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RNAF CE Ambitious

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“The strength of a ship comes not from the equipment, but from the ambition of the crew.” - Captain Alexander, February 1969

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Lore

Operated by the Republic of Antares's navy, the Ambition-Class of Heavy Patrol Ships were designed by the Kralatau Naval Design Bureau in late 1968. Taking significant lessons from the Battle of Garden Bay reducing the number of explosive substances in exposed above-deck areas and increasing the unguided weaponry count.

The Ambition-Class was designed to operate in all weather conditions and all naval areas such as shores, bays, and even deep water oceans. Frequently traveling in pairs of two or three, captains often provided fire support to near-shore troops with its 2" Quad Mount Turret and high-power Ketzel Mortar.

Coming equipped with a Quad 2" AA LC-66 Turret, a 13.5" Mortar, 2x 1-35 Standard MG, 10x 6" ASW Mortars, and a single Marenai-80 Type-A CIWS Mount the Ambition will repel any wayward targets, no matter if they're in the air, on the surface, or beneath the waves.


Armament

  • 1x Marenai-80 CIWS Mount
  • 1x 13.5" Ketzel Naval Support Mortar
  • 2x 1-35 Standard MG Mount
  • 4x 2" AA Flak in an LC-66 Mark-23 Quad Mount
  • 10x Fixed 6" ASW Mortars on the superstructure

Controls

VTOL - Movement.
Cam2 - Aiming.
Roll - Left/Right Turning.

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 22.2ft (6.8m)
  • Length 159.0ft (48.5m)
  • Height 43.0ft (13.1m)
  • Empty Weight 53,408lbs (24,225kg)
  • Loaded Weight 61,710lbs (27,991kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.437
  • Wing Loading 187.2lbs/ft2 (914.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 329.6ft2 (30.6m2)
  • Drag Points 37736

Parts

  • Number of Parts 356
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,118