Concador
22-06-2005, 15:50
[Note: The dimensions of the Vengeful (without the subs) are based on the Nimitz, a US carrier]
The Vengeful, a SD (self-defense)-Class Carrier is the first of its kind, the harbinger of a new generation of Aircraft Carriers. What separates this carrier from the rest is that it is capable of defending its self. Other carriers require entire fleets to escort them, to ensure their safety. This one however, can help itself, and greatly reduces the number of escorts needed. The way it does this is by using a new submarine, called the Thorn, (developed in Concador) to protect it. This submarine are small and can be launched from onboard the aircraft carrier. The thorn can be cast off the carrier, and sent to aid in its defense.
The Thorn is a one-man submarine, armed with 2 torpedoes each. The vengeful holds 20 subs (10 on each side of the ship). The subs are about 15 feet long and 3 feet high. A man lies horizontally in it. The Thorns are ‘launched’ by being dropped over the side of the boat. The top 8 inches of the submarine is filled with air, while the 2 torpedoes are attached to its bottom, allowing the Thorn to right its self, no matter what the position is that its hits the water. The air in the top is then pumped out. The torpedoes it holds are MK-48’s, used against subs and major surface ships. The subs are retrieved by cranes, which lower thick straps/ropes, which are looped, so the sub goes in the loop and is reeled in. It takes a100 seconds to reel a sub in, and 85 seconds to lower the straps again. There are three cranes on each side of the ship.
Specs:
Power Plant Two Nuclear Power Plant (A4W Pressurized Water Reactor)
Four shafts, five propellers, with five blades each
Length, overall 1,092 feet (332.85 meters)
Flight Deck Width 252 feet (76.8 meters)
Beam 134 feet (40.84 meters)
Displacement Approx. 97,010 tons (87,302 metric tons) full load
Draught 37 feet
Speed 30+ knots (34.5+ miles per hour)
Aircraft 35
Aircraft elevators Two
Catapults Two
Crew Ship's Company: 3,200
Air Wing: 1,240
Submarine's Pilots 20, with 20 for backup
Armament 4 Sea Sparrow launchers
3 Phalanx CIWS 20mm mounts [Nimitz & Ike]
4 Phalanx CIWS 20mm mounts [Vinson and later]
Combat Systems SPS-48E 3-D air search radar
SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar
3 Mk91 Fire Control
AN/SLQ-32(V)4 active jamming/deception
AN/WLR-1H ESM
Service Life 50 years
Specs for Thorn
Armament 2 MK 48’s
Guidance Sonar
Speed 10-15 knots
Crew 1
Armor 1 ½ inches of steel
Maintenance Crew (per Thorn) 3 (Total is included in 'Ship's Company')
Note: The Thorns reduce the number of escorts needed for a carrier, but doesn’t eliminate them.
The Vengeful, a SD (self-defense)-Class Carrier is the first of its kind, the harbinger of a new generation of Aircraft Carriers. What separates this carrier from the rest is that it is capable of defending its self. Other carriers require entire fleets to escort them, to ensure their safety. This one however, can help itself, and greatly reduces the number of escorts needed. The way it does this is by using a new submarine, called the Thorn, (developed in Concador) to protect it. This submarine are small and can be launched from onboard the aircraft carrier. The thorn can be cast off the carrier, and sent to aid in its defense.
The Thorn is a one-man submarine, armed with 2 torpedoes each. The vengeful holds 20 subs (10 on each side of the ship). The subs are about 15 feet long and 3 feet high. A man lies horizontally in it. The Thorns are ‘launched’ by being dropped over the side of the boat. The top 8 inches of the submarine is filled with air, while the 2 torpedoes are attached to its bottom, allowing the Thorn to right its self, no matter what the position is that its hits the water. The air in the top is then pumped out. The torpedoes it holds are MK-48’s, used against subs and major surface ships. The subs are retrieved by cranes, which lower thick straps/ropes, which are looped, so the sub goes in the loop and is reeled in. It takes a100 seconds to reel a sub in, and 85 seconds to lower the straps again. There are three cranes on each side of the ship.
Specs:
Power Plant Two Nuclear Power Plant (A4W Pressurized Water Reactor)
Four shafts, five propellers, with five blades each
Length, overall 1,092 feet (332.85 meters)
Flight Deck Width 252 feet (76.8 meters)
Beam 134 feet (40.84 meters)
Displacement Approx. 97,010 tons (87,302 metric tons) full load
Draught 37 feet
Speed 30+ knots (34.5+ miles per hour)
Aircraft 35
Aircraft elevators Two
Catapults Two
Crew Ship's Company: 3,200
Air Wing: 1,240
Submarine's Pilots 20, with 20 for backup
Armament 4 Sea Sparrow launchers
3 Phalanx CIWS 20mm mounts [Nimitz & Ike]
4 Phalanx CIWS 20mm mounts [Vinson and later]
Combat Systems SPS-48E 3-D air search radar
SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar
3 Mk91 Fire Control
AN/SLQ-32(V)4 active jamming/deception
AN/WLR-1H ESM
Service Life 50 years
Specs for Thorn
Armament 2 MK 48’s
Guidance Sonar
Speed 10-15 knots
Crew 1
Armor 1 ½ inches of steel
Maintenance Crew (per Thorn) 3 (Total is included in 'Ship's Company')
Note: The Thorns reduce the number of escorts needed for a carrier, but doesn’t eliminate them.