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Subjugator class Nuclear-Power Ballistic/Guided Missile Missile Submarine
Displacement: 85,000 tons (light), 98,000 tons (submerged)
Dimensions: 270M L x 26M W x 32M D (submerged)
Propulsion:
2 x Pebblebed reactors rated at 125Mw each
1 x Electrical Induction Propellor Assembly (with no shaft) in an Acoustically Dampened Housing
Speed: 32+ knots (top speed, submerged)
Crew: 120
Endurance: Limited to crew endurance only.
Radar:
APAR-SX Mod 1 Air/Surface (Medium Range Air/Surface Search/Targeting)
G04 Navigation
Command and Control:
Falltech GSWDC Control Bloc (Ship Control)
Strategic Launch Verification System
Host arrays for multilink combat systems (such as AEGIS)
EW/decoys:
Four Dual Reloadable Noisemaker Decoy Units
Falltech ‘Squidink’ LIDAR Disruption Decoy (releases a chemical detergent from the subs sides that alter the density of the surrounding water, misguiding LIDAR based systems. Affects both friendly and enemy LIDAR)
Falltech Mk44 Acoustic Intercept
Falltech Mk603 Intercept/Jamming Unit
Host arrays for ELINT equipment
LIDAR:
Nose Mounted Attack Active LIDAR Array
Towed LIDAR/SONAR Array
Aviation: None, though deck strengthened to accept landing helicopter whilst surfaced.
Armament:
6 x 650mm OR 4 x 1000mm Torpedo Tubes (40 Torpedoes/Sub-launched ASMs)
24 x SLBM Tubes OR 216 Mk.72S SVLS (same size as standard strategic VLS)
6 x 50mm Underwater Supercav Railguns (can only be deployed at shallow depths and low speed)
2 x 500kw Falltech ‘Deadeye’ Laser CIWS, surface use only.
Armour: Technically subs don’t carry armour. However, the structure of the submarine is a triple pressure hull made up of Titanium-Vanadium-Aluminium with crush zones and signficant hull bracing and honeycombing. The surface of the sub however, is the greatest innovation, taking the SS’s gel coating and storing it in a membranic, organic like covering that prevents the gel from dispersing. Layer is very effective at reducing both internal noise escape and dispersing incoming sonar, BUT is easily damaged.
Cost: $4 Billion EACH

*drools*

*drools*

Is this Freethinker-designed or your own?

[Freethinker-designed, although it follows my requirements.]

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[By the way, I'll be acquiring 18 SSBNs at the very least, the remaining 18 that will actually replace the ancient Dreadnaught class SSBNs have the possibility of being the SSGN variant of the Subjugator.]

Subjugator? Honestly. Subtle as a brick...:D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/The_Freethinkers/TyrantSSBN.png <pretty picture for ya.

Need to get selling these things properly.

OOC: Another superbly designed ship by The Freethinkers, but I'm wondering if it might not be a little inexpensive for all of its capabilities.

OOC: Another superbly designed ship by The Freethinkers, but I'm wondering if it might not be a little inexpensive for all of its capabilities.

A problem I myself was having. Admittedly it does seem rather inexpensive, though I will say in my defence that

1) There is a confirmed manufacturing run significantly larger than that of any RL SSBN (albeit I hate using economies of scale as an excuse) and as such you have lower costs per unit.

2) Research costs have already been paid for by by The Freethinker government and the SS government underfunding much of the research. Given that the Tyrant is in fact a rather cheaper option using tech basically taken from the prototype Syren anyway, you can lose a lot of the research cost associated with the units.

3) Remember that the SS government owns his shipyards (at least I think he does) AND as such will likely have lower prices due to the need of simply meeting costs rather than generating profit.

That said, I admit most of those thing are excuses, and possibly a 25% to 50% hike for sale units might be in order to turn a worthwhile profit.

Speaking of which: http://s7.invisionfree.com/FDI/index.php?showtopic=82