設(shè)計用途：
重型轟炸艦
制造方：
格哈特-吉羅德船業(yè)
國籍：
美利堅合眾國
量產(chǎn)方：
盟軍船港
主要特征：

• “天空騎士”無人戰(zhàn)斗機(jī)艙

• 斷電導(dǎo)彈發(fā)射裝置

• 內(nèi)載無人戰(zhàn)斗機(jī)補(bǔ)充裝配組件

• 超大通訊距離

• 保證跑道無障礙的封閉艙室

歷史資料：
???? 在自由國度生活的許多人都覺得盟軍航空母艦停泊于港口的畫面極具美感。這些龐大的海上猛獸是迄今為止最先進(jìn)的海軍船艦，是美國、德國、英國和法國各國的工程師和科學(xué)家10年工作之結(jié)晶。期間，這項舉世聞名的合作遭到了些批評，說這是對蘇聯(lián)日漸猖獗的進(jìn)攻態(tài)勢采取的保守姿態(tài)。不過，航空母艦的戰(zhàn)果很快就能為自己發(fā)聲了，報告中指出，盟軍航空母艦可以不費(fèi)吹灰之力地占據(jù)爭議海域，守衛(wèi)海上國界，其大名不僅在盟軍國家中廣為流傳，也傳進(jìn)了蘇聯(lián)的土地。

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???? 今天看到的航空母艦自然與舊型大不相同，舊型設(shè)計船體臃腫、費(fèi)用高昂，像是個飄在海上的要塞，由于缺乏足夠支持其航行的能源供給，這型號的航空母艦從未真正下過水。在德國方面之后取得了UCAV（Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle，無人駕駛戰(zhàn)斗機(jī)）的技術(shù)突破，補(bǔ)上了航母設(shè)計中一直缺失的一節(jié)，舊型設(shè)計隨后也因風(fēng)險偏高而被徹底拋棄了。盡管航空母艦仍比一般船只大上許多，卻也沒有像早前提議的那樣裝載數(shù)千船員，而是在艙內(nèi)里配備了一套復(fù)雜的網(wǎng)絡(luò)，可以自動化生產(chǎn)并發(fā)射無人機(jī)，而這套系統(tǒng)只需適中數(shù)量（但訓(xùn)練有素）的船員維護(hù)和操作。盟軍向來有高效、專業(yè)、節(jié)省寶貴資金的承諾，而新型航母又是其中一閃光事例。

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???? 已知的航母正活躍于世界各地，各用一整支天空騎士級無人戰(zhàn)機(jī)打擊對手，經(jīng)證實，這種空對地作戰(zhàn)無人機(jī)在遠(yuǎn)距離打擊防御工事和軍事設(shè)施上非常有效。天空騎士無人機(jī)并不會在甲板上風(fēng)餐露宿，產(chǎn)生不必要的磨損，而是存放于甲板下的發(fā)射艙內(nèi)，這里有設(shè)施可以隨時監(jiān)管、控制和維護(hù)所有的無人機(jī)。艦載無人機(jī)進(jìn)行打擊時又快又準(zhǔn)，每架都裝載有500磅的穿甲炸彈，與盟軍世紀(jì)轟炸機(jī)上使用的炸彈如出一轍。投彈完畢后，無人機(jī)必須返回航母重新裝彈。
???? 航空母艦艦體非常堅固，甚至可以承受一發(fā)蘇聯(lián)阿庫拉潛艇魚雷的直接攻擊。航空母艦的主要武器是天空騎士空軍中隊，但也有發(fā)射斷電導(dǎo)彈的能力，這種戰(zhàn)術(shù)性彈頭的沖擊波可以讓范圍內(nèi)任何已知的電子系統(tǒng)過載。總的來說，這種特殊戰(zhàn)艦有著不可匹敵的威力，因而能駕駛航空母艦便成了盟軍軍中的一項殊榮。

戰(zhàn)場筆記：?通過戰(zhàn)地偵察，已獲悉航空母艦至少具有以下幾個特征：

• 無人機(jī)隊——航母的無人機(jī)中隊連最嚴(yán)防死守的設(shè)施都能摧毀。即便有無人機(jī)被擊落，航母也能很快自動補(bǔ)充新的無人機(jī)。人們還知道，有些航母的艦長還會用這些無人機(jī)為掩護(hù)其他更為寶貴的盟軍飛行器。

• 關(guān)燈關(guān)燈——除了艦載作戰(zhàn)無人機(jī)以外，航母還可以從發(fā)射艙發(fā)射射程極遠(yuǎn)的斷電導(dǎo)彈，癱瘓載具和建筑。這種彈頭可攻亦可守，不僅能提高航空母艦獨(dú)自作戰(zhàn)時的自保能力，在進(jìn)行空中打擊時更是大有用武之地。

• 專職轟炸——航空母艦常與其他盟軍部隊協(xié)同作戰(zhàn)，專門負(fù)責(zé)打擊地面和水面目標(biāo)。盟軍方面堅定地為航空母艦未搭載防空武器一事辯護(hù)，聲稱其麾下的水翼船早已提供了非常強(qiáng)大的防空火力了。

• 昂貴代價——航空母艦是一種造價高昂的高科技船只，因而它們也沒有那么常見。即便與一些早先設(shè)計失敗的航母相比，現(xiàn)在的航母已經(jīng)是便宜很多了，但依然是盟軍軍備中最貴的一員。

Designation: Heavy Bombardment Ship

Manufacturer: Gerhardt-Giraud Shipworks

National Origin: U.S.A.

Mass-Produced at: Allied SeaportKey Features:

? "Sky Knight" UCAV drone bays

? Blackout missile launcher

? Internal assembly replenishes UCAVs

? Extreme communications range

? Enclosed bays keep runway clear

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history

Many of those living in the free nations have remarked that the sight of an Allied aircraft carrier docked at harbor is a thing of beauty. These bold, seafaring beasts are some of the most sophisticated naval vessels ever created, and are the culmination of a joint 10-year military design effort between American, German, British, and French engineers and scientists. This famous collaboration drew some flak for being reactionary to increased Soviet aggression. However, the results soon spoke for themselves, as reports of Allied aircraft carriers effortlessly securing contested waterways and borders soon began to spread in Allied nations and even the Soviet Union.

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Aircraft carriers are the pride of the Allied navy. Shown here is one of the many failed prototypes that eventually led to the majestic and proven-successful design currently in use today.

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Today's aircraft carriers are of course dramatically different than the relatively bloated, cost-prohibitive floating-fortress-style aircraft carriers blueprinted but never successfully launched due to the lack of a sufficient power source to fuel their voyages. The speculative design of old-style carriers was eventually abandoned when a German-engineered breakthrough in unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs) proved to be the missing link in the carrier's design. Though still much larger than the average ship, Allied aircraft carriers forego the thousands of crew demanded by previous proposals for an elaborate network of automated drone manufacturing-and-launch bays, maintained and operated by a modestly-sized (and expertly-trained) crew. The result is another shining example of the Allies' commitment to efficient, specialized design and conservation of precious resources.

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A functionally-limitless supply of Sky Knight UCAV drones means a single carrier packs more than enough punch to neutralize an entire enemy encampment.

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Now in active service worldwide, any given aircraft carrier contains a full complement of Sky Knight-class UCAVs, air-to-surface fighter drones proven to be highly effective in long-range engagements against fortifications and installations. Rather than suffer wear and tear and other unnecessary exposure to harm from being left out on the decks of Carriers, the Sky Knights are concealed in launch bays belowdecks, in facilities made to monitor, control, and maintain full complements of drones at all times. Drones are fast and precise, and each is armed with a powerful 500 lb. armor-piercing bomb similar to Jethroes commonly used by the Allies' Century Bombers. After releasing its payload, a given drone must return to its carrier, where it can rearm.

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The aircraft carrier itself is heavily armored and its hull can even take a direct hit from a Soviet Akula sub torpedo. Its primary armament lies with its Sky Knight squadrons, although the carrier also possesses a firing mechanism for the Blackout Missile, a tactical warhead whose blast overloads all known electrical systems in its area of effect. Overall, the sheer power wielded by these spectacular ships of war means that to helm them is one of the most prestigious posts in the entire Allied military hierarchy.

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notes

Battlefield reconnaissance has revealed at least these facts about the Aircraft Carrier:

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? Drones a-plenty -- A carrier's squadrons of drones can overwhelm even the most heavily defended installation. Should any drones be shot down, the carrier can quickly and automatically replenish them. Some carrier captains have been known to use their drones to screen for more-precious Allied aircraft.

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? Lights out -- In addition to all those combat drones, a carrier's launch bay conceals the Blackout Missile, which can be used to power down vehicles or structures from an extreme range. The missile's defensive and offensive potential makes carriers even more survivable alone, or even more useful in a strike force.

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? Specialized bombardment -- Intended for concerted use with other Allied forces, aircraft carriers are purely for anti-surface operations. The Allies have staunchly defended against complaints of aircraft carriers' lack of anti-air defenses, noting that their hydrofoils provide superior anti-air support.

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? Punishment at a premium -- Aircraft carriers are expensive, high-tech vessels, which means they are a relatively uncommon sight. Though far less cost-prohibitive than some of the failed carrier designs proposed in the past, the model in use today still is one of the priciest fixtures of Allied warfare.