Charlemagne-class
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 T602 Roland
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| Class overview | |
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| Operators: |
 Sieuxerr |
| Preceded by: | Tourville class |
| Succeeded by: | Aventurier-class |
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| Cost: | 500,000,000 USD |
| Built: | 1974-1987 |
| In service: | 1978–present |
| Planned: | 12 total |
| Completed: | 12 total |
| Active: | 7 |
| Retired: | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Frigate |
| Displacement: | 5,400 t |
| Length: | 143.7 m |
| Beam: | 15.7 m |
| Draught: | 5.5 m |
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| Speed: | 29 knots (53 km/h) |
| Range: | 11,000 km @ 20 km/h |
| Complement: | 20 officers, 200 enlisted + 30 aircrew |
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| Aircraft carried: | 2 × AS365 Dauphin |
| Aviation facilities: | Helicopter hanger |
The Charlemagne class is a class of anti-surface/anti-submarine destroyers (Refereed to in the Sieuxerrian Navy as Torpilleurs) to as in service with the Sieuxerrian Navy. The ships replaced the older Tourville class frigates. A limited run of four ships were produced at Arsenal de Neons (Neons Arsenal) which saw the replacement of the forward Crotale launcher with a 100mm naval gun, their technical designation is Type F71AW. This was due to strains on initial production the launcher systems themselves and the need to maintain the production deadline of the ships. The hull of the class and general layout and design was used in the construction of the Vercingétorix-class of air-defense destroyers.
Design
The design of the hull was done in such a way with consideration to survivability when exposed to surface or above-surface nuclear strikes.
Armament
Guns
The Charlemagne-class comes equipped with a single deck gun, a 100mm Caliber 55 Model 1968 gun. All ships of the class and of the Époux subclass have recieved the upgraded model, the Model 1968 CADAM (Or the cadence améliorée - "improved firing"). Gun has allowance of 600 rounds with 35-rounds stored in a ready magazine. It is guided by the DRBC-33A fire control radar and also can be cued by the Vampir MB. It has an effective range of 12,000 meters and has a rate of fire of 78 rounds per minute. It has limited anti-sea-skimming missile capabilities. The Époux subclass of warships are equipped with two of these 100mm guns.
On the original warships, each ship came two DARDO Breda 40mm Compact close-in-weapon systems. The twin anti-missile and aircraft system was directed by one of the two DRBC-38A radars, with one on each side of the ship per gun system on each side. The guns had a rate of fire of 300 rounds per minute per gun (Overall rate of fire from the mount is 600 rpm). The systems selected were the Type A mounts, with 736 rounds stored. The effective range on this system varies. Against aircraft and other ships the range is upwards of 4,000 meters, but against sea-skimming subsonic missiles it is less than 1,000 meters.
All ships were later upgraded with the Testudo CIWS. With 2 - 25mm 7-barrel gatlin guns, the Testudo puts out an impressive 10,000 rounds per minute with an effective range of 1,500 meters. Shorter than the range of the DARDO, but with much higher changes of effective last-ditch defense, the Testudo is replacing all older DARDO system.
There is then two 20mm F2 autocannons with thousands of rounds stored with an effective range of 1,500 meters and a rate of fire of 700+ rounds per minute. After that is the Arme Automatique Modèle 1982 heavy machine guns and are normally used for littoral defense.
There is then a crew armory with machine guns, assault rifles, and also MANPADs.
Missiles
For missiles, the Charlemagne-class is equipped with mostly short-range self-defense missiles and also with anti-shipping missiles.
The principle air-defense missile is the Crotale, fired from the CN2 launcher, of which, each of the Charlemagne-class ships have two, the Époux subclass only have one. The CN2 launcher has been upgraded to the Crotale System Mk3, which has an improved tracking radar with a range of 20km and a IIR sensor with a range of 20km as well. The missile itself with the newest model has a range of 16km and is able to engage supersonic anti-shipping missiles.
The secondary air-defense system is comprised of two Sadral launchers. The Sadral launcher uses the Mistral short-range air-defense missile and the missile has an effective range of upto 6km. The missile is highly maneuverable and capable. The launcher itself has a TV camera and a FLIR sensor, it can also utilize the VAMPIR-MB sensor to identify and track targets.
Lastly, the ship is equipped with 2 4-cell anti-shipping missile launchers. These two 4-cell launchers use either the MM.40 subsonic missile or the MM.80 supersonic missile. The MM.80 is changing to the new standard of missile however older ships still receive the MM.40.
Torpedoes
The ship is equipped with two sets of two fixed tubes for torpedoes. The system was designed for use with the L5 533mm and can use the smaller MTU-90 torpedoes. The two sets of tubes share a 10-round magazine.
Sensors
Radars
There are three search radars fitted onto the warship.
The first and largest radar is the DRBV-26D Jupiter ER which is a wide-area search radar with a range over 300km and a minimal range of 19.6km. The second is the DRBV-15C Sea Tiger Mk2 which is a surface and air-search radar with a max range over 130km and a minimal range of 1.3km. The Sea Tiger Mk2 is a secondary air-search radar but primary surface search.
Finally there are two GEM SPN 753G(V) navigational and helicopter guidance radars. Each has a max range of roughly 70km and a minimal range of 200 meters.
Then there are the three fire control radars. One DRBC-33F and two DRBC-38A. These mounts are not however solely a radar. Each of these fire control mounts also have an IR sensor and a TV camera.
Infrared Optronics
Sonars
Communications
Propulsion
Ships in class
| Name | Pennant number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
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| Type F70AW | ||||||
| Charlemagne | D601 | Arsenal de Vaudouan | 5 October 1974 | 11 November 1977 | 17 August 1980 | Decommissioned in 2009 |
| Roland | D602 | 5 December 1974 | 15 July 1977 | 22 March 1980 | In service | |
| Philibert | D603 | 9 June 1975 | 19 May 1979 | 30 August 1981 | Damaged in 1999 and written off in 2001 | |
| Adalgrimus | D604 | 8 October 1976 | 3 June 1978 | 11 March 1981 | In service | |
| Thévenet | D605 | 19 July 1978 | 23 January 1981 | 12 April 1983 | In service | |
| Willibrord | D606 | 5 February 1978 | 22 March 1980 | 5 July 1983 | In service | |
| Ingalbertus | D611 | 11 May 1981 | 13 August 1984 | 7 August 1985 | In service | |
| Martinus | D612 | 6 October 1983 | 11 November 1985 | 30 January 1987 | In service | |
| Type F71AW | ||||||
| Fastrada | D607 | Arsenal de Neons | 13 May 1975 | 1 August 1977 | 7 February 1979 | Decommissioned in 2012 |
| Hildegard | D608 | 22 January 1976 | 21 March 1978 | 3 August 1980 | Decommissioned in 2014 | |
| Desiderata | D609 | 9 October 1976 | 18 July 1979 | 8 May 1981 | Decommissioned in 2014 | |
| Luitgard | D610 | 9 October 1977 | 8 December 1980 | 20 November 1982 | Decommissioned in 2015 | |