Re: United Federation of Prizyetsa Navy
Posted: October 15th, 2012, 3:04 pm
Hello everyone. I hope you all have lovely summers- mine was mediocre at best. I come here today with a renewed sense of purpose and motivation, I am going to retry my attempt at making a destroyer seeing as my last attempt slowly faded into the great hall of failure, and then I lost interest when it didn't go anywhere. That's why I plan to do this one differently. I plan to build the destroyer up around the systems it will need, then make the design. In other words, I will look at the meaning of the word "destroyer", and then make a list of systems I want onboard, and then make the general layout of the ship.
A destroyer, as acording to wikipedia is as follows:
"In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers."
The definition of destroyer I am using for this project is from the wikipedia page for Guided Missile Destroyer, and is as follows:
"A guided missile destroyer is a destroyer designed to launch guided missiles. Many are also equipped to carry out anti-submarine, anti-air, and anti-surface operations. The NATO standard designation for these vessels is DDG. Nations vary in their use of destroyer D designation their hull pennant numbering, either prefixing, or dropping it altogether. The U.S. Navy has adopted the classification DDG in the US hull classification symbol.
In addition to the guns that destroyers have, a guided missile destroyer is usually equipped with two large missile magazines which store the missiles for the ship, usually in Vertical Launch Cells. Some guided missile destroyers contain powerful weapon system radars, like the United States’ Aegis combat system, and may be adopted for use in an anti-missile role or a ballistic missile defense role. This is especially true of navies that no longer operate cruisers, as other vessels must be adopted to fill in the gap."
So, from what I gather, and please correct me if I am wrong, is that a guided missile destroyer is a long range naval vessel with a heavy armament of missiles for offensive and defensive purposes, which also possesses a strong sensor suite for. Am I somewhere in the ballpark?
A destroyer, as acording to wikipedia is as follows:
"In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers."
The definition of destroyer I am using for this project is from the wikipedia page for Guided Missile Destroyer, and is as follows:
"A guided missile destroyer is a destroyer designed to launch guided missiles. Many are also equipped to carry out anti-submarine, anti-air, and anti-surface operations. The NATO standard designation for these vessels is DDG. Nations vary in their use of destroyer D designation their hull pennant numbering, either prefixing, or dropping it altogether. The U.S. Navy has adopted the classification DDG in the US hull classification symbol.
In addition to the guns that destroyers have, a guided missile destroyer is usually equipped with two large missile magazines which store the missiles for the ship, usually in Vertical Launch Cells. Some guided missile destroyers contain powerful weapon system radars, like the United States’ Aegis combat system, and may be adopted for use in an anti-missile role or a ballistic missile defense role. This is especially true of navies that no longer operate cruisers, as other vessels must be adopted to fill in the gap."
So, from what I gather, and please correct me if I am wrong, is that a guided missile destroyer is a long range naval vessel with a heavy armament of missiles for offensive and defensive purposes, which also possesses a strong sensor suite for. Am I somewhere in the ballpark?
