Juumanistra
23-01-2004, 07:51
Major General Sam Fletcher, head of Juumanistran Space Command, along with Joshua Beckam, head of the Defense Ministry, Jerry Arwell, CEO of Rantheea Defense Systems, welcome you. Sitting down, you see General Fletcher step forward to the microphone...
"Tired of a neighbor spying on you from the sky? Worried about your neighbor’s orbital assault platforms? Unable to maintain costly fixed anti-satellite missile or laser bases? Rantheea Defense Systems, the Dominion of Juumanistra’s primary anti-space munitions supplier, may be able to help with its affordable and dependable asymmetric defense technologies."
The room goes dark and the general begins a PowerPoint presentation...
Mk. 24 HOCAP
The Weapon:
The Mk.24 High-Orbital Capability Artillery Projectile represents Rantheea’s cheapest and simplest response to spy satellites and most orbital assault platforms. The Mk.24 consists of a standard 75mm high-explosive round situated on top of a Centurion solid-fuel booster. The Centurion booster, in turn, is mounted on top of a M795 BB/EA Hybrid round.
The Mk.24A is fired upwards from a conventional 155mm self-propelled or towed artillery piece. The Mk.24A rides the Hybrid’s initial boost for ten seconds, before its upwards momentum ceases. From here, at a height of roughly sixteen miles, the Centurion booster ignites, hurling the Mk.24 into Low Earth Orbit. In LEO, the Mk.24A will either impact its target or detach the 75mm round from the spent Centurion booster. Another small booster then ignites, sending the 75mm round towards its target in MEO or GSO.
The Mk.24A is guided by the ground-based Archon tracking and acquisition system. The system boasts a variety of acquisition methods, including visual, radar, and targets found on pre-existing starcharts(with the ability to create new starcharts in the field). The system provides support for a battery of a half-dozen guns, capable of providing six firing solutions simultaneously. We offer two versions of the system, one that can be installed in the buyer’s choice of vehicle and one that is already mounted on a standard Humvee.
Variants:
Variants of the Mk.24 exist. Of primary import are the Mk.24B, the main export model. The B Model features a more bulbous 75mm round that boasts four multidirectional maneuvering thrusters, giving the warhead the capability to engage evasive targets or correct its own trajectory should it miss. The C Model boasts a fire-and-forget capability in case contact is lost with the Archon system, thanks to a built-in sensor suite.
Testing has also just completed Mk.24D/E/F, 105mm versions of the Mk.24A/B/C. We have small quantities to offer, but their use must feature a disclaimer. Due to the volatility of the enriched charge that had to be used to allow the warhead to reach its target, most field pieces won’t survive more than one firing. We’ve been working on retrofitting a series of M119's to deal with the increased stress of firing a Mr.24D and those may eventually be available for export.
Pricing:
Mk.24A: $14,500 USD per round/$1,200,000 USD per 100
Mk.24B: $21,000 USD per round/$1,950,000 USD per 100
Mk.24C: $33,000 USD per round/$3,000,000 USD per 100
Mk.24D/E/F: Inquire about them.
Archon TAIC[stand-alone]: $1,150,000 USD per unit
Archon TAIC[Humvee mounted]: $1,200,000 USD per unit
Following that, the general steps back, letting Beckam to the podium. The lights remain dim and another presentation begins...
AIM-36 Revenent
The Weapon:
Weight: 1,621 lb.
Speed: Mach 5[AIM-54J]/5 miles per second[OIM-1]
Range: 135 mi.[AIM-54J]/Unavailable[OIM-1]
Guidance: IR/active radar
Warhead: 9.5 lb blast/fragmentation w/proximity fuse
The continuation of American research into anti-satellite missile research in the Eighties, the AIM-36 is a two-stage system that uses a retrofitted AIM-54 Phoenix(the AIM-54J) as a first stage booster to get the payload into a sub-orbital position, where the OIM-1, the system’s actual interceptor, launches. The OIM-1's main booster gets the missile clear of the gravity well, where it proceeds to its target, anywhere within Terran orbit.
The OIM-1 is a complete space-to-space missile, with full 360 degree maneuverability due to its generous number of maneuvering thrusters. The OIM-1 can be used as a space-superiority missile, but the minimal fuel supply to both its main engine and maneuvering thrusters make it ill-suited for this task. It could also be used as an air-superiority missile, but the relatively small size of its warhead(a mere nine-and-half pound charge, roughly half that of the AIM-9 Sidewinder) and the fact that the system is built to work in zero-gravity make it ill-suited for this role as well.
The OIM-1 is capable of striking both pre-programmed targets through image recognition as well as freshly acquired ones in space, thanks to its small yet sophisticated internal radar. It is also capable of acquiring targets from ground-based and air-based radar, such as the Archon acquisition system or E-3 AWACS.
The AIM-36 is designed to be deployed at 55,000 feet from most combat aircraft. It can be launched from as low as 30,000 feet, although the higher the weapon is deployed, the greater the margin for error in targeting. The system was designed to work with our dated R-28[F-4] and has, thus far, been a success with the R-28I Gorger, taking 4 AIM-36 units to a ceiling of 60,000 feet and successfully firing all four within ten seconds and confirming kills on dummy drones.
Due to the large size of the AIM-36 assembly, it’s possible that some aircraft will be incapable of supporting. Most, in fact, as the only mainstream aircraft capable of supporting the AIM-54 is the F-14. Of course, it is not hard to refit an aircraft to support the ordinance, and we are willing to do such refitting for a nominal fee.
Variants:
We do offer a single variant of the AIM-36, the B Model. The system boasts a thirty pound anti-tank warhead, over three times the size of the conventional warhead, for dealing with targets that are armored or otherwise boast structural reinforcement.
Pricing:
Note: We are willing to sell the individual components of the AIM-36, the AIM-54J and OIM-1, to any interested nation, but would like to note that both are not fit for combat beyond orbital installation killing on their own. At a future date we may begin export on the AIM-54C and a combat mark-up of the OIM-1.
AIM-36A: $800,000 USD per unit/ $7,500,000 USD per 10
AIM-36B: $1,200,000 USD per unit/$10,500,000 USD per 10
AIM-54J: $675,000 USD per unit/$6,000,000 USD per 10
OIM-1: $225,000 USD per unit/$2,000,000 USD per 10
R-28I Gorger: $9,500,000 USD[Feel free to inquire about technical specifications.]
Aircraft Retrofitting: $50,000-$150,000 USD
[i]The lights brighten as Beckam steps away from the podium. He is replaced by Rantheea's CEO, Arwell.
"Any questions?"
"Tired of a neighbor spying on you from the sky? Worried about your neighbor’s orbital assault platforms? Unable to maintain costly fixed anti-satellite missile or laser bases? Rantheea Defense Systems, the Dominion of Juumanistra’s primary anti-space munitions supplier, may be able to help with its affordable and dependable asymmetric defense technologies."
The room goes dark and the general begins a PowerPoint presentation...
Mk. 24 HOCAP
The Weapon:
The Mk.24 High-Orbital Capability Artillery Projectile represents Rantheea’s cheapest and simplest response to spy satellites and most orbital assault platforms. The Mk.24 consists of a standard 75mm high-explosive round situated on top of a Centurion solid-fuel booster. The Centurion booster, in turn, is mounted on top of a M795 BB/EA Hybrid round.
The Mk.24A is fired upwards from a conventional 155mm self-propelled or towed artillery piece. The Mk.24A rides the Hybrid’s initial boost for ten seconds, before its upwards momentum ceases. From here, at a height of roughly sixteen miles, the Centurion booster ignites, hurling the Mk.24 into Low Earth Orbit. In LEO, the Mk.24A will either impact its target or detach the 75mm round from the spent Centurion booster. Another small booster then ignites, sending the 75mm round towards its target in MEO or GSO.
The Mk.24A is guided by the ground-based Archon tracking and acquisition system. The system boasts a variety of acquisition methods, including visual, radar, and targets found on pre-existing starcharts(with the ability to create new starcharts in the field). The system provides support for a battery of a half-dozen guns, capable of providing six firing solutions simultaneously. We offer two versions of the system, one that can be installed in the buyer’s choice of vehicle and one that is already mounted on a standard Humvee.
Variants:
Variants of the Mk.24 exist. Of primary import are the Mk.24B, the main export model. The B Model features a more bulbous 75mm round that boasts four multidirectional maneuvering thrusters, giving the warhead the capability to engage evasive targets or correct its own trajectory should it miss. The C Model boasts a fire-and-forget capability in case contact is lost with the Archon system, thanks to a built-in sensor suite.
Testing has also just completed Mk.24D/E/F, 105mm versions of the Mk.24A/B/C. We have small quantities to offer, but their use must feature a disclaimer. Due to the volatility of the enriched charge that had to be used to allow the warhead to reach its target, most field pieces won’t survive more than one firing. We’ve been working on retrofitting a series of M119's to deal with the increased stress of firing a Mr.24D and those may eventually be available for export.
Pricing:
Mk.24A: $14,500 USD per round/$1,200,000 USD per 100
Mk.24B: $21,000 USD per round/$1,950,000 USD per 100
Mk.24C: $33,000 USD per round/$3,000,000 USD per 100
Mk.24D/E/F: Inquire about them.
Archon TAIC[stand-alone]: $1,150,000 USD per unit
Archon TAIC[Humvee mounted]: $1,200,000 USD per unit
Following that, the general steps back, letting Beckam to the podium. The lights remain dim and another presentation begins...
AIM-36 Revenent
The Weapon:
Weight: 1,621 lb.
Speed: Mach 5[AIM-54J]/5 miles per second[OIM-1]
Range: 135 mi.[AIM-54J]/Unavailable[OIM-1]
Guidance: IR/active radar
Warhead: 9.5 lb blast/fragmentation w/proximity fuse
The continuation of American research into anti-satellite missile research in the Eighties, the AIM-36 is a two-stage system that uses a retrofitted AIM-54 Phoenix(the AIM-54J) as a first stage booster to get the payload into a sub-orbital position, where the OIM-1, the system’s actual interceptor, launches. The OIM-1's main booster gets the missile clear of the gravity well, where it proceeds to its target, anywhere within Terran orbit.
The OIM-1 is a complete space-to-space missile, with full 360 degree maneuverability due to its generous number of maneuvering thrusters. The OIM-1 can be used as a space-superiority missile, but the minimal fuel supply to both its main engine and maneuvering thrusters make it ill-suited for this task. It could also be used as an air-superiority missile, but the relatively small size of its warhead(a mere nine-and-half pound charge, roughly half that of the AIM-9 Sidewinder) and the fact that the system is built to work in zero-gravity make it ill-suited for this role as well.
The OIM-1 is capable of striking both pre-programmed targets through image recognition as well as freshly acquired ones in space, thanks to its small yet sophisticated internal radar. It is also capable of acquiring targets from ground-based and air-based radar, such as the Archon acquisition system or E-3 AWACS.
The AIM-36 is designed to be deployed at 55,000 feet from most combat aircraft. It can be launched from as low as 30,000 feet, although the higher the weapon is deployed, the greater the margin for error in targeting. The system was designed to work with our dated R-28[F-4] and has, thus far, been a success with the R-28I Gorger, taking 4 AIM-36 units to a ceiling of 60,000 feet and successfully firing all four within ten seconds and confirming kills on dummy drones.
Due to the large size of the AIM-36 assembly, it’s possible that some aircraft will be incapable of supporting. Most, in fact, as the only mainstream aircraft capable of supporting the AIM-54 is the F-14. Of course, it is not hard to refit an aircraft to support the ordinance, and we are willing to do such refitting for a nominal fee.
Variants:
We do offer a single variant of the AIM-36, the B Model. The system boasts a thirty pound anti-tank warhead, over three times the size of the conventional warhead, for dealing with targets that are armored or otherwise boast structural reinforcement.
Pricing:
Note: We are willing to sell the individual components of the AIM-36, the AIM-54J and OIM-1, to any interested nation, but would like to note that both are not fit for combat beyond orbital installation killing on their own. At a future date we may begin export on the AIM-54C and a combat mark-up of the OIM-1.
AIM-36A: $800,000 USD per unit/ $7,500,000 USD per 10
AIM-36B: $1,200,000 USD per unit/$10,500,000 USD per 10
AIM-54J: $675,000 USD per unit/$6,000,000 USD per 10
OIM-1: $225,000 USD per unit/$2,000,000 USD per 10
R-28I Gorger: $9,500,000 USD[Feel free to inquire about technical specifications.]
Aircraft Retrofitting: $50,000-$150,000 USD
[i]The lights brighten as Beckam steps away from the podium. He is replaced by Rantheea's CEO, Arwell.
"Any questions?"