Empire-Class Battleship
(Θωρηκτό-κατηγορίας αυτοκρατορίας)
Ships in class
APS Empire (1939) (Sunk at the Battle of Kurna Depression in 1944) APS Carlos Burka (1941) (Retired in 1969 after hitting a mine) APS Acentia (1941) (Sunk at the 2nd battle of Gallowdance in 1955) APS Gallowdance (1943) (Modernized and Sold to Nydonia in 1968, Renamed NS Nydonia) APS Kain Burka (1950) (retired in 1975, is now a musem ship in the City of Acentia)Power Generation
The ships are powered by 3 Duncan Co. Mk9 geared steam turbines (12 boilers) putting out Around 149,800 Horsepower. The ship has a range of 8,000NM Per Re-fuel.
Propulsion
The Ships each have a Quadruple Screw system that is powered by 3 Steam turbines that can bring the ship up to 31 Kts.
Weapons & Armament
The ships main battery consists of 4 turrets with 3x 16in guns each for a total of 12 guns. For secondary Armarments She has 14 Secondary turrets each with 2x 8in Guns for a total of 28 guns, As far as the ships anti-air battery goes, it consists of 25 quad 40mm AA guns.
Armor and defense
| Armor | Average Thickness |
|---|---|
| Fore Belt | 12in (304mm) |
| Aft Belt | 10in (254mm) |
| Lower Hull | 7in (177mm) |
| Coning Tower | 10in (254mm) |
| Turret | 7in (177mm) |
| Deck | 3.5in (80mm) |
| Secondary Turrets | 5in (127mm) |
| Barbettes | 7in (177mm) |
Communication Tools & Systems
The Empire-Class is equipped with all modern radio equippment aswell as capabilities for older methods such as flags and flares aswell as Morse Spotlights.
Sensors
Modern Surface and Air Radar and rangefinging Radar. Each Turret has its own rangefinder and Manual and hydraulic Traverse that can be synced with said radar.
Additional & auxiliary systems
Each Empire-Class warship has an integrated pumping system for every compartment aswell as hose attachments at every bulkhead for firefighting.
Hangars & docked vessels
Later in the war some ships in the class would be equipped with a float plane launcher added to the top of C turret aswell as a crane to retreive said aircraft.
Designation
APS
Creation Date
First launched in 1939
Decommission Date
Last decommissioned in 1975
Owning Organization
Price
Å700,000,000
Rarity
5 in Class
Width
40 meters
Length
232 meters
Height
80 meters
Weight
28,000 tons
Speed
30 Kts
Complement / Crew
1,811 Souls
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