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Gregor Space Fortifications (future, Asteroid Base added)

Vernii
29-02-2004, 05:11
Welcome to Gregor Fortifications, a subsidiary of Gregor Shipyards. We specialize in selling defensive units, after all, what good is an uber-fleet, if while its off conquering foreign barbarians, your nation is left defenseless for any uppity third world nation with a nuke? Also be sure to visit Gregor shipyards, for the previously mentioned uber-fleet. Oh, and first time buyers get 5% off of their purchase.
http://img24.photobucket.com/albums/v73/Jadeite/gregor.bmp (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=94575)

Fortresses: Immense constructs meant to guard vital locations, such as planets, shipyards, naval bases, etc. fortresses are generally stationary, although all are equipped with impellers, and can manage a low acceleration. Each fortress is a weapon-studded sphere of metal, capable of fending off all but the largest and most dedicated attacks, as the energy weapons are each are more powerful individually then a superdreadnought's. Weapons are distributed evenly along the hull, divided into six sectors. Each fort comes with two free squadrons of LACs (12).

http://img24.photobucket.com/albums/v73/Jadeite/fort.jpg

Defender Class fortress
Mass (Tons): 60,000,000
Length Overall (Meters): 4,750
Maximum Height (Meters): 3,570
Maximum Acceleration (G): 100
Complement: 6,250 (550 Officers + 5700 Enlisted) + 500 marines and optional Flag/Flag Staff (100).
LAC Complement Crew: 1,250 (125 + 1,125)
LAC Support/Staff: 500 (40 + 460)

Armament Mounted / Weapon Mount Placement
Missile Tubes: 20 per section (120 total).
Laser (500 cm): 20 per section (120 total).
Graser (750 cm): 25 per section (150 total).
CM Launchers: 30 per section (180 total).
PD Laser Clusters: 40 per section (240 total).
Parasite Complement: Capacity for 144 LACs + 40 shuttles or pinnaces.
Price: $120 billion
~The smallest available fortress, the Defender still outmasses a Triumphant class battleship by three times, and carries the firepower of six. Each energy mount is twice the size of its equivalent aboard a battleship.


Guardian class fortress
Mass (tons): 65,000,000
Diameter: 5,000 meters
Maximum Height (Meters): 4,750
Maximum Acceleration (G): 75 in Normal-Space
Complement: 8,500 (761 Officers + 7,739 Enlisted) + 100 Flag Staff
Marine Complement: 500 (21 + 479)
LAC Complement Crew: 1,250 (125 officers + 1,125)
LAC Support/Staff: 500 (40 officers + 460)

Armament Mounted / Weapon Mount Placement
Missile Tubes: 35 per section (210 total).
Laser (500 cm): 20 per section (120 total).
Graser (750 cm): 25 per section (150 total).
CM Launchers: 30 per section (180 total).
PD Laser Clusters: 40 per section (240 total).
Parasite Complement: Capacity for 144 LACs + 40 shuttles or pinnaces
Price: $300 billion
~The Guardian is our standard fortress, mounting 90 more total missile tubes then the smaller Defender. It carries the firepower of ten Triumphants. Currently four Guardian's are in orbit over Vernii.


Bastion class fortress
Mass (tons): 120,815,000
Diameter: 10,000 meters
Maximum Height (Meters): 9,500
Maximum Acceleration (G): 25 in Normal-Space
Complement: 17,000 (1522 Officers + 15,478 Enlisted) + 100 Flag Staff
Marine Complement: 900 (21 + 479)
LAC Complement Crew: 1,250 (125 officers + 1,125)
LAC Support/Staff: 500 (40 officers + 460)

Armament Mounted / Weapon Mount Placement
Missile Tubes: 70 per section (420 total).
Laser (500 cm): 40 per section (240 total).
Graser (750 cm): 50 per section (300 total).
CM Launchers: 60 per section (360 total).
PD Laser Clusters: 80 per section (480 total).
Parasite complement: 144 LACs + 40 shuttles or pinnaces.
Price: $750 billion
~The most massive fortress in our navy, there is only one currently in existence, it is in direct orbit over Vernii's capital, serves as Gregor Defence Command, and it's model is now available for sale. It mounts twice the armament of the standard Guardian, the equivalent of twenty battleships. What enemy crewmen wouldn't shudder at the sight of this sphere of death? An insane and probably soon to be dead one.

Monitors: So the enemy is afraid to approach your forts huh? Well then, take the fight to them with system defence monitors. Each monitor is a dreadnought with its hyper generators removed, replaced with an extra fusion generator for it's energy weapons and shields, expanded magazine space for its missiles, and more armor.

Vanguard class monitor
Mass (Tons): 21,000,000
Length (Meters): 3,000
Maximum Beam: 375
Maximum Height: 350
Maximum Acceleration (G): 505 in Normal-Space
Complement: 4,500 (362 Officers + 4,138 Enlisted)
Marine Complement: 800 (40 + 760)

Armament Mounted / Weapon Mount Placement
Missile Tubes: 35 per broadside, 8 per chase.
Laser (400 cm): 15 per broadside, 0 per chase.
Laser (500 cm): 0 per broadside, 5 per chase.
Graser (475 cm): 20 per broadside, 0 per chase.
Graser (400 cm): 0 per broadside, 2 per chase.
CM Launchers: 40 per broadside, 10 per chase.
PD Laser Clusters: 30 per broadside, 10 per chase.
Parasite complement: 12 shuttles or pinnaces
Price: $60 billion


Minelayers: Minelayers are battlecruisers with their missile tubes replaced by mine launchers. The mines themselves are modified laser-head warheads, which have an attack range of 20,000 kilometers, and emit practically no energy emissions, making them hard to detect. Imagine the looks on your enemy's face when their shiney new attack fleet blunders right into hundreds of mines. Production rights and blueprints for laser-head mines come with each minelayer.

Charon class minelayer
Mass (Tons): 3,750,000
Length (Meters): 1,650
Maximum Beam: 225
Maximum Height: 210
Maximum Acceleration (G) 567.5 in Normal-Space, 5,500 in Hyper.
Complement 1,500 (135 Officers + 1,365 Enlisted)

Mine Launchers : 16 per broadside, 2 aft
CM Launchers: 10 per broadside, 2 bow
PD Laser Clusters: 15 per broadside, 2 per chase
Parasite Complement: 3 shuttles or pinnaces
Price: $20 billion
~ The People's Navy currently has three Charon minelayers in service.

Asteroid Base
http://img24.photobucket.com/albums/v73/Jadeite/base.jpg
Mass: 800,000 - 1,000,000 tons
Complement: 1,500
Parasite Complement: 20 shuttle sized craft
Standard Armament:
20 Missile tubes per side
6 150cm Grasers per side
10 90cm Lasers per side
Price: $30 billion
~These defensive emplacements are quicker to construct then a fortress. Tugs select an asteroid of the appropriate size and manuever it into position near whatever it is meant to protect. Engineers then hollow out the interior, adding in magazines, fire control and command facilities, and crew habitats. Then they work outward, adding in boat bays and weapons emplacements, along with shield generators and sensors. The base design carries the firepower of a Sultan class battlecruiser in each fire arc.

[code:1:471706dfe0]Small Package Fleet
1 Guardian
3 Vanguards
1 Minelayer
Price: $450 billion (normal price would be $500 billion).[/code:1:471706dfe0]

[code:1:471706dfe0]Standard Package Fleet
3 Defenders
1 Guardian
3 Vanguards
2 Minelayers
Price: $792 billion (normal price would be $880 billion).[/code:1:471706dfe0]

[code:1:471706dfe0]Large Package Fleet
1 Bastion
4 Guardians
4 Monitors
3 Minelayers
Price: $1.971 trillion (normal price would be $2.19 trillion).[/code:1:471706dfe0]
Vernii
29-02-2004, 17:24
UPDATE: Small Package Fleet added. I plan on adding two more package fleets soon.
Vernii
29-02-2004, 18:38
UPDATE: Standard package fleet added. Also added a description for the minelayer. And remember, first time buyers get 5% off. That currently would apply to: Everyone.
Vernii
01-03-2004, 02:52
UPDATE: Third and final (for now) package fleet added.
Vernii
02-03-2004, 01:48
Bump.
Foe Hammer
02-03-2004, 06:19
My apologies for the topic hijacking, but I can't help but notice that every one of your space ships looks like a large steel penis.

Can you say "Compensation"?
lol

I just had to say that. :P
02-03-2004, 06:21
:lol:
Vernii
02-03-2004, 21:33
Yeah, really original there Foe Hammer. I take it you've never read any of the Honorverse books. Every warship is a cigar shape because their gravitic drive uses a ring shape, and widening back out at the edges means that they can have more available space for equipment and such. And you know, at least my stuff isn't being sold at half cost by smaller nations....
The WIck
03-03-2004, 03:38
The Commonwealth of the Wick would like to purchase the standard pakage and another small pakage. we will wire the 1 trillion onehundreadfifty two billion credits to you on confirmation of the order.

Our nation has worked up a nice surplus of credits so payment will be in whole, in the future expect more orders for our needs of defense will be ever increasing.

Lord-Protector Brooks

ooc: I want to set my future tech up along the lines of honor harringtons universe so this works out well.
The WIck
03-03-2004, 03:40
The Commonwealth of the Wick would like to purchase the standard pakage and another small pakage. we will wire the 1 trillion onehundreadfifty two billion credits to you on confirmation of the order.

Our nation has worked up a nice surplus of credits so payment will be in whole, in the future expect more orders for our needs of defense will be ever increasing.

Lord-Protector Brooks

ooc: I want to set my future tech up along the lines of honor harringtons universe so this works out well.
Brfitopia
03-03-2004, 03:52
Welcome to Gregor Fortifications

This brings back memories of college, 20+ years ago, when I rolled a Dungeons-and-Dragons character with straight 18's and called him Gregor ;)
Vernii
03-03-2004, 04:18
Uh, Wick, your national budget is 47 billion.
http://www.pipian.com/stuffforchat/gdpcalc.php?nation=The%20WIck.

I think it would be better to work out a payment plan. And did you factor in the 5% discount because your a first time buyer?

Oh, since I'm interested in expanding economically/politically into New Aramor, I could take off another 5 billion if my navy could establish a fleet base in your system. I can guarantee it would not be used against you, and would consist of a Defender and a small repair station. It would serve as a hub for my commercial traffic and a place for convoy escorts to trade off.
Vernii
04-03-2004, 03:02
Wick, in case you didn't get my reply telegram, the 19 year billing plan translates to 19 RL days. If you agree, construction ships can be deployed to your system immediately, and the five forts can be operational in 10 days.
Vernii
14-03-2004, 05:56
Bump.
The WIck
16-03-2004, 05:03
Aye It is a deal,

I am sorry for the delay in this confirmation as i was on vacation, but this is a good deal and the wick will keeps its end up

thank you for understanding

Brooks
Wazzu
16-03-2004, 05:19
Yeah, really original there Foe Hammer. I take it you've never read any of the Honorverse books. Every warship is a cigar shape because their gravitic drive uses a ring shape, and widening back out at the edges means that they can have more available space for equipment and such. And you know, at least my stuff isn't being sold at half cost by smaller nations....

You ARE a smaller nation and your selling at closer to 1/3500th the price (compared to Wazzu) on a cost per volume basis.

Not that Wazzu sells anything....

-The Cardboard Avegner

EDIT: Though your right not to take chiding from Foe Hammer...he isn't exactly known for his great ships either.
Falasmayon
16-03-2004, 05:54
Beautiful I love it!, Maybe i'll buy some later!
Vernii
17-03-2004, 23:24
Aye It is a deal,

I am sorry for the delay in this confirmation as i was on vacation, but this is a good deal and the wick will keeps its end up
Thank you for understanding.

Brooks

Very well. We'll go with the 19 day billing plan like we discussed. Construction will be complete in 7 RL days.
The WIck
18-03-2004, 19:06
My nations accounting Firm will begin payments today...
Swordmasters of Ginaz
18-03-2004, 20:37
Btw, any of you read Vauban's treatise on fortifications?
Vernii
18-03-2004, 21:33
Nope, whats it about?
Swordmasters of Ginaz
18-03-2004, 21:42
Its about building fortresses. You should read it, since you're advertising fortresses...
Vernii
18-03-2004, 22:41
Is it online or a book?
19-03-2004, 02:54
umm do do tell
Swordmasters of Ginaz
19-03-2004, 14:17
Its a book, but I'm sure its online. Just search for Vauban...
Vernii
20-03-2004, 22:08
Bump. Oh, I did find a neat site about Vauban. It didn't have his book, but did have some good information on some of his forts, that guy was a genius.
Vernii
22-03-2004, 02:54
UPDATE: Asteroid base added.
Vernii
28-03-2004, 01:00
Bump.