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Vamperial Kingdom of Lynion, Lynscert Island

"What do you mean they're getting out of date?" demanded Woff as he turned to Lee who recently checked the surface navy.

"Sir, I just went over them three times and got four opioins and they all point to the fact that our heavy cruisers battleships are ten years out of date," replied Lee. "The Light Cruisers are up to date so are our destroyers, frigates, PT Boats, Submarines, Topedoe Boats and our AA Cruisers. If the aerial armada's are away, we won't have capital ships that can punch holes through enemy warships. Our shipyards can design the aerial warfare but we've being lacking in battleship and heavy cruisers technology. Its only two classes and I'm sure we can find a decent sotrefront..."

"I've had a look at some of these storefronts," interuppted Woff. "None of them have the cruisers we require. Hmmm... you're right, I'll send out a telegram to world navy suppliers and see if they can supply us with a decent heavy cruiser class and battleship class,"

Lee nodded his head as he left the main hallway. He walked through the Vamperial Order as he wondered about the surface navy and really if they required it. He past through the main hallways as he stopped to look through one of the doors. It had a group of young children being taught martial arts skills in the Supernatural Martial Arts style. He remembered when he was their age and pass through until he reached the main gates of the Vamperial Temple and looked out to sea. He watched as heavy cruisers and battleships were being dispatched to partol Lynscert Island.

He walked through the gates as he passed by Lynion Regulars and Hunters training in the field. He past by the gates of the radar station as a pair of Panzer X battle tanks and Tiger Battle tanks were being installed with new radar equipment.

When Lee entered the Radar Station, he picked up an empty telegram and wondered what he would say to the world. He thought about it for a while before finally deciding on what to write and then put pen to paper.


TO: Naval Storefronts and World Leaders
FROM: Vamperial Kingdom of Lynion, Vamperial Grand Sky Admiral Lee

It has come to my bitter attention that we have out-dated heavy cruisers and battleships by ten years. We intend to use them for the remaining of this year and into the next one however, we have decided that it is time we ask storefronts and world leaders if they have heavy cruisers, or something of equal power, or battleships that they could sell to us.

In order to have your order checked over, we perfer if you sent an image of the heavy cruiser, or a warship of equal power, and/or the battleship class that is an updated warships. We do have a budget of around a max of USD$10 billion per battleship or heavy cruiser that we would like to stay as our primary goal.

Please send us a detail report of the purposed warship/s that you wish to sell us and I'll look over it twice before making replying back to you. Everyone will be told if we'll buy your warship or not. I do however, reserve the right to ignore your warship if it isn't detailed enough.

We would like to know the following details about the warship and I hope you can understand.

Image: (would increase your chances of us buying it)

Length:
Width:
Crew:
Armament:
Cannon Range: (If possible)
Weight:
Engines:
Armour:
Average Speed:
Range of Operations:
Aircraft: (only apply to the warship if it does)
AA Facilities: (mainly applies to the heavy cruiser)
Brief History about the warship/class:
Cost: (Must be under USD$10 billion per unit)
How many are you willing to sell:

TO: Vamperial Kingdom of Lynion, Vamperial Grand Sky Admiral Lee
FROM: Maximus Seville II, CEO Phoenix Dynamix
Phoenix Dynamix would like to submit the Vrelck Class Battlecruiser.


Length:656 ft
Width:56ft
Crew: 426
-30 Officers
-350 Enlisted
-46 Marines
Armament:see below
Cannon Range: 24 nautical miles (39 km), for 16" guns
Weight: 12120 tons
Engines: 2 PD-TOPAZ-1004 Nuclear Reactors, 1 Diesel-Electric Emergency Generator, 4 Fuel Cell Backup System, 4 Controllable-Reversible Pitch Propellers, 2 Rudders, 2 Bow Thrusters
Armour: heavy composite armor and ERA
Average Speed: 32 knots
Range of Operations: Unlimited
Aircraft: Helicopter landing pad
AA Facilities: see below
Brief History about the warship/class:see below
Cost: 1.4 Billion
How many are you willing to sell: Unlimited[/QUOTE]
BCGN-84 Vrelck Class Battle Cruiser
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/grunt74/NS1/BC.gif
The Vrelck Class Battle Cruiser (Guided Missile, Nuclear Powered) Was designed to fill a gap between cruisers and modern battleships. The Vrelck is a modern cruiser with the guns of a ww2 battle ship. While heavily armored when compared to other cruisers, the Vrelck class is still able to make 35+ knots due to its nuclear power plant and 4 variable pitch propellers. This is the first ship since the DD-91 that we have made that does not utilize submersible turbine propulsion. This along with other factors have kept the cost under 2 billion dollars for each complete ship.
Propulsion: 2 PD-TOPAZ-1004 Nuclear Reactors, 1 Diesel-Electric Emergency Generator, 4 Fuel Cell Backup System, 4 Controllable-Reversible Pitch Propellers, 2 Rudders, 2 Bow Thrusters
Displacement: 12120 tons
Length: 656 ft
Beam: 56 ft
Draft: 32 ft
Speed 35 knots
Aircraft (1) large helicopter on pad (no hangar)
Weapons:
(6) 16 inch cannons in 2 Triple-Turrets
(1) 5 inch/62 caliber Turret
(12) Cruise Missile Launchers
(22) VLS Cells for SA-101 or Standard Missiles
(8) Harpoon, Penguin or Exocet Launchers
(2) Anti-Submarine Rocket(ASROC) and Depth Charge Launchers
(2) 700mm Torpedo Tubes w/ (6) MK-46 or Squall torpedoes
(4) 30mm Vulcan CIWS Mounts
(1) PD-THEL-54 Anti-Missile Laser
(1) 50-Caliber Machine Guns w/40mm grenade launcher
(2) 25mm chainguns
Combat Systems
(1) MK 36 MOD 2 Super Rapid-Blooming Off-Board Chaff System
(1) AN/SPY-1B(V) Multi-Function Radar (CG59-73)
(1) AN/SPS-49(V)8 Air Search Radar
(1) AN/SPS-55 Surface Search Radar
(1) AN/SPS-64(V)9 Navigation Radar
(2) AN/SPQ-9 Gun Fire Control Radar
(4) AN/SPG-62 Illuminators
(1) AN/SQS-53C Hull Mounted SONAR
(1) AN/SQR-19B Towed Array SONAR (TACTAS)
(1) AN/SLQ-32A(V)3 Electronic Warfare Suite
Crew: 30 Officers, 350 Enlisted, 46 Marines
Price:
$1.4 billion

"Sir, we got a response from Phoenix Milita about a new battle cruiser," stated Lee as he gave the report to Woff.

Woff looked it over twice before checking the details of a Lynion Heavy Cruiser. He checked it twice and humed to himself as he gave a report to Lee which was the Vrelck Class Battlecruiser.

"Get a report back to them, tell them we'll buy 50 of these battle cruisers," ordered Woff as he stroked his cheek. "Ask them how long until we get the first of them,"

TO: Maximus Seville II, CEO Phoenix Dynamix
FROM: Vamperial Kingdom of Lynion, Vamperial Grand Headmaster Woff

The Vamperial Order have decided that we'll buy 50 of these battle cruisers from you to replace our old heavy cruisers. We will however, be required to be informed how long until we expect the first of them to come.

The money being wired is USD$70 billion.

OOC: I'm still looking for other cruisers and battleships.

TO: Vamperial Kingdom of Lynion, Vamperial Grand Headmaster Woff
FROM: Maximus Seville II, CEO Phoenix Dynamix
Order confirmed. Construction time for all 50 will run a total of 1,014 days, 13 minutes and 47 seconds. The first 36 ships will be complete in 856 days, 5 hours, 20 minutes and 5 seconds.

Xerxes-class Heavy Cruiser

Type: Nuclear-powered heavy cruiser.

Overview: With the advent of Task Force One, the Commonwealth began it’s own research into cruisers and vessels other than large ships powered by nuclear propulsion. The final product was the Xerxes-class, built as a heavy missile cruiser, with a payload equal to some battleships. Though the older of the two classes of nuclear cruisers (with the Tyr-class being introduced in FY1995) the Xerxes still maintains its place within the Maritime Defense Forces as an active deterrent and necessary tool.

Displacement: 10,000 tons

Length: 650 ft.

Beam: 60 ft.

Draft: 45 ft.

Propulsion: 1 Red Star Industries K111-X fission reactor producing 100 MWe, 2 steam turbines, two shafts with variable-pitch propellers,

Speed: 35+ knots

Armament: 4 12in. guns (2 fore, 2 aft), 4 5in. guns (two turrets fore [port/starboard], one turret aft) 2x 75mm naval guns (fore and aft)
64 Tomahawk ASM/LSM in 8 armored launchers, 32 Harpoon ASM in 8 quad launchers
4 20mm Phalanx CIWS, 4 SeaRAM missile suites
System: SPY radar, hull-mounted sonar, towed-array sonar, surface/air search radar, combat control radar

cannon range: 12 in. guns=20 nm, 5 in. guns=17nm, 75mm naval guns=14nm

Crew: 24 officers, 400 enlisted

Cost: $650 million USD

Compliment: 1 helipad (no hangar)

http://s344.photobucket.com/albums/p343/knight4hire/?action=view&current=xerxes.jpg

OOC: Phoenix is that a modded version of the battleship from Generals? How'd you do that?

Yes, I used Photoshop. I have a pure DoGA version of th image in the works though.

OOC: Why is everyone doing these threads? There are only like, 3 naval storefronts, so is it really that difficult to find them yourself? Anyways, I digress...link to my storefront in my siggy. If you want them, take them, if not, Phoenix's are excellent, just use his.

There are literally dozens of storefronts and even more individual product sales threads dealing with naval technology. Furthermore I believe the OP is seeking to acquire ships with more of an IC exchange than most storefronts are used to. And thank you for the praise of my design, but I understand Lynion is looking for more than one class of ship.

TO: Free United States
FROM: Vamperial Grand Headmaster Woff

I have seen your design and I would like to put an order in for ten Xerxes-class Heavy Cruiser which is USD$6.5 billion. If the cruiser is excellent, we'll put a later order of 40 Xerxes-class Heavy Cruisers to buy.


TO: The Phoenix Milita
FROM: Vamperial Kingdom of Lynion, Vamperial Grand Headmaster Woff

The money has already being wired to you at this point and we'll be happy when the first batch arrive. I hope they are excellent as they sound.


OOC: I've already being to three different storefronts and none of them had what I wanted and neither did the naval storefront. I then decided that the best way to do is to advertise for it because I'll get a wider range.

To: Vamperial Grand Headmaster Woff
Fr: Sergei Borichev, Sec. of Defense

The Commonwealth has confirmed your order and can promise the first to be delivered within three months. We look forward to continued business with your country and believe you will be most satisfied with our ship.


ooc: please also see my storefront for carriers, battleships, frigates and destroyers (plus naval aircraft such as the VTOL Vogel transport and Dark Eye AWACs)

SANDAKAN CLASS BATTLECRUISER

Writeup:
A successor of the Admiral Class, the Sandakan Class is named after the capital of the Southern Provinces, and although slightly less capable than the Admiral in the surface to surface role, is capable of defending itself and its battlegroup, which will usually consist of another four of the type, from aerial threats. The Sandakan Class began production in the year of 1960 and production of the class was doubled under the re-armament program of 1963.

The Sandakan Class’s primary offensive weapon system is the GWS.80 cold launch vertical cells, which are rectangular with a length and width of a metre per side and a slanted depth of 11m which allows them to contain some of the most potent anti-shipping weapons on the market. 84 cells make up the total sum of the Sandakan’s GWS.80, an improved model used on the previous Admiral Class Cruiser to great effect. The GWS.80’s improvements come in the form of a more powerful ejection motor, which kicks the missile from the cell before the missile active its engine, and if the engine fails to active the missile falls into the ocean, rather than back down on the deck. It ought to be noted that anti shipping missiles designed to be hot launched – ie, those that use their own engine power to escape the ship’s vertical launch cells, will perhaps need modification before the GWS.80 can fire them.

In addition the Sandakan Class’s anti-shipping arsenal is complemented by two sets of box launchers, each with two quad boxes of the GWS.76 weapons system, a circular missile tube with a diameter of .75m and a length of 7m, capable of independently firing differently sized and configured weapons, resulting in a fully customisable weapons system for the purposes of not just anti-shipping but also anti-submarine missions with a load-out of AS.18S Sea Heron anti-submarine torpedo carrying missiles.

Furthermore, the Sandakan Class is equipped with a modern and accurate gun system, which consists of a pair of PWS.16 75mm 52 cal wing guns, port and starboard, and a single PWS.32 105mm 60 cal gun superfiring forwards, all controlled by the S.492 Targeting Director sensor series. Each 75mm gun is capable of 65rpm and is accurate out to a range of 13km and can elevate to engage aircraft and missiles at a height of 8,000m. The 105mm gun is accurate out to a range of 17km and can engage missiles and aircraft at the same height, with a rate of fire of 55rpm. This enables both guns to excel in the area of shore bombardment or last-ditch missile defence.

Defensively, two missile systems protect the Sandakan Class, and to preserve space, neither are vertical launch, but manage to carry a total of 334 surface to air missiles, a mix of the close range SA.34 and the long range SA.38. Missile systems are guided and targeted by the S.550 Medium Range General Search RADAR and detection is provided by the S.940 Long Range Large Volume Search RADAR. This allows for a long range detection of targets and preparation to lock and engage. It was agreed that a vertical launch system would be more efficient in the role of air defence, but the Sandakan Class is an anti-shipping platform and in any case, is not designed as an AAW picket.

The PWS.40P popup system is the short-range surface to air missile defence system employed by the Sandakan Class. Six launchers are fitted on the ship, and each launcher is capable of firing four missiles before it has to return to its magazine to reload. It takes twelve seconds for a 40P system to reload all four missiles and in total sixteen seconds for it to be once more ready to fire. The PWS.40P aquires illumination from the S.808E E-Band Targeting Array and acquires a firing solution from the S.102 Multirole Target Coordination and Relay Piece which provides networked firing solutions for 360 degree coverage of the ship and in tandem the two sensors, as well as the search radars, can track 460 targets and illuminate 50 for engagement. Targeting takes milliseconds and in a normal EW environment new targets will be locked and targeted by the time a missile has reloaded and often SA.34s fired from the PWS.40P launcher can be fired instantly, the launcher having received a firing solution while reloading. The PWS.40P, when firing the SA.34, has a maximum range of 70km and an engagement range of 55km.

The PWS.64 is a dual arm SA.38 launcher, which feeds from a partially splinter armoured magazine which holds 84 of the missiles. With a maximum range of 400km, the PWS.64 relies on the S.808K K-Band Targeting Array of the S.940 Long Range Large Volume Search RADAR for a longer ranged but less accurate target acquisition. However if the missile or aircraft is within 200km of the ship then the PWS.64 can receive a firing solution using the same methods the PWS.40P system does instead, for a more accurate lock. In fact it is not uncommon for the PWS.64 to track a target using the S.940 and S.808K system then switch to the systems used by the PWS.40P, the S.808E and the S.102, to achieve a firing solution.

For projectile point defence, the Sandakan Class is armed with two PDS.40 40mm six-barrel CIWS and two PDS.48 21-shot rolling airframe systems. The PDS.40 is capable of throwing out 5,000 rounds a minute and is guided by an I/K targeting radar with a range of 45km, which can simulatenously track 24 targets and lock them all by the time they are in range of the weapon’s 3,000 metre and 170 degrees engagement umbrella. The system can traverse 360 degrees in 3.5 seconds (or 170 degrees in 1.65 seconds) and takes 12 minutes to reload after it fires its 2,800 round magazine (33.6 seconds sustained fire). 20 magazines are held below deck and reloading is automatic and conducted by a popup system. The two systems on the Sandakan Class are mounted port and starboard. The weapon can fire sustained fire for its full magazine and cool each barrel collectively during reloading periods but this is not advisable.

The PDS.48 21-shot systems are mounted aft and both have a 200 degree angle of fire from the aft of the vessel, allowing them to engage targets coming head on from both starboard and port angles and of course aircraft from most directions. The PDS.48 uses the S.102 Multirole Target Coordination and Relay Piece to relay information from the ships main sensors to gather target information and can engage at a range of 8 kilometres, each missile having a speed of 500 m/s and a 10kg fragmentation warhead. The system can traverse 360 degrees in 5.5 seconds (200 degrees in 3.05 seconds)

The Sandakan Class is equipped with a full sensor suite, capable of all roles with its long range D/X band radar and E band radars. The S.333D D/X-Band Search Array has a maximum range of 625km for scanning large, fast, and loud targets, and its K-band assistant has an acquisition range of 350km. That said, the S.333D lacks precision and it is likely that until targets are acquired at 350km it will be impossible to determine what targets are. The E-Band radars are much smaller with a maximum range of 200km but are much more accurate.

A number of ESM and RWR antenna and systems dot the ship which ensure that if anything lights up, it will be detected outside of its own detection range. Furthermore, full satellite communications suites mean that the ships weapons and navigations systems can feed directly from satellites if necessary.

The Sandakan uses a conventional engine powered by eight Wilson-Blackburn superheating boilers, with steam provided at 425 degrees Celsius. The power from these boilers goes through four shafts which are powered by single-reduction geared turbines with electrical backup if necessary. Smoke leaves from a pair of smokestacks centreline and the propulsion provides 160,000SHP. Total fuel is carried in six compartments of 800 tons each which totals 4,800 tons of fuel. This provides a maximum speed of 34 knots and a maximum range of 11,000km. The Sandakan’s tunnel stern plus its bulbous bow provide a more streamlined hull, and two rudders assist with maneouvrability.

Tactically, the use of the Sandakan Class is to advance, supported by air superiority and in an anti-air umbrella, to a distance where it can engage via air surveillance enemy vessels with its main missile armament. The Sandakan Class is not a battleship that engages in line combat – she is a true ASuW Shooter.

Images:
HMS Jesselton (http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd172/Hoodtan/SSANK.png)
Labelled (http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd172/Hoodtan/SandakanSensors.png)

Stat Bloc:
Length Overall: 249.25m
Length Waterline: 237.5m
Beam Overall: 33m
Beam Waterline: 29m
Draught: 11.8m

Tonnage (Empty): 30,000t
Tonnage (Normal): 37,500t
Tonnage (Full): 42,000t

Complement: 765

Endurance: 90 days

Propulsion:
-8 x Wilson-Blackburn Boilers
-4 x Shafts
-4 x Wilson S11 Screws
-160,000 x shaft horsepower

Speed (Cruise): 15 knots (28 km/h)
Speed (Full Ahead): 34 knots (63km/h)
Range (15 Knots): 11,000km

Weapon Systems:
-1 x GWS.80 cold launch VLS with 84 P-600 Sea Lion (NATO:SS-N-45) (http://wikistates.outwardhosting.com/wiki/P-600) missiles
-2 x GWS.76 box launcher with 8 P-900 Sea Scimitar (NATO:SS-N-77) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13274376&postcount=39) missiles each
-1 x GWS.64 dual-arm SAM launcher with 82 SA-38E (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13249705&postcount=22) missiles.
-6 x GWS.40P popup SAM launchers with 42 SA-34F (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13249703&postcount=21) per launcher
-1 x PWS.32 105mm automatic naval rifle with 120 rounds
-2 x PWS.16 75mm automatic naval rifle with 240 rounds each
-2 x PDS.40 40mm six-barrel CIWS system
-2 x PDS.48 21-shot rolling airframe system
-6 x Mk.40 20mm autocannons
-6 x L30 12.7mm machine guns
-96 x reloadable J.22 chaff/flare dispensers

Sensors:
-8 x S.145 Air/Sea ESM Antennas
--4 x SA.145 Airborne RWR
--4 x SS.145 Shipborne RWR

-2 S.600 Series OTH ESM Array
--1 x S.606 Airborne Suite
--1 x S.602 Shipborne Suite

-4 x Communications Antennas
--2 x S.454 Orbital Array - 1 x Communications/1 x Data Transfer
--2 x S.778 Aerial/Shipborne Array - 1 x Communications/1 x Data Transfer

-1 x S.940 Long Range Large Volume Search RADAR
--1 x S.333D D/X-Band Search Array
--1 x S.808K K-Band Targeting Array
--2 x S.400FRD Specialised RWR Assistance Components
--1 x S.365EP EPM Defensive Hard/Software

-2 x S.550 Medium Range General Search RADAR
--1 x S.550EA E-Band Air Search
--1 x S.550ES E-Band Sea Search
--2 x S.808E E-Band Targeting Array
--4 x S.102 Multirole Target Coordination and Relay Piece
--2 x SA.145 Airborne RWR
--2 x SS.145 Shipborne RWR
--2 x S.365EP EPM Defensive Hard/Software
--6 x S.40PD Operation Suite

-3 x S.492 Targeting Directors
--1 x S.3220 PWS.32 Fire Director Suite
--2 x S.1620 PWS.16 Fire Director Suite
--3 x S.566 Radar Assisted Fire Suites

-1 x S.462 Hull SONAR
--1 x S.464A Active Detection SONAR
--1 x S.464P Passive Detection SONAR
--1 x S.464EPD SONAR Warning Receiver
--1 x S.462 SONAR Processing Suite

Export Price (No DPR): $6bn

TO: Questers
FROM: Vamperial Kingdom of Lynion, Vamperial Grand Headmaster Woff

You're cruiser sounds very like an AA cruiser. We do not wish to put a high order on this cruiser, however, we are willing to buy 20 of these cruisers. USD$120 billion will be wired to you upon aprroval and we would like to know when we expect them to arrive.


TO:Sergei Borichev, Sec. of Defense
FROM: Vamperial Kingdom of Lynion, Vamperial Grand Headmaster Woff

I am pleased to announce that the cruisers that you have supplied us are excellent in the training exercises. We would like to place an order of 40 additional warships.

USD$26 billion will be wired upon confirmed approval.


OOC: Has anyone being getting that window that states you need to lengthen the post by 3 characters?

OOC: Has anyone being getting that window that states you need to lengthen the post by 3 characters?

ooc no ,but i had it must be more then three characters, so posting just huh is out

oh i pop into this thread to look that the ships