Jupiter Class Fleet Carrier

The Jupiter class is a class of four planned fleet carriers for the Fourth German Reich Navy. The Jupiter class was commissioned in 2209 by the order of Kaiser Ferdinand Von Wilhelm to replace the Thor class of fleet carriers. Three out of the four planned ships have been completed as of 2219 and the fourth, the DKM Neptune, is scheduled to be completed in 2221. The Jupiter class features four full decks dedicated as hangar bays to store the ship's complement of 400 strike craft. Under German doctrine, the role of carriers is to protect the capital ships from enemy starfighters and combat drones. The Jupiter class armament is therefore almost entirely defensive besides the ship's eight dedicated anti-ship missile tubes. Carriers typically stay far out of an enemy ship's weapons range during an engagement; Jupiter class ships are therefore very lightly armored over only the vital areas of the ship. It was originally planned that once completed, each Jupiter class ship would undertake its first patrol mission with its Thor class counterpart undertaking its last. However, after the DKM Saturn sailed with the DKM Odin, the plan was scrapped due to cost concerns and the last two Thor class ships were decommissioned unceremoniously. Each ship in the class will be named after a German controlled planet in the Sol system.

Ships in Class

 * DKM Jupiter
 * DKM Saturn
 * DKM Venus
 * DKM Neptune

Service History
DKM Jupiter and DKM Saturn both participated in the 2217 naval war games exercises. The DKM Saturn performed admirably as part of the DKM Tirpitz's task force. The Saturn's starfighters did not let any of the simulated United American Federation Navy starfighters or combat drones get within weapons range of the task force. However, the DKM Jupiter was the subject of intense criticism in the GGRN high command because of its performance in the war games. While attached to the DKM Fatherland's task force, the Jupiter failed to appropriately counter a simulated UAFN starfighter strike resulting in the destruction of the Fatherland, a Superiority class battlecruiser, 2 Dönitz class heavy cruisers, and several light cruisers and destroyers. The captain of the Saturn during the war games, Klaus Wagner, was relieved of duty in light of his ship's abysmal performance.