Alteias Republic

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I don't know what I'm doing half the time so please cut me some slack.

CURRENT AND PLANNED PROJECTS (in order of first priority)
- Altesian battlecruisers
- Altesian destroyers
- Altesian cruisers
- Altesian ironclads
- History & maps of the Alteias Republic AU

Ship Index

Ocean-going Ironclads
Hiumi-class

Destroyers
Hirakize-class
Hatari-class
Saguri-class
Amiyu-class [Outdated]

Cruisers
Yachiho-class [Outdated]
Aska-class [Outdated]

Battlecruisers
Kyilse-class

Ballistic Missile Submarines
Mizaki-class

Amiyu-class Destroyer Leader

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The Amiyu-class Destroyer Leaders were a class of sixteen 2,950-ton destroyer leaders. They were developed in response to the rapid growth of the Altesian fleet following its entry into the Third Intercontinental War in 840. While the Altesian navy had plenty of destroyers in service and being built, there was a noticeable lack of new destroyer leaders. Their large size was unprecedented among destroyer designs worldwide. They were also the first Altesian destroyers to be designed with radar.

They were the first class of destroyer built with a main battery of eight dual-purpose 12cm guns, which were mounted in four twin mounts, with one forwards, one amidships, and two aft with one superfiring over the other. Anti-aircraft protection consisted of twelve 4cm guns and sixteen 2cm cannon. The 4cm guns were mounted in three quadruple mounts, with two wing mounts amidships, and one amidships, aft of the funnel. The 2cm cannon were mounted in eight twin mounts with three on each side of the aft deckhouse, two mounts being elevated, and two mounts just ahead and below of the forward 4cm guns. The ships' torpedo batteries consisted of ten 61cm torpedo tubes in two quintuple mounts. Ten reloads were carried, one for each tube in quick reload mounts located either fore or aft of the mounts. The ships were fast, with a top speed of 38 knots reached during trials, but they also proved to be somewhat top-heavy. By 846, all surviving ships had their amidships 12cm mount removed in order to lose topweight, with two quadruple 4cm mounts taking its place.

Despite being designed as destroyer leaders, the Amiyu-class were organized into two destroyer squadrons and were thrown into some of the most savage night fighting of the war, where their radar served them well. Two ships were lost during the war, one of them to a powerful typhoon. The rest of the class continued to serve unmodified (apart from improvements in their radar fit) until 861 when the entire class was pulled from service in order to be modernized. Most of their superstructure and armament was replaced and a comprehensive sonar fit and a Type 61 missile launcher were fitted aft. The forward well deck was also plated over. While the Type 61 launcher did have anti-air capabilities, only one fire control radar was fitted (contrary to the two usually fitted to purpose-built ships) in order to prevent top-weight issues, meaning that a full salvo could not be fired. As a result, most of the magazine was used to hold the Type 60 anti-submarine missile and later the Type 72 anti-ship missile. Following the refit, the class was redesignated as frigates owing to their now small size for a destroyer. In 878, twelve of the class were sold to allied nations, while two were retained as training ships. The remaining two in Altesian service, Astena and Adraz, were retired in 902 and 897 respectively with the former becoming a museum ship in Kyoris. Of the other twelve ships, six were decommissioned, three were sunk, and three still serve with the Verstratsian navy, making them the oldest commissioned destroyers in service with an age of 80 years.

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[Drawing currently being updated]

Specifications
Length: 128.93m
Beam: 11.5m
Draught: 4.72m
Machinery: 2 x screws, 2 x Alteias Engineering Corp. turbines, 3 x Kampelan water-tube boilers, 68750hp
Speed: 38 kn
Range: 7750 nmi at 18kn
Complement: 370 as designed
Armament:
As built
- 8 x 12cm/55 guns (in four Type 34B mounts)
- 12 x 4cm/65 guns (in three Type 42 mounts)
- 16 x 2cm/75 cannon (in six Type 41 mounts)
- 10 x 61cm Type 34 torpedoes (in two Type 32 mounts)
As of 864
- 2 x 12cm/60 guns (in one Type 39 mount)
- 1 x Type 61 GMLS
- 6 x 33cm anti-submarine torpedo tubes (in two Type 60 mounts)

Ships in class:
Amiyu (L-17) - Capsized during Typhoon 844-3, 844
Astena (L-18) - Museum ship, 904
Adraz (L-19) - To be disposed of, 897 (laid up at Remoris Inactive Naval Ship Facility)
Azaeri (L-20) - To Verstratsia, 878 (in service)
Acazel (L-21) - To Marecel, 878 (sunk by Gliadean aircraft, 892)
Alkari (L-22) - To Marecel, 878 (scuttled in port, 893)
Adelias (L-23) - Sunk by Raventzian cruiser, 843
Aola (L-24) - To Laplaric, 878 (scrapped 905)
Asilan (L-25) - To Verstratsia, 878 (in service)
Aminamo (L-26) - To Laplaric, 878 (museum ship, 909)
Aril (L-27) - To Verstratsia, 878 (in service)
Amidase (L-28) - To Marecel, 878 (sunk by Altesian battleship, 892)
Agumore (L-29) - To Kirasia, 878 (sunk as target, 914)
Awasake (L-30) - To Laplaric, 878 (lost en route to the breakers', 908)
Anatsukage (L-31) - To Kirasia, 878 (to be disposed of, 918)
Aranui (L-32) - To Kirasia, 878 (Scrapped, 915)

I suggest that you don't link images from discord, since it will not be visual in here

Shows up for me, but I'll change the source when I can.

TNGShM wrote: *

June 7th, 2022, 11:05 am

Shows up for me, but I'll change the source when I can.

it will always show up for the person that posted it, but not for us other people, since we don't have direct access to your source.

you can try to use imgur.com (just remember to copy the image link and not a direct link)

heuhen wrote: *

June 7th, 2022, 12:30 pm

Updated, hopefully it should work now.

Aska-class 1st Class Cruiser

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The Aska-class cruisers were a class of seven 1st class cruisers built for Alteias between 832 and 835. They were the first homogenous class of 1st class cruisers built after the signing of the Dezarian Naval Treaty, which limited displacement of cruisers to 10,000 standard tons. Following standard Altesian ship naming conventions, the ships were named after mountains. The class was developed with knowledge gained from testing with the previous four 1st class cruisers built within the treaty limits and would set the standard precedent for Altesian cruiser design for the next fifteen years. The Aska-class ships were commissioned between 834 and 838. The served extensively within the Mieri Ocean theater during the Third Intercontinental War.

Armament for the class was typical of the time, with eight 20 centimeter 55 caliber Type 28 guns carried in four two-gun Type 27 Model A turrets with two on each end. A 5th turret was considered during the initial design process, but it was decided to increase the thickness of the armor belt instead. The secondary armament was the standard eight 12 centimeter 45 caliber Type 32 dual purpose guns carried in four twin Type 30 mounts with two on each side. Four single 20mm Type 22 cannon would were placed above the reloads for the two 61 centimeter Type 25 Mod-2 triple torpedo tubes. The class was designed to carry three aircraft (one on the catapult fixed to X turret and two on the stowage area immediately forward of X turret), but usually only two were carried. Protection was about average for a cruiser of similar size, with a 9 centimeter belt that thickened to 13cm around the magazines and a 57mm deck. There was an internal bulkhead to protect against torpedoes, but the ships were also given torpedo bulges later in their careers. The ships were also fast, with a maximum speed of 35 knots achieved during trials, although none of the class ever managed to exceed 34 knots during their careers. They had a range of 8,000 nautical miles at 18 knots.

History
The Aska-class had some of the most eventful careers of any Altesian ship, with the exception of Kumikarumi, which suddenly exploded while working up in 836 with the loss of 569 officers and crew (the reasons for the explosion are still being investigated today). Before the 3rd Intercontinental War, the remaining six ships were grouped into the 2nd Cruiser Squadron and trained extensively in night fighting. As hostilities began to break out across the globe in late 838, 2nd Cruiser Squadron regularly escorted convoys to ensure that they would not be attacked in Altesian waters. Yanari received the distinction of being the first Altesian warship sunk during the 3rd Intercontinental War after being torpedoed by a Zemuran submarine, which also brought Alteias into the war.

Immediately after the Altesian declaration of war against Zemur and the other countries of the Torukian League, 2nd Cruiser Squadron was ordered to reinforce 1st Cruiser Squadron which was based in the Altesian territory of Shakikan. These two cruiser squadrons would be thrown into some of the heaviest naval combat of the war. Miraculously, none of the ships of 2nd Cruiser Squadron would be sunk during the first four years of the war. However, luck would run out for Sankae, which was sunk by a Raventzian guided bomb dropped from a Zemuran plane in mid 844. Aoki nearly suffered a similar fate, taking a bomb immediately starbord of B turret, but luck and the skill of the ship's damage control team managed to save the ship. Aoki would subsequently be converted to a training ship, with B turret removed and accommodations for cadets taking its place. As more modern cruisers entered service, the remnants of the 1st and 2nd Cruiser Squadrons were pulled from service to be modernized. Their aircraft and catapults were removed with modern 4cm and 2cm anti aircraft guns being mounted in their place. They were also reorganized into the 1st Mobile Cruiser Force, serving as reinforcements where needed.

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After the end of the war in 848, all ships with the exception of Aoki were mothballed. They would sit in mothballs even through the Karkalum War, and would be sold at a low price to various allied nations in the late 850s. Aoki continued her duties as a training ship until being decommissioned in 858. Aska and Tokazaki were sold to Verstratsia, where they served into the early 890s. The Verstratsian Aska-class ships were gradually modified with the replacement of the aft 20cm guns with a helicopter hangar, and the replacement of the 12cm guns with light SAMs. Rana was sold to Maracel, where she served as flagship of the Maracelian navy into the establishment of its dictatorial regime. She would be sunk in 892 by a missile from the Altesian cruiser Suragi after the Commonwealth of Free Nations declared war.

After her decommissioning in 858, Aoki remained in reserve as a spare training ship. In 861, she was struck from the naval register and plans were made to move her to the Naval History Museum in Remoris. Before being towed to her permanent berth at the museum, she was used as a set for the popular movie Off Karkulum, which told the story of a lone cruiser trying to return to its home port. Aoki began her journey from the Naval Reserve Shipyard in New Heilan on 23 July, 862. She arrived in Remoris on 29 July, and was docked at her final destination on 32 July. Aoki opened as a museum ship on 18 October, 862. She is still periodically used as a film set for TV shows and movies.

Specifications:
Type: Heavy cruiser
Displacement: 10,000 tons (standard load), 13,240 tons (full load)
Length: 198.12m (wl), 200.4m (oa)
Beam: 19m
Draught: 6.25m
Propulsion:
- 4-shaft geared turbines
- 12 Ekashima boilers
- 120,000 shp
Speed: 33.5 knots
Range: 8000 nmi at 18kn
Complement: 749
Armament:
As built
- 8 x 20cm/55 guns (4 x 2)
- 8 x 12cm/45 guns (4 x 2)
- 6 x 61 cm torpedo tubes (2 x 3), 6 x reloads (2 x 3)
- 4 x 2cm/75 Type 22 cannon (4 x 1)
As of 845 (Aska)
- 8 x 20cm/55 guns (4 x 2)
・1 x 20cm/55 guns (1 x 2) on Aoki
- 8 x 12cm/45 guns (4 x 2)
・4 x 12cm/55 guns (2 x 2) additionally on Aoki
- 6 x 61cm torpedo tubes (2 x 3)
- 24 x 4cm/65 Type 42 cannon (6 x 4)
・28 x 4cm/65 Type 42 cannon (7 x 4) on Aoki
- 16 x 2cm/75 Type 41 cannon (8 x 2)
Armor:
- Belt: 9-13cm
- Deck: 5.7cm
- Barbette: 9cm
- Turret: 9cm face, 2.5cm roof, sides, and rear
Aircraft carried: 3
Aviation facilities: 1 catapult

Ships in class:
Aska (C-5) - To Verstratsia, 857 (Scrapped, 904)
Yanari (C-6) - Sunk by Zemuran submarine, 840
Aoki (C-7) - Museum ship, 862
Kumikarumi (C-8) - Sunk by internal explosion, 836
Sankae (C-9) - Sunk by Zemuran bombers, 844
Tokazaki (C-10) - To Verstratsia, 857 (Scrapped, 895)
Rana (C-11) - To Maracel, 858 (sunk by Altesian missile, 892)

All in all, great work.

I do think that the funnel on the Aska-class looks a little bit weird in comparison to the straight lines of the superstructure.

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Work in Progress List
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- HNLMS Kortenaer (KN)
- Yamato on Graf Spee's hull plan
- Giant cruiseferry powered by nuclear engines... what could go wrong?

1st Class Cruiser Yachiho

Currently being redrawn

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