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With the increasing deployment of UAVs (Unmanned Aeriel Vehicles), the Tundric government has seen fit to release one of its highly prized, and closely guarded armed UAVs, the AU-3 Longsword Unmaned Combat Air Vehicle. The AU-3 is armed with a 25mm cannon, and can carry a variety of bombs and missiles.

Standard loadout for the ground attack craft is 2 AAMMR-7s, four ASMSR-4 Hammers, and four small unguided bombs. Ground attack is the primary role for the AU-3, although in one naval battle, a large force of AU-3s were used to down an enemy fighter screen, and then a follow up unit of UCAVs sent the light carrier and two escorting frigates to the bottom of the ocean. Another example of the prominence of UCAVs in the Tundric military was a major naval battle involving nine carriers in which 237 aircraft went down. Not a single casualty on either side, as a cease fire was declared before any ships could be sunk, and all 237 aircraft were UCAVs from the Castamere and Free Provincial alliance, and the Tundric Navy. Castamere has since fallen, but the Free Provincial alliance still remains, although it is in tatters.

The craft is pilot by remote from either a UAV Mobile Command Center (based on the LAV-VI chassis), or from a UAV carrier. Unfortunately, being a remote aircraft means that the Mobile Command Center or UAV carrier has to be within range, and the commander center/carrier has to be protected, as if it is destroyed, the UCAVs will be without orders and an autonomous program set into the vehicle will run, causing it to fly circles until it is destroyed, runs out of fuel and plummets to the earth, or another command center/carrier takes control of the craft.

The UCAV itself is a little smaller than an actual fighter, and utilizes the latest in stealth technologies. The engine makes use of thrust vetoring to help increase maneuvarbility, and several other new design concepts have been introduced into the AU-3. The AU-3 is similiar to the F-35 design. The AU-3 is VTOL capable.

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/ucav-lm-s.jpg

Stats:

Engine: Tundric Engineering TEASE-7B
Wingspan: 28 feet
Length: 42 feet
Top Speed: Mach 3.1
Weight (empty): 20,793 lbs
Payload capacity: 11,000 lbs
Range: 700 miles
Armament:
1x 25mm Gatling cannon with 600 rounds of ammunition
10x hardpoints
Cost: $41 million

OOC: UAV carriers and Mobile Command Centers will be released soon

We are very much intressted in buying these units, however, we woulf like a fwe improvments:

1. The climate in Northern Vestern States is very cold, therefor we want ít to be capable of operating in atleast -40.

2. Is it possible to have tne engines improed so they can take large foregin objects?

3. Could we replace some of the senrors and weapons with our own tech?
Our thec is mucj more better adapted to our conditions

To: Vestern States
From: Minister of Defence John Hoakim
Subject: AU-3s
Message:
Our nation is situated in the arctic, as such there is no worry about its ability to handle cold enviroments. Also, your technicians and engineers are free to refit the craft as needed, however, do not attempt to reverse engineer it. If you wish for production rights, though expensive, we will help you set up factories. Also, although each UCAV includes a command console, it does not include a carrier for the consoles. We offer the LAV-6 based Mobile Command Center for 6 million, or the UAV carrier, an aircraft carrier that holds 72 UCAVs, for $4.3 billion. Also, the carrier includes an extra 12 command consoles, should another carrier (or MCCs) be destroyed and their UCAVs left on the automated circling program. Now, how many would you like?

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We are intending to use them as "right hands" for bombers and medium sized naval vessels.

We would like 204 units. Also we are intressted in production rights for the crafts. We estimate that a number of old aircraft- factories could be refitted for production of the UCAVS.

We do already have veichels with could be used as command-posts for the UCAVS, it`s just the eqippment that needs to be replaced

To: Vestern States
From: Minister of Defence John Hoakim
Subject: AU-3 sale
Message:
We will begin immediate production of the UCAVs, it will take approximately 3 months to produce them. The total cost is $8.4 billion US. A small extra charge has been added for shipping costs. Once production is complete, we will send a pair of Mule bulk freighters to deliver them. Due to the nature and quantity of the cargo, we will be sending a quartet of Proletariat corvettes to escort them. If you wish, we will have the corvettes stop at the border to your territorial waters. Also, we will send a team of technicians to help install the command centers since they know the systems best, there is no extra charge for this.

To: Vestern States
From: Minister of Defence John Hoakim
Subject: AU-3s
Message:
Our nation is situated in the arctic, as such there is no worry about its ability to handle cold enviroments. Also, your technicians and engineers are free to refit the craft as needed, however, do not attempt to reverse engineer it. If you wish for production rights, though expensive, we will help you set up factories. Also, although each UCAV includes a command console, it does not include a carrier for the consoles. We offer the LAV-6 based Mobile Command Center for 6 million, or the UAV carrier, an aircraft carrier that holds 72 UCAVs, for $4.3 billion. Also, the carrier includes an extra 12 command consoles, should another carrier (or MCCs) be destroyed and their UCAVs left on the automated circling program. Now, how many would you like?

We wish to have production rights to the LAV-6 based mobile command center, the UAV Carrier, and the UAV itself. We are willing to pay 1 billion for the UAV rights, 2 billion for the Carrier rights, and 2 billion for the mobile command center rights. Money will be autowired upon confirmation.

To: Jaxusism
From: Minister of Defence Hoakim
Subject: UCAV sale
Message:
We are not at this time selling production rights for the UCAV or the carrier. We will however accept your offer for $2 billion in exchange for the MCC, and because of that deal, will offer the AU-3 at $38 million per craft. If you wish, we will help you design a UCAV of your own.

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To: Vestern States
From: Minister of Defence John Hoakim
Subject: AU-3s
Message:
Our nation is situated in the arctic, as such there is no worry about its ability to handle cold enviroments. Also, your technicians and engineers are free to refit the craft as needed, however, do not attempt to reverse engineer it. If you wish for production rights, though expensive, we will help you set up factories. Also, although each UCAV includes a command console, it does not include a carrier for the consoles. We offer the LAV-6 based Mobile Command Center for 6 million, or the UAV carrier, an aircraft carrier that holds 72 UCAVs, for $4.3 billion. Also, the carrier includes an extra 12 command consoles, should another carrier (or MCCs) be destroyed and their UCAVs left on the automated circling program. Now, how many would you like?

We would like to buy production rights

To: Vestern States
From: Minister of Defence John Hoakim
Subject: AU-3s
Message:
Our nation is situated in the arctic, as such there is no worry about its ability to handle cold enviroments. Also, your technicians and engineers are free to refit the craft as needed, however, do not attempt to reverse engineer it. If you wish for production rights, though expensive, we will help you set up factories. Also, although each UCAV includes a command console, it does not include a carrier for the consoles. We offer the LAV-6 based Mobile Command Center for 6 million, or the UAV carrier, an aircraft carrier that holds 72 UCAVs, for $4.3 billion. Also, the carrier includes an extra 12 command consoles, should another carrier (or MCCs) be destroyed and their UCAVs left on the automated circling program. Now, how many would you like?

We would like to purchase two carriers

To: VirginIncursion
From: Defence Minister John Hoakim
Subject: Carriers
Message:
We will gladly sell you the two carries. Shadowport naval yards will commence construction within the next few days, and they should be ready within 9 months provided there are no delays. Please note however, that the carrier does not include fighters. To buy a full load of fighters for both, the cost would be 5.904 billion. However, since you are buying the carriers, we will offer the UCAVs at 5.5 billion, a 404 million discount.

To: Kormanthor
From: Defence Minister John Hoakim
Subject: Production rights
Message:
We do not at this time offer production rights for the UCAVs or carrier. However, we can aid you in the development of a UCAV of your own. If you wish for AU-3s however, you must purchase them.

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The United stated of Azurbajan will purchase 20 of these craft for 820,000,000

To: Azurbajan
From: Defence Minister John Hoakim
Subject: AU-3 Sale
Message:
We have reviewed the status of your nation, and the craft will be delivered within three NS months. Although we question your nation's motto, which states you will remember the great comrade Stalin, when, by all acounts, your nation is a capitalist paradise. Though we have no problem with communism (the closest and greatest ally we've ever had is in fact communist), we do feel slightly offended by those who claim communism and are little more than opressive corporate dictatorships.

With the increasing deployment of UAVs (Unmanned Aeriel Vehicles), the Tundric government has seen fit to release one of its highly prized, and closely guarded armed UAVs, the AU-3 Longsword Unmaned Combat Air Vehicle. The AU-3 is armed with a 25mm cannon, and can carry a variety of bombs and missiles.

Standard loadout for the ground attack craft is 2 AAMMR-7s, four ASMSR-4 Hammers, and four small unguided bombs. Ground attack is the primary role for the AU-3, although in one naval battle, a large force of AU-3s were used to down an enemy fighter screen, and then a follow up unit of UCAVs sent the light carrier and two escorting frigates to the bottom of the ocean. Another example of the prominence of UCAVs in the Tundric military was a major naval battle involving nine carriers in which 237 aircraft went down. Not a single casualty on either side, as a cease fire was declared before any ships could be sunk, and all 237 aircraft were UCAVs from the Castamere and Free Provincial alliance, and the Tundric Navy. Castamere has since fallen, but the Free Provincial alliance still remains, although it is in tatters.

The craft is pilot by remote from either a UAV Mobile Command Center (based on the LAV-VI chassis), or from a UAV carrier. Unfortunately, being a remote aircraft means that the Mobile Command Center or UAV carrier has to be within range, and the commander center/carrier has to be protected, as if it is destroyed, the UCAVs will be without orders and an autonomous program set into the vehicle will run, causing it to fly circles until it is destroyed, runs out of fuel and plummets to the earth, or another command center/carrier takes control of the craft.

The UCAV itself is a little smaller than an actual fighter, and utilizes the latest in stealth technologies. The engine makes use of thrust vetoring to help increase maneuvarbility, and several other new design concepts have been introduced into the AU-3. The AU-3 is similiar to the F-35 design. The AU-3 is VTOL capable.

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/ucav-lm-s.jpg

Stats:

Engine: Tundric Engineering TEASE-7B
Wingspan: 28 feet
Length: 42 feet
Top Speed: Mach 3.1
Weight (empty): 20,793 lbs
Payload capacity: 11,000 lbs
Range: 700 miles
Armament:
1x 25mm Gatling cannon with 600 rounds of ammunition
10x hardpoints
Cost: $41 million

OOC: UAV carriers and Mobile Command Centers will be released soon

Aeloulaera Castle
Aeloulaera, Pearl of
TwiLight, Virgin
Incursion

[b]To: The Canadian Tundra

From: Queen Casiopia Of Virgin Incursion

We would like to purchase ( 60 ) sixty AU-3 UCAVs; the Money ( 2.46 Billion USD ) has been Wired. Please contact us when you release the UAV carriers and Mobile Command Centers. It has been nice doing business
with you.
Signed
Queen Casiopia

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I do not think of myself or any other as a dictator. We are not communist anymore, as we are under new leadership with a reformed government.