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Name: UES Megalodon
Class: Megalodon-class
Ship Type: Ekranoplan
Preceded by: Crocodile-class
Succeeded by: not disclosed yet
Built: 1912 - 1918
In service: Active
Planned: 50
Completed: 19
Cancelled: 0
Retired: 0
Details: A widely known fact about the Ursian Navy is that we use hydrofoils way too much. Because of our emphasis on speed and firepower, a general increase of speed fascinates Ursian Admirals a lot. Hydrofoils were made about 13 years ago, which was an amazing addition to the aging Ursian Navy at the time. Thus it is military protocol to ask all shipbuilding companies to put hydrofoils on any ship. While heavier ships have less of an impact, the extra 2 knots is extremely appreciated, especially considering a duel between two nearly identical ships (Admiral Raktas-class and Sakiria's battle carriers come to mind). Now, some scientists have begun to wonder, "why don't we just give a boat wings and let it glide along water for an even faster speed?" This brilliant but crazy idea was tested for 6 years, and now in 1918, the Megalodon was born. Looking more like a plane than ship, it boasts a huge airframe that is bigger than the Cyclone. Also equipped with 4 engines of the Cyclone, it reportedly has the same speed as the Cyclone as well. The only bad side of this is the bad turning speed, however a rudder significantly helped in this problem. What's more fearsome is its weaponry, a whole 203 mm Stormbreath cannon and 8 heavy machineguns. This turns Megalodon into the world's smallest and fastest platform to carry the longest ranged artillery weapon of the Ursian military. This class is quite literally the epitome of Ursian naval doctrine. A Megalodon can even unequipped its cannon, drop it in the ocean, and configure its wings to fly if the situation demands it. Now it patrols the several oceans of free trade in the world, however Alex Windwalker has taken some from their duties.