[Cosmic Compendium] Battleships

[Valiant 96]

If you realised, the CC doesn't have articles about the battleships. Perhaps you could help out if you think you are up to task. Feel free to raise any questions here if you need to.

[liubei013 0]

Hmm...I have been doing some research (via Gundam Official, MAHQ, andWikipedia) regarding Orb's naval vessels when I was working on a rough draft for the FREE Forces organizational tables, but admittedly, the details those sites provided were rather sparse.

 

(But iono...maybe I should get the Atlantic Federation entry done first. .>" title="" /> )

[DragonDaimyo 3]

Battleships, huh? Sounds like something I could give a try. After all, I ought to do something for the Compendium.

 

I'll put together an attempt and post it here for feedback.

 

Edit: Hmmmm, not too happy with it, but as liubei said, details seem to be lacking, and I'm not sure what else to do with it. Comments? Criticisms?

 

 

[align=center]Nazca-class Destroyer[/align]

 

Developed and deployed during the First Bloody Valentine War, the Nazca-class Destroyer is well-armed and very fast. The ship was designed to outperform her Earth Alliance counterparts of the time, able to outrun anything she couldn’t outgun. During the First Bloody Valentine War, the Nazca-class was just coming into production and was available only in limited numbers. As such, they were only available to elite units such as the Le Creuset Team. By the time of the Second Bloody Valentine War, however, the Nazca-class had replaced the Laurasia-class frigate as the mainstay space warship of ZAFT. Along with a wide variety of weapons, the Nazca-class can carry up to six mobile suits of any kind and deploy them via the linear catapult along the center of the ship. In addition, the Nazca-class can be refitted with experimental weaponry such as the Neutron Stampeder used at the beginning of the Second War.

 

[align=center]Specifications[/align]

 

Class: Nazca

Unit type: Battleship

Manufacturer: ZAFT (Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty)

Operator(s): ZAFT; Three Ships Alliance; civilians

First deployment: C.E. 71

Dimensions: overall length 255 meters; overall height unknown

Wingspan: unknown

Weight: unknown

Propulsion: unknown

Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown

Fixed armaments:

• 2 x 120cm high-energy beam cannon
  
• 2 x 66mm dual railgun
  
• 10 x 58mm CIWS
  
• 5 x 450mm multipurpose VLS (Vertical Launch System)

Mobile suits: 6

Launch catapults: 1

Edited May 31, 2007 by Guest

[Valiant 96]

Go ahead and put it up on the CC, DD.

 

It looks good. Would such detail be suffice or would we need more background information?

[liubei013 0]

Hmm...I don't think we need to write a whole novel for those.

 

I think that's more than sufficient.  (Great job, DD)

[evo_Sieg 0]

Hmmm... Battleships. I remember (being a vice Co-Leader of ORB in another GSD RPG I joined a while back) I created the ship profiles of a defense fleet composed of the marine vessels of ORB. I'll look for those profiles and paste them here.

 

Hopefully they will be able to pass AD's standards for inclusion for the compendium. I'll try to post them later today. Please feel free to comment once those have been posted up.

[evo_Sieg 0]

Just got the ORB Marine Vessels finished! Its up for scrutiny now, for subsequent entry into the compendium.

Here 'ya go!

 

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Takemikazuchi-class Carrier

General and Technical Data

 

 

Class: Carrier

Name: Takemikazuchi

Ships of the line: Takemikazuchi

Unit type: Aircraft/Mobile Suit Carrier

Manufacturer: ORB Union

Operator: ORB Union

First deployment: CE 73

Dimensions:

Length: 330 meters, Width: 185 meters

Weight: Dry Weight: 26,900, Laden Weight: 35,000

Propulsion: Azipod podded electric propulsion units x8,  1 in each outrigger, 6 on main hull, all azimuthing; additional bow thrusters x2.

Equipment and design features: Sensors, range unknown;

Fixed armaments: 25 mm anti-air Gatling gun x6, 250 mm rapid fire gun x 2, mounted on sides of bottom launch catapult; depth charge launchers/anti-torpedo chaffs, mounted amidship

Mobile weapons: MBF-M1 Astray or MVF-M11C Murasame x60 in interior hangar + MVF-M11C Murasame in MA mode x10 strapped onto launch deck

Launch catapults: 6

 

General, Technical and Historical Data

 

The aircraft carrier Takemikazuchi is a trimaran naval vessel that serves as the Orb Union's flagship. It is designed to support the MBF-M1 Astray and MVF-M11C Murasame mobile suits, and can carry over 60 mobile suits, well in excess of the capacity of its nearest contemporary, the Earth Alliance's converted Tarawa-/Spengler class carriers and also larger than ZAFT's Vosgulov class submarines. She is lightly armed but can carry massive number of mobile suits. To this cause, she is intended to be protected by Kuraomikami-class destroyers and/or Aegis-class cruisers in operation.

The aircraft carrier Takemikazuchi is a trimaran naval vessel that serves as the Orb Union's flagship. It is designed to support the MBF-M1 Astray and MVF-M11C Murasame mobile suits, and can carry over 60 mobile suits, well in excess of the capacity of its nearest contemporary, the Earth Alliance's converted Tarawa-/Spengler class carriers and also larger than ZAFT's Vosgulov class submarines. She is lightly armed but can carry massive number of mobile suits. To this cause, she is intended to be protected by Kuraomikami-class destroyers and/or Aegis-class cruisers in operation.

 

In late CE 73, Colonel Todaka of the 2nd Defense Fleet is assigned to command the Takemikazuchi, which also serves as the flagship of Jona Roma Saran. A fleet under Jona Saran's command joins forces with an Earth Alliance fleet led by Neo Lorrnoke aboard the John Paul Jones for a joint operation against the ZAFT battleship Minerva.  The Takemikazuchi is sunk in a battle with the Minerva off the coast of Crete, and Colonel Todaka goes down with his ship.

 

After the signing of the PEACE Treaty and with the reorganization of Orb’s military into the FREE Forces, an expansion program was enacted to rebuild and expand Orb’s naval fleets.  While there weren’t any significant changes in design (except for some added armaments and advanced azimuth thrusters), Orb mustered the resources in order to construct no less than three Takemikazuchi-class carriers, one for each of the FREE Forces naval fleets.

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Aegis-class Cruiser

General and Technical Data

 

 

Class: Cruiser

Name: Aegis

Ships of the line: Aegis

Unit type: Cruiser

Manufacturer: ORB Union

Operator: ORB Union

First deployment: CE 71

Dimensions:

Length: 200 meters

Weight: unknown

Propulsion: Azipod podded electric propulsion units x6,  1 in each outrigger, 4 along main hull, all azimuthing

Equipment and design features: Sensors, range unknown;

Fixed armaments: 250mm rapid fire gun x1; 25mm anti-air Gatling gun x3; centerline anti-ship missile launcher x21; peripheral anti-air missile launchers x18; depth charge launchers/anti-torpedo chaffs, mounted amidship

Mobile weapons: Heli or MBF-M1+EF-24R M1 Astray Shrike or MVF-M11C Murasame x3 on landing pads

Landing Pads: 3

 

General, Technical and Historical Data

The Aegis-class cruiser is an Orb Union trimaran naval warship measuring 200 meters long and mounts a 250mm rapid-fire gun, along with multiple anti-air and anti-ship missiles. In addition, the ship has three landing platforms, which can each carry a "Heli" vertical take-off and landing combat aircraft, or an MBF-M1 Astray/ MVF-M11C Murasame mobile suit. Despite the nation's small size, Orb possesses a large number of these warships, and has organized them into multiple defense fleets. These ships, together with the Kuraomikami-class destroyers, also currently serve as escorts to the flagship of each Naval fleet, the Takemikazuchi-class carrier.

 

In addition, minor upgrades were made to the carrier’s weapons and targeting systems.  Also, the propulsion system has been upgraded to the same azimuth thrusters that the Takemikazuchi-class carrier uses.  These “Azipods” provide greater efficiency and maneuverability for ships.

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Kuraomikami-class Destroyer

General and Technical Data

 

 

Class: Destroyer

Name: Kuraomikami

Ships of the line: Kuramitsuha, Iwasaku, Sokowatatsumi

Unit type: Destroyer

Manufacturer: ORB Union

Operator: ORB Union

First deployment: CE 71

Dimensions:

Length: 150 meters

Weight: unknown

Propulsion: Azipod podded electric propulsion units x6,  1 in each outrigger, 4 along main hull, all azimuthing

Equipment and design features: Sensors: range unknown;

Fixed armaments: 250mm dual rapid-fire gun x1, 25mm anti-air gatling gun x4, anti-air missile launcher x4, anti-ship missile launcher x6; depth charge launchers/anti-torpedo chaffs, mounted at ship's stern

Mobile weapons: Heli or MBF-M1+EF-24R M1 Astray Shrike or MVF-M11C Murasame x1 on landing pad

Landing Pads: 1

 

General, Technical and Historical Data

 

The Kuraomikami-class cruiser is an Orb Union monohull naval warship. Smaller than the Aegis-class cruiser, the Kuraokami-class has fewer missiles and only a single landing platform, but mounts a dual gun turret. The primary purpose of the Kuraomikami-class is to escort Orb's larger warships, the Aegis-class cruiser and the Takemikazuchi-class carrier.  Its high speed makes it not only suitable for escort duties, but also for patrol duties when lighter patrol boats are insufficient.

 

In addition, minor upgrades were made to the destroyer’s weapons and targeting systems.  Also, the propulsion system has been upgraded to the same azimuth thrusters that the Takemikazuchi-class carrier uses.  These “Azipods” provide greater efficiency and maneuverability for ships.

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Edited June 11, 2007 by Guest

[DragonDaimyo 3]

THEY'RE DONE!!! Well, not all of them, but that should be all of the spaceships at any rate. Even did canon ships like the Eternal and Archangel, just for kicks and giggles.

 

I've gone ahead and posted everything I have done so far in the Compendium, with links provided below. I think I'm gonna tackle the land battleships next, and then go from there. At any rate, constructive comments and criticisms are welcome.

 

Nazca-class

Laurasia-class

Gondwana-class

Drake-class

Nelson-class

Agamemnon-class

Girty Lue-class

Izumo-class

Archangel-class

Minerva-class

Eternal-class

[Vanguardian 0]

You know, I really don't know who to believe when comparing MAHQ to Gundam Official.  The stats don't always match up, like with the Nazca class.  For example, MAHQ says it has only one vertical launch catapult, whereas Gundam Official says five.  So, who's correct?

[kct 0]

I believe the information in MAHQ was more correct, since they usually refer to the Japanese sources like scans and similar items.

[DragonDaimyo 3]

For example, MAHQ says it has only one vertical launch catapult, whereas Gundam Official says five.  So, who's correct?

 

The answer is that both are correct, they're just reffering to different things. The Nazca-class has one linear catapult for launching mobile suits, as MAHQ indicates. Gundam Official, however, is referring to the five VLS tubes, which are a form of missile launcher.