The Submarine MNS Phrike

[matioshka]

Phrike; The Greek goddess of horror. An appropriate name, for horror is what strikes the heart of any sailor at the mere hint of a hostile submarine. The MNS (Matorschkan Navy Ship) Phrike is just that. A diesel electric hunter-killer, the Phrike is a marvel of technology and engineering. It has such wonders as an Air Independent Propulsion system, allowing it to stay underwater for an extended period. It has 10 torpedo tubes, six at the front and four at the back, allowing it to attack and defend with crippling force. Its torpedo tubes have been modified to allow the launch of biologically engineered attack aircraft, known by the crew and designers alike as "Ghasts" These abominations shoot at anything that moves, friendlies and hostiles alike, so the sub must be submerged when deploying them. It carries a crew of thirty.

History:

The Terror class was conceived by Matorschkan scientists in the year 321 PA, at this time the Empire of Matorschka was in the middle of a desperate war over the undersea MMO installations, lose these and the empire would run out of raw materials. The situation was critical, the empire was just holding on. The design was rushed into production in only 18 months. The Phrike was the fourth out of the yard, and before June of 333 PA it had racked up over half a million tons of enemy shipping kills. But on June 43rd it was detected while exiting the inlet of Vamkiva, on the north cost of the island 1129AS. It had just delivered 10 elite marines to destroy a production facility on the island. A hostile destroyer sailed out of its pen at 20 knots, only 300 feet from the still diving Phrike. It missed the ramming attempt, but as the Phrike cleared the undersea ridge just beyond the harbor and sailed over the Karchavan Abyss the destroyer launched a torpedo with great accuracy; the Phrike was hit in the stern, flooding the engine room and crew quarters. It was well below 200 feet and diving. The back sunk like a stone, dragging the sub and its crew down into the abyss... Only 5 of the crew managed to escape using the bow diving trunk, before it was too deep to escape without a newt suit. 6 minutes later a sonar operator onboard the hostile destroyer heard the sound of a hull imploding. The MNS Phrike had been destroyed, it and its crew just another casualty of an unwinnable war. 7 weeks later the Matorschkan Grand Chancellor surrendered.


What the MNS Phrike actually has.
A diving trunk
The forward torpedo room
The rear torpedo room
Kapitan's cabin
Officers mess
Lieutenant's cabin
bathroom
Officers' bunk
Sail (sometimes improperly known as a "conning tower")
Large command and control center
galley
crew's mess
crew's bunks
engine room
weapon control room
acoustic detection room
more crew bunks
crew lounge
storage
ladder landing x4
Lookout at top of sail




*Replaced download with an updated version, I noticed the first one had 5 torpedo tubes on one side and only 4 on the other. How embarrassing. It is fixed now.*

[matioshka]

More versions, to allow your the greatest ease of placing this in your world.

From left to right:
MNS Phrike

MNS Phrike-submerged : The same Phrike, except underwater

MNS Phrike-mostly submerged : The Phrike underwater, except the sail is still above water

MNS Phrike-filled : The Phrike, filled with sponge.

The last message received by the MNS Phrike:
" MNS PHRIKE
SOUTHERN CENTRAL SEA
SECTOR TZ99FR443

KAPITAN,
YOUR ARE ORDERS ARE TO TRANSPORT THE ARTIFACT "ENDER EGG" TO MILITARY INSTILLATION 19, AND SURRENDER IT TO CHIEF MARSHALL NABKAZA. THE CREW IS NOT TO KNOW THE NATURE OF THIS MISSION. THE CREW IS NOT TO KNOW OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE ARTIFACT. YOU ARE TO KEEP ARTIFACT HIDDEN IN YOUR CABIN UNTIL ARRIVAL AT INSTALLATION 19. IF SHIP IS BEING BOARDED, OR IS IN IMMINENT PERIL OF BEING CAPTURED, YOU ARE TO DESTROY THE ARTIFACT AND SCUTTLE THE SHIP. ARTIFACT CAN UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES FALL INTO ENEMY HANDS.

"MATORSCHKA EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY"

-LORD MARSHALL OF THE NAVY

"

[Neroxyl]

Lovely sidestory, great build and mechanically correct.. Can't give it lower than a 5.

[matioshka]

Well, the sub bug's bitten me. I'm building another one. Not sure of the name, but I think it'll be a boomer. It's quite big, and will probably be done next week, or earlier.

And thank you, Neroxyl. To receive praise for my construction by such a distinguished builders is, regardless of the weight it holds, an honor.

[xwoodshockx]

i started to build on xbox 360 version to day hope it looks cool

[matioshka]

I hope it does too.