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Ottomautics Presents: The Galileo Class Supercarrier

Faxanavia
30-09-2007, 16:29
Galileo Class Supercarrier- $20 Billion

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9a/Uss_john_f_kennedy_cv-67.jpg
The Galileo setting sail


Statistics:
Displacement: 595,000 tons
Length: 625.76 meters overall, 531.7 meters waterline
Beam: 136.8 meters extreme, 96 meters waterline
Draught: 20 meters maximum, 19 meters limit
Propulsion: 6x A4W reactor; 720,000 shp
Speed: 30 knots
Range: Essentially unlimited
Endurance: Limited only by supplies on board
Complement: 7,200 officers and men, 3,500 men for jet command and aircraft crews
Armament:
35 SAM
30 ASM
16 RAM Launchers
Countermeasures:
Infra-red Decoys
Aircraft carried: 200 air superiority craft/ fighter jets/ medium sized support craft
Unit Price: 20 Billion
DPR: Currently unavailable


Description:

The Faxanavian navy has always faced the problem of finding a better supercarrier. With such a reliance on aircraft within it's doctrine, Faxanavian forces needed a bigger aircraft carrier. And, so, the Galileo Class Supercarrier was born.

The Galileo is a floating fortress. It comes armored with 16 RAM Launchers, and launchers enough to fire 35 SAMs and 30 ASMs. For protection, it utulizes infra-red decoys. The Galileo utulizes a double hull for maximal defense.

The Galileo is capable of accepting any and all small to medium sized aircraft, such as the F-14 Tomcat , the UH-60 Black Hawk, or the EA-6 Prowler. In total, the Galileo can accept upwards of 200 air superiority, fighters, and support, and refuel and launch them at a moments notice.

The Galileo utulizes a FCFFIS to gather and process its data. The galileo will correspond with almost all registered satelites, and can utulize satelite or GPS tracking in its targeting systems.

The Galileo requires massive energy to move it, being such a vast ship, but this task is handled by the 6 A4W nuclear reactors, capable of pumping out 720,000 SHP (Shaft Horse Power), or achieving about 30 knots.

The Galileo can support up to 10,800 on board crew, officers, aircraft command, etc. These forces are all capable of living on board for as long as rations can be supplied from the Galileo's vast hull.

The ship is outfitted with one tower control island. Control is generally in the main tower, but can be split to smaller, more localized control centers in emergency.

The main deck is outfitted with multiple lifts which can support short range VTOL or regular take off, depending on the plane launching from them. The Galileo utulizes 20 catapaults, spaced at intervals along the main deck, as well as 15 elevators, spaced near the center, to optimize launch time.

The Galileo first came into conceptualization when the Faxanavian armed forces discovered a lack of ships capable of launching large numbers of Faxanavian airforce planes from relatively close quarters. The major problem was the carry capacity of the majorly used Gerald R. Ford, Which was not large enough for Faxanavian needs. Therefore, they designed the Galileo Class, with the intent of creating a ship with a vast carry capacity so that air based assaults were much larger.

Nations under which the Galilieo is currently in service:
Faxanavia (4 ships currently in service: HPS Galileo, HPS Vitruvian, HPS Solomon, and HPS Freescott)
SaintB (2 Ships currently in service: KSB Benard the First, and KSB Pride of the Fleet)
Zaheran (1 Ship currently in service: HMS Oceanus)
Waldenburg 2
30-09-2007, 16:49
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Abraham_Lincoln_%28CVN-72%29 A Nimitz Carrier


OOC What exactly is the Galileo made of to be so light? If you look at the normal Nimitz yours is appx. Twice as long, although it is again appx. the same weight.
Faxanavia
30-09-2007, 16:52
OOC: Interesting. Let me look at my data. I should make it clear that I am fully open to suggestions, so any imput is appreciated.
Edit: Updated. Does this look more logical?
Waldenburg 2
30-09-2007, 17:20
OOC Could be. I don't know much about ship design ;) but I'll have a run at it.

Nimitz Volume: 288,990.72 M^3 =104,000 Tons Fully Loaded
Your Volume: 1,455,267.456 M^3 =187,000 Tons fully loaded

That's the volume and should greatly assist you in a good weight. I personally don't have the time to ponder it out at the moment. But this should give you some idea of scale. Of course there's accounting for what's it's made of, crew, afore mentioned space optimization, ect. So really I can't be of much help.
Faxanavia
30-09-2007, 17:34
Okay. thanks for the advice. I upped it quite a bit more then that, taking weaponry, storage space, and material into consideration.
Faxanavia
30-09-2007, 17:47
anyone else have feedback?
Granate
30-09-2007, 17:50
http://z4.invisionfree.com/NSDraftroom/index.php?act=idx

Go there.
Axis Nova
30-09-2007, 18:13
How exactly do you purport to reduce the radar signature of something that has to be designed with a massive flat piece of metal on top?
Faxanavia
30-09-2007, 18:16
I have to admit that it's hard to reduce RADAR signature. Basically, the idea is to keep it as angular as possible. Admittedly, it keeps RADAR reduction small, but it does reduce.
Faxanavia
30-09-2007, 18:20
http://z4.invisionfree.com/NSDraftroom/index.php?act=idx

Go there.

Thanks for the link.
Faxanavia
30-09-2007, 21:39
updated.
Faxanavia
28-10-2007, 14:49
bump
SaintB
28-10-2007, 15:32
The Kingdom of SaintB is interested in purchasing 2 of these fine vessels for now. We will re designated them Posiden class Supercarrier. They will be known as KSB Benard the First, and KSB Pride of the Fleet.

The cost is $40 Billion USD
Faxanavia
28-10-2007, 15:36
The Kingdom of SaintB is interested in purchasing 2 of these fine vessels for now. We will re designated them Posiden class Supercarrier. They will be known as KSB Benard the First, and KSB Pride of the Fleet.

The cost is $40 Billion USD

Thankyou. Your order has been accepted. The total comes to $40 Billion USD. Thankyou for shopping with Ottomautics Weapons Inc.
Zaheran
28-10-2007, 16:36
The Holy Empire of Zaheran is interested in buying 1 vessel. It will be called HMS Oceanus. Money have been wired.
Faxanavia
28-10-2007, 21:52
The Holy Empire of Zaheran is interested in buying 1 vessel. It will be called HMS Oceanus. Money have been wired.

Thankyou. Your order has been accepted. The total comes to 20 Billion USD. We hope to do bussiness in the future.