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Ticonderoga class Cruiser

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BACKGROUND

Authorized in 1978, construction began on the first Ticonderoga class Guided Missile Cruiser in January of 1980. The Ticonderoga class are multi-mission ships capable of sustained combat in a variety of situations and are typically employed in support of Carrier and Amphibious Assault Groups. A total of 27 ships of this class have been built. Although the first 5 did not have the Vertical Launch System (VLS) and used an older AEGIS system, they have since been refited to match the other ships.

The Ticonderoga class were first surface vessels to be equipped with the most sophisticated air defense system in the world, the AEGIS Weapons System, allowing the ships to detect enemy air targets more than 322 km away. This system, along with a large supply of suface to air missiles, allows the Ticonderoga class to deal with the anti-air warfare threat faced by the battle group.

In addition to their anti-air capabilities, the Ticonderoga class can also engage in surface as well as anti-submarine warfare. Tomahawk Cruise Missiles allow the ships to strike at targets far away, while the two 5 inch guns provide anti-ship, anti-air and bombardment capabilities. The ships anti-submarine warefare equipment consists of hull mounted and towed SONARs and helicopters that can detect ships and submarines a hundred miles away. Along with the AEGIS these systems make the Ticonderoga class on of the most powerful surface ships in the world.

RPG STATS

Government: United States of America (US Navy)
Ship Type: Cruiser
Class: Ticonderoga AEGIS cruiser
Manufacturer: Ingalls shipbuilding and Bath Iron Works

Crew: 364 total (340 Enlisted, 24 Officers)

Notable Ships of Class:
USS Normandy
USS Antietam
USS Cowpens
USS Hue City

MDC BY LOCATION: 
(1) Main Body                                    3,450
(2) Command Tower                                 750
(2) Sensor Array (behind command tower)           180
    AEGIS Sensor Array (4)                        180 each
(3) Helicopter Landing Deck                       800
(4) Propellors (2)                                300 each

    MK45 5 Inch Gun  (2)                          275 each
    MK 41 VLS  Missile System (2)                 300 each
    MK 15 MOD 2 Vulcan CIWS (2)                   150 each
    Mk141 Harpoon Quad Launchers (2)              170 each
    MK 32 MOD 14 Torpedo Tubes (2)                200 each 

    Outer Hull (per 40ft area)                    100
    Interior walls (per 20ft)                      10

NOTES:

  1. Depleting the MDC of the main body will put the cruiser out of commission. All internal systems will shut down, the ship itself will be an unsalvageable sinking wreck.
  2. Destroying the command tower will instantly kill the command staff and deprive the ship of all forms of long range communications, radar and targeting. Destroying the main sensory array behind the command tower will have the same effect, but the command staff will not be killed instantly.
  3. Destroying the flight deck will greatly impair the cruisers ability to deploy and recover Helicopter.
  4. Depleting the MDC of the propellors will leave the ship adrift until such time as they are repaired or the ship is towed back to port.

SPEEDS:

Speed: 30 knots (55.6 kmph)
Maximum Range: 9,656 km at 20 kts

Length: 173 m
Width: 16.8 m
Weight: 9,754 tonnes

Engines: 4 General Electric LM-2500 Gas Turbine Engines (80,000 Shaft Horsepower)

Radar Systems:
AN/SPS-64(V)9 Navigational Radar
AN/SPY-1B (V) Multi-Function Radar
AN/SPS-55 Surface Search Radar
AN/SPQ-9 Gun Fire Control Radar

Sonar Systems:
AN/SQS-53C Hull Mounted Sonar
AN/SQR-19B Towed Array Sonar

WEAPON SYSTEMS:

1. 5 INCH (54 Cal.) MK45 LIGHTWEIGHT GUN MOUNTS (2):

This fully automatic lightweight gun is significantly improved over the Mk 42 and is accurate against fast, highly maneuverable surface targets, air targets and shore bombardment threats. One of each of these systems are mounted fore and aft of the ship

2. MK41 VERTICAL LAUNCHING SYSTEM: (2):

The primary weapon of the AEGIS cruisers are two VLS Missile Launchers situated on the Fore Deck just behind the 5 Inch Gun and another located just aft of the heliocopter pad. This system carries a varied assortement of weapons for many different missions; whether it be Anti-aircraft or Anti-submarine, it can carry something for it.

3. MK 15 BLOCK 1 20 mm VULCAN PHALANX (CIWS) (2):

The primary close in defensive weapon of the cruiser is the primary defence against inner range aircraft and missiles. These guns are almost totally automated and are very effective against low flying aircraft/missiles. One is mounted on each side the ship, located midships, and one defends the port quarter and the other the starboard side.

4. MK 141 HARPOON MISSILE LAUNCHERS (8)

: These are the principle Anti-Ship Missile Batteries aboard ship and are carried in two launchers (featuring 4 tubes each), behind the main VLS battery forward of the bridge. They are designed to protect the cruiser and the rest of the fleet that it is attached to by taking out enemy ships at long range before they can get to close to pose a higher threat.

5. 324 mm MK 32 MOD 14 TORPEDO LAUNCHER TUBES (2):

The secondary Anti-Submersible weapon of the Ticonderoga cruiser. These triple barrelled torpedo launcher tubes fire heavy warhead torpedo's designed to destroy submarines, and/or sea based installations with a single torpedo.

6. AN/SLQ-32 (V) 3 ELECTRONIC WARFARE SUITE :

Used to defeat hostile radar and Sonar, the ECM/ESM, (Electronic Counter Measures), jammers will confuse all radar and sonar so that the ships is much harder to be detected or locked onto with radar/sonar guided weapons. This does not give away the position of the ship but it does let the enemy know that they are there. The only way that it can be defeated is with ECCM, (Electronic Counter-Counter Measures).

7. MK 36 SUPER RAPID-BLOOMING OFF BOARD CHAFF/ FLARE DECOY DISPENSORS (6):

The cruisers counter-measures dispensors consist of six six-barrelled 130 mm Chaff/Flare launchers. Triggered by the Principal Weapons Officer (PWO), they will release either a chaff cloud or single flare depending on what the PWO chooses. They are used to confuse enemy missiles attacking the ship. Smart missiles get a 20% bonus when rolling on the below chart.

8. M2HB 12.7 mm Machine Gun: (3)

Several of these are mounted during wartime. One on port and one on starboard and one at the bow for detonating mines.

9. Mk38 25 mm Auto Cannon:: (2)

Both guns augment the anti-aircraft and small craft defences of the ship. One is mounted on each side of the ship.

SYSTEMS OF NOTE:

Ship-borne Vehicles (STANDARD):

Aircraft:

REFERENCES
  • Palladium Books Game Engine and MDC Rules
  • Background info provided by the Navy Fact File & FAS Website
  • Wikipedia Tarawa class amphibious assault ship article

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