Kreigsmarine

[[Military of Drambenburg]]
Kriegsmarine Heiliges Reich Drambenburg
Motto	Sea, Air, and Land
Founded	1932
Current form	1949
Service branches	Kriegsmarine, Kriegsmarine Air, Königliche Marines
Headquarters	Sainte Marie, Ministry of the Kriegsmarine building, Sainte Marie Naval Base
Leadership
Kaiser of Drambenburg	Peter XXI Wettin
Großadmiral	Erich Hinterland
Personnel
Military age	19 for compulsory male service, 18 for volunteer male and female service
Conscription	19–34 years of age (males only) 40 for subaltern officers, 50 for staff officers and higher
Reaching military age annually	(458,000)
Industry
Foreign suppliers	Trans-Toyana Prosper Alliance, Zaheerstan
Related articles
Ranks	Ranks of Drambenburgian Kriegsmarine

The Kriegsmarine is one of four branches of the Wehrmacht of Drambenburg. It serves as the primary naval institution protecting Drambenburgian interests at sea. Its primary mission in the 21st century is to protect trade routes from piracy. It is one of the largest and most powerful navies in the CCA. Currently the backbone of the Kriegsmarine are the three Wilhelm-class aircraft carriers and singular Solan-class aircraft carrier. In addition to deploying the four aircraft carriers, there are another four next-gen Welf-class carriers being built. With 310,000 active personel and 148,000 reserve personel, the Kriegsmarine is the third-largest branch of the Wehrmacht.

The Kriegsmarine traces its origins to the Avergnonese border conflicts of the 1920s, when the monarchy saw a need for a unified and federally controlled navy, as opposed to the historical merchant marine that had been employed. With the invention of the battleship and other ironclad vessels at the turn of the 20th century, steam and wind powered sailing vessels were obsolete. In 1925 the Khakus comissioned six, new T-class destroyers. The national conscription extended to include the Kriegsmarine in 1932 when the Kreigsmarine was folded into the new Wehrmacht.

The Kriegsmarine play a decisive role in the World War, with Drambenburgian U-boats blocking trans-Toyanan trade. The navy one several decicive victories, and engaged in several major landing operations through the duration of the war. After the World War, the Kriegsmarine was the most inovative branch of the Wehrmacht, developing the nuclear technology used to power most of Drambenburg, along with many of the larger Kriegsmarine vessels.

The Kriegsmarine is under the Ministry of the Kriegsmarine, along with the Königliche Marines. The head of the Kriegsmarine is the Kaiser, and the head of the Ministry of the Navy is the civilian Minister of the Navy, Natalia Romanov. The Ministry of the Navy itself is a sub-ministry of the Ministry of Defense, headed jointly by the Khakus and the Kaiser. The Großadmiral is the highest ranking officer in the Kriegsmarine.

Equipment

Ships

Aircraft Cariers

The Kriegsmarine currently has four active aircraft carriers, the three primary Wilhlem-class nuclear aircraft cariers, and one auxillary diesel aircraft carier. There are four more next-gen aircraft cariers being built.

Wilhelm-Class Aircraft Cariers

The Wilhelm-Class are nuclear high-pressure steam-turbine powered aircraft carriers. Each ship has a displacement of aproximately 100,000 long tons and is over 1,000 feet long.The flight decks use steam catapults and wire arrestors for launch and catch of aircraft. The Wilhelm-class has a top speed of 50 knots and a nearly infinite range. The aircraft cariers can hold upwards of 110 planes, depending on the flight acompanyment, and is staffed by a crew of nearly 1,200 seamen.

Welf-Class Aircraft Cariers

The new Welf-Class Aircraft cariers, the first due in spring of 2022. The flight deck is 1,100 feet long. It will displace 98,000 long tons, and will have a max cruising speed of over 30 knots. The crew will be over 4,000 seamen, and it will have space for nearly 200 aircraft, depending on the air wing. Significant improvements over the Wilhelm-class include a second launch deck, a dedicated helipad, improved effeciency reactors, and a longer landing strip, with space to land several different oversized aircraft. Additionally, the Welf-Class has an amphibious vehicle hangar in the rear.

Solan-Class Aircraft Cariers

The Solan-class is the last auxilary and diesel-powered vessel in the Kriegsmarine. Built from a converted World War battleship, it has a length of 800 feet and a displacement of nearly 80,000 long tons after the conversion. It uses a steam catapult and wire arrestors for takeoff and capture of aircraft. The flight wing has space for 35 aircraft. It is crewed by aproximately 600 seamen.

Battleships

The Kriegsmarine currently has 12 battleships in active duty, eight Lange-Class Railgun battleships, and four Schlammig-Class ships.

Lange-Class Battleship

The Lange-class battleships are equipped with two state-of-art railgun turrets, with three railguns each, which fire kinetic projectiles precisely with ranges over 25 miles. In addition to the railguns, the Lange-class has 12 88mm flak guns and several 40mm, 20mm, 12.5mm and .30 cal AA guns for air defense.

Schlammig-Class Battleship

The Schlammig-Class battleships are upgraded World War battleships, retrofitted for nuclear power. They are armed with nine 18-inch guns, 20 5-inch guns, 80 40mm anti aircraft canons, and 49 20mm anti air guns. With over 16 inches of armor, the Schlamig-class battleship is the heaviest-armored ship in the Kriegsmarine.

Destroyers

Grosswaffe-Class

The Grosswaffe class destroyers are a heavily armed, archaic style destroyer, armed with traditional guns. The main armament of the Grosswaffe class is the four turrets of five 12-inch guns.

Schwarzwalde-Class

The Schwwarzwalde-class is a next-gen missile destroyer, armed with 45 anti-ship missles, and a classified number of surface-to-air missiles.

Frigates

Submarines

The Kriegsmarine only has one active-duty class of submarine, the Wolfe-class nuclear submarine. There are five Wolfe-class submarines in active duty, each equipped with four torpedo tubes, mine-laying capabilities, and seven medium-range tactical nuclear missiles.