Advanced Weapons-Railguns and Concussion Missiles
Railrifle
http://www.blackorc.com/forum/attachments/ACF337F%2Ejpg
COST: $950 per unit, $570 for every 50 slugs
This weapon fires solid metal slugs by magnetically accelerating them.
These are special slugs approximately the size of a shotgun solid slug.
Through magnetic acceleration, these are powerful enough to pierce any personal body armor, and have been known to pierce tank armor.
The muzzle velocity has been known to exceed 1000m/s.
Here is a picture of it firing 4kJ shots at metal approximately six feet away (this is during testing).
The weapon itself is approximately the same size and weight as an assault rifle.
http://www.powerlabs.org/images/railgun.jpg
A simple graphic representation of the effect is seen on the image above;
the current flows up on rail, through the armature which sits
perpendicularly to the rails, and down the other rail.
The result is a magnetic field between the two rails
(B = 2x(u0/2pi)x(I/r)) and an intercepting field by the armature.
The rails repel one another (F = u0I1I2L/2piR) and they both repel the armature (F = ILB).
Since rails are both fixed the net result is a propulsive force on the armature,
which will be accelerated forward by electromagnetic means (A=ILB/M).
This differs from conventional mass accelerators in that no gases are used,
and it differs from conventional electromagnetic accelerators in that the field trails behind the projectile at all times;
since no coils are used coupling occurs at a much greater degree and efficiency values would tend to be higher.
http://www.powerlabs.org/images/shotstrip.jpg
Railgun
A larger variant of the Railrifle, the Railgun is incredibly more powerful.
A sliding armature conducts electrical current between two large rails.
A low drag, hypersonic sabot supports the projectile between the rails.
The capacitor bank flows an electrical current down the rails.
A magnetic field is generated around the rails, which interacts with the armature's current. This generates axial propulsive force.
This accelerates the armature and projectile down the barrel with incredible power. [ Lorentz Force (F) = Current (J) x Magnetic Field (B)
Flight Mass-30kg
Launch Mass-40kg
Launch Velocity-5 km/s
Muzzle Energy-126 MJ
Breech Energy-~300 MJ
Barrel Length-15m
Peak Acceleration-90 kgs
Firing Rate-12 to 24 RPM
Peak Power-40 to 80 MW
Peak Current-~12 MA
In-Bore Time-8-10 msec
OOC: This is not godmodding, this is just a slight improvement over existing railgun statistics
Barrel Configuration: 15m length
Cabled at Breech
Train and elevate
Simple Cooling Channels
Bore: 225mm x 225 mm
150mm rail thickness
Electrical Current Profile: 13 MA/msec linear rise rate
0 slope linear secondary rate
2 MA/msec linear decay rate
80% max current at muzzle exit
Projectile: 40kg launch mass
5 km/sec
Base push
Barrel length has been tested from 155m 62 caliber type guns to 20 meter, 100 tons per barrel. At 15m, max acceleration is achieved.
At 15m, the average rail temperature after gun fire reaches approximately 315 degrees Fahrenheit. The shorter the barrel, the higher the temperature, the maximum sustainable being 340 degrees Fahrenheit.
After 10 seconds of cooling the temperature was dropped to 310 degrees Fahrenheit. The shorter the barrel, the faster the cooling.
Due to the absence of accelerated propellant gas, there is little or no recoil.
The length of the recoil stroke is less then a foot, at 126 MJ. In contrast, the Mk45 Mod 4 has 18 MJ muzzle energy and has a recoil of nearly 3 feet.
Cost: 10 million per weapon, comes with 20 shells
500,000 per extra shell
May be loaded with conventional armaments, so this storefront need not be your only source for ammunition. Our ammunition is developed for the sole purpose of the railgun, making it marginally more powerfully. However, conventional armaments are easily loaded onto the armature.
Production rights are at 1 billion for the railgun and 5 million for the shells.
I'll take four rail guns....how about $2,000 each, and $500 for 5000 rounds, about 50 round pods.
$425,000
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Total
Concussion Missile
http://www.descent-3.com/models/conc.jpg
The Concussion Missile is a warhead, guidance computer, and advanced proppellant system protected in an armored tube. With an optimum range of 300m and maximum range of 700m, these are devastating weapons for destroying tanks and buildings. They are fired in staggered pairs to maximize the damage on targets, each missile seperated by a fraction of a second. The warhead's explosion generates sonic booms and ground tremors at close range, levelling walls, destroying equipment, and inflicting heavy casualties. They are best used on aircraft against stationary or slow moving targets.
The cost is 1500 USD per missile.
http://www.s-t.com/daily/09-99/09-14-99/a3a.jpg
ZRK-SD KUB 3M9
SA-6 Gainful
The SA-6 GAINFUL is a two stage, solid-fuel, low-altitude SAM. It has radio command guidance with semi-active radar terminal homing. The 3M9 KUB self-propelled surface-to-air tactical low-altitude anti-aircraft missile system is intended for destruction of aircraft, missiles, cruise missiles and assault helicopters at low to medium altitudes.
The SA-6a missile has a length of 5.7 meters, body diameter of 0.335 meters, a wing span of 1.245 meters, a tail span of 1.524 meters and has a launch weight of 599 kilograms with a 56 kilogram HE-fragmentation warhead. The proximity and contact fuses are armed after some 50 meters of flight. The basic SA-6a has a maximum effective range of 24,000m and has a minimum effective range of 3,000m, the minimum engagement height is 100m when using the fire control (STRAIGHT FLUSH) radar and 80m when in the optical tracking mode, the maximum effective altitude is about 11,000m.
A battery is able to relocate to an alternate firing position in approximately 15 minutes from systems being shutdown. In 1977, a new version - the SA-6b Gainful, was mounted on an SPU medium-tracked transporter. The SPU carried three SA-6b missiles and also an associated FIRE DOME H/I-band missile guidance illuminator radar is fitted on the front end of the launcher assembly. Reload missiles are carried on modified 6x6 trucks and are loaded manually onto the launcher by a crane carried on the rear of the loader vehicle. Reloading an TEL takes approximately 10 minutes.
The STRAIGHT FLUSH fire control radar has a maximum range of 55 - 75km and a 10,000m altitude capability depending upon the conditions and target size, and performs limited search, low altitude detection and/or acquisition, pulse Doppler IFF interrogation, target tracking & illumination, missile radar command guidance and secondary radar missile tracking functions. Some modified fire control (STRAIGHT FLUSH) radars use a TV camera with a 30km range to enable the battery to remain in action even if the vehicle's radar is jammed or forced to shut down due to threats from anti-radiation missiles. This radar can also be linked to the launch vehicles by either a radio data link or a 10m long cable for direct data input to the launcher's systems. The data link antenna is carried on the right forward hull corner of the TEL. It also carries the fire control computers for the SA-6 Gainful missile battery.
The foldable 28km range dish antenna is of the conical scanning type and is used for low altitude H-band sector search scans, target tracking and target illumination. The lower parabolic antenna is the G-band medium altitude target acquisition and early warning radar with a 55-75km range, with the lower feed for medium to high altitude coverage and the upper feed for low altitude coverage.
The STRAIGHT FLUSH fire control radar can begin target acquisition at its maximum range of 75km, and begin tracking & illumination at 28km. The STRAIGHT FLUSH radar can only illuminate a single target and control three missiles at any one time so normal practice when a target track has been initiated is to normally order the launch of two and sometimes three weapons from one or more TELs.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/images/sa-6-img014.gif
LONG TRACK
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/images/long-track-DFST9803635_JPG.jpg
The TELAR vehicle is of all-welded construction with the crew compartment at the front, missiles on the turntable immediately behind the crew compartment and the engine at the rear. The transmission is at the rear of the hull. The torsion bar suspension system consists of six rubber tired road wheels with the drive sprocket at the rear and the idler at the front. There are no track return rollers. The vehicle has an air filtration and over pressure NBC system and infra-red night vision equipment fitted as standard but the vehicle has no amphibious capability. Three SA-6 Gainful missiles are carried on a turntable which can be traversed through a full 360º with the missiles elevated on their launchers to a maximum of 85º. When traveling the turntable is normally traversed to the rear and the missiles are horizontal to reduce the overall height of the vehicle.
Besides being vulnerable to suppresive fires and ECM, the system is slaved to the long-range LONG TRACK radar. Without it the SA-6 is "blind" at high altitudes.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/images/sa-6-990527-J-0000K-002.jpg
One Self-Propelled Reconnaissance and Targeting Facility and 4 Self-propelled SAM Launchers, each carrying three missiles (all on tracked chassis). Initial version of the system carried 3M9 missiles, Kub-M3 features 3M9M3 missiles
Probability of kill by one missile (within the lethality envelope) To increase Pk target can be engaged by several missiles, fired from either single or several Launchers
for «non manuevering aerodynamic target» 0.8-0.9 [1], 0.7-0.8 [2] 0.8-0.95 [3]
for manuevering high-speed target 0.5-0.7 [2]
for cruise missile 0.3-0.4 [1] 0.1-0.3 [2]
Missile Guidance semi-active radar homing
(on recently upgraded complexes TV/optical seeker introduced)
For protection aganst anti-radar missiles seeker of SAM can lock on target mid-air, after launch
Length: 5.8 m
Diameter: 0.335 m
Wing span: 1.245 m
Max speed: Mach 2.8
Launch weight: 599 kg
Max effective range: 24,000 m
24-28 kilometers [1-3] (for M3 and M4 modifications)
Min effective range: 3,700 m
3-3.5 kilometers (for M3 and M4 modifications)
Max effective altitude: 12,000 m 14 kilometers (for M3 and M4 modifications)
Min effective altitude: (radar mode) 100 m
(optical mode) 50 m
25 meters (for M3 and M4 modifications)
Propulsion: integral rocket motor/ramjet booster and sustainer motor assembly
Warhead: 59 kg HE fragmentation with contact and proximity fuzes
Reload time (SPU): 10 min
Time of Deployment for Combat 5 minutes
Reaction Time 20 [1] or 22 [3] seconds between target detection and missile firing
Operational Temperatures -50 C .. + 50 C
Jeruselem
24-12-2003, 18:03
How does a gun that size have the electrical energy to generate the magnetic fields required to fire the slug?
Order confirmed.
OOC: It is fully possible to create a small energy source for that weapon. If you look at the picture of its firing, you see an energy source that is at the size that can be carried by one man of moderate strength, so long as that is the only thing he is carrying. Sort of like a large suitcase or a trunk. That is built by amateurs in their garage in the year 2002. My nation is around the year 2040 at the very least, the possibly much further, and commited millions and millions of dollars in funding and the best scientists to this project. Don't you think it possible that in near-future tech with a lot of funding it can be made into gun size?
http://www.blackorc.com/forum/attachments/ACF33A3%2Ejpg
A tungsten railgun projectile burns up as it is fired.
http://www.blackorc.com/forum/attachments/ACF33AB%2Ejpg
Tokarev has also begun the design of larger railguns, with enough power to pierce any armor.
New larger railguns have been developed as seen above. This railgun is infinitely more powerful then virtually any other projectile weapon in existance.
It fires guided projectiles at speeds greater then Mach 7 (!!!) for distances exceeding 200 nautical miles. The absence of energetic materials also eliminates the need for explosive safely standards for manufacturing, transportation, handling and storage. The extremely long ranges, short flight times and high energy on target lethality all contribute to the potential to vastly enhance future assault requirements for expeditionary warfare. The power source will have ample power to supply a railgun with the 15-30 megawatts necessary for sustained fires at 6-12 rounds per minute.
Youngtung
24-12-2003, 18:56
The Empire would like to buy
1000 Concussion missiles
Total cost 1,500,000
*money wired on confirmation*
Order confirmed. Thank you for your business.
Pwnica inquires about the cost of both railguns and ammunition, for we are considering purchasing these weapons.
http://www.blackorc.com/forum/attachments/ACF33AB%2Ejpg
Tokarev has also begun the design of larger railguns, with enough power to pierce any armor.
F**k me now thats a gun...http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0903/sprachlos/speechless-smiley-003.gif
Greenisle: You know it
The cost has been finalized and put into the first post.
We'd like to order 100000 rifles @ 95 million.
We'd also like to order 500000 50 slug boxes @ 285 million.
380 million wired.
Order confirmed. Thank you for your business.
Dimmimar
26-12-2003, 13:51
OOC: why copy a Games Workshop weapon that has copyright written all over it? :?
Only by name. This device can easily be built in one's garage. And GW only WISHES they could have copyright on that. (Damn I hate those GW bastards)
Mushroomos
26-12-2003, 18:47
Why are your shells explosive?
The entire idea behind rail guns is so that they will creat the explosive effect through their sheer velocity. So, explosive shells would not only be dangerous... but also needlessly inexpensive.
Just thought I'd add that...
Ah, I did say I had explosive slugs. That was my mistake.
Dimmimar
26-12-2003, 19:07
Sorry "looks at obscure piece of text" Games Workshop don't have copyright on that.
We'd like to order 100000 rifles @ 95 million.
We'd also like to order 500000 50 slug boxes @ 285 million.
380 million wired
Order confirmed. Thank you for your business.
STOREFRONT UPDATED, NEW VEHICLE ADDED
BUMP
New support vehicle added
The Fedelian Empire would like to order:
75 000 railrifles for $71 250 000
and
375 000 slug boxes for $213 750 000
--$285 000 000 wired--
The military of The Last Anarchy Order is looking to purchase some of these rail rifles. Before we do, we would like some more information on having custom orders. We would like to have a long term contract with you to develop more and various ways of making rail guns. Our first aircraft carrier, The Black Rose, is in final preparations. We would like to know if there would be a way to get an automated version on that ship. I mean a computer guided firing system and a camera on it. Please give me a telegram.
Sinccerely,
Vice President Martin Grol
Obscure Nation
27-12-2003, 03:42
The Republic of Obscure Nation would like to purchase:
500,000 Rail Rifles @ $950,000= $475,000,000
Out of curiosity, are you willing to sell production rights for the Rail Rifle? I'd like to arm my nation, but it appears to expensive to buy straight from you. And I'm using my own ammo.
$475,000,000 wired upon confirmation.
Tokarev, what is your price on the larger model of the railguns? Also, would it be possible for my country to contract you for the construction of an even larger railgun? Say one capable of reaching approximately 1000km...
imported_Foolish Pesants
27-12-2003, 15:18
The Government of Foolish Pesants would also be interested in the production of Mass Driver technology. As such we would be grateful if you could supply us with, say, 15,000 magnetic accelerator rings roughly half a mile in diameter we would be more than willing to pay whatever the nessecitated price.
Reilock Coratha
Fedelia: Your order is confirmed.
Last Anarchy Order: T-gram sent.
Obscure Nation: Order confirmed. Production rights are open for sale at 1 billion USD.
Foolish Peasants: We can supply your with all 15,000 in approximately 4 RL days, for a price of 12 billion USD.
Our country would like to buy 10.000 railguns for its defence . Money will be wired upon delivery .
SilveryMinnow
28-12-2003, 20:40
The Republic of SilveryMinnow salutes your weapons technology.
The Secretary of Defense offers to buy;
10,000,000 of your Rail Rifles at 1,500 ea
Total cost: 15,000,000,000
What is the combined weight of energy source and rifle combined plz?
We will not need the slugs thank you, for we have also been experimenting with Diamagnetic materials.
ill take 2 railguns and 5000 slugs : :evil:
Obscure Puppet
28-12-2003, 22:20
Obscure Nation: Order confirmed. Production rights are open for sale at 1 billion USD.
Okay, then. So be it. I'll purchase PRs. Money wired upon confirmation.
We'd like to order 100000 rifles @ 95 million.
We'd also like to order 500000 50 slug boxes @ 285 million.
380 million wired.
the money will be coming from Mineland. So send it to Mineland
We'd like to order 100000 rifles @ 95 million.
We'd also like to order 500000 50 slug boxes @ 285 million.
380 million wired.
the money will be coming from Mineland. So send it to Mineland
imported_Foolish Pesants
29-12-2003, 15:47
Excellent, then it's confirmed!
*Transaction Confirmed*
Also We'd like to alleviate fears that it will be used to modify our non-existant supergun technology. This falacy is unsubstanciated as it will probably be used for a totally diffrent gun.
Reilock Coratha
All orders confirmed. Thank you for your business.
SilveryMinnow: The combined weight is approximately 6 lbs, or slightly heavier then an M4 carbine.
We'll take 1000, equalling to 950000, and 1000 slug rounds, equalling to 570000. Send a telegram for transfer of goods and money.
Ministry of War
The People's Republic of Kiroshi
Order confirmed. Thank you for your business.
SilveryMinnow
29-12-2003, 19:02
All orders confirmed. Thank you for your business.
SilveryMinnow: The combined weight is approximately 6 lbs, or slightly heavier then an M4 carbine.
From:SilveryMinnow Secretary of Defense.
To: Tokarev
Agreed then, the contracts will be sent to your Ministry to be signed. Upon closure of Contract The Defense Dept. will transfer to the accounts of Tokarev Revenues half the agreed upon amount. The remaining monies will be sent upon recieving the requested EMP rifles.
Order confirmed. Expect full delivery in 2 RL days (would be 1, but pressing matters have delayed production)
I can build extras and ammo for self-defense, can't I :?
If you purchased production rights.
how much for production rights on the gun and ammo.....for self defense? :?:
Sorry about that. I'm the former serena too :oops:
75 million for production rights.
I'm mineland too, and I will buy 4 production rights for all my countries. that is 300 million. Thank-you. I will not sell them, only lease them during war. Thank-you for your exquisite weapons
*MONEY WIRED*
Alluhaland
30-12-2003, 18:48
How do you make a railgun?
I've looked everywhere and can't find plans. Also if you build one what velocity would it achieve? Are home made railguns reliable?
1000 Concussion Missile 1500000 USD
Werdahek Ami Island
30-12-2003, 18:56
I'd like to order 1000 concussion missles.Total $ 1.5 million
(I'm worried about my neighbor Youngtung)
money wired on confermation
ooc: yeees GW has copyright on it..... noooooo one ever thought of this before GW "made" em.... yeah.... precisely....
ooc: yeees GW has copyright on it..... noooooo one ever thought of this before GW "made" em.... yeah.... precisely....
SilveryMinnow
30-12-2003, 19:27
How do you make a railgun?
I've looked everywhere and can't find plans. Also if you build one what velocity would it achieve? Are home made railguns reliable?
A railgun is a machine that uses magnetic fields for repulsion of materials.
a series of magnetics repulse the object from one field to another giving the object inertia. The fields are controlled by switches. A functional Railgun was developed by Los Alamos National Laboratories that is 40ft long and can throw a 1 lb. block of lead 5 miles. The major problem is the power required to operate such a weapon. As this is a RP game I am guessing that Tokarev has created a reasonable facsimile for the Rifle being offered. I am guessing it is particle charged using Americium as the main source of power.
I am not comfortable with the projectiles being used, "Tungsten." It is a very heavy metal and retains a charge. Projectiles in the form of "Needles would be more functional, and as the magnetics would propel the object, there would be no recoil, the object would also have to float freely by equalized magnetic fields. U=-MB(r)+mgz+U dia.
A better projectile would be an alloy of neodymium, Iron and Boron.
All orders confirmed.
Tungsten projectiles are for testing purposes. I have actually seen them being fired from railguns.
i will take 10 of the railguns at a total of 1 billion
Order confirmed. Thank you for your business.
Special orders completed, the nations that ordered them e-mail me.
the PReG is intregued by this rail gun concept we would like to hear your proposal for a rail gun suitable for use as main armorment on a main battle tank firing a high mass kenetic round capable of penetrating the frontal armor of a mbt. with power source mush be light enough to be mounted in a heavily armored vheicle and present as low a siloet as possible.
Railguns are silent by nature. They make no noise.
I can create for you a tank armed appropriately. It is well-armored and stealthy. If you want the complete statistics, you will have to e-mail me at acridian@cox.net
The railgun has an optimum range of 400km on open, flat ground.
The projectile is twice as heavy and can pierce twice as much armor as coventional weapons even at long range. At closer range, within a few hundred meters, it has been none to go through a tank and go an and destroy another.
http://brianscache.com/battledroids/demolisher.jpg
OOC: 400km is ungodly. Artillery doesn't hit that far, and tanks need a portable power generator source.
I will buy 1,000 concussion missles
1.5 million dollars will be wired automatically upon confirmation
can you put me down for some of this lovely kit please,
i not really dure what im doing on this so canyou please take me throught it,
if ur helpfull,
i will come back for more supplies with my other nations,
contact me,
Shadow Leader
Orders confirmed.
The 400KM is based off of my own mathematics skills, translating an assault-rifle sized weapon to a large scale weapon.
I should make it clear that it can only go 400KM is COMPLETE unobstructed for that distance. I should have made it more clear that optimum range is SIGNIFICANTLY less then that, in the under 100KM range.