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|Ship image=[[File:UCAV carrier 2024-04-15 105050.png|300px]]  
|Ship image=[[File:Ghost Commander 2024-04-15 105022.png|300px]]  
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{{Infobox ship class overview
{{Infobox ship class overview
|Name= Yong-Wang class unmanned aerial vehicle carrier
|Name= Yong-Wang class unmanned aerial vehicle carrier
|Builders= [[File:Flag of Korea (1899).svg|30px|frameless]] [[The Great Kingdom of Joseon]]
|Builders= Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.
|Operators= [[File:Flag of Korea (1899).svg|30px|frameless]] [[The Great Kingdom of Joseon]]
|Operators= {{flag|Joseon}}
|Class before=  
|Class before=  
|Class after=
|Class after=
|Subclasses=
|Subclasses=
|Cost= 2.5 billion NSD $  
|Cost= 4.0 billion NSD $  
|Built range=  2021-
|Built range=  2021-
|In service range= 2024-present
|In service range= 2023-present
|In commission range=   
|In commission range=   
|Total ships building=  
|Total ships building= 10
|Total ships planned= 24
|Total ships planned= 21
|Total ships completed= 5
|Total ships completed= 12
|Total ships cancelled=  
|Total ships cancelled=  
|Total ships active= 1
|Total ships active= 11
|Total ships laid up=
|Total ships laid up=
|Total ships lost=
|Total ships lost=
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|Ship type=  
|Ship type=  
|Ship tonnage=  
|Ship tonnage=  
|Ship displacement= 23,000 tons, full load
|Ship displacement= 29,000 tons, full load
|Ship tons burthen=   
|Ship tons burthen=   
|Ship length= 215 m
|Ship length= 215 m
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|Ship ice class=
|Ship ice class=
|Ship power=  
|Ship power=  
|Ship propulsion= {{wp|Combined diesel–electric and gas|CODLOG}}
|Ship propulsion= {{wp|Combined diesel–electric and gas|CODLOG}}, {{wp|Pump-jet}}
|Ship sail plan=
|Ship sail plan=
|Ship speed= 32 knots(Maximum speed)
|Ship speed= 35 knots(Maximum speed)
|Ship range= 12,964 km
|Ship range= 12,964 km
|Ship endurance=  
|Ship endurance=  
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|Ship capacity=  
|Ship capacity=  
|Ship troops=  
|Ship troops=  
|Ship complement= 60(Crews)+124(Airwing)
|Ship complement= 50(Crews)+124(Airwing)
|accessdate=
|accessdate=
|Ship crew=  
|Ship crew=  
|Ship time to activate=
|Ship time to activate=
|Ship sensors= 4 X S-Band AESA Radars
|Ship sensors=  
* 4 X Multi-Function S-Band AESA Radars
* SAQ-540K Electro-optical targeting system(EOTS)
* SAQ-600K Infrared search and track(IRST)
|Ship EW= LIG Nex1 SLQ-200(V)K SONATA ESM/ECM
|Ship EW= LIG Nex1 SLQ-200(V)K SONATA ESM/ECM
|Ship armament=  
|Ship armament=  
* {{wp|Mark 41 Vertical Launching System|Mk. 41 VLS}} cells x 16 Cells
* 16 Cells x {{wp|Mark 41 Vertical Launching System|Mk. 41 VLS}} cells
* 20mm CIWS x 4
* 4 x {{wp|Phalanx CIWS|20 mm CIWS}}
* {{wp|Tactical High Energy Laser|THEL Turrets}} x 4
* 4 x {{wp|Tactical High Energy Laser|THEL Turrets}}
* K-6 12.7mm Heavy Machine Guns x 6
* 6 x K-6 12.7mm heavy machine gun {{wp|Remote controlled weapon station|RCWS}}
* M134 7.62mm Gatling gun x 2
* 2 x M134 7.62mm Gatling gun {{wp|Remote controlled weapon station|RCWS}}
* 64 x Rocket canisters with [[Poniard-V 70 mm anti-ship guided rocket|Poniard-V]]
* 64 x Loitering munition canisters with [[LMQ-300 'Demonkiller' Loitering Munition|LMQ-300]]
* Torpedo Deception System
* Torpedo Deception System
|Ship armour= Classified
|Ship armour= Classified
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The Yong-Wang class unmanned aerial vehicle carrier is a ship designed and built to use aerial and maritime drones to perform sea blockings, air missions, anti-submarine missions, fleet battles, and more. The Yong-Wang class is one of the results of a project implemented by the [[Royal Joseon Armed Forces]] to prepare for future wars using drones as military drones gradually expand their role on the battlefield.
The Yong-Wang class is a type of drone carrier that acts as an operation and resupply platform for aerial and maritime drones and acts as a mothership to closely connect drones and control them. The operation and control of drones require human crew intervention, but artificial intelligence assists humans in combat assistance, battlefield environment analysis, and the operation of internal facilities of ships. In particular, since there are many areas where artificial intelligence(AI) is in charge of operating facilities inside ships, the Yong-Wang class can operate smoothly with only 50 crew members.


==Description==
==Description==


===Design===
===Design===
Yong-Wang class has unmanned much of the ship's maintenance. The ship's AI and management systems are responsible for many areas, ranging from rearmament, turbine system/combustion Technician, fuel and supplies, steering, computerized work, and cleaning. The Yong-Wang class's internal structure was designed to optimize these unmanned operations, and as a result, human crews are only responsible for some areas, such as command, aviation, and special operations.
Yong-Wang class has a {{wp|Trimaran}} structure. This allows the Yong-Wang class to sail faster and more reliably through the waves. In addition, the trimaran structure has a significant effect on suppressing motion sickness in sailors. Also, Yong-Wang class adopts a stealth form, so it is detected as a smaller vessel on the radar. The Navy's experiments have shown that the Yong-Wang class is detected as the size of a small ship with a displacement of 900 tons on a typical S-Band AESA radar.


===Defense capability===
===Defense capability===


===Air operational capability===
Yong-Wang class is equipped with 16 cells of {{wp|Mark 41 Vertical Launching System|Mk. 41 VLS}}. Mk. 41 VLS is a system that is responsible for the core of ship defense, and can carry up to 64 {{wp|K-SAAM}} or {{wp|RIM-162 ESSM|ESSM}} missiles capable of carrying 4 in a single cell.
 
{{wp|Phalanx CIWS|20 mm CIWS}} is a weapon responsible for the final defense of the ship. The process of reloading ammunition on a CIWS requires human intervention, but the process of CIWS detecting and firing targets takes place entirely automatically.
 
{{wp|Remote controlled weapon station|RCWS}} typically operates in such a way that human sailors pull the trigger to fire when optical equipment automatically tracks the target, but it can also be operated in such a way that the ship's AI identifies and fires the enemy target if necessary.
 
Rocket canisters and loitering munition canisters are used to attack enemy small ships, large ships, radar facilities, and other ground targets. Unlike RCWS, weapon canisters cannot be used without the intervention of human sailors. [[Poniard-V 70 mm anti-ship guided rocket|Poniard-V]] guided rockets are weapons optimized for attacking enemy small vessels traveling at high speeds. The Poniard-V can attack enemy ships, such as missile boats, self-destructive sea drones, and more through high speed and high accuracy. [[LMQ-300 'Demonkiller' Loitering Munition|LMQ-300 Loitering munitions]] are weapons specialized for tracking enemy radar radio waves or attacking enemy targets detected through sensors.
 
Yong-Wang class has military-grade protection against non-nuclear and nuclear shock wave EMPs.
 
===Air/Sea operational capability===
 
[[File:Screenshot 2024-08-17 223549.png|thumb|left|A schematic diagram of air and sea operational capability of the Yong-Wang class.]]
 
Yong-Wang class is equipped with two {{wp|Electromagnetic catapult|EMALS catapults}}, which assist the aircraft to take off. All fixed-wing {{wp|Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAVs}} and {{wp|Unmanned combat aerial vehicle|UCAVs}} can take off with acceleration through the EMALS catapults. Also, the landing of the aircraft is assisted by 3 {{wp|Arresting gear|arresting gears}}.
 
Fixed-wing UAVs/UCAVs are at the core of the Yong-Wang class's air operational capabilities. UAVs/UCAVs are the primary combat assets responsible for aerial reconnaissance and attacks, and they are also the most important unmanned assets of the Yong-Wang class. {{wp|Unmanned surface vehicle|Unmanned surface vehicles}}(USV) are responsible for maritime reconnaissance, sea blockade, and enemy fleet attacks. The Yong-Wang class is equipped with 3 reconnaissance USVs and 4 combat USVs, and when the reconnaissance USVs detect the target, the combat USVs will launch an attack. {{wp|Unmanned underwater vehicle|Unmanned underwater vehicles}} are responsible for underwater reconnaissance, underwater attacks, and anti-submarine missions.


'''Aerial wings'''
'''Aerial wings'''


* 1 Air combat UCAV squadron (12 Aircraft. [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1862215 KMAQ-2 UCAV])
* 1 Air combat UCAV squadron (12 Aircraft. [[KMAQ-2 'Kingfisher' Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle|KMAQ-2 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle]]) + 1 Strike mission UCAV squadron (12 Aircraft. [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=571819 RAQ-39B Clarion])
* 1 Strike mission UCAV squadron (12 Aircraft. RAQ-39B Clarion)
* 1 Anti-Submarine warfare helicopter squadron (8 Helicopters. {{wp|KAI_KUH-1_Surion#KUH-1_ASW_(Anti-Submarine_Warfare)|NUH-1}})
 
''Or''
 
* 2 Air combat UCAV squadrons (24 Aircraft. [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1943705 AQ-46A Storm Petrel] or [[KMAQ-2 'Kingfisher' Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle|KMAQ-2 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle]])  
* 1 Anti-Submarine warfare helicopter squadron (8 Helicopters. {{wp|KAI_KUH-1_Surion#KUH-1_ASW_(Anti-Submarine_Warfare)|NUH-1}})
* 1 Anti-Submarine warfare helicopter squadron (8 Helicopters. {{wp|KAI_KUH-1_Surion#KUH-1_ASW_(Anti-Submarine_Warfare)|NUH-1}})


'''Unmanned surface vehicles'''
'''Unmanned surface vehicles'''


* 3 X [[Nalchi-Class unmanned surface vessel]]
* 4 X [[Cheongsaechi-Class unmanned surface vessel]]
* 4 X [[Cheongsaechi-Class unmanned surface vessel]]
'''Unmanned underwater vehicles'''
* 8 X [[Barracuda-Class autonomous underwater vehicle]]


{{Template:The Great Kingdom of Joseon|state=collapsed}}
{{Template:The Great Kingdom of Joseon|state=collapsed}}


[[Category:The Great Kingdom of Joseon]]
[[Category:The Great Kingdom of Joseon]]

Latest revision as of 00:00, 23 August 2024

Yong-Wang class
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Class overview
Name: Yong-Wang class unmanned aerial vehicle carrier
Builders: Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.
Operators:  Joseon
Cost: 4.0 billion NSD $
Built: 2021-
In service: 2023-present
Planned: 21
Building: 10
Completed: 12
Active: 11
General characteristics
Class and type: Drone carrier
Displacement: 29,000 tons, full load
Length: 215 m
Beam: 41 m
Draft: 8.5 m
Propulsion: CODLOG, Pump-jet
Speed: 35 knots(Maximum speed)
Range: 12,964 km
Complement: 50(Crews)+124(Airwing)
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • 4 X Multi-Function S-Band AESA Radars
  • SAQ-540K Electro-optical targeting system(EOTS)
  • SAQ-600K Infrared search and track(IRST)
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
LIG Nex1 SLQ-200(V)K SONATA ESM/ECM
Armament:
Armour: Classified
Aircraft carried: 24 UAVs or UCAVs + 6-12 Helicopters

The Yong-Wang class unmanned aerial vehicle carrier is a ship designed and built to use aerial and maritime drones to perform sea blockings, air missions, anti-submarine missions, fleet battles, and more. The Yong-Wang class is one of the results of a project implemented by the Royal Joseon Armed Forces to prepare for future wars using drones as military drones gradually expand their role on the battlefield.

The Yong-Wang class is a type of drone carrier that acts as an operation and resupply platform for aerial and maritime drones and acts as a mothership to closely connect drones and control them. The operation and control of drones require human crew intervention, but artificial intelligence assists humans in combat assistance, battlefield environment analysis, and the operation of internal facilities of ships. In particular, since there are many areas where artificial intelligence(AI) is in charge of operating facilities inside ships, the Yong-Wang class can operate smoothly with only 50 crew members.

Description

Design

Yong-Wang class has unmanned much of the ship's maintenance. The ship's AI and management systems are responsible for many areas, ranging from rearmament, turbine system/combustion Technician, fuel and supplies, steering, computerized work, and cleaning. The Yong-Wang class's internal structure was designed to optimize these unmanned operations, and as a result, human crews are only responsible for some areas, such as command, aviation, and special operations.

Yong-Wang class has a Trimaran structure. This allows the Yong-Wang class to sail faster and more reliably through the waves. In addition, the trimaran structure has a significant effect on suppressing motion sickness in sailors. Also, Yong-Wang class adopts a stealth form, so it is detected as a smaller vessel on the radar. The Navy's experiments have shown that the Yong-Wang class is detected as the size of a small ship with a displacement of 900 tons on a typical S-Band AESA radar.

Defense capability

Yong-Wang class is equipped with 16 cells of Mk. 41 VLS. Mk. 41 VLS is a system that is responsible for the core of ship defense, and can carry up to 64 K-SAAM or ESSM missiles capable of carrying 4 in a single cell.

20 mm CIWS is a weapon responsible for the final defense of the ship. The process of reloading ammunition on a CIWS requires human intervention, but the process of CIWS detecting and firing targets takes place entirely automatically.

RCWS typically operates in such a way that human sailors pull the trigger to fire when optical equipment automatically tracks the target, but it can also be operated in such a way that the ship's AI identifies and fires the enemy target if necessary.

Rocket canisters and loitering munition canisters are used to attack enemy small ships, large ships, radar facilities, and other ground targets. Unlike RCWS, weapon canisters cannot be used without the intervention of human sailors. Poniard-V guided rockets are weapons optimized for attacking enemy small vessels traveling at high speeds. The Poniard-V can attack enemy ships, such as missile boats, self-destructive sea drones, and more through high speed and high accuracy. LMQ-300 Loitering munitions are weapons specialized for tracking enemy radar radio waves or attacking enemy targets detected through sensors.

Yong-Wang class has military-grade protection against non-nuclear and nuclear shock wave EMPs.

Air/Sea operational capability

A schematic diagram of air and sea operational capability of the Yong-Wang class.

Yong-Wang class is equipped with two EMALS catapults, which assist the aircraft to take off. All fixed-wing UAVs and UCAVs can take off with acceleration through the EMALS catapults. Also, the landing of the aircraft is assisted by 3 arresting gears.

Fixed-wing UAVs/UCAVs are at the core of the Yong-Wang class's air operational capabilities. UAVs/UCAVs are the primary combat assets responsible for aerial reconnaissance and attacks, and they are also the most important unmanned assets of the Yong-Wang class. Unmanned surface vehicles(USV) are responsible for maritime reconnaissance, sea blockade, and enemy fleet attacks. The Yong-Wang class is equipped with 3 reconnaissance USVs and 4 combat USVs, and when the reconnaissance USVs detect the target, the combat USVs will launch an attack. Unmanned underwater vehicles are responsible for underwater reconnaissance, underwater attacks, and anti-submarine missions.

Aerial wings

Or

Unmanned surface vehicles

Unmanned underwater vehicles