Royal Arcerion Naval Service: Difference between revisions

The escort fleet comprises the surface fleets main naval warfare vessels. It is comprised of guided missile destroyers and frigates and is the Navy's main effort for procurement, life cycle management, fleet upgrades, and support. Arcerion has seven destroyers (''Warrington''-class) and sixteen frigates (''BURG SOMETHING''-class) in active service. The primary function of these vessels is twofold, the first to provide escort and screening functions for the larger capital ships - keeping them shielded from air, sea, and undersea threats. The destroyers and frigates of Arcerion also represent the major deploying forces for expeditionary sea missions and standing deployments such as counter-narcotics and counter-piracy missions.

The eight ''Warrington''-class provides much of the fleet's horsepower for anti-aircraft and missile defence tasks, utilizing its wide array of integrated anti-air systems, close-in-weapons systems (CIWS), combining them with advanced long distance search and target acquisition radars. Whereas the ''Foxhey''-class are the 'shield' for the fleet's capital vessels, the ''BURG SOMETHING''-class are the 'sword,' or the primary offensive vessels in the fleet. Utilizing several different kinds of long-range torpedoes and anti-ship missiles (AShM), they provide a deterrent against hostile vessels and are primarily used to screen and harass enemy surface vessels.  

The Patrol fleet maintains Arcer maritime sovereignty in littoral areas and projects power into contested sea lanes such as the Warrington and Songun Straits. This capability is currently represented by fourteen ''Hughes''-class corvettes, which are scheduled to be replaced by the [[Arco-Burgoignesc Patrol Corvette and Aviso]] program.