NationStates Jolt Archive

RED FLEET COMMAND PRESS RELEASE
SUBJECT: INFERNO ROUNDS

The Red Fleet unveiled today its newest creation to combat the heavy battleships of todays navies. Its creation - the Inferno round.

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The Inferno is designed to be fired in volleys to penetrate thick battleship armor. Targeting info is fed to the gun turrets up until the round is fired, and this designates the fuse on the round. Once the round has penetrated the armor, the delayed fuse will explode the shell. However, the shell does not carry a conventional warhead. Instead, it carries a highly-compressed napalm that superheats the surrounding area. Used correctly, this round can shred a battleship by igniting the ammunition.

Statistics (SABOT Inferno round)

Projectile weight: 4500 lbs
Velocity (16" gun, higher for larger guns): 2,300 feet/second
Range (16" gun, higher for larger guns): 36,900 yards (21 miles) @ 45o elevation.
Armor penetration (16" gun, higher for larger guns): 21 feet steel due to titanium/diamond tip
Price: TBA

The Inferno round is not currently for sale, and not expected to ever be for sale except to close allies of The People's Republic of Gaia Rodina. Improvements are constantly being made to the round, and specifications are subject to change without notice.

RELEASE ENDS
PNN (People's News Network)

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OOC: Interesting, though it can't be the most efficent fuel-air weapon judging by the size of the delivered warhead

OOC: Very nice but if you were to make it be accurate under water it would be great for subs trying to dissrupte shipments but not kill people by heat the metal up just for it to be cracked by the extreme contraction of the metal creating holes.

Empeirikos-I'll take that as a complement...I think

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OOC: Use something similar, but its compressed napalm, it does the same thing (it burns at like 2000 degrees celcious).

OOC:It was supposed to be a compliament cause it is a good idea.

OOC: Use something similar, but its compressed napalm, it does the same thing (it burns at like 2000 degrees celcious).

OOC: Thermite > napalm for burning through stuff. Much, much, much better. I don't even think anything napalm based could heat up to 2000 Celsius.

OOC: I just like the word napalm and use it to describe alot of hot burny sticky things. But even napalm has variants on temp and duration depending on how you mix it and with what.

OOC: LOL

The nation of Kikoskriat is willing to talk to Gaia Rodina about purchasing the rights to manufacture these shells.

Abbadon Kikoskia
Supreme ruler of Kikoskriat

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Gaia Rodina will sell the Inferno shells to its longtime ally Kikoskrait for 7.8 billion USD.

The nation of Kikoskriat accepts those terms. 7.8 billion USD has been wired to Gaia Rodina. We thank you greatly for this trade.

Abbadon Kikoskia
Supreme ruler of Kikoskriat

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