War news, new ship

Following the declaration of independence from Northern Italy, Westminster has decided to stand in solidarity with the rebel group. With permission from Victoria, over 8,000 British marines have been deployed to Western Switzerland. The marines were accompanied by the following equipment: 

. 160 AA vehicles

. 120 Challenger 5 MBT’s

. 165 Crusader APC’s

. 92 remote drone launchers

. 65 towed artillery

. 400 various other vehicles

Additionally, multiple PMCs have been hired to aid the new state. These include Tulip Industries, Titan Defence Services and Pilgrims Group. The MoD is also in talks with multiple other PMCs. Alongside PMCs, the MoD have ordered thousands of equipment from The Forge. 

Pilgrims Group:

9,000 personnel

180 APC’s

48 AA vehicles

4 radar systems 

Aegis Defence Services:

21,000 soldiers

30 tanks

400 APCs

650 MRAP's

84 AA vehicles

12 radar systems

8 fighter aircraft

Titan Security Solutions:

8,000 Commando's

29,000 soldiers 

160 tanks

215 IFV's 

310 APCs

450 MRAP's

156 AA vehicles

32 radar systems 

62 fighter aircraft

Tulip industries:

Personnel: 35.000.

MBT's: 155.

LT's: 75.

SPA's: 20.

IFV's: 60.

APC's: 150.

AC's: 200.

MRAP's: 75.

Other Vehicles: 500.

Fighter Jets: 20.

Attack Jets: 12.

Attack Helicopters: 16.

Transport Helicopters: 5.

AA platforms and radar systems will be hidden to prevent Italy from hunting them. The majority have been scattered across the Alps, forests, city parks and courtyards. The PMCs will use guerrilla warfare tactics to ambush invading forces. 

Over 180 transport helicopters were deployed to complete the tedious process of ferrying the vehicles and personnel to Northern Italy. A convoy of lorries has delivered over 2,000 firearms, 4,500 artillery shells, and over 95,000 rounds of ammo to frontline troops in Northern Italy. Additionally, portable missile systems are being supplied to soldiers to make vehicle attacks significantly more risky. This includes 650 Man-portable air defence systems and 1,150 ATGMs. 

The RAF has begun training a few handpicked rebels, already familiar with flying combat aircraft, and has transported them to British Germany. On arrival, they began training on various British aircraft including multirole, fighter, attack and transport planes alongside assorted helicopter models. 

Utilising a multitude of equipment, the British PMCs will attempt to make airstrikes too costly for Italian aircraft. Using British spy satellites and Radar systems, targets will then be sent to multiple command centres in Northern Italian territory. They will then be intercepted by AA platforms, vehicles and MANPADs. 

The Royal Navy has revealed a section of Project Mirage: located in HMNB Shotley Gate, multiple experimental naval ships are in the process of being created. The complex covers around 36.2 hectares and it is entirely indoors. Fourteen indoor 14,500 m² drydocks, two 29,000 m², and four 9,800 m² drydocks are operated on the complex, creating various naval projects. It is entirely owned by an elite shipbuilding guild named Britannia Shipwright Society. Information on the guild is extremely scarce, a nod to the secrecy it operates in. From what is known about the society, it was formed in 1815 to create experimental and elite ships for the Royal Navy. George III was the direct sponsor of the guild and since his reign, it has been sponsored continuously by the British Royal Family. In the late 20th and early 21st century, the growth of the guild was hindered by the Windsor's dwindling fortune and it suffered a period of little technological breakthroughs. From declassified MoD papers, it is known that the guild was responsible for the creation of the following ships

. The Dreadnought Class

. HMS Warrior

. HMS Agamemnon

. HMS Devastation

. HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913)

. the HMS Argus

. HMS Invincible (1907)

. HMS Invincible (1977)

. HMS Daring (2006)

Galley Class Surface Combat Ship

Length: Approximately 159.4 meters

Tonnage: Approximately 10,200 tons displacement

Height (keel to mast): 65 metres

Beam: 22.8

Propulsion:

- a Photovoltaic sail made with advanced thin-film solar cells layered on a flexible sheet of graphene. It harnesses power from sunlight to generate electricity for propulsion and the ship's onboard systems. Excess energy produced is stored in an efficient lithium-ion battery system that can be used when the sail is lowered. When entering combat or is fired upon, the sail is lowered into an armoured protective container in under 3 seconds in case of urgency. However, if the sail is lowered at speeds of below 15 seconds, it could cause permanent damage to the cells and may not be able to be raised again until repaired. To counteract this fault, a spare sail is always carried below the deck. 

- 2 Rolls-Royce WR-86 Gas Turbines as spares

Armament:

- 1 × 48-cell, 1 × 64-cell vertical launch systems (VLS) for various missiles including Hestaphous, Ares, Hermes, Zeus, small variants of the Hades, 9.12 and 9.10 missiles.

- 6 torpedo tubes for 9.13 anti-ship torpedoes

- 2 torpedo tubes for 9.11 anti-submarine torpedoes

- 2 depth charge k guns

- 1 × BAE 200mm railgun (160 km range but it is extremely power-intensive and damaging to the railgun system to fire. This is seen as a worthy trade-off as the “dart” projectiles are almost impossible to intercept and their destructive power is unmatched. 

- 1 sentinel defence system (4 Blizzard CIWS, 4 300kw spicy-laser DEW, 2 x 9-cell vertical launch system for surface-to-air missiles) with a 90% interception rate for jets, 86% for hypersonic missiles, 94% for standard cruise and anti-ship missiles

- 4 × Miniguns that are capable of collaborating with the sentinel defence system

- 4 × General-purpose machine guns

Hanger space:

- Can accommodate 6 Orca UCUVs

- 8 sparrowhawk UCAVs

- 2 lifeboats

Radar system:

- BAE Crows Nest, the most advanced radar ever created for the Royal Navy. It is capable of tracking multiple missiles from up to 2,800 miles

Other Details:

- Crew: Approximately 64 personnel, can accommodate 98 comfortably with a maximum of 2,325 if all space is utilised. It is partly autonomous as C.R.U.M.P.E.T can control the ship's system. If necessary, it can sail unmanned. As space is saved in living quarters, hangers, batteries and more weaponry can be included

- Speed: Above 36.5 knots

- Range: technically infinite, 3,400 nautical miles on backup motors and 5,500 if its batteries are full

- armour is made from multiple layered materials. Most are classified composite materials but it has been disclosed that graphene, titanium aluminides and carbon nanotubes are all present in the armour.

- each ship will cost around 1.3 billion pounds (not including drone weaponry)

The Galley Class are multi-role warships designed primarily for anti-ship warfare but still maintain significant anti-air and anti-submarine capabilities. They will be named after prominent medieval British cities. Four have been produced in Shotley Gate, and 6 more are on order to BAE Systems. The first 10 ships will be named as follows

HMS Norwich

HMS York

HMS London

HMS Bristol

HMS Canterbury

HMS Lincoln

HMS Colchester

HMS Winchester

HMS Oxford

HMS Cambridge

- As the bridge is at the stern, AR and VR have been adopted into the bridge to maximise efficiency, minimise human error and prevent the sail from obscuring the sailor's view 

An advanced Faraday cage has been built into the ship to prevent electromagnetic interference so the ship can continue using its electric systems. 

Excuse my awful drawing:

. Westminster passed a new law that states the MoD can take emergency control over shipyards, aircraft and vehicle production plants in times of a severe threat against Britain

. British Nationalist Party reaches 9,200 members 

. Rise in anti-Islamic, anti-immigration and anti-homosexual violence across major British cities

. Ireland has reported a mass immigration surge in the island with over 200,000 immigrants settling there in the past 3 months. Protests break out in Dublin against rising immigration

Ik I haven't responded to lots of people's messages on discord, I'll prolly message u back tmw morning 

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