Overview

The RSS Montréalé/Montreale, named after the city in the Spinnish region of Cant-uh-duh, is the biggest naval project ever pursued in KE-RP. With a development period that lasted 9 years and a testing period of 4 years, the overall length of the project was 13 years! Originally designed in 1954 under the guidance of then president Frangusto Fiasco, the original idea was to create a heavy cruiser in the image of the RSS Zaragoza battleship/super cruiser. It ended up becoming a guided missile cruiser armed to the teeth with 32 MRASM-15 guided missiles, two 155mm Multirole cannons, four AA defense turrets equipped with rotary guns and high fire rate cannons, and 48 close-mid range missiles on four separate AA modules (credits to builder @Morsele). It is one of the largest ships in the Spinnish Armada and packs many versatile roles. It can serve as a main escort for carrier strike forces, can escort convoys, serve as a helicopter platform with two helipads + 1 hangar and room for three helicopters at full capacity. The entire aft section serves as a flight control deck for the helicopters, and its own air traffic controllers housed in the small tower above the hangar. The mid section is where the propulsion system exhaust is released via the large funnel system. Furthermore it houses the lifeboats and cranes used for unloading said lifeboats, and the bulky area near the lifeboats is the onboard hospital bay. Forward to that is the main superstructure. At the very top behind the three largest radomes is the bridge. With two stairways leading up to the structure, it provides a very clear and near 360º view of the surrounding area. Below that in the windowless area is the secondary mess hall for the top brass aboard the ship. Moving a little forward to the next bridge area is the radar operating room. This is where the advanced six-panel radar above is located. This radar system is very complex and high maintenance with Monarch Missile Company only producing 6 units of such radar systems annually. Here is where they also have the operators for remotely controlling the AA turrets (both missile and gun systems). And just below that is the massive room for the communications network, computers for calculating the ballistic trajectory of each MRASM-15 salvo, and the respective operators for each system. And the forward section contains the anchor system, 155mm main naval cannons for closer threats, and the rest of the deck must be mostly empty for the massive anchor system to function properly.

The planned debut of the RSS Montreale was in 1961, however that date was pushed back 7 years to 1968 after president Montesa’s push for less annual funding for the project and cost overruns. Originally, 30 units were planned for construction, however it is confirmed that only 15 will be built.

Instructions

Pitch — Forwards/Backwards
Yaw — Left/Right
AG1 — Activate turret movement (inaccurate aiming though so sorry)
AG7 — Activate Navigation Lights

Gallery

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