Arcamat-class Strike Cruiser

The Arcamat-class battlecruiser is a next generation battlecruiser, originally Strike Cruiser (CS), designed to counter new UNSC warships like the Valiant-class superheavy cruiser. Designed to level the playing field between the CMA and UNSC with regards to larger capital ships, the ships of the Arcamat-class place emphasis on their speed, range, and anti-ship firepower. Ships of the line are given the hull classification symbol: BC.
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==Development History==
The design of the Arcamat-class battlecruiser dates back to Project JUNO in 2478, a plan proposed by the naval leadership of the CMA to refurbish the Navy in light of advancing UNSC Navy ships and new technologies being employed by them like the Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (MAC) which were uninterceptable. The proposals of Project JUNO were wide and sweeping, covering ships from corvettes and frigates to supercarriers and battleships. The Arcamat-class in particular can be traced back to early proposals for new large cruisers designs as hunter-killers to attack supply lines and ambush high value warships. However before any of the proposals of Project JUNO could be implemented, it immediately ran into problems.
While Project JUNO was theoretically sweeping in its application, this also led to significant conflict within and between CMA leaderships, shipyards, designers, and engineers as to the final designs. Between 2480 and 2490, no less than 4 dozen design proposals were suggested for a variety of ships with each iteration varying in design, doctrine, and technological sophistication. The raiding cruiser proposal had since evolved into a larger design geared towards defeating smaller enemy cruisers but was seen as impractical due to its niche role and the prospective ships it was meant to counter only being rumored rather than being built or in service.
However, there was a paradigm shift in 2490 with the reveal of the Valiant-class superheavy cruiser being built for the UNSC. The Valiant's represented a significant jump in warship design, weaponry, and tonnage which the CMA had no way of matching in an efficient way. Furthermore, the advanced point defense systems aboard the Valiant directly threatened the missile reliant battle doctrine of CMA warships. With the Valiant being seen as a template which subsequent UNSC cruisers would follow, the committee behind Project JUNO reevaluated their priorities. Till this point they had only approved the construction of a handful of supply and recon vessels as the difficulties surrounding large warships continued with infighting between increasingly radical and secessionist individuals who called for a full arms race and others accused of being UNSC or insurrectionist supporters by advocating for drastically scaled down designs. Vice Admiral Odom Falkner, the new head of the committee, decided to break these deadlocks by narrowing each ship to a final set of 2 designs and by offering any companies or shipyards who lost the contracts to support the final designs by producing other components of the ships. 
The progress afforded by the new design and contract awarding procedures allowed some ship classes to begin their construction such as smaller destroyers and corvettes, but a major focus was to begin full rate production of the Advanced Anti-Capital Cruiser Project (AACCP). The AACCP emphasized the construction of a large cruiser with a MAC battery to rival the Valiant, a powerful secondary and tertiary battery to aid the main guns and tackle smaller ships, and an advanced defense and countermeasure system. The construction of the first block of 6 ships ships began in 2493 with them being completed in 2498.
While originally designated Strike Cruisers by the CMA to mask the true nature of the ships and avoid triggering an arms race, the reveal of the Valiant-class superheavy cruisers and the growing tension between the CMA and UNSC saw the Arcamat-class return to using the more accurate designation of Battlecruiser. Despite the change being proposed in 2495, the actual change in ship designations did not take effect in fleet formations until 2500 due to continued political and military disagreements. The result was many of the first ships and even subsequent ships continuing to unofficially use the Strike Cruiser designation both as a point of pride and history of the ships and the lore cultivated around them in their first 2 years of service.
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