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The LDC today announced clearance for exports of the new B-9 Sphinx heavy bomber. This heavy bomber is capable of lifting large loads in excess of 5,000 nautical miles at a cruise speed of Mach 2.2. It has a top speed of Mach 2.75 at altitude (50,000 feet) and exhibits stealth characteristics. The bomber will be sold only to cleared nations. No liberal, leftist, communist, socialist, or unsafe nations will be permitted to buy this new technology.

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B-9 Sphinx

Role: Strategic Heavy Bomber
Crew: 3
Cost: $500M
Length: 127.90 ft.
Wingspan: 127.10 ft. ; 82.00 ft. [swept]
[u]Height: 26.24 ft.
Empty Weight: 125,000 lb.
Maximum Weight: 375,000 lb.
Fuel Weight: 150,000 lb.
Armament Weight: 98,000 lb.
Powerplant: four General Electric F-205-GE-100-75 turbofan engine with afterburner
Maximum Thrust: 140,000 lb
Maximum Speed S/L: 690 mph
Maximum Speed @ Altitude: 1,800 mph
Initial Climb Rate: 22,000 ft/min
Service Ceiling: 80,000 ft.
Range: 5,000nm [combat]; 8,000nm [ferry]
G-Limits: -1 / +4
Gun: None
Stations: 4 internal bomb bays; 36,000 lb. for rear bay, 18,000 lb. for center-rear bay, 22,000 lb. for each front bay
Air-to-Air Missile: None
Air-to-Ground Weaponry: Can carry up to 24 2,000 lb., 32 1,000 lb., 42 500 lb., or 60 250 lb. bombs; up to 24 SRAM missiles, 20 CALCM/ALCM missiles
Avionics: Same as B-2
ECM: AN/ALQ-161 jammer; 420 chaff bundles, 420 flares
Radar Signature: Same as B-2
Known Variants: Prototype [YB-9]; Initial Production Design [B-9A]

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No liberal, leftist, communist, socialist, or unsafe nations will be permitted to buy this new technology.


Gee... I guess we'll just have to take our 20 trillion dollar annual defense budget elsewhere. Perhaps we'll buy some more EB-15 Arkbirds from Hyland-Nikolaas?

- Unnamed Officer, Colonial Aerospace Command

Yep.

No liberal, leftist, communist, socialist, or unsafe nations will be permitted to buy this new technology.

Does that include me?

Yep.

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OOC: If you do a backround check, let it be known that the Nazism thing never happened and has been ignored by me and the rest of the international community. Just to tell you.

To: The LDC Foreign Purchases or Similar Division
From: Witzgallian Air Force Foreign Purchases
Subject: B-9 Sphinx

Greetings from the Witzgallian Air Force Foreign Purchases Division. We have taken quite an interest in your B-9 Sphinx, and are looking to acquire some of these. The High Commissioner of the Air Force has asked us to wire you a message asking for eighty (80) of the B-9s.

The total cost is $40,000,000,000.00, or $40 billion dollars, United States Currency. We can wire this money to your company directly, or possibly a bank account is in order.

Please respond when you have the chance.

I shalt approve of ye order at the price of $40B total. Additionally, what are you talking about with the OOC comment?

Well, I started a Nazi revolution, but the war ended up on a bad note and most of the RPers ditched it and its purpose. So, we declared it officially ignored and "nonexistant" by all...so basically, it never happened in Witzgall's history or in any other nation involved's history.

I just mentioned that in case you would hold off on letting me buy the plane because of it or something along those lines.

RG. Enjoy the aircraft and do please tell how they fair in combat.

They'll be used shortly in an Earth III war.... ;)

I'll tell you how they do, or you can see for yourself.

If you want an expanded summary of the loadout, avionics, and systems especially the engines let me know. If you have AIM contact me on my screen-name and I can give you the expanded specs on that sob.

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Gee... I guess we'll just have to take our 20 trillion dollar annual defense budget elsewhere. Perhaps we'll buy some more EB-15 Arkbirds from Hyland-Nikolaas?

- Unnamed Officer, Colonial Aerospace Command

The Arkbirds are better anyway.

The Arkbirds are better anyway.

ooc: I agree. I purchased 500 Arkbirds for a total of 1.5 trillion. While I haven't used them in an RP yet, since I only recently purchased them, I'm expecting them to perfrom quite well.

I'm not going to post anymore in this thread about the Arkbird though. If Layarteb dosen't want to sell the B-9 to Liberals, then that's his choice. It is his thread, and I don't think that we should praise a different super-heavy long range bomber too much in it when people might consider buying it instead of the B-9.

ooc: I agree. I purchased 500 Arkbirds for a total of 1.5 trillion. While I haven't used them in an RP yet, since I only recently purchased them, I'm expecting them to perfrom quite well.

I'm not going to post anymore in this thread about the Arkbird though. If Layarteb dosen't want to sell the B-9 to Liberals, then that's his choice. It is his thread, and I don't think that we should praise a different super-heavy long range bomber too much in it when people might consider buying it instead of the B-9.

That'd be nice.

The B-9s are proving themselves very well, almost without error. A small shortage in the stealth, but we quickly fixed that with a small electric "charge".

So far, there have been no casualties. Keep up the excellent work!

I would like to purchase 100 of these B-9 Sphinx airplanes. It would amount to 50 billion dollars. Thank you.

I would like to purchase 100 of these B-9 Sphinx airplanes. It would amount to 50 billion dollars. Thank you.

Confirmed.

By the way, NICE flag...

Are you being sarcastic?

No. Great flag. GNR is an awesome thing.

OOC: Just out of pure curiosity, if you don't sell to any nation left of center why does your aircraft have a big red star on it? Wasn't that the symbol of the Soviet Union? A large communist nation....way on the left side of things. Just wondering.

OOC: Just out of pure curiosity, if you don't sell to any nation left of center why does your aircraft have a big red star on it? Wasn't that the symbol of the Soviet Union? A large communist nation....way on the left side of things. Just wondering.

Indeed a good question. Well it is the Soviet T-4MS design that I originally had wiped out the red-star but unfortunately in haste I deleted that pic so of course I had to go find another one and I didn't have time to edit it.

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The Witzgallian Empire is extremely pleased with the results of the B-9s we had purchased earlier. We wish to purchase a rather large quantity of B-9s.

Perhaps two hundred (200) B-9 Sphinx for a large amount of money...

It comes to exactly $100 billion, USD.

The Witzgallian Empire is extremely pleased with the results of the B-9s we had purchased earlier. We wish to purchase a rather large quantity of B-9s.

Perhaps two hundred (200) B-9 Sphinx for a large amount of money...

It comes to exactly $100 billion, USD.

Confirmed.

To: LDC
From: The Unrepentant War Machine of Roach-Busters Department of War

We wish to purchase 500 of the superb B-9 Sphinx aircraft for a total sum of $500,000,000,000. Money will be wired upon confirmation. Thanks!

Acutally it's only $250B. But confirmed.

Acutally it's only $250B. But confirmed.

Oops, miscounted. Ah well. Thanks. Money has been wired.

Not a problem. Shop again. My main storefront is in my signature if you need anything.

I look forward to seeing how these aircraft fair in the combat situations. So far, not a single casualty. Very nice aircraft.

I look forward to seeing how these aircraft fair in the combat situations. So far, not a single casualty. Very nice aircraft.

That's music to my ears sir!!! Thank You!!!

Final bump before closure...

Hello we wish to purchase 80 of your B-9 Sphinx's The total cost should come to $40 billion USD. The money will be wired upon confermation.


General Toulouse
of The Tokera military and Foreign affairs

OOC: please TG me if possible.

Confirmed.

Revertromance High Command would like to order 100 of the B-9s at an cost of 50,000,000,000 $.

The total cost of 50B will be wired as soon as comfirmation is confirmed

Revertromance High Command would like to order 100 of the B-9s at an cost of 50,000,000,000 $.

The total cost of 50B will be wired as soon as comfirmation is confirmed

Confirmed.

We're reopening sales to the B-9A Sphinx. Given the plethora of sales and their popularity, we wish to convey to the world that we're offering them for export again.

The Parthian Shah has authorized the purchase of 1000 of these for a total of $500 billion dollars. We hope you do not assume our nation to be one of leftist scum.

-Foreign Minister Piruz Savadkouhi

The Parthian Shah has authorized the purchase of 1000 of these for a total of $500 billion dollars. We hope you do not assume our nation to be one of leftist scum.

-Foreign Minister Piruz Savadkouhi

Hey Parth, long time no see.

Your order is confirmed.

The Empire of Cotland would like to replace the majority of our B-8A Vulcan II force with the B-9A Sphinx, which we are most pleased with. Please consider this an order for a total of 700 B-9A Sphinx, to be delivered to Cottish airbases when they are finished. The total sum of $350 billion have been wired.

Regards,
Imperial Government of Cotland

The Empire of Cotland would like to replace the majority of our B-8A Vulcan II force with the B-9A Sphinx, which we are most pleased with. Please consider this an order for a total of 700 B-9A Sphinx, to be delivered to Cottish airbases when they are finished. The total sum of $350 billion have been wired.

Regards,
Imperial Government of Cotland

Confirmed.

Official Communique

We would like to place an order for 500 aircraft to supplement the 500 already in service (which, by the way, have performed flawlessly).

"We will purchase 8 of them for $4,000,000,000.00. Money will be wired upon confirmation."

--Ludwig Bismarck, Minister of Defense--

Dooms you are confirmed at $250B. I am glad they worked out well and I am happy to see my product has performed far better than we anticipated. If you are interested we also have the B-9B Sphinx which can carry and drop a single 80,000 lb. bomb, modified for nuclear release of course.

There are some changes in speed and they are $400M each.

El Caudillo you are also confirmed.

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