Royal Navy of WWII in Aurora

[ddblackhawk (OP)]

I have recently been playing some Hearts of Iron 3 and got to thinking, what would a direct translation of WWII naval ships into Aurora look like?  The answer as you will find out is big and heavy.  For my first experiment I decided to design copies of the ships attached to the British Royal Navy Home Fleet of September 1939.  This comes to (deep breath in) 5 Battleships, 3 Battlecruisers, 1 Heavy Cruiser, 5 Light Cruisers, 1 Anti-aircraft Cruiser, 2 Carriers, 1 Seaplane Carrier, 17 Destroyers, 1 Destroyer Tender, 22 Submarines, 2 Submarine Tenders, 7 Minesweepers, and lastly 14 Patrol Boats.  

What I found when I first started was that the mass of the ships would have to be massively increased as the components used in Aurora are a lot larger than what would be used in real ships, at least when it comes to WWII ships, so it would be impossible to have the same ship with the same tonnage.  Therefore I decided to increase the mass of all ships by 10x, that is to say, a 2 500 ton Destroyer would become 25 000 tons, and a 8 100 ton Destroyer Tender would become 81 000 tons etc.  Secondly I decided to take the posted speed of the WWII ships and increase them to something approaching ~360 000x; 36 knots (67 km/h) would become 6 700 km/s and so on.

For the weapons systems I decided that Main weapons would be Lasers, while Secondary and Tertiary weapons would be Lasers, Mesons, or Microwave Guns, and Anti-aircraft guns would be Gauss Cannons.  In regards to sensors, even if the actual WWII ship had no radar whatsoever, each ship would need to be able to independently spot its supposed targets it being impossible to visually spot and target targets at the ranges used in Aurora.

So far I have designed the following, which I will be posting below; the Tribal and F Class Destroyers, the Greenwich class Destroyer Tender, the C Class (Carlisle Group) Anti-aircraft Cruiser, and the Arethusa Class Light Cruiser.  All ships will be using mostly Ion Tech level components, with the exception of fire rate on Gauss Cannons which I pushed up to 8 per 5 seconds, and of course when I get to them the size of Battleship guns.  I have included a link to the source(s) I have been using in the name of the different classes.

To start then the Tribal Class Destroyer:

Tribal class Destroyer    25,000 tons     799 Crew     5866 BP      TCS 500  TH 1500  EM 0
6000 km/s     Armour 4-76     Shields 0-0     Sensors 55/33/0/0     Damage Control Rating 109     PPV 114.44
Maint Life 2.1 Years     MSP 3320    AFR 555%    IFR 7.7%    1YR 1003    5YR 15044    Max Repair 450 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 4 months    Spare Berths 1    
Magazine 64    

Parsons 1250t M200 Ion Drive (5)    Power 600    Fuel Use 212.13%    Signature 300    Exp 20%
Fuel Capacity 5,280,000 Litres    Range 17.9 billion km   (34 days at full power)

4.7" QF Mark IV Twin 15K Mark V Mount (3x2)    Range 160,000km     TS: 15000 km/s     Power 8-8     RM 4    ROF 5        4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1
4" QF Mark IV Twin 20K Mark V Mount (1x2)    Range 120,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 6-6     RM 4    ROF 5        3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
2" QF Mark VII Quad 20K Mark V Mount (1x32)    Range 40,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 4    ROF 5        1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
20mm Oerlikon Mk.VI Twin 20K Mark V Mount (2x16)    Range 30,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 3    ROF 5        1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 2020-142 Gunnery Control Sensor (2)    Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 6020-242 Gunnery Control Sensor (1)    Max Range: 120,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     92 83 75 67 58 50 42 33 25 17
Type 8015-232 Gunnery Control Sensor (1)    Max Range: 160,000 km   TS: 15000 km/s     94 88 81 75 69 62 56 50 44 38
Parsons Pebble Bed P18 Reactor (2)     Total Power Output 36    Armour 0    Exp 5%

20" Missile Launcher (4)    Missile Size 16    Rate of Fire 120
Type 2111-12002 Missile Control Sensor (1)     Range 98.0m km    Resolution 200
Prototype 20" Mark VI Antiship Missile (4)  Speed: 12,000 km/s   End: 52m    Range: 37.4m km   WH: 25    Size: 16    TH: 100/60/30

Type 2111-2202 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 840     Range 20.7m km    Resolution 20
Type 2111-412 Missile Tracking Sensor (1)     GPS 84     Range 9.2m km    MCR 1.0m km    Resolution 1
Type 2111-32002 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 12600     Range 98.0m km    Resolution 200
Type 115-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 55     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  55m km
Type 113-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 33     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33m km

ECCM-2 (5)         ECM 20

I should probably mention now that I am using 3 Tracking speeds; 10 000 km/s for anti-ship guns, 15 000 km/s for guns that should be used as mixed anti-ship / anti-missile guns and 20 000 km/s for dedicated anti-missile guns.  I will also most likely not use CIWS at all.

Main armament for the Tribal Class Destroyer are 3x 4.7" (12cm) Twin UV Laser Turrets, with a single 4" (10cm) Twin UV Laser Turret as an extra mid range anti-fighter / anti-missile gun.
Anti-missile armament consists of 1x Quad Gauss Cannon Turret using 1.5HS Gauss Cannons, and 2x Twin Gauss Cannon Turrets using 0.6HS Gauss Cannons
For torpedo equivalents I have used large single use missile launchers, currently they are at full size, although the lack of reloads carried on the ship itself means I could possibly use reduced size Launchers.  The missile itself is marked as a prototype as I am unsure as to a) its effectiveness and b) whether I should use a single large Missile or a larger number of smaller missiles.  Current Tech is limited to a 4x engine power modifier in missiles, this could probably be improved without much hassle I suppose.  I have also not included any Depth Charge launchers, mainly as I am unsure as to what their equivalent in Aurora would be.

Question: Can I stuff say, 4 size 4 missiles in a single size 16 launcher and shoot them all at the same time? Or am I limited to only a single missile per launcher?

The Home Fleet in September 1939 had 8 Tribal Class Destroyers in the 6th Destroyer Flotilla organised into 2 4-ship Divisions.

The F Class Destroyer:

F class Destroyer    19,950 tons     745 Crew     4240 BP      TCS 399  TH 1080  EM 0
5413 km/s     Armour 3-65     Shields 0-0     Sensors 22/11/0/0     Damage Control Rating 26     PPV 154.24
Maint Life 1.38 Years     MSP 1797    AFR 530%    IFR 7.4%    1YR 1026    5YR 15397    Max Repair 540 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 4 months    Spare Berths 1    
Magazine 128    

Parsons 1500t M200 Ion Drive (3)    Power 720    Fuel Use 197.99%    Signature 360    Exp 20%
Fuel Capacity 3,250,000 Litres    Range 14.8 billion km   (31 days at full power)

4.7" QF Mark IV Single 15K Mark V Mount (4x1)    Range 160,000km     TS: 15000 km/s     Power 4-4     RM 4    ROF 5        4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1
16mm Mark III Quad 20K Mark V Mount (2x32)    Range 30,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 3    ROF 5        1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 2020-142 Gunnery Control Sensor (1)    Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 8015-232 Gunnery Control Sensor (1)    Max Range: 160,000 km   TS: 15000 km/s     94 88 81 75 69 62 56 50 44 38
Parsons Gas-Cooled Fast P9 Reactor (2)     Total Power Output 18    Armour 0    Exp 5%

20" Missile Launcher (8 )    Missile Size 16    Rate of Fire 120
Type 2111-12002 Missile Control Sensor (1)     Range 98.0m km    Resolution 200
Prototype 20" Mark VI Antiship Missile (8 )  Speed: 12,000 km/s   End: 52m    Range: 37.4m km   WH: 25    Size: 16    TH: 100/60/30

Type 2111-1202 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 420     Range 10.3m km    Resolution 20
Type 2111-12002 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 4200     Range 32.7m km    Resolution 200
Type 2111-112 Missile Tracking Sensor (1)     GPS 21     Range 2.3m km    MCR 252k km    Resolution 1
Type 112-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 22     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22m km
Type 111-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 11     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  11m km

ECCM-2 (3)         ECM 20

Main armament for the F Class Destroyer are 4x 4" (10cm) Single UV Laser Turrets, with anti-missile duty being handled by 2x Quad Gauss Cannon Turrets of the same type as the Tribal class.
Sensor coverage is reduced as the F Class had an additional Destroyer Leader variant, which is posted below.

F - Leader class Destroyer Leader    20,300 tons     741 Crew     4744 BP      TCS 406  TH 1080  EM 0
5320 km/s     Armour 3-66     Shields 0-0     Sensors 55/33/0/0     Damage Control Rating 126     PPV 127.44
Maint Life 1.9 Years     MSP 2876    AFR 549%    IFR 7.6%    1YR 1025    5YR 15376    Max Repair 540 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 4 months    Spare Berths 2    
Magazine 96    

Parsons 1500t M200 Ion Drive (3)    Power 720    Fuel Use 197.99%    Signature 360    Exp 20%
Fuel Capacity 3,250,000 Litres    Range 14.6 billion km   (31 days at full power)

4.7" QF Mark IV Single 15K Mark V Mount (5x1)    Range 160,000km     TS: 15000 km/s     Power 4-4     RM 4    ROF 5        4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1
16mm Mark III Quad 20K Mark V Mount (2x32)    Range 30,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 3    ROF 5        1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 2020-142 Gunnery Control Sensor (2)    Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 8015-232 Gunnery Control Sensor (1)    Max Range: 160,000 km   TS: 15000 km/s     94 88 81 75 69 62 56 50 44 38
Parsons Gas-Cooled Fast P22 Reactor (1)     Total Power Output 22.5    Armour 0    Exp 5%

20" Missile Launcher (6)    Missile Size 16    Rate of Fire 120
Type 2111-12002 Missile Control Sensor (1)     Range 98.0m km    Resolution 200
Prototype 20" Mark VI Antiship Missile (6)  Speed: 12,000 km/s   End: 52m    Range: 37.4m km   WH: 25    Size: 16    TH: 100/60/30

Type 2111-32002 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 12600     Range 98.0m km    Resolution 200
Type 2111-2202 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 840     Range 20.7m km    Resolution 20
Type 2111-412 Missile Tracking Sensor (1)     GPS 84     Range 9.2m km    MCR 1.0m km    Resolution 1
Type 115-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 55     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  55m km
Type 113-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 33     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33m km

ECCM-2 (3)         ECM 20

The Leader variant has an extra 4" (10cm) Single UV Laser Turret, and similar Sensors to the Tribal class.  In reality the F class was 3 generations behind the Tribal Class Destroyers, which is shown with the reduced anti-missile armament, the extra 2 missile launchers, and reduced operational range.

The Home Fleet had 8 F Class and 1 F-Leader Class Destroyers making up the 8th Destroyer Flotilla, again organised into 2 4-ship Divisions.

The HMS Greenwich was the assigned Destroyer Tender for the Home Fleet Destroyer Flotillas. All I could easily find about it was that it was 8 100 tons, it had 5 guns and had a speed of 11 knots (20 km/h)

Greenwich class Destroyer Tender    81,600 tons     570 Crew     8380 BP      TCS 1632  TH 2700  EM 0
2205 km/s     Armour 4-167     Shields 0-0     Sensors 22/11/0/0     Damage Control Rating 98     PPV 20.94
Maint Life 2.95 Years     MSP 19155    AFR 2959%    IFR 41.1%    1YR 3277    5YR 49159    Max Repair 375 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 4 months    Spare Berths 0    
Magazine 432    Cryogenic Berths 800    

Parsons 2500t M100 Ion Drive (6)    Power 600    Fuel Use 25%    Signature 450    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 52,800,000 Litres    Range 465.7 billion km   (2444 days at full power)

4" Mark IV Twin 15K Mark V Mount (2x2)    Range 120,000km     TS: 15000 km/s     Power 6-4     RM 4    ROF 10        3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
2.6" QF Mark VII Twin 20K Mark V Mount (1x16)    Range 40,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 4    ROF 5        1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 6015-232 Gunnery Control Sensor (1)    Max Range: 120,000 km   TS: 15000 km/s     92 83 75 67 58 50 42 33 25 17
Type 2020-142 Gunnery Control Sensor (1)    Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Parsons Gas-Cooled Fast P9 Reactor (1)     Total Power Output 9    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Prototype 20" Mark VI Antiship Missile (28)  Speed: 12,000 km/s   End: 52m    Range: 37.4m km   WH: 25    Size: 16    TH: 100/60/30

Type 2111-412 Missile Tracking Sensor (1)     GPS 84     Range 9.2m km    MCR 1.0m km    Resolution 1
Type 2111-2202 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 840     Range 20.7m km    Resolution 20
Type 112-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 22     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22m km
Type 111-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 11     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  11m km

ECM 20

Its main armament is rather anaemic consisting of 2x 4" (10cm) Twin UV Laser Turrets and a single Twin Gauss Cannon Turret using 2HS Gauss Cannons.  However it carries enough fuel to completely refuel all 8 Tribals from empty, a large number of maintenance supplies and a small amount of replacement Missiles.  I am not sure whether to decrease the amount of maintenance supplies in order to fit more replacement missiles in however.

Hmm, this post is getting a bit long, so I'll finish this off here and use a second to post up the 2 Cruiser designs I have at the moment.  Some final words then, I haven't tested these in a game yet however I do intend to.  Looking at them I can see I'm probably going to come across a couple of problems with the lack of jump drives, hugely inflated costs in terms of both raw materials and crew required to build them, and possibly failing to be able to defend against enemy missile attacks.  The low speed of my 'torpedoes' will be helped with a tiny bit more research in engine power, so hopefully I can increase the speed to something like 15 000 - 20 000 km/s, although I am hopeful that the large amount of armour on them (3 layers) means that they might penetrate enemy point defence.

[ddblackhawk (OP)]

I have 2 Cruiser designs finished at the moment, the C Class AA Cruiser and the Arethusa Class Light Cruiser.  One thing I noticed about these is that using my 10x increased mass designs I ended up with about 50% mass being made up of engines to get the required speeds, I could decrease this by using increased power engines, but then I would have to use the saved space to put in fuel in order to keep a sensible range for Cruiser type ships.

So, firstly the C Class (Carlisle) Anti-aircraft Cruiser

C (Carlisle) class Light Cruiser    56,150 tons     1416 Crew     9415.5 BP      TCS 1123  TH 4950  EM 0
5877 km/s     Armour 6-130     Shields 0-0     Sensors 55/33/0/0     Damage Control Rating 185     PPV 185.72
Maint Life 1.92 Years     MSP 6657    AFR 994%    IFR 13.8%    1YR 2345    5YR 35179    Max Repair 375 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months    Spare Berths 1   
Magazine 128   

Parsons 2500t M100 Ion Drive (11)    Power 600    Fuel Use 25%    Signature 450    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 6,000,000 Litres    Range 76.9 billion km   (151 days at full power)

4" QF Mark IV Twin 20K Mark V Mount (5x2)    Range 120,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 6-6     RM 4    ROF 5        3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
2" QF Mark VII Quad 20K Mark V Mount (2x32)    Range 40,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 4    ROF 5        1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 6020-242 Gunnery Control Sensor (1)    Max Range: 120,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     92 83 75 67 58 50 42 33 25 17
Type 2020-142 Gunnery Control Sensor (2)    Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Parsons Pebble Bed P18 Reactor (2)     Total Power Output 36    Armour 0    Exp 5%

20" Missile Launcher (8 )    Missile Size 16    Rate of Fire 120
Type 2111-12002 Missile Control Sensor (1)     Range 98.0m km    Resolution 200
Prototype 20" Mark VI Antiship Missile (8 )  Speed: 12,000 km/s   End: 52m    Range: 37.4m km   WH: 25    Size: 16    TH: 100/60/30

Type 2111-32002 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 12600     Range 98.0m km    Resolution 200
Type 2111-6202 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 2520     Range 62.0m km    Resolution 20
Type 2111-612 Missile Tracking Sensor (1)     GPS 126     Range 13.9m km    MCR 1.5m km    Resolution 1
Type 2111-6102 Narrow Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 1260     Range 43.8m km    Resolution 10
Type 115-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 55     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  55m km
Type 113-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 33     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33m km

ECCM-2 (4)         ECM 20

The C Class has roughly the same amount of guns as a Tribal Class Destroyer but it has increased armour and a massively increased range.  I am thinking that these would be used to escort the main fleet and provide point defence while the destroyers would assist with system defence.  Main armament is 5x 4" (10cm) Twin Turrets with a 20 000 km/s tracking speed, for close in defence they have 2x Quad Gauss Cannon Turrets using 1.5HS  Gauss Cannons.  Again, 8x Size 16 armoured missiles are used in place of Torpedoes. 
As the C Class (Carlisle Group) were used as anti-aircraft cruisers I have given them a larger Missile Tracking Sensor, and both a Resolution 10 and Resolution 20 sensor with a standard sized general purpose Resolution 200 sensor in order to find larger targets.  Earlier I noted that I was using a large amount of engines, this has given me for the first time ever a ship that carries enough fuel to last nearly its entire deployment time. Woo! Go me! =P

In 1939 the Home Fleet had one of these ships (HMS Calcutta) attached to it.

Arethusa Class Light Cruiser

Arethusa class Light Cruiser    65,700 tons     1501 Crew     11168 BP      TCS 1314  TH 5850  EM 0
5936 km/s     Armour 6-145     Shields 0-0     Sensors 55/33/0/0     Damage Control Rating 188     PPV 184.78
Maint Life 2.02 Years     MSP 8975    AFR 1233%    IFR 17.1%    1YR 2942    5YR 44127    Max Repair 375 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months    Flight Crew Berths 4   
Hangar Deck Capacity 250 tons     Magazine 96    Cryogenic Berths 800   

Parsons 2500t M100 Ion Drive (13)    Power 600    Fuel Use 25%    Signature 450    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 8,150,000 Litres    Range 89.3 billion km   (174 days at full power)

6" BL Mark V Twin 10K Mark VI(A) Mount (3x2)    Range 240,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 12-6     RM 4    ROF 10        6 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 2 2
4" QF Mark IV Single 20K Mark VI(A) Mount (4x1)    Range 120,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 3-3     RM 4    ROF 5        3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
20mm Oerlikon Mk.VI Single 20K Mark V Mount (4x8)    Range 30,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 3    ROF 5        1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2" QF Mark VII Quad 20K Mark V Mount (2x32)    Range 40,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 4    ROF 5        1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 2020-142 Gunnery Control Sensor (4)    Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 12010-322 Gunnery Control Sensor (1)    Max Range: 240,000 km   TS: 10000 km/s     96 92 88 83 79 75 71 67 62 58
Type 6020-242 Gunnery Control Sensor (2)    Max Range: 120,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     92 83 75 67 58 50 42 33 25 17
Parsons Pebble Bed P18 Reactor (2)     Total Power Output 36    Armour 0    Exp 5%

20" Missile Launcher (6)    Missile Size 16    Rate of Fire 120
Type 2111-12002 Missile Control Sensor (1)     Range 98.0m km    Resolution 200
Prototype 20" Mark VI Antiship Missile (6)  Speed: 12,000 km/s   End: 52m    Range: 37.4m km   WH: 25    Size: 16    TH: 100/60/30

Type 2111-32002 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 12600     Range 98.0m km    Resolution 200
Type 2111-412 Missile Tracking Sensor (1)     GPS 84     Range 9.2m km    MCR 1.0m km    Resolution 1
Type 2111-6202 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 2520     Range 62.0m km    Resolution 20
Type 115-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 55     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  55m km
Type 113-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 33     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33m km

ECCM-2 (6)         ECM 20

Strike Group
1x Fairey Seafox Recon Fighter   Speed: 15652 km/s    Size: 4.6

The Arethusa Class has a more standard Light Cruiser loadout;
Main armament consists of 3x 6" (15cm) Twin UV Laser Turrets, with the secondary guns being 4x 4" (10cm) Single Laser Turrets.  These are all lightly armoured.
The Arethusa class, as a more advanced Light Cruiser design still has a large amount of Point Defence guns, 4x Single Gauss Cannon Turrets using 0.6HS Gauss Cannons and 2x Quad Gauss Cannon Turrets using the 1.5HS Gauss Cannons.
In the Sensor department they have a standard sized Area Search (resolution 200) and Missile Tracking sensors and a large resolution 20 sensor.  The design also calls for a flying boat, erm, strike craft to be used as a reconnaissance craft.

Fairey Seafox class Recon Fighter    230 tons     2 Crew     111 BP      TCS 4.6  TH 17.28  EM 0
15652 km/s     Armour 1-3     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 0
Maint Life 5.83 Years     MSP 30    AFR 4%    IFR 0.1%    1YR 1    5YR 22    Max Repair 72 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 0.1 months    Spare Berths 8   

Napier Rapier 150t M200 Ion Drive (1)    Power 72    Fuel Use 274.36%    Signature 17.28    Exp 20%
Fuel Capacity 5,000 Litres    Range 1.4 billion km   (25 hours at full power)

Type 2111-12002 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 4200     Range 32.7m km    Resolution 200

I am not happy with the design as it is at the moment however I would appreciate any input to improve it, I was thinking about researching an increase to engine power, which would allow me to decrease the size of the engine and increase the size of the sensor as it has a rather poor range.

There was 1 Arethusa class Light Cruiser in the Home Fleet in 1939, it was attached as the Squadron Flagship to the 18th Cruiser Squadron.

This is all I have done at the moment, I am working on the Town class Light Cruisers and will continue until I have all the different ship classes completed.  Although I am not sure how they would play, would any of you be interested if I posted up the rest when they are done?

[alex_brunius]

Secondly I decided to take the posted speed of the WWII ships and increase them to something approaching ~100x; 36 knots (67 km/h) would become 6 700 km/s and so on.

I just wanted to point out that the speed was not increased by 100 times.

You also changed the unit "divided by hour" to "divided by second" which means the speed is actually increased by a further 3'600 times (amount of seconds in one hour). So in total speed was increased about 360'000 times.

[ddblackhawk (OP)]

I just wanted to point out that the speed was not increased by 100 times.

You also changed the unit "divided by hour" to "divided by second" which means the speed is actually increased by a further 3'600 times (amount of seconds in one hour). So in total speed was increased about 360'000 times.

D'oh! Fixed, thanks, I'll try and think of a better way of putting it later.

[alex_brunius]

Question: Can I stuff say, 4 size 4 missiles in a single size 16 launcher and shoot them all at the same time? Or am I limited to only a single missile per launcher?

I think it is only possible to do this by using a two stage missile, were the second stage are multiple smaller missiles.

However if I was going for the "Torpedo" feel and look I would stick to a single big one. Possibly even getting a slower missile with armour to protect it ( to better mimic a slower moving torpedo that is hard to hit ships with, but also hard to knock out ).

[Jorgen_CAB]

If you are using Ion Engines it would probably be easier to just say 36 knots equal 3600 km/s in speed, pretty simple conversion that is more in tune with that engine type.

One big difference with Aurora and WWII naval ships is that the engine and fuel usually take up much more space than in a wet navy, therefore also taking away space for weapons and so on.

[ddblackhawk (OP)]

If you are using Ion Engines it would probably be easier to just say 36 knots equal 3600 km/s in speed, pretty simple conversion that is more in tune with that engine type.

One big difference with Aurora and WWII naval ships is that the engine and fuel usually take up much more space than in a wet navy, therefore also taking away space for weapons and so on.

That, actually makes more sense than what I did... My thought was that tens of Km/h obviously goes into thousands of km/s.  But putting tens of knots into thousands of km/s would make things somewhat simpler, although then I would have to figure out what to do with the extra space, more fuel and maintenance supplies maybe?

[CharonJr]

Why not simply convert knots into 100km/s, this would help with the size as well. This would help with the multiplier as well, since staying at 10x would mean a 220k Ark Royal, which would translate to about 140 fighters/bombers with roughly 1/3 of the tonnage dedicated to hangar space, not sure about the real number of planes here, but about 1/3 at best sounds right at best. So maybe try a 4x multiplier.

Dang, the speed idea was already mentioned

[ddblackhawk (OP)]

I have redesigned the Tribal class to use the speed conversion 1 knot = 100 km/s, with the space gained by reducing the speed required I was able to use more efficient engines increasing unassisted range, allowing me to increase deployment time.  I also was able to add an additional Damage Control module and lastly to add in more Engineering Bays and Maintenance Storage Bays increasing maintenance life by 1.57 years.

Tribal (Knots) class Destroyer    25,000 tons     779 Crew     4862 BP      TCS 500  TH 1350  EM 0
3600 km/s     Armour 4-76     Shields 0-0     Sensors 55/33/0/0     Damage Control Rating 138     PPV 114.44
Maint Life 3.67 Years     MSP 4188    AFR 277%    IFR 3.9%    1YR 484    5YR 7254    Max Repair 375 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months    Spare Berths 2   
Flag Bridge    Magazine 64   

Parsons 2500t M100 Ion Drive (3)    Power 600    Fuel Use 25%    Signature 450    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 3,000,000 Litres    Range 86.4 billion km   (277 days at full power)

4.7" QF Mark IV Twin 15K Mark V Mount (3x2)    Range 160,000km     TS: 15000 km/s     Power 8-8     RM 4    ROF 5        4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1
4" QF Mark IV Twin 20K Mark V Mount (1x2)    Range 120,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 6-6     RM 4    ROF 5        3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
20mm Oerlikon Mk.VI Twin 20K Mark V Mount (2x16)    Range 30,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 3    ROF 5        1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2" QF Mark VII Quad 20K Mark V Mount (1x32)    Range 40,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 4    ROF 5        1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 2020-142 Gunnery Control Sensor (2)    Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 6020-242 Gunnery Control Sensor (1)    Max Range: 120,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     92 83 75 67 58 50 42 33 25 17
Type 8015-232 Gunnery Control Sensor (1)    Max Range: 160,000 km   TS: 15000 km/s     94 88 81 75 69 62 56 50 44 38
Parsons Pebble Bed P18 Reactor (2)     Total Power Output 36    Armour 0    Exp 5%

20" Missile Launcher (4)    Missile Size 16    Rate of Fire 120
Type 2111-12002 Missile Control Sensor (1)     Range 98.0m km    Resolution 200
Prototype 20" Mark VI Antiship Missile (4)  Speed: 12,000 km/s   End: 52m    Range: 37.4m km   WH: 25    Size: 16    TH: 100/60/30

Type 2111-412 Missile Tracking Sensor (1)     GPS 84     Range 9.2m km    MCR 1.0m km    Resolution 1
Type 2111-32002 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 12600     Range 98.0m km    Resolution 200
Type 2111-2202 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 840     Range 20.7m km    Resolution 20
Type 115-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 55     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  55m km
Type 113-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 33     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33m km

ECCM-2 (5)         ECM 20

It's an OK(ish) design and part of me prefers it to the former, its cheaper, quicker to build and has 18 more hit points.  But it's just so slow, the entire fleet is essentially beam armed, at the sizes I'm using a size 4 missile (my standard anti-ship missile for anything else) would barely scratch the paint off a Heavy Cruiser, never mind a Battleship.  To ensure my slow large missiles hit without getting blown up by anti-missiles I would have to launch them at around 5-10 seconds out, which is again, beam range.  So against NPR's at similar tech I would expect to have to chase after them getting hammered by pin pricks, but I would be unable to close in anything like reasonable time, standard speeds of Ion level ships being around 3000 to 4000 km/s.

Wow, that last paragraph was full of whine... anyway, what I think I'm trying to say is that while I'm glad I did this design, if just to see what it would look like I think I'll stick to the 1 km/h = 100 km/s speed conversion, see where that takes me.

@CharonJr: Your idea is good, but unfortunately the 10x size multiplier is necessary as just the weapons, the sensors and power necessary to run those weapons and armour comes to about 9000 tons, taking 30% of total weight for the engines, then putting in the support modules brings it up to just under 17000 tons. That's not including any E-War or Damage Control modules.  As to the size of the Arc Royal, over the last few days I have completed the rest of the designs, and she's a rather inflated 317 450 tons.  I ended up adding quite a bit of extra weight in order to get her speed up to proper levels.  For her fighter complement I went with 500 ton fighters, while I could maybe make them 250t, any smaller and I would be better off using drones, and they are unrecoverable which makes them useless as a fighter craft replacement.

I'll be posting up the rest of the capital ships tomorrow morning, with the submarines and other auxiliaries in the evening I think.

[ddblackhawk (OP)]

In the next 2 posts I will be showing you the rest of the capital ship classes, the cruisers and battleships in this post and the carriers with their air groups (or would that be space groups?) in the next.

The two Town class Light Cruiser groups, the Southampton sub-class and the Edinburgh sub-class.

Town (Southampton) class Light Cruiser    106,800 tons     2434 Crew     18006 BP      TCS 2136  TH 9450  EM 0
5898 km/s     Armour 6-200     Shields 0-0     Sensors 154/66/0/0     Damage Control Rating 251     PPV 246.32
Maint Life 2.17 Years     MSP 15374    AFR 1789%    IFR 24.9%    1YR 4384    5YR 65754    Max Repair 375 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months    Flight Crew Berths 9   
Flag Bridge    Hangar Deck Capacity 1000 tons     Troop Capacity: 1 Battalion    Drop Capacity: 1 Battalion    Magazine 240    Cargo Handling Multiplier 120   

Parsons 2500t M100 Ion Drive (21)    Power 600    Fuel Use 25%    Signature 450    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 12,170,000 Litres    Range 82.0 billion km   (160 days at full power)

6" BL Mark V Triple 10K Mark VI(A) Mount (4x3)    Range 240,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 18-9     RM 4    ROF 10        6 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 2 2
4" QF Mark IV Twin 20K Mark VI(A) Mount (4x2)    Range 120,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 6-6     RM 4    ROF 5        3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
2" QF Mark VII Quad 20K Mark V Mount (2x32)    Range 40,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 4    ROF 5        1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
16mm Mark III Quad 20K Mark V Mount (2x32)    Range 30,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 3    ROF 5        1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 6020-242 Gunnery Control Sensor (2)    Max Range: 120,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     92 83 75 67 58 50 42 33 25 17
Type 2020-142 Gunnery Control Sensor (3)    Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 12010-322 Gunnery Control Sensor (2)    Max Range: 240,000 km   TS: 10000 km/s     96 92 88 83 79 75 71 67 62 58
Parsons Gas-Cooled Fast P22 Reactor (3)     Total Power Output 67.5    Armour 0    Exp 5%

20" Missile Launcher (6)    Missile Size 16    Rate of Fire 120
Type 2111-12002 Missile Control Sensor (1)     Range 98.0m km    Resolution 200
Prototype 4.7" Mark VI Antiship Missile (36)  Speed: 18,000 km/s   End: 27m    Range: 29.2m km   WH: 10    Size: 4    TH: 84/50/25
Prototype 20" Mark VI Antiship Missile (6)  Speed: 12,000 km/s   End: 52m    Range: 37.4m km   WH: 25    Size: 16    TH: 100/60/30

Type 2111-62002 Area Search Sensor (2)     GPS 25200     Range 196.0m km    Resolution 200
Type 2111-6202 Area Search Sensor (2)     GPS 2520     Range 62.0m km    Resolution 20
Type 2111-612 Missile Tracking Sensor (2)     GPS 126     Range 13.9m km    MCR 1.5m km    Resolution 1
Type 115-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 55     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  55m km
Type 1114-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 154     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  154m km
Type 113-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 33     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33m km
Type 116-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 66     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  66m km

ECCM-2 (8 )         ECM 20

Strike Group
2x Supermarine Walrus I Recon Fighter   Speed: 10000 km/s    Size: 9.6

Town (Edinburgh) class Light Cruiser    116,700 tons     2659 Crew     19728 BP      TCS 2334  TH 10350  EM 0
5912 km/s     Armour 6-212     Shields 0-0     Sensors 154/66/0/0     Damage Control Rating 258     PPV 287.12
Maint Life 2.17 Years     MSP 16128    AFR 1878%    IFR 26.1%    1YR 4598    5YR 68974    Max Repair 375 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months    Flight Crew Berths 10   
Flag Bridge    Hangar Deck Capacity 1000 tons     Troop Capacity: 1 Battalion    Drop Capacity: 1 Battalion    Magazine 240    Cargo Handling Multiplier 120   

Parsons 2500t M100 Ion Drive (23)    Power 600    Fuel Use 25%    Signature 450    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 13,260,000 Litres    Range 81.8 billion km   (160 days at full power)

4" QF Mark IV Twin 20K Mark VI(A) Mount (6x2)    Range 120,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 6-6     RM 4    ROF 5        3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
6" BL Mark V Triple 10K Mark VI(A) Mount (4x3)    Range 240,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 18-9     RM 4    ROF 10        6 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 2 2
2" QF Mark VII Quad 20K Mark V Mount (4x32)    Range 40,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 4    ROF 5        1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
16mm Mark III Quad 20K Mark V Mount (2x32)    Range 30,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 3    ROF 5        1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 2020-142 Gunnery Control Sensor (5)    Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 6020-242 Gunnery Control Sensor (2)    Max Range: 120,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     92 83 75 67 58 50 42 33 25 17
Type 12010-322 Gunnery Control Sensor (2)    Max Range: 240,000 km   TS: 10000 km/s     96 92 88 83 79 75 71 67 62 58
Parsons Gas-Cooled Fast P27 Reactor (3)     Total Power Output 81    Armour 0    Exp 5%

20" Missile Launcher (6)    Missile Size 16    Rate of Fire 120
Type 2111-12002 Missile Control Sensor (1)     Range 98.0m km    Resolution 200
Prototype 4.7" Mark VI Antiship Missile (36)  Speed: 18,000 km/s   End: 27m    Range: 29.2m km   WH: 10    Size: 4    TH: 84/50/25
Prototype 20" Mark VI Antiship Missile (6)  Speed: 12,000 km/s   End: 52m    Range: 37.4m km   WH: 25    Size: 16    TH: 100/60/30

Type 2111-62002 Area Search Sensor (2)     GPS 25200     Range 196.0m km    Resolution 200
Type 2111-6202 Area Search Sensor (2)     GPS 2520     Range 62.0m km    Resolution 20
Type 2111-612 Missile Tracking Sensor (2)     GPS 126     Range 13.9m km    MCR 1.5m km    Resolution 1
Type 1114-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 154     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  154m km
Type 115-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 55     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  55m km
Type 113-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 33     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33m km
Type 116-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 66     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  66m km

ECCM-2 (10)         ECM 20

Strike Group
2x Supermarine Walrus I Recon Fighter   Speed: 10000 km/s    Size: 9.6

These are general purpose Light Cruisers, with armoured 6" triple turrets as main armament, and point defence spec armoured 4" twin turrets as secondary guns.  The turrets have an armour rating of 2, given that I couldn't find anywhere that said what unit of measurement Aurora uses for the armour columns I decided that each column would stand for 0.5" and have applied this consistently throughout the fleet.
The differences between the two sub-classes is that the Edinburgh sub-class has 2 extra secondary turrets and 2 extra 2" quad gauss cannon turrets as well as a slightly increased speed.

The Troop capacity was mainly added to make up the tonnage needed to get to ~10x the weight of the original version.

In the Home Fleet of 1939 there were 2 Town (Southampton) Class Light Cruisers and 2 Town (Edinburgh) Class Light Cruisers attached to 18th Cruiser Squadron.

The Supermarine Walrus that these ships carry is a 480 ton sea(space) plane that is carried by most Heavy Ships in a reconnaissance role.

Supermarine Walrus I class Recon Fighter    480 tons     3 Crew     188.4 BP      TCS 9.6  TH 23.04  EM 0
10000 km/s     Armour 1-5     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 1.2
Maint Life 2.07 Years     MSP 25    AFR 18%    IFR 0.3%    1YR 8    5YR 117    Max Repair 96 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 0.1 months    Spare Berths 7   
Magazine 8   

Bristol Pegasus 200t M200 Ion Drive (1)    Power 96    Fuel Use 271.53%    Signature 23.04    Exp 20%
Fuel Capacity 10,000 Litres    Range 1.4 billion km   (38 hours at full power)

4.7" Box Launcher (2)    Missile Size 4    Hangar Reload 30 minutes    MF Reload 5 hours
Type 2111-12000 Missile Control Sensor (1)     Range 49.0m km    Resolution 200
Prototype 4.7" Mark VI Antiship Missile (2)  Speed: 18,000 km/s   End: 27m    Range: 29.2m km   WH: 10    Size: 4    TH: 84/50/25

Type 2111-32000 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 12600     Range 98.0m km    Resolution 200

The County (Norfolk sub-class) Heavy Cruiser

County (Norfolk) class Heavy Cruiser    126,600 tons     2442 Crew     21156 BP      TCS 2532  TH 11250  EM 0
5924 km/s     Armour 8-224     Shields 0-0     Sensors 154/66/0/0     Damage Control Rating 349     PPV 166.92
Maint Life 2.01 Years     MSP 20118    AFR 2616%    IFR 36.3%    1YR 6629    5YR 99438    Max Repair 405 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 9 months    Flight Crew Berths 9   
Flag Bridge    Hangar Deck Capacity 1000 tons     Troop Capacity: 1 Battalion    Drop Capacity: 1 Battalion    Magazine 144    Cargo Handling Multiplier 120   

Parsons 2500t M100 Ion Drive (25)    Power 600    Fuel Use 25%    Signature 450    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 20,000,000 Litres    Range 113.7 billion km   (222 days at full power)

8" BL Mark VI Twin 10K Mark V(A) Mount (4x2)    Range 360,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 20-8     RM 4    ROF 15        10 10 10 10 8 6 5 5 4 4
4" QF Mark IV Twin 20K Mark VI(A) Mount (4x2)    Range 120,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 6-6     RM 4    ROF 5        3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
2" QF Mark VII Quad 20K Mark V Mount (4x32)    Range 40,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 4    ROF 5        1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
16mm Mark III Quad 20K Mark V Mount (2x32)    Range 30,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 3    ROF 5        1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 6020-242 Gunnery Control Sensor (2)    Max Range: 120,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     92 83 75 67 58 50 42 33 25 17
Type 18010-322 Gunnery Control Sensor (2)    Max Range: 360,000 km   TS: 10000 km/s     97 94 92 89 86 83 81 78 75 72
Type 2020-142 Gunnery Control Sensor (5)    Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Parsons Gas-Cooled Fast P22 Reactor (3)     Total Power Output 67.5    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Prototype 4.7" Mark VI Antiship Missile (36)  Speed: 18,000 km/s   End: 27m    Range: 29.2m km   WH: 10    Size: 4    TH: 84/50/25

Type 2111-6102 Narrow Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 1260     Range 43.8m km    Resolution 10
Type 2111-412 Missile Tracking Sensor (2)     GPS 84     Range 9.2m km    MCR 1.0m km    Resolution 1
Type 2111-6202 Area Search Sensor (2)     GPS 2520     Range 62.0m km    Resolution 20
Type 2111-62002 Area Search Sensor (2)     GPS 25200     Range 196.0m km    Resolution 200
Type 1114-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 154     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  154m km
Type 115-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 55     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  55m km
Type 116-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 66     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  66m km
Type 113-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 33     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33m km

ECCM-2 (8 )         ECM 20

Strike Group
2x Supermarine Walrus I Recon Fighter   Speed: 10000 km/s    Size: 9.6

The main armament are (is?) 4 twin 8" (20cm) armoured turrets, while secondary armament consists of 4 twin 4" armoured turrets.  These have a rather heavy point defence armament (especially for Heavy Cruisers) which is why it doesn't have any torpedo capacity.  Again, the Strike Group has 2 Walrus reconnaissance fighters to allow for extended sensor coverage.

There was 1 County (Norfolk) Class Heavy Cruiser attached to 18th Cruiser Squadron in 1939.

In the Battlecrusier Squadron of the Home Fleet there were 2 Renown Class Battlecruisers and the unique Admiral Class HMS Hood.  Firstly, the Renown Class.

Renown class Battlecruiser    319,900 tons     5885 Crew     53380 BP      TCS 6398  TH 27000  EM 0
5626 km/s     Armour 18-416     Shields 0-0     Sensors 154/66/0/0     Damage Control Rating 941     PPV 692.42
Maint Life 2.07 Years     MSP 54705    AFR 5806%    IFR 80.6%    1YR 17090    5YR 256354    Max Repair 1350 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 9 months    Flight Crew Berths 13   
Flag Bridge    Hangar Deck Capacity 2000 tons     Troop Capacity: 2 Battalions    Drop Capacity: 2 Battalions    Magazine 416    Cryogenic Berths 2000    Cargo Handling Multiplier 120    Tractor Beam     

Parsons 2500t M100 Ion Drive (60)    Power 600    Fuel Use 25%    Signature 450    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 39,000,000 Litres    Range 87.8 billion km   (180 days at full power)

15.7" BL Mark II Twin 10K Mark VII(A) Mount (3x2)    Range 1,200,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 84-16     RM 4    ROF 30        42 42 42 42 33 28 24 21 18 16
4.7" QF Mark IV Twin 15K Mark VI(A) Mount (10x2)    Range 160,000km     TS: 15000 km/s     Power 8-8     RM 4    ROF 5        4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1
2" QF Mark VII Quad 20K Mark V Mount (6x32)    Range 40,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 4    ROF 5        1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 2020-142 Gunnery Control Sensor (3)    Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 8015-232 Gunnery Control Sensor (7)    Max Range: 160,000 km   TS: 15000 km/s     94 88 81 75 69 62 56 50 44 38
Type 60010-422 Gunnery Control Sensor (1)    Max Range: 1,200,000 km   TS: 10000 km/s     99 98 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 92
Parsons Gas-Cooled Fast P22 Reactor (6)     Total Power Output 135    Armour 0    Exp 5%

20" Missile Launcher (8 )    Missile Size 16    Rate of Fire 120
Type 2111-12002 Missile Control Sensor (1)     Range 98.0m km    Resolution 200
Prototype 4.7" Mark VI Antiship Missile (72)  Speed: 18,000 km/s   End: 27m    Range: 29.2m km   WH: 10    Size: 4    TH: 84/50/25
Prototype 20" Mark VI Antiship Missile (8 )  Speed: 12,000 km/s   End: 52m    Range: 37.4m km   WH: 25    Size: 16    TH: 100/60/30

Type 2111-62002 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 25200     Range 196.0m km    Resolution 200
Type 2111-6202 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 2520     Range 62.0m km    Resolution 20
Type 2111-6102 Narrow Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 1260     Range 43.8m km    Resolution 10
Type 2111-104003 Wide Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 84000     Range 462.0m km    Resolution 400
Type 2111-612 Missile Tracking Sensor (1)     GPS 126     Range 13.9m km    MCR 1.5m km    Resolution 1
Type 115-2 TH Receiving Sensor (2)     Sensitivity 55     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  55m km
Type 1114-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 154     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  154m km
Type 116-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 66     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  66m km
Type 113-2 EM Receiving Sensor (2)     Sensitivity 33     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33m km

ECCM-2 (24)         ECM 20

Strike Group
4x Supermarine Walrus I Recon Fighter   Speed: 10000 km/s    Size: 9.6

This is a fast, heavy ship, only the HMS Hood, and the Nelson class Battleships are heavier and of the Capital ships only the HMS Arc Royal and HMS Hood are faster.
Main guns are 3 twin armoured 15.7" turrets, the original called for 15" guns, which comes to ~37.5 cm, as such I increased the size to 40 cm, rather than decrease them to 35 cm.  Secondary guns are 10 twin armoured 4.7" dual purpose guns, while point defence is handled by 6 quad 2" gauss cannons.  To help with survivability, I have given the E-War modules a backup module, and used a rather large amount of Damage Control modules.

Saying that however, a swarm of fast meson armed fighters would murder most of my heavy ships as they ignore armour completely.  Moving on, the Admiral Class battlecruiser HMS Hood

Admiral class Battlecruiser    430,100 tons     7455 Crew     72245 BP      TCS 8602  TH 36900  EM 0
5719 km/s     Armour 24-507     Shields 0-0     Sensors 154/66/0/0     Damage Control Rating 1060     PPV 724.08
Maint Life 2.15 Years     MSP 67295    AFR 5691%    IFR 79.1%    1YR 19459    5YR 291889    Max Repair 1431 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 9 months    Spare Berths 1   
Flag Bridge    Troop Capacity: 2 Battalions    Drop Capacity: 2 Battalions    Magazine 64    Cryogenic Berths 4000    Cargo Handling Multiplier 120    Tractor Beam     

Parsons 2500t M100 Ion Drive (82)    Power 600    Fuel Use 25%    Signature 450    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 60,000,000 Litres    Range 100.4 billion km   (203 days at full power)

15.7" BL Mark II Twin 10K Mark VIII(A) Mount (4x2)    Range 1,200,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 84-16     RM 4    ROF 30        42 42 42 42 33 28 24 21 18 16
4" QF Mark IV Twin 20K Mark VI(A) Mount (7x2)    Range 120,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 6-6     RM 4    ROF 5        3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
16mm Mark III Quad 20K Mark V Mount (5x32)    Range 30,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 3    ROF 5        1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2" QF Mark VII Quad 20K Mark V Mount (6x32)    Range 40,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 4    ROF 5        1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 60010-422 Gunnery Control Sensor (2)    Max Range: 1,200,000 km   TS: 10000 km/s     99 98 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 92
Type 2020-142 Gunnery Control Sensor (8 )    Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 6020-242 Gunnery Control Sensor (5)    Max Range: 120,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     92 83 75 67 58 50 42 33 25 17
Parsons Gas-Cooled Fast P27 Reactor (4)     Total Power Output 108    Armour 0    Exp 5%

20" Missile Launcher (4)    Missile Size 16    Rate of Fire 120
Type 2111-12002 Missile Control Sensor (1)     Range 98.0m km    Resolution 200
Prototype 20" Mark VI Antiship Missile (4)  Speed: 12,000 km/s   End: 52m    Range: 37.4m km   WH: 25    Size: 16    TH: 100/60/30

Type 2111-62002 Area Search Sensor (2)     GPS 25200     Range 196.0m km    Resolution 200
Type 2111-6202 Area Search Sensor (2)     GPS 2520     Range 62.0m km    Resolution 20
Type 2111-612 Missile Tracking Sensor (2)     GPS 126     Range 13.9m km    MCR 1.5m km    Resolution 1
Type 2111-6102 Narrow Area Search Sensor (2)     GPS 1260     Range 43.8m km    Resolution 10
Type 2111-104003 Wide Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 84000     Range 462.0m km    Resolution 400
Type 1114-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 154     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  154m km
Type 115-2 TH Receiving Sensor (2)     Sensitivity 55     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  55m km
Type 113-2 EM Receiving Sensor (2)     Sensitivity 33     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33m km
Type 116-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 66     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  66m km

ECCM-2 (32)         ECM 20

Main armament is similar to the Renown class, but with an extra turret and more armour, while it has a reduced secondary armament and an increase in point defence.

Lastly for this post, the 2 Battleship classes, the Revenge class of which 3 were attached to the 2nd Battle Squadron.

Revenge class Battleship    278,950 tons     4413 Crew     46771 BP      TCS 5579  TH 15750  EM 0
3764 km/s     Armour 24-380     Shields 0-0     Sensors 154/66/0/0     Damage Control Rating 1111     PPV 801.64
Maint Life 2.07 Years     MSP 61632    AFR 5608%    IFR 77.9%    1YR 19204    5YR 288063    Max Repair 1431 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months    Flight Crew Berths 7   
Hangar Deck Capacity 1000 tons     Troop Capacity: 5 Battalions    Drop Capacity: 5 Battalions    Magazine 208    Cryogenic Berths 2000    Cargo Handling Multiplier 120    Tractor Beam     

Parsons 2500t M100 Ion Drive (35)    Power 600    Fuel Use 25%    Signature 450    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 40,000,000 Litres    Range 103.2 billion km   (317 days at full power)

4" QF Mark IV Twin 20K Mark VI(A) Mount (4x2)    Range 120,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 6-6     RM 4    ROF 5        3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
6" BL Mark V Single 10K Mark VII(A) Mount (14x1)    Range 240,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 6-3     RM 4    ROF 10        6 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 2 2
15.7" BL Mark II Twin 10K Mark VIII(A) Mount (4x2)    Range 1,200,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 84-16     RM 4    ROF 30        42 42 42 42 33 28 24 21 18 16
2" QF Mark VII Quad 20K Mark V Mount (4x32)    Range 40,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 4    ROF 5        1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 6020-242 Gunnery Control Sensor (2)    Max Range: 120,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     92 83 75 67 58 50 42 33 25 17
Type 12010-322 Gunnery Control Sensor (2)    Max Range: 240,000 km   TS: 10000 km/s     96 92 88 83 79 75 71 67 62 58
Type 2020-142 Gunnery Control Sensor (4)    Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 60010-422 Gunnery Control Sensor (1)    Max Range: 1,200,000 km   TS: 10000 km/s     99 98 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 92
Parsons Gas-Cooled Fast P27 Reactor (5)     Total Power Output 135    Armour 0    Exp 5%

20" Missile Launcher (4)    Missile Size 16    Rate of Fire 120
Type 2111-12002 Missile Control Sensor (1)     Range 98.0m km    Resolution 200
Prototype 4.7" Mark VI Antiship Missile (36)  Speed: 18,000 km/s   End: 27m    Range: 29.2m km   WH: 10    Size: 4    TH: 84/50/25
Prototype 20" Mark VI Antiship Missile (4)  Speed: 12,000 km/s   End: 52m    Range: 37.4m km   WH: 25    Size: 16    TH: 100/60/30

Type 2111-62002 Area Search Sensor (2)     GPS 25200     Range 196.0m km    Resolution 200
Type 2111-612 Missile Tracking Sensor (2)     GPS 126     Range 13.9m km    MCR 1.5m km    Resolution 1
Type 2111-104003 Wide Area Search Sensor (2)     GPS 84000     Range 462.0m km    Resolution 400
Type 2111-6202 Area Search Sensor (2)     GPS 2520     Range 62.0m km    Resolution 20
Type 1114-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 154     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  154m km
Type 115-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 55     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  55m km
Type 116-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 66     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  66m km
Type 113-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 33     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33m km

ECCM-2 (20)         ECM 20

Strike Group
2x Supermarine Walrus I Recon Fighter   Speed: 10000 km/s    Size: 9.6

These are first world war ships that had no, or very limited refits carried out during the inter-war years, as a result they are lighter than the other heavy ships and a lot slower.  While they have a slightly heavier secondary armament than the Nelson class they have a greatly reduced point defence capacity.

The Nelson class Battleships were the most heavily armed ships in the Royal Navy at the start of WW2 with HMS Nelson serving as the flagship for the Home Fleet.  There were 2 of these ships attached to the 2nd Battle Squadron in 1939.

Nelson class Battleship    423,850 tons     6580 Crew     70164 BP      TCS 8477  TH 27450  EM 0
4317 km/s     Armour 28-502     Shields 0-0     Sensors 154/66/0/0     Damage Control Rating 1235     PPV 895.8
Maint Life 2.11 Years     MSP 74314    AFR 6115%    IFR 84.9%    1YR 22412    5YR 336186    Max Repair 2071 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months    Flight Crew Berths 6   
Hangar Deck Capacity 1000 tons     Troop Capacity: 5 Battalions    Drop Capacity: 5 Battalions    Magazine 320    Tractor Beam     

Parsons 2500t M100 Ion Drive (61)    Power 600    Fuel Use 25%    Signature 450    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 76,000,000 Litres    Range 129.1 billion km   (346 days at full power)

15.7" BL Mark II Triple 10K Mark IX(A) Mount (3x3)    Range 1,200,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 126-24     RM 4    ROF 30        42 42 42 42 33 28 24 21 18 16
6" BL Mark V Twin 10K Mark VI(A) Mount (6x2)    Range 240,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 12-6     RM 4    ROF 10        6 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 2 2
4.7" QF Mark IV Single 15K Mark VI(A) Mount (6x1)    Range 160,000km     TS: 15000 km/s     Power 4-4     RM 4    ROF 5        4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1
20mm Oerlikon Mk.VI Single 20K Mark V Mount (1x8)    Range 30,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 3    ROF 5        1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20mm Oerlikon Mk.VI Twin 20K Mark V Mount (30x16)    Range 30,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 3    ROF 5        1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2" QF Mark VII Quad 20K Mark V Mount (16x32)    Range 40,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 4    ROF 5        1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 2020-142 Gunnery Control Sensor (14)    Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 12010-322 Gunnery Control Sensor (2)    Max Range: 240,000 km   TS: 10000 km/s     96 92 88 83 79 75 71 67 62 58
Type 8015-232 Gunnery Control Sensor (2)    Max Range: 160,000 km   TS: 15000 km/s     94 88 81 75 69 62 56 50 44 38
Type 60010-422 Gunnery Control Sensor (2)    Max Range: 1,200,000 km   TS: 10000 km/s     99 98 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 92
Parsons Gas-Cooled Fast P27 Reactor (5)     Total Power Output 135    Armour 0    Exp 5%

20" Missile Launcher (2)    Missile Size 16    Rate of Fire 120
Type 2111-12002 Missile Control Sensor (1)     Range 98.0m km    Resolution 200
Prototype 20" Mark VI Antiship Missile (20)  Speed: 12,000 km/s   End: 52m    Range: 37.4m km   WH: 25    Size: 16    TH: 100/60/30

Type 2111-104003 Wide Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 84000     Range 462.0m km    Resolution 400
Type 2111-62002 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 25200     Range 196.0m km    Resolution 200
Type 2111-612 Missile Tracking Sensor (2)     GPS 126     Range 13.9m km    MCR 1.5m km    Resolution 1
Type 2111-6202 Area Search Sensor (2)     GPS 2520     Range 62.0m km    Resolution 20
Type 2111-6102 Narrow Area Search Sensor (2)     GPS 1260     Range 43.8m km    Resolution 10
Type 115-2 TH Receiving Sensor (2)     Sensitivity 55     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  55m km
Type 1114-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 154     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  154m km
Type 113-2 EM Receiving Sensor (2)     Sensitivity 33     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33m km
Type 116-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 66     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  66m km

ECCM-2 (40)         ECM 20

Strike Group
2x Fairey Swordfish I Missile Bomber   Speed: 12000 km/s    Size: 10

The main armament consists of 9 15.7" (40cm) guns in 3 triple armoured turrets, the armour on these turrets is ~20 rows thick (account for an average thickness of about 9-10 inches). Secondary guns are 6 twin 6" turrets, again armoured quite heavily, while tertiary guns are dual purpose 4.7" (15cm) guns in single turrets.  Point defence is handled by a mix of 20mm (0.6HS) twin gun Gauss Cannon turrets, and 2" (1.5HS) quad gun Gauss Cannon turrets, giving the ability to put out 512 shots per 5 second interval at 40 000 km and a combined 1000 shots per 5 second interval at 30 000 km.

The Fairey Swordfish design will be in the next post with the carriers.

[ddblackhawk (OP)]

So, last post of the morning, erm, afternoon?  

Anyway, here are the carriers and their strike groups

Firstly HMS Ark Royal.  As a side note, I've seen 2 different spellings of this in various places, Ark spelled with a k and Arc spelled with a c, can anyone tell me which one is correct?

Ark Royal class Carrier    317,450 tons     5671 Crew     46193.3001 BP      TCS 6349  TH 27000  EM 0
5670 km/s     Armour 8-414     Shields 0-0     Sensors 154/66/0/0     Damage Control Rating 591     PPV 169.28
Maint Life 2.07 Years     MSP 37371    AFR 4220%    IFR 58.6%    1YR 11638    5YR 174572    Max Repair 375 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 9 months    Flight Crew Berths 182    
Flag Bridge    Hangar Deck Capacity 30000 tons     Magazine 9768    

Parsons 2500t M100 Ion Drive (60)    Power 600    Fuel Use 25%    Signature 450    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 45,000,000 Litres    Range 102.1 billion km   (208 days at full power)

4.7" QF Mark IV Twin 15K Mark V Mount (8x2)    Range 160,000km     TS: 15000 km/s     Power 8-8     RM 4    ROF 5        4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1
16mm Mark III Quad 20K Mark V Mount (8x32)    Range 30,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 3    ROF 5        1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2" QF Mark VII Quad 20K Mark V Mount (8x32)    Range 40,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 4    ROF 5        1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 8015-232 Gunnery Control Sensor (4)    Max Range: 160,000 km   TS: 15000 km/s     94 88 81 75 69 62 56 50 44 38
Type 2020-142 Gunnery Control Sensor (12)    Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Parsons Gas-Cooled Fast P22 Reactor (3)     Total Power Output 67.5    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Prototype 4.7" Mark VI Antiship Missile (360)  Speed: 18,000 km/s   End: 27m    Range: 29.2m km   WH: 10    Size: 4    TH: 84/50/25
Prototype 20" Mark VI Antiship Missile (330)  Speed: 12,000 km/s   End: 52m    Range: 37.4m km   WH: 25    Size: 16    TH: 100/60/30
Prototype 1.3" Mark IV Anti-missile Missile (480)  Speed: 24,000 km/s   End: 3.2m    Range: 4.7m km   WH: 1    Size: 1    TH: 232/139/69

Type 2111-6202 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 2520     Range 62.0m km    Resolution 20
Type 2111-6102 Narrow Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 1260     Range 43.8m km    Resolution 10
Type 2111-412 Missile Tracking Sensor (1)     GPS 84     Range 9.2m km    MCR 1.0m km    Resolution 1
Type 2111-62002 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 25200     Range 196.0m km    Resolution 200
Type 112-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 22     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22m km
Type 1114-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 154     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  154m km
Type 111-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 11     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  11m km
Type 116-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 66     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  66m km

ECCM-2 (16)         ECM 20

Strike Group
33x Fairey Swordfish I Missile Bomber   Speed: 12000 km/s    Size: 10
18x Blackburn Skua II Fighter-bomber   Speed: 12000 km/s    Size: 10
6x Blackburn Roc Fighter-bomber   Speed: 12121 km/s    Size: 9.9

As you can see, she is a rather bloated design, strictly she should be ~220-280ktons but speed requirements and magazine space took up more space than expected.  Also, I'm not happy with the limited fuel, but there's not much I can do about that.  Strike Group is a maximum of 60 fighters, while the posted strike group is what she had attached at the outbreak of war.  Magazine space accounts for 10 reloads if 60 Swordfish MBs are loaded.

Secondly, the Courageous (Glorious sub-class) class.  HMS Furious was the Carrier of this class attached to the Home Fleet in 1939, HMS Furious was its own sub-class within the Courageous class, but the other 2 ships of the class conformed to the Glorious specifications, therefore I decided to use a mix of them both for some reason, which I have now forgotten.

Courageous (Glorious) class Carrier    255,400 tons     4535 Crew     37379 BP      TCS 5108  TH 21600  EM 0
5638 km/s     Armour 6-358     Shields 0-0     Sensors 154/66/0/0     Damage Control Rating 550     PPV 73.2
Maint Life 2.18 Years     MSP 33721    AFR 3478%    IFR 48.3%    1YR 9523    5YR 142840    Max Repair 375 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 9 months    Flight Crew Berths 152    
Hangar Deck Capacity 24000 tons     Magazine 7920    

Parsons 2500t M100 Ion Drive (48)    Power 600    Fuel Use 25%    Signature 450    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 40,000,000 Litres    Range 112.8 billion km   (231 days at full power)

6" BL Mark V Single 10K Mark V Mount (10x1)    Range 240,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 6-3     RM 4    ROF 10        6 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 2 2
4" QF Mark IV Single 20K Mark V Mount (6x1)    Range 120,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 3-3     RM 4    ROF 5        3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
Type 6020-242 Gunnery Control Sensor (6)    Max Range: 120,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     92 83 75 67 58 50 42 33 25 17
Type 12010-322 Gunnery Control Sensor (5)    Max Range: 240,000 km   TS: 10000 km/s     96 92 88 83 79 75 71 67 62 58
Brown-Curtis Gas-Cooled Fast P27 Reactor (2)     Total Power Output 54    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Prototype 20" Mark VI Antiship Missile (180)  Speed: 12,000 km/s   End: 52m    Range: 37.4m km   WH: 25    Size: 16    TH: 100/60/30

Type 2111-6202 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 2520     Range 62.0m km    Resolution 20
Type 2111-412 Missile Tracking Sensor (1)     GPS 84     Range 9.2m km    MCR 1.0m km    Resolution 1
Type 2111-62002 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 25200     Range 196.0m km    Resolution 200
Type 2111-6102 Narrow Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 1260     Range 43.8m km    Resolution 10
Type 112-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 22     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22m km
Type 1114-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 154     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  154m km
Type 111-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 11     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  11m km
Type 116-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 66     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  66m km

ECCM-2 (11)         ECM 20

Strike Group
18x Fairey Swordfish I Missile Bomber   Speed: 12000 km/s    Size: 10

Again, this class has enough magazine space for 10 reloads with a full capacity of Swordfish MBs, and, as seems pretty standard for a converted carrier, the point defence guns are rather inadequate.

Lastly the Pegasus class Light Carrier / Sea (space) plane carrier.

Pegasus class Light Carrier    76,100 tons     829 Crew     8093.5 BP      TCS 1522  TH 1650  EM 0
2168 km/s     Armour 4-159     Shields 0-0     Sensors 55/33/0/0     Damage Control Rating 221     PPV 11.2
Maint Life 6.41 Years     MSP 51396    AFR 2206%    IFR 30.6%    1YR 2152    5YR 32280    Max Repair 225 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 4 months    Flight Crew Berths 24    
Hangar Deck Capacity 4000 tons     Troop Capacity: 5 Battalions    Magazine 1320    

Parsons 1250t M100 Ion Drive (11)    Power 300    Fuel Use 37.5%    Signature 150    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 20,000,000 Litres    Range 126.1 billion km   (673 days at full power)

2.6" QF Mark VII Single 20K Mark V Mount (4x8)    Range 40,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 4    ROF 5        1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 2020-142 Gunnery Control Sensor (2)    Max Range: 40,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Type 2111-2202 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 840     Range 20.7m km    Resolution 20
Type 2111-32002 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 12600     Range 98.0m km    Resolution 200
Type 2111-412 Missile Tracking Sensor (1)     GPS 84     Range 9.2m km    MCR 1.0m km    Resolution 1
Type 112-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 22     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  22m km
Type 115-2 TH Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 55     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  55m km
Type 111-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 11     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  11m km
Type 113-2 EM Receiving Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 33     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  33m km

ECCM-2 (2)         ECM 20

There's not much to say about this, it has enough Hanger space to handle 8 Supermarine Walrus' and enough magazine space to hold their missiles, I added the troop space for a single Brigade in order to increase the tonnage a bit.

So, the Strike Craft that are to be used, there are 3 different classes, the Fairey Swordfish, which fires a single 20" torpedo, and the Blackburn Roc and Blackburn Skua which are used for mixed anti-shipping anti-fighter duty.

Fairey Swordfish I class Missile Bomber    500 tons     3 Crew     184.6 BP      TCS 10  TH 28.8  EM 0
12000 km/s     Armour 1-5     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 2.4
Maint Life 4.06 Years     MSP 46    AFR 10%    IFR 0.1%    1YR 4    5YR 67    Max Repair 120 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 0.1 months    Spare Berths 7    
Magazine 16    

Bristol Pegasus 250t M200 Ion Drive (1)    Power 120    Fuel Use 268.7%    Signature 28.8    Exp 20%
Fuel Capacity 10,000 Litres    Range 1.3 billion km   (31 hours at full power)

20" Box Launcher (1)    Missile Size 16    Hangar Reload 120 minutes    MF Reload 20 hours
Type 2111-12000 Missile Control Sensor (1)     Range 49.0m km    Resolution 200
Prototype 20" Mark VI Antiship Missile (1)  Speed: 12,000 km/s   End: 52m    Range: 37.4m km   WH: 25    Size: 16    TH: 100/60/30

Type 2111-12002 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 4200     Range 32.7m km    Resolution 200

There would be 9-12 of these to a single squadron.

Blackburn Skua II class Fighter-bomber    500 tons     3 Crew     208.4 BP      TCS 10  TH 28.8  EM 0
12000 km/s     Armour 1-5     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 2.2
Maint Life 2.02 Years     MSP 26    AFR 20%    IFR 0.3%    1YR 8    5YR 127    Max Repair 120 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 0.1 months    Spare Berths 7    
Magazine 8    

Bristol Pegasus 250t M200 Ion Drive (1)    Power 120    Fuel Use 268.7%    Signature 28.8    Exp 20%
Fuel Capacity 10,000 Litres    Range 1.3 billion km   (31 hours at full power)

16mm Mark III Gauss Cannon (2x8)    Range 27,200km     TS: 12000 km/s     Accuracy Modifier 8%     RM 3    ROF 5        1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 1320-010 Strike Gunnery Control Sensor (1)    Max Range: 27,200 km   TS: 20000 km/s     63 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4.7" Box Launcher (2)    Missile Size 4    Hangar Reload 30 minutes    MF Reload 5 hours
Type 2111-12000 Missile Control Sensor (1)     Range 49.0m km    Resolution 200
Prototype 4.7" Mark VI Antiship Missile (2)  Speed: 18,000 km/s   End: 27m    Range: 29.2m km   WH: 10    Size: 4    TH: 84/50/25

Type 2111-12002 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 4200     Range 32.7m km    Resolution 200

Blackburn Roc class Fighter    495 tons     3 Crew     193.8 BP      TCS 9.9  TH 28.8  EM 0
12121 km/s     Armour 1-5     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 1.7
Maint Life 2.3 Years     MSP 24    AFR 19%    IFR 0.3%    1YR 6    5YR 92    Max Repair 120 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 0.1 months    Spare Berths 7    
Magazine 8    

Bristol Pegasus 250t M200 Ion Drive (1)    Power 120    Fuel Use 268.7%    Signature 28.8    Exp 20%
Fuel Capacity 10,000 Litres    Range 1.4 billion km   (31 hours at full power)

16mm Mark III Gauss Cannon (1x8)    Range 27,200km     TS: 12121 km/s     Accuracy Modifier 8%     RM 3    ROF 5        1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Type 1320-010 Strike Gunnery Control Sensor (1)    Max Range: 27,200 km   TS: 20000 km/s     63 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1.3" Box Launcher (8 )    Missile Size 1    Hangar Reload 7.5 minutes    MF Reload 1.2 hours
Type 2111-1100 Missile Control Sensor (1)     Range 11.0m km    Resolution 10
Prototype 1.3" Mark IV Anti-missile Missile (8 )  Speed: 24,000 km/s   End: 3.2m    Range: 4.7m km   WH: 1    Size: 1    TH: 232/139/69

Type 2111-1100 Narrow Area Seach Sensor (1)     GPS 294     Range 10.2m km    Resolution 10

These 2 are put into the same squadron, 6 Skua and 3 Roc, giving my strike groups a bit of anti-fighter cover.

[boggo2300]

can't say I've ever seen it spelt with a c

This attachment,  will let the ship speak for itself,  Nameplate on R.07
Even though this is off the last ship of this name, rather than the WWII version,  all 5 are spelt the same (named after the flagship of the English fleet to bully the Armada)

It was called Ark, as in Noah's Ark  in Elizabethan time the owner of a ship would be honoured in it's name,  this one was originally going to be the Ark Raleigh,  but as Elizabeth had a soft spot for Sir Wally, she put up the cash, and it became the Ark Royal (from Wikipedia,  so may or may not be true, but good story)

Matt

[Anarade Relle]

An interesting project! I noticed you have multiple Thermal and EM sensors and your battleships. As I understand it there's no value in having a smaller one with a bigger one; the the smaller one won't come into play unless the bigger one is knocked out. So if they're not there for redundancy purposes you could probably devote that space to more engineering bays or something.

[ddblackhawk (OP)]

boggo: Thanks for that, I've corrected it now.  I think my confusion was down to my source having spelling errors as I've noticed a couple of other ships have been spelled wrong as well.

Powergirl: Yes, they are for redundancies as are the extra ECCM modules and fire controls, if I wasn't pushing over my weight limits as it is I would also have some extra power plants fitted.