NationStates Jolt Archive

Currently, Mer des Ennuis has a navy that would be the envy of anyone in the real world. However, nationstates not being the real world, we need to project more power and defend our territorial waters and interests abroad with more firepower, better sensors, and more survivable CIWS es. The Fleet Roster of Mer des Ennuis is as follows:

Aircraft Carriers
CVN-77 Nimitz Class Supercarrier 15
R-11 Princep De Austrias STVOL Carrier 20

Cruisers
CG-73 Ticonderoga Class Cruiser 50

Destroyer
D32 Type 45 "Daring" Anti-Air Destroyer 85
DDG-106 Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer 45

Frigate
FFG-61 Oliver Hazard Perry Frigate 105
LCS-3 Litoral Combat Ship 160

Submarine
SSBN-743 Ohio Class Ballistic Missile Submarine 30
SSN-22 Seawolf Attack Submarine 45

Landing Craft
LHD-8 Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship 40

Logistics
T-AOE-10 Supply Class Oiler 30
Wave Class Large Fleet Tanker 50
LVS-6 Frank S. Besson Logistics Support Ship 120
T-ARK 310 Fast Sealift Ship 40

Mer des Ennuis currently operates around the Carrier Battlegroup Format, and is phasing out the F/A18-E and the JSF as its airguard of choice for the Geneticon Blizzard Fighter/Bomber, and the navy is currently in need of the greatest overhaul. We have 15 Carrier Battlegroups, each composed of the following:

Carrier Battle Group - 15 (62 Ships)
1 CVN-77 Nimitz Class Supercarrier
3 CG-73 Ticonderoga Class Cruiser
3 D32 Type 45 "Daring" Anti-Air Destroyer
3 DDG-106 Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer
3 FFG-61 Oliver Hazard Perry Frigate
2 SSBN-743 Ohio Class Ballistic Missile Submarine
3 SSN-22 Seawolf Attack Submarines
2 T-AOE-10 Supply Class Oiler
2 Wave Class Large Fleet Tanker
4 LVS-6 Frank S. Besson Logistics Support Ship

While the CVNs are good for projecting a large amount of air power, it is relativley weak against BBNs of all sorts. We would therefore be interested in "pocket battleships" of sorts to escort a central super carrier, as well as cruisers or battle cruisers with anti-battleship capability to assist our operations. Mer des Ennuis uses 20 Amphibious Assault Groups. Currently, we use a small STOVL carrier to provide light air power to suppliment massive helicopter-borne invasions and brownwater operations. The Amphibious Assault Group could potentially field more aircraft, but it does not. We are not looking for a supercarrier in the AAG, just a small, fast aircraft pad carrying not much more than a dozen or two.

Amphibious Assault Group - 20 - (23 ships)
1 R-11 Princep De Austrias STVOL Carrier
1 CG-73 Ticonderoga Class Cruiser
2 D32 Type 45 "Daring" Anti-Air Destroyer
2 LHD-8 Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ships
3 FFG-61 Oliver Hazard Perry Frigate
8 LCS Litoral Combat Ships
2 T-ARK 310 Fast Sealift Ships
1 Wave Class Large Fleet Tanker
3 LVS-6 Frank S. Besson Logistics Support Ship

We are currently seeking replacements for all combat ships, and possibly the fleet oilers and logistical ships as well. Please state which class/type of ship your design would replace, what role your ship is specifically designed for, what its strenghts and weaknesses are, and what the cost of the ship is. Please describe the ship in detail, pointing out important facts, and a link to a picture (if available). Thanks!

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QAE TO EXPRESS INTEREST IN MER DES ENNUIS

This morning in a press announcement, QAE officials announced they would be advocating the pursuit of the Sheffield class cruiser and the Ocean class aircraft carrier to the Mer Des Ennuis Navy, to replace their Ticonderogas and Nimitz, respectively.

Sheffield Class (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11175256&postcount=12)
Ocean Class (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10998147&postcount=2)

QAE has announced that although a CV may not fit the needs of the Mer Des Ennuis Navy, they are prepared to refit the Oceans sold to Mer Des Ennuis with nuclear engines achieving similar SHP and more speed for an extra five billion USD.

In other news, production of the Supermarine Shrike has been stepped up to 800 aircraft per month...

OOC: I'm too lazy to post up an IC post so I'll just state it here. Check out my sig to go to my storefront. I sell a couple of naval designs that you might find interesting.

CVN-77 Nimitz Class Supercarrier : Conquerer-Class Supercarrier (http://z3.invisionfree.com/SU_Defense_Industry/index.php?showtopic=10)
Pocket Battleship: Gladiator-Class Dreadnought (http://z3.invisionfree.com/SU_Defense_Industry/index.php?showtopic=8)

How PMT are you? Cause if so, I'd probably be willing to bid up some of my Angelus class ships...

psst...

http://www.freewebs.com/supercav

Just the basics from Space's stuff
Nimitz:Swiftsure-Class Light Fleet Carrier (CVLN)

Length: 420 m
Beam: 84 m
Draught: 16 m
Flight Deck: 430m x 95m
Propulsion: 8x Pebblebed Nuclear Reactors (PNR)
Displacement: 200,000 tonnes
Crew: 6,000 personal

Protection: The armor of the Swiftsure-Class Fleet Carrier is composed of a series of layers, combined into a composite armor. These layers are made of aluminum-titanium in honeycomb frame, amorphous steel, tungsten, and ballastic ceramics.
Engine Compartment: 370 mm
Hull, Deck, and Hatches: 220 mm
Magazines and Turret: 310 mm
Glue Structures (Section that connects all the hulls): 280 mm

Aircraft: 160 tactical sized aircrafts; 25 medium-sized helicopters
Max Cruise Speed: 32 knots
Cruise Speed: 25 knots
Number of Catapults: 6
Number of Arrest Wires: 6
Number of Lifts (45m x 45m): 8 (Capable of lifting 43,000 kg)

Armament:
8x 35mm Coyote CIWS
8x 35mm Supercavitating Guns

Sensors:
SU/NRD-26 Naval Phased Array Radar (400 km outwards scanning range)
SU/NRD-27 Naval Surface Radar
SU/NRD-28 Naval Air Threat Radar Detector
SU/NS-12 Hull-Mounted Sonar
SU/NS-14 Towed Array Sonar
SU/NDL-2 Navigational and Datalink Systems (connects to SUDACS)
SU/LILA-1 LIDAR/LADAR Imaging and Tracking Suite

Aircraft and Crew Management Suites:
SU/AC-1 Aircraft Management and Control Suite
SU/CO-3 Command and Control Fleet System
SU/CM-1 Crew Management and Health Suite
SU/DF-6 Aerial Defense System

Electronics Warfare Suite:
SU/AWS-1 Advanced Warning System (AWS)
SU/CM-3 Countermeasure System (Flares and Chaffs)
SU/ACM-3V1 Active Countermeasure System (Anti-Missile Targetting)
SU/SW-65 Torpedo Countermeasure System and Jamming

Decoys:
SU/DP-1 Advanced Towed Decoy Suite

Cost: $65 billion
Running Cost: $5 billion per year





Pocket Battleship:Gladiator Class Dreadnought
Length: 614 m
Beam: 136 m
Draught: 28 m
Propulsion: 14x Pressurized water reactor (PWR) powering 10 waterjets (internal)
Displacement: 870,000 long tons
Crew: 3,720 personal


Protection: The armor of the Gladiator-Class Dreadnought is composed of a series of layers, combined into a composite armor. These layers are made of aluminum-titanium in honeycomb frame, amorphous steel, tungsten, and ballastic ceramics.
Engine Compartment: 880 mm
Hull, Deck, and Hatches: 615 mm
Magazines and Turret: 762 mm
Glue Structures (Section that connects all the hulls): 812 mm

Aircraft: 3x UCAV; 1 Medium Helicopters; 3x SuF-5 Lion; 3x SuF-7 Nightmare
Maximum Speed: 33 knots
Cruise Speed: 27 knots

Armament:
5x 4 635 mm Mark IV ETC Naval Guns (A, B, X, Y positions)
25x 2 155 mm Mark IV ETC Naval Guns
3x 20x20-Cell Mk. 136 VLS Missile Tubes
6x 650mm Torpedo Tubes (regular torpedos)
4x 1000mm TT (Designed for Sarzonia's Broadsword Torpedo)
25x 35mm Coyote CIWS
20x 35mm Supercavitating Guns

Sensors:
SU/NRD-26 Naval Phased Array Radar (400 km outwards scanning range)
SU/NRD-27 Naval Surface Radar
SU/NRD-28 Naval Air Threat Radar Detector
SU/NS-12 Hull-Mounted Sonar
SU/NS-14 Towed Array Sonar
SU/NDL-2 Navigational and Datalink Systems (connects to SUDACS)
SU/LILA-1 LIDAR/LADAR Imaging and Tracking Suite

Fire-Control System:
SU/FCS-1 Naval Gun Fire-Control and Targetting System
SU/FCS-2 Naval VLS Fire-Control and Targetting System
SU/FCS-3 Naval Torpedo Fire-Control and Targetting System

Electronics Warfare Suite:
SU/JM-54 Jamming Module
SU/AWS-1 Advanced Warning System (AWS)
SU/CM-3 Countermeasure System (Flares and Chaffs)
SU/ACM-3V1 Active Countermeasure System (Anti-Missile Targetting)
SU/SW-65 Torpedo Countermeasure System and Jamming
SU/MD-76 Mine Detection Suite

Decoys:
SU/DP-1 Advanced Towed Decoy Suite
SU/DP-2 Advanced Hull-Mounted Decoy Suite

Cost: $125 billion
Running Cost: $13 billion per year

To: Mer des Ennuis Navy Office of Procurement
From: Admiral Daniel Chan, Admiral of the Southeast Asian Navy
Subject: Royal Shipyards/Portland Iron Works contracting

To Whom It May Be Concerned,

The Royal Shipyards of Isselmere-Nieland (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=484448) are a most fine corporation that has been as of recent events, supplying the Southeast Asian Navy with it's top-notch quality of merchandise.

Particular examples of their fine work would be the Crocodile-class Littoral Combat Ship (which should most likely be marvelous replacements for the American-designed LCS) and the Forthar-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (which should be excellent successors to the American designed Seawolf-class nuclear-powered attack submarine).

Our primary naval contractor however, is the Portland Iron Works (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=457777) of the Incorporated States of Sarzonia. The Endeavour-class large combat transport ship, a custom design request from the Commonwealth of Saint Fedski, has served in the Saint Fedskian Navy most excellently and in several other allies of both the Incorporated States of Sarzonia and my own nation. The Endeavour-class shall most likely be an excellent replacement to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship. Finally, as your navy desires a successor to the T-45 Daring-class Anti-Aircraft Warfare Destroyer, I strongly urge you to replace it with Portland Iron Works' Johnston-class Anti-Aircraft Destroyer. All product descriptions have been added to this communique in the attachments. I hope you find them of good use as we in Southeast Asia ourselves have.

Yours Truly,
Admiral Daniel Chan
Admiral of the Southeast Asian Navy

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Attachment:

Crocodile-class LCS
Air cushioned catamaran (ACC) design made from high-strength and sturdy radar absorbent materials (RAM) such as reinforced carbon-fibre honeycomb, poly-vinyl chloride and vinyl laminate reinforcement for the rapid insertion of commando units. Only the gun, well-shrouded itself, disturbs the elegant profile of this vessel as all of its other weapons are located in VLS below decks. Two ramps in the stern allow for two RILC to be deployed while in motion. This design uses clever emissions masking technology and techniques to provide an advanced and very stealthy design certain to plague your opponents with nightmares.
Type: Littoral combat ship
Displacement: 558t (full load)
Dimensions: length 65.4m (oa); beam 14.7m (oa); draught 2.3m (off cushion), 0.94m (on cushion).
Propulsion: surface effect, 2 water propulsor jets; 4 gas turbines (IMW MTG-9; 4.2MW), with 2 lift fan engines (IMW MMD-41; 840kW) and 2 manoeuvring engines (IMW MMD-42; 4.1MW); 16.8MW = 54.2+ kts.
Crew: 32 (standing crew); 54 (standing crew and mission personnel)
Protection: (Main belt): 3 cm; (Magazines): 2.54 cm; (Engineering, additional): 3 cm.
Weapons:
AAW: GWLS.66M2 (a), GWLS.74M (f)
ASuW: 2 × 4-cell GWLS.35M4 (p/s)
GP: 76mm gun (f)
Vehicles: 2 rapid insertion landing craft (RILC) and 1 Auk DHM.1 or Puffin DHEW.1, landing area for medium-sized helicopter.
Electronics suite:
Computer complex: MEI.5 Muninn/MEI.4 Mimir (ISOMS)
Threat management systems: MEQ.185 SELKIE (anti-torpedo)
Radars: MRU.112c Crow (multifunction), MRS.115c Magpie (air volume search), MRN.120 Bottlenose (navigation), MRS.167 Kayak (surface search), MRG.182 Balmung (gunnery fire control)
Optronics: MPS.130 Bat (surface surveillance)
Combination radar/optronics: MMP.133 Tuesday (helicopter landing system), MMG.183 Gjallar (close-range fire direction)
Sonar: MQU.141 Terrier (keel-mounted; MF/LF)
ECM/ESM: MLR.168 (radar/signals emissions receiver and direction finder), MLQ.180 (jammer), MLR.184 Nott (laser warning receiver and direction finder), MWD.199 (signals direction finder)
Communications: CSZ.17b Godi (Link 17.2; secure datalink), MUZ.121 Alvis (secure satellite communications system), MSP.123b Gna (Link 17.2D; secure drone control datalink), MSW.125b Ran (Link 17.2G; secure missile guidance datalink).
Countermeasures: MLE.140 MUSE (anti-missile).
Cost: $125 million USD
Production time: 1 year


Forthar-class SSN
Constructed of austenitic high tensile steel and non-magnetic materials, these submarines impart a very low magnetic signature. Anechoic tiles, silenced pumps, and other silencing technologies ensure that these ships are extremely quiet.
Displacement: 7,815t (submerged)
Dimensions: length: 97m; beam: 10m
Propulsion: 1-shaft propulsor; pressurised water fission reactor (INNEC RA(PW)-3); 30+ kts.
Crew: 94
Weapons:
AAW: 8-cell GWLS.66U (mast; 1 set of reloads)
GP: 12-cell GWLS.36U (f; can fire at depth of 250m+), 6 × 585mm TT (f; 30 weapons).
Vehicles: 4 Squid DSM.1 (not included in base price)
Electronics suite:
Computer complex: MEI.5 Muninn/MEI.4 Mimir (ISOMS)
Threat management systems: UEQ.187 Skald (anti-torpedo)
Radar: GRU.119c Jay (multifunction search and tracking)
Sonars: UQU.148 (bow, MF/LF), UQR.146 (flanks), UQR.147 (towed array), UQS.150 (interception)
ECM/ESM: ULE.179 (jammer), ULR.191 (radar/signals emissions receiver and direction finder), ULR.192 Delling (laser warning receiver), UWD.198 (signals direction finder).
Communications: CSZ.17b Godi (Link 17.2; secure datalink), UUZ.122 Hermod (secure satellite communications system), GQZ.128b Dvalin (Link 17.2U; encrypted acoustic modem), UUZ.194 (ELF communications), UWZ.195 (secure communications system), GSZ.196U (encrypted burst transmission communications), UJZ.200 (secure underwater laser datalink).
Countermeasures: ULQ.136 Remora (anti-torpedo; 4 external, 1 double-tube reloadable), ULE.140 MUSE (anti-missile)
Cost: $1650 million USD, $1666 million USD with drones
Production time: 3.75 years
Production capacity: 20 boats
Background: At the request of the Saint Fedski military, engineers at the Portland Iron Works set to the task of creating a large combat transport that can deliver an armoured division in no more than ten ships of the same model. Since the venerable Normandy-class heavy combat transport ship is not designed to carry the large number of armoured vehicles required except in much larger numbers, engineers chose to create essentially an enlarged version of the Normandy with greater emphasis placed on protection and delivery of increased combat assets. The result was the Endeavour class large combat transport ship.

Protection Similar to the ideas employed by the Normandy herself, the Endeavour brings devastating fire in a landing support platform that is incredibly survivable. Toward that end, the Endeavour is armed with two 356 mm ETC guns, the same calibre as found on the new General Dent class Trimaran command large crusiers and on several warships in the Incorporated Sarzonian Navy. Two very large mortars and six naval railguns also support the coastal bombardment role of the Endeavour. The protection scheme of the Normandy also informs the design of the Endeavour, and it is increased in strength to provide protection for the combat load.

Endeavour-class large combat transport ship (http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83/Alidor/Ships/EndeavourClassC.png)
Length: 263 m; Beam: 47 m; Draught: 7.1 m
Displacement: 38,920 tonnes fully laden
Armament: 2 x 1 356 mm ETC guns in A & Y position; 2 x 280 mm mortars in B & X positions; 6 x 155 mm naval railguns port and starboard; 1 x ASROC launcher; 18 x 35 mm Rattlesnake CIWS.
Protection: 406 mm-508 mm advanced armour composite (titanium, vanadium, aluminum, amorphous steel, ballistic ceramics); torpedo bulge, double-bottomed, reinforced keel with void spaces built on honeycomb frame. Composite rods and ceramic plates provide additional protection against KE attacks. Ship is designed to minimize radar cross section. Survivability features added include fragmentation and nuclear blast protection and shock-hardened structure.
Propulsion: Four gas turbines; two shafts. Two diesel turbines provide auxiliary propulsion.
Speed: 18 knots.
Aircraft: Capable of carrying and launching 18 SZ-15 Dragon transport or ASW helicopters.
Complement: 420 sailors and officers; 180 air crew; up to 1,000 combat personnel.
Cargo capacity: Each can carry 50 Z-34 'Bonham' Main Battle Tanks, 15 Z-15 'Landshark' Armoured Personnel Carriers, 30 Fuel Tankers, 5 Z-38 'Panther' self-propelled artillery units; and two trucks. Can also carry up to 1,000 combat personnel. Five vehicle decks of 40,000 square feet; three cargo holds capable of carrying 50,000 cubic feet of storage.
Countermeasures: Mk 53 Nulka-similar decoy system (used as a hovering rocket to draw missiles away from the ship); two ASW and ASuW decoys; detection and jamming system providing surveillance, warning, and electronic countermeasures against missile attacks.
Sensors: Surface-search radar; three-dimensional air search radar; surface surveillance and tracking radar.
Price: $2.5 billion

Johnston-class AA destroyer
Dimensions: Length: 198 m; Beam: 23.8 m; Draught: 6.9 m
Displacement: 9,930 tons light; 11,010 tons full
Armament: 3 x 4.5 inch Mark VIII electro-thermal chemical guns mounted in single turrets in A, B and Y positions;
2 x 4 cell (12 total missiles) launchers for 'Scorcher' (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=392215) SSM;
2 launchers for 'SarzTorp' light torpedo (similar to EuroTorp);
6 x 'Yellow Jacket' mini-SAM launchers mounted port and starboard;
6 x 35 mm Millennium Gun CIWS systems mounted port and starboard;
4 x 48 cell launchers for GWS.57 (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=7156063&postcount=15) 'Erne' surface to air missile (http://www.eurosam.com/blocks/images/AS30%20V.jpg).
Armour: 115 mm aluminum/nickel/steel/titanium composite with ballistic ceramics; double keel and void spaces to enhance protection against submarine attacks.
Propulsion: Four Grymes and Yancey engines; 185,000 shp
Speed: 28 knots cruise; 36 knots short-range all out sprint (32 knots normal maximum)
Aircraft: Capable of deploying two Merlin-sized helicopters; also comes with anti-missile and anti-torpedo decoys
Complement: 345
Price: $1.250 billion
Annual Operating Cost: $50 million

[OOC: Please note that this is not my stuff Mer. You want to buy them, go to Sarzonia's or Isselmere's storefront requesting a product....oh, and don't forget to credit me for advertising their products!]

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I like what i'm seeing, though the AA ship carries less marines that i'm looking for, and would require me to use more logistical troop transports, though i like the fact it is heavily armed. If i decide to go with any of those designs, i'll credit you. Do you know off hand if the littoral combat ship you are propposing can carry UCAVs?

[OOC: By "it", what are you refering to? The Endeavour-class large transport ship or the Johnston-class AAW destroyer? As for the Isselmere-Nielander Crocodile-class LCS, you'd have to ask Isselmere himself that first, but from what I can see, it should have the ability to do carry UCAVs.]

-Official Encrypted Message-
Silver Sky National Armaments

To: Mer des Ennuis
From: Steven Miller, CEO, Silver Sky National Armaments

Silver Sky National Armaments Board of Directors has taken interest in your contracts and our subsidary North Point Naval Workds (http://s6.invisionfree.com/International_Mall/index.php?showtopic=2201) would like to bid for the pocket battleship, cruisers, destroyers and frigates.

Our weapons have served in a large variety of theaters with the Silver Sky Republican Military, from the support a greatly sucessful invasion of Red Tide2 to the destroying a whole fleet of Vietnamexican ships headed for Jomaga. They have also served other nation's military with great results.

We have also taken notice that SUDI has placed a bid for the pocket battleship and carrier bids. While they have excellent aerial products we believe that their ships are not as good a quality as they may seem, they are unbattle proven and are nothing but great assumptions, every line of our ships has seen great combat and never been defeated. We hope you take this into consideration.

Sincerely,
CEO Steven Miller
Silver Sky National Armaments

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OOC: Again, no hard feelings SU. :p I just like to pic on you. :)

OOC: Mer, just wanted to tell you that the stats that you have are the outdated ones (I really need to update that board) for the Gladiator-Class Dreadnought. Here's the ones that I have on the International Mall:
Gladiator-Class Dreadnought

The Gladiator-Class Dreadnought saw its conception after the introduction of the Battleaxe-Class Battledreadnought into the Space Union Navy's inventory. The Navy needed a large yet fast ship with a powerful armament of weaponry to gun down the ships of the sea. It was decided that the navy was indeed in need of a smaller but still big. This came in the form of a new dreadnought, which had traditionally filled this role in the SUN and foreign navies. Core Naval Corporation was once more contacted to build a heavy dreadnought from scratch, with similar electronics and gun layout to the Battleaxe-Class yet it would be an entirely different ship on its own right. CNC employed former workers on the Battleaxe-Class and by the end of the year had a perfect design to meet the SUN's expectations. Designed around speed, it has less than half the armor of a Battleaxe-Class Battledreadnought but it can go much faster and its armament is centered further around the use of missiles rather than guns to destroy enemy cruisers.

Design: Trimaran
Length: 614 m
Beam: 136 m
Draught: 28 m
Propulsion: 14x Pressurized water reactor (PWR) powering 10 waterjets (internal)
Displacement: 950,000 long tons
Crew: 3,720 personal

Protection: The armor of the Gladiator-Class Dreadnought is composed of a series of layers, combined into a composite armor. These layers are made of aluminum-titanium in honeycomb frame, amorphous steel, tungsten, and ballastic ceramics.
Engine Compartment: 1,180 mm
Hull, Deck, and Hatches: 965 mm
Magazines and Turret: 1,063 mm
Glue Structures (Section that connects all the hulls): 1,113 mm

Aircraft: 3x UCAV; 1 Medium Helicopters; 3x SuF-5 Lion; 3x SuF-7 Nightmare
Maximum Speed: 33 knots
Cruise Speed: 27 knots

Armament:
5x 4 635 mm Mark IV ETC Naval Guns (A, B, X, Y positions)
25x 2 155 mm Mark IV ETC Naval Guns
3x 20x20-Cell Mk. 136 VLS Missile Tubes
6x 650mm Torpedo Tubes (regular torpedos)
4x 1000mm TT (Designed for Sarzonia's Broadsword Torpedo)
25x 35mm Coyote CIWS
20x 35mm Supercavitating Guns

Sensors:
SU/NRD-26 Naval Phased Array Radar (400 km outwards scanning range)
SU/NRD-27 Naval Surface Radar
SU/NRD-28 Naval Air Threat Radar Detector
SU/NS-12 Hull-Mounted Sonar
SU/NS-14 Towed Array Sonar
SU/NDL-2 Navigational and Datalink Systems (connects to SUDACS)
SU/LILA-1 LIDAR/LADAR Imaging and Tracking Suite

Fire-Control System:
SU/FCS-1 Naval Gun Fire-Control and Targetting System
SU/FCS-2 Naval VLS Fire-Control and Targetting System
SU/FCS-3 Naval Torpedo Fire-Control and Targetting System

Electronics Warfare Suite:
SU/JM-54 Jamming Module
SU/AWS-1 Advanced Warning System (AWS)
SU/CM-3 Countermeasure System (Flares and Chaffs)
SU/ACM-3V1 Active Countermeasure System (Anti-Missile Targetting)
SU/SW-65 Torpedo Countermeasure System and Jamming
SU/MD-76 Mine Detection Suite

Decoys:
SU/DP-1 Advanced Towed Decoy Suite
SU/DP-2 Advanced Hull-Mounted Decoy Suite

Cost: $125 billion
Running Cost: $13 billion per year

[OOC: By "it", what are you refering to? The Endeavour-class large transport ship or the Johnston-class AAW destroyer? As for the Isselmere-Nielander Crocodile-class LCS, you'd have to ask Isselmere himself that first, but from what I can see, it should have the ability to do carry UCAVs.]
I was referring to the amphibious assault ship. The WASP carries over 2,000 marines.

-Official Encrypted Message-
Silver Sky National Armaments

To: Mer des Ennuis
From: Steven Miller, CEO, Silver Sky National Armaments

Silver Sky National Armaments Board of Directors has taken interest in your contracts and our subsidary North Point Naval Workds (http://s6.invisionfree.com/International_Mall/index.php?showtopic=2201) would like to bid for the pocket battleship, cruisers, destroyers and frigates.

Our weapons have served in a large variety of theaters with the Silver Sky Republican Military, from the support a greatly sucessful invasion of Red Tide2 to the destroying a whole fleet of Vietnamexican ships headed for Jomaga. They have also served other nation's military with great results.

We have also taken notice that SUDI has placed a bid for the pocket battleship and carrier bids. While they have excellent aerial products we believe that their ships are not as good a quality as they may seem, they are unbattle proven and are nothing but great assumptions, every line of our ships has seen great combat and never been defeated. We hope you take this into consideration.

Sincerely,
CEO Steven Miller
Silver Sky National Armaments

Silver Sky, can you recommend specific ships that you are selling as well as which class they would replace? This just makes it a tad easier on me, since I'll be looking at well over a dozen ships as is. Copy/paste is fully accecptable. Thanks!

[QUOTE=Christopher Thompson]How PMT are you? Cause if so, I'd probably be willing to bid up some of my Angelus class ships...

psst...

http://www.freewebs.com/supercav


Ships are cool, but thats a bit more PMT than i'm looking for. Thanks anyway!

[OOC: By "it", what are you refering to? The Endeavour-class large transport ship or the Johnston-class AAW destroyer? As for the Isselmere-Nielander Crocodile-class LCS, you'd have to ask Isselmere himself that first, but from what I can see, it should have the ability to do carry UCAVs.]
I was referring to the amphibious assault ship. The WASP carries over 2,000 marines.

-Official Encrypted Message-
Silver Sky National Armaments

To: Mer des Ennuis
From: Steven Miller, CEO, Silver Sky National Armaments

Silver Sky National Armaments Board of Directors has taken interest in your contracts and our subsidary North Point Naval Workds (http://s6.invisionfree.com/International_Mall/index.php?showtopic=2201) would like to bid for the pocket battleship, cruisers, destroyers and frigates.

Our weapons have served in a large variety of theaters with the Silver Sky Republican Military, from the support a greatly sucessful invasion of Red Tide2 to the destroying a whole fleet of Vietnamexican ships headed for Jomaga. They have also served other nation's military with great results.

We have also taken notice that SUDI has placed a bid for the pocket battleship and carrier bids. While they have excellent aerial products we believe that their ships are not as good a quality as they may seem, they are unbattle proven and are nothing but great assumptions, every line of our ships has seen great combat and never been defeated. We hope you take this into consideration.

Sincerely,
CEO Steven Miller
Silver Sky National Armaments



Silver Sky, can you recommend specific ships that you are selling as well as which class they would replace? This just makes it a tad easier on me, since I'll be looking at well over a dozen ships as is. Copy/paste is fully accecptable. Thanks!

How PMT are you? Cause if so, I'd probably be willing to bid up some of my Angelus class ships...

psst...

http://www.freewebs.com/supercav


Ships are cool, but thats a bit more PMT than i'm looking for. Thanks anyway!

Replacements:

Cruisers
CG-73 Ticonderoga Class Cruiser - 'Spiritus Dei'-Class Trimaran Heavy Cruiser (If you want more of a gun ship), 'Shalrirorchia'-Class Trimaran Guided Missile Cruiser (More of a missile oriented ship)


Destroyer
D32 Type 45 "Daring" Anti-Air Destroyer 85 - 'Union'-Class Trimaran Guided Missile Destroyer
DDG-106 Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer 45 - 'Comberth'-Class Trimaran Heavy Destroyer

Frigate
FFG-61 Oliver Hazard Perry Frigate 105 - 'Dolphin'-Class Trimaran Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate
LCS-3 Litoral Combat Ship 160 - 'Swordfish"-Class Trimaran Guided Missile Frigate

Also, the Ravager-Class Trimaran Heavy Dreadnaught would make an excellent pocket battleship.

INVINCIBLE CLASS BATTLESHIP
PICTURE (http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f16/MattShipwrighter/Questers/Ships/HMSIllustrious.png)

Overview
The ‘Invincible’ class battleship was created when the Royal Navy asked QAE Marine designers to create a design for a lineship designed to engage other battleships at long range with gun and missile fire. Eight different designs, labelled A-H where set forth and eventually F was chosen because of its high armour value. The first ‘Invincible’ was laid down in early 2006 and launched in March 06. After sea trials where a blade was thrown (and promptly replaced) she was commissioned by HM the Queen on the 1st of May as HMS Invincible. Her pennant number was B 142. Her Captain, John Wilkinson RN, DSC, took her from Portsmouth to Singapore where ‘Invincible’ was sworn into the Pacific Fleet and began her first patrol to Port Royal. ‘Royal Navy Monthly’ recalled a large number of the magazines most recent copies to print a picture of the Invincible on the front, and renamed that issue ‘INVINCIBLE!’

Specifications:
The ‘Invincible’ class is 542m long on the waterline, and 551m long overall. She has a beam of 58m and a draught of 22.3. Empty, she displaces 480,000 tonnes, with Low stores (brown water and ammunition) she displaces 498,000 tonnes, and with Full displacement (full ammo, long range stores and fuel) she displaces 532,000 tonnes. Her effective complement is 4,600 crewmen with a bunk for every four men and a room for every senior officer. Four large mess rooms, a gymn, and a cybercafé give the crew a means to relax when not in combat or on manoeuvres. Space is provided for 40 marines.The cost of production for the ‘Invincible’ class is 180 billion universal standard dollars – 100 billion, 286 million, and 533 thousand Questarian Pounds.

Weaponry
Guns
The ‘Invincible’s’ Main Armament are 12 686mm/62 rifled cannons. Each cannon is 41.91metres long and there are four turrets (A,B,X,Y) each with three cannons. Each turret is equipped with a pair of 40cm optical gunnery rangefinders running at 325 MHz that can scan and effectively engage targets up to 38,250m metres away. Using RADAR guidance from the Mark 94A gunnery directors the cannons can engage targets up to 121,241m away without rocket assist and 644,341m with rocket assist. Each cannon can be elevated from -3 degrees to +45 degrees. Each cannon is provided with 80 shells.Each turret is mounted on a barbette protected by 800mm of HSLA steel and the front face of each turret is protected by a layer of 650mm HSLA steel.

The secondary armament of the ‘Invincible’ class is 24 155mm dual purpose cannons, in dual turrets mounted equally port and starboard. These guns can be elavated from -5 degrees to +80 degrees and are used to shoot down missiles and aircraft using specialist airburst rounds. Each turret holds 240 shells in its magazine. The shells range from airburst rounds to armour piercing shells for anti shipping work. They are controlled by the Mark 97B Gun Control.

Furthermore, eight 'Sea Shield' class six-barreled-35mm close-in-weapons-system chainguns are located around the ship. They can track twenty targets at a time at engage at ranges around 1300m. Each gun can kill a pair of missiles before impact. They are controlled by the CPDC RADAR sensor and can shoot at up to 4000 RPM total. Alongside this sixty mounts for quad 40mm cannons are dotted around the ship for further anti air firepower.

Missiles
Missile firepower is provided in the form of three VLS boxes - 3 96 cell boxes. This provides the 'Invicible' with 288 vertical launch cells capable of handling anti air, anti submarine, and anti shipping missiles. Each cell is 9m deep, and 1 metre long and 1 metre wide. The missiles are controlled by the Mark105A Combined RADAR LADAR InfraRed Missile Director System that can track up to 2,500 different missiles and sixty different ships simultaenously. For short range air defence, twelve Hastings sextuple barrelled short range rolling airframe missiles are fitted around the ship. The Hastings is a fast, manoeuvrable missile that can reach ranges of 30km to hit incoming missiles and aircraft. They can be fired almost instantly at a moments notice as long as a target is available.

Armour
The 'Invincible' Class uses the Mark A Armour Scheme, [Link] (http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f16/MattShipwrighter/Questers/ArmourSchemeA.png), capable of defeating shell sizes up to and including 600mm and even withstanding the infamous 635mm shell. During tests the Mark B Armour Scheme resisted 11 762mm AP shells to the vertical and 5 762mm AP shells to the horizontal. Protection against subsurface threats is provided in the form of six 'Sea Serpent' anti submarine/torpedo decoys launched from the ship and twelve 533mm CIWS TT. The 'Invincible' is full NBC protected and sealed.
The armour values are as follows:
Horizontal
-725mm HSLA steel
-200mm Titanium/Tungsten layered mix
-200mm Ceramic/Boron/Silicon Composite
-Honeycomb network frame to add extra support for the deck armour and a 55mm thick DS steel layer on top and below to serve as a decapper and a support for snapping bolts, respectively.
Vertical
-000mm HSLA steel
-2x 150mm Titanium/Tungsten layered mix
-300mm Ceramic/Boron/Silicon Composite
-Foam layer
-250mm of HSLA steel behind the main armour layer to serve as extra added support for both structure and armour.

Propulsion and Sensors
The 'Invincible' uses the CODNAS propulsion system – Combined Diesel, Nuclear, and Steam. Four nuclear pressurised heavy water reactors alongside 8 steam turbines linked to two pairs of boilers operating smokestacks amidships supported by 4 12,000KW turbo GT generators provide a total of 2 GW of power to motivate the ships 4 shafts. Each shaft drives a pair of bladed props which move the ship to speeds of up to 36 knots maximum.

The sensors included on the 'Invincible' are:
Type 10 Air Search RADAR
Type 20 Sea Search RADAR
Type 30 Bow-Mounted Sub-Search SONAR
Type 40 General Search LADAR
Type 45 General Search LIDAR
Type 50 Communications Array
Type 55 RADAR Sweep Jammer
Type 56 RADAR Barrage Jammer
Type 58 Sensory Interference Resistance Device
Type 60 GPS Array
Mark 94A Gun Control
Mark 97A Gun Control
Mark 100 Over the Horizon Search RADAR
Mark105A Combined RADAR LADAR InfraRed Missile Director System
Mark106A Stand Off Missile Director System
Mark110A Mainmast Missile Director System

Specifications:
Length: 551 oa - 542m wl
Beam: 58m
Draught: 22.1m
Displacement Empty: 480,000 T
Displacement Low: 498,000 T
Displacement Full: 532,000 T
Complement: 4,640
Armament:
-4x3 686mm guns
-12x2 155mm guns
-8 CIWS 35mm chainguns
-240 40mm autocannons
-240VLS cells
-12 6 barrel RAM missiles
Armour:
-1050mm horizontal
-1450mm vertical
Propulsion:
-four PWR reactors
-8 steam turbines
-4 12,000Kw turbo GT generators
-4 shafts driving 8 bladed propellers
Performance
-30 knots cruise
-34 max
-36 dash
Price to Produce: 40 billion USD[/QUOTE]

Hm?

The New Akavari government would like to submit the Alpha-Class Nuclear Attack Submarine for review by Mer des Ennuis. The submarines are designed as hunter-killers. Able to partake in blue-water a littoral missions. While it is smaller and carries less armorment than the seawolf-class, the Alpha-class is quieter, faster, much more lethal and capable, and has much better sensors. It's smaller size also helps it operate in habors and other littoral environment much more easily than the seawolf.

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Alpha-Class Attack Submarine (SSKN)

Class Leader: SSKN-1 Alpha Male
Classification: Attack Submarine (SSKN)

Length: 74 m
Beam: 9 m
Displacement:
-Surfaced: 3,300 tons
-Dived: 4,300 tons
Complement:
-32 (5 officers)

Propulsion:
-1x S3L Natural Circulation Reactor (150 MW)
-2x steam turbine (25,000 horsepower each)
-2x auxiliary diesels (500 hp each)
-1x pump-jet propulsor
Speeds:
-16 knots (Surfaced)
-40 knots (Submerged; Burst)
-20 knots (Submerged; Max silent speed)
Depth:
-525 m (Max safe diving depth)
-625m (Never-Exceed depth)
-675m (Crush depth)
Endurance:
-2 months stores for the crew

Armament:
-6x 650mm (25.6”) Torpedo Tubes
-20x 650mm torpedoes
-2x 650mm 'Sprint' tube-launched cruise missiles
Systems:
-'Mark V' photonics mast
-'Mark IV' photonics mast
-RSS-500 Surface Search/Nav Radar (LPI, I-band)
-RPA-II Hull Mounted Passive/Active Search/Attack Radar
-'Naval Net' Battle and Communication System
-SPR-VII Passive Ranging Sonar
-'Anaconda' Tactical Towed Sonar Array
-Mk.IV Active Sonar Array
-'Fiddler' Torpedo Countermeasures System

Cost: $3,000,000,000 ($3 billion)


Abstract

The Alpha-class nuclear attack submarine, or 'Alpha Male'-class as it is nicknamed, is a state-of-the-art war machine designed by Underwater Design International. It is to be one Akavar's newest patrol submarine used in coastal and blue-water operations. The design team was primarily concerned with the stealthiness of the design and it's lethality against other submarines and surface warships.

The submarine is a titanium double-hulled design. The light hull consists of a rubberized anechoic layer over top of a titanium plating. The pressure hull is a thicker layer of titanium backed by 6 inches of noise barrier material. The Alpha class has a few creature comforts such as a digital library and archived videos for viewing while off-duty. The crew works in three shifts with a 2:3 person to bunk ratio. This means that a sailor is on-duty for eight hours and off-duty for sixteen.


Weapons

The Alpha Male is equipped with six 650mm torpedo tubes and carries twenty 650mm torpedoes, and a pair of 650mm 'Sprint' tube-launched cruise missiles. It was first considered equipping it with 533mm torpedoes, but it was decided that the more powerful 650mm torpedo would provide better offensive capabilities, despite being able to carry less torpedoes if equipped with 533mm ones.

The two 'Sprint' tube-launched cruise missiles are mounted in order to give the submarine a flexible, long range killing arm that can strike both land and sea target. These missiles are capable of using nuclear warheads.


Systems

In order to perform it's designed role, the Alpha-class is fitted with advanced electronics that allow it to silently and effectively hunt down and kill it's prey.

The 'Mark V' photonics mast is a slightly bigger, non-stealth version of the 'Mark IV' mast. The ''Mark V' is equipped with the RSS-500 Surface Search and Navigational LPI Radar and the 'Mark IV' is shaped stealthy and constructed of RAM. Otherwise, both contain several high-resolution cameras with light-intensification and infrared sensors, an infrared laser rangefinder, an integrated Electronic Support Measures (ESM) array, and various satellite and radio hook-ups in order to hook the sub in with the 'Naval Net'. Also equipped in the sail is a communication buoy that allows the sub to communicate while still staying far below the ocean waves. This information is feed to the control room via fiber optic data lines.

The Alpha-class comes equipped with many more active and passive sensors such as the RPA-II Hull Mounted Passive/Active Search/Attack Radar, the SPR-VII Passive Ranging Sonar, the 'Anaconda' Tactical Towed Sonar Array, and the Mk.IV Active Sonar Array. These provide a multi-system search capability that allows the submarine to find it's enemies in virtually any condition. The ships also carries countermeasures against torpedoes with the 'Fiddler' Torpedo Countermeasures System.


Propulsion

The Alpha-class come equipped with the S3L Natural Circulation Reactor rated at 150 MW of power, powering two steam turbines rated at 25,000 horsepower each. The turbines are connected to a single pump-jet propulsor. In the case of an emergency or power loss the submarine also has two auxiliary diesels rated at 500 hp each. All the machine areas of the submarine are lined with an extra 8 inches of noise barriers.

-=ION Industries=-

With authorization from the CSC logistics department, ION Industries offers it's latest light escort and patrol ship, the Jiang Tzu FFG for sale to the Navy of Mer des Ennuis.
The Jiang Tzu FFG is developed from along line of ships manufactured by ION Industries and all their expertise has gone into its crafting. It is capable of both littoral patrol and escort of larger ships as apart of a fleet unit.

The details and statistics have been enclosed:

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Name: Ii-100 'Jiang Tzu' Type I
Displacement: (standard load) 2,800 tons; (full load) 3,000 tons
Dimensions: Length 112m; Beam 16.2m, Draft 6.3m
Speed: Maximum 31 knots; Cruising 26 knots
Range: 5,800 miles @ 26 knots
Crew: 142(27 officers)
Cost per vessel: 760 Million USD

Armament:
1x N-20L 75mm autocannon
15x Multi- Purpose VLS cells
1x 'Paoji' RADAR guided CWIS
1x 6 cell Ht-22 'Wasp' RAM Launcher
2x 2 cell ASROC Launchers
1x Bt- 16 ASW Mortar

Design:
The Ii-100 Jiang Tzu Type I class FFG was designed to replace the aging and very venerable Jiangwei series of refits. It was clear after the Jiangwei Type V's poor performance that the hull was no longer suited to the current combat enviroment.
Therefore a new general purpose Guided missile figate had to be found the Naval CSC logistics department issued a design competion for an Advanced Multi-role Frigate.
Two entries where put forward for consideration; ION Industries' Ii-100 and Tian 'do's Td-60. The contest was close and the Td-60 was superior in both speed and the amount of armament carried, however there wjere great concerns to the Td-60's protection systems and it was very complicated to maintain. ACF contract was therefore won by ION Industries and the Ii-100 when the Naval CSC Logistics dept. decided that the long experiance that ION Industries had in designing such craft would provide a cheaper and more long lived ship. In 2009 the CSC Logistics department placed an order of one hundred and fifty Ii-100 and christened the new class Jiang Tzu.
Learning from their mistakes and improving upon the Jiangwei series, ION Industries' design combined everything that made the orgional Jiangwei sucessful and made it more effecient and robust as well as updating some of the seriously outdated technology.

Armament:
Like the Jiangwei V before it, the Jiang Tzu is armed with the N-20L 75mm Autocannon. This excellent weapon has a thirty round auto-loader and can achieve a ROF of 150 RPM. The N-20L is controlled by the latest Yanpei Shan Zhu-7 fire control sytem, which is itself linked directly into Ls-XTP multi-band phased arrayRADAR system, this arrangement allows the N-20L to be targeted against missile using AHEAD rounds or helicopters using normal HE shells. The N-20L is also capble of firing phosphorus flare shells for target marking during shore bombardment.
The fifteen multi purpose VLS cells can be loaded with anything from the deadly SSM-N-18 'Sun Jian' ASMs to the SAM-N-45 'Hawk' SAMs and ASROCs.

Aviation:
The Jiang Tzu carries a single Ka-80N 'Attila' Assault helicopter equipped with mountings for two Type-91 600mm torpedoes, the helicopter also has SONAR dip sensor that can be lowered into the water. Only one helicopter can be accomodated at a single time. This along with the Kg-2Z SONAR equipment and ASROC launchers mounted on the Jiang Tzu can turn it into a capable ASW craft.

Electronic Warfare:
The Jiang Tzu like the Jiangwei's before it is equiped with an extensive counter measures suite which includes; a TdR-12 intercept, Type-940-F jammers, aTdSR-2000 RADAR warning reciever, a Type-80P IFF and two Bt-190 15-barrel chaff/decoy rocket launchers.
Also included in the Jiang Tzu's EW suite are the newly developed Yp-SO3E SONAR decoys launched from dispensers mounted on the rear hull, these decoys have a 84% sucess rate at misleading SONAR guided torpedoes.

Propulsion:
Great advances in hull design by ION Industries for the Jiang Tzu class, coupled with the finest Marine engine yet turned out by Yanpei Technologies have allowed the Jiang Tzu to surpass the Jiangwei's later speed limitation of 28 Knts comopletely.
The two three bladed screws and shafts connected up to four gargantuan Yp-D3 diesel engines allows the Jiang Tzu to reach an unprecedented speed of 31 knts at full power.


Role:
The Jiang Tzu Class FFG is a multirole escort/patrol frigate, as such it can operate in one of four configurations dependant on it's VLS cell loadout. In each mode the Frigate has some capability in every aspect but it is focused on a single type of seaborne warfare. These configurations are; ASW, AAW, AShW and OWP.

In ASW or Anti-Submarine Warfare mode the fifteen VLS cells hold twelve ASROC ASW torpedoes and three SAM-N-45 'Hawk' SAMs.

In AAW or Anti-Air Warfare configuration all VLS cells are occupied by SAM-N-45 'Hawk' SAMs.

Red Star Industries would like to submit its latest destroyer to review:

Acolyte-Class Trimaran Destroyer (DDGN)

Class Leader: DDGN-1 Acolyte
Classification: Trimaran Destroyer (DDGN)

Length: 198 m
Beam: 39.6 m
Draught: 6 m
Displacement:
-Light Load: 17,000 tons
-Combat Load: 19,750 tons
-Maximum Load: 23,000 tons
Complement:
-300 Ship Crew
-30 Air Crew

Propulsion:
-1 PBMR Reactor 160 MW
-2 Steam Turbines 25 MW each
-1 Steam Turbine 20 MW for emergency power
-2 Controllable Pitch Propellers
-3 rudders; one main, and one for each CPP
Speeds:
-05 knots (emergency power)
-35 knots (cruising)
-45 knots (flank)
Aviation:
-1 flightdeck capable of operating medium sized naval helicopters
-hanger space and stores for 2 medium sized helicopters or 3 UAVs or one medium sized VTOL aircraft

Gun Armament:
-6x 127 mm (5”)/62 caliber ETC DP Cannons in 3 dual-gun turrets in the A, B, and Y positions.
Missile Armament:
-4x 70-cell VLS missile blocks
-4x ND-V Missile-based CIWS
Systems:
-'Jaeger II' combined Ground-Air S/FC Radar
-'Swinger' Doppler Navigation Radar
-'Naval Net' Battle and Communication System
-'Anaconda' Tactical Towed Sonar Array
-Mk.IV Active Sonar Array
-ESD-V Electronic Warfare Suite


Weapons

The Acolyte-class Destroyer is a multi-mission ship, designed to protect fleets from threats at, above, or below the ocean. As such,it's main means of doing this is it's weaponry. The ships weapon systems are divided into two main areas: the gun-based armament, and the missile based armament.

The ships main weapon system are it's VLS cells; all 280 of them. They are divided up into four 70 cell blocks of 7 x 10 cells each. These are placed on the outrigger hulls of the trimaran hull. The VLS cells can accommodate many various Anti-Shipping missiles, Anti-Air missiles, Cruise missiles, and VLASROC munitions. This is what truly gives the Acolyte its multi-mission capability. It should be noted that many Acolytes concentrate on single role of munitions, performing AA coverage, ASW duties, or anti-surface warfare.

The gun armament consists of six 127mm (5”) 62 caliber Dual-Purpose cannons. The cannons have a firing rate of 20 rounds per minuet, a 3 round burst in three seconds, and a sustained rate of fire of 6 rounds per minuet. The range for normal ammunition is 16 nautical miles. This includes illumination, Anti-Air, and HE-PD rounds. A special round developed for the guns though, is the Enhanced Range Munition. The ERM has a range of 65 nautical miles and has GPS guidance with a CEP of 10 meters. The anti-air round carrys a fragmentation warhead and a radar proximity fuze and is guieded initally by the ships own sensors.

Additional protection for the vessel is provided by the ND-V missile based CIWS. Each ND-V has 12 missiles and uses its own Radar and the ships radar for target designation and initial guidance of the missiles. The missiles themselves travel at a top speed of Mach 3.5 and have a practical range of 12 kilometers. Their 12.5 kg blast fragmentation warheads are guided to their targets by a dual passive-RF seeker and IR homing seeker. This system has been rated effective for low-hypersonic threats travleing past mach 6.5; however the system is only 40% effective from targets travleing past Mach 7.5.


Systems

In order to perform its multi mission role, the Acolyte-class is fitted with advanced electronics that allow it to perform each role effectively and fully.

The main method of search and target acquisition for the Acolyte is the 'Jaeger II' combined Ground-Air S/FC Radar. The radar has a low-probability of intercept capability but range suffers when this mode is in effect. Designed to track air and ground targets at the same time, it can detect, track, and engage over 300 targets at once at a range in excess of 400 kilometers. It should also be noted that this radar is designed to be used with the 'Naval Net' System.

The ESD-V is an offensive/defensive electronic warfare suite that consists of jammers, scramblers, decoys, and ealry warning sensors.

The ships underwater sensors are the 'Anaconda' tactical towed sonar array and the Mk.IV Active Sonar Array. These two systems, both active and passive, allow the Acolyte to find their sumbarine prey and fire any ASROCs or any other weapon system available to the ship.


Aviation

The Acolyte has provisions for and hanger space for two medium-szed naval helicopters. It usually is equiped with a ASW helicopter and a Radar picket helicopter to extend the range of it's sensors and to give further leathality to the overall ship. However, this is not to say that cargo helicopters, UAVs, or even a VTOL fighter can not be operated from the ship.

Thanks to all contractors! I got a shitload of reading ahead of me! Here are the current contenders

Aircraft Carriers
CVN-77 Nimitz Class Supercarrier-----Swiftsure-----Ocean class-----Conqueror Class

Cruisers
CG-73 Ticonderoga Class Cruiser-----Sheffield Class-----'Spiritus Dei'-Class Trimaran Heavy Cruiser-----'Shalrirorchia'-Class Trimaran Guided Missile Cruiser

Destroyer
D32 Type 45 "Daring" Anti-Air Destroyer-----Johnston Class AADG-----'Union'-Class Trimaran Guided Missile Destroyer
DDG-106 Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer-----'Comberth'-Class Trimaran Heavy Destroyer-----Alcolyte DDGN Trimeran Destroyer

Frigate
FFG-61 Oliver Hazard Perry Frigate-----'Dolphin'-Class Trimaran Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate
LCS-3 Litoral Combat Ship-----Crocodile Class-----Ii-100 'Jiang Tzu' Type I

Submarine
SSN-22 Seawolf Attack Submarine-----Fothar Class SSN-----Alpha Class Attack Sub

Landing Craft
LHD-8 Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship-----Endeavour Class

Battleship-----Ravager Class-----Invincible Class Battleship-----Gladiator Class

I still need options for these:
Aircraft carrier
R-11 Princep De Austrias STVOL Carrier (considering the ravager for this one)

Submarine
SSBN-743 Ohio Class Ballistic Missile Submarine

Logistics
T-AOE-10 Supply Class Oiler
Wave Class Large Fleet Tanker
LVS-6 Frank S. Besson Logistics Support Ship
T-ARK 310 Fast Sealift Ship

To: Mer des Ennuis Navy Office of Procurement
From: Admiral Daniel Chan, Admiral of the Southeast Asian Navy
Subject: Royal Shipyards/Portland Iron Works contracting - more products!

Greetings once more,

The Royal Shipyards of Isselmere-Nieland (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=484448) and the Portland Iron Works (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=457777) also have more products that can replace your venerable auxiliary ships.

For the Supply-class Fast Combat Support Ship (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/aoe6/), the RSIN Corporation's Lem-class fast combat stores ship shall do the trick. For the Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile launching submarine (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/ohio/), the Portland Iron Works' Relentless-class shall do the trick. These two designs have been in strong consideration for service within the Southeast Asian Navy and given the fact that the two said companies often live up to or exceed their reputation for producing top-notch ships, I urge you to give them a shot.

The two companies, although they are competitors trying to out-do one another, have helped each other in the past before. A good example of such cooperation is the Gabin-class roll-on/roll-off cargo vessel (AKR). It shall do nicely in replacing the T-AKR 310 Watson-class Strategic Sealift Ship (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/takr/) from service in your country's navy.

Finally, the LSV-6 Frank S. Besson-class Logistical Support Vessel, we would go for the Quay-class amphibious assault and replenishment vessel (LHR). As it can act in the role of an amphibious assault boat besides a replenishment vessel, you would be tempted to use it instead of the Endeavour-class large combat transport ship. However, I would advise picking both of the said vessels, as the Endeavour is meant to support friendly units trying to establish a beach-head and deliever and armored division in as few numbers as possible, while the Quay is meant to do light resupply operations and conduct a small landing. Most unfortunately however, both the RSIN Corporation and the Portland Iron Works of Sarzonia lack a replacement for the Wave-class Large Fleet Tanker (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/wave/) (probably because of the fact that most of the RSIN Corporation's and PIW Corporation's ships are nuclear-powered, but I believe that they are open to custom projects). I once again hope that you find these to be of good value, and hope that you do find them to be most qualified for your navy.

Yours Faithfully,
Admiral Daniel Chan
Admiral of the Southeast Asian Navy
United Sovereign Nations of Southeast Asia


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Lem-class AFS
Function: Fast combat stores replenishment vessel
Displacement: 74,997.5 t (full load)
Dimensions: length: 298.7 m (oa); beam: 37.2 m; draught: 15 m
Propulsion: 4-shaft CONOD-IFEP; 2 fission reactors (INNEC RA(PW)-6), and 2 auxiliary diesels (IMW MED-27); 26 kts. (sustained; 28 kts. maximum)
Crew: 611
Cargo capacity: (fuel): 3,500 barrels (122,403.12 Imp. gal., 147,000 US gal.); (munitions): 30,000 t; (dry stores): 254 t; (refrigerated stores): 254 t.
Protection: tbd
Compartmentalisation: tbd
Weapons:
AAW: 32-cell GWLS.33 (f), 6 × GWLS.68M2 (f/a, 4 p/s), 4 × 16-cell GWLS.74M (f/a, p/s), 8 × MCA.41/NLC-30 (p/s).
Aircraft:
Capable of deploying and recovering up to 4 Merlin HC.1-sized helicopters
Electronics suite:
Computer complex: MEI.4 Mimir (ISOMS)
Threat management systems: MEQ.181A NAIADS (air threat, Auxiliary), MEQ.185 SELKIE (anti-torpedo), MMX.193 MITRE (target recognition), MDQ.261A (signature self-detection, Auxiliary)
Radars: MRU.112c Crow (multifunction), MRS.115c Magpie (air volume search), MRN.116 Beluga (LR navigation), MRS.164 Hofvarpnir (LR surface search)
Optronics: MPU.126 Asp (MR multifunction), MPS.130 Bat (MR surface surveillance)
Combined radar/optronics: MMP.133 Tuesday (helicopter landing system)
Sonar: MQU.139 Hound (keel-mounted MF/LF sonar)
ECM/ESM: MLR.165 (radar/signals emissions receiver and direction finder), MLQ.177 (jammer), MLR.184 Nott (laser warning receiver and direction finder), MWD.199 (signals direction finder)
Communications: CSZ.17b Godi (Link 17.2; secure datalink), MUZ.121 Alvis (secure satellite communications), MWZ.178 (secure communications), MJZ.190A (laser communications, Auxiliary), MSZ.196A (encrypted burst transmission communications, Auxiliary).
Countermeasures: 6 × MLE.140 MUSE (anti-missile), 2 × MLQ.135 Mackerel lines (anti-torpedo)
Cost: $800 million
Production time: 3 years
Production capacity: 12 ships
Relentless-class SSBN/SSGN
Length: 206 m; Beam: 21 m; Height: 17 m
Displacement: 26,930 tonnes surfaced; 29,420 tonnes submerged
Armament: SSGN: 24 x Mark 136-sized VLS tubes; 4 x 1,000 mm TT.
SSBN: 24 x SLBM launchers; 4 x 533 mm TT
Protection: Double-hulled construction with outer hull composed of amorphous steel hardened by vanadium covered by anaechoic tiles; inner hull consists of titanium/aluminum alloy and ballistic ceramics. Hulls separated by absorbant foam built on a titanium/aluminum honeycomb frame.
Propulsion: One Windham & Green Pebblebed nuclear reactor, surrounded by IR insulation to reduce emissions. 18 knots surfaced; 24 knots submerged.
Complement: 185
Electronics: AN/SPY-49 long range air search radar; AN/BSY-2 submarine combat system; Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 I-band navigation radar; STN Atlas Elektronics DBQS-40 sonar suite; STN Atlas elektronic MOA 3070 mine detection sonar; Zander Optronic Hunter 12 Search and Hunter 13 Attack Periscope. AN/SLQ-25 Nixie towed sensor array.
Price: $3.75 billion
Running Cost: 125 million per year
Gabin-class AKR
Function: Vehicle transport
Displacement: 64,025 t
Dimensions: length: 290.2 m (oa); beam: 32.33 m; draught: 10 m
Propulsion: 2-shaft CODOG-IFEP; 2 gas turbines (IMW MTG-6) and 2 auxiliary diesels (IMW MED-23); 24 kts.
Crew: 89
Cargo capacity: 36,511 m^2
Protection: tbd
Compartmentalisation: tbd
Weapons:
AAW: 2 × 16-cell GWLS.74M (f/a), 2 × GWLS.68M2 (p/s), 4 × MCA.41/NLC-30.
Electronics suite:
Computer complex: MEI.3 Bifrost (ISOMS)
Threat management systems: MEQ.181A NAIADS (air threat, Auxiliary), MEQ.185 SELKIE (anti-torpedo), MMX.193 MITRE (target recognition), MDQ.261A (signature self-detection, Auxiliary)
Radars: MRU.112c Crow (MR multifunction), MRS.115c Magpie (volume search), MRN.116 Beluga (LR navigation), MRS.164 Hofvarpnir (LR surface search)
Optronics: MPS.130 Bat (MR surface surveillance)
Combination radar/optronics: MMG.183 Gjallar (SR fire control)
ECM/ESM: MLR.165 (radar/signals emissions receiver and direction finder), MLQ.177 (jammer), MLR.184 Nott (laser warning receiver and direction finder), MWD.199 (signals direction finder)
Communications: CSZ.17b Godi (Link 17.2; secure datalink), MUZ.121 Alvis (secure satellite communications), MWZ.178 (secure communications), MJZ.190A (laser communications, Auxiliary), MSZ.196A (encrypted burst transmission communications, Auxiliary).
Countermeasures: 2 × MLQ.135 Mackerel (anti-torpedo) lines, 6 × MLE.140 MUSE (anti-missile)
Cost: $700 million
Production time: 3 years
Production capacity: 12 ships
Quay-class LHR
The RSIN's first joint project with Portland Iron Works of Sarzonia. With a stern dock able to hold four LCM, one LCAC, or two Ossipee-class special operations boats, a helicopter landing area able to deploy five medium lift helicopters (MLH; Cormorant HC.3 size) or two heavy lift helicopters (HLH; Condor HC.1 size) and a hangar able to accommodate six MLH, and two retractable replenishment arms to resupply Lake-class MCDV or Crocodile-class LCS, this vessel is able to perform light resupply operations as well as conduct landings of its own.
Type: Helicopter assault and replenishment dock ship
Displacement: 26,800 tonnes (deep)
Dimensions: length 193m; beam 28.1m (wl); draught 7.4m
Propulsion: 2-shaft CODOG-IFEP; 2 gas turbines (IMW MTG-6) and 2 diesel generators (IMW MED-31); 24 kts+
Range: 7,500 miles at 18 knots
Crew: 386 (+ vehicle contingent and 305 troops (429 overload capacity))
Flight deck: axial (length 163m; beam 35m)
Elevators: 2 inboard (fore and aft of island) rated at 36.3t
Vehicles
Air: 8 × MLH and 2 × Puffin DHEW.1 or 4 × MLH, 4 × AH, and 2 × Puffin DHEW.1 or 8 × Sea Fury FA.1 (ferry configuration)
Dock: 4 × LCM or 1 × LCAC and 2 × LCU (slung) or 2 × Ossipee-class special operations boats
Weapons:
AAW: 4 × GWLS.68M (p/s), 8 × MCA.41 30mm
ASuW: 2 × 155mm ETC AGS (f; 750 shells per gun)
GP: 2 × 16-cell GWLS.35M2 (p/s)
Protection:
Double-bottomed, with the equivalent of 6 inches of steel armour covering machinery, magazines (AGS, GWLS.35), dock, hangar, and control centres.
Electronics suite:
Computer complex: MEI.5 Muninn/MEI.4 Mimir (ISOMS)
Threat management systems: MEQ.185 SELKIE (anti-torpedo)
Radar: MRU.112c Crow (multifunction search and tracking), MRS.118 Kafka/MRS.111c Jackdaw (volume search), MRS.164 Hofvarpnir (surface search), MRS.204 Wednesday (air traffic control)
Sonar: MQU.139 Hound (keel-mounted MF/LF sonar)
Optronics: MPU.126 Asp (intermediate range multifunction), MPS.127 Owl (surface surveillance)
Combination radar/optronics: MMP.131 Friday (automatic carrier landing system), 4 × MMG.183 Gjallar (close-range fire direction)
ECM/ESM: MLR.165 (radar/signals emissions receiver and direction finder), MLQ.177 (jammer), MLR.184 Nott (laser warning receiver and direction finder), MWD.199 (signals direction finder).
Communications: CSZ.17b Godi (Link 17.2; secure datalink), MUZ.121 Alvis (secure satellite communications system), MSP.123b Gna (Link 17.2D; secure drone control datalink), MWZ.178 (secure communications system), MJZ.190 (laser communications transceiver), GSZ.196M (encrypted burst communications transceiver)
Countermeasures: 4 × MLQ.135 Mackerel (anti-torpedo), 6 × MLE.140 MUSE (anti-missile)
Cost: $700 million (does not include vehicles, weapons, etc.)
Production time: 3 years
Production capacity: 18 ships

The following (and only the following) have been decided thusfar:

Aircraft Carriers
Ocean Class CVN

Cruisers
Spiritus Dei-Class Trimaran Heavy Cruiser

Destroyer
Union Class Trimaran Guided Missile Destroyer
Comberth-Class Trimaran Heavy Destroyer

Frigate
Dolphin Class Trimaran Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate

[OOC: Urgh, too lazy to make an IC post. For a good pocket battleship/battlecruiser, I'd recommend you grab yet another joint RSIN-PIW project: the Sea-class nuclear-powered guided missile battlecruiser (Solquist-class in Isselmere-Nielander nomenclature.)]
Sea (Solquist)-class CBGN
Joint development with the Portland Iron Works.
Displacement: 40,534 t (deep)
Dimensions: length 255.6 m (oa); beam 29.8 m; draught 10 m
Propulsion: 4-shaft CONAG-IFEP; pressurised water fission reactor (INNEC RA(PW)-6) and 2 gas turbines (IMW MTG-6); 175MW + 64MW = 34 knots
Range: limited by nuclear fuel and onboard supplies
Crew: 523
Protection: (Main belt): 15.24-35.56 cm; (Main turrets): 15.24-35.56 cm; (Deck (key spaces)): 19.05-26.67 cm; (Conning tower, CIC): 16.51-32.51 cm; (Bulkheads): 7.62cm.
Compartmentalisation: double-hulled, reinforced keel, with 26 transverse and 4 longitudinal bulkheads.
Weapons:
AAW: 6 × GWLS.68 (f/a, 4 p/s), 12 × MCA.41/NLG-30
ASuW: 6 × 305mm ETC guns (A and Y; 2 × 3 RAIN), 2 × 24-cell GWLS.61 (B and X); 5 × 6-cell GWLS.39 (f, 4 p/s)
ASW: 2 × 3 324mm TT (p/s; 36 weapons), 4 × 6-cell GWLS.60 (f/a, p/s).
GP: 2 × 64-cell GWLS.35 (p/s)
Aircraft:
Capable of launching and recovering a Cormorant HM.1-sized helicopter, and up to four Auk DHM.1 or Puffin DHEW.1 (not included in price)
Electronics suite:
Computer complex: MEI.5 Muninn/MEI.4 Mimir (ISOMS)
Threat management systems: MEQ.181 NAIADS (anti-air), MEQ.185 SELKIE (anti-torpedo), MMX.193 MITRE (target recognition), MDQ.261 (signature self-detection)
Radars: MRU.13 Huginn/MRU.110c Raven (multifunction), MRS.118 Kafka/MRS.111c Jackdaw (air volume search), MRN.116 Beluga (navigation), MRS.164 Hofvarpnir (surface search), 2 × MRG.186 Gungnir (fire control)
Optronics: MPU.124 Adder (long range multifunction), MPS.127 Owl (surface surveillance)
Combination radar/optronics: MMP.133 (helicopter landing system), 4 × MMG.183 Gjallar (close-range fire direction)
Sonars: MQU.134 Fenris (keel-mounted, MF/LF), MQR.145 Herring (variable depth)
ECM/ESM: MLR.165 (radar/signals emissions receiver and direction finder), MLQ.177 (jammer), MLR.184 Nott (laser warning receiver and direction finder), MWD.199 (signals direction finder)
Communications: CSZ.17b Godi (Link 17.2; secure datalink), MUZ.121 Alvis (secure satellite communications system), MSP.123b Gna (Link 17.2D; secure drone control datalink), MSW.125b Ran (Link 17.2G; secure missile guidance datalink), 4 × GQZ.128b Dvalin (Link 17.2U; encrypted acoustic modem), MWZ.178 (secure communications system), MJZ.190 (laser communications transceiver), GSZ.196M (encrypted burst communications transceiver).
Countermeasures: 4 × MLQ.135 Mackerel (anti-torpedo), 6 × 16-cell MLE.140 MUSE (anti-missile)
Cost: $3,200 million USD
Production time: 5 years
Production capacity: 16 ships

I have finished my choices! Thanks to all contractors, I've throughly reviewed each and every one of your ships, and it wasn't easy for most of them. Thanks again! Especially to Southeastasia, who had absolutely nothing to gain from all of this.

Aircraft Carriers
Ocean Class CVN-----15-----Questers

Battleship
Ravager Class BBN-----50-----Silver Sky National Armaments

Cruisers
Spiritus Dei-Class Trimaran Heavy Cruiser-----50-----Silver Sky National Armaments

Destroyer
Union Class Trimaran Guided Missile Destroyer-----85-----Silver Sky National Armaments
Comberth-Class Trimaran Heavy Destroyer-----45-----Silver Sky National Armaments

Frigate
Dolphin Class Trimaran Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate-----105-----Silver Sky National Armaments
Crocodile-Class LCS-----160-----Isselmere

Submarine
Relentless Class SSGN-----30-----Sarzonia (Portland Ironworks)
Alpha Class Attack Submarine-----45-----USSNA

Landing Craft
Endeavour Class Large Combat Transport Ship-----40-----Sarzonia

Logistics
Lem Class ASF-----30-----Isselmere-Nieland
Quay Class LHR-----120-----Isselmere-Nieland and Sarzonia
Gabin Class AKR-----40-----Isselmere-Nieland and Sarzonia

Thanks again to all! Look out for future contract deals in the future!

USSNA, we'd like to order the following:

Alpha Class Attack Submarine, 45 units at $3,000,000,000 each totaling $135,000,000,000.00. We will wire the money as the ships are made available.

I got one ship you might Like for your navy.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=481582

USSNA, we'd like to order the following:

Alpha Class Attack Submarine, 45 units at $3,000,000,000 each totaling $135,000,000,000.00. We will wire the money as the ships are made available.

Underwater Design International will start the construction of the ships. Expect 15 subs a year for 3 years.