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The Kaiser-class superdreadnought was designed by Neuhausburg Shipyards in order to capitalize on the growing market in such extremely large ships, and to possibly woo the Civitas Americae Navy into purchasing some of these ships, which were disfavored by the Navy.

Unlike every other superdreadnought that had been reviewed by the Civitas Americae Navy, the Kaiser-class does not strive to be a jack of all trades, but seeks solely to be the master of one trade: Surface warfare. Observers will search in vain for the airstrips and missile tubes so prevalent on other superdreadnoughts.

The Kaiser-class SDN possesses the most powerful gun armament afloat, with 16 dual twenty-five inch turrets. In order to mount this tremendous armament, the designers at Neuhausburg took a novel approach that took advantage of the tremendous beam of the Kaiser-class. Rather than mount a single row of turrets down the center, two rows of turrets were mounted along the side of the upper deck. With the turrets mounted at staggered intervals, all guns are capable of firing along the same trajectory if needed.

In the empty center row are twenty-five five-inch guns. These are not normal five-inch guns however. These are slaved to the counterbattery radar of the ship and are used to intercept large enemy shells before they intercept the ship, turning a large explosive shell into relatively harmless fragments of steel. Placed throughout the deck, over a hundred Rolling Airframe Missile launchers and a hundred and twenty Mark 56 Anti-Torpedo Torpedo launchers provide defense against incoming powered threats both air and seaborne. For last-ditch defense against torpedoes, both conventional and supercavitating, a hundred and fifteen machine guns firing supercavitating bullets are built into the hull beneath the waterline.

Should an enemy shell or missile manage to strike a Kaiser-class vessel however, it will have to deal with the extremely heavy armor mounted by these vessels. With eleven to twelve feet of advanced armor plating facing the enemy in addition to its active defenses, the Kaiser-class is the most survivable ship currently in existence.

Of course, all of this comes at a tremendous weight, and Kaiser-class vessels displace a total of 2.5 megatons. Much of this internal volume is available for storage of ammunition, food, and fuel for smaller escorting vessels. In order to propel this weight, the Kaiser-class is powered by eight A5W nuclear reactors, each connected a propellor.

Three of these massive ships have been ordered by the Civitas Americae Navy, to be built and paid for over a period of ten years, with an option for four more ships. These ships will replace the battleships and heavy battlecruisers currently in service.

SDN-1: Constantine the Great
SDN-2: Theodosius
SDN-3: Justinian

Length: 980 metres
Draft: 44 metres
Beam: 103 metres
Displacement: 2.5 megatons
Endurance: Essentially unlimited
Crew: 10,800
Powerplant:
8 A5W nuclear reactors

Propulsion:
8 screws

Speed: 18 knots

Armaments:
16 dual 25-inch ETC guns
25 5-inch anti-shell guns
100 triple Mark 56 Anti-Torpedo Torpedo launchers
120 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers with 21 missiles each

Armor:
144-inch turret face
121-inch barbette
121-inch deck
20-inch bulkheads
144-inch belt, 20°

Aircraft: 12 SH-60

Cost: $300 billion

König-class SDEN

With the creation of the Kaiser-class SDN, the designers at Neuhausburg Shipyards realized that they needed a vessel fit for escorting these huge new ships. To answer this need, they created the König-class escort superdreadnought.

Smaller than the massive Kaisers, the Königs are capable of packing an even larger punch. Their massive surface area is devoted wholly to vertical launch system cells. A total of 35,380 of these cells fill this ship. While most missiles will take up the entire tube, some smaller missiles can fit two or even four missiles into a tube, providing the unprecedented ability of a single ship firing up to 141,520 missiles in a single salvo. However, the König-class is also built for sustainability. Her vast internal volume, and the design of the VLS cells, allows her to carry two reloads per cell and replenish these cells while underway, for a total missile capacity of 106,140-424,560 missiles.

Obviously, this ship is a rather attractive target. That is why she has been equipped with 15 five-inch anti-shell guns, 25 triple Mark 56 Anti-Torpedo Torpedo launchers, and 30 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers. Thirty machine guns mounted on the underside of the hull fire supercavitating bullets as a last-ditch torpedo defense.

Six of these ships, with options for eight more, have been purchased by the Civitas Americae Navy, for payment and construction over a period of ten years.

Length: 612 metres
Draft: 20 metres
Beam: 76 metres
Displacement: 722,000 tons
Endurance: Essentially unlimited
Crew: 5,200
Powerplant:
6 A5W nuclear reactors

Propulsion:
6 screws

Speed: 22 knots

Armament:
35,380 VLS tubes with variety of missiles, room in hull for two additional shots per tube).
15 five-inch anti-shell guns
25 triple Mark 56 Anti-Torpedo Torpedo launchers
30 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers with 21 missiles each

Cost: $75 billion, not including missiles

{OOC: Are these for sale, or is this a reference-only thread?}

For sale as well as reference.

{OOC: I'll definitely buy some soon, then.}