Albyekreu-class aircraft carrier

File:Albyekreu class.png Albyekreu class.
Class overview
Name:	Albyekreu Class
Builders:	Kyoungcho Group
Operators:	Anikatian People's Navy Anikatian Navy
Preceded by:	Motyekkoyu-class
Cost:	$5.52 billion (2012 est.)
In service:	1993-Present
Building:	1
Completed:	3
Cancelled:	4
Active:	1
Laid up:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Aircraft Carrier
Displacement:	80,000 tons, 100,000 tons full load
Length:	330 m (1,083 ft) (length)
Beam:	40 m (130 ft)
Draught:	10 m (33 ft)
Propulsion:	4 × Bulgakko BNR-1 nuclear reactors producing 300 MW (402,306 hp) each 4 × Bulgakko P-SM1-400D steam turbines 4 × shafts
Speed:	30+ knots (56 km/h)
Range:	Unlimited distance; 20-25 years
Crew:	4,800-5,680 including air wing
Sensors and processing systems:	TOPVIEW-B S/X-band multifunction AESA radar FARSIGHT L-band volume search radar LPI Navigation radar CCS MK II communication complex and Link II tactical data system 3D Air Search Radar ESM/ECM Suite
Armament:	8 x Kshytani CIWS (32 missiles each) 12 x SQ-130M2 30 mm CIWS (32 missiles each) 26 x 8-cell SQ-034MK Toryu-K (208 missiles; 1 missile per 3 seconds)
Armour:	steel shrapnel sheets, kevlar spall liners
Aircraft carried:	80-90 x (Ay-04, Ay-05, Ay-105, MyL-23, Chk-14, Chk-18, Tu-62, Tu-64)

The Albyekreu class is the first of a class of Anikatian nuclear-powered supercarriers of the Anikatian Navy Forces. Which for the first time would have offered true blue water aviation capability for the Anikatian Navy Forces. This was based upon the experience of Motyekkoyu-class. Originally up to eight vessels were planned and the hulls were laid down, but following the end of the Cold War and fall of the DSRA construction was cancelled for the remaining four vessels. Three vessels were completed with a further one ship structurally complete but without electronics systems or power plants installed. However lack of funds in defence budget in the post-Cold War era left it in limbo.

Design

Albyekreu was meant to be the first of a class of eight carriers, but construction costs ballooned and the remaining vessels were never laid down. Because of the huge cost of her construction, Instead only one vessel entered service with the Anikatian People's Navy before the end of the Cold War. The Albyekreu carriers were ordered to supplement the aircraft carriers of the Motyekkoyu-class, expanding the strength and capability of the People's Navy. The ship was an improvements on previous aircraft carriers, in particular the addition of nuclear power plant allowed far greater range and speed when compared to the Motyekkoyu-class and the larger design improved amount of aviation fuel and ordnance carried. The designers had also originally envisaged a design large enough to operate the newer larger designs such as a navalised variant of the MyL-21 under consideration, however the MyL-23 fighters then under development would become the main fighter of the new class. There were initial concerns these new later fighters would not be able to operate from the Motyekkoyu-class. Although later testing proved this to be false and MyL-23 could operate from the smaller carriers. In fact, development costs and major delays were a bigger problem to the MyL-23 program.

Air Wing

Operating as the mainstay of the naval aircraft projection power it has operated a large number of aircraft in its service life, the main tactical aircrafts flown by the Albyekreu carriers were Ay-04 variable sweep wing fighter-bombers, Ay-05 multirole fighters, most recently the Ay-105 and MyL-23 fifth generation fighters initially thought to heavy to operate from the carrier have achieve success in testing. Helicopters, VTOL and auxiliary aircraft operated on the Albyekreu consist of Chk-14 multirole medium helicopters, Tu-64 and Chk-18 VTOL for logistics; transports and Tu-62EW is used for airborne early warning.

Typical Carrier Air Wing

Aircraft Class	Albyekreu-class 1990s	Albyekreu-class 2010s
Interceptor	28 x Ay-04MBK	36 x MyL-23K
Military trainer	8 x Ay-05K-UBT	8 x Ay-05K-UBT
Multirole	20 x Ay-05K-SMT	12 x Ay-105K
Anti-submarine warfare aircraft	12 x Tu-64ASW2	12 x Tu-64ASW5
AWAC	4 x Tu-62EW3	4 x Tu-62EW4
Electronic-warfare	4 x Ay-04EKM	4 x Ay-05NGE
Anti-submarine warfare helicopters	10 x Chk-14AS	10 x Chk-14ASU
Multipurpose	2 x Chk-14T	2 x Chk-14TM
Transport aircraft	2 x Tu-64	2 x Tu-64

Specifications

	Albyekreu-class
Displacement	100,000 tons
Dimensions	330 m (1,083 ft) (length) 40 m (130 ft) (beam) 10 m (33 ft) (draught)
Armament	26 x 8-cell SQ-034MK Toryu-K (208 missiles; 1 missile per 3 seconds) 8 x Kshytani CIWS (32 missiles each) 12 x SQ-130M2 30 mm CIWS
Propulsion	4 × Bulgakko BNR-1 nuclear reactors producing 300 MW (402,306 hp) each 4 × Bulgakko P-SM1-400D steam turbines 4 × shafts Combined total 1,200 MW (1,609,224 hp)
Speed	30+ knots (56 km/h)

Exports

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ANV Taesun Moored unfinished in Daesuyojin bay, Daekueongtye.

While this type was never exported during the Cold War period. Since its collapse of the DSRA in 2001 and subsequent opening of its markets along with the creation of Anikatian International Trade and Export Corporation (ANKITEC), the design was considered a likely candidate for export to emerging powers. However, the Anikatian government placed a strict ban on exports despite being unable to fund the operation of all the vessels built and the one unfinished hull.

Ships in class

Navy	Name	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Status
Motykov subclass
Anikatian Navy	Albyekreu	May 1988	July 1991	December 1993	In reserve - In 2004 the vessel was taken out of service and prepared for scrapping as no money was available for its overhaul. As of 2010 it was reported that the ship was moored near Kopolcha, in conservation status. The Anikatian Navy planned to modernise the ship and return it to active service, provided that the necessary funds were found.
Anikatian Navy	Seoeunju	December 1994	November 1998	September 1999	In reserve - Seoeunju suffered a reactor accident in 2000 while serving in the North East Sea. Repairs were never carried out, due to lack of funds and the changing political situation in the DSRA. She may have been cannibalised as a spare-parts cache for the other ships in her class. However the Anikatian Navy denies this and still has plans to modernise the ship and return it to active service, provided that the necessary funds were found.
Anikatian Navy	Sangbyeol	August 1995	October 1999	May 2000	Active in service
Anikatian Navy	Taesun	July 1997	August 2001	Was never finished because of budget problems and fall of the DSRA.	Moored unfinished in Daesuyojin, Daekueongtye. Since 2010 there have been repeated plans to complete the carrier.

See also

• List of active Anikatian Navy ships
• Motyekkoyu-class