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Poseidon Class Destroyer

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The Poseidon class destroyer was designed to become the next generation multi-role destroyer, capable of air defense, surface attacks, and maritime defense. The Poseidon is equipped with the active phased array radar system. With the newest rader system, and an arsenal to match, it's no wonder why most people consider the Poseidon the King of the Seas.

Complement: 215 Crew and Officers
Displacement: 5650 Tonnes
Length: 140 Meters
Beam: 15 Meters
Draught: 6 Meters
Speed: 30+ knots (54+ km/h)
Range: 11 000 Nautical Miles
Propulsion:
2 x GE LM 2500 gas turbines 50,000 shp (37 MW)
Pielstick Cruise Diesel 10,000 shp (7.5 MW)

Weapon Systems:
8 x Boeing RGM-84 Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles
16 x MICA VL SAM/SSM (launched from GWS 26 VLS)
1 x Vickers 4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 8 naval gun
6 x M242 Bushmaster
2 x three tube STWS-1 launchers (for Mark 24 Tigerfish Torpedoes)
2 x quadruple Harpoon anti-ship missile launcher
2 x Crotale CN2 launcher (8 missiles on the launcher, 18 missiles in magasine)

Sensors:
2 x STN Atlas 9600-M multi-function I/J band ARPA radars
1 x Thales Nederland SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar
1 x Thales Nederlands APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar (I band)
1 x Thales Sirius IRST long-range infrared surveillance and tracking system
1 x STN Atlas MSP 500 electro-optical fire control system
1 x STN Atlas DSQS-24B bow sonar

Countermeasures:
2 SRBOC 6 cell chaff and flare launcher
1 SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy
1 EADS FL1800 ESM/ECM suite

Aircraft Complements:
1 x Helicopter

Cost: 1.1 Billion USD

SCRAPPED IN NS

SLIGHTLY EDITED AND USED BY CENTRAL AMERICAN EMPIRE IN ESS

it's no wonder why most people consider the Poseidon the King of the Seas.

In Sendersdale or abroad? If the latter I would like very much like to see evidence of this.

Also given the number of anti ship missiles (16) and the obsoletion of Harpoon in NS, and the small payload of anti air missiles for a destroyer, this isn't really a destroyer by NS standards, though you're free to call your ships whatever you like, though the destroyers on my storefront are the usual size and payload of a 'destroyer' on NS.

Yeah, it's kind of boring when each designer always includes "And, of course, everyone knows it's the best!". It's silly and doesn't work anyway, because it's everywhere. You'd actually make a difference by not saying that and making the people read the writeup searching for the weasel phrase - actually read it!

In Sendersdale or abroad? If the latter I would like very much like to see evidence of this.

Also given the number of anti ship missiles (16) and the obsoletion of Harpoon in NS, and the small payload of anti air missiles for a destroyer, this isn't really a destroyer by NS standards, though you're free to call your ships whatever you like, though the destroyers on my storefront are the usual size and payload of a 'destroyer' on NS.

Sure it quailifies as a destroyer in NS. Not a decent one but a destroyer none the less (a Paulding class destroyer may be obsolete to all, but we still call it a destroyer nonetheless).

But you are right though, this ship is probably underpar for NS, and I do take the criticsm seriously.

As for the name, I admit it was a tad bit boastful, but I called the ship Posiden, which is the King of the Sea. Didn't mean for it that it is the best, but I do see your point.