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Atlantis Class Trimaran Aircraft Carrier

In an effort to keep up with modern trends and advancements in naval technology, the Doujinshi Corporation has launched the first Atlantis Class Trimaran Aircraft Carrier for sea trials. The Atlantis is first in a new series of naval vessels designed by the Doujinshi Corporation to perform the many duties needed by the Doujin Navy. The carrier incorporates the Doujin approach to warships, incorporating the trimarin design along with stealthy finesse, making this vessel have a low profile in order to keep itself from having a large Radar Cross Section.

In an attempt to create a better naval vessel, and to fitting with the influence Freethinker Naval design has had on the new generation of Doujinshi naval engineers, we have decided to incorporate an integrated network of honeycomb lattices and crossbeams, as seen on the warship that carries this nations name. The result of this decision provides external support for damaged parts of the ships (namely, bulkheads and hull sections) as well as an effective force dissipation across the entire ship.

The Atlantis is protected by an armor belt comprising of Titanium VA and Ballistic Composite, bracketing a simlar layer of condensed horizontal Titanium Carbide rods that will effectively break up most projectiles that impact the armor belt. This implementation was first seen on the Doujin Class, but has been expanded on to protect the Atlantis. Along with this, throughout the vessels armor are many sensor pads that allow for effective damage control. The outer layer of the vessel that is not submerged is covered with a material that possess Radar Cross Section reducing properties, thus reducing the RCS of the vessel even more.

The Atlantis incorporates extensive firefighting and NBC equipment and filters, along with pressure release systems to reduce missile and torpedo damage. Newly designed pressure flooding and anti-flooding pumps have been incorporated throughout the design, as to keep the vessel from sinking long enough to be repaired.

The main operation areas along with other vulnerable systems are heavily protected with additional armoring, so as to ensure that the vessel is not decapacitated by one lucky blow.

The Atlantis is fitted with a large flight deck, measuring nearly 300 meters in length and over 70 meters in width. The Atlantis is equiped with Four Doujin Maverick II improved electro-magnetic air launch system, in order to allow for maximum effectiveness. Along with the four catapults, four arrestor wires were installed in order to allow for efficiency and speed of launch and recovery.

The Atlantis is equiped with 3 Ruban Pebblebed nuclear reactors, powering 6 lips 175/4 Waterjets, configured for steering and reverse. The standard cruising speed of the Atlantis is 31 knots, with a normal maximum speed of 34. Short range sprint speed is 38 knots, but is not recommended due to possible overload of the vessels waterjet propulsion system.

With the Atlantis, Doujin is fielding a new version of it's Active Phased Array Radar system and sonar systems. The Falcon's Eye system is an integrated electronic warfare suite, active phased array radar system, and sonar system. The G-band LPI APAR portion of Falcon's Eye incorporates many new advancements and trendsin the field of phased array
radar. It also incorporates a new advancement in beamforming for jammer suppresion, allowing for optimal processing and for adaptive jammer suppression. The sonar suite is a combination active and passive system that allows for a maximum effective range of 25 miles in active mode and up to 80 miles in passive mode.


The Atlantis incorporates a standard Nixie torpedo countermeasure system, along with a VPR Mk.20 6-barrelled decoy launchers and SSTDS torpedo defence system. The Atlantis is armed with 5 retractable Doujinshi 30mm 6-barreled Mk.3 CIWS systems, which have a firing rate of 4,000 rounds/min and a range of 2km, and 6 retractable Doujinshi GMLS, eight-cell launchers for a variety of Surface-to-Air missiles, and along with a RAM missile system.

Length: 374 meters
Flight Deck: 300 meters
Beam: 81 meters
Draft: 13 meters
Displacement (fully loaded): 400,000 tons
Speed: 31 knots (cruising), 34 knots (conventional top speed), 39 knots (short range sprint)
Range: Unlimited, assuming proper replenishment. Able to carry up to 6 months of supplies and stores.
Aircraft: Space for upto 130 fighters
Crew Compliment:
5,300 (Standard)
4,100 (Minimum)
Market Price: 15,000,000,000 Imperial Marks

No one says anything about something I do, yet all ready to talk about other peoples stuff!

From: Wilhelm Horst, Director, Procurements Division, Controller's Office, Imperial Navy
To: Whom it may concern, Doujin

It is requested that you provide some information on the following.

1. To what extent is this vessel ready, and is it currently available?

2. Is it in fact available for the general market?

3. What tests have been done regarding it, particularly the launching and reactor systems? Have these tests been done in tandem with escort vessels?

4. How much would it cost if offered on a general market?

Looks quite good, but i dont really use big ships much.

I would think you'd be hard pressed to reach 34 knots even as a short-range sprint speed with three Pebblebed nuclear reactors at that displacement. I think four might be more reasonable.

I like the description you've written for this ship, especially regarding survivability. Perhaps you could go into a bit more detail about maintaining a low radar cross section and how it's possible for an aircraft carrier to be somewhat stealthy, especially at that large size.

And since carriers need to have large, flat, radar reflective surfaces (the deck) and need to broadcast Kill Me Kill Me emmissions for communicating with it's aircraft.

The Atlantis utilizes Doujinshi advancements in Pebblebed reactor technology. Each reactor is rated at 250MW each, providing a combined power output of 713mW. Further advancements in the electrical systems throughout the ship requires least amount of energy usage.

The Atlantis is built to be Low Observable, like the first Lunar Class Stealth Aircraft Carrier produced by Doujinshi Corporation many years back.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/doujincorp/stealth1.gif

In comparison to past products offered by DCORP, the Atlantis incorporates a variety of technology and advancements in naval engineering to keep it as stealthy as possible. Now, not saying that she's some uber stealth ship because she isn't - she is still detected, but our goal was to make her look as small as possible if detected.

OOC:

The picture is what I used for the "Lunar Class" vessel a long time ago, not what I'm using for this. Not gonna have one. The goal wasn't to make it stealthy per se, but to make it have a lower RCS in comparison to other carriers. I'm not saying she's gonna slip by unnoticed by everything or anything near that, just trying to significantly lower the RCS in comparison to other aircraft carriers which are usually bigger in 'height' and such.

-bump-

[OOC: Well, the nuclear reactor isn't exactly what powers the ship, although it helps to have more. Moreover, the more nuclear reactors, the more billions it costs. Nonetheless, I'm sure you already know this, but just in case. The nuclear reactors create the steam which powers the different motor generators and generators, which run through capacitors, which then powers the different parts of the ship. So, there's a lot of energy distribution there...not sure how this helps, but meh...]

The Atlantis is protected by an armor belt comprising of Titanium VA and Ballistic Composite, bracketing a simlar layer of condensed horizontal Titanium Carbide rods that will effectively break up most projectiles that impact the armor belt.

Thank you for realizing that no matter how much you stealth this puppy up, it's going to be pretty damn noticable, especially with the flight-control radars. While I guess the marginally smaller detectability might be worth something, it almost certainly won't cover the cost of all the necessary changes. Still, it is of course your call.

Unfortunately I really do not understand this part about horizontal rods that break up projectiles. Titanium carbide is certainly very good at resisting long-term, gradual heat and friction, and heat shock, but I do not think that any material that hard is going to be strong enough to do what you want, at least not in that form. A horizontal rod of TiC seems more likely to me to just shatter than shear a projectile in half. Anything you have demonstrating the contrary would be appreciated.

Also, what the heck is "titanium VA"? I've never heard of anything along those lines.

And, finally, your armor belt seems sort of, well, awful against shaped-charge rounds. Unless the "titanium VA" covers that.

All in all, quite reasonable.

A decent design as usual, Doujn. :)

Nice to see you back.

((OOC: Doujin, I'm not trying to be mean or anything, but I used the name "Atlantis-Class" for one of my subs a week ago.

Observe. (http://members.cox.net/resicorp/atlantis.htm)

Now, let me explain the situation and keep in mind I'm completely lazy. If we have two major naval weapons produced and probably sold by two major powers with the same name, confusion ensues. ICly I'd feel obligated to sue you for copyright infringement, and that's something I really don't want to do OOCly. I could always change my webpage, but as I said I'm lazy and that requires re-writing a webpage as well as redoing a graphic. Or you could edit your posts a bit, and change its name.

I'm really trying not to be a dick about this, but I OOCly want to avoid a conflict between our nations because I have a lot on my plate in terms of RPing right now without some big legal thing coming up. I'm sorry about all this, it's just that I'd be obligated ICly to make a big mes of this and I want to avoid that.

~T))

((OOC: Doujin, I'm not trying to be mean or anything, but I used the name "Atlantis-Class" for one of my subs a week ago.

Observe. (http://members.cox.net/resicorp/atlantis.htm)

Now, let me explain the situation and keep in mind I'm completely lazy. If we have two major naval weapons produced and probably sold by two major powers with the same name, confusion ensues. ICly I'd feel obligated to sue you for copyright infringement, and that's something I really don't want to do OOCly. I could always change my webpage, but as I said I'm lazy and that requires re-writing a webpage as well as redoing a graphic. Or you could edit your posts a bit, and change its name.

I'm really trying not to be a dick about this, but I OOCly want to avoid a conflict between our nations because I have a lot on my plate in terms of RPing right now without some big legal thing coming up. I'm sorry about all this, it's just that I'd be obligated ICly to make a big mes of this and I want to avoid that.

~T))

Sorry, it's not happening. First off, your vessel is future tech. Second, if I'm not mistake Resi Corporation is largely future or a lot farther in the post modern era than Doujin is. So a legal battle wouldn't do anything either. I'm not trying to be a dick, either.

Sorry, it's not happening. First off, your vessel is future tech. Second, if I'm not mistake Resi Corporation is largely future or a lot farther in the post modern era than Doujin is. So a legal battle wouldn't do anything either. I'm not trying to be a dick, either.
((OOC: Eh, alright. *shrugs*

As long as you aren't planning to sell it on the open market, I guess it'll be alright. If you are... well, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.))

((OOC: Eh, alright. *shrugs*

As long as you aren't planning to sell it on the open market, I guess it'll be alright. If you are... well, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.))

Well, I did actually just add the market price for the ship.. heh :p

Doujin! You are an exceptionally hard person to find!
We need to talk. I'm looking to re-vamp my navy, and your help would be much appreciated. I have a military budget of around 2.7 Trillion per year, and haven't spent it in well over two and a half RL months, meaning I have shite loads of cash, if you use the old 1 RL week=1 NS year, which I do. If you could please TG me so I could set up a meeting and we could begin discussions of design, make and purchase, it would be much appreciated on both of our ends. I stand to have an elite navy, and you stand to make trillions.

I'm to lazy, you'll have to TG me - and then I'll think about it depending on what your TG says :p

A decent design as usual, Doujn. :)

Nice to see you back.

Thanks :)

bumpity..

I TG'd you...

How long are we back for now Doujin?

Long enough to invade someone.

bump?

who are you invading? if you want, i've got an invasion going on somewhere against a couple of fools in my school who keep taking the mick out of my tech. join in if you want. but i warn you, they cant spell for sh*t.

um...BUMP
I TGd you yesterday...