Hello everyone, Supercraft888 again, and I present a build I've had a LONG time coming. This is the Wraith-class Stealth corvette, a build that Pilotmario asked me to build a while back, and now it's finally done. I've had quite the experience trying to build this ship, as it's my first try at paneling. Hopefully its not too shabby for my first job. Unfortunately, because paneling is quite part intensive, even with some modding help, the ship was too much for my phone to handle, otherwise, I would have made detailed the bridge much greater. I also included my previous build, the Shield II CIWS onto the ship. I hope you all enjoy, leave your thoughts and suggestion on ways to improve the build in the comments, and I'll see you all next time.

My next build is going to be a very old British plane.

Ps: I dont know how I managed to break the auto credit system, but here is a link to the WIP version if any of you want to look at them.

Special thanks to EternalDarkness for helping with the design and a ton of XML modding stuff, including the rotators on the missiles. Pilotmario for the VLS missiles. And Mattiangi2 for helping reduce the part count of this build. Without them, this ship would have never set sail.

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AG-1 + VTOL + TRIM for main gun
AG-2 for pop-up missiles
AG-3 + VTOL + TRIM for CIWS
AG-4 for flares
AG-8 + VTOL to drive forward, and TRIM for turning.

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Overview

The Wraith-class Stealth Corvette is a class of stealth warships designed and used by the Royal Canadian Navy from 2045 to 2079 to supplement and eventually replace the existing Beast-class Missile Corvette.

Development and Design

The Wraith-class Stealth Corvette was purposed in 2040 as a means to supplement and one day replace the aging fleet of Beast-class Missile Corvettes and become Canada's main coastline defending ship.

The specifications for the ship required the ship to be stealthier than it's predecessor. In addition to the stealth, it required more firepower as well as due to the lack of armament on the Beast-class Missile Corvette which was a major concern on it's efficiency. Furthermore, have room for a helicopter landing pad to allow for helicopter refueling that doubles as a drone lanching platform. Finally, it had to have better blue water capabilities and more range than the last, to increase the bubble of protection that the ships can maintain.

With rising tension to the south and from Europe, Canada put the development of the Wraith-class Stealth Corvette into high gear, and by 2045, the first ship was put to sea.

A Wraith-class Stealth Corvette at sea

The end result proved to be highly effective, and fulfilled all the requirements placed by the Navy. Thanks to the catamaran design, the ship was able to increase blue water capabilities far beyond what was previously expected. In addition, the armament proved to be very potent for a ship of it's size, often being called a pocket cruiser by some. Stealth wise, the RCS of the ship was small enough to be mistaken for a small fishing boat or a pack of whales in addition to the electronic warfare systems and radar scrambling technology. To add to the stealth factor, the exhaust of the ship was actually pointed downwards into the ocean, allowing for a smaller smoke stack, and less detectable heat emissions on the surface. Crewed by only 17 people, with only 5 people usually on the bridge, the ship was able to stay at sea for months, even half a year sometimes at sea. It exceeded expectations, and was a hallmark of Canadian naval engineering.

View from the bridge of the Wraith-class Stealth Corvette

Armament

The Wraith-class Stealth Corvette primary firepower comes from it's wide array of missiles. It is equipped with 8 Broadsword-II anti-ship cruise missiles, with an additional 8 in storage. For dealing with aircraft, the Wraith has 16 Shiv-IV anti aircraft missile clusters, with 4 missiles in each cluster making for 64 missiles. Finally, it has 12 VLS anti-ship missiles, a cheaper alternative to using the Broadsword-II missiles.

In addition to it's wide array of missiles, it is also equipped with a 76mm cannon, and the Shield II CIWS. Both of these are capable of taking down incoming aircraft and missiles with extreme accuracy thanks to the wide array of sensor built into the ship. While lacking the same number of guns as the Beast-class Missile Corvette, the Wraith-class Stealth Corvette is more than capable of handling itself against larger ships such as destroyers and cruisers.

The 76mm cannon mounted on the Wraith-class Stealth Corvette

Remarks regarding the Wraith-class Stealth Corvette

"It was definitely more than what we asked for, and that's a good thing."
-Chief Petty Officer, Marco Kingston

"The name 'Wraith' is very appropriate for a ship like it. For it often came out of no where and suddenly engaged us and disappearing before we could track it"
-Anonymous service member of the Hellenic Navy.

"Like it's brother before it, the Wraith this a formidable ship, not to be taken lightly just because of it's corvette designation."
-Captain Sem DeJong Royal Netherlands Navy