Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/SSN

"Aquilan submarine ready for the hunt"

-SSN leaving the Naval Shipyard

The SSN are nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSN) in service with the Aquilan Navy and serves as Aquila's main attack submarine. Also known as the 688 class (pronounced "six-eighty-eight") after the hull number of lead vessel FSS Los Seraphs (SSN-688), 250 were built from 1972 V.C. to 2020 V.C., the latter 23 to an improved 688i standard. Planned to be voiced by ...

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Overview
The Los Seraphs-class, sometimes called the LS-class or the 688-class, is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines that forms the backbone of the Aquilan's submarine force, as their answer to the Voshkod's new Typhoon Attack Submarine.

The Los Seraphs class contains more nuclear submarines than any other class in the world. The class was preceded by the Sturgeon class and followed by the Seawolf. Except for FAN Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-709), all submarines of this class are named after Aquilan cities and a few towns. This system of naming broke a long-standing tradition in the Federal Aquilan Navy of naming attack submarines for creatures of the ocean (e.g. FAN Nautilus (SSN-571)).

History
In the late 1960s V.C., the Voshkod's advances in submarine technology increasingly threatened the survivability of Aquilan battle groups. Voshkod fast-attack submarines became capable of keeping pace with carrier groups, while their newer missile submarines could potentially overwhelm the group's defenses with salvos of missiles. Development of the Los Seraphs class commenced in 1967 V.C. as a response. The class originally had essentially the same weapons and sensors as the preceding Sturgeon-class submarine, but was approximately 50% larger with "major improvements" in stealth and speed so that they too could keep up with carrier battle groups.

Guardians of the Tacitus

 * SSN (Aquila)
 * Minisub (Alliance)
 * ... (ADI)
 * Yumi Submarine (Protectorate)
 * Astute-class Submarine (Andora)
 * Yuan Submarine (Empire)
 * Jang Bogo (Community)

Destroyers of Balthazar

 * Typhoon Attack Submarine (Voshkod)
 * ... (Brotherhood)
 * Horde Mini-Sub (Horde)
 * Red Sea Submarine (MLA)
 * Piranha (Collective)
 * Alfa-class Submarine (Encantadia)
 * ... (Scrin)

Neutrals

 * Cyrene-class Submarine (Coalition)
 * Chaos Typhoon (Heralds)
 * Sea-Yeoman Submarine (Order)
 * Razor Sub (Survivors)
 * Siren Sub (Syndicate)
 * ... (Conglomerate)
 * ... (Legion)

Bonus Faction

 * Daedalus Submarine (ASA)
 * Sauro-class submarine (Bastion)
 * Attack Sub Creep (Rangers)
 * U-Boat (Pirates)
 * Alfheimr Victor-class Submarine (Ascalia)
 * Naga Patrol Submarine (Elona)
 * ... (Dominion)
 * ... (Security)
 * ... (Ascendancy)

DLC

 * Angelshark (Federation)
 * ... (Corona)
 * ... (Party)
 * Mitosis Sub (Skynet)
 * Snezhnaya Submarine (Elemental)
 * ... (Autocracy)
 * ... (League)
 * ... (Swarm)
 * Kilo-class Submarine (Confederation)
 * Karv Submarine (Kingdom)
 * ... (Goo)
 * Todaro (Imperium)
 * ... (Dynasty)
 * S-189 (Warlords)
 * ... (Cult)
 * ... (Raiders)
 * Gelt-Class Submarine (Theocracy)
 * Cachalot(Insurgents)
 * ... (Guardians)
 * ... (Hierarchy)
 * ... (Sundered)
 * ... (Ecumene)
 * Endeavour Submarine (Concordat)
 * ... (Contingent)
 * ... (Eden)
 * Megalodon (InGen)
 * ... (Hallows)
 * Gato (Commune)
 * Nautilius (Clique)
 * I-56 (Guild)
 * ... (Threat)
 * ... (Traders)
 * ... (Entente)
 * ... (Oblivion)
 * ... (Corporation)
 * ... (Covenant)
 * ... (Institute)
 * ... (Commonwealth)
 * ... (Netstorm)
 * ... (Carnival)
 * ... (Wraiths)
 * ... (Chronophage)
 * Balao (Privateers)
 * ... (Foundation)