Here, you will find explanations and descriptions about certain devices, aspects, and characters that are found in my stories. Also, these descriptions will give you a clue of what to expect to appear in future updates. Enjoy.
Named in honor of the State with the same name, the GPSS Pennsylvania is a Pennsylvania-class battleship built for Global's Atlantic Fleet. It's design is based on that of the Montana-class battleships that were approved, but never built, by the U.S. Navy. This class of ship is only used by Global Privatized Security (GPS), and is usually used as enemy deterrence. They were made in response to rumors of a competing company, Sparta International Security, creating it's own class of massive ships (the Instigator-class super-destroyer) as part of a plan to invade the United States--if the occasion arose. (A/N: It does....a lot).
General Specifications:
The Pennsylvania-class ships, like all battleships, are known for their size and armor. For the size portion, to put it simply, they are huyuuge. They are 925 ft long; 122 ft wide; and 36 ft 1.5 in tall. They are the largest naval ships ever commissioned (surpassing the Mon's by 4 ft x 1 ft x 0.5 in) and built by an American defense entity. For armor, the ships are equipped with 20 inch thick steel-titanium plating; making it the only class of ships that are able to withstand an onslaught from one of their sister ships.
The Pennsylvania-class ships have four main turrets. They each house three massive 16-in., 50-caliber, Mark 7 guns.
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They have a range of up to 24 miles. These guns are capable of firing three types of 16-inch shells:
-2,700 lb. Armor Piercing (AP) Mark 8 shell. This shell is capable of penetrating over 16 inches of armor plating.
-,1900 lb. High Capacity (HC) Mark 13 "Katie" shell. This shell is a high explosive round. On impact, it creates a crater that is 50 feet wide and 20 feet deep. It is capable of defoliating an area that is 500 yards in diameter--more than enough to obliviate a coastal enemy bunker.
-1,900 lb. Ballistic (Nuclear) Mark 23 shell. This shell produces a nuclear blast that has a varying yield between 15 and 20 kilotons. The PA's DO NOT carry these shells since they are technically privately owned vessels, and would violate the United States' policy of Non-Proliferation.
These ships also have the smaller 5-in., 54 caliber Mark 16s.
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