evo_Sieg 0 Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 (edited) This is for editing purposes for submission for the compendium. Comments would be greatly acknowledged but please take note, this is still a work in progress. ______________________________________________________________________ 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. ______________________________________________________________________ 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. ______________________________________________________________________ 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. ______________________________________________________________________ Edited June 11, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liubei013 0 Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Very nice. If you'll do me a favor, can you comment at my FREE Forces organization thread in return? Anyways, the information here is quite thorough, especially the modifications made to the carrier. However, I noticed you did not edit out the 'Operation Chimera' information. (I'm assuming this was from the 'other' RP.) That information would need to be modified to match up with the AD timeline. Also, I didn't see any mention regarding the speed of these vessels, though it would probably be obvious that going from slow to fastest it would be: Carrier --> Cruiser --> Destroyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo_Sieg 0 Posted June 4, 2007 Author Share Posted June 4, 2007 Hmmm, about the speed issue, thanks for that. I'll take note of it in my next revision. About the FREE Forces organization thread, good thing you told me that. It would seem that I haven't seen that thread since it was made. I'm making comments as we speak. ORBies, please post up your comments! Participate and react! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 0 Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Firstly awesome work has really good detailing. Secondly in the future could we join one of these ships and if so would we be under the command of an npc or would we be commanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo_Sieg 0 Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 Thank you Jase, although this is still a work in progress. Hmm, most likely we WOULD be joining this fleet. That is when we get deployed at sea after a while. Hopefully once we get our MWPLs we could be assigned to a Takemikazuchi soon, hehe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liubei013 0 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Interesting ideas and they aren't too far from what lynnks had in mind when she discussed the organization issue with me. I was thinking that while we do have fleets along with complements of MSes, Orb itself should still have a variety of MSes, armor, and infantry. lynnks was hoping to provide a more structured approach by having our characters actually assigned to one unit or another. This could tie in the point that we could be part of some squadrons that may switch back and forth from the homeland to the Naval fleets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo_Sieg 0 Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 Update! I just finished removing the thread-specific text from my old RP. I have a question, about the propulsion systems of the Aegis and Kuraokami. Should we convert these to Azipod units, same as those I equipped in the Takemikazuchi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liubei013 0 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Azipod? Uh, could you give details on that? (Assuming it's some sorta improvement, it would make sense to upgrade such vessels over the course of time.) If you need help with the History to tie 'em in with the AD timeline, just ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo_Sieg 0 Posted June 6, 2007 Author Share Posted June 6, 2007 Information about the Azipods can be found HERE. Azipods, in a nutshell, is a propulsion system wherein the traditional rudder and propeller in a ship in replaced by a rotating propeller pod. This propeller pod can swivel up to 360*, providing better maneuverability for ships. Hehe, perhaps watching too much discovery channel made me like this, haha! About the AD timeline, how can we state these modifications to the ships? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liubei013 0 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Ah, jeez...yeah, I know about 'em...I think I watched the same damn show on Discovery, but I forgot the name of the propulsion system. _<" title="" /> As for adding these in, it's not that hard, considering that Orb constantly applies its military innovations. If you want, I can work on some rough drafts for these ships tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo_Sieg 0 Posted June 7, 2007 Author Share Posted June 7, 2007 Hmm, Okay. I'll wait for the modifications before proceeding. Thanks LT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liubei013 0 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Okay, got some rought drafts here that pretty much expands from what you already had. I also added a brief bit about the azimuth thrusters (azipods). You'll have to add 'em in the stats, probably. Takemikazuchi-class carrier 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. Aegis-class Cruiser 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 electrical “Azipods” provide greater efficiency and maneuverability for ships. Kuraomikami-class Destroyer 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 electrical “Azipods” provide greater efficiency and maneuverability for ships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo_Sieg 0 Posted June 9, 2007 Author Share Posted June 9, 2007 I'll get to the edits ASAP. So, will I paste this onto the battleship thread once I finish with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liubei013 0 Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 (edited) Yeah, basically. EDIT: Made my changes to the organization for the fleets as well at the other thread. Edited June 11, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo_Sieg 0 Posted June 11, 2007 Author Share Posted June 11, 2007 Ryou kai! Made my edits as well. I've also just posted the ships at the battleship thread of the compendium, for Sir Valiant's scrutiny, I guess... I'll try to make the profiles for the Izumo- and Archangel-class ships as well. I'll paste them here once I get finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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