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KNS Solaventus DD11-19

The KNS Solaventus is the first of the Batch II Uriel destroyers, also known as the Solvaventus-class or officially as the Solaventus subclass. The navy finalized the Solaventus as their first mass produced destroyer. As the original Uriel-class design were deemed too expensive, the navy modified it further replacing the twin 138mm guns with single 152mm turrets due to their better stopping power against the increasingly faster aircrafts fielded by adversaries. The single gun turret design were also simpler and thus cheaper to produce despite its larger caliber. Additionally, the simplified machinery allowed the turret mounting to be lower which was needed to compensate for the larger caliber guns. Additionally, the 28mm guns were removed to further save on top weight as they were deemed minimally useful in the first place. The Solaventus subclass managed to be 2/3 the price of the Batch I Uriel ships and were picked to meet the remaining demand for destroyers.

The Solaventus and Uriel class together are commonly known by sailors as the 'bobble heads' due to their large and distinctive bridge structure combined with the tender stability.

In total, there are 13 ships in the sub-class, excluding the original three Batch I ships. These are: Solaventus, Deusventus, Albusflos, Maneros, Autuluna, Autuventus, Albanix, Caelpluvia, Quiesunda, Solamane, Fonflos, Quiesnox, and Gelunox.
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This ship can defeat Godly DWG ships when spawned in multiple numbers to match the cost. They can deal with most non-godly aircrafts but aren't the best AA ships around. They can also fight submarines decently well thanks to the heavy torpedo armament but it was not designed or specifically tested for this role. This is by no means meta. I seldom build ships nowadays. My last ship was a failure in terms of battle performance and that was finished almost 1 and a half years ago. So Uriel and the following Solaventus-class destroyers is me trying to work on this problem while staying with realistic designs.

[Ship Overview]
Operators: Khertland Navy
Ordered: January 5, 2025
Commissioned: January 11, 2025

[Class Overview]
Class: Solaventus-subclass
Planned: 13
Completed: 13
Preceded by: Uriel-class
Succeeded by: Sivantse-class

[General Characteristics]
Type: Destroyer
Displacement: 169,773
Volume: 8,211 m^3
Blocks: 4,162
Cost: 112,658
Overall Length: 133 m
Waterline Length: 130.5 m
Between Perpendiculars: 129.5 m
Beam: 13 m
Draft: 4 m
Freeboard: 3m
Propulsion: 2 shafts powered by 1x SSE-3 8C/1/1/1/1 Mk.I 2.2K4.4
Speed: 45 knots
Endurance: 6,186 km
Turn radius: 477 m

Sensor and Processing Systems:
>1x RSS-YU-5 Mk.1 Surface Search Radar
>2x FCA-1 m0 Mk.1-L Fire Control Director
>1x REWR-9 Mk.1 Early Warning Radar

Armament:
>5x2 138mm L/65 DPG-12 Mk.2B
>4x1 28mm L/71 AAG-9 Mk.1A
>4x1 05m L/8 SS-2 Mk.4A Illumination gun
>2x Quintuple Torpedo Launcher

Other:
>1x 9m Rowing Cutter
>1x Paravanes

Armor:
>Main deck: 1m metal
>Main barbette: 1m metal
>Main turret face: 1m metal