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| Kressy Class Guided Missile Battleship | |
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| Production Information | |
| Manufacturer |
General Dynamics Naval Systems |
| Designer |
General Dynamics Naval Systems |
| Class |
Battleship, Guided Missile, Nuclear Powered(BBN) |
| Cost |
23.7 Billion Tarakian Dollars |
| Modified by |
General Dynamics R&D(For Radical Redesign) |
| Technical Specifications | |
| Length |
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| Width |
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| Mass |
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| Maximum Acceleration |
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| Engine Unit(s) |
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| Power Plant |
2x Arcon Advanced Naval Systems FuS1NE |
| Hull |
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| Sensor Systems |
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| Targeting Systems |
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| Navigation System |
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| Main Computer |
2,048-bit Custom OS |
| Countermeasures |
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| Armament |
Consisting of any combination listed:
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| Complement |
1x SV-22N Goshawk |
| Crew |
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| Consumables |
6 Months to a year |
| Usage | |
| Availability |
Tarakian Military |
| Role(s) |
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| Year Introduced |
Radical Redesign Phase II |
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| Affiliation |
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Although the Battleship maybe overdue, The Tarakian Navy has never seen the need to get rid of the tested design, the Kressy Class Battleship is the latest and most modern of the Battleships in Tarakia.
Design
The Kressy Class Battleship is no doubt a beast she was commissioned by the Tarakian Navy to replace the even older WW2 Era Xeres Class Battleships and the older Vietnam Era November Class Battleships. The conceptual design takes from the famous U.S. Navy Iowa Class Battleship and to some extent it's planned successor, the Montana Class Battleship. The Kressy Class Battleship uses many modern technologies and discards the use of the wooden deck in favor for a steel deck, this increases the armor of the deck from attacks on the magazine housing, furthermore the magazines are armored to withstand even more hits direct and indirect. The belt is further armored to withstand hits from the port and starboard sides. The bulkheads have also been considerably armored and strengthened. The barbettes also received an armor upgrade. Turret housing on the Kressy Class Battleship was the prime concern, the Turrets went from 19.7 inches(500mm) to 26.5 inches. The Kressy Class Battleship is 867 feet long with a beam of 108 feet making it the longest Battleship ever designed. As with many modern technologies, the Kressy Class Battleship will be making use of the experimental Arcon FuS1N(Fusion, Naval) reactor, this is a considerable step up from the Cold War Era Arcon A7 series of nuclear fission reactors that had been the prime source of power for the Nuclear Powered Submarines and Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carriers. The Kressy Class with be equipped with two Arcon FuS1N Fusion Reactors, The Fusion Reactor is more advanced compared to the Arcon Fission Reactors. The two Fusion Reactors will be the primary source of propulsion for the Kressy Class Battleship followed by the COCAG(Combined Gas and Gas) set up (This Section is now Null and Void)
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.
Known Battleships
| Name | Hull Number | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Home Port | RCOH |
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| Kressy | BBGN-67 | January 15, 2048 | August 1, 2052 | September 29th, 2053 | ||
| Audie | BBGN-68 | February 8th, 2049 | April 18th, 2054 | |||
| Kalypso | BBGN-69 | 2052 | August 12th, 2056 | June 7th, 2057 | ||
| Vahlan | BBGN-70 | 2055 | ||||
| BBGN-71 | ||||||
| BBGN-72 | ||||||
| BBGN-73 | ||||||
| BBGN-74 | ||||||
| BBGN-75 | ||||||
| BBGN-76 | ||||||
| BBGN-77 | ||||||
| BBGN-78 | ||||||
| BBGN-79 | ||||||
| BBGN-80 | ||||||
| BBGN-81 | ||||||
| BBGN-82 |
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.