Ragnar-class destroyer

The Ragnar-class destroyer is a class of Zusian Marinakorps, designed as multi-mission with world-beating , , and  capabilities. The ship is designed around stealth, and was originally intended to help counter the fleets of Gran Altiplano and its allies in CODEX, with the older  destroyers remaining as Zusea's primary surface combatants. However, the design was later expanded so that the Ragnar-class could completely replace the Schäfer-class. The ambitious size and scope of the class led some proponents to call it a "21st century dreadnought," which was quickly adopted by critics to highlight the massive cost and alleged indulgence of the program.

Ragnar-class ships are labeled as destroyers by the Marinakorps, but they are much larger than any other active destroyer or, with a of nearly 16,000 tons, and a quantity of armament approaching that of the. Nonetheless, the ship has a  hull form whose sides slope inward above the waterline, contributing to a dramatically reduced  more akin to that of a fishing boat than a large destroyer. Additionally, the ship's is comparable to that of the. The Ragnar-class is equipped with 40  modules, allowing the ship to carry more than two-hundred missiles. For anti-submarine warfare, the ship can fire s from its VSS cells, and also makes use of two triple s.

These ships were also designed to reduce crew size and therefore minimize cost. Consequently, the class is equipped with an integrated power system that can send electricity from its turbo-generators to the electric drive motors or weapons, as well as automated fire-fighting systems and piping rupture isolation. The Ragnar-class makes use of the unique Gesamtinfrastruktur där Schiffsverarbeitungsumgebung (GiSu), allowing full integration of all on-board systems, from to mission planning.

The lead ship is named Ragnar for the admiral and statesman Gustav Ritter von Ragnar and carries the hull number Lz-1000. Originally, 44 ships were planned for a combined ₰9.6 billion research and development costs. However, after the design was expanded under the Moderna Gesamtzerstörer program, the cost ballooned to over ₰20 billion, and the Marinakorps cancelled 10 and instead committed to simply replace Zusea's 34 Schäfer-class ships.