Roudland Navy
Basic Structure
The size of the Roudland Army necessitates the need for a large naval transport and protection force. To this end, the Roudland Navy is substantial in size, and comprises many armed transporters, floating docks, carriers, amphibious landing craft, dropship carriers and supply vessels. These ships are supplemented by a large number of anti-air Destroyers, anti-ship Frigates, Nuclear Submarines, and Heavy Cruisers. The ships are mostly multi-role to a limited degree, and this contributes to the intended flexibility of the Roudland Armed Forces.
Vessel Guide
===Glorious Class Carrier=== The mainstay of the RN fleet, the Glorious class came into service in1993, and was immediately hailed as the best ships in the armada. Their large, overpowered engines, long flight deck, considerable compliment of weapons, and their ability to service and carry Rhinos, Raptors, Hawks and other naval aircraft makes the Glorious class a truly great vessel. It is protected by Phalanx and Goalkeeper automated guns.
===Atlas Class Carrier=== The Atlas Class was put into service in 1975, and only a few of these ships remain in service, in heavily refitted forms. They are smaller that the Glorious Class, and have a much more limited role than their successor. Nevertheless, they still provide good air cover to smaller operations, and are especially useful in peacekeeping operations. They are not fitted to support Rhinos and have a compliment of Blackhawk helicopters instead. It is also protected by Phalanx and Goalkeeper automated guns.
===Type 45 Destroyer=== For a fleet as large as Roudland’s to be sufficiently protected from air attack, a large force was needed to protect them. The old Lithium class destroyers were retired 4 years ago, and Great Wrightland was commissioned to produce a new, Radar-Resistant Destroyer class. The result was the Type 45, a destroyer that can evade enemy radar, allowing it to travel undetected into a war zone and strike at will with a large array of anti-air and some anti-ship weapons. These include Sea Dart and Sea Wolf, developed by Great Wrightland.
===Type 67 Frigate=== The Type 67 is now quite aged, but it still performs its task of anti-ship warfare well. Many of these vessels are in service with other friendly nations, and they proved their worth during the Feetbunions conflict when only 2 were lost to enemy fire. The Type 67 performs well when against aircraft, but is primarily used to engage hostile ships. The main weapon is the Harpoon missile, although Roudland is looking at commissioning Great Wrightland to design and build a new Frigate class built around an entirely new weapons system.
===Type 92 Cruiser=== The Type 92 is essentially a large destroyer that has the ability to fire cruise missiles as well as a variety of anti-air and anti-ship missiles. The cruiser is normally used for protecting shipping routes and supporting large amphibious deployments in a shore-bombardment role.
===Superior Class Amphibious Landing Craft=== The Superior class is a moderately sized landing craft that is stored inside a Cerberus craft and can carry around 80 soldiers or 2 Tanks/ IFVs plus assorted troops. It has 4 L7 MGs for defence and travels at around 45-50mph.
===Cerberus Class Armoured Transporter=== Large amphibious landings require a vast amount of transport capability. For this reason, the Cerberus class is easily the biggest ship in the fleet. Able to carry an entire Brigade, plus armoured vehicles, the Cerberus is perfectly suited to Roudland’s needs, and carries 6 Superior ALCs inside itself in a wet dock. The weapons on board are 20mm MGs and Goalkeepers.
===Hydra Class Dropship Carrier=== For large deployments of Airbourne troops, there must be a capability to move their Dropships to an ideal deployment zone. For this purpose, the Hydra class was created. The same size as a Glorious class carrier, but instead equipped with enhanced aircraft storage space, the Hydra again is well suited to Roudland’s operational needs. It is armed similarly to the Glorious class.
===Venture Class Attack Submarine=== Submarines remain the largest threat to allied ships. Because of this, a small, quick anti-submarine was created to hunt other subs. Armed with a large compliment of torpedoes, the Venture class are a formidable force, with advanced anti-sonar stealth technology.
===Vector Class Nuclear Submarine=== Vector Class submarines were originally created to patrol the waters off Moronyicka during the late 1990s. However, following the Morionyickan conflict, and the establishment of the Bar-Miller patrols, Great Wrightland took over the role of patrolling. Consequently, the Vectors form Roudland’s nuclear deterrent, carrying 18 ICBMs each. They are the most potent arm of the Navy.
