Talk:AFOH/@comment-14850713-20171118050339

IC:

The Fleet, unsatisfied with the Sceptre-class (which have since been turned-over to the SAU and renamed the Praetoria-class) for its next-generation multi-role destroy, has commissioned the Fantasque-class.

The design of the stealthy Fantasques harken back to the Suffren-class (which will continue to soldier on with Home Plantet units). These are armed with 2 Mk 90 127mm guns (mounted side-by-side like the Suffren), a 6-cluster Mk 72 VLS (96 missiles) and 2 ASW torpedo tubes, and can embark 2 Falken gunships plus 8 Shadow MR drones. The latter represent the most significant capability-upgrade of the class, as the MRs are specifically designed for maritime strike and reconnaissance, with the laser guns augmented by a conformal weapons pod with up to 6 Helios ASMs. Unlike the Sceptres, the Fantasques will have the full Tiger Eye system, which means that it can take the place of the Courbets in the AAW role.