NationStates Jolt Archive

Acquisitions to be made over the next ten years [[5 RL days since I made the announcement on another board, so 5 days left]]:

All systems are fully capable of being integrated with the Kamui surface-air tracking.

Core equipment:
40,000 Mark III MBTs
12,000 Katrina low-level AA weapons platforms
12,000 Thunderfist artillery pieces
26,000 Ivanova APCs
6,000 Stryker helos
3,000 Dragoons
40 Sundancer theater ABM arrays
5 Sakura-class skyships

High Guard forces:
0.1% combat arm = 650,000
0.9% logistics arm = 5,850,000

Tank section = 120,000
Katrina = 48,000
Thunderfist = 48,000
Ivanova = 36,000
Stryker = 12,000
Dragoon = 3,000
Sundancer = 800
Sakura = 500
Infantry = 381,700

Net cost:
c. $800,000,000,000USD

Mark III MBT v1.0

Weight: 58tonns
Crew: 3 commander, driver, gunner)
Speed: 79kmph road | 52kmph country
Range: 1000km
Engine: Highlander-Leigh BAT-cell Mk3
Height: 1.95m
Width: 3.1m
Length [chassis]: 9.7m

Armor: Patterned composite armor integrated with em-armor that effectively negates HEAT rounds and dissipates HESH.

Shield: UA Mk4 portable shield w/ direct engine interface
Shield rating: 180,000N

Main Gun: S-type 120mm EM 'caster
Firing Range: 8km theoretical 7.2km effective
Rounds: 62

Missile: 6 trebuchet missiles
Missile Range: 12km
Maximum altitude: 8,000m
Missile speed: 1km/sec
Guidance: IR/Radar/laser/optical

1 remote 13.7mm machine gun on turret
Dual remote 7.5mm machine guns coaxial to main gun

Integrated bio-chemical and radiological protection

Cost: $7.2 million


Katrina

Weight: 35tonns
Crew: 3
Speed: 69kmph road | 44kmph country
Range: 800km
Engine: Highlander-Leigh BAT-cell Mk3

Weapons:
Phoenix = 12
Guidance = Radar / infrared / optical || implements full 'net intelligence
Speed: 1,200m/sec
Target detection range = 32km
Target tracking range = 24km
Target altitude (missiles) = 15m - 9,000m
Target altitude (guns) = 4,000m
Range (missiles) = 18,000m
Range (guns) = 300m - 7,000m

Number of simultaneous targets: 12


Vehicle: Hydromechanical transmission, hydropneumatic suspension which allows for changing road clearance and hydraulic track-tensioning. The armoured turret has both laying and stabilisation drives and power supply. Air-conditioning, heating and filtration systems are fitted.


Thunderfist

Lethality
Rate of fire: 12 rounds per minute
Gunpointing: Fully automated
Ammunition handling: Fully automated
Ready to fire: 15 to 22 seconds
Time on target: 4 rounds from 4-40 km
Minimum range: 4 km
Maximum range: 60+ km

Mobility
Road speed: 70 km/hr
Cross-country speed: 52 km/hr

Deployability
Footprint: Same as Paladin/ FAASV
Air transport: C-5 and C-17 transportable

Predicted munitions effectiveness: 3X Paladin

Survivability
Displace/move profile: 800 meters/ 90 seconds
Active defence system: Integrated, remote controlled, active defence system

Sustainability
Maintenance aids: Embedded diagnostics/prognostics
Ammunition upload/transfer: Fully automated
Crew size: 3
Resupply: 60 rounds of ammunition and fuel in 12 minutes

Power pack
Engine: Highlander-Leigh BAT-cell Heavy-type Mk1
Transmission: HMPT 15O0-EC Transmission from Mechanica Uni-One
Power Takeoff: Full power, constant running
Service and Parking Brakes: Mechanically actuated, oil-cooled, multiple disc power
Dynamic Steering: Full engine retarding torque/limited hydrostatic
Steering: True pivot steering, continuously variable ratio hydromechanical, fully regenerative without brakes/clutches
Input disconnect: Hydraulically actuated clutch power train disconnect
Suspension: External hydropneumatic
Track: Improved Mark III/Tl 5BLL track
Control systems: Drive-by wire/Position navigation/Movement planning decision aids

Ivanova

Crew: 10 (3+7)
Vehicle type: 8 x 8, armoured, amphibious
Weight: 13,600 kg +3%
Protection: anti-bullet
Engine: Highlander-Leigh BAT-cell Mk12
Tires: pneumatic, tubeless
Suspension: independent on traverse levers
Communications: R-173 radio set, R-173P radio receiver, R-174 intercom

Self recovery winch
Usable rope length: 50 m
Hook rated line pull: 6 ts (12 with pulley block)

Dimensions
Length: 7.65 m
Width: 2.9 m
Height: 2.35 m
Track: 2.41 m
Clearance: 475 mm
Minimum external turning radius: 13.2 m
Tactical diameter of gyration at 6-7 km/hour: 20 m

Maximum speed
Road: 97 km/hour
Unpaved road: 30 - 50 km/hour
Afloat: 12 km/hour

Cell endurance
Road: 800 km
Unpaved road: 300 - 600 km
Afloat range: 12 hours

Negotiable obstacles
Gradient: 33 degrees
Side slope: 25 degrees
Vertical obstacle: 0.5 m
Ditch: 2 m

Armament
Turret machine gun mount: closed BPU-1
Coaxial machine guns: one 14.5 mm KPVT and one 7.62 mm PKT

Ammunition allowance
KPVT machine gun: 500 cartridges
PKT machine gun: 2,000 cartridges
Traverse: 360 degrees
Elevation: -4 to +60 degrees

Range
KPVT machine gun: 2,500 m
PKT machine gun:1,700 m

Stryker

Dimensions
Main rotor diameter: 14.5 metres
Length with rotating rotors: 15.9 metres
Overall height: 4.9 metres
Wing span: 7.3 metres

Armament
Gun: EM-HE9 30mm
Ammo: 840 rounds
Types: high fragmentation, explosive, armor-piercing
Velocity: 1000m/sec
Range: 4.5km
Missile: Trebuchet A-2 Anti-tank
Max load: 12
Hit probability: 0.98
Range: 12km
Penetration: up to 900mm, including reactive

Armor: composite
Protection: 30mm armor-piercing

Flight systems: inertial navigation, autopilot, HUD || full 'net intelligence
Sensors: FLIR, terrain-following radar

Countermeasures:
Infrared jammers
Laser warning system
Radar warning reciever
Radio frequency jamming
Chaff and flare

Weights
Empty weight: 7,190 kg
Normal take off weight: 9,800 kg
Maximum take off weight: 11,800 kg
Weight of consumable combat load: 710 kg
Weight of maximum combat load: 12,011 kg

Engines
Two GA3-TSDAT engines 2 x 2,600 h.p
Landing gear: Retractable tricycle nosewheel type landing gear

Performance
Maximum level flight speed: 340 km/h
Diving speed: 420 km/h
Cruise speed: 295 km/h
Hovering ceiling: 4,300 metres
Service ceiling: 6,000 metres
Vertical rate of climb at 2,500 m: 12 m/s;
Range of flight with normal take-off weight: 500 km
Ferry range: 1,300 km

Sundancer

Missile
Missile length: 7.0m
Missile diameter: 800mm
Missile launch weight: 1,300kg
Launch canisters per launcher: 6

Radar
Radar frequency: L band
Detection range: 600km
Target speed: Over 3km/s
Missile guidance to distance from target: 4m from target

Missile Performance
Missile velocity: Mach 12
Maximum range of flight: 220.0km
Minimum altitude: 7,000m
Maximum altitude: 50,000m

Pics:

Mark III (http://gunpoint-3d.com/images/view/beagle.f.jpg)
Katrina (http://www.army-technology.com/projects/tunguska/images/tunguska1.jpg)
Thunderfist (http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/crusader_dockback.jpg)
Ivanova (http://www.army-technology.com/projects/btr80/images/btr2.jpg)
Stryker (http://www.army-technology.com/projects/ka50/images/Ka50_10.jpg)
Sundancer (http://www.army-technology.com/projects/arrow2/images/Arrow_1.jpg)

OOC: Long time no see Weyr.

IC: Glad to see you military is updating, especially after the Gramal/Weyr Conflict. If that didnt show that the High Guard needed to bolster their forces i dont know what will.
-Joseph Hayama

OOC: Yeah. I'm treating the Gramal-Weyr conflict as a basic reason to get involved in world politics. Hopefully this isn't too power-gamery . . .
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We've chosen to follow the hedgehog model and make ourselves so impractical to attack that most people will hopefully stay away. Thirty years of no new acquisitions and careful investment into major Weyrean industries has provided the hundreds of billions in funding. Of course, the High Council was very obliging after it considered the recent troubles in Southport, and decided to place more funds into the military.

Alicia li'Wye,
High King of Weyr

Brief descriptions:

The Mark III MBT is a product of the Integrated Automotive Consortium [also known as Integrated Auto]. Successful combat tests have been run earlier this year, where the Mark III has performed 'beyond expectations', according to High Guard officials at the scene.

With an integrated BAT-cell system, the Mark III is nearly impervious to EMP weaponry. However, it is also subject to 'net hacking, although this is countered by 'net hardening.

The Katrina is expected to provide protection against low-level aircraft and missiles. It is capable of tracking up to 12 simultaneous targets, and can fire while on the move, making it much more potent than the aging Katya system.

It can ford up to 1.75 meters of water.

Reload time after firing is 8 minutes, due to highly efficient design.

A Katrina battery typically includes six launchers, a command/radar center, and a transloader.

The Phoenix missile is a 60kg missile with a 16kg fragmentation warhead.

The warhead includes a radar/infrared/optical guidance package that can act independently of the Katrina array. The warhead can also adapt to varying targets, including ICBMs, cruise missiles, jet aircraft, and helicopters.

The Ivanova APC is based on the successful BTR-90, albeit with several modifications. It is designed to carry soldiers into combat, to provide fire support, and to participate in scouting missions, although the last task is now being transferred to the Dragoon system.

The Stryker helo is produced by General Aviation Corp. It is a high performance combat helicopter with day and night capability, high survivability and fire power to defeat air targets and heavily armoured tanks armed with air defence weapons.

The coaxial rotor allows the Stryker to have a much greater agility and hover cieling than traditional configurations. The main rotor blade is designed to take multiple hits from automatic weapons without suffering major damage.

The Stryker cockpit is armored against 30mm fire and fragments. A revolutionary ejection system allows the single pilot to bail out in case of emergency from virtually any altitude.

The Sundancer is expected to function alongside the Katrina. it is designed to take out targets such as missiles, high-altitude aircraft, and other offensive equipment.

A Sundancer missile battery typically includes four or eight launch vehicles with six ready-to-fire missiles, a mobile control center, a communications center, a fire control center, and a mobile radar array. Weyr has purchased 40 batteries.

ooc: looks like you have some prime equipment to buy Weyr. its good that the Gramal/Weyr conflict opened your eyes to better defense. btw are we ever gonna end those peace talks? my governor general needs to get back home by the end of next month (thats when his election campaign begins). anyway if you need any help finding storefronts to buy stuff just tg me.

[OOC - Weyr, just curious, would you be interested in an alliance. I noticed you usually support the same things I do. If so, please TG me, as I will not be on the forums much as I will be on vacation. Thanks.]

ooc: looks like you have some prime equipment to buy Weyr. its good that the Gramal/Weyr conflict opened your eyes to better defense. btw are we ever gonna end those peace talks? my governor general needs to get back home by the end of next month (thats when his election campaign begins). anyway if you need any help finding storefronts to buy stuff just tg me.

I'm just waiting for it to become official. Technically Weyr has already signed the whole treaty piece by piece. Gramal is prolly not going to be able to officially sign it [[he contacted me via TG some time ago]], so I'm just assuming that he did sign it at the end of the whole thing.

I've RP-ed the Mark III development about two months ago, and everything else pretty much exists RL, except for the Stryker and the Dragoon. The trouble withy buying stuff in a storefront is that I'd then just disassemble the stuff I bought and copy the design to suit Weyrean tech, and that would cause all sorts of problems . . .

Grenval: check your TG's

OOC: Added Thunderfist specs.

Added Stryker specs

You again!?! *groans* j/k

Yep. ^-^

Comments?

Urg... *begins to choke you*







j/k

@FCV: Go update on RPW

Oh, yeah, for those who are wondering, this equipment doesn't work very well outside of the Weyrik Alliance nations since the 'net intelligence AI goes completely to pot once it's off the full 'net.