Instructions
(1 + VTOL/TRIM) lay 8" main batteries. (2 + LandingGear) slew main batteries to port. (3+ LandingGear) slew main batteries to starboard. (4 + VTOL/TRIM) lay port 5" and 40mm secondary batteries. (5 + VTOL/TRIM) lay starbaord 5" and 40mm secondary batteries. (6 + VTOL/TRIM) lay centerline 5" gun batteries. (4 + LandingGear) slew centerline 5" batteries to port. (5 + LandingGear) slew centerline 5" batteries to starboard. Throttle to control thrust, Yaw to steer.
FireGuns fire the 40mm cannons. LaunchCountermeasures fire the 8" and 5" guns.
Summary
The North Point-class heavy cruiser was a Paternian class of 15 heavy cruisers built between 1941 and 1948 during the late stages of the Paternian Civil War. The requirements were set for a cruisers which were armed with nine 8"/55 caliber Mk 14 naval guns, a top speed of at least 30 knots, and with a displacement of 14,000 tons.
While capable of embarking a floatplane for scouting, fire control, and even light strike, it was rarely done due to the fitting of advanced fire control radar systems. The class would later receive a helicopter deck.
The ships were extensively used during the Paternian Civil War, serving as naval gunfire support and enforcing a blockade against Southern Union forces.
The type served as the basis of the Honolulu-class light cruiser. While largely similar, the Honolulu-class is distinguished by the use of twelve 6"/47 caliber Mk 16 naval guns in three four-gun batteries.
The transition was relatively unsuccessful due to reliability issues with the mounts, and members of the Honolulu-class would be converted to the San Antonio-class and Salem-class guided missile cruisers. The San Antonio-class would replace the aft turret with four Mk 11 twin-arm missile launchers, two replacing the No. 2 and 3 main battery turrets and the centerline 5” guns and one on each side replacing all but the forward and aftmost 5” guns as well as removing all 40mm weapons. The Salem-class would employ a Mk 21 twin-arm missile launcher replacing the No. 3 main battery turrets as well as replacing all the 5” guns with two 76mm Mk 77 Mod 2 on each side as well as a Sea Sparrow launcher amidships. Later, two Phalanx CIWS were added where the forward and aftmost 5” guns on each side were. Improved radars were also fitted on both classes.
The class would see a lengthy service with the Paternian Navy, participating in various conflicts as a flagship and in fire support duties. The last North Point-class, the PRN New York, would be decommissioned in 2021, albeit as a Salem-class guided missile cruiser.
Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 89.2ft (27.2m)
- Length 615.9ft (187.7m)
- Height 130.6ft (39.8m)
- Empty Weight 1,063,992lbs (482,619kg)
- Loaded Weight 1,627,607lbs (738,271kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.009
- Wing Loading 7,754.4lbs/ft2 (37,860.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 209.9ft2 (19.5m2)
- Drag Points 318061
Parts
- Number of Parts 1811
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 6,369
Thanks! @50Airworks
pretty freedom-tastic
@KerlonceauxIndustries You forget that the ships would not even be in service by the time the Aurora comes along.
Oh the Salem’s are fitted with Aegis Combat System and can fire SM-3 anti-ballistic missile missiles that can also hit satellites in LEO. Most use the SM-2 or SM-6 though.
The San Antonio’s can only use the original SM-1s in addition to HSLAM-1 from the Mk 27 and Mk 13 rail launchers. @KerlonceauxIndustries
@KerlonceauxIndustries Well I would not exactly consider a heavy cruiser an even match against a battleship.
Unless the North Point has either W33 Mod 1 or W79 Mod 2 nuclear shells in her magazines.
In which case the Kronshtadt will probably be obliterated in a blaze of atomic fission.
@KerlonceauxIndustries The San Diego-class is considered by some as a battlecruiser. We don't classify it as such because our designation system doesn't have a designation for battlecruiser. It's simply classified as a guided missile cruiser, although you'd be correct to call it a battlecruiser on account of its size and capabilities.
It was based off the Brooklyn-class designs, with elements from the Cleveland, Baltimore, and New Orleans-classes.
Also by the time orbital bombers try to have its way with it, you’d have to deal with the far more powerful San Diego-class. @KerlonceauxIndustries
@Aeroman77 Thanks!
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Those turrets look legit
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@BoomBoss17 Thanks!
Insane dude. Good job on that
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