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The Type 12 Patrol Craft was designed as a smaller and faster patrol vessel to complement to the larger Type 11 Houston class Patrol Craft, which was constructed in Cotland with the permission of North Point's Sun International Systems. The Royal Cottish Navy anticipate that these boats will be used for littoral and coastal patrols and operations, fisheries protection duties and riverine patrols.

The designers of the Type 12 decided to take advantage of modern technological advances, and the Type 12 features a large level of automation, something which allows for a relatively small crew of only 21 men (the Royal Cottish Navy plans on having four officers and seventeen enlisted men, of which nine will be conscripts, crew their Type 12s). Due to the small crew count, the accommodations for the crew are relatively luxurious. Each crew member has his own bunk (in previous classes, the junior-most enlisted had to sleep in hammocks), and off-duty luxuries include a DVD player and a widescreen TV in the mess (which also functions as recreation room), high-speed broadband Internet access (when military traffic doesn't take precedence), and a hot-water shower (something not normally found on a Cottish patrol boat).

As far as armaments go, the Type 12's main armament is the AMESM supersonic anti-shipping missile (Mach 1.5) with some land attack capabilities, which has a range of 310 km and carries a 295 kg penetrating blast-fragmentation warhead. Eight of these missiles are carried on each Type 12, and allow the Type 12 to engage enemy targets from a relatively distant distance. For close-in targets, the Type 12 is armed with a 35 MM autocannon mounted in the bow which can fire both armor-piercing, incendiary high-explosive and AHEAD air defense rounds, and two Doomani-made MGM2 15.7x131 MM (export version has the M2HB Browning 12.7x99 MM due to export limitations on the MGM2) heavy machine guns. For self-defense against incoming missile (and limited aerial) threats, the Type 12 is fitted with a single Mk.53 PDM launcher in the aft of the vessel, which holds 21 point defense missiles of the type BLM.34 Grumpy. The Type 12 is also issued two MANPAD launchers for short-range man-pack surface to air missiles.

The Type 12's principal power plant consist of two marine gas tubine engines, each capable of giving a power output of 6.1 megawatts, allowing for a sustained cruise speed of up to 35 knots. In times when an even greater speed is required, the Type 12 can activate the two smaller secondary gas turbine engines and get an additional power output of 1.8 megawatts. These two power plant systems are connected in a COGAG arrangement, which allows the Type 12 to move at a top sprint speed of 42 knots, which is more than sufficient for quick dashes up the Cottish coastline or rivers, or for the hit-and-run tactics that patrol boats have the most success with when facing off with an enemy invasion fleet. The high speed also allows the Type 12 to respond rapidly to intercept pirates, smugglers or illegal fishing, as well as rapid responses to distress calls.


Length (overall): 52 m
Length (waterline): 51 m
Beam: 8.5 m
Draught: 2 m
Freeboard: 1.8 m
Standard Displacement: 216 tons
Full Displacement: 224 tons
Block Co-efficient: 0.230
Complement: 4 officers, 8 non-commissioned officers, 9 enlisted

Power Plant: Two DABB Marine TJ-215A gas turbine engines (primary), two DABB Marine TJ-274B gas tubine engines (secondary) in COGAG arrangement
Shafts: Two shafts, two propellers, two rudders
Speed (maximum): 42 knots
Speed (cruise): 35 knots
Endurance (supplies): 14 days
Endurance (fuel): 2 000 km @ 25 knots

Armament
Gun
1x Våpensmia M765A1 35 x 228 MM autocannon with 900 rounds
Missile
2x Mk.55 Quad Launchers
Standard load: 8 BBM.30B AMESM anti-shipping missiles (can be replaced by RGM-84 Harpoon, MM40 Exocet or similar anti-shipping missiles)
Point Defense
1x Mk.53 Point Defense Missile Launcher facing aft
Standard load: 21 BLM.34E Grumpy point defense missiles
2x FIM-92G Stinger MANPAD launchers
Standard load: 12 FIM-92G Stinger Block II short-range IR-guided surface to air missiles
2x M2HB 12.7x99 MM heavy machine guns (one facing port, one facing aft) with 2 000 rounds per gun

Aviation: None

Sensors & Electronics
CE/SSR.47E Surface Search Radar
CE/SNR.36E Navigational Radar
CE/SFD.84E Fire Direction Finder
CWBG Mk.IX Weapons Guidance Suite
CE/EKS.47E Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite

Build Cost: $70 000 000
Annual Maintenance Cost: $15 680 000
Annual Crew Pay Cost: $527 000
Export Cost: $85 000 000

The Type 12D (Doomingsland) is a modified version of the Type 12, designed specifically for the Imperial Doomani Navy which realized that it lacked a credible littoral and coastal defensive fleet. Thus, the Imperial Doomani Navy commissioned CotWep Export Ltd.s naval branch to design a deteriative design of its very successful Type 12 missile patrol craft equipped with Doomani-made weaponry. Thus, the Type 12D was born.

Due to the heavier Doomani-made weaponry, added kevlar armor fitted to the Type 12D and various other small details, weight is increased by eight tons and subsequently the Type 12D has a slightly greated draught than the standard Type 12 patrol craft. Speed is also reduced with one knot due to the addded drag.

A navalized version of the Doomani CETA.57 57mm ETC chain gun that is fitted on among others the VAM.V Praetor heavy infantry fighting vehicle and the Rhino Urban Combat Vehicle replaces the 35mm autocannon on the standard Type 12, and due to the increase in caliber, a smaller amount of ammunition is carried aboard the Type 12D. Still, with 350 rounds ready to fire, the Type 12D can inflict a great amount of damage with its cannon. The Type 12D also have room for Doomani-made remote weapons stations capable of fitting the two MGM2V heavy machine guns that replace the M2HB HMGs. The Type 12D is also fitted with the Doomani-made AAN-IV Rostrum anti-shipping missile in place of the Cottish AMESM missiles. A total of eight of these missiles are carried in modified Mk.55 quad launchers placed aft of the superstructure. The Type 12D also includes a pair of AAT.X Acer MANPADs for short-range air defense, as well as the 21-cell point defense missile launcher for the BLM.34E Grumpy point defense missile which is retained. All in all, the Type 12D is a heavily armed patrol craft that is mroe than capable of defending the Doomani shores from foreign aggression.

Due to the added armor and other features, the price for the Type 12D is slightly higher than that of the standard Type 12, totalling at $90 million per vessel. This cost includes a full tank of gas.

Length (overall): 52 m
Length (waterline): 51 m
Beam: 8.5 m
Draught: 2.1 m
Freeboard: 1.7 m
Standard Displacement: 224 tons
Full Displacement: 232 tons
Block Co-efficient: 0.230
Complement: 4 officers, 8 non-commissioned officers, 9 enlisted

Power Plant: Two DABB Marine TJ-215A gas turbine engines (primary), two DABB Marine TJ-274B gas tubine engines (secondary) in COGAG arrangement
Shafts: Two shafts, two propellers, two rudders
Speed (maximum): 41 knots
Speed (cruise): 34 knots
Endurance (supplies): 12 days
Endurance (fuel): 2 000 km @ 25 knots

Armament
Gun
1x DDI 57mm CTA CETA.57 ETC Hypervelocity Chain Gun with 350 rounds
Missile
2x Mk.55M Quad Launchers
Standard load: 8x ANN-IV [i]Rostrum anti-shipping missiles[/i]
Point Defense
1x Mk.53 Point Defense Missile Launcher facing aft
Standard load: 21 BLM.34E Grumpy point defense missiles
2x AAT.X Acer MANPAD launchers
Standard load: 12 AAT.X Acer short-range IIR-guided surface to air missiles
2x MGM2V 15.7x131 MM heavy machine guns (one facing port, one facing starboard) with 2 000 rounds per gun

Aviation: None

Sensors & Electronics
CE/SSR.47E Surface Search Radar
CE/SNR.36E Navigational Radar
CE/SFD.84E Fire Direction Finder
CWBG Mk.IX Weapons Guidance Suite
CE/EKS.47E Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite

Build Cost: $84 000 000
Annual Maintenance Cost: $17 000 000
Annual Crew Pay Cost: $527 000
Export Cost: $90 000 000

At the request from the head of the Doomani procurement office, a certain Proconsul that had managed to get himself in Imperator Maximus' bad graces, CotWep was secretly commissioned to make a custom variant of the Type 12D for the personal use of the Imperator. This vessel, dubbed the Waryacht, is the apex of decadence.

For starters, the Waryacht is not constructed out of fiberglass and steel like the other Type 12s, but rather gold-plated titanium. The entire vessel is made of gold, including the hull and superstructure, and the weaponry is also gold-plated. The deck of the Waryacht is made of polished teak wood, something which is damaging to the rainforest (but when have the Doomanis cared about the environment?).

Internally, the most distinguishing features are in the bridge. The center of the bridge is occupied by a Imperator-size extra comfortable leather chair made of black suade leather with the monogram of Imperator Maximus III stiched into the leather with golden thread, and the armrests include controls for the built-in massage element (there's nothing like watching a naval battle while getting a massage), for the built in surround system and massive concealed tower speakers in the back fo the bridge that if ever turned on will ensure that whoever are on the bridge will have their hearing permanently damaged, and a beverage holder. In the roof of the bridge, five flip-down 17 inch monitors positioned so that Maximus can see them with a glance upwards are located, allowing Maximus to watch realtime feeds from the gold-plated cameras fitted to the golden sensor mast, or just about any television station in the world (thanks to the satellite dish in the sensor mast).

The bridge stations are gold-plated, with the chairs being made of high-qualify black suade leather with the Doomani Crusader's Death Head stiched into the backs of the chairs with golden thread. Well, not only the bridge stations. Pretty much every station aboard the Waryacht is goldplated, along with every other surface of the ship, including the four gas turbine engines.

The second feature that require special mention is Maximus' personal quarters aboard the Waryacht, which is an elaborately decorated with all the items needed to feel like he's home away from home, including a 42 inch LCD television (sadly, space limitations make it impossible to have larger televisions) that flips down from the ceiling, a deluxe coffee maker, a Imperator-sized extra comfortable bunk with black sheets made from the finest Cottish cotton with Maximus' monogram stiched into the fabric with golden thread (all other bunks aboard the ship are extra comfy with simlar sheets, only that their have the Crusader Death Head stiched into the black sheets with golden thread instead of the monogram) and a personal black marble toilet with golden fixtures. The Waryacht come complete with a golden cage down in the engine room between Engines #3 and #4 for a personal slave that can polish the marble daily. The other three toilets and nine sinks aboard the Waryacht are made from gold.

Just in case someone was wondering about the identity of the Waryacht, there are liberal amounts of Crusader Death Heads reliefs made from solid gold on ivory frames decorating the exteriors of the Waryacht, the interior, the 57mm turret and the various other weapons systems, as well as a massive black silk Doomani flag flying from the sensor mast.

All in all, the Waryacht should be more than sufficient to sooth Maximus' anger towards the Proconsul in question, at least as long as he doesn't get to see the cost for the Waryacht, which is calculated to cost $800 million NSD. If Maximus ever finds out that the Proconsul used so much money on his own, the Proconsul will surely end his days hanging on a cross in some Godforsaken part of Doomingsland.