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The '''''Servagrad'''''-Class Guided Missile Battlecruiser is a class of Battlecruisers developed by the Kingdom of Dreimor and the [[Confederacy of Atreus]], and in use with the Atreian Navy. Designed as a large surface combatant in an Anti-Ship role, with secondary capabilities in Air Defense and Land Attack.
  
The '''''Servagrad'''''-Class Guided Missile Battlecruiser is a class of Battlecruisers developed by the Kingdom of Dreimor and the [[Confederacy of Atreus]], and in use with the Atreian Navy. Designed as a large surface combatant in an Anti-Ship role, with secondary capabilities in Air Defense and Land Attack.
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|mass=6,395 tons
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|length=199.4
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|width=23.6
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|height=35.1
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|propulsion= 2 P-530 Sturgeon Propellers
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2 G-14 Gymno Gas Turbines
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|knots=32.5|metres= 16.72
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|range= unlimited
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|crew=700
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|sensors=2 SIMPSON Multi-Function Radar
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1 SMART-S Multi-purpose Radar
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1 Large Detection Radar
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1 SNOOP-R(V)4 Mobile Phased Array Radar
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2 Track-While-Scan Fire Control
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3 STIR Tracking Radars
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32 RIM-66D Missile
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8 Mark 15 Phalanx Close In Weapon System
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2 Mark 75 76mm/62 Caliber Naval Gun
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48 RIM-162 Enhanced Sea Sparrow Missile
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24 3M54-1 Kalibr AShM or BGM-109 Tomahawk Block AShM
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|quantity= 3 Rotary-Wing Aircraft
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== Design and Development ==
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Picked up from the failures of the [[Belkan Navy]]'s large surface combatants such as the '''''[[Orion-Class Battleship|Orion]]'''''-Class and '''''[[Eminent Domain]]'''''-Class Battleships, the '''''Servagrad'''''-Class Guided Missile Battlecruiser shed the heavy guns preferred by the Belkan Navy and similar to her counterpart, the '''''[[Phoenix-Class Guided Missile Cruiser|Pheonix]]'''''-Class Guided Missile Cruiser, focused on a missile-heavy loadout, only retaining two 127mm Naval Guns for self-defense.
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Following the terrible outcome of the Battle of North Point and the collapse of the Belkan Navy at the hands of the [[Stahl Sieg|Stalhsieg]], the Belkan Navy was all but desperate in precuring a new class of cheaper, but still capable large surface combatant to counter the threat of Battleships and Cruisers such as the '''''[[Morser-Class Battleship|Morser]]'''''-Class using Long Range Missiles such as the BGM-109 [[wikipedia:Tomahawk_missile|Tomahawk]] Land Attack Missile Block V, or 3M54-1 [[wikipedia:Kalibr_(missile_family)|Kalibr]] Anti-Ship and Land Attack Missiles.
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=== Air Defense ===
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The '''''Servagrad'''''-Class lacks the full fledged air-defense suites offered by other capital ships as the Battlecruisers were expected to operate with escorts alongside their own personal defenses.
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Short-range air defense (SHORAD) is handled by two, twin-arm launchers equipped with RIM-162 Enhanced Sea Sparrow Missiles primarily to engage and destroy enemy aircraft at close ranges, and protecting against anti-ship missiles. Additionally, the '''''Servagrad'''''-Class was designed under Belkan skepticism of modern missiles, and features eight independent CIWS systems, with 4 on each side of the hull.
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As well as her compliment of ESSM's, the '''''Servagrad'''''-Class has 32 VLS-launched RIM-66D long-range missiles to defend against supersonic and hypersonic missiles in eight, 4-cell launchers.
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=== Anti-Ship Weapons ===
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The '''''Servagrad'''''-Class Battlecruiser is built around its 24 launch-tubes for large cruise missiles. Each tube is mounted at a 30-degree angle to decrease the amount of time each missile is spent turning to increase forward motion.
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Two 76mm/62 Caliber Mark 75 Naval guns are mounted sternward of the ship's superstructure, with their primary role being the final line of defense of the vessel against missiles, small boats, or even other naval vessels if needed, as well as aircraft.
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== Service History ==
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Being laid down in Kalvatka Naval Yard in the city of her namesake, Servagrad, both '''''Servagrad''''' and '''''Ballingrad''''' were not finished by the collapse of the Principality of Belka and the events of Red Wednesday, but with the rise of House Dreimor and the capture of the coast from scattered Belkan Army units left both unfinished hulls remaining in Servagrad in the hands of the newly-formed Dremorian Navy.
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Both '''''DFS Servagrad''''' and '''''DFS Ballingrad''''' were completed in the following years as the industrial power of Dreimor began to recover before hostilities ignited in 2170.
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The war was short for both ships after hostilities resumed. Following their involvement in [[Operation Whaler]] to capture '''''BFS Eminent Domain II''''', both ships were nearly destroyed and severely crippled which required them to return to Servagrad for repairs. This move was correctly predicted by the Atreian Admiralty and while both ships remained in port unable to undergo repairs, the Atreian Navy undertook [[Operation Preventative Maintenance]] to permanently take both ships out of commission. This operation was an overwhelming success, as '''''DFS Ballingrad''''' was hit twice by BGM-109s, sinking her in port, and partially collapsing the structure covering her on top of the ship. '''''DFS Servagrad''''' faired better, but still was struck by one BGM-109, and suffered similar damage to the structure surrounding her.
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Due to the damage to the Kalvatka Naval Yard, both ships were written off as losses, but action was taken to prevent further damage to the ships so that they could be recovered at a later date. While the Dremorian Navy would not exist to see the recovery of the two Battlecruisers, the Atreian Navy would, as they approved the recovery and recommissioning of both ships into the Atreian Navy in 2191, and being successfully reentered into service under '''''ANS Servagrad''''' and '''''ANS Ballingrad''''' in 2194. However, as soon as both ships were repaired after years of corrosion and damage, they faced immediate dislike and controversy from both the public and Atreian Navy as they were expensive to maintain with their nuclear propulsion, and severely outdated, some argued that both Battlecruisers should be sold for scrap and resources be dedicated to other projects.
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As of 2200, there are no plans to decommission either ship in the near future.
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!Name
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!Laid Down
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!Launched
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!Commissioned (Dreimor)
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!Operator
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|ANS ''Servagrad''
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|February 17th, 2154
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|August 18th, 2156
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|November 8th, 2162
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|July 17th, 2194
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|Active
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|Atreian Navy
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|BCGN-01
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|ANS ''Ballingrad''
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|March 19th, 2154
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|October 3rd, 2156
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|November 8th, 2162
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|July 18th, 2194
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|Active
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|Atreian Navy
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|BCGN-02
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[[Category:Naval Craft]]
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Latest revision as of 05:40, 29 November 2025

The Servagrad-Class Guided Missile Battlecruiser is a class of Battlecruisers developed by the Kingdom of Dreimor and the Confederacy of Atreus, and in use with the Atreian Navy. Designed as a large surface combatant in an Anti-Ship role, with secondary capabilities in Air Defense and Land Attack.

Servagrad Class
Servagrad-Class Guided Missile Battlecruiser
Guided Missile Battlecruiser
Screenshot (960).png
ANS Ballingrad (BCGN-02) on Sea Trials following her conversion for Atreian Service c.2193
National Origin Kingdom of Dreimor Confederacy of Atreus
Production History
Designed
2151 - 2153
Produced
2154 - 2156
Designer Kalvatka Naval Yard
Unit Cost tba(√)
Number Built 2
Service History
In Service
2162 - N/A
Used By Confederacy of Atreus
Vessel Characteristics
Displacement 6,395 tons
Length 199.4 m
Beam 23.6 m
Height 35.1 m
Propulsion 2 P-530 Sturgeon Propellers 2 G-14 Gymno Gas Turbines
Max Speed 32.5 kn (16.72 m/s)
Operational Range unlimited km
Complement 700
Sensors and Processing Systems 2 SIMPSON Multi-Function Radar

1 SMART-S Multi-purpose Radar 1 Large Detection Radar 1 SNOOP-R(V)4 Mobile Phased Array Radar 2 Track-While-Scan Fire Control

3 STIR Tracking Radars
Armament 32 RIM-66D Missile

8 Mark 15 Phalanx Close In Weapon System 2 Mark 75 76mm/62 Caliber Naval Gun 48 RIM-162 Enhanced Sea Sparrow Missile

24 3M54-1 Kalibr AShM or BGM-109 Tomahawk Block AShM
Aircraft Carried 3 Rotary-Wing Aircraft


Design and Development

Picked up from the failures of the Belkan Navy's large surface combatants such as the Orion-Class and Eminent Domain-Class Battleships, the Servagrad-Class Guided Missile Battlecruiser shed the heavy guns preferred by the Belkan Navy and similar to her counterpart, the Pheonix-Class Guided Missile Cruiser, focused on a missile-heavy loadout, only retaining two 127mm Naval Guns for self-defense.

Following the terrible outcome of the Battle of North Point and the collapse of the Belkan Navy at the hands of the Stalhsieg, the Belkan Navy was all but desperate in precuring a new class of cheaper, but still capable large surface combatant to counter the threat of Battleships and Cruisers such as the Morser-Class using Long Range Missiles such as the BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile Block V, or 3M54-1 Kalibr Anti-Ship and Land Attack Missiles.

Air Defense

The Servagrad-Class lacks the full fledged air-defense suites offered by other capital ships as the Battlecruisers were expected to operate with escorts alongside their own personal defenses.

Short-range air defense (SHORAD) is handled by two, twin-arm launchers equipped with RIM-162 Enhanced Sea Sparrow Missiles primarily to engage and destroy enemy aircraft at close ranges, and protecting against anti-ship missiles. Additionally, the Servagrad-Class was designed under Belkan skepticism of modern missiles, and features eight independent CIWS systems, with 4 on each side of the hull.

As well as her compliment of ESSM's, the Servagrad-Class has 32 VLS-launched RIM-66D long-range missiles to defend against supersonic and hypersonic missiles in eight, 4-cell launchers.

Anti-Ship Weapons

The Servagrad-Class Battlecruiser is built around its 24 launch-tubes for large cruise missiles. Each tube is mounted at a 30-degree angle to decrease the amount of time each missile is spent turning to increase forward motion.

Two 76mm/62 Caliber Mark 75 Naval guns are mounted sternward of the ship's superstructure, with their primary role being the final line of defense of the vessel against missiles, small boats, or even other naval vessels if needed, as well as aircraft.

Service History

Being laid down in Kalvatka Naval Yard in the city of her namesake, Servagrad, both Servagrad and Ballingrad were not finished by the collapse of the Principality of Belka and the events of Red Wednesday, but with the rise of House Dreimor and the capture of the coast from scattered Belkan Army units left both unfinished hulls remaining in Servagrad in the hands of the newly-formed Dremorian Navy.

Both DFS Servagrad and DFS Ballingrad were completed in the following years as the industrial power of Dreimor began to recover before hostilities ignited in 2170.

The war was short for both ships after hostilities resumed. Following their involvement in Operation Whaler to capture BFS Eminent Domain II, both ships were nearly destroyed and severely crippled which required them to return to Servagrad for repairs. This move was correctly predicted by the Atreian Admiralty and while both ships remained in port unable to undergo repairs, the Atreian Navy undertook Operation Preventative Maintenance to permanently take both ships out of commission. This operation was an overwhelming success, as DFS Ballingrad was hit twice by BGM-109s, sinking her in port, and partially collapsing the structure covering her on top of the ship. DFS Servagrad faired better, but still was struck by one BGM-109, and suffered similar damage to the structure surrounding her.

Due to the damage to the Kalvatka Naval Yard, both ships were written off as losses, but action was taken to prevent further damage to the ships so that they could be recovered at a later date. While the Dremorian Navy would not exist to see the recovery of the two Battlecruisers, the Atreian Navy would, as they approved the recovery and recommissioning of both ships into the Atreian Navy in 2191, and being successfully reentered into service under ANS Servagrad and ANS Ballingrad in 2194. However, as soon as both ships were repaired after years of corrosion and damage, they faced immediate dislike and controversy from both the public and Atreian Navy as they were expensive to maintain with their nuclear propulsion, and severely outdated, some argued that both Battlecruisers should be sold for scrap and resources be dedicated to other projects.

As of 2200, there are no plans to decommission either ship in the near future.

Name Laid Down Launched Commissioned (Dreimor) Recommissioned (Atreus) Status Operator Hull Code
ANS Servagrad February 17th, 2154 August 18th, 2156 November 8th, 2162 July 17th, 2194 Active Atreian Navy BCGN-01
ANS Ballingrad March 19th, 2154 October 3rd, 2156 November 8th, 2162 July 18th, 2194 Active Atreian Navy BCGN-02
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