NationStates Jolt Archive

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Welcome to DAI's second New Weapons showcase. Today we are featuring our entire new line of weapons systems, from helicopters to Nuclear Arsenal. If you see anything that you are interested in, please feel free to place an order here or go to the main storefront to check out the rest of our catalog and make a purchase. Also constructive critisism is welcome and encouraged. "That thing sucks" it not critisism, it is useless, so dont bother with that.


H-130 Longknife
design based upon specs purchased from Intelligent Designs
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Builder: Dark Angel Industries
Cost: $12,000,000
Avionics Systems: Fully integrated, dual redundant MIL-std 1553B-based avionics and weapons system, providing the following management features:
-target acquisition
-flight control
-health and usage monitoring
-Communications
-threat detection and control
-flight and fuel
Crew:
2 (Pilot, weapon systems Officer)
Weapons: External 2 - 20mm gun pods and a nose mounted 30mm cannon, 8 missile pylons, 2 rocket pods/extra missiles mounts, 2 500kg bomb mounts. Internal 4 Missile mounts
Dimensions: Main rotor to tail rotor 18,851 mm
Main rotor diameter 15,731 mm
Overall height 5,381 mm
Performance: Maximum level flight speed 360 km/h
Diving speed 440 km/h
Cruise speed 320 km/h
Hovering ceiling 4,250 meters
Service ceiling 6,500 meters
Vertical rate of climb at 2,500m- 25 m/s;
Range of flight with normal take-off weight 575 km
Ferry range 1,600 km
Weights:
Maximum take-off weight 9,050 kg
Minimum operating weight 5,850 kg
Maximum internal fuel 1,631 kg

The cockpits are in stepped tandem configuration. The Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) is seated in the front cockpit and the pilot is seated in the cockpit above and behind the WSO. The cockpits are fitted with crashworthy seats and are armour-protected (up to 12.7mm).
The 4-bladed rotor can withstand hits from 30mm cannon fire.
The Longknife is equipped with an advanced navigation suite including Doppler Radar Velocity Sensor, Thales Avionics eight-channel Global Positioning System, Heading Sensor Unit and an Air Data Unit.
Target detection, acquisition and tracking are carried out using the nose mounted stabilised sight, TDATS. The TDATS sight is equipped with a low level television sensor, Forward Looking Infrared sensor (FLIR), autotracker, laser rangefinder and laser designator.
The Longknife has the Helicopter Electronic Warfare Self-protection Suite (HEWSPS), incorporating radar warning, laser warning and countermeasures dispensing system (Chaff, Flare, and others).
The Longknife carries a large range of weaponry, ranging from anti-armour missions to urban warfare. This helicopter can engage multiple targets at short and long range, utilising the nose-mounted cannon and a range of underwing-mounted munitions.





H-131 Harbringer
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Builder: Dark Angel Industries
Cost: $18,000,000
Length: 47.51 feet (rotor turning)
Width: 40.54 feet (rotor turning)
Height: 11.7 feet (overall)
Armament: Air-to-air missile, Hellfire, 20mm three-barrel turreted gun, Hydra-70 rockets
Weight Empty: 7,810 pounds
Combat Mission: 10,843 pounds
Mission Equipment: Centralized processing architecture with Ada software, Target acquisition system with aided-target detection/classification and automatic target tracking; night vision pilotage system, wide field-of-view (35ox52o) helmet-mounted display
Propulsion: Two T800 1,600 SHP gas turbine engines, 5-blade main rotor Fantail anti-torque
Crew: Two
Speed: 210 m/hr
Vertical Rate of Climb: 520-860 feet per minute
Range: 270 nm Max Range (internal fuel), 1,360 nm self-deployment range

The H-131 Harbringer is the world's most advanced helicopter and the cornerstone of the Blacktower RotorCraft force. The Harbringer makes use of the latest advancements in aerospace technology, including stealth which has until now been confined to airplanes.
Abilities
The sophisticated design of the harbringer helicopter allows it to dash to a speed of 210 knots, then cruise at a steady 185. The futuristic propulsion and navigation design also allows the helicopter to execute snap turns in 3.8 seconds and fly sideways or backwards at an incredible 75 mph thanks to a tremendous power output of 1,600 horsepower from each of it's turboshafts.
Firepower
The Harbringer can go to war with up to 14 "Fire and Forget" Hellfire anti-tank missiles, which, once fired, are programmed to control their own flight to their targets. The helicopter can also deploy up to 56 rockets (70mm), or 28 air-to-air missiles, to attack fixed and rotary-wing targets.
Alternatively, it can carry two 435-gallon ferry tanks to self-deploy over 1,350 nm, or crashworthy 240-gallon tanks for more than four and a half hours of combat endurance.
Adding to its already immense firepower, the Harbringer also stows a three-barreled, 20 mm turreted nose mini-gun that can shoot 1600 rounds per minute.
To maintain its low "stealth" profile, the Harbringer features a fully retractable missile armament system, enabling it to hide missiles and rockets in I-RAMS (Integrated Retractable Munitions Systems) bays.
Designed using computer databases, Harbringer redefines the helicopter in terms of power, maneuverability, technological sophistication, and materials engineering. Twin LHTEC-800-LHT-801 turboshaft engines drive an advanced five-blade, bearingless main rotor which further enhances high performance and agility in air-to-air combat. Its FANTAIL anti-torque tail rotor system lets Harbringer execute amazing maneuvers near impossible for other helicopters.
Harbringer also features reconfigurable, fault-tolerant digital missions electronics and on-board diagnostics, Longbow fire-control radar, triple-redundant fly-by-wire flight control and simple, remove-and-replace maintenance.
A wide-field-of-view, helmet-mounted display provides flight information, night vision sensors and a sight system for use with weapons.
In addition, the H-131's Hands On Grips controls literally let pilots fly and perform mission tasks with one hand - the only other acheived only by the Commanche.
The Harbringer also breaks new ground in the use of high technology composites to satisfy both Low Observable Technology requirements and aggressive weight and cost specifications.
Stealth Warrior in the Digital Battlefield
Its on-board computing capability enables Harbringer to acquire, process, analyze and disseminate an amount of information unsurpassed by today's helicopters. Harbringers low radar signature, high technology composites, special acoustics design, and a buried exhaust system, make it less observable than today's premier attack and armed reconnaissance helicopters.
Add to this new generation of passive long-range, high-resolution battlefield sensors, digital interconnectivity, to share data with other members of the combined arms team, produces a completely integrated targeting, and communications weapon system, facilitating the delivery of quick, coordinated responses to tactical situations with minimal work for the pilot.






MMRADS-1
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Name: MMRADS-1 "Mad yetti" (Mobile Multiple Rocket Air Defence System)
Builder: Dark Angel Industries
Cost: $4,000,000 (missiles separate)
Crew: 3
Combat: Weight 8,745 lbs
Length: 17 ft 10 in
Width: 8 ft 8 in
Height: 9 ft 01 in
Ground Clearance: 32 in
Cruise Range: 200 Miles
Systems: On Board Digital fire control, FLIR, CO2 laser rangefinder, driven-reticle optical sight, and Position Determining System
Armament: 12 Rockets; LRSAM-144 long range surface to air missile (Reload Time 9 minutes)
Secondary Armament: 1 12.7mm M3P machine gun with 200 12.7mm rounds
Armor: 3.5 inch thick Reinforced steel
Powerplant: Detroit Diesel 250 hp cooled V-8
Speed: 30 mph range 200 miles

The Mobile Multiple Rocket Air Defence System (MMRADS) provides Armies with an all-weather, indirect, area fire weapon system to strike counterfire, air defense, armored formations, and other high-payoff targets at all depths of the tactical battlefield. Primary missions of MMRADS include the suppression, neutralization and destruction of threat fire support and forward area air defense targets.

The Mobile Multiple Rocket Air Defence System is a versatile weapon system that supplements traditional cannon artillery fires by delivering large volumes of firepower in a short time against critical, time-sensitive targets. These targets often include enemy artillery, air defense systems, mechanized units, and personnel. MMRADS units can use their system's "shoot and scoot" capability to survive while providing fire support for attacking manuever elements.




Hermes Class Destroyer
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Currently in Operation:
Tanthan [100]

Builder: Dark Angel Industries
Cost: $830,000,000
Power Plant: 6 boilers
Propulsion: two shafts, 67,031 shp
Length Overall Length: 591 ft
Waterline Length: 570 ft
Beam Extreme Beam: 74 ft
Waterline Beam: 65 ft
Draft Maximum Navigational Draft: 35 ft
Draft Limit: 24 ft
Displacement: 12539 tons
Speed: 30 plus knots
Armament: Standard Missiles (MR), ASROC, 10 - Tomahawk ASM/LAM (from 2 armored box launchers, 10 - Harpoon (from two Mk141 quad launchers), 4 - MK 46 torpedoes (from fixed single tubes), 3 - Mk 7 - 16-inch / 50 caliber guns, 3 - Mk45 5-inch/54 caliber lightweight gun, 3 - 20mm Phalanx CIWS
Combat Systems: SPS-40 Air Search Radar, SPS-48 3D Air Search Radar, SPS-67 Surface Search Radar, SQQ-26 Sonar , 1 Mk14 Weapon Direction System, 2 Mk74 Missile Fire Control System, 1 Mk86 Gun Fire Control System, 1 Mk114 ASW Fire Control System, 4 SPG-51 Radars , SLQ-25 NIXIE , SLQ-32 EW system
Crew: 41 Officers, 548 Enlisted

The Hermes Class Destroyer is a brute on the open ocean, as it commands a Massive trio of 16 inch cannons that are generally reserved for vessels in the Battleship class. It is much smaller then a Battleship, but drastically cheaper, and provides a devastating punch whenever and wherever it is needed.




[B]Banshee Class Frigate
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Builder: Dark Angel Industries
Cost: $350,000,000
Displacement: 4,800 tons (full load)
Length: 452 feet
Beam: 55 feet
Max Speed: 37 knots
Power Plant: 2 - 1700 psi boilers
Propulsion: 1 geared turbine, 1 shaft; 36,850 shaft horsepower
Aircraft: 1 - SH-2F (LAMPS)
Armament: 12 - ASROC (from MK 16 launcher), 8 - Harpoon (from MK 16 box launcher), 4 - MK-46 torpedoes (from single tube launchers), 2 - 5-inch / 54 caliber MK 42 gun, 1 - 20mm Phalanx close-in-weapons system, 8 - Sea Sparrow BPDMS
Combat Systems: AN/SPS-40 Air Search Radar, AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar , AN/SLQ-32 Electronics Warfare System , AN/SQS-26 Sonar , AN/SQS-35 IVDS Sonar on some ships , AN/SQR-18 Towed Array Sonar System, Mk68 Gun Fire Control System , Mk114 ASW Fire Control System, Mk115 Missile Fire Control System
Complement: 285 (20 officers, 285 enlisted)

The Banshee Class Frigate is a staple in any well planned out navy. Its impressive speed, coupled with heavy firepower for a ship of its size makes it a dominating vessel in the Frigate class. It is equipt with several Anti Ship, and Anit-Aircraft weapons systems, giving it excellent defensive capabilities for use in an escort. Also make ideal coastal patrol boats when coupled with smaller vessels.




Dryad Class Gunboat
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Currently in Operation:
Tanthan [400]

Builder: Dark Angel Industries
Cost: $175,000,000
Power Plant: 1 deisel turbine, 17,000 shaft horsepower
Length: 155 feet
Beam: 29 feet
Displacement: 271 tons full load
Armament: 8 - Harpoon, 1 - 5 inch gun, 1 - 20mm Phalanx CIWS
Combat Systems: AN/SPS-40 Air Search Radar, AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar , AN/SQS-26 Sonar , AN/SQS-35 IVDS Sonar on some ships , AN/SQR-18 Towed Array Sonar System, Mk68 Gun Fire Control System , Mk114 ASW Fire Control System, Mk115 Missile Fire Control System
Speed: 35 knots
Crew: 26

The Dryad is a superb multi role vessel, capable of a wide range of duties, from as fleet escort, to Coastal patrol. It is equipt with an impressive array of weaponry, giving it dominence when compared to other ships in its class. Its hull is also reinforced giving it defensive abilities above and beyond the normal Gunboat standards





Neptune Class Assault Carrier
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Currently in Operation:
Tanthan [20]

Builder: Dark Angel Industries
Cost: $1,200,000,000
Displacement: 24,759 tons
Length: 731 feet
Width: 131 feet
Height: 35 feet
Powerplant: 1 Nuclear Reactor
Propulsion: 2 shafts, 115,000 shaft horse power
Speed: 28 knots
Aircraft: 35 VTOL or STVTOL aircraft and Helicopters
Troops: 800 troops or 175 armor (pending on size of vehicles)
EW: UAF-1 intercept, 2 Type 675 jammers, 4 chaff, 1 Type 182 towed
Armament: 3 CIWS ( 20 mm Phalanx or 30 mm Goalkeeper), 4 - Sea Sparrow BPDMS
Systems: AN/SPS-40 Air Search Radar, AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar , AN/SQS-35 IVDS Sonar, AN/SQR-18 Towed Array Sonar System, Mk114 ASW Fire Control System, Mk115 Missile Fire Control System
Crew: 181 Officers, 882 Enlisted

The Neptune is a versatile Multi-role aircraft carrier/troop transport. It is an ideal invasion vessel because of its ability to carry troops and armor to the battle front while providing air support at the same time. Also makes an ideal flagship for support and quick response fleets.

Basilisk Class SSN Attack Submarine
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Builder: Dark Angel Industries
Cost: $750,000,000
Displacement: 4,451 tons submerged
Length: 285 feet
Beam: 33 feet
Draft: 28.5 ft Maximum Navigational Draft
Speed: 29 knots
Operating Depth: 1950 feet collapse depth
Hull Armor: High Yield-80 (HY-80) steel alloy
Power Plant: One nuclear reactor, two steam turbines, one shaft, 16,000 shaft horse power
Armament: MK 48 Torpedoes, four torpedo tubes, UUM-44A SUBROC, UGM-84A/C Harpoon, MK 57 deep water mines, MK 60 CAPTOR mines
Sensors: BQQ-5 bow-mounted sonar, TB-16 Towed Sonar Array
Crew: 157

Recently DAI delved into the research of Nuclear Powered Attack Submarines. The result of this study was an increased emphasis on deeper-diving, ultraquiet designs utilizing long-range sonar. Hull streamlining, reduction in sail dimensions by approximately 60%, quieting of the propulsion plant and an increase in test depth all led to a dramatic advance in submarine operational capabilities and stealth. The Basilisk is the ideal Attack/Patrol Sub for any fleet. Relativley cheap, they are powerful in their numbers, easily able to engage more powerful Naval vessels and come out unscathed.





Lich Class SSBN Sumbarine
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Currently in Operation:
Tanthan [40]

Builders: Dark Angel Industries
Cost: $1,700,000,000
Power Plant: 1 Nuclear Reactor
Propulsion: 2 geared turbines at 16,000 shp to one shaft
Length: 393 feet
Beam: 38 feet
Displacement: Surface 5959 tons, Submerged 67884 tons
Speed: 19 knots surfaced, 24 knots submerged
Test Depth: 800 feet
Hull Armor: High Yield-80 (HY-80) steel alloy
Crew: 183
Armament: 18 - tubes for long-range strategic missiles, 6 - torpedo tubes

The Lich Class SSBN is Dark Angel Industries first nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine. Any Nation who uses the Lich Class instantly gains the most powerful deterrent force imaginable - a stealth platform with enormous nuclear firepower (provided your nation has Nuclear capabilities. If not, Its can still be used with COnventional ICBM's)





Equite I ICBM
Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (Bio/Chem/Nuclear)
Production rights bought from: A Darker Market: A New Age

Currently in Operation:
Axario [10]

The Equite I turbojet engine is made up a single crystal NiFe based superallow, called THYMONEL 8. THYMONEL 8 has a high fatigue resistance and this teams up with a low hydrogen enviroment embrittlement (HEE). Furthermore, THYMONEL 8 exihibits higher termal conductivity and lower Young's modulus than the single crystals used for turbine engines, consequently beneficial for the thermo-mechanical strength. (OOC: Not techno-babble... I researched this out of a three thousand page book on super allows - took me about two weeks to read the necessary sections.) The single crystal superallow is termed third generation and is better known as Rene N6. Rene N6 is microstructurally stable and is about thirty degrees stronger than its second generation counterpart. SRZ, a cellual precipitation reaction that primarily occurs beneath coatins, was countred by the improved Rene N6.
The engine is a SCRAMjet engine, and it is designed to fly the majority of the mission in the upper atmosphere, giving it a total velocity of Mach 11. The SCRAMjet engine works faster and more reliably as it flies higher through the atmosphere, due to the thinning of the atmosphere - allowing such incredible speeds.
The ICBM has a final phase LIDAR guidance, which uses a laser pulse to detect range, and chemical composition of the target. This adds enhanced accuracy when trying to hit a "bullsize" target - meaning the center of the blast - to ensure maximum destruction around it. The LIDAR guidance included Doppler LIDAR which measures the velocity of the target (which is almost always going to be zero, since your hitting a city most likely), as well as normal LIDAR to detect range, and DIAL, to detect chemical composition.
The chassis of the Equite 1 is covered with mirrors to force enemy LIDAR guided missiles, looking to shoot it down, to fail to find the target. The mirrors make the LIDAR lasers "bounce off" and therefore fail to report to the central computer of the enemy missile the velocity, or range, of the Equite 1. To avoid radar detection the Equite 1 has a superb radar jammer which can be turned on last minute in order to fool SAMs, and enemy radar sites, as well as radio wave distorters to make the Equite 1 seem a lot closer than it really is - meaning that the radar feed to the enemy missile, or radar site, detects it at a different location than it really is.
The supercomputer on the Equite 1 is an expensive set of four microchips, each with four gigabytes of harddrive, and four gigahertz of processor, cooled by an ln2 coolant, and overclocked to a total of twenty gigahertz. This allows for computations in fractions of a nanosecond. The computers are easily programable by experts of any buying nation.

Cost: 100,000,000 (a piece) (Note that this price is for the ICBM. If you need Nuclear Warheads, they must be purchased separatley)




The NB-1 "Hammer" Bomb
High yield strategic thermonuclear bomb
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Currently in Operation:
Axario [10]

Yield: 9 Megatons
Weight: 8850 lb
Length: 12 ft. 6 in (150 in)
Diameter: 50 in

Design Features
Two stage radiation implosion weapon
Rear portion of bomb consists of parachute system, weighing 800-900 lb. The nose is made of a frangible aluminum honeycomb "shock absorber" for laydown delivery and weighs more than 150 lb.
The actual warhead "physics package" is no more than 102 inches long by 36.52 inches in diameter, with a weight of ~6000 lb. The skin on the 50 inch in diameter bomb is described as "fragile", consistent with it being only a light weight structure housing a smaller diameter weapon. The added length comes primarily from the B-53 parachute system and frangible nose, the excess weight from these and the dummy body.

Materials
Fissile material is all-oralloy (highly enriched uranium), no plutonium
Lithium-6 (95% enrichment) deuteride fusion fuel
Cyclotol or Composition B high explosive (castable RDX/TNT mixtures), not insensitive
The NB1-Y1 is a "dirty" version (with a U-238 encased secondary). The NB1-Y2 is a "clean" version, with a lead secondary casing.

Possible Delivery Method
B-52G strategic bomber (internal bomb bay)

Safeguards and Arming Features
mechanical lock on firing system

Fuzing and Delivery Mode
Selected on ground prior to mission.
Four fuzing options:
-Laydown delayed surface burst
-Free fall air burst
-Parachute retarded air burst
-Immediate contact surface burst
Five parachutes are used:
-three 48 ft main chutes
-one 16 ft extractor chute
-one 5 ft "pilot" chute.
-The three main chutes are deployed only for laydown delivery. The entire parachute system is jettisoned for free fall delivery.

Current models
The NB1-Y1 and the NB1-Y2, which are "dirty" and "clean" versions respectivley

Cost
NB1-Y1 (Dirty) $550,000,000
NB1-Y2 (Clean) $550,500,000





The NB-2 "Faction" Bomb
Intermediate yield strategic and tactical thermonuclear bomb
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Currently in Operation:
Axario [15]

Yield: 45 kt, 80 kt, 170 kt, 340 kt (set before mission)
Weight: 695-716 lbs
Length (body): 10 ft 10.75 in (130.75 in)
Length (incl. fins): 11 ft 9.5 in (141.5 in)
Body Diameter: 13.4 in
Tail Fin Span: 22.5 in

Design Features
Two stage radiation implosion weapon.
Light weight, intermediate yield bomb with variable yield options ("dial-a-yield" or DAY), and flexible fuzing and delivery options. Designed for high-speed external carriage and low altitude delivery. Modular weapon system design.
Contains two neutron generators (supplied by General Electric).
Spin stabilized by rocket. 24 ft. Nylon/Kevlar-29 ribbon parachute ejected by gas generator. Allows rapid deceleration from supersonic velocity (only 2 seconds required to decelerate to 35 mph). Tested at up to Mach 1.2.

The NB-2 has four major sections:
Nose Subassembly: contains a dual-channel radar airburst fuze and two piezoelectric crystal impact fuzes, and shock mitigating material for laydown delivery.
Center Warhead Subassembly: "hard case" containing the actual thermonuclear warhead, sealed and desiccated with polyurethane spacers to support warhead and provide shock isolation. Also contains thermal batteries, safeties, and firing circuits.
Rear Subassembly: Preflight arming controls, fuzing option switches, safe separation setting dials, and spin rockets for free fall weapon stabilization.
Tail Subassembly: consists of bomb fins, afterbody structure, parachute with associated deployment and release mechanisms. Complete parachute assembly weighs 115 lb.
Current models are made up of 6000 parts in 1800 subassemblies, manufactured by 570 suppliers and 9 principal contractors.

Materials
Primary consists of beryllium reflected plutonium
Deuterium-tritium boosted
Primary also contains aluminum and uranium
Contains oralloy (highly enriched uranium), either in primary or as secondary tamper
Lithium-6 (95% enrichment) deuteride fusion fuel
Although early mods used PBX-9404 high explosive, current mods all use PBX-9502 insensitive high explosive (IHE) - a TATB plastic bonded explosive composition.

Possible Delivery Method
B-52
B-2
B-1
B-2B
F-15E
F-16
F/A-18
A-6
AV-8A
Tornado
(or similar aircraft)

Safeguards and Arming Features
strike enable plug
ready/safe switch (8 position motor-driven dual channel switch to isolate batteries from firing circuits)
Environmental Safety Devices (ESDs):
trajectory arming timer
safe separation timer
inertial switches
time delay select switch
retracting detonators for thermal safety
command disable
CAT F PAL, weak link/strong link driven by unique signal generator
CAT D PAL
built-in warhead shock resistance

Fuzing and Delivery Mode
In flight fuzing and yield selection merely by turning a dial. Full fuzing options (FUFO): high or low speed delivery, high altitude or low altitude (release heights as low as 50 ft.). There are six fuzing options, to be set on the ground before mission:
-Free fall air burst (high altitude only)
-Parachute retarded airburst (high or medium altitudes)
-Free fall contact burst (high or medium altitudes)
-Parachute retarded contact burst (high or medium altitudes)
-Parachute retarded laydown delayed surface burst (delivery altitudes up to 5000 feet), 31 and 81 sec delays available
-ground impact time delay feature to allow it to penetrate into the earth before detonating.

The NB-2 was developed to provide a light weight weapon of intermediate yield that could be carried by modern high performance combat aircraft. These aircraft do not carry weapons internally like the older or larger bomber designs, but instead carry them externally on the wings or fuselage. This requires weapons of very low drag, and able to withstand the aerodynamic heating of supersonic flight. In addition, the greater maneuverability of modern combat aircraft, combined with the increased lethality of defense systems makes the option of low altitude delivery both possible and necessary.

The NB-2 has a reported capability to destroy targets at depths of several hundred feet at its highest yield setting.

Cost: $20,000,000





The NW-1 "Vex" Warhead
Intermediate Yield Strategic ICBM MIRV Warhead
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Currently in Operation:
Axario [30]

Yield: 335-350 Kilotons
Weight: 700-800 lb
RV Length: 71.3 in (181 cm)
RV Base Diameter: 21.3 in (54.1 cm)
Warhead Length: 67.7 in (172 cm)
Warhead Diameter: 21.3 in (54.1 cm)

Design Features
Two stage radiation implosion weapon.
RV CEP (circle error probability) is 720 feet
RV carries penetration aids (decoys etc.).

Materials
Contains plutonium as primary fissile material
Fissile core is beryllium reflected
Deuterium-tritium boosted
Probably contains lithium-6 (95% enrichment) deuteride fusion fuel

Possible Delivery Method
Equite I ICBM. Each missile carries up to three NW-1's

Safeguards and Arming Features
built-in warhead shock resistance

The NW-1 is based on earlier secondary stage designs. The primary of the NW-1 has been test fired.

Cost: $15,000,000 (please note that this is the warhead price. ICBM's must be purchased separetly)




The NW-2 "Sapper" Warhead
Intermediate Yield Strategic Cruise Missile Warhead
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Currently in Operation:
Axario [50]

Yield: 5 - 150 kt (predetermined before mission)
Weight: 290 lbs
Length: 31.4 in
Diameter: 11.8 in

Design Features
Two stage radiation implosion weapon.
The 5 kiloton low yield option presumably represents the boosted primary yield alone, while the high yield adds the full secondary yield .
Arming and fuzing system weighs 10 pounds.

Here is a speculative interpretation of the design:
The smaller diameter rounded "nose" of the warhead probably contains the fission "trigger" or primary. The larger diameter cylindrical body contains a cylindrical secondary. The aft section of the cylindrical body contains the firing electronics, tritium reservoir, and pulse neutron initiator tube.
The outer weapon casing is made of aluminum and is lined with a high atomic number material (probably depleted uranium) to form the radiation case. The radiation case liner is thicker in the nose area surrounding the primary than it is in the cylindrical body.
The primary consists of a spherical IHE shell surrounding the pit which is made of a bonded beryllium/plutonium double shell. A small plutonium levitated core is in the center. The space between the plutonium shell and levitated core is filled with deuterium-tritium gas at detonation time.
The secondary is a hollow tube consisting of concentric tubes of uranium, lithium-6 deuteride, and plutonium. The uranium fusion pusher/tamper contains oralloy (highly enriched uranium), possibly with a depleted uranium outer layer for the pusher.

Materials
Primary Fissile Material is supergrade plutonium (very low Pu-240 content)
Fissile core is beryllium reflected
Contains oralloy, probably in the fusion pusher/tamper to create enhanced fission yield from fusion neutrons
Deuterium-tritium boosted
Probably contains lithium-6 (95% enrichment) deuteride fusion fuel
Uses PBX-9502 insensitive high explosive (IHE) as main explosive - a TATB plastic bonded explosive composition.

Possible Delivery Method
Cruise missile, which may be launched by submarine, surface-ship, or aircraft.
B-52H
B-2
(or other cruise missile able aircraft)

Safeguards and Arming Features
Category D PAL;
weak link/strong link exclusion region from warhead electrical system;
coded switch system;
unique signal generator


Since the ALCM is carried externally at high altitudes for inter-continental delivery, it is subjected to sub-freezing temperatures for long periods of time. Although PBX-9502 test samples had been fired at temperatures of -65 degrees, and the entire electrical system had been tested in sub-freezing environmental chambers, proof testing of an entire chilled warhead did not occur until after production began.
When a complete NW-1 was subjected to a low-temperature test in, it performed outstanding, producing a 95% yield. It is hardly effected by extreme temperatures, making it an ideal Warhead for missiles that are being carried in high atmoshpere by airplanes, or High altitude Cruise missiles.

Cost: $7,000,000 (please note that this is the warhead price. Cruise missiles must be purchased separatley)

OOC: Very nice storefront, although I would ask how a nation with such a small economy managed to get all of this...

did you happen to notice our Storefronts Sales? it is government owned, as was SpecTech, my last storefront that pulled in sales of over 750 billion. we can do it, dont worry about that.


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OOC: Yeah 750bn worth of sales, but how much of that's profit? Once you factor in manufacture costs you're down to about 10% (75bn), and then when you factor in administrative costs (ie insurance, headquarters, marketting etc) you're down to about 5% (35bn ish), and then when you factor in development costs... assuming you had a large product range you might actually be making a loss already, but we'll just say about 2% (15bn), and the how much of that can go in to R&D, rather than ploughed back into the business to be able to build enough stuff to meet all these orders... storefront profits = basically nothing, but no one seems to realise this... Ah well, it's nicely designed (although perhaps a little too powerful in some instances), so it doesnt really matter. Much better than most of the rubbish you see on storefronts these days.