Caementarius Class Submarine
 Missile Sub Common Body
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Caementarius Class/Gladiator Class |
| Builders: | Kuat Shipyards |
| Operators: | NRI Republic Navy |
| Preceded by: | -class Submarine |
| Cost: | $2 Billion NSD per ship |
| In service: | 1984-Present |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | SSGN/SSBN |
| Displacement: |
list error: <br /> list (help) 16,764 tonnes (16,499 long tons) surfaced 18,750 tonnes (18,450 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Beam: | 13 m (42 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
list error: <br /> list (help) 1× nuclear reactor 2× geared turbines; 35,000 shp (26 MW) 1 x auxiliary diesel 1 × 325 hp (242 kW) auxiliary motor 1 shaft with seven-bladed screw |
| Speed: |
list error: <br /> list (help) 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged (official) |
| Range: | Unlimited (theoretical) |
| Endurance: | Only limited by food and maintenance requirements. |
| Test depth: | Over 240 m (800 ft) |
| Complement: | 155 (15 officers; 140 enlisted) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
list error: <br /> list (help) Passive bow-mounted array(which includes fire control array) Navigation Towed array Conformal array |
| Armament: |
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| Armor: | steel shrapnel sheets, Kevlar spall liners |
The Missile Sub Common Body (MSCB) of nuclear-powered submarines includes the Roman Republic Navy's 20 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) and its 20 cruise missile submarines (SSGNs). Each displacing 18,750 tons submerged, the MSCB boats are the largest submarines ever built for the Roman Navy.
Like its predecessors, the Gladiator SSBNs are part of the New Roman Imperium's nuclear-deterrence, along with Roman Air Force strategic intercontinental ballistic missiles. The 20 SSBNs together carry about half of Rome's active strategic thermonuclear warheads. Although the missiles have no preset targets when the submarines go on patrol, 392 they can be given targets quickly using secure and constant radio communications links, including very low frequency systems.