Berlin class cruiser

The Berlin class of cruisers is the United Nations Interplanetary Navy's primary offensive combat space craft.

Project MOSCOW

In early January 2028, the UN received a shock when the Federation unilaterally annexed Saturn and its environs out to 200m km. At the same time, the Federation launched the first craft of its Moskva class, instantly eclipsing the UN's space-capable combat forces.

In response, the UN leadership solicited bids from naval shipbuilding concerns and decided on a design created by UNIN junior officer Commander Veloxyll. With the internal designation "Project MOSCOW", development resources were showered on the project, leading to the first hull UNS Berlin (CA-1) being laid down less than eighteen months later and completed only five months after that.

Armament

The Berlin-class's armament consists of one large void torpedo tube (manufactured by Bofors) and five small point defense launch tubes. The former is designed to launch missiles massing up to 20,000 kg, and the Berlin's standard loadout equips it with twelve SBM-5A Hammer Cruise Missiles, though these are slowly being replaced throughout the Berlin fleet with the longer-ranged and generally improved SSM-9A Exocet Anti-Ship Missile. The point defense tubes, capable of accommodating missiles up to 2500 kg, was originally designed to launch the SIM-3A Wasp Interceptor Missile‎, but this missile was quickly phased out in favor of the SSM-6A Hornet Anti-Ship Missile. The standard loadout calls for 120 of these dual-purpose missiles.

Sensors

The Berlin-class's sensor suite is designed to complement its armament. It carries a UN/STY-6 Mercury Thermal Array passive thermal sensor which, if directed against another Berlin-class cruiser, would be able to detect it at 3m km. Its active sensor suite includes an UN/SGY-5 Overwatch Tracking Array long-distance search sensor for detecting ships 1000 tons and over, and a UN/SGS-4 Warbler Missile Warning Sensor missile warning sensor for picking up the emissions of incoming missiles.

To direct its offensive armament, the Berlin-class carries a UN/SGM-3 Aegis Missile Defense Control missile fire control for directing the point defense launchers and a more powerful UN/SGM-7 Oversight Torpedo Director torpedo director for control of the void torpedo tube.

Updates

Before the last of the Berlin-class cruisers was out of the shipyard, plans were made for a modernized version, which eventually came to be known as the Berlin II. This upgrade replaces the nuclear thermal engines of the original design with more powerful Pratt and Whitney 40000M-E100 Nuclear Pulse Engines. The sensor suite also gets an upgrade via the replacement of the "Overwatch" with the UN/SGY-9 Jove Tracking Array (more than doubling active sensor range). The "Oversight" torpedo director is upgraded to the UN/SGM-11 Arquebus Targeting Array, which allows the Berlin II to take advantage of longer-ranged missiles.

In order to make room for some of this new hardware, the "Warbler" missile detection sensor is removed. This was viewed as an acceptable loss, as fleet doctrine currently dictates that Berlin IIs must always be escorted by at least one Surigao-class DE. The Berlin II does retain its "Aegis" point defense missile fire control, allowing it to defend itself from incoming missiles, provided a Surigao is providing active detection.

Class Members

Berlin

Hull Number	Name	Laid Down	Commissioned	Construction Shipyard	Status
CA-1	UNS Berlin	2 July 2029	16 December 2029	Versailles Shipyard	Undergoing refit to Berlin IIS at Versailles Shipyard
CA-2	UNS Warsaw	17 December 2029	27 May 2030	Versailles Shipyard	Active duty (TF training not complete)
CA-3	UNS Budapest	28 May 2030	9 November 2030	Versailles Shipyard	Active duty (TF training not complete)
CA-4	UNS Sofia	9 November 2030	21 April 2031	Versailles Shipyard	Undergoing refit to Berlin IIM at Versailles Shipyard
CA-5	UNS Prague	26 April 2031	23 April 2032	Versailles Shipyard	Active duty (TF training not complete)

Berlin II

Hull Number	Name	Laid Down / Refit Begun	Commissioned / Refit Completed	Construction / Refit Shipyard	Status
CA-1	UNS Berlin	9 February 2033	12th August 2033	Versailles Shipyard	Undergoing refit to Berlin II S

Berlin IIS

Hull Number	Name	Laid Down / Refit Begun	Commissioned / Refit Completed	Construction / Refit Shipyard	Status
CA-1	UNS Berlin	12 August 2033	Under refit, est 8 September 2033	Versailles Shipyard	Undergoing refit to Berlin II S

Berlin IIM

Hull Number	Name	Laid Down / Refit Begun	Commissioned / Refit Completed	Construction / Refit Shipyard	Status
CA-4	UNS Sofia	29 May 2033	Under refit, est 15 October 2033	Versailles Shipyard	Undergoing refit to Berlin IIM Aurora Design Berlin Berlin class Cruiser 5,000 tons 467 Crew 505.8 BP TCS 100 TH 150 EM 0 1500 km/s Armour 3-26 Shields 0-0 Sensors 20/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 3 PPV 18 Maint Life 5.36 Years MSP 190 AFR 66% IFR 0.9% 1YR 11 5YR 166 Max Repair 32 MSP Magazine 216 Pratt & Whitney 25000M-E100 Nuclear Thermal Engine (6) Power 25 Fuel Use 100% Signature 25 Armour 0 Exp 5% Fuel Capacity 150,000 Litres Range 54.0 billion km (416 days at full power) Bofors SML-8 Mk. 1 Missile Launch Battery (R240) (1) Missile Size 8 Rate of Fire 240 ATK SML-1 Mk. 1 Point Defense Launch Tube (R30) (10) Missile Size 1 Rate of Fire 30 Raytheon UN/SGM-7 Oversight Torpedo Director (D6.7-R1000) (1) Range 6.7m km Resolution 20 Honeywell UN/SGM-3 Aegis Missile Defense Control (D3-R50) (1) Range 3.0m km Resolution 1 MBDA SSM-6A Hornet Anti-Ship Missile (120) Speed: 11,200 km/s End: 13.3m Range: 9m km WH: 1 Size: 1 TH: 37 / 22 / 11 Raytheon SBM-5A Hammer Cruise Missile (12) Speed: 5,600 km/s End: 13.3m Range: 4.8m km WH: 0 Size: 8 TH: 18 / 11 / 5 Raytheon UN/SGY-5 Overwatch Tracking Array (D4.5-R1000) (1) GPS 400 Range 4.5m km Resolution 20 Honeywell UN/SGS-4 Warbler Missile Warning Sensor (D1.5-R50) (1) GPS 30 Range 1.5m km Resolution 1 Mitsubishi Electric UN/STY-6 Mercury Thermal Array (1) Sensitivity 20 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 20m km Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes Berlin II Berlin II class Cruiser 5,100 tons 480 Crew 571.8 BP TCS 102 TH 240 EM 0 2352 km/s Armour 3-26 Shields 0-0 Sensors 20/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 4 PPV 18 Maint Life 6.76 Years MSP 280 AFR 52% IFR 0.7% 1YR 11 5YR 160 Max Repair 42 MSP Magazine 216 Pratt & Whitney 40000M-E100 Nuclear Pulse Engine (6) Power 40 Fuel Use 100% Signature 40 Armour 0 Exp 5% Fuel Capacity 150,000 Litres Range 52.9 billion km (260 days at full power) Bofors SML-8 Mk. 1 Missile Launch Battery (R240) (1) Missile Size 8 Rate of Fire 240 ATK SML-1 Mk. 1 Point Defense Launch Tube (R30) (10) Missile Size 1 Rate of Fire 30 BMB UN/SGM-11 Arquebus Targeting Array (D20.5-R1500) (1) Range 20.5m km Resolution 30 Honeywell UN/SGM-3 Aegis Missile Defense Control (D3-R50) (1) Range 3.0m km Resolution 1 Athenoi SSM-9A Exocet Anti-Ship Missile (12) Speed: 20,000 km/s End: 18.7m Range: 22.5m km WH: 6 Size: 8 TH: 66 / 40 / 20 Athenoi SIM-10A Mosquito Interceptor Missile (120) Speed: 19,600 km/s End: 1.5m Range: 1.8m km WH: 1 Size: 1 TH: 65 / 39 / 19 Voidex UN/SGY-9 Jove Tracking Array (D11.6-R1500) (1) GPS 1275 Range 11.6m km Resolution 30 Mitsubishi Electric UN/STY-6 Mercury Thermal Array (1) Sensitivity 20 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 20m km Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes