Sarzonia
14-09-2005, 17:55
[OOC: This is essentially the same warship as the Majeristan-class trimaran command battlecruiser, but since Majeristan is one of my puppets, it's not a stolen design OOCly. I can say something to the effect that someone from PIW came across this design and decided to implement it. Anyway, because it's during a war, this will be constructed in a no frills manner, so there are certain elements I normally would employ that I am not for the purposes of the war. Once the war's over, I'm expecting these to be decomissioned and scrapped fairly quickly.
And, it's named after Hogsweat's capital(?). I'm finally naming something after Hoggy. :)]
Background With a sudden declaration of war by the Free Lands of Pantera, the Incorporated Sarzonian Navy found itself in a position of not having enough command vessels capable of providing adequate shore bombardment and aerial power projection capabilities. With a limited number of Vigilant class superdreadnoughts and Independence-class pocket superdreadnoughts in service and with other similar designs considered too small for the roles they were required to fill, the Portland Iron Works planned a ship that would combine the need to get hulls in the water quickly and provide the firepower needed from superdreadnoughts. The result is the Hogsingrad-class Trimaran command battlecruiser.
Armament With more Sarzonian warships shifting to 24 inch guns, the Portland Iron Works chose to adopt that calibre as the main armament for the Hogsingrad. Armed with twenty 610 mm Mark 71 naval guns, the Hogsingrad can bring terrifying armament to bear against nearly any foe. Armed with a secondary and tertiary armament of eight inch Mark 71 naval railguns and 90 mm autocannons, the ship can handle a variety of threats, including fastships. The Hogsingrad also comes equipped with 768 Mark 136 vertical launch system cells capable of launching either the Scourge or Scorcher missiles that are a staple of Sarzonian naval ordnance and four 650 mm torpedo tubes equipped to launch the 'Bayonet' ultraheavy torpedo.
Protection As a wartime build and as a ship based on the principles behind the battlecruiser, the Hogsingrad has limited protection compared to the great superdreadnoughts of the world's navies. However, a protection scheme of armour ranging from 18 inches to 21 inches of strong composite armours ensures that the Hogsingrad can take more punishment than the battlecruisers of the past. A peacetime version of the Hogsingrad would include a double bottom in addition to the reinforced keel and void spaces and would be additionally protected by a honeycomb frame.
Aircraft With the Vigilant's recent refit for the Incorporated Sarzonian Navy, the Hogsingrad was designed with the ability to carry up to 100 aircraft, including eight squadrons of conventional take off and landing (CTOL) aircraft. This number makes the Hogsingrad's aircraft complement the second largest of any vessel in the Trimaran command dreadnought family in the Portland Iron Works inventory.
Hogsingrad-class Trimaran command battlecruiser
Length: 693 m; Beam: 131 m; Draught: 13.3 m.
Displacement: 820,000 tonnes fully laden.
Armament: 5 x 4 610 mm Mark 71 naval guns in A, B, C, X & Y positions; 10 x 203 mm naval railguns port and starboard; 12 x 90 mm autocannons; 8 x 96 cell Mk 136 VLS; 35 x Rattlesnake CIWS; 4 x 650 mm TT; 8 x 35 mm 'underwater CIWS' supercavitating guns.
Protection: 460 mm-533 mm composite armour (amorphous steel, titanium, ballistic ceramics); reinforced keel with void spaces; hardened crossbeams installed across bulkheads.
Aircraft: 96 STOVL aircraft plus four medium ASW helicopters.
Complement: 7,210 plus 250 aircrew.
Propulsion: Eight PebbleBed nuclear reactors; four internalised waterjets. Four diesel turbines provide emergency propulsion. Extensive thermal insulation surrounds each reactor to reduce noise and infared signature. 39 knots emergency maximum. 35 knots normal maximum. 31 knots cruising.
Electronics: Sensors: AN/SPY-3B MFR multi-function radar; AN/SPS-64(V)10 navigational radar; AN/SQS-56 (K) hull mounted sonar; Electronics Warfare Suite: AN/SLY-2 (V) Advanced Integrated Electronic Warfare System (AIEWS); Decoys: AN/SLQ-49; AN/SLQ-25 Nixie; MK-53 Nulka DLS; Fire Control: MK-99 FCS missile fire control; Gun fire control: MK-88 GFCS (System calculates ballistic gun orders, The GFCS conducts direct firing attacks against surface radar and optically tracked targets); Torpedo Fire Control: MK-117 ACWSCS (Anti-Submarine Weapon Control System, Underwater Fire Control System); Countermeasures: Towed array sonar utilizing a hull transducer or a towed active transducer or both. It is an integrated ASW, Mine Avoidance and Torpedo Defense underwater system.
Price: $50 billion.
And, it's named after Hogsweat's capital(?). I'm finally naming something after Hoggy. :)]
Background With a sudden declaration of war by the Free Lands of Pantera, the Incorporated Sarzonian Navy found itself in a position of not having enough command vessels capable of providing adequate shore bombardment and aerial power projection capabilities. With a limited number of Vigilant class superdreadnoughts and Independence-class pocket superdreadnoughts in service and with other similar designs considered too small for the roles they were required to fill, the Portland Iron Works planned a ship that would combine the need to get hulls in the water quickly and provide the firepower needed from superdreadnoughts. The result is the Hogsingrad-class Trimaran command battlecruiser.
Armament With more Sarzonian warships shifting to 24 inch guns, the Portland Iron Works chose to adopt that calibre as the main armament for the Hogsingrad. Armed with twenty 610 mm Mark 71 naval guns, the Hogsingrad can bring terrifying armament to bear against nearly any foe. Armed with a secondary and tertiary armament of eight inch Mark 71 naval railguns and 90 mm autocannons, the ship can handle a variety of threats, including fastships. The Hogsingrad also comes equipped with 768 Mark 136 vertical launch system cells capable of launching either the Scourge or Scorcher missiles that are a staple of Sarzonian naval ordnance and four 650 mm torpedo tubes equipped to launch the 'Bayonet' ultraheavy torpedo.
Protection As a wartime build and as a ship based on the principles behind the battlecruiser, the Hogsingrad has limited protection compared to the great superdreadnoughts of the world's navies. However, a protection scheme of armour ranging from 18 inches to 21 inches of strong composite armours ensures that the Hogsingrad can take more punishment than the battlecruisers of the past. A peacetime version of the Hogsingrad would include a double bottom in addition to the reinforced keel and void spaces and would be additionally protected by a honeycomb frame.
Aircraft With the Vigilant's recent refit for the Incorporated Sarzonian Navy, the Hogsingrad was designed with the ability to carry up to 100 aircraft, including eight squadrons of conventional take off and landing (CTOL) aircraft. This number makes the Hogsingrad's aircraft complement the second largest of any vessel in the Trimaran command dreadnought family in the Portland Iron Works inventory.
Hogsingrad-class Trimaran command battlecruiser
Length: 693 m; Beam: 131 m; Draught: 13.3 m.
Displacement: 820,000 tonnes fully laden.
Armament: 5 x 4 610 mm Mark 71 naval guns in A, B, C, X & Y positions; 10 x 203 mm naval railguns port and starboard; 12 x 90 mm autocannons; 8 x 96 cell Mk 136 VLS; 35 x Rattlesnake CIWS; 4 x 650 mm TT; 8 x 35 mm 'underwater CIWS' supercavitating guns.
Protection: 460 mm-533 mm composite armour (amorphous steel, titanium, ballistic ceramics); reinforced keel with void spaces; hardened crossbeams installed across bulkheads.
Aircraft: 96 STOVL aircraft plus four medium ASW helicopters.
Complement: 7,210 plus 250 aircrew.
Propulsion: Eight PebbleBed nuclear reactors; four internalised waterjets. Four diesel turbines provide emergency propulsion. Extensive thermal insulation surrounds each reactor to reduce noise and infared signature. 39 knots emergency maximum. 35 knots normal maximum. 31 knots cruising.
Electronics: Sensors: AN/SPY-3B MFR multi-function radar; AN/SPS-64(V)10 navigational radar; AN/SQS-56 (K) hull mounted sonar; Electronics Warfare Suite: AN/SLY-2 (V) Advanced Integrated Electronic Warfare System (AIEWS); Decoys: AN/SLQ-49; AN/SLQ-25 Nixie; MK-53 Nulka DLS; Fire Control: MK-99 FCS missile fire control; Gun fire control: MK-88 GFCS (System calculates ballistic gun orders, The GFCS conducts direct firing attacks against surface radar and optically tracked targets); Torpedo Fire Control: MK-117 ACWSCS (Anti-Submarine Weapon Control System, Underwater Fire Control System); Countermeasures: Towed array sonar utilizing a hull transducer or a towed active transducer or both. It is an integrated ASW, Mine Avoidance and Torpedo Defense underwater system.
Price: $50 billion.