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Who is selling Long and Short range artillery?

MLRS systems count?

J3A1 155mm Electrothermal Self Propelled Guns. Basically a Paladin with a bigger engine and a electrothermal cannon.
Top speed: 50mph
Range of Guns: 18 miles
Cost: 4.5 million USD.

Yah. As medium range.

Johnistan - isnt that future tech?

No, electrothermal guns are possible with today's technology in every aspect. They're just expensive, but much better.

No, ET cannons are 2005 tech or so.




THe Bisonic Defense Initiatives Agency (BDIA) has announced the development of the Smerch MLRS system.

The 9K58 Smerch 300mm Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) is designed to defeat soft and hard skin targets, artillery and missile systems.

The Smerch MLRS is composed of the following: launch vehicle, transloader, rockets, training facilities, arsenal equipment.

LAUNCHER

The launch vehicle is based on the MAZ-543M 8 x 8 wheeled truck chassis on which is mounted a 12 tube launcher. The vehicle is manufactured by Minsk Auto Zavod (MAZ). The tubes are arranged as two blocks of four with a single row of four above. The launcher has a crew of four and is capable of single or salvo firing.

A Smerch unit is typically composed of six launchers and six transloaders.

TRANSLOADER

The transloader is based on the MAZ-543A 8 x 8 wheeled truck chassis which carries a further 12 rockets. The transloader provides for mechanised loading of the launch vehicle, by means of a hydraulic crane mounted on the vehicle.

MUNITIONS

Smerch fires the 300mm 9M55K rocket. This has a solid propellant rocket motor. Firing range is from 20km to 70km. The 9M55K rocket is 7.5m long and weighs over 800kg. It is fitted with either a warhead containing 72 HE-FRAG (High Explosive Fragmentation) submunitions or HE-FRAG separable unitary warhead. It can also be fitted with a warhead containing five Bazalt MOTIV-3F anti-armour submunitions. The "smart" submunitions have dual-colour infrared sensors for terminal guidance and kinetic energy fragment warheads which are said to be able to penetrate 70mm of armour at an angle of 30° to the normal.

Splav have also developed a new 9M528 projectile which uses a high-energy composite propellant which will give an increased range of 90km, and a new warhead that scatters 25 anti-tank mines.The Smerch has a range of up to 90km.

FIRE CONTROL

The fire control system for Smerch is the Vivari FCS which can function automatically or under manual control. One Vivari system controls the six Smerch launchers in a unit and is housed in a separate command vehicle. It has either one or two E-175 computers to calculate ballistic and targeting data for each launcher. The command vehicle has both satellite and radio communications systems to link to both subordinate units and headquarters.

RECONNAISSANCE

It has been reported that a miniature aerial vehicle, R-90, containing a stabilised camera is being developed which could be fired from the Smerch launcher, enabling realtime battlefield surveillance data to be relayed to the Smerch commander. The aerial vehicle, which uses GPS (Global Positioning System), has the same 70km range as the 9M55K rocket and can transmit data for up to 30 minutes

A Smerch system costs $3.75 million.

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We sell the M-336A3VX Sorcerer Howitzer. Info on it can be found here:
http://www.angelfire.com/ns2/toxicvalley/vehicles.html

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We sell towed artillery, yes the often overlooked artillery. Much cheaper then Self-propelled and much more mobile (Think helicopters, got it, good). We sell

105MM Infantry Gun - No gun beats this for reliability, can fire any NATO rounds, the best gun for rapid-deployment forces in any climate. Fires 12 rounds a minute and is easy to operate. It is lightweight (1,520Kg) and only requires a 5 man Crew
$110,000 a peice w/ 150 Rounds

155MM Field Gun - The newest addition to our artillery arsenal, a range of 42 KM with it's 52 Calibre barrel and can be equipped with an Auxilary Power Unit. It can fire 3 shots in 12 seconds averaging about 10 shots a minute. It is low cost, and in emergencies only requires a 2 man crew.
$150,000 A peice w/ 120 Rounds

155MM Truck Artillery - Light weight truck with a mounted 155MM 42/52 Calibre cannon with a range of up to 41 KM. High mobility easy to operate, 3-4 man crew and air transportable.
$170,000 a peice w/ 120 Rounds and Truck, 19,000 with no truck

220 MM Field Gun - One of the heavier guns offered, not upwardly mobile but longer range and more punch. Requires the heaviest of helicopters to move and a crew of 6-8. Can fire 4-5 shots a minute with a range of 60KM.
$350,000 A peice w/ 120 Rounds

70MM Infantry Gun - The lightest weapon we sell, highly mobile and can be even pulled by infantry, short range (20KM) but can manage around 20 rounds a minute and is easily deployed in under 20 seconds. Best in fixed defensive positions, the cheapest as well.
40,000 a peice w/ 200 Rounds

EDIT: After some research prices adjusted to be more realistic.

200mm recoilless artillery
-200mm AP, HE, Smoke, Gas, HEAT, or just BSU rounds taken
-Rocket assisted rounds(its half rocket launcher, basically)
-20 mile range
-Carrys rounds in clips of 30
-30RPM, but the clip probably takes a minute to load on
-400,000 USD$ each
-15,000$ for a clip of 30 of any shell.

The Kingdom of Crookfur can offer you 2 options in the field of mobile artillery.

The first is our Naga MLRS
http://www.meatballs.terminator.org.uk/crookfur/vehicles.html#naga

An upgraded version known as the LBA6A2 is availble that uses a modular missile launcher than can fire either 4 400mm rockets or 16 200mm rockets the A2 version costs $4million

Alternatively we have our Bowman Slef proppelled gun:
http://www.meatballs.terminator.org.uk/crookfur/vehicles.html#bowman

And what artillery unit is complete without amuntions support system to keep it feed in the heat of battle:
http://www.meatballs.terminator.org.uk/crookfur/vehicles.html#pack

To: The Sword and Sheild:
50 105mm Infantry Guns: 2750000 KLM (Kaiserlichmarks, 1 to 2 USD)
100 155mm Field Guns: 7,500,000 KLM
50 155mm Truck Artillery: 4250000 KLM
50 220mm Field Guns: 8750000 KLM
40 70mm Intantry Guns: 800000 KLM

Order Confirmed, merchant ships loaded and on the way. Thank you for your business

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