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AP - Mauiewowee announced to the world today the launch of their flagship, nuclear powered submarine, the Pakalolo . Two other new-bud class submarines similar to the Pakalolo are under construction and should be finished within the month. Until today, Mauiwowee has relied on Virginia (U.S.) class subs to defend its territorial waters. As of today, however, a new class of sub. will protect this small country.

Army Chief of Staff, Jack T. Ripper, in conjunction with Navy Chief of Staff, Geoffery Dallmer, have also announced that a limited number of the subs will be produced for international sale. The specs. of the sub. are reproduced below from the final approved W.M.D. plans for production of the Pakalolo. Estimated price is $1 billion U.S. per sub. (without missiles).

Class: New-Bud

Specifications:
Displacement: 10,600 tons (submerged)
Length: 420 feet
Beam: 54 feet
Draft: 43 feet
Speed: >28 knots
Maximum Depth: 1,000 feet
Builder: W.M.D., Inc.
Power Plant: Two Tandem S8W Reactors
Hull: HY-140 Steel
Crew: 15 Officers & 140 Enlisted
Armament: 12 tube, 2 deck torpedo room
10x720mm Torpedo Tubes
2x660mm Torpedo Tubes
65 Tomahawk Cruise missiles; or
65 Harpoon Class anti-ship missiles; or
65 Mark 51 ADCAP torpedoes; or
120 MK 69 SLMM's (submarine launched mobile mines); or
Any combination of the above; Plus:
2 Deck mounted, laser sighted, 65mm anti-aircraft guns (stern and bow).

Defensive Systems: WLY-4 torpedo decoy system, GTE WLQ-5(W)3 electronic countermeasures (ECM) system and W.M.D. Stealth "Sub Jet" silent propulsion.

Systems:
Lockheed Martin BSY-5 Combat Data system;
Raytheon Mk3 Fire Control System;
BPS 19 Navigational Radar;
BQQ 7D Bow and Stern mounted active/passive wide flank sonar arrays

Interested parties should contact Gen. Jack T. Ripper at this address.

bump - OK wtf? are my attempts at RP just too far out? I want to be a part of this community, but feel myself growing cold to it.

I would like to purchase 2 of these vessels.. for a total of 2 billion.

I would like to purchase 2 of these vessels.. for a total of 2 billion.

Construction of the vessels will be complete in 60 days (initial construction had already begun in anticipation of sales). 1/2 of the money is required as a downpayment, the other 1/2 will be required upon delivery. If acceptable, please wire the funds. Access to the naval construction yard to oversee completetion will be provided to your naval team upon receipt of the downpayment.

Sincerely,
Jack T. Ripper,
CEO W.M.D., Inc.

Geoffery Dallmer,
CEO B.a.T.T. (Boats, and Trains and Things) Inc.

OOC: I suggest you change your Harpoon missile stockpile for the much more effective SS-N-19 Shipwreck anti-ship missiles. Harpoons just plain suck :D

OOC: I suggest you change your Harpoon missile stockpile for the much more effective SS-N-19 Shipwreck anti-ship missiles. Harpoons just plain suck :D

OOC: They should be (basically) interchangeable with the Harpoons. As a smaller nation however, we are not in the position to offer these items with the purchase of a submarine from our naval yard (though we acknowledge we have our own for use in our own self-defense and as standard armament on the soon to be launched H.M.S. Razorback). We will, however, gladly work with nations purchasing our subs on ensuring full compatability with the SS-N-19 class of missile should they purchase them elsewhere.