Sarzonia
31-05-2004, 15:18
In a field mere kilometers from Woodstock, scientists were watching with bated breath. The project they had been working on for years was about to be brought to fruition.
Max Wilhelm was pacing around nervously. In spite of assurances from everyone from his own team to his boss, Vice President for Defense Terrence Wilson, he was incredibly anxious. He had been planning and designing satellites with a tungsten rod kinetic missile system to provide an additional platform of weapons. Now, the testing and evaluation phase was over and it was showtime.
The rods measured 6 meters long and were protected by a thick thermal coat to prevent burn up in atmospheric re-entry. Their motus operandi was going to be the energy created from the speed of descent toward their target.
"Initiating launch procedures in 10... 9... 8," Wilson said. Only a select few people from Sarzonia's military were there, notably Wilson and Rear Admiral Marcus Patinkin. Patinkin didn't actually have the rank for official clearance, but intervention from President Mike Sarzo got him in. Patinkin was taking notes with the precision of a reporter and was going to report back to Sarzo with all the details since the President was pre-occupied with the civil war.
"3... 2... 1. All systems are go. And we have liftoff!" Wilson exclaimed.
The rocket's launch shuddered through the previously quiet landscape and the rocket hurtled toward the sky. Now, the scientists and military types were playing a waiting game.
[OOC: Two hours later]
The satellite links worked perfectly, as did the test tungsten rod launch toward an abandoned cavern that was to be the test target. The project was a huge success, as the four imagery satellites were configured to provide the "eyes" for the tungsten rod system and the weapons satellite itself linked up seamlessly with the four imagery satellites.
The same scene played out one week later, as another tungsten rod satellite launched from the same location and a third launched from a different location.
Max Wilhelm was pacing around nervously. In spite of assurances from everyone from his own team to his boss, Vice President for Defense Terrence Wilson, he was incredibly anxious. He had been planning and designing satellites with a tungsten rod kinetic missile system to provide an additional platform of weapons. Now, the testing and evaluation phase was over and it was showtime.
The rods measured 6 meters long and were protected by a thick thermal coat to prevent burn up in atmospheric re-entry. Their motus operandi was going to be the energy created from the speed of descent toward their target.
"Initiating launch procedures in 10... 9... 8," Wilson said. Only a select few people from Sarzonia's military were there, notably Wilson and Rear Admiral Marcus Patinkin. Patinkin didn't actually have the rank for official clearance, but intervention from President Mike Sarzo got him in. Patinkin was taking notes with the precision of a reporter and was going to report back to Sarzo with all the details since the President was pre-occupied with the civil war.
"3... 2... 1. All systems are go. And we have liftoff!" Wilson exclaimed.
The rocket's launch shuddered through the previously quiet landscape and the rocket hurtled toward the sky. Now, the scientists and military types were playing a waiting game.
[OOC: Two hours later]
The satellite links worked perfectly, as did the test tungsten rod launch toward an abandoned cavern that was to be the test target. The project was a huge success, as the four imagery satellites were configured to provide the "eyes" for the tungsten rod system and the weapons satellite itself linked up seamlessly with the four imagery satellites.
The same scene played out one week later, as another tungsten rod satellite launched from the same location and a third launched from a different location.