Ursian Military (1912 roleplay) (Black project) - Orca

Name: UES Orca
Class: Orca-class
Ship Type: Ekranoplan
Preceded by: Megalodon-class
Succeeded by: not disclosed yet
Built: 1919 - 1919
In service: Active
Planned: Unknown
Completed: Unknown
Cancelled: Unknown
Retired: Unknown

Details: After the success of the Megalodon-class during the Battle off Arctoros Beach, Ursian engineers went back to the drawing board to improve the concept. While the Megalodons are powerful, they did not have strong guns to kill battlecruisers or battleships. Thus it was made apparent that's far better to make a mini-aircraft carrier ekranoplan that can carry at least 10 planes for ordinance. And thus, the Orca-class was made. Named after the UES Orca, the first casualty to the Stigyans during the battle, the Orca-class ekranoplans go at a whopping 100 km/h due to its ekranoplan nature. It can't fly as all ekranoplans do, but it is massively speedier than their boat counterparts. Its way bigger than a Megalodon, who now houses the 230mm cannon after said battle. It has several ropes to carry boat planes or boat variant type planes like the Sea Striker, the Peregine, the Kraken, Typhoon Scylla, and even the Aurora Vulcan. While not tough, like all ekranoplans, it is usually sent in groups of 5, making a total of 50 aircraft that can literally appear on anyone's coast. Thus the name Orca Pods, named so for the hunter groups of the sea.