Class and type: Typhoon-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier
Displacement: 230,000 tonnes
Length: 400m
Beam: 133m
Propulsion: 3 × pressurized water nuclear reactors(120MW each)
6 × steam turbines
6 × shafts
Speed: 34knots
Range: Unlimited distance; 20 years
Complement: 3,200
Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and
processing systems:
3-D air search radar
2-D air search radar
target acquisition radar
6x SPN 46C air traffic control radars
4x SPN 41 landing aid radars
4 × guidance systems
LEGION network interface
Electronic warfare
and decoys:
SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite
SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures
Armament:
1x VLS
-Location: 1x midship starboard
24x Phalanx CIWS
-Location: Bow 4 port/4 starboard; aft 4 port/4 starboard; midship 4 starboard
24x Point defense missile launchers
-Location: attached to Phalanx mounts
Aircraft carried: 110 fixed wing aircraft
History
The Typhoon Class Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier was a program that started in the 1980s to replace conventional escort carriers utilized by the Drackonisian navy from the late 1930s. Keel laid in 1978, it was the largest ship yet built by the Drackonisian shipyards, in a program plagued by cost overruns and numerous delays. Repeated delays due to an electrical fire during construction and numerous issues with its radar and electronics led to it being commissioned in 1989, 5 years behind schedule. Even so, the ship was plagued with performance issues that were only resolved after several sea trials in the years after 1992. The carrier was only operating at full performance after a major refit in 1994.
Despite this, the Typhoon Class remained a highly combat capable class of Aircraft carrier, and by 2010, the second ship of the class was completed and delivered, with the order placed in 1999 following successful combat trials.
Combat Information Control
The CIC is located in the centre of the vessels hull to ensure its survivability in combat situations. Used to process combat information from the ship's various sensors and radar as well as data sent back by the its AWACs and other combatants linked into the field, the Typhoon carries one of the most sophisticated electronics avaliable to the navy.
Its primary role in combat is to coordinate fleet actions and remain at the centre of fleet operations as a command vessel. The carrier also serves as the brain of the fleet in that capacity, processing data from the numerous combatants linked to the LEGION network, Drackonisa's combat network interface. Tasked with processing information from the fleet in real time, which includes air traffic control, weapons control and fire missions, target identification data, fleet positions, threat prioritisation and triangulation data all at the same time.
This large requirement for computing power is provided by a massive CIC room, filled with computer terminals and servers to cope with the influx of information.
Flight Deck and Related Systems
The Typhoon's flight deck is a unique design, with 3 runways for launching multiple aircraft simultaneously. The flight deck is equipped with a total of 8 EMALs, Compared to steam catapults, EMALS weighs less, occupies less space, requires less maintenance and manpower, is more reliable, and uses less energy. Steam catapults, which use about 614 kilograms of steam per launch, have extensive mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic subsystems.
The landing and launching runways are located with significant space in between to reduce the chances of collisions when aircraft are landing simultaneously as those taking off.
2 separate elevators on the flight deck move aircraft for take off and landing into the depths of the ship's hangar.
Propulsion
The propulsion for the Typhoon remains the same as in the original build version, consisting of 3 Nuclear Reactors driving 2 steam turbines each with one turbine to each of the vessels six propellers.
While the 6 turbines provide the power that moves the Typhoon, the ships 3 Pressurized water Nuclear Reactors provide the entirety of the electricity to the ship.
Armament
The armament of the Typhoon is solely for self defense and interception of enemy attacks. A VLS is located on the midship starboard section, armed with AMMs for interception of enemy anti-ship missiles. The system is programmable to identify incoming threats based on the danger posed. For this, the system is designed to identify various anti-ship missiles utilized by nation's worldwide. Interception of threat is based on the danger posed by the missile.
The ship is also well defended with 24 phalanx CIWS, as a last resort in the event enemy attacks breach the fleet's overlapping defenses and threatens the carrier. The 24 phalanxes provide a large concentration of fire around the ship, in overlapping firing arcs to provide the last line of defense for the carrier.
In addition to this there is 24 Point Defense Missile launchers, holding 21 missiles per launcher. These missiles are attached to each Phalanx CIWS mount to assist in interception.These launchers are capable of accepting most RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile sized units.