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Ostriesland is new class of carrier in German service. On the first size it look like oversized cruiser but class is built on a pocket battlecruiser frame. Pocket battlecruiser is concept of smaller warship which carry the firepower of battlecruiser but is not full sized battlecruiser. German command received smaller but ship that can carry same number of fighters and other smaller types of support crafts as fully pledged battlecruiser sized carrier.

Ostriesland is in service for barely five years, in this period of time twenty ships were constructed with more on the way. This class replace Jade class carriers which where bulky, and had many issues, four of which were lost during war with Chinese Empire. Ostriesland eliminate most of those problems.

Armament of Ostriesland is defensive one. Ship lacks in anti-ship weapons of long range and needs escorts during combat mission, however it have two 180mm dual barrelled pulse laser turrets. This turrets have unusual location as they were located at sides of top sail. Its defenses consist of short range anti-fighter/missile/torpedo missiles. There is 102 dual 40mm Pulse Laser AA rapid firing cannons. Ostriesland have advanced ECM systems and is also capable of jamming everything around itself. It can carry up to 120 fighters and 20 shuttles, if assault modules are installed it can carry over for dozen ground vehicles and two thousand troops. Ship is 690m in length and have 1200 crew.

F means Flugzeugträger or carrier.

Ships of this class didn't participate in any war so far.

Ships in class:

1. GNS Ostriesland F-110 2. GNS Helgoland F-111 3. GNS Neuwerk F-112 4. GNS Scharhörn F-113 5. GNS Trischen F-114 6. GNS Wangerooge F-115 7. GNS Baltrum F-116 8. GNS Oland F-117 9. GNS Nordstrand F-118 10. GNS Norderoog F-119 11. GNS Amrum F-120 12. GNS Wieringen F-121 13. GNS Norderney F-122 14. GNS Nigehörn F-123 15. GNS Gefion F-124 16. GNS Falke F-125 17. GNS Geier F-126 18. GNS Bussard F-127 19. GNS Sperber F-128 20. GNS Condor F-129

Description

Ostriesland is new class of carrier in German service. On the first size it look like oversized cruiser but class is built on a pocket battlecruiser frame. Pocket battlecruiser is concept of smaller warship which carry the firepower of battlecruiser but is not full sized battlecruiser. German command received smaller but ship that can carry same number of fighters and other smaller types of support crafts as fully pledged battlecruiser sized carrier.

Ostriesland is in service for barely five years, in this period of time twenty ships were constructed with more on the way. This class replace Jade class carriers which where bulky, and had many issues, four of which were lost during war with Chinese Empire. Ostriesland eliminate most of those problems.

Armament of Ostriesland is defensive one. Ship lacks in anti-ship weapons of long range and needs escorts during combat mission, however it have two 180mm dual barrelled pulse laser turrets. This turrets have unusual location as they were located at sides of top sail. Its defenses consist of short range anti-fighter/missile/torpedo missiles. There is 102 dual 40mm Pulse Laser AA rapid firing cannons. Ostriesland have advanced ECM systems and is also capable of jamming everything around itself. It can carry up to 120 fighters and 20 shuttles, if assault modules are installed it can carry over for dozen ground vehicles and two thousand troops. Ship is 690m in length and have 1200 crew.

F means Flugzeugträger or carrier.

Ships of this class didn't participate in any war so far.

Ships in class:

1. GNS Ostriesland F-110 2. GNS Helgoland F-111 3. GNS Neuwerk F-112 4. GNS Scharhörn F-113 5. GNS Trischen F-114 6. GNS Wangerooge F-115 7. GNS Baltrum F-116 8. GNS Oland F-117 9. GNS Nordstrand F-118 10. GNS Norderoog F-119 11. GNS Amrum F-120 12. GNS Wieringen F-121 13. GNS Norderney F-122 14. GNS Nigehörn F-123 15. GNS Gefion F-124 16. GNS Falke F-125 17. GNS Geier F-126 18. GNS Bussard F-127 19. GNS Sperber F-128 20. GNS Condor F-129