u/Elbfuchs

It feels like every meme I see on this subreddit is from u/MrMellons Either thos subreddit has only one person in it or I don't see any other posts.

My design don't steal.

So basically, we take the C-5 galaxy and mount the largest radar we can find on it, turning it into an enormous AWACS. It's perfect, bigger radar = bigger range of finding stuff.

I wanted to show what've been designing and your ideas how to improve it.

First of the idea:

In the 21st Century the largest warships built are aircraft carriers, but what if a nation for some reason decided against doing that and instead build a battleship, or very large destroyer, or however you want to call it?

My first thoughts where, how could I justify this. Then I came to think, that in an area surronded by land, an aircraft carrier would not be needed, as the water is surronded by air bases. So a flagship operating in the North Sea, or the Mediterranian could be designed as a battleship. Why not just send 5 smaller ships? That's where the other uses of an aircraft carrier come in, power projection and political maneuvering. Sending a large aircraft carrier sized warship somewhere sends a far bigger signal then a small flotilla of normal destroyers.

So this is my design. The EUROPA Project, an EU warship using mainly if only european equipment. With layered defense of missiles, high energy lasers and CIWS, to defend itself, a neclear reactor to power the entire ship, an actual armored citadel, with a secondary command center. A Helipad with a small internal hangar of drones and helicopters to scout surronding areas.