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"Yeah, sure let the blimps have their fun in the clouds. We're always overlooked. But we don't mind. So long as we have the firepower to back us up, we'll give the Aero Navies a run for their money." -Aiden Rohds, captain of the ENS Deuteronomy, flagship of Extremidad's maritime navy.

For those who may have been watching me for a while, you might remember me posting this picture: fav.me/d3fiyn6

Well, after years of thinking, here I present a more updated and 3d version of that ship: The Deuteronomy-class Light Cruiser. As mentioned before, since the rise of Aero-navies in the world of Blakfire, surface navies found themselves out-gunned and falling out of favor. However, Extremidad manages a small, less diverse navy, consisting mainly of only cruisers and destroyers, relegated with patrolling the waters around their country. Since threats from the air have evolved from small, nimble aircraft to large, heavy aerial warships, smaller caliber AA has been discarded in favor of heavier guns. On the Deuteronomy, all of her turrets can traverse skyward to fire upon attacking airships, laying down a deadly barrage of fire to deter or destroy threats.

However, the most notable and iconic part of the Deuteronomy is the dreadnought-style bow and underwater ram. While rams in these days fell out of favor in the time of ironclads, Extremidad embraced the idea; to be able to penetrate the armor of other ships, the ram's armor is the thickest on the ship, made from a dual layer of steel and Blaksteel, an expensive, but extremely durable metal that is also known for its profound lightness, often used on airship frames. In addition, the bow of the ship is sectioned with watertight doors; if the ram is damaged, the flooding that may result won't sink the ship, and the ship can even flood her forward compartment to change the depth of the ram, a tactic sometimes used to "dig up" lighter warships and literally fling them into the air, a feat assisted by her two powerful steam turbine engines. Her ram is often used as a finishing blow on damaged or disabled warships, or as a last ditch tactic, since charging headlong into battle often results in being reduced to a sinking wreck off the stern of her target.

Of course, she is not without her faults; compared to her rival, the Damontian Kraken-class light cruiser, she is slower, trading straight-line speed for heavier armor and more guns. Still, she excels in acceleration and maneuverability, which is what matters most on a ship built to turn inside your enemy's circle and ram them. Over all, she is a reliable and deadly favorite of the Extremidad surface navy, one that leaves her friends inspired and her enemies trembling.

The cruiser pictured here is a "standard" configuration Deuteronomy, though several variants exist, the most prevalent being the Airship Tender variant, which replaces the #3, #4, and #5 turrets with an airship mooring tower to link an airship to a tanker to refuel and resupply embarked airships far from port. Another prevalent variant is the Fleet Observation variant, which, on top of having more powerful radar and tracking equipment, replaces the smaller stern turret with an aircraft catapult/crane capable of launching and recovering a small seaplane.

Length: 444 feet

Width: 86 feet

Height: 77 feet (from waterline) 99 feet (From keel)

Draft: 22 Feet

Armament: 8 x 10" naval/ AA guns contained in four turrets, 10 x 4" naval/ AA guns contained in five turrets,

Powerplants: 2 x Extremidad Locomotive Works Mk. IIX Steam Turbines driving 2 x 11' six-bladed propellers

Top Speed: 19 knots

EDIT: Following the advice of a viewer, I've updated the design of the Deuteronomy to make her a little more plausible as a design. Probably not picture perfect, but I'm going on rule of cool for the most part here.

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"Yeah, sure let the blimps have their fun in the clouds. We're always overlooked. But we don't mind. So long as we have the firepower to back us up, we'll give the Aero Navies a run for their money." -Aiden Rohds, captain of the ENS Deuteronomy, flagship of Extremidad's maritime navy.

For those who may have been watching me for a while, you might remember me posting this picture: fav.me/d3fiyn6

Well, after years of thinking, here I present a more updated and 3d version of that ship: The Deuteronomy-class Light Cruiser. As mentioned before, since the rise of Aero-navies in the world of Blakfire, surface navies found themselves out-gunned and falling out of favor. However, Extremidad manages a small, less diverse navy, consisting mainly of only cruisers and destroyers, relegated with patrolling the waters around their country. Since threats from the air have evolved from small, nimble aircraft to large, heavy aerial warships, smaller caliber AA has been discarded in favor of heavier guns. On the Deuteronomy, all of her turrets can traverse skyward to fire upon attacking airships, laying down a deadly barrage of fire to deter or destroy threats.

However, the most notable and iconic part of the Deuteronomy is the dreadnought-style bow and underwater ram. While rams in these days fell out of favor in the time of ironclads, Extremidad embraced the idea; to be able to penetrate the armor of other ships, the ram's armor is the thickest on the ship, made from a dual layer of steel and Blaksteel, an expensive, but extremely durable metal that is also known for its profound lightness, often used on airship frames. In addition, the bow of the ship is sectioned with watertight doors; if the ram is damaged, the flooding that may result won't sink the ship, and the ship can even flood her forward compartment to change the depth of the ram, a tactic sometimes used to "dig up" lighter warships and literally fling them into the air, a feat assisted by her two powerful steam turbine engines. Her ram is often used as a finishing blow on damaged or disabled warships, or as a last ditch tactic, since charging headlong into battle often results in being reduced to a sinking wreck off the stern of her target.

Of course, she is not without her faults; compared to her rival, the Damontian Kraken-class light cruiser, she is slower, trading straight-line speed for heavier armor and more guns. Still, she excels in acceleration and maneuverability, which is what matters most on a ship built to turn inside your enemy's circle and ram them. Over all, she is a reliable and deadly favorite of the Extremidad surface navy, one that leaves her friends inspired and her enemies trembling.

The cruiser pictured here is a "standard" configuration Deuteronomy, though several variants exist, the most prevalent being the Airship Tender variant, which replaces the #3, #4, and #5 turrets with an airship mooring tower to link an airship to a tanker to refuel and resupply embarked airships far from port. Another prevalent variant is the Fleet Observation variant, which, on top of having more powerful radar and tracking equipment, replaces the smaller stern turret with an aircraft catapult/crane capable of launching and recovering a small seaplane.

Length: 444 feet

Width: 86 feet

Height: 77 feet (from waterline) 99 feet (From keel)

Draft: 22 Feet

Armament: 8 x 10" naval/ AA guns contained in four turrets, 10 x 4" naval/ AA guns contained in five turrets,

Powerplants: 2 x Extremidad Locomotive Works Mk. IIX Steam Turbines driving 2 x 11' six-bladed propellers

Top Speed: 19 knots

EDIT: Following the advice of a viewer, I've updated the design of the Deuteronomy to make her a little more plausible as a design. Probably not picture perfect, but I'm going on rule of cool for the most part here.