Waarden Class Nuclear Guided Missile Cruiser

Posts · by **Yohannes** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 4:06 am

Out-of-character information: This is the design of Knootoss, Yohannes and The Freethinkers released for export in Royal Beaufort Shipwrights Guild

Waarden Class [CGN]

Waarden Class Nuclear Guided Missile Cruiser [image one]

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Waarden Class Nuclear Guided Missile Cruiser [image two]

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Technical data

Royal Beaufort Shipwrights Guild
Union of Knootian Shipbuilders

5x OTO Melara 127mm/64 D/P Gun
12x 64-Cell Full Length Nelson VLS (forecastle, stern, with total capacity of 768 missiles)
8x CVS401 Perseus stealth supersonic cruise missiles or equiv.
24x Archibald SARH launched missiles or equiv.
8x Bloemfontein Naval Frontline 20mm CIWS
2x Triple Eurotorp 324mm SD Torpedo Tubes

RYF-316 phased and active air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar (L band)
Beaufort SMART-L 3D air/surface search set
Beaufort Knootian PHS-36 Scout (Low Probability of Intercept) surface search/navigation & Hull-mounted Active Search sets
RYF-990 bow sonar array & RYF-336 towed sonar array
Royal Munitions RYF-801 integrated gunnery direction system
Wilhelm II various generic and system-specific electronics & RYF-84 countermeasures suite
Beaufort SEWACO XIII combat management system with "AIR DEFENCE" module addition, Secure CAESAR 2.0 Link

Falltech/Thales ELINT Suite
Falltech Mk605 ECM Suite (CAESAR enhanced)
1x AN/SLQ-25A 'Nixie' Towed Decoy
6x 16-Cell Decoy Launchers (Flares/Chaff)

The Waarden-class is a class of air defence cruisers in service with both the Commonwealth Navy of Yohannes and Marine of the Knootian Defence Force, as well as the navies of over 100 nations around the world. Originally envisaged by the Union of Knootian Shipbuilders as an advanced area-defence platform, the class is possibly the most advanced warship jointly-constructed by the Union of Knootian and the Freethinkers Shipbuilders, extensively refitted by Royal Beaufort Shipwrights Guild. She was originally envisaged as a heavy destroyer, but was redesigned as a cruiser when the new concept of Naval Battle Groups was approved by the Marine. Two ships of its class sail with every battle group, complementing the air defences of individual ships.

Originating in the ‘X104 Programme’ initiated in the first term of His Majesty’s 92nd Parliament, the Waarden was envisioned as a fast, small task force leading pseudo-capital ship to enforce Yohannesian commerce and trade abroad. As the project progressed, however, the ship increased in size to nearly 220 metres and more than 20,000 tonnes, resulting in a much higher cost than expected and leading to an almost complete revamping of the project to fulfil that of an area aerial defence and simultaneous capital ship instead. The design was also redesigned entirely to ensure its efficiency, and its comparative edge in fulfilling export market demand.

The first of the redesigned Waarden Class nuclear guided cruiser was launched by the Regent Cid IV at the Royal Lindblum Construction Yard, and upon its launch, was described as “yet another class of essential oceanic multi mission platform to enforce and ensure His Majesty’s commerce and trade abroad.” The Dutch word 'Waarden' refers to values, in the context of ethics, a concept roughly analogous to virtues. The first seven ships of the class have been named after the seven heavenly virtues. More recent vessels have been named after philosophers and theologians. Prominent ships of the class are the KDF Prudentia, KDF Iustitia, KDF Temperantia, KDF Fortitudo, KDF Fides, KDF Spes, KDF Caritas, KDF Socrates and KDF Machiavelli.

The Waarden Class complements the Phlegethon Class nicely.

Concept

The Waarden class features an entirely new hull design, with enhanced stealth, and features intended to deceive any opponent's radar and acoustic sensors. Four single phased array radars automatically detect and track air contacts, while a long-range 3D radar system is capable of detecting even stealth aircraft and missiles. The phased array panels and the 3D search system are both capable of compensating for each other in the event of damage or failure. A low emission navigation radar is also included.

The fire control system combines all incoming data to provide both range of detection and accurate targeting. The system can control friendly aircraft as well as providing simultaneous surveillance, target-detection and target-tracking in a hemisphere over and around the ship. Secure CAESAR data-links allow the class to utilise the sensors and weapons of other escorts to further increase its effective combat radius. This is especially apparent when multiple Waarden class vessels are linked, rending hundreds of square miles of ocean and neighbouring coastal areas into no-go areas for enemy air operations.

The combat systems of the Waarden class provide the class with the ability to project a protective 'bubble' around whatever area they’re working in, detecting and shooting down hostile aircraft or missiles. Its mass of VLS launchers are designed primarily to deal with saturation air and missile attacks, utilising a mass of surface-to-air missiles hardened for heavy ECM environments.

They can be also be loaded with a variety of missiles designed to engage targets above, on and below the surface, primarily used for anti-strategic missile work, but can be deployed against other air and surface targets. For self defence, quad launchers of CVS401 Perseus stealth supersonic cruise missiles, a standard OTO Melara 127mm/64 D/P Gun identical to that used in other RBSG surface combatant vessels, and 8 Bloemfontein Naval Frontline 20mm CIWS - identical in design to its 30mm variants - mounts were installed. A helicopter hangar for two light helicopters and landing pad were also added.

RBSG refitted Warden-class of vessels are powered with four Weilmfontein AR-06D water reactor pressurised nuclear powered engines, each providing up to 40 mW, powering four electric transmission azimuth propeller pods.

Armament

Nelson VLS 12x 64-Cell Full Length

As one of the primary power projection platform of the Commonwealth Navy and Knootian Marine, the Waarden-class of vessels are armed with its twelve Nelson vertical missile launching systems, designed primarily to deal with saturation air and missile attacks, allowing for the storage and launching of a wide spectrum of surface-to-air naval missiles, up to 768 missiles in total capacity per ship - hardened for heavy ECM environments. Nelson VLS is the Yohannesian replacement of the Mk.41. The Nelson systems bestowed upon her an array of inexpensive aerial defensive measure, harmoniously guided with the existing Wilhelm II Networking & Fire Control package, which provides X-band radar surveillance integrated with target tracking and fire control for the guns and missile systems.

The target's estimated location is acquired by the infrared target tracking sensor, amalgamated within its integrated airframe, command guidance receiver, control systems, ordnance algorithms and signal processor, allowing operational missile deployment without the existence of nominal line target calculation. The Nelson's vertical electrical and mechanical launch infrastructure integrate harmoniously with that of the system, thus providing an efficient rapid deployment and operational accumulation of multiple vertical-launched lightweight designated and optionally chosen missiles.

The vertical stack consists of multiple rows. The rows are stacked vertically in the canister, with each missile stored in its respective tube. Deployment is initiated to the top-tier until no operation missiles remain at top, and sequentially to the bottom in an identical arrangement. Operational missiles are ejected out of the canister's open top end upon depletion of the stack. Command and control information are delivered from the existing launching infrastructure from controller located within the canister.

Prior to engagement, identification of potential threats required from navigational data is obtained by the Wilhelm II integrated fire control & sensor systems. The information will then pass through the VLS, and reached the vessels' controlling interface. Instantaneous crucial information which are included would be that of the opposing target's direction, position, presence probability & percentage, and target velocity.

The Nelson design simultaneously provide an ample supply of instant low-cost, light-weight guided missile presence. The integrated link of command guidance and thrust vector can be located upon the tail section, whilst contact fuse and ordnance located by the middle section. As demonstrated during the Ralkovia-Osthia-Incursus War, or more specifically remembered within the Crown Commonwealth Realms as the Gratislavian Invasion of Osthia, an acceptable air defence umbrella was successfully achieved, in a cost-effective, solid kill probability ratio in relation to the multiple launched missile's low cost.

The Waarden-class of vessels are also equipped with eight CVS401 Perseus stealth supersonic cruise missile systems or Harpoon anti-ship missile systems.

Archibald SARH

The Waarden-class has the capacity to hold up to 24 rolling airframe launched missiles, thereby giving her an essential secondary anti-air/ships missile defence capability. A Yohannesian design, the Archibald is a rolling sidemounted airframe-launched guided missile system that may optionally be used by the vessels. Its integrated directional firing control package is designed to provide an efficient target tracking, gun fire contol capabilities against high-speed and manouverable anti-ship missiles. The system, is guided with that of its alternatively chosen anti-missile weapon systems and boresighted upon the RAM.

A significant decrease of shock and vibration loads is achieved by the addition of split sleeve external rib-shaped connectors towards the launcher which are mounted outboad the mount shield. It simultaneously allow the system to acquire good rigidity, which is essential towards its tracking control capacity at the maximum point of azimuth and elevational rate alteration. The launcher guides may control each singular store within its systematic reach. Such is achieved by the application of its pivotal foundation, supported by the pairing addition of 400 volt actuator cables. This allows good flex mechanism, in turn giving a smooth rotational capacity, without the high probability of cable bend happening.

Ultimately, the said combination allows an unlimited elevational cycle, without the off-set of electrical fatigue and wear-tear problems. Initiations individually permits the instantaneous signal of firing movement to be transferred towards the loaded store. As such, a considerable mix of other secondary rounds load may surreptitiously be added; With some of the favourite Yohannesian alternative being that of chaff and decoys, beside the primary RAM rounds. As an added ultimate benefit, the said feature simultaneously allows the Commonwealth Class' CDS (computerised defensive system) the ability to initiate selection without time-offsetting initial interventions by her operators.

Role: aerial threat protection, anti-cruise missile
Propulsion: Beaufort AMX-102 single stage, single thrust solid fuel motor
Guidance: infrared homing - passive RF, dual-mode enabled - infrared homing / RF
Weapon no / launcher: 12
Width (launcher): 3.7 m
Weight: 75 kg (missile), ~7,000 kg (launcher)
Diameter: 0.125 m
Length: 2.8 m
Wingspan: 0.45 m
Speed: +2 mach supersonic
Range: 8.8 km
Warhead: 9.8 kg

Bloemfontein Naval Frontline (07B) CIWS

Eight Bloemfontein Naval Frontline 20mm CIWS, with its rate of fire of 4,500 rounds per minute at an effective range of up to 1.5 km, provide vessels of the Waarden-class with the acceptable short-range defensive measure of last resort against incoming airborne and surface threats, such as helicopters, aircraft, anti-ship missiles and mines.

Weighting ~6,200 kg, Bloemfontein is a Yohannesian anti-ship, close-in weapon defence system, with six rotating cluster Halstenmetall 20/L128 autocannons, each carrying 1,500 rounds as its preferential weapon option within the Commonwealth Navy. The system is divided into three sub-stages; That of detection being the primary, tracking secondary and interception as the tertiary and final stage. The system detect incoming threats within its initial detection stage, with acquired data being passed towards the succeeding tracking stage. The tracking stage will then automatically track the target, and provide the date further towards the final interception stage. The interception stage will then deflect and/or destroy the target by virtue of its electromagnetic beam, thereby neutralising the detected threat.

Bloemfontein utilised an automated fire control system from that of the established VMK AYTRACK and ADS, modified to suit its purpose. It has the capacity to automatically detect, track and counter multiple anti-ship and aerial threat-identified targets from as close to 500 metres' extended close reach of the system, 1,500 effective higher-than-limit and as far as ~5,000 metres at forty-five degrees elevation. The initial, first stage as mentioned above delivers incoming signals towards the tracking stage, allowing the establishment of interception control solution. It utilised the addition of MHT algorithms (multiple hypothesis) and select combination of IPIAF (Integrated Probability of Information Acquisition Filter).

Role: Anti-ship missile, anti-aircraft & littoral warfare defence
Weight: ~6,200 kg
Range: 500-4,500 m
Armament: 6x Halstenmetall 20/L128 rotating cluster
ROF: ~4,500 / minute
Magazine cap: 1,500
Ammo: APDS, tungsten & depleted uranium penetrator (sub-cal)
Fire control: closed-loop feedback & guidance
Detection & Countermeasures: search (ku-band digital MTI) & track (pulse-doppler) self-contained radar, AT-II electro-optics (automatic target detection, forward looking infrared imaging)

OTO Melara 127mm/64

Five lightweight mounted 127mm, 64 calibre OTO Melara; a dual-purposed gun with relatively greater fire control capacity in comparison to its predecessor, though with a somewhat reduced firing rate capacity of 25 rounds per minute, taken as its acceptable and slight drawback. Its 4 modular automatic feeding drum magazines -with each holding 14 rounds, allows the gun to fire up to four different, immediately selectable ammunition types - at an effective range of 15,000 m, and maximum range of up to 23,000 m, giving the vessel the ability to effectively engage land and large surface targets with heavy artillery fire.

Above image: the guided-missile cruiser RCS Kuala Lumpur launches a Beaufort Cola-C00L cruise missile in the coast of Myrobia to support the Regent's Eastern Myrobia Company

Posts · by **Yohannes** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:39 pm

Wilhelm II Combat & Networking

The Wilhelm II Tactical & Combat Networking is the successor to the previous Wilhelm I. It is an advanced modular and integrated combat management & networking wireless systems (AMCMN-WS).

The Wilhelm II incorporate the agglomerated and integrated function of a decision-making simulator, sensor, signal processor, wireless networking detector & integration systems within a robust, time saving, and power efficient systematic structure. The rapid development of an integrated circuit technology available worldwide has seen the innovation of multiple networking & battlespace systems, at a pace unheard of the previous generations.

Like the Wilhelm I, the Wilhelm II utilises an advanced and upper tier, agglomeration of sensors, radios and processing systems, at a competitively low cost attributed to the design’s geometry and modularity, in comparison to the majority of its overseas competitors. It effectively connects the virtual world and simultaneously fuses it with that of the physical realm.

The Wilhelm II incorporate the application of four peripheral networks, that of the “entrance”, “main”, “support” and “storage” groups of peripheral networks, a total of four main bodies in simplicity.

The “entrance” peripheral networks incorporate the agglomeration of an equilibrium activator, sensing circulatory sub-system, signal receiver, input processor, power source storage sub-system (preferably that of the Xzaerom G Network), data storage, wireless interaction & communication sub-system and finally, that of home pin-pointing features. The “entrance” may also be integrated with multiple foreign systems of the same sophisticated level as that of The Wilhelm II (including the previous Wilhelm I), one marked symbol of its multiple ease of integration characteristics.

Its attached systems' personnel has the capacity to communicate, if formally registered and upon validation of the specific user’s account(s), through a localised data display and networking information interfaces (DNII). Non-Wilhelm registered and integrated formations within its vicinity may, as per the associated crew’s discretion, communicate with the main body of resources and central server through the input processor peripheral network mentioned above.

As a result of this characteristic, access of the data storage peripheral network’s information and various other crucial tactical intelligence & processed data acquired from that of the sensing circulatory sub-system’s peripheral network, may be accessed easily and effortlessly. Although the addition of Xzaerom’s G Network & data storage in such a method is recommended, however various other alternative networking interfaces may also be used in conjunction with that of The Wilhelm II.

Both the central administration and localised computers may processed and connect with The Wilhelm II, both in intervals or continuously. The said localised and central computer may furthermore interact with one another through the application of the equilibrium activator peripheral network, utilising a wide array of data gathering & networking capabilities, by the application of a third party’s medium, which may conveniently be simply that of a PC, tactical digital voice (TDV) or by simply utilising its standard default interface as attached to the formation.

The Wilhelm II utilises a decentralised sensor network which is distributed within the vicinity of the agglomerated systems’ active database collection & information input in conjunction with the Xzaerom G Network. Simply put, by utilising the said method, The Wilhelm II may answer the inquiry of its users, whether it is a localised or central user, about the physical surrounding of its attached formation’s tactical situation, through the systems’ attached actuating sensor.

The network is also self-organised and structured, essentially meaning that The Wilhelm II may automatically act in relation to its realistic ability to distribute either the identical combination of information and data, or not as per circumstance on its direct operational battlefield and tactical area of engagement.

It achieves the said features by the transfer of existing asymmetrical networking and data gathered in the given spatial arrangement or placement of suggested path which the storage data powerplant, wireless interaction & communication sub-system and finally, that of home pin-pointing sub-systems has registered and/or automatically recommended. As a result, its capacity to operate is not limited to just that of a singular conventional wireless networking service within its vicinity.

The previously mentioned networking protocol and modularity has given The Wilhelm II a marked operational accessibility on the battlefield and off the battlefield, via web-based tools to various signal processor, image codes management and inter-computerised security ability.

The peripheral networks of sensor, of The Wilhelm II, may optionally be altered and re-programmed by the localised networking formation’s associated personnel. As an addition is its ability to initiate the process of downloading multiple defence and/or security integral software which can be initiated from various possible localised user database and/or position, and in finality that of distributing and supporting multiple processed data and information input within its centralised data storage, by route of the wireless interaction & communication peripheral agglomerated networks.

Beside its offensive capabilities, the Wilhelm II's supporting software and hardware systems can be used to further assimilate automatic information connection and counter reaction from the vessel's various missiles, cannons and decoys with its electronic surveillance, infrared sensors, and warning receiver radar systems, thereby maximising defence against aerial and littoral threats.

Export

The Waarden Class is mainly exported by the Royal Beaufort Shipwrights Guild, and it can be purchased with the following application in our official storefront: [ click here ]