User blog comment:USS Enterprise CVN-65/The New (And Improved) Official Roleplay Room/@comment-27822411-20151211121919

-Remote AFOH Shipyard-

''Due to the recent attacks by the Delusion ships on Japan, the YIN has ordered some new cruisers from the AFOH to help them fend off any possible attacks. In the process, the AFOH will also receive some of these units for their forces. Massive consideration was taken in to what weapons to use. By this time, the cannon was slowly getting replaced with the missile, as well as energy cannons. But guns still had many uses like shore bombardment, support fire and dueling against cruisers. Also, advances in radar, firecontrols and computer systems had to be added to make sure that these ships were up to date with other vessels.''

''But the ship that would influence the design of these new ships the most was the Constellation class of the Gallian Empire. These ships were large, had powerful guns and armour along with many missiles and were very powerful. As such, the ships had to counter these cruisers while being not too big or expensive. Another ship that influenced the design was the YIN's Tsushima class of Battlecruisers. By this time, they were out dated even by light battlecruiser standards and would be vulnerable to the newer ships. As such, improved firepower, electronics and armour were needed to keep the ships powerful. It is also hoped that these ships will replace many of the older ships with more powerful, but smaller and slightly cheaper vessels.''

''The result is the Type 41 (M205) Heavy Missile Cruiser class. These were based on the Tsushima class, but massive improvements were made. For a start, there are much bigger: at 475m long and 70m wide. The superstructure is also improved for a slightly more compact design, but with additional radars, systems and firecontrols. The hull is better protected with 4080 toughness, making them very durable. Despite this, they still can make a top speed of 194.5 knots in 1:26 minutes. This allows them to keep up with the cruiser divisions they were built to lead, as well as chase down other cruisers.''

''The firepower of the ships was interesting. On the outside, the ships seems to have less firepower, having a slightly light secondary guns, though the 4 triple 46cm guns are much more modern, which means they still outgun the Constellation class. But this is very misleading. The ships carry 4 twin energy cannons, two to each side. This gives the ships good long range firepower against flying ships and sometimes aircraft. They also carry many more missile launchers: 72 launchers in total with 5 reloads. This gives them a heavy missile armament that can seriously damage other vessels. The type of missiles can also be modified for the missions and objectives that the ships need to carry out. They also carry 4 twin 30.5cm+ guns for close defence as well as 2 MK 55 5.1 inch guns and 10 triple 98mm AA/AT guns for defence against air attacks. Overal, the firepower of the ships is impressive.''

''The number of ships to be built is highly classified, but 4 ships have been completed and many more laid down for construction. The four ships will be joining the YIN under the original name Type 41 (M205) class Heavy Missile cruiser, while those for the AFOH will be designated Project 25 class Panzerschiff to avoid confusion.''

OOC: My second attempt at making a modern style warship. Built to counter formentioned ships, these are quite powerful in my opinion.