Published Jun 28th, 2021, 6/28/21 5:58 pm
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Lore (Empire of Lanier AU)
The fast-paced progress of fighter aircraft as a weapon capable of posing a significant threat to warships necessitated the need of effective air defense pickets for the Royal Navy's fleet. It was clear that the large air combatants were vulnerable to fighter attacks with the introduction of the fighter bomber, fighter launched torpedos, torpedo bomber designs. The destroyer mk1s while capable of providing air defense for the fleet were large and cumbersome when faced with agile fighter aircraft and a torpedo threat. Their cost and size also limited the number of vessels present around the area to effectively screen against fighter aircraft to protect the vulnerable Behemoths and Victory-class battleships. Despite this, many in the admiralty held onto the idea of large combatants and the necessity of warship to warship combat, but the changing face of warfare could hardly be ignored. The Royal Navy Shipwrights were tasked with providing the fleet with effective protection against the fighter threat.
The primary solution to the fighter threat was to counter it with agile fighter aircraft to defeat the torpedo bombers before they had the chance to directly engage the warships themselves. However, Royal Navy fighter technology was still in its infancy at the time, not to mention the costs and lengths of training required for new fighter pilots as well as the construction of new facilities and logistical necessities for the new fighter aircraft which the Royal Navy did not possess at the time. The next solution while the Royal Navy built up their fighter force was to use their existing facilities and experience in warship design to construct a vessel to meet the requirements. The specifications laid out for the "Air Defense Corvette" design were that the ship had to possess a significant amount of fireball AA guns, it must be agile, and as per the admiralty's request and compromise to appease their views of the necessity of ground attack and warship-warship combat capability, bombs and a light cannon were required.
What resulted from this was the Fletcher-class Corvettes. A small and cheap vessel similar in size to the Corvette Mk1s but with several noticeable differences in capabilities. The anti-aircraft armament is more than doubled and nearing in strength to the Destroyer Mk1s, the gun while firing a smaller payload has a significantly longer ranged and improved fire control capability, instead of the single grouping of bombs of the traditional Corvette Mk1s a compact cluster bomb dropper was installed to meet the ground assault requirement, and a recon fighter hanger. While the ships were slower and less agile than the Corvette Mk1s, they excelled compared to the lumbering Destroyers of the time. The large variety of tasks these vessels were able to perform make them very much like the Destroyer Mk1s even in their overall appearance. This led many to mistakenly call them Fletcher-Class destroyers.
They were not without their drawbacks however, the ships were rolled into the field immediately and were plagued with mechanical failures all around stemming from the use of experimental and prototype technologies. Engine failures, gun malfunctions, and notably the compact cluster bomb dropper. Many of these were amended in later iterations of the design.
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Overview
The idea I had in mind for this ship was to make a mini version of the Destroyer Mk1 centering completely around this little cluster bomb dropper I made. I designed a small gun to go with it as well. The ship is very much designed around the scale of these weapons which coincidentally made them similar in size to the Corvette Mk1s. I've linked BaccaYarro's Corvette Mk1 and Destroyer Mk1 here:
Royal Navy Destroyer Airship - Fully Functional
Functional Corvette Airship
How to Use Weapons
To fire the main gun you use the wooden button on the red wool. You adjust the arc by adding more ticks to the repeater next to it. The more ticks on the repeater the higher the arc of the gun. Levers activate AA guns. The wooden button on the cluster bomb dropper activates the bomb mechanism. Add more propellant in the dispensers on top to increase the spread of the bombs.
Movecraft Compatibility
All weapons on the ship function without the Movecraft plugin as they're Redstone-based. However, if you wish to rotate the turrets and move the ship around, you need the Movecraft plugin.
Specifications:
Plugin Requirements ( None / Optional )
All weapons on the ship function without the Movecraft plugin as they're Redstone-based TNT cannons and firecharge dispensers. However, if you wish to move the ship around, you need the Movecraft plugin. Some servers that run Movecraft are ToTheEnd, Airship Pirates, and Strangelands.
Terms of Use
You may use this build wherever you like but give credit if you plan to upload a modification or use it in a build. Leave a diamond if you like it! Thank you!
Discord Server and SMP Join Info (Bedrock and Java cross play):
Click Here To Join The Discord Server
Lore (Empire of Lanier AU)
The fast-paced progress of fighter aircraft as a weapon capable of posing a significant threat to warships necessitated the need of effective air defense pickets for the Royal Navy's fleet. It was clear that the large air combatants were vulnerable to fighter attacks with the introduction of the fighter bomber, fighter launched torpedos, torpedo bomber designs. The destroyer mk1s while capable of providing air defense for the fleet were large and cumbersome when faced with agile fighter aircraft and a torpedo threat. Their cost and size also limited the number of vessels present around the area to effectively screen against fighter aircraft to protect the vulnerable Behemoths and Victory-class battleships. Despite this, many in the admiralty held onto the idea of large combatants and the necessity of warship to warship combat, but the changing face of warfare could hardly be ignored. The Royal Navy Shipwrights were tasked with providing the fleet with effective protection against the fighter threat.
The primary solution to the fighter threat was to counter it with agile fighter aircraft to defeat the torpedo bombers before they had the chance to directly engage the warships themselves. However, Royal Navy fighter technology was still in its infancy at the time, not to mention the costs and lengths of training required for new fighter pilots as well as the construction of new facilities and logistical necessities for the new fighter aircraft which the Royal Navy did not possess at the time. The next solution while the Royal Navy built up their fighter force was to use their existing facilities and experience in warship design to construct a vessel to meet the requirements. The specifications laid out for the "Air Defense Corvette" design were that the ship had to possess a significant amount of fireball AA guns, it must be agile, and as per the admiralty's request and compromise to appease their views of the necessity of ground attack and warship-warship combat capability, bombs and a light cannon were required.
What resulted from this was the Fletcher-class Corvettes. A small and cheap vessel similar in size to the Corvette Mk1s but with several noticeable differences in capabilities. The anti-aircraft armament is more than doubled and nearing in strength to the Destroyer Mk1s, the gun while firing a smaller payload has a significantly longer ranged and improved fire control capability, instead of the single grouping of bombs of the traditional Corvette Mk1s a compact cluster bomb dropper was installed to meet the ground assault requirement, and a recon fighter hanger. While the ships were slower and less agile than the Corvette Mk1s, they excelled compared to the lumbering Destroyers of the time. The large variety of tasks these vessels were able to perform make them very much like the Destroyer Mk1s even in their overall appearance. This led many to mistakenly call them Fletcher-Class destroyers.
They were not without their drawbacks however, the ships were rolled into the field immediately and were plagued with mechanical failures all around stemming from the use of experimental and prototype technologies. Engine failures, gun malfunctions, and notably the compact cluster bomb dropper. Many of these were amended in later iterations of the design.
Please Leave A Diamond If You Enjoyed!
Overview
The idea I had in mind for this ship was to make a mini version of the Destroyer Mk1 centering completely around this little cluster bomb dropper I made. I designed a small gun to go with it as well. The ship is very much designed around the scale of these weapons which coincidentally made them similar in size to the Corvette Mk1s. I've linked BaccaYarro's Corvette Mk1 and Destroyer Mk1 here:
Royal Navy Destroyer Airship - Fully Functional
Functional Corvette Airship
How to Use Weapons
To fire the main gun you use the wooden button on the red wool. You adjust the arc by adding more ticks to the repeater next to it. The more ticks on the repeater the higher the arc of the gun. Levers activate AA guns. The wooden button on the cluster bomb dropper activates the bomb mechanism. Add more propellant in the dispensers on top to increase the spread of the bombs.
Movecraft Compatibility
All weapons on the ship function without the Movecraft plugin as they're Redstone-based. However, if you wish to rotate the turrets and move the ship around, you need the Movecraft plugin.
Specifications:
- Size: 2546 Blocks Total
- Length: 43 Blocks (43m)
- Width: 13 Blocks (13m)
- TNT Cannons: 1x Lightweight Cannon (1x Projectile, 5x Propellant, Adjustable Arc)
- Firecharge Dispensers: 6x Starboard Side Automatic Firecharge Dispensers, 6x Port Side Automatic Firecharge Dispensers, 2x Forward (Semi Auto)
- Bombs: Cluster Bomb Dropper (8x Submunitions)
- Torpedoes: None
Plugin Requirements ( None / Optional )
All weapons on the ship function without the Movecraft plugin as they're Redstone-based TNT cannons and firecharge dispensers. However, if you wish to move the ship around, you need the Movecraft plugin. Some servers that run Movecraft are ToTheEnd, Airship Pirates, and Strangelands.
Terms of Use
You may use this build wherever you like but give credit if you plan to upload a modification or use it in a build. Leave a diamond if you like it! Thank you!
Discord Server and SMP Join Info (Bedrock and Java cross play):
Click Here To Join The Discord Server
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