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Secret IC: Sarzonia launches 'Rod Of God' system

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.
Central Facehuggeria
31-05-2004, 15:26
OOC: How are these weapons launched from the sattalites? Some sort of electromagnetic rail system?
Sarzonia
31-05-2004, 16:16
[OOC: Links provided to me by Freethinkers

http://www.atsnn.com/story/51963.html

http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviation/article/0,12543,636378,00.html
]
Doujin
31-05-2004, 16:33
OOC: Wouldn't be 'Secret IC', the fact that you launched satellites anyway..
Sirens of Titan
31-05-2004, 16:35
We saw something secret coming from Sarzonia. We have no idea what it was.
Sarzonia
31-05-2004, 16:59
OOC: Wouldn't be 'Secret IC', the fact that you launched satellites anyway..

[OOC: The fact that satellites launched wasn't the secret. The TYPE of satellite is the secret.]
Doujin
31-05-2004, 17:05
OOC: We know what type, we monitor all new satellites that go up in the air and we saw you fire your tungsten rods at the ground to test :)
Kilean
31-05-2004, 17:06
OOC: hehehehehe "rod of god"- paging Dr.Freud!
Sarzonia
31-05-2004, 17:06
OOC: We know what type, we monitor all new satellites that go up in the air and we saw you fire your tungsten rods at the ground to test :)

[OOC: And what are you going to do about it? :roll: ]
Praetonia
31-05-2004, 17:28
OOC: Cool I have one of these sats from the AMF bet.

It can destroy underground bunkers you say. What about missile siloes?
Japanese Antarctica
31-05-2004, 17:42
OOC: Sarzonia don't you love Popular Science? Can't wait till the next issue comes. I might use the 1 million round per minute gun or the Advanced Tactical laser. Wanna do a joint research and development project on those two?
Sarzonia
31-05-2004, 19:38
OOC: Sarzonia don't you love Popular Science? Can't wait till the next issue comes. I might use the 1 million round per minute gun or the Advanced Tactical laser. Wanna do a joint research and development project on those two?

[OOC: I'd love to, but your pop is definitely too small to develop weaponry to that scale. Once you hit roughly 100 million, then you'd be able to develop something with that kind of advanced technology.

Popular Science is amazing. I need to subscribe.]
Doujin
01-06-2004, 04:52