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Generalissimo Antonio Marique-class DDG Released

Truitt
13-09-2005, 01:23
Generalissimo Antonio Marique-class DDG

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The Marique-class was initially started by Jewwerks Shipyards named 'Convergence' to develop a cheap guided-missile destroyer but was cancelled. The 'Convergence' Project was sold to GrĂ¼nder Industries who needed their first naval vessel for blue water missions. Although the Convergence-class was developed by Jewwerks Shipyards as a patrol boat, the Marique-class was developed as GrĂ¼nder's first and own cheap and destructive destroyer.

Length (feet, meters) - 563, 171.6
Beam (feet, meters) - 55, 16.8
Draught (feet, meters) - Unavailable
Displacement (light, full, dead [tons]) - 7' 289, 9' 783, 2'494
Range - Unlimited
Speed (knots) - 24
Sonar - None
RADAR - Pebbi-Suttenlascgh Domical Sphere
Other Sensors - None
Armament
- Two Yk38 "Jagormeiser" Auxilary Ditch Guns (AA, AM, AS) 2,310rpm
- Two Yk72 "Spitter" Assault Guns (AA, AM, AS) 780rpm
- Single Yk11 "Auxlosh" Ship-to-Ship Gun (AS) 450rpm
- Three Yk82 "Skybuster" Air Protection Guns (AA) 120rpm
- Two "Flokflarz" Launchers (AM) 12rpm
- Two Evolved Sea Sparrow Suites (AA)
- 12 Vertical Launch Systems (VLS)
- 1 Front-mount 650mm Torpedo Launcher (Mostly Missiles and Noisemakers)

Armor

The armor of the Marique-class is developed of the standerd Jewittist way, an outter (top deck) of kinetic-absorbant material (KAM), or an outter (below-waterline hull) sonar-absorbant honeycomb structure of reinforced steel. The second layer of metal is made up of a cesium-lithium-tungsten compossite which allows for increased impact ability, but not so much as the first layer. Inside is made up of a scandium-vandium layer with tungsten rod supports, which allows for the final protection. Unknown thickness of all layers and total layers.

Powerplant - Manuverability - Propulsion

The single powerplant is that of a FUNNI-Kiy traditional pebblebed reactor capable of 189,000 horsepower. Unlike other Truitti-based naval ships above that of a patrol craft who use hydromagnetic propulsion drives other than screws or pumpjets. An inclosed "Raptior-type" propulsion drive is designed for the Marique-class by having a fully-inclosed pumpjet with two layers of vandium-refined to protect against attack. There are two pumpjets, pushing this craft as fast as possible. The "flaps" are located within the Raptior-type propulson drives for further control and protection.

Crew

The expendability of this craft is relied on the craft not having a large crew. With just enough to pass by, 230 men with ony 8 officers oversees everything, and with four dispatch boats, two per side, developed to deboard the ship, the crew has a heavier likeliness to survive.

Most information is transfered by electronics, and to save on staff, a new system was developed to lossen the crew amounts and that was microwaveble foods, which are in packs and each crew member can take a tray, heat it up, and eat; no need for a chef or clean-up crew on the ovens.

General Mission
The Marique-class is initially designed as a patrol craft to further the presence of the Truitti Terramarine. It is designed to be developed in a massive war machine without killing the economy while creating an effective alternative. It only takes



Operating Costs (Yearly; Wartime) $25,000,000
Production Costs (Singley) 6,789,450,000
Truitt
13-09-2005, 15:19
BUMPage for comments. I am sure a few would love this puppy since it is mass-producible.
Lame Bums
24-10-2005, 04:00
Cesium melts at 82.4 degrees Fahrenheit, so no, I wouldn't want to buy these.
Amerath
24-10-2005, 05:12
OOC: Also, cesium reacts with water, putting even a pebble into water would cause a corner of a building to suddenly be "not there anymore". Same with lithium, except less explosive.And tungsten conducts electricity!