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L.S.S. Brekkjer-Class River Monitor

The Brekkjer-class of riverine monitors grew out of a need for close-in infantry support from waterways. What was needed was a vessel capable of carrying a field gun which could navigate rivers and coastal areas. The Brekkjer accomplished these goals easily.

Built by Halmlleftea shipyards, the Brekkjer-class was cheap and easy to manufacture, but had downsides. The hull was too thin to protect against explosives, or even higher-powered rifle cartridges. It was small, only accommodating the crew for the gun and the pilot. However, it was satisfactory for the Lockelle Army's Marine Divisions at the time which it was designed, 1938, and sixty were produced and divvied up to the different Marine Divisions accordingly. Being armed with an 80mm field gun, it could level most fortifications with the fifteen rounds it could carry.

The Brekkjers served throughout the Second World War, participating in all three Battles of Muratori, including the defense and retaking of Isla Estocastica. Undoubtably, the initial Japanese assault on Isla Estocastica and the other Muratoris was its most well known action. Nine Brekkjers were active in the Muratoris on September 2nd, with one in dock for repairs after a storm.

Brekkjer serial 27 was out on patrol in the early dawn hours, only a few kilometers behind the old relic Pikefish when it encountered and was sunk by IJN Azumayuki. Serial 27 was notified of the threat, and cut its engines in hope of intercepting any incoming Japanese landing craft. It did not encounter hoped landing craft, but instead the IJN Nakamura, a small gunboat assigned to sweep for any potential threats. The Nakamura spotted Serial 27 and opened fire with its small forward gun, missing the bow of Serial 27 by a hair. Serial 27 returned fire with its 80mm gun, as well as some small arms fire from the crew. The 80mm shell struck the side of IJN Nakamura and ignited its depth charge storage, ripping the side of the ship asunder and sinking it. Serial 27 then began to head back to the island, but was intercepted by a second gunboat, the IJN Shikon, which opened fire with its deck gun. The crew of IJN Shikon was evidently more skilled and the shell struck its mark, striking Serial 27 aft and igniting the 80mm rounds. Brekkjer 27 exploded in a fireball seen by other ships on patrol, even through the intense gloom. It sank in two shattered pieces at 6:48 A.M...

Brekkjers 28 and 30 (29 was in for repair) were made famous by their sinking of the Japanese destroyer Ichisake, which wandered unknowingly into a small canal in the isles of Isla Estocastica, was surrounded by Serial 28 and Serial 30, and was bombarded for several hours without relief from both sea and shore, until the captain ordered the scuttling of the vessel. The wreck of IJN Ichisake still lies in what is now known as Ichisake Channel, now an artificial reef.

One of the more unusual, but effective modifications used by Lockelle's armed forces was the Brekkjer 'Tung Rustning', an armored variant equipped with a turret from the Model 1938 Light Assault Tank, and armored all round. Only six were ever produced, but they served effectively, mostly in the Muratoris, though one was sunk during the Battle of Frustrum. None survive to this day, but a replica is moored at the Frustrum Museum of Military Power.

The Brekkjers not in the Muratoris served in the defense of Lockelle itself, participating in the Battle of Frustrum and other small clashes. After the war, most of the Brekkjers were scrapped, though Brekkjer Serial 30 was preserved and is at the Museum of the Battles of Muratori at Isla Estocastica, now fully refurbished and having been used in several movies portraying the battle. A few Brekkjers stayed in use in reserve, but not for long, with all being retired and replaced by the late 1950s.


Lying rather high in the water, the Brekkjer was good maneuverability and speed, coupled with a good armament of its 80mm gun. While, as stated, the armor is in military terms paper-thin, it still protects against low-speed projectiles. The 80mm is also very effective against all targets, excluding aerial.


The Brekkjer was originally going to be an 1800s armored barge, but I became bored and this came to be. I needed some sort of warship for Lockelle anyways, so here one is. The Shikon and Nakamura (Nakamura-class) gunboats have been added to my laundry-list of projects, pushing the Azumayuki, Bjornn, and some other bigger things farther back. I'm trying to make a sort of anti-submarine vessel, but it's taking a while... So, here's something so that I don't go inactive, and for people to blow things to heck with. That's about it. The Brekkjer TR was just an experiment that went overboard. It looks almost like a miniature USS Monitor, just Lockelle and WWII...

Also, credits to the Vehicles mod for the base vox and script for the turret. I modified the turret vox some, but the script not that much, save the ammo count.