Mythic-Class Submersible Assault Carrier

The Mythic class is a class of nuclear-powered submarines used by the Confederate Navy.

The Mythic-class submarines are classified as submersible assault carriers, a kind of submarine aircraft carrier designed to serve as a platform for an amphibious assault.

As a carrier, the Mythic-class is massive. At over 200 meters, it is the largest submarine in the Confederate fleet, and with a displacement of 44,000 tons when submerged, it rivals even the Typhoon-class in bulk.

Description
The Mythic-class submarines were designed to serve as a launching point for amphibious assault forces as well as a long-range ballistic missile platform. Their typical operation parameters sees them serving a role similar to an amphibious assault carrier, albeit a submersible one.

The Mythic-class has a triple hull design, similar to the Soviet Typhoon class ballistic missile submarine in design philosophy. This gives the Mythic great survivability and a dive depth greater than most other attack submarines. Its upper hull separates to reveal a flight deck complete with steam catapults to launch its complement of S/VTOL aircraft, combat and transport helicopters.

The Mythic class is incapable of carrying the armaments and supplies to support an extended combat sortie, and thus it is primarily used as a special forces platform, serving as a mothership for a small team of elite soldiers rather than a platform for a larger landing force.

Stealth Systems
As the Mythic-class relies on remaining undetected in order to effectively fulfill its role, the class is equipped with several anti-detection measures.

Metamaterial Acoustic Cloak: An array of cavities which actually slow the speed of propagating sound waves, the acoustic cloak consists of 16 concentric rings in a cylindrical configuration, and each ring with acoustic circuits. This mechanism slows sound waves and makes the Mythic extremely difficult to detect with sonar.

Fluid Cloak: Consisting of thousands of tiny water jets housed in a mesh sheath, the Mythic fluid cloak system cancels the changes in water speed that lead to a wake, causing the water that the Mythic moves through to close seamlessly around the submarine, making it invisible to radar.

Decoys: In the event that a Mythic class is detected, it can launch a "Crybaby" decoy from one of its torpedo tubes. These devices electronically mimic the submarine's acoustic signal and RF emissions, creating a full-scale replica of the launching submarine.