NationStates Jolt Archive

Today, the first live-fire tests of the HEFSNS weapon have been tested. The test was held in Algeria, in a desert nuclear weapons testing range. While before, no public information was given on the HEFSNS, now information is being proliferated to other nations.

The HEFSNS system is, in its current stage, a 120mm Heavy-explosive Fin Stabilised Nuclear Shell. The shell has a range of about 3.2km fired from a 120mm L52 cannon, and carries 16kg of Uranium-235. While exact explosion details are secret, one could asusme for a 16kg explosive the following details...

Thermal radiation radius (3rd degree burns) 1.2km
Air blast radius (widespread destruction) 1.2km
Air blast radius (near-total fatalities) 451m
Ionizing radiation radius (500 rem) 1.1km
Fireball duration 0.4 seconds
Fireball radius (minimum) 50m
Fireball radius (airburst) 60m
Fireball radius (ground-contact airburst) 80m


Each shell is expected to have a price of about $500 USD without the Uranium-235 in it. Price with the uranium can vary on quality, seller, etc.

Chellis has a history of not using nuclear weapons in warfare, though it does use DU armour and penetrators often. One chellian official, on condition of anonymity, has told us that the shells are only planned to be used in wars of defense, where whole enemy tank companys can be stopped with a couple of these shells. A city assaulted with a few tank shots of these could also wipe it out, as the shell is only 1/4th the power of a hiroshima bomb, kiloton wise.

Exports of the shells are possible in the future, without the uranium filler. The shells are about 55 pounds in total, being a bit longer than normal shells. The test shell took out Seventeen captured M1a2's from a previous attack on algeria, although which attack was not stated. The tanks were spread apart about the same as a normal tank company would be, and there were only 17 tanks in the target.

Chellis denies these are being created for any type of offensive actions, and would only be used in desperation if attacked by a large force.

[Nice, although as I understand it there's a great deal of difficulty in getting a nuke into a shell that small. I've heard rumors of nuclear 105mm arty shells, but nothing like a nuclear tank shell (although it wouldn't surprise me.)]

OOC: I would point out that any tank not caught directly by the blast might survive in perfectly good shape. Tanks are both heavy and low to the ground, and thus have a decent chance of surviving the air blast wave.

Axis Nova

OOC: I would point out that any tank not caught directly by the blast might survive in perfectly good shape. Tanks are both heavy and low to the ground, and thus have a decent chance of surviving the air blast wave.

Axis Nova

I assume anything in the 451m radius will be at least disabled, and anything in 80m will be outright destroyed. Anything in the 1.2km range will probably suffer damage to the tracks, range finders, and delicate systems.

[Nice, although as I understand it there's a great deal of difficulty in getting a nuke into a shell that small. I've heard rumors of nuclear 105mm arty shells, but nothing like a nuclear tank shell (although it wouldn't surprise me.)]

OOC:They made a 127mm shell, though it failed to achieve fusion. Im taking the design 30 years ahead, basically.

[Anything cought in the effects zone is going to have problems of some kind, but anything outside of it shouldn't have too much in the way of problems so long as the tank gets out of the area ASAP.]

[Anything cought in the effects zone is going to have problems of some kind, but anything outside of it shouldn't have too much in the way of problems so long as the tank gets out of the area ASAP.]

OOC: The point is basically to try to stop an attacking force, or severly slow them. A tank company, unless Im thinking the wrong word, is about 17-22 tanks to it, and are a unit that works together fairly closely. A shell or two should rip apart or disable all of the tanks, at least enough so they cant fight effectively.

Bumperagoniado

bump?

They up for sale yet?

We are willing to start the sales of the said version, although again, without the uranium filler. We will also do quick background checks, to make sure it isnt going to harm chellis or NATO allies.

If you do a background check on me, remember this is a puppet nation, my real nation is Tokarev.


Anyway, we will buy, say, 2 million?


EDIT: If you are wondering why, it is to completely the defensive system of our nation that we are so close to finishing. This thread: http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=6747027#post6747027

We dont see the need for so many shells, nor how you will get 32m kg of enriched uranium, but that is not really our problem. We have just begun manufacture, so you will get it with some delay(this time tomorrow).

Bamp

Bump

OOC: I would point out that any tank not caught directly by the blast might survive in perfectly good shape. Tanks are both heavy and low to the ground, and thus have a decent chance of surviving the air blast wave.

Axis Nova


But what good is a tank without it's crew?

But what good is a tank without it's crew?

Or without its electronic sights, etc...

OOC: Chellis, might I suggest sticking a quantum isomer bomb in the round instead of a conventional nuke? It's a lot more efficient so you'll be able to save a lot of space and weight.

OOC: Chellis, might I suggest sticking a quantum isomer bomb in the round instead of a conventional nuke? It's a lot more efficient so you'll be able to save a lot of space and weight.

I dont know what it is, but it sounds futuristic, so no.

Do a google search-- DARPA is looking into them right now.

Which means they'll soon be *gasp* MODERN TECH.

[Nice, although as I understand it there's a great deal of difficulty in getting a nuke into a shell that small. I've heard rumors of nuclear 105mm arty shells, but nothing like a nuclear tank shell (although it wouldn't surprise me.)]

OOC: The US military has (or atleast had) them during the Cold War.

Do a google search-- DARPA is looking into them right now.

Which means they'll soon be *gasp* MODERN TECH.

I did do a search, and came up with nothing.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=quantum+isomer+bomb&btnG=Google+Search

Must not have looked very hard. =p

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=quantum+isomer+bomb&btnG=Google+Search

Must not have looked very hard. =p

Anything with dark matter = no

Sigh. Well, since you obviously arn't even going to bother to do more than read the titles on the search results, then I'm just going to post a :rolleyes: and proceed to make a smaller, more efficient version of what you're doing here.