length: 7.54m
Diameter: 54.5cm
Weight: 2089kg
Speed: Mach 0.41
Range: 49km
Warhead: 626kg High-Explosive Shaped Charge
Guidance and Countermeasures: Missile remotely guided by ship sonar; DETAR Guidance sonar for course adjustments, redundancy and countermeasure detection; Acaustic Guidance advanced computer for countermeasure avoidance
Unit Cost: $2,000,000
The Spear torpedo is propelled by a gas turbine engine which gives it top-notch endurance at a high speed. This, coupled with advanced electronics and guidance hardware, makes this a hard torpedo to fool with countermeasures. Even if the torpedo does fail to hit it’s target, it’s large warhead will seriously damage any vessel within 150m. The upgraded Spear is supercavicating, leading to a high speed with no decrease in range.
‘Halberd’ anti-Battleship Missile
Length: 14.28m
Diameter: 98cm
Weight: 5,281kg
Speed: Mach 1.8 Supercruise, Mach 2.6 Terminal
Range: 386km
Warhead: 2,872kg High-Explosive Fragmentation
Guidance and Countermeasures: Missile remotely guided by ship radar; ‘Simplex’ Guidance radar for course adjustments, redundancy and countermeasure avoidance; advanced computer for countermeasure avoidance; ECCM systems
Unit Cost: $3,200,000
The huge Halberd anti-Battleship missile is our answer to the BBGs that shrug off Harpoons like small arms fire. The Halberd is big and expensive, but it gets the job done. It is equipped with the most powerful solid fuel engine we can fit into a missile and the most advanced countermeasure avoidance technology we have. However, the main difference between this and any other missile is its massive 2,872kg Penetrative Explosive warhead which forms a shaped charge on impact, channeling the full force of the explosion directly into the armoured plate. The Halberd is also the most expensive missile we have, but if you see it take down a multi-billion dollar battleship, I’m sure you’ll agree that it’s worth every penny. Even more so, the upgraded Halberd features RAMjet technology, making even this 5 ton behemoth faster than a Harpoon missile.
‘Discus’ anti-Missile Defense System
Length: 1.50m
Diameter: 16cm
Weight: 345kg
Speed: Mach 6.9 Hypercruise, Mach 7.9 Terminal
Range: 39km
Warhead: 89kg High-Explosive Fragmentation
Guidance and Countermeasures: Missile Internally Guided by 'Simplex MkIII' Internal Radar; Advance Computer Systems and Course Adjustment Hardware for Pinpoint Targetting
Unit Cost: $1,000,000
The small, incredibly fast Discus Missile was developed to provide a fleet-wide anti-missile defense system. With a powerful SCRAMjet assisted solid fuel rocket, advanced course adjustment and targetting systems and a small, powerful fragmentation warhead the Discus has an excellent chance of destroying even the most advanced of missiles.
‘Testudo’ CIWS
The Testudo Close In Weapon System is the obligatory ‘last ditch’ defense weapon. It is important to note that this is not a single weapon, but a system which consists of countermeasures, small missile launchers and, of course, a gun that fires inanely fast.
The countermeasures aspect of the Testudo system is the first line of missile defense. It includes decoy launchers and various ECM (Electronic CounterMeasure) systems, including radar jammers and guidance system scramblers. The former can destroy the capability of a missile to maneuver, and the latter can literally scramble the guidance system, resulting in fairly unpredictable effects which could knock the missile off course.
The piece of equipment that CIWS is famed for, however, is the gun. The Testudo gun does not disappoint, capable of firing 7,500 rounds of 30mm ammunition per minute, which is aimed and fired automatically by radar. The gun can work just as effectively against low flying planes and provides a good deterrent against low flying bombing raids.
Coupled with the gun is the Close In Missile System (CIMS), which consists of a battery of around sixteen missiles per Testudo gun. Each missile is only around fifty centimeters long, but contains all standard missile systems (solid fuel motor, on-board guidance etc) and a 15kg warhead. Although a much smaller number of missiles can be put out than shells, the missiles are guided and are therefore more likely to score a hit.
The upgraded Testudo system features uplink systems to any Discus missile systems the ship carries, and a link up to any Ranger Class Missile Defense Frigates in the fleet. This allows the Rangers to co-ordinate anti-missile efforts for the entire fleet, leading to a complex and integrated network of missile defense systems throughout the fleet, making for the best anti-missile systems available in the world.
DRD Noisemaker dispenser
The DRD Noisemaker is a system designed to counter enemy torpedos when the passive towed decoys have failed and the ship cannot get away. It is a last ditch close in defensive weapon that will confuse most torpedoes and other submerged weaponry that relies on acoustics for navigation and target locks.
The launcher itself is rather simple, sixteen 300mm mortar fixed mortars that fire a submerged charge, this is fixed in with the sonar of the ship to allow the system to make the best use of the available launchers and as not to deploy too many charges against a few targets.
The charge itself is in fact a large decoy that will spin around at frenzied speeds and will attempt to make as much noise and commotion as it can. The charges can be laid in a any sort of patron in the line of enemy torpedoes and if this is done in accordance with evasive manoeuvres most enemy torpedoes will be fooled.
The DRD Noisemaker is standard with ever ship produced by the RTD.
Aircraft Carriers
Trident-Class Aircraft Carrier (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/nimitz/images/nimitz1.jpg)
Length: 330.6 m; Beam: 43.5 m; Draught: 12 m
Displacement: 110.000 tons.
Complement: 3,184 ( including 290 officers), 2,900 aircrew (including 390 officers)
Flight deck: 330 x 40
Aircraft: 60 x JR K-65 fighter/bomber
8 x Hawk AWAC
12 x Sparrow ECM fighter
Armament: 6 x Testudo CIWS 30 mm guns.
4 x 130mm Fast Fire Naval Guns in dual turrets
40 x Balista VLS cells
2 x ASW/ASM torpedo launcher
Armour: 50mm plate armour, kevlar netting around vital area's.
Countermeasures:
4 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
4 x Thales ECM units
10 x DRD noisemaker dispenser
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Conventional steam turbine, two shafts + propellers.
Speed: 30 knots cruise speed, 32 max speed.
Price:3.2 billion, without aircraft.
The Trident Class is the largest conventional aircraft carrier ever built with over 6,000 personnel (crew and aircrew). Loaded up with more then enough aircraft and other systems, the carrier can perform a multitude of roles ranging from ASW duty to full scale naval warfare with an enemy taskforce.
The Trident has four magnetically launched catapults and five elevators and its hangar can house up to sixty-six aircraft at once. Even with an inexperienced crew a aircraft can be launched every 8 seconds.
It also comes complete with a TACCOM host array that can function as a flagship for a fleet up to a hundred ships.
Dixie-Class Escort Carrier (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/chakrinaruebet/images/thai111.jpg)
Length: 126.6 m; Beam: 27.5 m; Draught: 5.6 m
Displacement: 12.000 tons.
Complement: 305(including 42 officers) and 105 aircrew
Flight deck: 120.5m x 27.5m
Aircraft: 10 x JR K-65 fighter
2 x Nimble VTOL AWAC
Armament: 4 x Testudo CIWS 30 mm guns.
2 x 130mm Fast Fire Naval Guns in single turret.
28 x Balista VLS cells
1 x ASW/ASM torpedo launcher
Armour: 50mm plate armour, kevlar netting around vital area's.
Countermeasures:
2 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
2 x Thales ECM units
6 x DRD noisemaker dispenser
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Conventional steam turbine, two shafts + proppelors.
Speed: 30 knots cruise speed, 35 max speed.
Price:1.1 billion, without aircraft.
The Dixie class escort carrier was developed to provide aircover where a Nimitz or a Behemoth would be complete overkill. The small carrier sports a launching catapult that leads up a ski jump and three "pads" where aircraft or helicopters can land or take off in VTOL mode seeing as the Dixie can only launch or land one fixed wing aircraft, not both at the same time. Therefor it is highly recomended that you provide this carrier with VTOL capable aircraft.
The hangar provides room for eight fighter sized aircraft or similar sized helicopters and is fully capable to service them all at once. The ship is also equipped with a TACCOM host array which allows it to act as an flagship for a fleet up to ten other vessles.
Cruisers
Ranger-Class Guided Missile Cruiser (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/ticonderoga/images/ticond8.jpg)
Length: 190 m; Beam: 18.1 m; Draught: 9.6 m
Displacement: 10.000 tons.
Complement: 300 (including 40 officers) 22 aircrew and 35 Royal Marines.
Helicopter deck: 30 x 18 m
Aircraft: 2 x Sea King ASW helicopter
Armament: 3 x Testudo CIWS 30 mm guns.
1 x 130mm Fast Fire Naval Gun.
4 x 20mm Fast Fire Naval Gun.
60 x Balista VLS cells.(bow)
60 x Balista VLS cells.(stern)
Armour: 50mm plate armour, kevlar netting around vital areas.
Countermeasures:
2 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
2 x Thales ECM units
4 x DRD noisemaker dispenser
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Conventional steam turbine.
4 x DRD waterjets
Speed: 30 knots cruise speed, 35 max speed.
Prices: 2.1 billion
The Ranger class is equipped with a improved version of the TACCOM system which integrates the ship's electronic sensors and weapons systems to engage anti-ship missiles, surface combatants and enemy aircraft. Much like the out-dated AEGIS system, the TACCOM system of the Ranger ties in all defences of the fleet into one defence umbrella that can take down any missile or aircraft that approaches.
One cruiser has the ability to coordinate all Discus VLS and Testudo CIWS of up to twenty ships while still being able to attack the enemy with its own huge battery of VLS cells.
Frigates
Doorman-Class Frigate (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/karel/images/karel2.jpg)
Length: 130 m; Beam: 15 m; Draught: 6.6 m
Displacement: 3.500 tons.
Complement: 160(including 22 officers) 18 aircrew and 22 Royal Marines.
Helicopter deck: 22 x 15 m
Aircraft: 1 x Sea King ASW helicopter
Armament: 2 x Testudo CIWS 30 mm guns.
1 x 130mm Fast Fire Naval Gun.
4 x 20mm Fast Fire Naval Gun.
40 x Balista VLS cells.
2 x ASW/SSM torpedo launcher.
Armour: 25mm plate armour, kevlar netting around vital areas.
Countermeasures:
1 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
2 x Thales ECM units
4 x DRD noisemaker dispenser
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Conventional steam turbine.
4 x DRD waterjets
Speed: 30 knots cruise speed, 40 max speed.
Price: 850 million
The general, all purpose frigate of the Royal Navy designed to be effective in every situation, anywhere and at any time. The Doorman class carries a mix of weapons suited to hunting down submarines, destroying enemy aircraft and surface ships, not needing any fleet support to do so allows it to be sent alone to places where other ships would certainly fail.
Provinces-Class Frigate (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/dezeven/images/DeZeven_2.jpg-.jpg)
Length: 120 m; Beam: 14 m; Draught: 4.6 m
Displacement: 3.100 tons.
Complement: 140(including 16 officers) 12 aircrew and 22 Royal Marines.
Helicopter deck: 22 x 15 m
Aircraft: 1 x Sea King ASW helicopter
Armament: 2 x Testudo CIWS 30 mm guns.
1 x 130mm Fast Fire Naval Gun.
2 x 20mm Fast Fire Naval Gun.
22 x Balista VLS cells.
4 x ASW/SSM torpedo launcher.
2 x Depth Charge launcher.
Armour: 25mm plate armour, kevlar netting around vital areas.
Countermeasures:
2 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
2 x Thales ECM units
2 x DRD Noise maker
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Conventional steam turbine.
4 x DRD waterjets
Speed: 30 knots cruise speed, 40 max speed.
Price: 850 million
The Provinces class frigate was designed to counter submarine threats and to do it quickly and efficiently. The frigate also carries the most sophisticated sonar available at the moment to allow it to detect submarines at great distances.
The frigate is usually deployed in the first picket line of ASW units in a fleet, war games with the Macabee Toledo class have shown that they had great difficulty infiltrating a perimeter with Provinces frigates in it and considering the Toledo’s are one of top silent-runners that says a lot.
Fleet support and coastal vessels
Revenant-Class Patrol Boat (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/fearless/images/fearless4.jpg)
Length: 55 m; Beam: 9 m; Draught: 2.9 m
Displacement: 500 tons.
Complement: 30(including 6 officers) and 11 Royal Marines.
Armament: 1 x Testudo CIWS 30 mm gun.
1 x 70mm Fast Fire Naval Gun.
1 x 20mm Fast Fire Naval Gun.
10 x Balista VLS cells.
2 x ASW/SSM torpedo launcher.
2 x Depth Charge launcher.
Armour: 15mm plate armour, kevlar netting around vital areas.
Countermeasures:
2 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
1 x Thales ECM units
2 x DRD noisemaker dispenser
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Conventional steam turbine.
2 x DRD waterjets
Speed: 40 knots cruise speed, 50 max speed.
Price: 90 million
The standard Patrol Boat used by the Dumpsterdanian Coast Guard, this vessel isn’t intended to be used as a ocean going vessel but as its name suggest; to patrol coastal area’s and up rivers where larger frigates and cruisers cannot be deployed.
For its small size the Revenant mounts an impressive array of weapons and is capable of limited ASW duty in shallow waters.
Also note the 2 DRD waterjets that give this Patrol Boat excellent manoeuvrability, allowing it to turn on a dime (literally!) and speed away with 50 knots a few seconds later, the onboard TACCOM system has been calibrated to cope with these speeds to allow the crew to hit with any of the ships armaments while on the move.
Liberty-Class Minesweeper (http://www.atlas-elektronik.de/atlas/media/public_relations/press_releases/2005/Februar/Minehunter(Landsort2%20class)_2.jpg)
Length: 50 m; Beam: 10 m; Draught: 2 m
Displacement: 450 tons.
Complement: 40(including 8 officers).
Armament: 1 x Testudo CIWS 30 mm gun.
1 x 40mm Fast Fire Naval Gun.
4 x Mine Disposal Robots
8 x Anti Mine Launchers
Armour: Plastic hull(no armour)
Countermeasures:
4 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
1 x Thales ECM units
2 x DRD noisemaker dispenser
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Conventional steam turbine.
2 x DRD waterjets
Speed: 35 knots cruise speed, 44 max speed.
Price: 75 million
The Liberty class minesweeper is standard with any fleet or taskforce sent out by the Royal Navy and is able to clear a known minefield within minutes by using its Anti Mine launchers to cause massive shockwaves underwater. However should a more delicate approach be needed, one of the four ROV’s can be used to deploy a 500kg charge to a mine directly.
The minesweeper carries a 40mm Naval Gun for self defence but should not be considered a combat capable vessel.
Rosian-Class Fleet Auxiliary (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/victoria/images/victoria7.jpg)
Length: 320.6 m; Beam: 40.6 m; Draught: 8.1 m
Displacement: 40.000 tons.
Complement: 110(including 15 officers) and 15 aircrew
Helicopter deck: 60.5m x 40.6m
Aircraft: 8 Seaking helicopters
Armament: 12 x Testudo CIWS 30 mm guns.
10 x Balista VLS cells
Armour: 100mm plate armour, kevlar netting around vital areas.
Countermeasures:
4 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
8 x Thales ECM units
12 x DRD noisemaker dispenser
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Conventional steam turbine, two shafts + propellers.
Speed: 20 knots cruise speed, 23 max speed.
Price: 3 billion with all modules supplied, without Thunderhawk transports.
When the Royal Navy sends out its taskforces, you can bet a Rosian class is apart of it. This massive ship is the troop transport, hospital ship, re-supply vessel and tanker that can get the job done just about anywhere ranging from the artic to the tropics.
The fleet auxiliary comes with several different modules, and can be configured within a time span ranging from a week to a month, it is also flexible enough to allow mixing and matching of modules(so you can have it transport fuel AND cargo, or carry troops AND be a hospital ship):
Tanker: In this configuration the Fleet Auxiliary can carry up to 860.000m³ of liquid goods, this can be either fuel, water or booze if the brass so decides. The double hull makes sure that the valuable cargo won’t be spilled when hit.
This module comes with a replenishment system which allows for the re-supply of two vessels at once, with its powerful pumps the auxiliary can refuel a frigate in under sixteen minutes.
Transport: One of the most common versions of the Fleet Auxiliary, which allows the Royal Navy to transport up any sort of division at once complete with equipment and support staff.
This ship easily transports 15.000 soldiers, their Rhino APC’s and Relas MBT’s as well as any artillery the division might have. Slight changes have to be made to accommodate a armoured or mechanised division in its fullest but should pose no real problems.
Complete with module also comes a host of small LCAC’s, stored in the stern area of the ship that can be lifted using one of the power loading cranes. However, the Royal Navy advises against the use of Fleet Auxiliary as a first wave attack method as it lacks any means of fast deployment of its cargo.
Hospital ship: The least common version would be the hospital module, and the most expensive too seeing as its requires a massive amount of high tech medical equipment ranging from sixteen fully equipped operation rooms to twenty-eight intensive care wards alongside dozens of other treatment rooms and normal wards.
The hospital module can house up to 8.000 wounded and has a support staff of 2.000 doctors and nurses.
Re-supply vessel: If you have a carrier fleet low on supplies, this is the thing you send over to help relieve it. The cargo space can fit over 20.000 tons and can be anything ranging from munitions (in dry ammo storages) to freight containers and vehicles.
Lightning-Class Amphibious Assault Ship (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/rotterdam/images/rott6.jpg)
Length: 210 m; Beam: 26 m; Draught: 5.9 m
Displacement: 15.000 tons.
Complement: 100 (including 10 officers) 50 aircrew and 35 Royal Marines.
Helicopter deck: 60 x 26 m
Aircraft: 4 x Thunderhawk VTOL armoured transports.
Armament: 4 x Testudo CIWS 30 mm guns.
6 x 20mm Fast Fire Naval Gun.
10 x Balista VLS cells.
Armour: 100mm plate armour, kevlar netting around vital areas.
Countermeasures:
4 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
2 x Thales ECM units
6 x DRD noisemaker dispenser
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Conventional steam turbine.
8 x DRD waterjets
Speed: 20 knots cruise speed, 28 max speed.
Price: 3 billion, without Thunderhawk transports.
The Lightning Class Amphibious Assault Ship can deploy three brigades of the Royal Marines at once, the 9.000 men can be deployed in waves of 1500 at a time by using the fleet of LCAC’s and Thunderhawk transports that are supplied with the ship.
The Thunderhawks and LCAC’s are also capable of transporting any of the marines equipment’s.
Submarines
Swordfish-Class Attack Submarine
(http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/seawolf/images/seawolf2.jpg)
Length: 110 m; Beam: 11 m; Draught: 10 m
Displacement: 7.500 surfaced, 8.200 submerged
Diving Depth: 800 meters.
Complement: 95(including 12 officers)
Armament: 8 x torpedo tubes(6 front, 2 rear)
12 x VLS cells
Armour: 25mm plate armour.
Countermeasures:
1 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
4 x DRD noisemaker dispenser
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Nuclear, shaft + controllable propeller.
Speed: 35(submerged) knots cruise speed, 40 max speed.
Silent Speed: 20 knots.
Price: 1.9 billion
The Swordfish Class Attack Sub is a medium sized submarine able to attack any threat with a wide array of weaponry, whether that threat is a surface ship, a land fortification or even another sub. The latest technology on sound dampening has been incorporated alongside a new nuclear reactor which runs on the most silent pumps available to the Royal Navy, this will allow it to approach almost any target and to make true to its name; its ability to literally splice an enemy in half.
Macabee-Class Ballistic Missile Submarine (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/vanguard/images/vanguard1.jpg)
Length: 179 m; Beam: 13 m; Draught: 12 m
Displacement: 14.100 surfaced, 16.800 submerged.
Diving Depth: 950 meters.
Complement: 120(including 15 officers)
Armament: 6 x torpedo tubes(4 front, 2 rear)
60 x VLS cells
Armour: 25mm plate armour.
Countermeasures:
1 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
6 x DRD noisemaker dispenser
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Nuclear, shaft + controllable propeller.
Speed: 25(submerged) knots cruise speed, 35 max speed.
Silent Speed: 20 knots.
Price: 2.9 billion
Who doesn’t know the Toledo class, one of the worlds most deadly and silent ballistic missile submarines? The Macabee class in fact runs on the same technology and the only reason this isn’t called the Toledo class is because we’d be violating copyright laws.
However, in honour with the Toledo class this submarine is the one you want if you want to destroy an enemy fleet and get away with it.
OoC: This is my first attempt at a storefront so there might be some errors or faults in it.
That and several rules apply when purchasing from the RTD:
1) Do your own math.
2) Please roleplay your order a bit.
3) I reserve the right to refuse sale to anyone, should I deem them a threat or otherwise unworthy.
4) Please use Thirdgeek (http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com) to calculate your budget, I will check to see if you can afford it. I’m very lenient if people want to use a yearly payment instead. Prices are in US-dollar.
5) 1 RL day is 1 NS year.
6) Discounts are possible for certain people, these people know who they are and if they don’t then I’ll just cut their prices with the percentage I find reasonable.
7) Some of these systems are bought from Praetonia(the Testudo CIWS and the Balista VLS plus all missiles) but I have all production and modification rights, however original copyright still lies with Praetonia and if you want the production rights for the missiles you’ll have to visit Praetonia’s storefront. (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=400550)
All ships, systems and weapons Copyright Rick Boeve 2005 unless stated otherwise.
Be warned that I some very strange hobies and a lot of free time to hunt people down that steal my work.
IC:
Updates:
25-02-05: added 2 submarines, 1 amphibious assault ship, prices to all ships and pictures.
Ballista VLS
The Ballista VLS system is the standard missile launch platform for ships built by the Royal Tallarnian Dockyards, the original design was purchased many years from the IPS but has since been modified slightly. It comes in varying sizes and versions for different missiles and launch platforms, but each type acts basically in the same way. A single missile is stored inside each cell, (with a single reload stored below) which is held in ‘safe’ mode until the command is received to ‘fire’, at which point the missile is activated and control is automatically transferred to the appropriate systems. The upgraded Ballista VLS which is now included in all Dumpsterdanian ships sold from now are capable of launching all known RL and NS missiles with some small modifications:
‘Lance’ Standard anti-Ship Missile
Length: 5.8m
Diameter: 30cm
Weight: 1,186kg
Speed: Mach 2.7 Supercruise, Mach 3.9 Terminal
Range: 356km
Warhead: 401kg High-Explosive Delayed/Contact Fuse
Guidance and Countermeasures: Missile remotely guided by ship radar; ‘Simplex’ Guidance radar for course adjustments, redundancy and ordinance avoidance; 'Biplex' IR Guidance System; 'Juniper' GPS Guidance System; ECCM (Electronic Counter Counter Measure) system.
Unit Cost: $1,650,000
The Lance missile carriers an explosive warhead larger than that of a Harpoon missile, a greater distance in a shorter time, but more importantly it carriers advanced electronics systems making the missile more accurate and less likely to be shot down by CIWS fire. This, of course, means a bigger price tag, but money will be saved in the long run as a ship that would previously required four Harpoon missiles to sink can be destroyed with only one or two Lance missiles. The upgraded Lance is equipped with a RAMjet engine, making the missile capable of much faster speeds, andtherefore making it much harder to shoot down.
‘Javelin’ Standard anti-Aircraft Missile
Length: 3.1m
Diameter: 19cm
Weight: 625kg
Speed: Mach 3.4 Supercruise, Mach 4.7 Terminal
Range: 128km
Warhead: 128kg High-Explosive Fragmentation
Guidance and Countermeasures: Missile remotely guided by ship radar; ‘Simplex’ Guidance radar for course adjustments and redundancy; 'Biplex' IR Guidance System
Unit Cost: $740,000
The Javelin anti-aircraft missile is designed to be able to destroy enemy aircraft before they can threaten the ship itself, or, if acting as an anti-air picket, the fleet it is with. Although the missile carries the same advanced guidance systems as the Lance anti-ship missile, today’s aircraft can move at speeds up to mach 2 and can carry advanced countermeasure systems and so a hit cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, the missile carries a large HE fragmentation warhead that can assure a kill on any aircraft within 100m. The new and upgraded Javelin missile features RAMjet technology, propelling the missile to immence speeds, increasing the likelyhood of a hit.
‘Pole-axe’ Standard Land Attack Missile
Length: 7.01m
Diameter: 64cm
Weight: 2,425kg
Speed: Mach 2.0 Supercruise, Mach 2.9 Terminal
Range: 2,000km
Warhead: 820kg High-Explosive
Guidance and Countermeasures: GPS Guided
Unit Cost: $850,000
The Pole-axe Land Attack Missile is based on the Tomahawk cruise missile, but carries a larger warhead at a faster speed. The missile is long ranged and powerful, but unsuited to ship combat dues to it’s relative slowness and lack of high accuracy and countermeasure avoidance systems needed to hit modern warships. Don’t get us wrong, the Pole-axe is great at what it does, just do try and make it do anything else.
‘Spear’ Standard anti-Ship / anti-Submarine Torpedo
Length: 7.54m
Diameter: 54.5cm
Weight: 2089kg
Speed: Mach 0.41
Range: 49km
Warhead: 626kg High-Explosive Shaped Charge
Guidance and Countermeasures: Missile remotely guided by ship sonar; DETAR Guidance sonar for course adjustments, redundancy and countermeasure detection; Acaustic Guidance advanced computer for countermeasure avoidance
Unit Cost: $2,000,000
The Spear torpedo is propelled by a gas turbine engine which gives it top-notch endurance at a high speed. This, coupled with advanced electronics and guidance hardware, makes this a hard torpedo to fool with countermeasures. Even if the torpedo does fail to hit it’s target, it’s large warhead will seriously damage any vessel within 150m. The upgraded Spear is supercavicating, leading to a high speed with no decrease in range.
‘Halberd’ anti-Battleship Missile
Length: 14.28m
Diameter: 98cm
Weight: 5,281kg
Speed: Mach 1.8 Supercruise, Mach 2.6 Terminal
Range: 386km
Warhead: 2,872kg High-Explosive Fragmentation
Guidance and Countermeasures: Missile remotely guided by ship radar; ‘Simplex’ Guidance radar for course adjustments, redundancy and countermeasure avoidance; advanced computer for countermeasure avoidance; ECCM systems
Unit Cost: $3,200,000
The huge Halberd anti-Battleship missile is our answer to the BBGs that shrug off Harpoons like small arms fire. The Halberd is big and expensive, but it gets the job done. It is equipped with the most powerful solid fuel engine we can fit into a missile and the most advanced countermeasure avoidance technology we have. However, the main difference between this and any other missile is its massive 2,872kg Penetrative Explosive warhead which forms a shaped charge on impact, channeling the full force of the explosion directly into the armoured plate. The Halberd is also the most expensive missile we have, but if you see it take down a multi-billion dollar battleship, I’m sure you’ll agree that it’s worth every penny. Even more so, the upgraded Halberd features RAMjet technology, making even this 5 ton behemoth faster than a Harpoon missile.
‘Discus’ anti-Missile Defense System
Length: 1.50m
Diameter: 16cm
Weight: 345kg
Speed: Mach 6.9 Hypercruise, Mach 7.9 Terminal
Range: 39km
Warhead: 89kg High-Explosive Fragmentation
Guidance and Countermeasures: Missile Internally Guided by 'Simplex MkIII' Internal Radar; Advance Computer Systems and Course Adjustment Hardware for Pinpoint Targetting
Unit Cost: $1,000,000
The small, incredibly fast Discus Missile was developed to provide a fleet-wide anti-missile defense system. With a powerful SCRAMjet assisted solid fuel rocket, advanced course adjustment and targetting systems and a small, powerful fragmentation warhead the Discus has an excellent chance of destroying even the most advanced of missiles.
‘Testudo’ CIWS
The Testudo Close In Weapon System is the obligatory ‘last ditch’ defense weapon. It is important to note that this is not a single weapon, but a system which consists of countermeasures, small missile launchers and, of course, a gun that fires inanely fast.
The countermeasures aspect of the Testudo system is the first line of missile defense. It includes decoy launchers and various ECM (Electronic CounterMeasure) systems, including radar jammers and guidance system scramblers. The former can destroy the capability of a missile to maneuver, and the latter can literally scramble the guidance system, resulting in fairly unpredictable effects which could knock the missile off course.
The piece of equipment that CIWS is famed for, however, is the gun. The Testudo gun does not disappoint, capable of firing 7,500 rounds of 30mm ammunition per minute, which is aimed and fired automatically by radar. The gun can work just as effectively against low flying planes and provides a good deterrent against low flying bombing raids.
Coupled with the gun is the Close In Missile System (CIMS), which consists of a battery of around sixteen missiles per Testudo gun. Each missile is only around fifty centimeters long, but contains all standard missile systems (solid fuel motor, on-board guidance etc) and a 15kg warhead. Although a much smaller number of missiles can be put out than shells, the missiles are guided and are therefore more likely to score a hit.
The upgraded Testudo system features uplink systems to any Discus missile systems the ship carries, and a link up to any Ranger Class Missile Defense Frigates in the fleet. This allows the Rangers to co-ordinate anti-missile efforts for the entire fleet, leading to a complex and integrated network of missile defense systems throughout the fleet, making for the best anti-missile systems available in the world.
DRD Noisemaker dispenser
The DRD Noisemaker is a system designed to counter enemy torpedos when the passive towed decoys have failed and the ship cannot get away. It is a last ditch close in defensive weapon that will confuse most torpedoes and other submerged weaponry that relies on acoustics for navigation and target locks.
The launcher itself is rather simple, sixteen 300mm mortar fixed mortars that fire a submerged charge, this is fixed in with the sonar of the ship to allow the system to make the best use of the available launchers and as not to deploy too many charges against a few targets.
The charge itself is in fact a large decoy that will spin around at frenzied speeds and will attempt to make as much noise and commotion as it can. The charges can be laid in a any sort of patron in the line of enemy torpedoes and if this is done in accordance with evasive manoeuvres most enemy torpedoes will be fooled.
The DRD Noisemaker is standard with ever ship produced by the RTD.
Aircraft Carriers
Trident-Class Aircraft Carrier (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/nimitz/images/nimitz1.jpg)
Length: 330.6 m; Beam: 43.5 m; Draught: 12 m
Displacement: 110.000 tons.
Complement: 3,184 ( including 290 officers), 2,900 aircrew (including 390 officers)
Flight deck: 330 x 40
Aircraft: 60 x JR K-65 fighter/bomber
8 x Hawk AWAC
12 x Sparrow ECM fighter
Armament: 6 x Testudo CIWS 30 mm guns.
4 x 130mm Fast Fire Naval Guns in dual turrets
40 x Balista VLS cells
2 x ASW/ASM torpedo launcher
Armour: 50mm plate armour, kevlar netting around vital area's.
Countermeasures:
4 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
4 x Thales ECM units
10 x DRD noisemaker dispenser
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Conventional steam turbine, two shafts + propellers.
Speed: 30 knots cruise speed, 32 max speed.
Price:3.2 billion, without aircraft.
The Trident Class is the largest conventional aircraft carrier ever built with over 6,000 personnel (crew and aircrew). Loaded up with more then enough aircraft and other systems, the carrier can perform a multitude of roles ranging from ASW duty to full scale naval warfare with an enemy taskforce.
The Trident has four magnetically launched catapults and five elevators and its hangar can house up to sixty-six aircraft at once. Even with an inexperienced crew a aircraft can be launched every 8 seconds.
It also comes complete with a TACCOM host array that can function as a flagship for a fleet up to a hundred ships.
Dixie-Class Escort Carrier (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/chakrinaruebet/images/thai111.jpg)
Length: 126.6 m; Beam: 27.5 m; Draught: 5.6 m
Displacement: 12.000 tons.
Complement: 305(including 42 officers) and 105 aircrew
Flight deck: 120.5m x 27.5m
Aircraft: 10 x JR K-65 fighter
2 x Nimble VTOL AWAC
Armament: 4 x Testudo CIWS 30 mm guns.
2 x 130mm Fast Fire Naval Guns in single turret.
28 x Balista VLS cells
1 x ASW/ASM torpedo launcher
Armour: 50mm plate armour, kevlar netting around vital area's.
Countermeasures:
2 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
2 x Thales ECM units
6 x DRD noisemaker dispenser
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Conventional steam turbine, two shafts + proppelors.
Speed: 30 knots cruise speed, 35 max speed.
Price:1.1 billion, without aircraft.
The Dixie class escort carrier was developed to provide aircover where a Nimitz or a Behemoth would be complete overkill. The small carrier sports a launching catapult that leads up a ski jump and three "pads" where aircraft or helicopters can land or take off in VTOL mode seeing as the Dixie can only launch or land one fixed wing aircraft, not both at the same time. Therefor it is highly recomended that you provide this carrier with VTOL capable aircraft.
The hangar provides room for eight fighter sized aircraft or similar sized helicopters and is fully capable to service them all at once. The ship is also equipped with a TACCOM host array which allows it to act as an flagship for a fleet up to ten other vessles.
Cruisers
Ranger-Class Guided Missile Cruiser (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/ticonderoga/images/ticond8.jpg)
Length: 190 m; Beam: 18.1 m; Draught: 9.6 m
Displacement: 10.000 tons.
Complement: 300 (including 40 officers) 22 aircrew and 35 Royal Marines.
Helicopter deck: 30 x 18 m
Aircraft: 2 x Sea King ASW helicopter
Armament: 3 x Testudo CIWS 30 mm guns.
1 x 130mm Fast Fire Naval Gun.
4 x 20mm Fast Fire Naval Gun.
60 x Balista VLS cells.(bow)
60 x Balista VLS cells.(stern)
Armour: 50mm plate armour, kevlar netting around vital areas.
Countermeasures:
2 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
2 x Thales ECM units
4 x DRD noisemaker dispenser
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Conventional steam turbine.
4 x DRD waterjets
Speed: 30 knots cruise speed, 35 max speed.
Prices: 2.1 billion
The Ranger class is equipped with a improved version of the TACCOM system which integrates the ship's electronic sensors and weapons systems to engage anti-ship missiles, surface combatants and enemy aircraft. Much like the out-dated AEGIS system, the TACCOM system of the Ranger ties in all defences of the fleet into one defence umbrella that can take down any missile or aircraft that approaches.
One cruiser has the ability to coordinate all Discus VLS and Testudo CIWS of up to twenty ships while still being able to attack the enemy with its own huge battery of VLS cells.
Frigates
Doorman-Class Frigate (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/karel/images/karel2.jpg)
Length: 130 m; Beam: 15 m; Draught: 6.6 m
Displacement: 3.500 tons.
Complement: 160(including 22 officers) 18 aircrew and 22 Royal Marines.
Helicopter deck: 22 x 15 m
Aircraft: 1 x Sea King ASW helicopter
Armament: 2 x Testudo CIWS 30 mm guns.
1 x 130mm Fast Fire Naval Gun.
4 x 20mm Fast Fire Naval Gun.
40 x Balista VLS cells.
2 x ASW/SSM torpedo launcher.
Armour: 25mm plate armour, kevlar netting around vital areas.
Countermeasures:
1 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
2 x Thales ECM units
4 x DRD noisemaker dispenser
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Conventional steam turbine.
4 x DRD waterjets
Speed: 30 knots cruise speed, 40 max speed.
Price: 850 million
The general, all purpose frigate of the Royal Navy designed to be effective in every situation, anywhere and at any time. The Doorman class carries a mix of weapons suited to hunting down submarines, destroying enemy aircraft and surface ships, not needing any fleet support to do so allows it to be sent alone to places where other ships would certainly fail.
Provinces-Class Frigate (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/dezeven/images/DeZeven_2.jpg-.jpg)
Length: 120 m; Beam: 14 m; Draught: 4.6 m
Displacement: 3.100 tons.
Complement: 140(including 16 officers) 12 aircrew and 22 Royal Marines.
Helicopter deck: 22 x 15 m
Aircraft: 1 x Sea King ASW helicopter
Armament: 2 x Testudo CIWS 30 mm guns.
1 x 130mm Fast Fire Naval Gun.
2 x 20mm Fast Fire Naval Gun.
22 x Balista VLS cells.
4 x ASW/SSM torpedo launcher.
2 x Depth Charge launcher.
Armour: 25mm plate armour, kevlar netting around vital areas.
Countermeasures:
2 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
2 x Thales ECM units
2 x DRD Noise maker
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Conventional steam turbine.
4 x DRD waterjets
Speed: 30 knots cruise speed, 40 max speed.
Price: 850 million
The Provinces class frigate was designed to counter submarine threats and to do it quickly and efficiently. The frigate also carries the most sophisticated sonar available at the moment to allow it to detect submarines at great distances.
The frigate is usually deployed in the first picket line of ASW units in a fleet, war games with the Macabee Toledo class have shown that they had great difficulty infiltrating a perimeter with Provinces frigates in it and considering the Toledo’s are one of top silent-runners that says a lot.
Fleet support and coastal vessels
Revenant-Class Patrol Boat (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/fearless/images/fearless4.jpg)
Length: 55 m; Beam: 9 m; Draught: 2.9 m
Displacement: 500 tons.
Complement: 30(including 6 officers) and 11 Royal Marines.
Armament: 1 x Testudo CIWS 30 mm gun.
1 x 70mm Fast Fire Naval Gun.
1 x 20mm Fast Fire Naval Gun.
10 x Balista VLS cells.
2 x ASW/SSM torpedo launcher.
2 x Depth Charge launcher.
Armour: 15mm plate armour, kevlar netting around vital areas.
Countermeasures:
2 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
1 x Thales ECM units
2 x DRD noisemaker dispenser
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Conventional steam turbine.
2 x DRD waterjets
Speed: 40 knots cruise speed, 50 max speed.
Price: 90 million
The standard Patrol Boat used by the Dumpsterdanian Coast Guard, this vessel isn’t intended to be used as a ocean going vessel but as its name suggest; to patrol coastal area’s and up rivers where larger frigates and cruisers cannot be deployed.
For its small size the Revenant mounts an impressive array of weapons and is capable of limited ASW duty in shallow waters.
Also note the 2 DRD waterjets that give this Patrol Boat excellent manoeuvrability, allowing it to turn on a dime (literally!) and speed away with 50 knots a few seconds later, the onboard TACCOM system has been calibrated to cope with these speeds to allow the crew to hit with any of the ships armaments while on the move.
Liberty-Class Minesweeper (http://www.atlas-elektronik.de/atlas/media/public_relations/press_releases/2005/Februar/Minehunter(Landsort2%20class)_2.jpg)
Length: 50 m; Beam: 10 m; Draught: 2 m
Displacement: 450 tons.
Complement: 40(including 8 officers).
Armament: 1 x Testudo CIWS 30 mm gun.
1 x 40mm Fast Fire Naval Gun.
4 x Mine Disposal Robots
8 x Anti Mine Launchers
Armour: Plastic hull(no armour)
Countermeasures:
4 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
1 x Thales ECM units
2 x DRD noisemaker dispenser
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Conventional steam turbine.
2 x DRD waterjets
Speed: 35 knots cruise speed, 44 max speed.
Price: 75 million
The Liberty class minesweeper is standard with any fleet or taskforce sent out by the Royal Navy and is able to clear a known minefield within minutes by using its Anti Mine launchers to cause massive shockwaves underwater. However should a more delicate approach be needed, one of the four ROV’s can be used to deploy a 500kg charge to a mine directly.
The minesweeper carries a 40mm Naval Gun for self defence but should not be considered a combat capable vessel.
Rosian-Class Fleet Auxiliary (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/victoria/images/victoria7.jpg)
Length: 320.6 m; Beam: 40.6 m; Draught: 8.1 m
Displacement: 40.000 tons.
Complement: 110(including 15 officers) and 15 aircrew
Helicopter deck: 60.5m x 40.6m
Aircraft: 8 Seaking helicopters
Armament: 12 x Testudo CIWS 30 mm guns.
10 x Balista VLS cells
Armour: 100mm plate armour, kevlar netting around vital areas.
Countermeasures:
4 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
8 x Thales ECM units
12 x DRD noisemaker dispenser
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Conventional steam turbine, two shafts + propellers.
Speed: 20 knots cruise speed, 23 max speed.
Price: 3 billion with all modules supplied, without Thunderhawk transports.
When the Royal Navy sends out its taskforces, you can bet a Rosian class is apart of it. This massive ship is the troop transport, hospital ship, re-supply vessel and tanker that can get the job done just about anywhere ranging from the artic to the tropics.
The fleet auxiliary comes with several different modules, and can be configured within a time span ranging from a week to a month, it is also flexible enough to allow mixing and matching of modules(so you can have it transport fuel AND cargo, or carry troops AND be a hospital ship):
Tanker: In this configuration the Fleet Auxiliary can carry up to 860.000m³ of liquid goods, this can be either fuel, water or booze if the brass so decides. The double hull makes sure that the valuable cargo won’t be spilled when hit.
This module comes with a replenishment system which allows for the re-supply of two vessels at once, with its powerful pumps the auxiliary can refuel a frigate in under sixteen minutes.
Transport: One of the most common versions of the Fleet Auxiliary, which allows the Royal Navy to transport up any sort of division at once complete with equipment and support staff.
This ship easily transports 15.000 soldiers, their Rhino APC’s and Relas MBT’s as well as any artillery the division might have. Slight changes have to be made to accommodate a armoured or mechanised division in its fullest but should pose no real problems.
Complete with module also comes a host of small LCAC’s, stored in the stern area of the ship that can be lifted using one of the power loading cranes. However, the Royal Navy advises against the use of Fleet Auxiliary as a first wave attack method as it lacks any means of fast deployment of its cargo.
Hospital ship: The least common version would be the hospital module, and the most expensive too seeing as its requires a massive amount of high tech medical equipment ranging from sixteen fully equipped operation rooms to twenty-eight intensive care wards alongside dozens of other treatment rooms and normal wards.
The hospital module can house up to 8.000 wounded and has a support staff of 2.000 doctors and nurses.
Re-supply vessel: If you have a carrier fleet low on supplies, this is the thing you send over to help relieve it. The cargo space can fit over 20.000 tons and can be anything ranging from munitions (in dry ammo storages) to freight containers and vehicles.
Lightning-Class Amphibious Assault Ship (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/rotterdam/images/rott6.jpg)
Length: 210 m; Beam: 26 m; Draught: 5.9 m
Displacement: 15.000 tons.
Complement: 100 (including 10 officers) 50 aircrew and 35 Royal Marines.
Helicopter deck: 60 x 26 m
Aircraft: 4 x Thunderhawk VTOL armoured transports.
Armament: 4 x Testudo CIWS 30 mm guns.
6 x 20mm Fast Fire Naval Gun.
10 x Balista VLS cells.
Armour: 100mm plate armour, kevlar netting around vital areas.
Countermeasures:
4 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
2 x Thales ECM units
6 x DRD noisemaker dispenser
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Conventional steam turbine.
8 x DRD waterjets
Speed: 20 knots cruise speed, 28 max speed.
Price: 3 billion, without Thunderhawk transports.
The Lightning Class Amphibious Assault Ship can deploy three brigades of the Royal Marines at once, the 9.000 men can be deployed in waves of 1500 at a time by using the fleet of LCAC’s and Thunderhawk transports that are supplied with the ship.
The Thunderhawks and LCAC’s are also capable of transporting any of the marines equipment’s.
Submarines
Swordfish-Class Attack Submarine
(http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/seawolf/images/seawolf2.jpg)
Length: 110 m; Beam: 11 m; Draught: 10 m
Displacement: 7.500 surfaced, 8.200 submerged
Diving Depth: 800 meters.
Complement: 95(including 12 officers)
Armament: 8 x torpedo tubes(6 front, 2 rear)
12 x VLS cells
Armour: 25mm plate armour.
Countermeasures:
1 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
4 x DRD noisemaker dispenser
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Nuclear, shaft + controllable propeller.
Speed: 35(submerged) knots cruise speed, 40 max speed.
Silent Speed: 20 knots.
Price: 1.9 billion
The Swordfish Class Attack Sub is a medium sized submarine able to attack any threat with a wide array of weaponry, whether that threat is a surface ship, a land fortification or even another sub. The latest technology on sound dampening has been incorporated alongside a new nuclear reactor which runs on the most silent pumps available to the Royal Navy, this will allow it to approach almost any target and to make true to its name; its ability to literally splice an enemy in half.
Macabee-Class Ballistic Missile Submarine (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/vanguard/images/vanguard1.jpg)
Length: 179 m; Beam: 13 m; Draught: 12 m
Displacement: 14.100 surfaced, 16.800 submerged.
Diving Depth: 950 meters.
Complement: 120(including 15 officers)
Armament: 6 x torpedo tubes(4 front, 2 rear)
60 x VLS cells
Armour: 25mm plate armour.
Countermeasures:
1 x Towed Nixie torpedo decoy
6 x DRD noisemaker dispenser
Sensors: TACCOM battlefield awareness system; Sonar, tracking radar, surface sweep radar.
Propulsion: Nuclear, shaft + controllable propeller.
Speed: 25(submerged) knots cruise speed, 35 max speed.
Silent Speed: 20 knots.
Price: 2.9 billion
Who doesn’t know the Toledo class, one of the worlds most deadly and silent ballistic missile submarines? The Macabee class in fact runs on the same technology and the only reason this isn’t called the Toledo class is because we’d be violating copyright laws.
However, in honour with the Toledo class this submarine is the one you want if you want to destroy an enemy fleet and get away with it.