Chuck Norris class Super Dreadnaught
Ordered: | December 5, 2005 |
Laid down: | Expected, December 23, 2005 |
Launched: | Expected, December 30, 2005 |
Commissioned: | Expected, January 10, 2006 |
Status: | Awaiting construction |
General Characteristics | |
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Displacement: | 5.6 million tons empty, 5.7 million tons, fully loaded |
Length: | 1500 m (4920 ft) |
Beam: | 155 m (508 ft) |
Draught: | 40 m (131 ft) |
Propulsion: | 10 A4W nuclear reactors, total of 5.5 GW |
Speed: | 22 knots (40 km/h) |
Range: | Essentially unlimited |
Complement: | 15,000 |
Armour: | 1.5 meters (59") of Tantalum armor, 1 meter (39") Niobium armor, Titanic-derived compartment grid on lower deck to prevent flooding |
Armament: | 16 1000 mm (39") deterrence cannons, 18 600mm (24") coastal bombardment guns, 24 300mm (12") anti-ship guns, 250 12.5mm (.50 caliber) machine guns, forty Patriot SAM missile batteries, twenty "Fido" Mk.24 acoustic torpedo batteries (anti-sub), ten Tomahawk cruise missile launchers |
Aircraft: | None |
The Chuck Norris-class Super Dreadnaught is the proposed design for what will be Kahanistan's largest warship. It is slated to enter production in late December 2005 or early to mid January 2006.
Named for Chuck Norris, a semi-legendary figure whose exploits are widely discussed on the General forum, the Chuck Norris-class Super Dreadnaughts first ship of the class, the RKS Chuck Norris, was intended to restore the military capacity of the Kahanistan Republic Navy after its disastrous defeat by Automagfreek in the Kraven War.
The warship, when completed, will be significantly larger than a Doujin or Freekish Sentinel. However, due to the size, only one is planned, though others may in the distant future be produced for sale to allies. However, it is more for intimidation and sheer size and power than combat usefulness, as Kahanistan naval doctrine does not emphasize overly large warships.