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USSCR Looking to Purchase A-10 Thunderbolt II

Communist Rule
17-07-2004, 22:32
We are looking to purchase a number of these aircraft and all necessary equipment for them.

Estimate that we wish to purchase 3000-5000 units.
Whittier
17-07-2004, 23:18
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A-10 Thunderbolt II

Primary Function A-10 -- close air support, OA-10 - airborne forward air control
Power Plant Two General Electric TF34-GE-100 turbofans
Thrust 9,065 pounds each engine
Length 53 feet, 4 inches (16.16 meters)
Height 14 feet, 8 inches (4.42 meters)
Wingspan 57 feet, 6 inches (17.42 meters)
Speed 420 miles per hour (Mach 0.56)
Ceiling 45,000 feet (13,636 meters)
Maximum Takeoff Weight 51,000 pounds (22,950 kilograms)
Range 800 miles (695 nautical miles)
Armament One 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun;

up to 16,000 pounds (7,200 kilograms) of mixed ordnance on eight under-wing and three under-fuselage pylon stations, including infrared countermeasure flares; electronic countermeasure chaff; jammer pods; 2.75-inch (6.99 centimeters) rockets; illumination flares and:
MK-82 (500 pound bomb)
MK-84 (2000 pound bomb)
MK77 incendiary (750 lb napalm bomb)
10 MK20 Rockeye II (4 - 6 standard load) (cluster bomb)
10 CBU-52 (4 - 6 standard load) (cluster bomb)
10 CBU-58 (4 - 6 standard load) (incendiary cluster bomb)
10 CBU-71 (4 - 6 standard load) (incendiary cluster bomb)
10 CBU-87 (4 - 6 standard load) (incendiary armor peircing cluster bomb)
10 CBU-89 (4 - 6 standard load) (anti tank mine)
CBU-97 (wide kill zone cluster bomb)
10 BL755 (4 - 6 standard load) (cluster bomb fuel air explosive)
AGM-65 Maverick missiles
GBU-10 laser-guided bomb
GBU-12 laser-guided bomb
AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles
# Systems AN/ALE-40
# AN/ALQ-119
Crew One

weapons matrix:
MK82=12,2 AIM 9S, 1000 30 MM ROUNDS
4 AGM 65, 2 AIM 9, 1000 30 MM ROUNDS
6MK 82s, 2 AGM 65, 2 AIM 9, 1000 30 MM ROUNDS
2 AGM 65, 4 CBU 87, 2 AIM 9, 1000 30MM ROUNDS
6 CBU 87, 2 AIM 9, 1000 30MM ROUNDS
2 AGM 65, 4 CBU 89, 2 AIM 9, 1000 30 MM ROUNDS
6 CBU 89, 2 AIM 9, 1000 30MM ROUNDS
6 CBU 97, 2 AIM 9, 1000 30 MM ROUNDS
2 AGM 65, 14 2.75RX, 2 AIM 9, 8 LUU 1, 8 LUU 2, 1000 30 MM ROUNDS
4 AGM 65, 14 2.75 RX, 2AIM 9, 8 LUU 1, 8 LUU 2, 1000 30 MM ROUNDS
2 AGM 65, 4 GBU 12, 2 AIM 9, 1000 30 MM ROUNDS
$13 million
Communist Rule
19-07-2004, 01:25
3,500 units plan to be purchased.

Request a payment plan instead of lump sum?
The Parthians
19-07-2004, 01:30
We are looking to purchase a number of these aircraft and all necessary equipment for them.

Estimate that we wish to purchase 3000-5000 units.


Ah yes, we can assist you there. 14 Million dollars each is all that we ask per plane plus its equipment. $56 billion for 4000.

You can pay it off over 10 years for $5.6 billion a year.
Communist Rule
19-07-2004, 01:50
Excellent. Money Wired.