D Class is a group of new Destroyers built by the Royal Equestrian Navy, and currently operated by the Royal Sovereign Navy.

Class Overview

Name: D class
Builders:
- Schiffbauwerften des Königreichs
- Badische Shipyards
- Sudliche Eisenhutten
- Krieger Eisenwerke
- Zwillingsbauer Eisenwerke
- Westwärts Eisenhütten
Operators:
- Royal Equestrian Navy
- Royal Sovereign Navy
Preceded by: C class
Cost: 215,000 Gold Bars (each unit)
Built: 2066 - 2104
Planned 20 (Originally 20, increased to 10 after the unification and further increased to 10 after the UN-SA War)
Completed: 40
Lost: 16
Active: 15
Reserve: 9

General Characteristics

Type: Guided Missile Destroyer
Displacement: 11,000 tons (fully loaded)
Lenght: 172 meters
Beam: 18.9 meters
Draft: 9.3 meters
Installed Power: 2x Maxima L225 Generators (4,500 hp each)
Propulsion: 4x Maxima D7590 Gas Turbines each producing 27,900 bhp
Speed: 33 knots
Range: 10,300 nmi at the speed of 20 knots
Complement: 75 Officers and 290 Enlisted men

Sensors and Processing systems:
Includes Passive Radar, Early Warning Radar, Anti-Electronics Radar, Air search radar, Fire Control Radars and Underwater Radars. All under the Millennium Combat Systems.

Electronic Warfare and Decoys:
2x Type 33 Chaff and Flare systems
1x Bezirk Anti-Electronic Radar

Armament:
Gun/s:
1x MK56 150mm Gun
2x Eagle CIWS
Missiles:
Air to Air:
MK2 Vertical Launching Systems
- Hanabi AAM Mk1 Missiles
- Hanabi AAM SR Mk1 Missiles
Anti-Ship and ASW:
2x Reichsrakete Mk1 in box Type Canister
2x U-Boot-Abwehrwaffe 5000
Torpedoes:
2x Quad Launcher Mk223 Torpedoes
Aircraft Carried: None
Aviation Facilities: Flight Deck only

They were intended to replace the 40 year old C Class Destroyers of the Royal Equestrian Navy. Their main role remains the same, to be able to carry out multi-mission function especially as Escorts and Anti-Submarine duties.

Development

C Class has been in the Equestrian Navy service for more than 40 years. Since then. the Royal Equestrian Navy wanted a new class of destroyers to replace them. Under the Marineorden von 2070 was able to create and replace the old destroyers.

Destroyers have been the main class of vessels among the modern nations. In Great Country Modern Naval Doctrine, Destroyers were the most maneuverable warships in the fleet. They were the smaller scaled Cruiser of the fleet as they can carry the same armament and abilities as those of their larger class. In Great Country, It is generic for their Destroyers to have a Flight deck as their standard aviation equipment, but some Navies were equipped with both Hangar and a Flight deck which can house one helicopter.

Service History

Peacetime Career

The first batch of Destroyers spent their career in peacetime. They were mostly present in fleet shows and ceremonies of the Royal Equestrian Navy.

Northern Rebellion

After the Kingdom of Equestria declared war against the Northern Rebels, The navy quickly dispatched elements of their force including four D-class destroyers (D-47, D-48, D-49 and D-50). Two of the ships were damaged but were able to keep themselves intact until the war ended.

UN-SA war

Three ships,(D-55, D-62 and D-64) were lost during the UN-SA War while seven were heavily damaged. In the Post War, many remained in service completely eliminating the C Class Destroyers.

The 2nd Great War

With the outbreak of The 2nd Great War, D Class became the most prominent ships to protect their fleets. They were the most burned out Destroyers of the Royal Sovereign Navy. In the result, thirteen ships were lost in action all due to air strikes and torpedo attacks.

Post war period

All ships continued to serve to the present with seven in reserve.

Controls

• Standard Ship Controls
• Press the corresponding Ags to activate certain weapons.
• VTOL and Trim for turret controls.
• All missiles are independently active already.
• CIWS are auto aiming
• Main gun is also auto aiming
  Ag1: Lights
  Ag2: Main turret (Land Attack mode)
  Ag3: Main turret (Air to Air mode)
  Ag4: Starboard Torpedo (VTOL and Trim)
  Ag5: Portside Torpedo (VTOL and Trim)
  Ag6: Starboard ASW mortars (VTOL and Trim)
  Ag7: Portside ASW mortars (VTOL and Trim)