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BELKNAP CLASS OF Escorts For the new class of carrier

United Earth Govenment
09-04-2006, 06:12
Displacement 7,930 tons (full load)
Length 547 feet
Beam 55 feet Max
Speed 32 knots
Power Plant 4 - 1200 psi boilers; 2 geared turbines,
2 shafts; 85,000 shaft horsepower
Aircraft N/A not install because more ant surface weapons. Needed

Armament
32 - Tomahawk ASM/LAM - 8 armored box launchers
16 - Harpoon ASM - 4 quad cell launchers
4 - Mk 15 - 20mm Phalanx CIWS
Two MK 41 Vertical Launching Systems (90 Cells)
[Standard missile and Tomahawk ASM/LAM]
8 - Harpoon (from two quad launchers)
6 - MK 46 torpedoes (from 2 triple tube mounts)
One MK 45 MOD 1 5"/54 caliber Gun Mount (lightweight gun)
Two MK 32 MOD 14 Triple Torpedo Tubes (six MK 50/46 Torpedoes)
2 - 20mm Phalanx CIWS

Radar
SPS-10F Surface search
SPS-48C 3D search
SPS-49 Air search

Sonar SQS-26BX bow mounted

FIRE CONTROL MK116 MOD 7 Underwater Fire Control System
AN/SWG- I A (V) Harpoon Launcher Control System
AN/SWG-3A TOMAHAWK Weapon Control System

Complement 477 (27 officers, 450 enlisted)
San Haven
09-04-2006, 09:50
How much are they each?

If there 'in our pocket' range we shall purchase several of these carriers to assist Toraquay's Defences. Please TG me prices!

Thanks
United Earth Govenment
09-04-2006, 20:10
Tthe Belknap post to mass prodoce of escorts ot escorts for the class of super carriers
Findan
09-04-2006, 20:24
How much per destroyer? What about stealth technology, the Areilgh Burgh have that and the LAMPS CH--46's.
United Earth Govenment
09-04-2006, 21:49
The reason behind was to build a cheap escorts with off that can work with the carriers and escorted the CALIFORNIA class of Heavy Cruisers and protect merchant feet.



10,000,000 per Escort