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===Armament===
 
===Armament===
 
For Phase II of the Radical Redesign phase, General Dynamics did away with the 18" Guns and instead opted for a newer solution the Mark-18 Mod0 22"(560mm) Naval Guns, the largest ever built for a ship in Tarakian Service. In the Patagonian Navy, these Mark-18's are known as Mark-18GCG or Gaucho Class Guns. In addition to the newer armament and modern fire control systems, various new shells were developed from ERGM's to types that had previously only been seen used on the Mark-45 Dual Purpose Guns, giving the Kressy Class BBGN's a considerable amount of ammunition types to choose from. In addition to its main battery, the Kressy Class boasts a secondary battery of 8"(203mm) Guns arranged in 5 turrets with three barrels each. Original Designs for the RRD Phase II also showed the Kressy Class BBGN's with Mark-29 Mod1 5"(127mm) Dual Purpose Guns, only the lead ship had these and they were omitted from the later designs. Because of the requirement for Guided Missile Capability for both offensive and defensive situation, the Kressy Class is built with 5 Mark-46 Vertical Launch Systems for an array of loadouts. Patagonian Kressy Class BBGN's use a modified version of the Corvo missile adapted for use in Vertical Launch Systems, DRS Kalypso (BBGN-69) tested the integration of the Missile and was approved for use.
 
For Phase II of the Radical Redesign phase, General Dynamics did away with the 18" Guns and instead opted for a newer solution the Mark-18 Mod0 22"(560mm) Naval Guns, the largest ever built for a ship in Tarakian Service. In the Patagonian Navy, these Mark-18's are known as Mark-18GCG or Gaucho Class Guns. In addition to the newer armament and modern fire control systems, various new shells were developed from ERGM's to types that had previously only been seen used on the Mark-45 Dual Purpose Guns, giving the Kressy Class BBGN's a considerable amount of ammunition types to choose from. In addition to its main battery, the Kressy Class boasts a secondary battery of 8"(203mm) Guns arranged in 5 turrets with three barrels each. Original Designs for the RRD Phase II also showed the Kressy Class BBGN's with Mark-29 Mod1 5"(127mm) Dual Purpose Guns, only the lead ship had these and they were omitted from the later designs. Because of the requirement for Guided Missile Capability for both offensive and defensive situation, the Kressy Class is built with 5 Mark-46 Vertical Launch Systems for an array of loadouts. Patagonian Kressy Class BBGN's use a modified version of the Corvo missile adapted for use in Vertical Launch Systems, DRS Kalypso (BBGN-69) tested the integration of the Missile and was approved for use.
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==Ammunition==
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Due to the vast amount of different ammo types that were seeing use on the Mark-45 Mod7 127mm, Mark-71 203mm Major Caliber Lightweight Gun(A modern version of the Mk-70 MCLWG with a newer turret) and the Mark-77 155mm Advanced Gun System/AGS-L, Navy brass saw fit to give the Kressy a similar capability with ammunition meaning that if needed it could adapt to a new situation from either using shore bombardment to Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordinance for inland fire.
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===Ammunition Types===
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Ammunition Types:
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MK-551 560mm Armor Piercing(Red Tip with Black Band)
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Mk-552 560mm Armor Piercing Dual Purpose Incendiary(Red Tip with Black)
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Mk-553 560mm Armor Piercing Fragmentation(Yellow Tip)
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Mk-612 560mm Dual Purpose Incendiary(Orange Tip)
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Mk-614 560mm Dual Purpose Tracer(Green Tip)
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Mk-621 560mm Armor Piercing Dual Purpose Tracer(Green Tip with Black Band)
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Mk-624 560mm Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordinance(White Tip with Black Band)
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Mk-625 560mm Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordinance Armor Piercing(White Tip with Red Band)
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Mk-626 560mm Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordinance Armor Piercing Incendiary(White Tip with Red and Black Band)
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Mk-627 560mm Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordinance Armor Piercing Fragmentation(White Tip with Yellow Band)
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Mk-701 560mm Excalibur Guided Munition(Silver Tip with Black Band)
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Mk-702 560mm SADARM(Silver Tip with Grey Band)
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Mk-703 560mm DPICM(Silver Tip with Red Orange Band)
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Mk-704 560mm SADARC[Sense and Destroy AiRCraft](Silver Tip with Purple Band)
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Mk-800 560mm High Explosive(OD Green Tip)
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Mk-805 560mm White Phosphorus(Dark Red Tip)
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Mk-810 560mm Chemical Agent[VX Nerve Gas](Yellow Band with Biohazard Warning Sign)
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Mk-821 560mm ..........
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Mk-850 560mm Nuclear Artillery Shell(Yellow Band with Nuclear Symbol)
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Mk-855 560mm Super Heavy Shore Bombardment(Black/Light Grey Tip with Grey Band)
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==Flight IIA==
 
==Flight IIA==

Revision as of 00:11, 21 February 2014

Kressy Class Guided Missile Battleship(Redux)
Class Overview
Name

Kressy Class Battleship

Builders

General Dynamic Naval Systems

Operators
  • Neo-Tarakian Flag(2034) Democratic Republic of Tarakia
  • 802652350 Federal Republic of Patagonia
Proceeded By

Seacrest Class Guided Missile Battleship

Cost

26 Billion Tarakian Dollars

in commission

2053-Present

Planned

18(Includes Patagonian ships)

Building

5

Completed

4

Active
  • DRS Kressy (BBGN-67)
  • DRS Audie (BBGN-68)
  • DRS Kalypso (BBGN-69)
  • DRS Vahlan (BBGN-70)
General Characteristics
Type

Nuclear Guided Missile Battleship

Displacement
  • 111,166 Tons(Light)
  • 117,735 Tons(Standard)
  • 128,946 Tons(Normal)
  • 137,915 Tons(Full Load)
Length
  • Overall: 1,179 Feet
  • Waterline: 1,138 Feet
Beam
  • Overall: 154 Feet
  • Waterline:
Draft
  • Maximum Navigational:
  • Limit:
Propulsion
  • 2x Arcon Advanced Naval Systems FuS2N(Flight IIA)
  • 4x Arcon/BWC Cold Fusion Reactors
  • 4x Shafts
  • 4x Six Bladed Reversible-pitch screw propeller
    • 297,652(shp)
Speed
  • 31 Knots
Sensors & Processing Systems
  • AN/SPY-1E Multifunction Dual Band Radar
  • AN/SPS-70(V)12 Surface Search Radar
  • AN/SPS-48E 3-D Air Search Radar
  • AN/SPS-49(V)7 2-D Air Search Radar
  • Mark-99 Mod0 Fire Control System
  • AN/SQS-67 Sonar Array
  • AEGIS VII
Electronic Warfare & Decoys
  • AN/SLQ-32(V)4 Electronic Warfare System
  • AN/SLQ-25(V)2 Nixie Torpedo Countermeasure
  • Mark-36 Mod12 Decoy Launching System
  • AN/SLQ-39 CHAFF Buoys
  • Mark-55 Mod1 Nulka Countermeasure
Armament
  • Naval Guns
    • 12x Mark-18 Mod0 22"(560mm)/50cal Naval Guns
    • 15x Mark-8 Mod2 8"(203mm)/55cal Naval Guns
  • Guns
    • 24x Mark-29 Mod1 127mm Dual Purpose Guns
    • 4x Mark-24 Mod2 30mm Phalanx 1B
  • Missiles
  • 5x Mark-46 Vertical Launch Systems
    • 1x 61-cell Module
    • 2x 64-cell Module
    • 2x 29-cell Module
  • 4x Mark-143 Harpoon Quadruple Launcher
  • 4x Mark-49 Mod2 RAM Launcher

Consisting of any combination listed:

  • 64x RIM-156 Standard Anti-Air/Anti-Ship Missile(SM-2ER Block IV)
  • 64x RIM-161 Standard Ballistic Missile Defense Missile(SM-3 Block III)
  • 64x RIM-174 Standard Extended Range Active Missile(SM-6 Block II)
  • 64x RIM-175 Corvo Standard Missile(SM-7)
  • 55x BGM-109E Tactical Tomahawk Land Attack Munition
  • 55x BGM-132A ArcLight Extreme Long Range Cruise Missile(Plus Variants)
  • 256x RIM-162 ESSM Anti-Missile/Anti-Air Missile(64 quadpacks)
Aircraft Carried
  • 1x SV-22N Goshawk

or

  • 2x MH-60RX Sea Stealthhawk



Radical Redesign

The Tarakian Navy, eager to get the Kressy Class in Service has instead decided to redesign the entire ship, using the Tumblehome Hull like that of the CG(X) Cruiser Program and DDG(X) Destroyer Program.

Phase 1

Navy Brass handed the project to General Dynamics Research and Development Division, from there some top engineers from General Dynamics Naval Systems, Port-City Iron Works and Decatur Naval Systems came together forming what is known as the BB Radical Redesign Team. Then came the actual design phase of the program, the team drafted up several different designs.

Phase 2

After settling on the BBN(X) design, General Dynamics Naval Systems was then handed the project and giving additional funding by the Tarakian Government.

Phase 3

The current phase of the project. The BBN(X) has been classified by the Tarakian Navy as Battleship, Nuclear Powered, Next Generation. The hull is a Tumblehome Hull which allows the ship to cut through waves rather than going over them, some have questioned the effectiveness and sturdiness of the tumbelhome hull. A new feature designed from the Mark 60 Mod2 155mm Advanced Gun Systems are the new Mark 102 460mm Naval Rifles in a offset arrangement of six independent turrets with one barrel per turret, this allows the ship to engage multiple targets at different angles or providing precision fire at multiple angles.

Radical Redesign Phase II

Current phase of the Radical Redesign.

Overall Design

Armament

For Phase II of the Radical Redesign phase, General Dynamics did away with the 18" Guns and instead opted for a newer solution the Mark-18 Mod0 22"(560mm) Naval Guns, the largest ever built for a ship in Tarakian Service. In the Patagonian Navy, these Mark-18's are known as Mark-18GCG or Gaucho Class Guns. In addition to the newer armament and modern fire control systems, various new shells were developed from ERGM's to types that had previously only been seen used on the Mark-45 Dual Purpose Guns, giving the Kressy Class BBGN's a considerable amount of ammunition types to choose from. In addition to its main battery, the Kressy Class boasts a secondary battery of 8"(203mm) Guns arranged in 5 turrets with three barrels each. Original Designs for the RRD Phase II also showed the Kressy Class BBGN's with Mark-29 Mod1 5"(127mm) Dual Purpose Guns, only the lead ship had these and they were omitted from the later designs. Because of the requirement for Guided Missile Capability for both offensive and defensive situation, the Kressy Class is built with 5 Mark-46 Vertical Launch Systems for an array of loadouts. Patagonian Kressy Class BBGN's use a modified version of the Corvo missile adapted for use in Vertical Launch Systems, DRS Kalypso (BBGN-69) tested the integration of the Missile and was approved for use.

Ammunition

Due to the vast amount of different ammo types that were seeing use on the Mark-45 Mod7 127mm, Mark-71 203mm Major Caliber Lightweight Gun(A modern version of the Mk-70 MCLWG with a newer turret) and the Mark-77 155mm Advanced Gun System/AGS-L, Navy brass saw fit to give the Kressy a similar capability with ammunition meaning that if needed it could adapt to a new situation from either using shore bombardment to Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordinance for inland fire.

Ammunition Types

Ammunition Types: MK-551 560mm Armor Piercing(Red Tip with Black Band) Mk-552 560mm Armor Piercing Dual Purpose Incendiary(Red Tip with Black) Mk-553 560mm Armor Piercing Fragmentation(Yellow Tip) Mk-612 560mm Dual Purpose Incendiary(Orange Tip) Mk-614 560mm Dual Purpose Tracer(Green Tip) Mk-621 560mm Armor Piercing Dual Purpose Tracer(Green Tip with Black Band) Mk-624 560mm Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordinance(White Tip with Black Band) Mk-625 560mm Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordinance Armor Piercing(White Tip with Red Band) Mk-626 560mm Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordinance Armor Piercing Incendiary(White Tip with Red and Black Band) Mk-627 560mm Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordinance Armor Piercing Fragmentation(White Tip with Yellow Band) Mk-701 560mm Excalibur Guided Munition(Silver Tip with Black Band) Mk-702 560mm SADARM(Silver Tip with Grey Band) Mk-703 560mm DPICM(Silver Tip with Red Orange Band) Mk-704 560mm SADARC[Sense and Destroy AiRCraft](Silver Tip with Purple Band) Mk-800 560mm High Explosive(OD Green Tip) Mk-805 560mm White Phosphorus(Dark Red Tip) Mk-810 560mm Chemical Agent[VX Nerve Gas](Yellow Band with Biohazard Warning Sign) Mk-821 560mm .......... Mk-850 560mm Nuclear Artillery Shell(Yellow Band with Nuclear Symbol) Mk-855 560mm Super Heavy Shore Bombardment(Black/Light Grey Tip with Grey Band)


Flight IIA

The Flight IIA Group, will address several key systems and also serve as a technology demonstration ship for tech integration into later Flights. The current Flight IIA Technology Demonstrator is DRS Zodi (BBGN-82)

DRS Zodi (BBGN-82)


Naming

The Kressy Class Guided Missile Battleships do not follow the typical naming conventions of being named after cities, they however are named after the Goddesses of Tarakia


Known Battleships

Name Hull Number Laid Down Launched Commissioned Home Port RCOH
Kressy BBGN-67 January 15, 2048 August 1, 2050 September 29, 2053 Port Celeste, Ian
Audie  BBGN-68 February 8, 2049 April 18, 2052 June 25, 2054
Kalypso BBGN-69 2052 August 12, 2054 June 7, 2057
Vahlan BBGN-70 2052 January 21, 2055 September 1, 2057
Ezeera BBGN-71 2053
Virina BBGN-72 2053
Verana BBGN-73 2053
BBGN-74 2054
BBGN-75 2054
BBGN-76 2055
BBGN-77 2055
BBGN-78 2055
BBGN-79 2056
BBGN-80 2056
BBGN-81 2056
Zodi BBGN-82 2056

Operational History

In the Battle of Bahía Blanca, ARP Garra de Acero and ARP Rio Gallegos opened fire on a Karel Drooman Type 45 Destroyer of the Neuquenian Navy. The engagement was part of Operation Escudo Azul, which seeked to recover Bahía Blanca from Neuquén, During the Rio Negro War, and was carried out by the Trelew Task Force. The strike destroyed the target´s hull and was followed by artillery fire on the Espora Corvettes the hostile Navy had there.