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The Questarian Royal Navy

The Questarian Royal Navy is the largest branch of the Questarian Armed Forces, and also the best funded. The QRN performs many tasks throughout the Commonwealth, and is essential in public morale and securing the assets and futures of the United Kingdom. The QRN is widely recognised as one of the most powerful navies in the world, and although it has recently suffered a defeat at Gibraltar against MassPwnage and Banduria, public support for the Royal Navy, and military funding in general, has never been higher.

Designations and Doctrine

Ship Designations

The QRN pretty much follows NATO designations, but I will list what we class as what sort of ship here.

Frigate (FF) A Frigate must be at least 70m in length, and must at least weigh 1,500 tons. It must at least have a 3"/76mm gun and six ASMs to be classed as a FFG, at least one helicopter to be classed as an FFH, and at least twenty SAMs to be classed as an FFE. In addition, its primary engine must be nuclear for it to be classed as an FFN, although it may have backup reactors.

Light Destroyer (DD) A Light Destroyer must be at least 120m in length, and must at least weigh 3,500 tons. It must at least have a 4"/ 100 mm gun and ten ASMs to be classed as a DDG, at least one helicopter to be classed as an DDH, and at least thirty SAMs to be classed as an DDE. In addition, its primary engine must be nuclear for it to be classed as an DDN, although it may have backup reactors.

Fast Destroyer (DK) A Fast Destroyer must be at least 120m in length, and must at least weigh 3,500 tons, and it MUST be able to exceed 40 knots. It must at least have a 4"/ 100 mm gun and ten ASMs to be classed as a DKG, at least three helicopter to be classed as an DKH. In addition, its primary engine must be nuclear for it to be classed as an DKN, although it may have backup reactors.

Heavy Destroyer (DL) A Fast Destroyer must be at least 160m in length, and must at least weigh 9,500 tons, and it MUST be able to exceed 30 knots. It must at least have a 5"/ 25 mm gun and twenty five ASMs to be classed as a DLG, at least one helicopter to be classed as an DLH. In addition, its primary engine must be nuclear for it to be classed as an DLN.

Light Cruiser (CL) A Light Cruiser must be at least 170m in length, and must at least weigh 10,000 tons. It must at least have four 5"/ 155 mm gun and fourty ASMs to be classed as a CLG, at least six helicopters to be classed as an CLH. In addition, its primary engine must be nuclear for it to be classed as an CLN.

Heavy Cruiser (CA) A Light Cruiser must be at least 250m in length, and must at least weigh 25,000 tons. It must at least have twelve 8"/ 200 mm gun and a hundred ASMs to be classed as a CAG. In addition, its primary engine must be nuclear for it to be classed as an CAN.

Arsenal Ship (CG) An Arsenal Ship must be at least 225m in length, and must at least weigh 15,000 tons, and it MUST have at least 250 ASMs and 250 SAMs. In addition, its primary engine must be nuclear for it to be classed as an CGN.

Battlecruiser (BC) A battlecruiser must be at least 250m in length, and must at least weigh 62,000 tons, and it MUST be able to exceed 30 knots. It must at least have nine 14"/ 355 mm guns and 150 ASMs to be classed as a BCG. It must exceed 33 knots and have a nuclear engine to be classed as a BCK. In addition, its primary engine must be nuclear for it to be classed as an BCN.

Battleship (BB) A battleship must be at least 350m in length, and must at least weigh 120,000 tons, in addition, if it has 16" guns it cannot exceed 30 knots or it is a battlecruiser. It must at least have twelve 16"/ 405 mm guns and 300 ASMs to be classed as a BBG. It must be larger than 600m and have more than twelve 18" guns, 1000 ASMs, and a nuclear engine to be classified as a BBCN. In addition, its primary engine must be nuclear for it to be classed as an BBN.

Superdreadnought (SD) A Superdreadnought must be at least 950m in length, and must at least weigh 900,000 tons, in addition, it must have 20 20" or larger guns (or it is a Heavy Arsenal Ship [HCG] and at least 8,000 ASMs. The engine must be nuclear and it must exceed 25 knots (or it is a Monitor [BM].)

Megadreadnought (SD) A Megadreadnought must be at least 1400m in length, and must at least weigh 2,500,000 tons, in addition, it must have 20 25" or larger guns (or it is a Waste of Money [WoM] and at least 12,000 ASMs. The engine must be nuclear and it must exceed 23 knots (or it is a Shore Defence Vessel [SDV].)

Doctrine

The QRN fields four different sort of battlegroups; Battlegroups, Carrier Groups, Assault Groups, and Brownwater Groups.

Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Royal Navy

The Atlantic Royal Navy is the largest part of the QRN, and it operates off three major bases; Questers itself, the Falklands, and Cape Horn. Both Cape Horn and the Falklands have facilites to house up to one battlegroup, and so the majority of the fleet is stationed in the North Atlantic, at Questers. Two Battlegroups, each with a megadreadnought, are constantly on patrol in the Atlantic Ocean.

Atlantic Section Capital Dreadnoughts

The following is a list of the Questarian Capital Dreadnoughts based in the Atlantic Ocean.

Atlantic Section Capital Battleships

The following is a list of the Questarian Capital Battleships based in the Atlantic Ocean.

Atlantic Section Capital Battlecruisers

The following is a list of the Questarian Capital Battlecruisers based in the Atlantic Ocean.

Atlantic Section Capital Aircraft Carriers

The following is a list of the Questarian Capital Aircraft Carriers based in the Atlantic Ocean.