NationStates Jolt Archive


Internal DRI memorandum

18-12-2003, 00:08
Dr. Hanes,

Sir, I've been doing some thinking about this bomber. With the specifications we're working towards, namely altitude and speed, it would be very easy to make some very effective weaponry. One thing I was thinking about is something that uses the heat generated by the air resistance. It would use something like the ceramic tiles the US uses on their space shuttle to transfer heat into the bomb. The bomb itself would be filled with a homogenous mixture of magnesium powder and ammonium perchlorate. The heat would transfer into the filling, liquifiying it (also raising it to way past its temperature of ignition). About 30 or so feet (that would naturally be dictated by the target), a small explosive charge would rupture the casing of the bomb, causing the now premixed (and fully liquified) fuel and oxidizer to spontanously and violently react. This reaction would be extremely intense, and probably cause a large, extremely hot explosion, turning just about anything metal near it into molten slag, and igniting anything remotely flammable. Basically hell in a can. Email me back telling me what you think, and if we can start looking into developing this. Thanks!

Scott McQueen




Scott,

That is brilliant. I'm going to order the Advanced Chemistry Division to start research on this right away. I'd like to debut this on the same day as our bomber, since the bomber is the weapons platform we'll be using to deliver it.

Isaac Hanes, Ph.D
18-12-2003, 00:14
OOC: BTW that was secret ICC
18-12-2003, 02:45
*bump....I don't want anyone complaing when I turn an armored division into pools of slag metal!!!*
19-12-2003, 21:49
Dr. Hanes,

I believe you will be pleased with the progress of our research. We have just conducted tests on the ceramic material we intend on using. The heat transfer of this material is nearly 95%! This will help not only liquify the metal inside faster, but will also make the outside of the bomb much harder to see, since it won't be glowing from the heat of the friction. As you might expect, the altitudes and speeds to cause this to happen must be very high. Right now we are expecting to be able to drop this at no lower than 60,000 feet in altitude at around mach 3 to cause the material inside to fully liquify.

We also believe at this time that the explosion this bomb will cause will be at least 3 to 4 times as powerful as an equal mass of HMX, our current standard issue explosive, mainly due to the extreme heat and resulting shockwave accompanying that massive heat release. We tested this by heating both the fuel and oxidizer together in a vacuum, and then suddenly pressurizing the test chamber. Needless to say, we're going to need a new vacuum test center.

We should have three working prototypes ready by the end of the month, once Electronics gets our guidance systems ready. Then we should be able to test this weapon.

Dr. Hans Gordon