« Reply #30 on: March 06, 2023, 01:24:18 PM »
Name of Product
| Northwind Class
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Role | Heavy Destroyer/Cruiser |
Crew | 300 |
Length | 202m |
Beam | 32m |
Draft | 6m |
Speed | in excess of 25 knots |
Range | Unlimited |
Armament | 1 x 5 inch (127mm/L62) Mk-45 Mod 4 naval gun in a stealth-shaped mount - ERGM capable 3 x 130 mm Amethyst/Arsenal A-192M naval gun 3 x Quad Missile launchers for SAM, anti ship and land attack 4 x CIWS 104 cell VLS 6 x torpedo tubes (4 forward, 2 aft) |
Other Capabilities | Riviere Aegis Operating System multifaced X band radar (Radar can track small objects over 2000km away) SAMPSON active electronically scanned array 3D radar improved 1 x Thales Nederland SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar (D band) 1 x Thales Nederland APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar (I band) 1 x Thales Nederland Sirius IRST long-range infrared surveillance and tracking system Medusa System Pilotfish System Mk III Riviere 'Cyber Warfare' suite. EDO Model 980 active low frequency towed sonar (ALOFTS) RAFAEL C-PEARL-M Can carry a helicopter in an enclosed hangar Moon Pool Design has stealth features intended to significantly reduce the vessels RCS. Nuclear Powered
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Cost | $2 billion |
Background | Originally conceived under the name SCGSW or Surface Combatant Global Strike Weapon to give the full title, the Northwind class is classified as a heavy destroyer owing to being in the same weight class as the Specula Class but is designed to operate differently, if the Specula class is a shield the Northwind class is a sword, but also it is the great experiment for Achkaerinese shipbuilding, a nuclear powered 'combatant' vessel i.e. a ship potentially likely to be engaged in direct fighting with an enemy force, it isn't without risk in this context but with the future of operations in mind and consideration of the climate. The Northwind also is the first asset in the Achkaerinese military to operate the pilotfish system, an extra shield (or sword) at the vessels disposal. |
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