Sarzonia
03-04-2006, 22:20
Benatar-class Trimaran heavy carrier
Background With the closing of the Andvari large warship construction yards, the availability of the RSIN-built Union class Trimaran supercarriers to the Incorporated Sarzonian Navy for its Carrier Action Groups was greatly reduced. Thus, the Portland Iron Works and the Incorporated Sarzonian Navy were at a quandary. They either had to adopt a class that was viewed as less than ideal for its expected mission profile (the Trimaran Gavin Newsom hypercarrier) or revert to monohull designs that were dismissed as being too vulnerable for the project. Neither option particularly appealed to the ISN, which found the Union class to be ideal as a Carrier Action Group flagship. Another option frequently discussed by both PIW and the ISN was to request production and distribution rights for the Union class to allow the ISN to continue to implement its vision of increased reaction times to situations that called for projection of Sarzonian naval power. However, in the wake of the economic depression that resulted from lost confidence in the company, that option was dismissed. Ultimately, PIW came upon a little-discussed fourth option which eventually won enough favour with its engineers, the design and commission of a comparable class of aircraft carrier to the ubiquitious Union. Thus, the Benatar class Trimaran heavy fleet carrier was conceived.
Armament Most fleet carriers carry just enough armament to provide last-ditch defence against most conceivable attacks, and the Benatar is no different. Acknowledging both a desire to provide excellent point defence and the reality that an aircraft carrier's main weapon is its aerial wing, designers adopted a limited set up of 96 newly-developed Mark 142 VLS cells, which allow the Benatar to fire SSMs such as the Scourge and Scorcher and AAMs such as the Dragonfly LRAAMs. Six 127 mm Mark IV ETC guns provide last-ditch defence against fastships or secondary layer defence against missiles, while the primary anti-missile defences consist of 16 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers and 16 Rattlesnake CIWS launchers combining the highly-successful Yellow Jacket short-ranged anti-air missile and the 35 mm Millennium Gun. Eight 35 mm supercavitating guns allow for anti-torpedo defence, along with four 240 mm 'Epee' anti-torpedo torpedoes.
Aircraft Obviously, a nation's aerial doctrine dictates the aircraft it is expected to carry, but PIW engineers determined that for the ISN's operating requirements, a configuration featuring 120 F-37 Archer multirole fighters, 24 F-24 Tyr electronics combat aircraft, 12 F-39 Monitor AWACS jets (currently under development), 12 B-25 Archduke light bombers, and 12 H-15 Dragon ASW helicopters was optimal. The Benatar can carry up to 210 aircraft of additional types, including the F-34 Leopard STOVL aircraft and multiple UAVs.
Protection With the first priority for many enemies being an attempt to target a ISN flagship, passive defence (the official term for the protection scheme afforded Sarzonian warships) was a priority for the Benatar. Thus, it has been provided with 890 mm-1,140 mm of an advanced armour composite (titanium, vanadium, aluminum, amorphous steel, and ballistic ceramics) with a double-bottomed, reinforced keel, void spaces, and a torpedo bulge to provide some protection against submerged threats. The hull is built along a honeycomb frame to provide additional structural integrity, while composite rods and KE-reducing ceramic plates provide protection against kinetic energy attacks.
Specifications:
Name: Benatar class Trimaran heavy fleet carrier
Manufacturer: Portland Iron Works
Length: 582 m; Beam: 112 m; Draught: 21.6 m
Displacement: 670,193 tonnes fully laden
Armament: 4 x 24 cell Mark 142 VLS; 6 x 127 mm Mark IV ETC guns; 16 x RAM launchers; 16 x 35 mm Rattlesnake CIWS; 8 x 35 mm supercavitating guns; 4 x 240 mm TT.
Protection: 890 mm-1,140 mm advanced armour composite (titanium, vanadium, aluminum, amorphous steel, and ballistic ceramics), double-bottomed, reinforced keel with void spaces and torpedo bulge along a honeycomb frame. Composite rods and KE-reducing ceramic plates provide additional KE protection.
Aircraft: 180-210 aircraft (120 F-37 Archer multirole fighters; 24 F-24 Tyr electronics combat aircraft; 12 F-39 Monitor AWACS jets [currently under development]; 12 B-25 Archduke light bombers; 12 H-15 Dragon ASW helicopters).
Complement: 9,200 ship's crew plus 1,600 aircrew. 1,800 Naval Infantry.
Propulsion: Six Pebblebed nuclear reactors; four internalised waterjets. Extensive thermal insulation surrounding each reactor providing some protection against infared and noise emissions. 34.8 knots.
Electronics: Next Generation Theatre Combat Management System (TCMS), which includes redundant satellite imagery transceivers and processors, GPS transceivers, LIDAR and LADAR, target prioritisation and acquisition software, and millimetric wave radar; AN/SPS-73(V) SSR; AN/SPS-67; AN/SPY-3B MFR multi-function radar; Maritime Forward Looking Infrared System; Optical Surveillance System; Shipboard Command and Control System; AN/SQS 510(V) hull mounted sonar; AN/SLY-2 (V) electronics warfare suite
Decoys: AN/SLQ-49; AN/SLQ-25 Nixie; MK-53 Nulka DLS
Fire Control: MK-99 FCS missile fire control; MK-86 GFCS gun fire control; MK-116 mod 7 ACWSCS torpedo fire control
Fleet Defense System: MK-200 mod 2 FDS
Fleet Defense Control: MK-201 FDC
Price: $75 billion
Running Cost: $3.5 billion
Background With the closing of the Andvari large warship construction yards, the availability of the RSIN-built Union class Trimaran supercarriers to the Incorporated Sarzonian Navy for its Carrier Action Groups was greatly reduced. Thus, the Portland Iron Works and the Incorporated Sarzonian Navy were at a quandary. They either had to adopt a class that was viewed as less than ideal for its expected mission profile (the Trimaran Gavin Newsom hypercarrier) or revert to monohull designs that were dismissed as being too vulnerable for the project. Neither option particularly appealed to the ISN, which found the Union class to be ideal as a Carrier Action Group flagship. Another option frequently discussed by both PIW and the ISN was to request production and distribution rights for the Union class to allow the ISN to continue to implement its vision of increased reaction times to situations that called for projection of Sarzonian naval power. However, in the wake of the economic depression that resulted from lost confidence in the company, that option was dismissed. Ultimately, PIW came upon a little-discussed fourth option which eventually won enough favour with its engineers, the design and commission of a comparable class of aircraft carrier to the ubiquitious Union. Thus, the Benatar class Trimaran heavy fleet carrier was conceived.
Armament Most fleet carriers carry just enough armament to provide last-ditch defence against most conceivable attacks, and the Benatar is no different. Acknowledging both a desire to provide excellent point defence and the reality that an aircraft carrier's main weapon is its aerial wing, designers adopted a limited set up of 96 newly-developed Mark 142 VLS cells, which allow the Benatar to fire SSMs such as the Scourge and Scorcher and AAMs such as the Dragonfly LRAAMs. Six 127 mm Mark IV ETC guns provide last-ditch defence against fastships or secondary layer defence against missiles, while the primary anti-missile defences consist of 16 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers and 16 Rattlesnake CIWS launchers combining the highly-successful Yellow Jacket short-ranged anti-air missile and the 35 mm Millennium Gun. Eight 35 mm supercavitating guns allow for anti-torpedo defence, along with four 240 mm 'Epee' anti-torpedo torpedoes.
Aircraft Obviously, a nation's aerial doctrine dictates the aircraft it is expected to carry, but PIW engineers determined that for the ISN's operating requirements, a configuration featuring 120 F-37 Archer multirole fighters, 24 F-24 Tyr electronics combat aircraft, 12 F-39 Monitor AWACS jets (currently under development), 12 B-25 Archduke light bombers, and 12 H-15 Dragon ASW helicopters was optimal. The Benatar can carry up to 210 aircraft of additional types, including the F-34 Leopard STOVL aircraft and multiple UAVs.
Protection With the first priority for many enemies being an attempt to target a ISN flagship, passive defence (the official term for the protection scheme afforded Sarzonian warships) was a priority for the Benatar. Thus, it has been provided with 890 mm-1,140 mm of an advanced armour composite (titanium, vanadium, aluminum, amorphous steel, and ballistic ceramics) with a double-bottomed, reinforced keel, void spaces, and a torpedo bulge to provide some protection against submerged threats. The hull is built along a honeycomb frame to provide additional structural integrity, while composite rods and KE-reducing ceramic plates provide protection against kinetic energy attacks.
Specifications:
Name: Benatar class Trimaran heavy fleet carrier
Manufacturer: Portland Iron Works
Length: 582 m; Beam: 112 m; Draught: 21.6 m
Displacement: 670,193 tonnes fully laden
Armament: 4 x 24 cell Mark 142 VLS; 6 x 127 mm Mark IV ETC guns; 16 x RAM launchers; 16 x 35 mm Rattlesnake CIWS; 8 x 35 mm supercavitating guns; 4 x 240 mm TT.
Protection: 890 mm-1,140 mm advanced armour composite (titanium, vanadium, aluminum, amorphous steel, and ballistic ceramics), double-bottomed, reinforced keel with void spaces and torpedo bulge along a honeycomb frame. Composite rods and KE-reducing ceramic plates provide additional KE protection.
Aircraft: 180-210 aircraft (120 F-37 Archer multirole fighters; 24 F-24 Tyr electronics combat aircraft; 12 F-39 Monitor AWACS jets [currently under development]; 12 B-25 Archduke light bombers; 12 H-15 Dragon ASW helicopters).
Complement: 9,200 ship's crew plus 1,600 aircrew. 1,800 Naval Infantry.
Propulsion: Six Pebblebed nuclear reactors; four internalised waterjets. Extensive thermal insulation surrounding each reactor providing some protection against infared and noise emissions. 34.8 knots.
Electronics: Next Generation Theatre Combat Management System (TCMS), which includes redundant satellite imagery transceivers and processors, GPS transceivers, LIDAR and LADAR, target prioritisation and acquisition software, and millimetric wave radar; AN/SPS-73(V) SSR; AN/SPS-67; AN/SPY-3B MFR multi-function radar; Maritime Forward Looking Infrared System; Optical Surveillance System; Shipboard Command and Control System; AN/SQS 510(V) hull mounted sonar; AN/SLY-2 (V) electronics warfare suite
Decoys: AN/SLQ-49; AN/SLQ-25 Nixie; MK-53 Nulka DLS
Fire Control: MK-99 FCS missile fire control; MK-86 GFCS gun fire control; MK-116 mod 7 ACWSCS torpedo fire control
Fleet Defense System: MK-200 mod 2 FDS
Fleet Defense Control: MK-201 FDC
Price: $75 billion
Running Cost: $3.5 billion