Mittelrijkian Royal Navy

The Mittelrijkian Royal Navy is the naval force of the Kingdom of Mittelrijk's military. Relatively new compared to the navies of its 2 neighbouring powers, the Imperial Conoilithian and Imperial Virgandian navies, the Royal Navy is nevertheless able to hold its own against both its rivals at the same time, possessing more advanced and higher quality warships, although in fewer number. The Mittelrijkian Royal Navy also became notorious for its extensive use of submarines in the Conoilithian-Mittelrijkian War, which they invented and pioneered.

HISTORY
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BATTLESHIPS
Royal Class: The Royal Class are Mittelrijk's newest battleships, with 3 of them in service at the beginning of the Conoilithian-Mittelrijkian War. The lead ship, Gustav III, was the flagship of the Mittelrijkian Royal Navy throughout the war, possessing 8 x 380mm main guns in 4 twin turrets as its main armament. Battleships of the Royal Class were also noticeably faster than those of the Conoilithian navy, with a maximum speed of up to 25 knots.

TORPEDO BOATS
D-Class: Mittelrijkian torpedo boats were not given names; instead, ships were given serial numbers. The D-Class was the Mittelrijkian navy's newest torpedo boat design. It was able to reach up to 35 knots, and had a rather potent armament for its type, with 3 x 120mm guns, and 6 swivelling torpedo tubes in 2 triple mounts. The D-Class, consisting of D-1, D-2, D-3, D-4, D-5 and D-6, was also unique in that it had 2 forward-facing torpedo tubes at its bow, similar to those of a submarine.

SUBMARINES
Type 12 Class: The Type 12 class submarines would be the workhorse of the Mittelrijkian navy's submarine force during the Conoilithian-Mittelrijkian War. They had 4 torpedo tubes each, with 2 at the bow and 2 at the stern. The class would gain infamy after a single Type-12 submarine snuck up to the Conoilithian main fleet completely undetected, and sank the HIMS Dauntless, pride of the Imperial Conoilithian Navy, with 2 torpedoes in the autumn of 2913.