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Nemesis-Class Aircraft Carrier


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The Franz Naval Building Company is proud to announce the release of the Nemesis-Class Aircraft Carrier. The carrier will soon join the Spartanox Navy Ships. The statistics of this carrier are all listed below. (Note: This ship will not be sold to any nation at this point in time)

Propulsion
The Franz Naval Building Company (FNB Co.) had a debate in using a conventional engine, and a nuclear reactor. The conventional engine is cheaper, and safer, but it is not as powerful as the nuclear reactor and it doesn’t provide higher speeds for long periods of time. So the Company has decided to use a nuclear reactor as the power plant to power the whole ship. The Nemesis-Class Carrier is powered by 6 Westinghouse A4W Pressurized Water Nuclear reactors (PWR), which produces a total of 840,000 shaft horsepower of energy. So the ships has 8 shafts. The nuclear fuel for each reactor is 21%-25% U235. With 840,000 shaft horsepower, the Nemesis has a maximum speed of 33.6 knots, and the cruising speed is 28 knots.

Armaments/Weapons
The Nemesis is equipped with advance defensive armament. The ship is armed with 10 Goalkeeper CIWS (30mm mounts). It can defend the ships from anti-ship missiles and enemy fighter within range. The CIWS can also shoot 3,200 round a minute. For air defenses, the weapon armed on the Nemesis is 8 RIM-116C launchers (6 missiles each). It can shoot down enemy fighters within the range of 5 nautical miles. The ship has VLS Cells which contains 65 Mk. 42’s The other major weapon of the carrier is its aircrafts, obviously.

Electronics
The carrier is equipped with advance combat systems for her benefits. One is 2 SPS-49(V)5 Radar system. This very long-range air surveillance radar can detect incoming enemy aircrafts in 250 nautical miles. The ship is also equipped with 4 Mk91 Fire control systems, which controls and guides the RIM-116C missiles. The ships is also equipped with other advance combat systems, 3 AN/SLQ-32(V)4 active jamming/deception and 3 AN/WLR-1H ESM. The Nemesis is equipped with LIDAR for more protection.

Armoring
The ship's outer armor protection is a mix of titanium, steel, aluminum, and other composite of materials. It will be focused on the deck and the main belt. The flight deck's thickness is 33.4 cm. The main belt is 45.2 cm thick. The hanger deck is 62 cm thick. Lastly, the engineering, fuel, and munitions protection is 59.6 cm thick.

Equipment
The deck of the Nemesis has 6 catapults. The catapults are located near the bow of the ship. A catapult can launch a 60,000 pound aircraft to the air at an excess speed of 150 knots in 2 seconds. The other special feature of the Nemesis is it’s 4 internal elevators. By using internal elevators, it reduces the risk of the aircraft getting attacked by enemy fighters while it’s still on the elevator. The ship also has 6 search lights. The ship’s Bridge and Aft are located in the middle, in which the bridge and the aft are connected.

Dimensions
The length overall of the Nemesis-Class Carrier is 1,200 feet (365.76 meters). The flight deck width is 300 feet (91.44 meters) and 200 feet (70 meters) beam length Under the waterline, the ship’s draft is 67 feet (20.4 meters). The total displacement of the Nemesis is 160,000 tons.

Aircrafts/Helicopters (* = for ship model A / ** = for ship model B)

AWACS:
E-2 Hawkeye**

Fighters:
*AV-8B Harrier II
**F-22 Sea Raptor
**F-99X Wolverine
**F-67 Witchcraft
**F-14B Bombcat
**F-14D Super Tomcat
**F-15E Strike Eagle
*F-35C Joint Strike Fighter
**F/A-18 Super Hornet
**SuF-7N1

Helicopters:
RAH-66 Comanche
Ranger
SH-60 Seahawk
Zenith X-20



Specifications

Overall Length: 1,200 feet (365.76m)
Overall Beam: 200 feet (70m)
Flight Deck width: 300 feet (91.4m)
Draft: 67 feet (20.4m)
Displacement: 160,000 tons
Speed: 33.6 knots (max) / 28 knots (cruise)
Engines: 6 Westinghouse A4W Pressurized Water Nuclear reactors (PWR): 8 shafts and 840,000 shaft power
Aircraft: 97 fixed wings and 12 helicopters
Aircraft Elevators: 4 internal
Catapults: 6
Armament: 10 Goalkeeper CIWS (30mm mounts), 8 RIM-116C launchers (6 missiles each), 65 Mk. 42 VLS Cells.
Electronics: 2 SPS-49(V)5 Radar system, 4 Mk91 Fire control systems, 3 AN/SLQ-32(V)4 active jamming/deception, 3 AN/WLR-1H ESM, and LIDAR
Crew: 3,110 Ship company / 2,300 Airwings

IMAGE:

Nemesis-Class A
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Nemesis-Class B
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(OOC: This is my first ship in NS. Any comments?…Questions?….Suggestions?….Any mistakes I made?)

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OOC: When you say "E-3 AWACS," are you referring to the E-3 Sentry?

OOC: When you say "E-3 AWACS," are you referring to the E-3 Sentry?

Yes. Maybe I should it to E-3 Sentry.:)

OOC: The E-3 is a modified Boeing 707. I dunno if a carrier can safely launch/land/store that thing. Do you mean the E-2 Hawkeye AWACS?

OOC: The E-3 is a modified Boeing 707. I dunno if a carrier can safely launch/land/store that thing. Do you mean the E-2 Hawkeye AWACS?

Hmmm....Silly me :rolleyes: ...Alright I'll change it to E-2 Hawkeye. Thanks for the correction.

Edit: OOC: E-2 would be alot more realistic a choice, or something around that size.

Thank you people, anymore comments out there?

The F-15, F-16, and YF-23 aren't carrier based...

The Imperial Navy is delighted with the design. We wish to know how much a carrier costs and how much production rights are if they are for sail.

Sir Rupert Mancuso, Naval Minister

Arch Admiral Randall Cussler

The F-15, F-16, and YF-23 aren't carrier based...

Man....I should've done more research...I'll fix it. I told you guys I'm new at this...Thank you for the correction.

The Imperial Navy is delighted with the design. We wish to know how much a carrier costs and how much production rights are if they are for sail.

Sir Rupert Mancuso, Naval Minister

Arch Admiral Randall Cussler

Any reply to this? Also will there be a discount for fellow ISAF members?

The Imperial Navy is delighted with the design. We wish to know how much a carrier costs and how much production rights are if they are for sail.

Sir Rupert Mancuso, Naval Minister

Arch Admiral Randall Cussler

To: Sir Rupert Mancuso, Naval Minister
From: John Olivera, Franz Naval Building Co.

We thank you for recognizing our design. However, the carrier is not for sale at this point in time. We will contact you once the carrier is for sale.

To:John Olivera, Franz Naval Building Co.
From: Sir Rupert Mancuso, Naval Minister

We thank you for your reply for we have been looking for years to replace our current Nimitz class carriers.

[OOC: If you're going to carry non-VSTOL aircraft, you require an angled flight deck: Aircraft can't get up to speed or stopped in time on a linear ski-jump deck. So, basically, the B-model is the only one that can rally do what you claim in the write-up, as anything that's not VSTOL capable couldn't land on the A-model.]

Could you contact West Corinthia as well once the carrier is open to foreign investors?

Whats the difference between A and B?

Could you contact West Corinthia as well once the carrier is open to foreign investors?

Of course, we will make an international announcement once the carrier is for sale.

[OOC: If you're going to carry non-VSTOL aircraft, you require an angled flight deck: Aircraft can't get up to speed or stopped in time on a linear ski-jump deck. So, basically, the B-model is the only one that can rally do what you claim in the write-up, as anything that's not VSTOL capable couldn't land on the A-model.]

I never really thought of that before. Thanks for the correction. I'll fix the problem.

Whats the difference between A and B?

Model A has a ramp on its bow and model B doesn't. So model A can carry different kind of aircraft than model B. But the stats are all the same for both models.

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