Yamato Takeru-class Battleship

The Yamato Takeru-class Battleships are a class of battleships build by, and for the New Empire of Japan's Earth fleets to operate on Earth. Only one has been built and completed, the Yamato Takeru itself.

The Yamato Takeru is the flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy Earth Fleets' Atlantic Fleet. It is based off of the Japanese Battleship Yamato.

Ship Structure
The Yamato Takeru-class, though a battleship has some similarities in submarine designs as well.

Terraced Bridge
The bridge of the battleship is armed with anti-aircraft cannons for defence against dive bombers.

Waterflow Defence Mechanism
Ballast tanks are placed on both sides of the ship as a defence mechanism. It is not fully able to submerge, but is partially able to.

Engine-propulsion System
The Yamato Takeru's engine is diesel electric with 149,200 Horsepower. It's usual speed is 27 knots but the inclusion of pump jets, side thrusters and stablisers allow for faster speed and quick evasive maneuvers.

Variable Type Main Mast
The main mast is equipped with anti-aircraft radar, strong enough not to be disrupted by surrounding water tides.

Armour

 * Bridge, cannons, munitions chamber, batteries: 200-500mm CNC steel plate + tension concrete composite armour
 * Broadside: 200-350mm VH tilted steel plate.
 * Watertype compartment: 38-76mm definsive steel plate.

51cm 45 Caliber Triple-linked Main Cannon
To have unmatched firepower 51cm cannons were equipped. Firing range is about 50km. There are 2 sets of cannons each for the front and rear. Due to the anti-aircraft cannons at the front, horizontal firing is impossible. It has the ability to sink a battlecruiser but firing time is slow and time-consuming.

Rounds used in the cannon

 * Type 0 Standard Shell
 * Z Shell: Cluster bomb-shell for naval use, effective in naval combat and defence. Also usable to pacify enemy ships.
 * B Shell Cluster bomb-shell for land use.
 * Underwater Shell
 * Armour Attacking Shell: A shell with a drill equipped to cut through armour.
 * P Shell: Parachute equipped shell for slow descent into naval units.

Funshin Vertical Launcher
18 cells are equipped on the foredeck. Effective against land and naval units.

17.8cm 25 Caliber Anti-aircraft Gun
4 cells equipped at reardeck.

15cm 65 Caliber High-Angle Gun
8 equipped to battleship.

10cm 65 Caliber High-Angle Gun
18 equipped at bow/stern.

Other

 * Total Length: 256m
 * Waterline Width: 36.3m
 * Water Output Volume: 62,000t (Standard), 69,100t (Full)
 * Crew: 4,000 (Combat Personnel: 2,500)