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Official Response of the Cute Bunny Burger Corporation

We would like to purchase those weapons listed below. For reasons of cutting delivery costs, we would like to have them produced on Roanoke Island, and, as Allanea's law allows for, unmarked in any way except for the manufacturer logo.

100 GH-31 12.7mm High Power Sniper Rifles
10,000 Hali-42 assault rifles.
10 Arica. I 'Shalmaneser' Heavy Armoured Personnel Carriers
1 AV-18 Luna Vertical Take Off/Landing Gunship


The total cost paid out will be 76.1 milllion Universal Standard dollars.

OOC:

This is the 1,500th reply in this thread! Woot!

Breaking News

Kurora, McKagan (SRN) - Krieta Security Incorporated, a struggling security firm based out of Kurora, has announced plans to invest in an airbase and nearly an army of weaponry after recieving a huge investment from a yet unidentified person. Who could this person be?

Many people have questioned that the Duff Tratain, anarchist and frontman of Hair Grunge band "Critical Disillusion" may be behind the deal. Tratain recently released several critical opinions of Cute Bunny Burger Corporation and is being subtlely blamed for inciting riots and violence against the CBBC in multiple McKagan cities. While reports remain unconfirmed, this theory is among the highest accepted ones.

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To: Kriegzimmer Board
From: Krieta Security Incorporated

We recently gained operating license out of McKagan and would like to make an investment in our current tools of law enforcement. Our order is as follows.

-50 SOV-06 Infantry Fighting Vehicles: 225 million USD
-10,000 Hali-42 Assault Rifles: 30 million USD
-200 GH-31 12.7mm High Power Sniper Rifle's: 1.8 million USD
-10,000 Hol-24 9mm Pistols: 4 million USD
-10,000 BDU-64 Samson Battle Suit's: 500 million USD
-2 Be-23 Archimede's Lever Heavy Tranport Aircraft: 380 million USD
-1 GLI-44 Blackjester Intelligence, Reconnaissance and Battlefield Control Aircraft: 245 million USD
-12 GF11 Archer Tactical Reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle's: 180 million USD
-5 GF15 Valkyrie Anti-Armour Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle's: 170 million USD

As we understand it, we will have the same automatic replacement service on these units as everyone else who purchases here?
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Communiqué to the Cute Bunny Burger Corporation
Welcome to Kriegzimmer. Although your order is rather strange, especially given the name of your corporation and knowing nothing about you, we will confirm the order anyways. Your government is allied to ours and there should be nothing too wrong about this transaction. That said, the order has been confirmed. The single AV-18 will be shipped by the end of this month, and the assault rifles and sniper rifles will be delivered at the rate of one thousand per month. The Shalmanesars will be completed by the end of this month as well. Thank you for your business, and we await to hear from you again!

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board


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Communiqué to Krieta Security Incorporated
Welcome back! Although it's strange to see that your police agency fields top of the line military hardware, we won't ask any questions. The order has been confirmed. And yes, you are correct, each unit lost will be automatically replaced by Kriegzimmer for the cost of the unit. So now for dates of arrival. The SOV-6s will be finished by the end of the month, as will the GH-31s, and all the other aircraft listed. Everything else listed as 10,000 units ordered will be completed at a rate of one thousand units per month. Thank you for your business.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

We will likley be purchasing arms from you soon... your new tank looks especially good to us.

OOC: This is a glorified tag/reminder. I will be purchasing stuff soon from you I hope. BTW... can you reply to my message in the Passion Play? Thanks...

[OOC: I'll do so! And, if you buy the Nakíl, if I could ask you to buy it on the other thread - it's linked to the Nakíl that's on the catalogue on this front page.]

Lost Hills Department of Defense
Office of Procurement

As part of our final push to modernize our navy, we will purchase 15 Pacitalia Class Galleons and 1 Zealous Class Superdreadnought. The funds will be transferred upon confirmation. Thank you.

Confirming Communiqué to Lost Hills
Welcome to Kriegzimmer. It has been a while since we finalised the Nakíl 1LH for your use. In any case, the order has been confirmed. The fifteen Pacitalias, for 3.975 trillion, and the single Zealous, for 175 billion, will be completed at rate of three years for the Zealous and two of the Pacitalias. The next three will be ready within five years, and then they will be built at a rate of six simultanously, and that should be completed within eight years. That should cover construction in a timely and effecient manner, especially seeing as how orders have been going slowly lately. We thank you for your business and wish your new naval arm luck with their new Pacitalias and Zealous'.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

SOV.17 Ejíard Infantry Fighting Vehicle

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i291/Macabees/Armor/Ejiard.png


History The SOV.17 was originally designed to replace the SOV.6 as the principle infantry fighting vehicle sold by Kriegzimmer, and was a completely independent project, seperated from the Fuermak and its design goals. During the early months of the research Kriegzimmer was introduced into a competition for an infantry fighting vehicle for the Spizanian Army, and thus it began to work in tandem with the goals of said institution, making it a quasi-cooperative work. Nevertheless, the SOV.17 still left with a Kriegzimmer look to it. The basic design goals were as follows: the ability to carry eight passengers, a 35mm autocannon and two anti-tank guided missile launchers. By the completion of the project in time for the Spizanian Army to make its decision it would fulfill all three requirements in some form or another, although the main armament would take an interesting twist for better or for worse. Nevertheless, it would become an air droppable and formidable armoured fighting vehicle, designed for its purpose and for its porpose only - to provide infantry support and ferrying capabilities.

The SOV.17 would never see production for the Ejermacht. Instead, the Arica. I Shalmanesar was chosen, with its ability to carry twelve soldiers if need be, not including the three crew members, and for its sufficient armament to protect itself until it arrived at the drop point for the mechanised infantry. The Arica. I began production in late June 2016 and would see its first deployments in August 2016, ready for combat by early September - a full month before the original deploy date, which was October 2016. However, local production was alotted fully to the Shalmanesar and SOV.17 would only see foreign export by Kriegzimmer. For foreign export the SOV.17 would begin to roll off the production line by August 2016 and it would see thousands of units shipped off to foreign armies. It was expected that most nations fielding the SOV.6 would be quick to exchange their old designs for the newer models, and even sell off their older designs to smaller nations. The success of the SOV.6 made Kriegzimmer optimistic that it would sell the SOV.17, even if its intended market, Spizania, failed to choose it after the infantry fighting vehicle trials.

The Etymology of the name can be traced back to General Elijah Ejíard, commander of the 14th Arca Division at Quintin's Barn in 1952. Ejíard is one of the more well known Gerfaanlichi commanders that served during the early years of the war, before Gerfaanlich was forced to leave the mainland and remain an independent colony in the region of Haven. Ejíard was also one of the later masterminds behind further developement in genial Gerfaanlichi armour developement which was exported to Weigar and Soborguntia during the later years of the war. He is one of the few 'rebel' [Gerfaanlich is still considered a provence in rebellion] generals who have been honored by having their names installed as a vehicle class, and in fact the first in the Empire's vehicle taxonomy. However, there is good reason for his name being used, including his genius use of his division to isolate and destroy three Macabee divisions during the battle, ending in over fifty vehicles outright destroyed. His actions during the entirety of the war are studied in war colleges around the world. In any case, he would soon be embosed in history as the giver of the name for this well designed infantry fighting vehicle.

Armament:
The Ejíard Infantry Fighting Vehicle is topped with an unmanned turret, carrying a one ton compulsator, and a six barreled dual-caliber gatling gun taking advantage of the same technologies used on the Conhort Mk. II close-in weapon system for current and future Kriegzimmer shipping. The gun's stealth rail support, mass attuned shroud cools the six barrels with a forced air cooling system, avoiding high end coolants like liquid nitrogen. Three of the six barrels are 25mm in diameter and the other three are 35mm in diameter. An onboard fire control systems decides on which calibre to use for which job, and in one burst only one calibre is fired. The 25mm can be used for low armoured targets, like infantry and soft-skinned vehicles, while the larger and harder hitting 35mm would be used for armoure fighting vehicles in the same tonnage area. Each barrel is a pentagon in shape, with five accelerating rails per barrel. For maintenance each rail can easily be slipped out and exchanged with a new accelerating rail, or fixed if need be. The maingun is fed by two boxes on either side of the guns, fed by seperate feed carousels. There are nine hundred 25mm tungsten core anti-personnel bullets in a basket to the right of the turret, and six hundred 35mm laser fused penetrators in a basket to the left. The main gun, mounted on two independent wheel trunnions can elevate to roughly +60 and -10 degrees, making use of an independent module to replace the mantlet. The feeds, being radially symmetric would have no problems feeding the gun at these angles.

On the right side of the turret is a side-mounted dual missile launcher, designed to carry the Pilum enhanced fiber optic guided missile [EFOGM], used for extended range targets. The nozzleless integrated rocket booster and a ducted ramjet engine the Pilum has a range of eight kilometers. The generally top-attack missile can penetrate roughly 1,200mm of armour using a low massed, shallow cone shaped charge. The Pilum was originally designed for use as a gun launched EFOGM for the Arca. IV Nakíl Main Battle Tank, but can be made larger to fit the launch pods on the SOV.17 Ejíard.

The infantry in the rear can fire from four gun ports installed on the Ejíard's rear release door and from the sides to protect the vehicle from infantry threats on all sides, given that even the vehicle's two-man crew is buried in the hull. The gun ports are large enough to fit the muzzle of a lightweight squad level machinegun, as well as assault rifles and anything of similar size. Admittedly, the idea is not unique to the Ejíard and resemble the Mekugian designed advance firing ports [AFP] present on the Arica. I Shalmanesar, or the APV-30 Jaguar as it's known by in the Mekugian Armed Forces. Stabalisation is achieved through offering a pintle mount for the guns, as well as verticle stabalisation and an integrated recoil attenuation service to make fire accurate, effective and comfortable. Two permament 7.62mm or 5.56mm machineguns can be mounted permanently on the pintle mounts if required.

Armour:
The vehicle's primary defeatable opponents consist of infantry, soft-skinned vehicles and light armoured fighting vehicles, including other infantry fighting vehicles and armoured personnel vehicles. Keeping that into consideration requires an armour that can take the punishment from these vehicles, but another major goal was for the SOV.17 to be air droppable, which would require a lighter armour. The scheme was dubbed 'Geop' and consists of a light 20mm perforated front plate of armoured steel [RHA], backed by ~20mm of rubber, which was then spaced 10mm away from a 60mm front plate of honeycombed aluminum, spaced from a back plate of 100mm of aluminum. The 10mm space between them is occupied by rubber. The idea is fairly simple. The front steel plate is designed as a standoff plate against high explosive anti-tank [HEAT] projectiles and large calibre infantry munitions >15mm, and the rubber would cause a non-explosive expansion and compression reaction against penetrating targets, either breaking up the heat warhead or enducing yaw on a small calibre penetrator. The aluminum/rubber/aluminum laminate is the principle non-explosive reactive armour composition of the vehicle, designed to offer a lightweight alternative to steel, and still put up a strong reaction against an overpenetrating target - overpenetrating meaning that it penetrated the steel/rubber buffer.

The entire armour would be ~220mm thick at the thickest point, but would weigh about two-fifths of a similar plate of rolled homogenous armour. Simultanously it would provide about ~2.1 worth of rolled homogenous equivalent at 60 degrees obliquity, meaning the weakened sections and turret corners offer around 528mm of RHAe against kinenetic energy weapons [KEW], and the upper glacis around 462mm of RHAe, given that the two are of uniform thickness. Further values for the entire vehicle can be see below. The same thickness and ame angle against HEAT should render a rolled homogenous equivalent ratio of ~8:1. Both ratings can be read below in the combat vehicle specifications, including real thickness, RHAe versus kinetic energy weapons and RHAe versus chemical energy weapons.

The roof of the turret is also covered by the same light explosive reactive armour bricks that protect the Nakíl main battle tank. The system uses 7.6 x 11.9mm blocks with two parallel plates lined with explosives underneath. The plates are designed to explode outward, offering ~four times the protection as RHAe [against HEAT] given the ~90 degree sloping of the roof. Nevertheless, the roof mounted ERA appliqué offers an interesting, innovative and effective method of negating the advance of smaller submunitions used in tank killing. Nevertheless, the system is defeated through the use of the tandem warheads on top attack anti-tank guided missiles – but some protection is better than no protection. For further protection versus HEAT one can apply appliqué slat armour for little weight addition.

Active Protection System:
Given the general trend towards increasing the actual thickness of armour coming from main battle tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, and the same trend towards increasing the size of one's armament, lightweight vehicles are being forced to look elsewhere for protection - steering away from heavy and thickness effective armours. Armament designers are looking more and more into active protection systems. The first Imperial vehicle to include an active protection system since the 1950s was the Nakíl main battle tank, weighing 71 tons. At just over 23 tons one could say that the SOV.17 Ejíard has a greater need for a similar defensive aid suite [DAS]. The SOV.17 includes the same Giod active protection system as the Nakíl, providing 360 degrees worth of defense.

The Giod is turret mounted and provides three hundred and sixty degree protection, using a laser warning receiver [LWR] for threat detection and transfer. The laser warning system was designed for instantaneous detection of laser rangefinders, designators and IR searchlights, indicating the direction and type of threat on a display screen provided for the tank commander. The Giod can fire smoke rounds, anti-personnel rounds or decoy rounds for up to seventy meters, the former lasting for around forty-five seconds and including a visual and multi-band screening agent. In cooperation, the system has an electro-optical jammer, sometimes referred to as ‘dazzlers’, which aims to jam the adversary’s semiautomatic command to line of sight [SACLOS], anti-tank guided missiles and laser rangefinders, as well as the infra-red targeting and rangefinders used by other anti-tank guided missiles, both newer and older. Giod can elevate and depreciate -5 to +25 degrees. The entire mechanism is activated by the laser threat receiver, and by pressing a button the tank commander [TC] activates Giod to automatically orient the turret in the direction of the threat. The ‘hard-kill’ part of Giod works in cooperation with the soft-kill sensor equipment, and has a reaction of time of ~.3 seconds, which outperforms the Soviet Arena. Furthermore, the Giod has a full three hundred and sixty degree area of protection, covering the dead area that would normally occupy the surface area rear of the turret. This section of Giod is intended to kill antitank grenades and anti-tank guided missiles, including those launched from aircraft, and it can locate any target approaching within one hundred meters of the tank, within the designated velocity band. After targeting the incoming missile and processing the data, the computer chooses the countermeasure, launching the munition, which detonates at ~1.9m to ~25m from the vehicle. .2 seconds later the system is ready to engage a new target. Giod fails to respond to false images of targets, such as small caliber projectiles, or slower flying objects, and it is day and night capable. Although there has been a concern for dismounted infantry, APS technicians claim that the danger to infantry men around the tank is less than one percent, and that the system works both to protect the tank and the infantry around it.

Giod also boasts of a hit-avoidance suite (HAS), which automatically detects, prioritizes and counters incoming projectiles. This includes a false target generation [FTG] active/passive decoy system, which is designed to emulate imaginary signatures to confuse incoming anti-tank guided missiles, and even smart rounds which are heavily sensor fused. That said, the HAS is simply an addition to the soft-kill abilities of Giod, and is considered one of the ‘leap-ahead’ technologies. The HAS is a fully integrated system of Giod and is one of the major technologies to increase the survivability of the vehicle in actual combat.

Further foward arc protection is provided by a series of four grenade launchers underneath the turret on either side of the front turret corners, working off the same systems as the Giod. Further foward arc and rear arc protection [not side arc] is provided by two AWISS systems on either side of the turret. Awiss takes advantage of a small Ka-band radar sensor, and can fire up to three counter-munitions in either direction. All four systems weigh about 800 kilograms collectively. Reaction time for Awiss is about four hundred milliseconds and the launchers can penetrate through ninety degrees in less than 140 milliseconds. The Awiss is not a home invention and is 'borrowed' from Diehl, a European defense company which designed Awiss back near 2003. Awiss, with ample software, was proved to be lethal, accurate and effecient, as well as cheap, all things that Kriegzimmer was interested in for the SOV.17 Ejíard.

Statblock:
Manufacturer: Kriegzimmer Conglomerate & Confederate Armaments
Crew: 2
Passengers: 8
Weight: 23,698.96kg
Weight Distribution [Approximate;]:
Hull: 7,775.86kg
Suspension: 5,156.42kg
Power Plant: 3,383.14kg
Auxiliary Auto: 1,530.87kg
Weapon Station: 2,987.07kg
Fire and Control: Included with weapon station weight
Ammunition: 1,190kg
OVE: 865.6kg
Fuel: 610kg
Crew: 3,200kg
Power to Weight Ratio: 25.9 hp/t
Length: 6.3m
Width: 3.05m
Height: 2.7m
Ground Clearance: .4m
Engine: 600hp Gas Turbine
Maximum Velocity [Off Road]: 80km/h
Range: 650km
Range With External Tanks: 1000km
Trench: 4.7m
Step: 4.6m
Vertical Obstacle: 1.2m
Ford Unprepared: 1.4m
Ford Prepared: 4m
Climbing Gradient: 40x
Fire and Control Computer: Cornerstone
Armament:
Dual-Calibre [25-35mm] Electromagnetically Accelerated Gatling
4x Independent Weapon Ports
2x Pilum ATGM Launcher
Ammunition:
900 25mm Rounds
600 35mm Rounds
2 Pilum ATGMs
Main Gun Depression: -10/+60 degrees
Armor [Actual Thickness]:
Lower Hull: 180mm
Glacis: 220mm
Front 1/3 Side Hull: 140mm
Front Side Turret/ Side Turret: 130mm
Upper Front Turret: 220mm
Rear Turret: 80mm
Rear Hull: 90mm
Side Hull: 120mm
Mantlet: 210mm
Weakened Zone: 220mm
Front Turret Corners: 220mm
Side Turret: 170mm
Roof: 60mm
Armor [Rolled Homogenous Equivalent vs. KE]:
Lower Hull: 324mm
Glacis: 426mm
Front 1/3 Side Hull: 210mm
Front Side Turret/ Side Turret: 195mm
Upper Front Turret: 528mm
Rear Turret: 140mm
Rear Hull: 130mm
Side Hull: 180mm
Mantlet: 520mm
Weakened Zone: 528mm
Front Turret Corners: 528mm
Side Turret: 240mm
Roof: 160mm
Armor [Rolled Homogenous Equivalent with ERA vs. CE]:
Lower Hull: 1,500mm
Glacis: 1,700mm
Front 1/3 Side Hull: 1,400mm
Front Side Turret/Side Turret: 1,250mm
Upper Front Turret: 1,760mm
Rear Turret: 800mm
Rear Hull: 750mm
Side Hull: 1,100mm
Mantlet: 1,760mm
Weakened Zone: 1,760mm
Front Turret Corners: 1,760mm
Side Turret: 1,200mm
Roof: 800mm
Suspension: Active and Dynamic Hydropneumatic Suspension System
Sensors & Range:
4th Generation FLIR @ 13km targeting range; 8km classification range
Millimeter Wave [MMW] RADAR @ 11km classification range
Night Vision: Integrated with sensors.
NBC Protection: Air-tight chassis and turret, air filtration and overpressure air conditioning system, masks and uniforms.
Procurement Cost: 3.5 Million

OOC: Congrats on an awesome new design!

IC: The Molynia Department of Defense would like to know if it is possible to create variants of the Arca IV and the SOV.17 with modular weapons mounts. If so, we would like to discuss with you the design and procurement of these two vehicles.

[OOC: Thanks!]

Communiqué to Molynia Department of Defense
Both the Nakíl and the Ejíard are fully capable to be designed in variant form; especially the Nakíl. What exactly did Molynia have in mind? We are more than happy to discuss the possibilities on both vehicles! We await your response.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

wow what a great tank design, it is byfar one of the best i've seen to date. considering that we want to request:

could we order 4000 Arca IV Nakíl/Nakíl (1) Main Battle Tank, delivered in 8 years (so 500/year), also could you make a this variant faster, and make the gun strike at a longer range, and could you make its piece modular. we also want to buy the production rights for all the other variants for 2.34 bil $, we would be happy to pay you all the cost that this will take

[OOC: Hehe, thanks! The production version for the Empire, the Nakíl 1A2, will have a bit more than what you see on that thread, but I still have to finalise it all, and I don't think I'm going to put the 1A2 on world wide export - just to extremely allied nations. I see that you changed your order; I'm willing to sell you 16,000 if you want that many. I use that cap selectively.]

The Confederate States of Spizania wishes to order 140 Cohortes II CIWS mounts and asks for them to be delivered to Alexandria Naval Base with the upmost urgency. The required payment has been wired

TX.98 Oriontus Lightweight Mobile Gun System
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i291/Macabees/Armor/Oriontus.png


The Oriontus is a sub-variant of the SOV.17 Ejíard Infantry Fighting Vehicle, and was released at the same date. As with the SOV.17, the Oriontus was specifically designed for the Spizanian Confederacy, although it's sold on a wide basis by Kriegzimmer. However, unlike the SOV.17, the TX.98 is currently mass produced for use by the Ejermacht. The genesis of such an armaments deal is strange, given the dislike for external gun turret systems in the Fuermak. The external turret has always been seen as a liability, and indeed truth be told it still is! Not only does burrying the crew into the hull decrease visibility and survivability for a vehicle designed to do such heavy damage, but the unprotected gun system is rather easy to knock out. Breech wear is also more exaggerated, due to the fact that the rounds, stored in the hull, have to be electrically raised through the gun support and then into an electrically opened door. In other words, it's complex and easy to kill. However, the advantage is that you have a 120mm gun that's light, easy to transport, paradroppable, cheap and easy to build. Accordingly, by August 2016 the Empire had around fifteen thousand tanks available for all fronts and with the rapidly expanding counterstroke against the Havenic armies that had marched to the River Styx more tanks were rapidly needed.

The future of the Macabee tank corps dawned by August 2016. Since July of that same year the Empire had begun to import 1,600 UT-1s, renamed the Eshkir. The UT-1s would see a turret conversion, a suspension and track conversion, and some appliqué armour added to the glacis and lower hull. About 200 full conversions would be ready by September 2016, with another 650 hybrids and the rest complete UT-1s which were not converted due to the lack of time. Any survivors were converted to full Eshkirs after the battle of Ishme-Dagan, although there would not be many survivors left. Within those two same months several thousand Juumanistran JBT.14A4 Sentinels, JBT.24M2/M3 Orions, JBT.31A3 Centurions and JBT.35 Minotaurs would be imported by the Empire and renamed the Tíerdanza series; specifically the -73, -82, -96 and the -6. All in all around 20,000 foreign designs were imported in just a little above two months! However, given the hasty redesigns, or the old, or unfitting designs of the original, the Fuermak needed more armour.

For that reason the Oriontus begun production for home use starting in mid-July 2016 and by early September of that year around four thousand had been produced and shipped to Ruska for immediate use. In September 2016 only around five hundred were produced as replacements, expecting greater production of the Cougar. Despite their rapid deployment they were expected to be pushed out of service by April 2017, eventually lost through attrition and through the production of the new Nakíl main battle tank by February 2017. By January of the new year production would be reduced to around 400 a month. However, even in the ten months of productions the TX.98 Oriontus saw a very lively and productive combat history, and it would be continue use in certain operations after April 2017 until they were totally lost due to attrition. The TX.98 Oriontus would see a much longer life with the Spizanian army and several other armies abroad. The Spizanian Army would originally put an order towards their own armament industry for about 2,000 vehicles, with no word on future expansion possibilities.

The main armament is an externally mounted 120mm smoothbore conventional solid propellant gun, fifty-five calibres in length and around 6.6 meters in length! The gun, the AGS.98, uses a twin-chamber muzzle break, with a recoil length of 600mm, producing around 24t worth of recoil. The gun fires all 120mm Imperial APFSDS at around 1,700-1,800 meters per second. It's fed through the bottom of the breech, and fully implanted by an internal hammer. The breech plating has to be replaced after every eight hundred shots on average, while the entire barrel barrel can last over one thousand rounds. Despite the complexity of the autoloader the AGS.98 and all subsystems still mange to be built at a cheaper price than the turreted AGS.175 found on the Nakíl and its own subsystems. The entire external turret is built into an outer casing based upon about 9mm of welded steel, backed by rubber, and with a final backplate of around 27mm worth of armoured steel. This protects the gun from up to 14mm rounds. However, other than that, the gun is in the open, which is an inherent disadvantage of an external gun turret. Nevertheless, true enough the profile of the vehicle is much lower and when used in the open has slight advantages to call its own against main battle tanks. The size of the gun can also penetrate the rear and side plates of most modern main battle tanks.

The rest of the hull has the same armour as the SOV.17, or the 'Geop' scheme. In other words, steel/rubber/aluminum/rubber/aluminum, and is rather thick on the glacis and parts of the side of the vehicle. The lower hull is also rather heavy, but somewhat lighter than the glacis. The rear also has more protection than a main battle tank of similar size, taking advantage of the fact it lacks the turret and everything that goes along the turret to keep it cheap and light. Exact specifications can be seen below:


Statblock:
Manufacturer: Kriegzimmer Conglomerate & Confederate Armaments
Crew: 2
Weight: 22,679.61 kilograms
Power to Weight Ratio: 24 hp/t
Length: 6.3m
Width: 3.05m
Height: 1.9m
Ground Clearance: .4m
Engine: 600hp Gas Turbine
Maximum Velocity [Off Road]: 80km/h
Range: 700km
Range With External Tanks: 1150km
Trench: 4.7m
Step: 4.6m
Vertical Obstacle: 1.2m
Ford Unprepared: 1.4m
Ford Prepared: 4m
Climbing Gradient: 40x
Fire and Control Computer: Cornerstone
Armament:
120mm Smoothbore Conventional Solid Propellant Cannon
Ammunition:
40 rounds
Main Gun Depression: -10/+48 degrees
Armor [Actual Thickness]:
Lower Hull: 360mm
Glacis: 400mm
Front 1/3 Side Hull: 370mm
Rear Hull: 290mm
Side Hull: 340mm
Armor [Rolled Homogenous Equivalent vs. KE]:
Lower Hull: 612mm
Glacis: 840mm
Front 1/3 Side Hull: 700mm
Rear Hull: 510mm
Side Hull: 545mm
Armor [Rolled Homogenous Equivalent with ERA vs. CE]:
Lower Hull: 2,100mm
Glacis: 2,500mm
Front 1/3 Side Hull: 2,250mm
Rear Hull: 700mm
Side Hull: 1,975mm
Suspension: Active and Dynamic Hydropneumatic Suspension System
Sensors & Range:
4th Generation FLIR @ 13km targeting range; 8km classification range
Night Vision: Integrated with sensors.
NBC Protection: Air-tight chassis, air filtration and overpressure air conditioning system, masks and uniforms.
Procurement Cost: 1.7 Million

The Confederate States of Spizania wishes to order 140 Cohortes II CIWS mounts and asks for them to be delivered to Alexandria Naval Base with the upmost urgency. The required payment has been wired


Communiqué Regarding Order
The order has been confirned. The 140 Conhort Mk. II close-in weapon system [CIWS] mounts will be delivered within the end of the month. We bid you good luck on whichever shipping project you plan to complete with these new CIWS weapons! Thank you for your continued business.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

Encrypted Transmission from the Revolutionary Government of Leafanistan

We were wondering whether we you could assemble a Superdreadnaught package to replace the older foreign made dreadnaughts and DMG made dreadnaughts that were recently lost in battle. Recent projections by our military advisors show that we will need to support our McKagan comrades soon and the loss of the superdreadnaughts of our fleet is damaging to our ability to project artillery bombardment. If you were to construct a reasonably priced Superdreadnaught package we'd be more than willing to buy. In the meantime as a stopgap measure we'd like to purchase 4 Argentine-class Galleons for a total cost of 520 billion US which half will be wired now, and the remaining payments paid on arrival of the ships.

We'd also prefer is you use the McKagan naval yard as McKagan is closeby and an allied nation.

Thank you very much.

[END]

[OOC: Hehe, thanks! The production version for the Empire, the Nakíl 1A2, will have a bit more than what you see on that thread, but I still have to finalise it all, and I don't think I'm going to put the 1A2 on world wide export - just to extremely allied nations. I see that you changed your order; I'm willing to sell you 16,000 if you want that many. I use that cap selectively.]

well if you can then we would like to buy 16000, with 4000 tanks/year, just tell us the price and we'll buy it

OOC: Mac, would I be allowed to get the A2 upgrades for my Nakil's when you offer it?

(OOC: TAG.... and Mac, you might be getting a huge contract from me sometime in the near future...)

OOC:
another lovely design in that MGS Mac, although i am a bit worry about my killing ability against SHBTs and UHBTs, so maybe you could do a larger MGS based on the Cougar Hull, maybe a 203mm Gun?

Communiqué to the revolutionary government of Leafanistan
Using our shipyards in McKagan we can construct all five Argentines simultanously. Unfortunately, each ship takes time to build. If we put more men to work on each ship we can possibly get faster building times - perhaps maybe speed it up to a year for the ships. That does mean that several components will have to be installed by yourselfs, or after the operation where they can come back and complete themselves. Otherwise there is no other way we can complete ships in such a fast manner - it takes about two years to complete a battleship alone for a standard shipyard. The majority of the ship will be complete. What wouldn't are the things that have little importance directly in combat, such as all the necessities for the crew quarters. This can be installed easily overtime by your own ship maintenance crews. If you'd like to go with this building schedule we can do that for the same price.

Now, the package. How many super dreadnoughts are we talking about? And are you looking for escorts? In other words, are you looking for an entire fleet? Or just super dreadnoughts?

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board


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Communiqué of Confirmation to Angelonisia
The order for 16,000 Nakíls has been confirmed. As requested they will be delivered at the rate of 4,000 per year, or about 333 a month. The total should come to 208 billion universal standard dollars. The rights for all the variants has been confirmed as well for $2.34 billion. Everything to do with production rights will be delivered either by hand, or if capable, through an encrypted satellite databurst. All the information, otherwise, should make it to your doorstep rather quickly - in the next day or so. We bid you good luck for whatever you may need the Nakíl and her variants for, and we thank you for your lucrative business.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board


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[OOC:

Space Union: For the most part, yes. And you'll be able to upgrade them on the spot. But I have a feeling that the new round won't be exported. I'm not exactly sure what other upgrades are going to be on the Nakíl. I'm still thinking about it.

Spizania: Hmmm... not on the Cougar. The recoil would be too strong for such a small chassis, since it's just connected through the stump. But I'll think of something.]

Hyst external memo:

Hyst is in the process of modernizing and expanidn it's fleets

[400] Paramount class Air Defense Vessel - 700million USD
[80] Pepperbox class Logistical Support Vessel - 200 million USD
[6] Feathermore class Super Dreadnought - 524 billion USD
[70] Kristík class Battleship - 5.742 Billion USD

total purchace: 3,841,940,000 USD

Confirming Communiqué to Hyst
The order, as the title of this telegram states, has been confirmed. Congratulations! And pardon are rudeness. Welcome to Kriegzimmer and we thank you for your interest in our products. Many vessels take many years to complete, and four hundred Paramounts is a lot. However, Paramounts are also fairly quick to construct. We can guarantee, if there are no other large naval orders, around twenty completed every five months. That would be fifteen years or so, and understandably...that's not acceptable. So at some points we will be constructing forty or so simultanuously, which so speed up construction time. The 80 Pepperbox LSVs should be completed within three to four years, and the six Feathermores will take around nine years to complete. The 70 Kristíks will be completed within 11 years, takind advantage of our huge shipyards around the world. Nevertheless, the ships are seriously worth the wait! Thank you for your business.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

Establías class Battleship [BBN]
[Joint Design Between Hailandkill & The Macabees]

The Establías is the midweight battleship of the Empire, and designed for a similar role for the Killian Navy. Within the service of the Kriermada it will probably be one of the most widely used battleships and is going to complete the replacement of the Elusive class, along with the Kristík class Battleship and the heavy Gepar class Command Battleship which will field over four hundred thousand tonnes. The Establías is designed to be different and unique, but at the same time on par with the dreadnoughts of other naval powers and perhaps even superior. For that reason the Establías has established a healthy relationship between old technologies and newer technologies, hoping to use a mix of the two to truly manifest itself as one of the better heavy battle of the line vessels of this age - or at least until it's replaced. With this hope the Establías will enter service with the first of its class commissioned in 2020, and over forty built in the future. The ship truly deserves the honor of her class name, as she receives the title of one of the best admirals in the history of the Empire who found during the Great Civil War. With all the money put in the class it's truly expected that the name metamorph itself into true superiority on the naval battlefield.

In terms of armament the Establías showcases sixteen bristling 53.32cm cannons, or 21". Although recently designed Kriegzimmer ships have used some sort of electromagnetic acceleration to fire larger mass rounds over the same distance, the Establías is designed with the idea that smaller guns can be deployed in more plentiful numbers, and a different propulsion was considered. Liquid propellants was becoming more and more a favoured technology, especially with the sudden appearance of liquid propellants on the Nakíl main battle tank in February 2017, and then on the Cougar 1A3 Heavy Battle Tank that same year. In fact, there's a lot of good to speak of liquid propellants and using the same liquid propellants used for ground applications, a HAN based liquid propellant the ship allows for survivability in case of impact, including a much lesser chance that the magazines will blow since technically the main magazines should not be containing any sort of propellant, but also faster muzzle velocity. Using a standard APCB projectile for the twenty-one inchers, with some sort of rocket assist or base bleed configuration, the Establías should be able to fire at a range exceeding 110 kilometers with better accuracy. With this in mind she becomes a true contestant for supremacy of the seas in any war.

Her other most unique feature is the armor which reintroduces an old idea for newer application. The armor of the ship is as simple as any other Kriegzimmer ship; a layered steel armor between armored steel and high hardness steel, with low concentrations of carbon, vanadium and manganese. However, on the Establías the armor is uniformly designed with a base armor of layering, and then three successive layers that are all divided by empty space. This extends throughout the entire ship, and especially under the waterline. It is spaced armour in its essenence. The idea, of course, being that the mechanical shockwaves will be isolated, meaning the impacted area will not all become a weakened zone, increasing the chances of ricochet or just plain stopping power against incoming missiles and naval rounds. Another principal advantage is the cheapness of the configuration, as compared to the fancy armoured schemes of other ships. Cheap, strong and able.

The rest of the ship can be seen below. However, it is safe to say that the Establías will become the mainstay battleship of the Empire, and even perhaps of the Empire's partner, Hailandkill.

Specifications:
Hull Type: Trimaran
Length: 449 meters
Beam: 32 meters
Beam[with outriggers]: 62 meters
Draught: 14.8 meters
Displacement: 250,000 tonnes
Power plant: Three Pebblehead reactors providing 596.8MW
Propulsion: Six water jets
Speed: 38 knots
Weapons Systems:
4x Quadruple mount turrets of 53.34 centimeter liquid propellant cannons
10x Dual mount turrets of 155mm dual purpose guns
6x sixty tube VLS blocks all amidships
16x P.746.A Deck Launchers
16x Conhort II CIWS
Armor:
513mm @beltline
705mm @turret faceplate
467mm @turret side
112mm @secondary turrets
312mm @deck
554mm @superstructure
401mm @bulkheads
Sensors:
AGP.17 Navigational Radar
AGP.23 Surface Search Array
AGP.24 Surface Search Array
AGP.8 Fire Control Radar
AGP.117 Air Search Radar
LRP.16 Integrated Ladar Array System
SNG.76 Hull Mounted Sonar
E.90 Electronic Warfare Suite
TB.116 Thin-Line Towed Array Sonar
Air Arm:
2x SeaSerpet LAMPS
2x GF-11 Archer UAVs
Crew: 3,300
Procurement: $12.3 billion

Dear Macabees,
We are happy to announce that the Arca IV Nakíl has been selected as the Mer des Ennusian Army main battle tank. As mentioned before, we would like to have non-coxial machine guns replaced with mounts for XM312 heavy machine guns and the grenade launchers replaced with an 80mm internal mortar. You also mentioned that we would agree, for a production run of 41,200 tanks, the cost would be 10,000,000, which we find more than acceptable. Finally, how much will the future upgrade cost per tank to an 1800 horsepower engine when the upgrade is released? Finally, how many years(days in real life) will it take for this order to come through?

None the less...
Item------------No.-------Cost per-------Total cost
Arca IV Nakíl----41,200----10,000,000----$412,000,000,000.00

We will wire the money upon confirmation.

Official Response of the CBSF

We of the Cute Bunny Security Forces, the security arm of the Cute Bunny Burger Corporation, would like to continue buying the quality products of Kriegzimmer Inc. As a start, we would like to buy additional weapons as follows:


20,000 Hali-42 assault rifles

1,000 DN-13 recoilless

100 GH-31 12.7mm High Power Sniper Rifles

100 BDU-65 Samson Battlesuits



We can pay the 64.3 million dollar price tag, of course.

[OOC: Sorry for my late responses.]

Comminqué to Mer des Ennuis
We're glad that the Nakíl proved to be what you were looking for in armoured design. The overhead weapons will be replaced with larger mounts, and instead be prepared for the mounting of the XM312, and the grenade launchers replaced with a 80mm mortar. 41,000 tanks of the Nakíl 1MDE variant, as it's now known as, will be produced at a rate of one thousand per month, meaning the entire order should be completed in just over three years. We're not sure when the Nakíl 1A2 variant will be released, but yes, one of the planned upgrades is a 1800hp engine. The most probable is that it will remain a multifuel turbine. Nevertheless, upgrades for all 41,000 tanks at that time would run for around one hundred thousand a piece for engines alone. Unfortunately, we suspect that only the engines will be exported when the upgrade is released.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board


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Telegram of Confirmation to Cute Bunny Security Forces
Your order has been confirmed and will be processed immediately! The assault rifles will arrie in two months, and the rest in this month. It should all be a speedy delivery. Thank you for your kind words on what we have to offer! Thank you for your business; it certainly is something profitable for both of us. The continuation of your services in the Empire is no doubt of great economic importance, given the size of the your restaurant chain thus far.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board


~~~~~~

[OOC: I was making a Nakíl variant for someone, but I deleted their telegram. Unfortunately, I have a terrible head for these things and so I forgot who.]

Official Announcement of the Allanean Navy

We would like to purchase the following equipment for our enlargement program:

32 Taniat Class anti-air warfare cruisers
32 Carranzei Class CAGN's
1 Aristaqis Class ADN


Total Price: 561 bn USD



Official Announcement of the Allanean Air Force

We would like to purchase the following equipment for our enlargement program:

100 GLI-133 Ank'ríat bombers
100 GLI-44 BlackJester aircraft
1,000 Be-23 Archimedes Lever aircraft

Total Price: 374.5 bn USD


Official Announcement of the Allanean Army

We would like to purchase the following equipment for our enlargement program:

10,000 Elijard fighting vehicles

Total Price: 35 bn USD


Special Joint Note: An additional 10.5 bn will be added if you agree to manufacture all this gear in your Allanean factories. THis will make for a total of 1 trillion dollars.

Contract if you're interested... (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=486077)

Contract if you're interested... (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=486077)

[OOC: Ahem. Put the Establias drawing I did in the abstract!]

OOC: Mac, I think you should update the Black List by now...

From the Desk of Citizen Admiral Chelsea Griffon, Chief of Naval Operations, People's Republic of Gejigrad:

The People's Republic of Gejigrad is interested in purchasing fourteen Indestructible-class carriers. This comes to ninety-eight billion; payment to be wired upon confirmation.

Communiqué to Allanean Armed Forces
Welcome back and pardon the long wait for confirmation. The order, as always, has been confirmed positively. The thirty-two Carrenzeis and the same number of Taníats will be completed within four to five years, and the single Aristaqis within two and a half years. The air force's order will be completed within three months, and the army's order within twenty months, or just under two years. The extra funding has been accepted, and all production shall take place in Allanea based Kriegzimmer factories. We hope that our estimated times prove to be expedient enough. We're glad that you have decided to come back as a loyal customer. Furthermore, due to your decision to enter the War of Golden Succession as an ally, Kriegzimmer has decided to promote you to the guest list. Congratulations, and thank you.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

~~~~

Confirmation to Admiral Chelsea Griffon
Welcome to Kriegzimmer admiral! Your order has been confirmed, and the fourteen carriers should be all prepared within six or so years. The carriers will be sailed to your ports by skeleton crews. Thank you for the order, thank you for the business. We hope to see you back in the near future!

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

Response from Citizen Admiral Chelsea Griffon:
The money has been wired, and thank you for the carriers. I and my nation's administrators hope to be doing much more business with you in the future.

Signed:
[signature]
Citizen Admiral Chelsea Griffon

To: Kriegzimmer Board
From: Paul David Nettleton, Minister of Defense, United Sovereign Nations of Southeast Asia
Re: GLI-44 tests success, American designs retired

Dear Esteemed Members of the Kriegzimmer Conglomerate Board,

I am most pleased to inform you that the GLI-44 "Blackjester" IRBC (Intelligence, Reconaissance and Battlefield Control) Aircraft has passed the tests and has been chosen as the replacement to not only the E-8 JSTARS Aircraft (http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/systems/jstars.htm), but the E-3 "Sentry" AWACS Aircraft (http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/e-3.htm) and the EC-130E ABCCC Aircraft (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/ec-130e-abccc.htm).

Congratulations, I knew that the Kriegzimmer Conglomerate would not fail despite (relatively minor, but significant enough nevertheless) Southeast Asian and Macabee disagreements in military doctrine. I have, as always, been approved by the Southeast Asian Federal Parliament (and supported by various military commanders to make myself completely sure!) to make this order.

On the behalf of the Federal Parliament and the Southeast Asian Air Force and my nation, I request the acquiration of unlimited domestic production rights to the GLI-44 "Blackjester" IRBC (Intelligence, Reconaissance and Battlefield Control) Aircraft. However, it seems that the Kriegzimmer Board has neglected to add a domestic production rights cost.

Specify how much do we need to pay, and we shall transfer all funds upon the confirmation of the order.

Yours Truly,
His Excellency,
Paul David Nettleton
Minister of Defense
United Sovereign Nations of Southeast Asia

Communique to Department of Procurement, The Revolutionary Army, Barentsburg

We're glad that at least some of your shopping was done at Kriegzimmer. Given your status as a regional member, or at least of close proximity to the region, this order should be confirmed with no problem. So now, the extensive list of estimated times of arrival! The six thousand Arica. Is should arrive within twelve months or so, with the SOV.17s coming in a bit before that, but a somewhat extensive order as well. The mobile gun systems, TX.98, will arrive within seven months, and the Nakíls within eight or so. [I generally use 500 vehicles a month as an export number; plus or minus for certain things, like the Oriontus and Nakíl.] The rest listed should arrive within four to five months, with no major ordeal. Once again, we're proud that you have chosen us for at least some of your land vehicles, and we hope to see you in the near future. That said, it's not very well advertised so we will mention it here - replacements are given automatically, so no need to order more if you lose a few in war or through peacetime exercise! Again, thank you for your business.

Oh, well, it seems we have missed the order for the battleships. The first four will be built simultanuously and should be completed within two years, while the other four should be completed two years after that - or four years, total.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board


~~~~~


Telegram to Paul David Nettleton, Minister of Defense, United Sovereign Nations of Southeast Asia

Thank you for your kind words. We're happy that our GLI-44 Blackjester passed testing in Southeast Asia, and has been chosen to replace three distinctive aircraft classes. Despite different military doctrines, sometimes, just sometimes, two can find something to share. Fortunately, Kriegzimmer has done this twice for Southeast Asia, and so perhaps the Fuermak and the Southeast Asian armed forces are not as different as one would think? Nevertheless, on to the order! Unlimited production rights will fairly go for some twenty billion universal standard dollars [$20 billion USD]. This price can be debated between us two to reach an agreement, if need be. We are extremely flexible. Again, thank you and your parliament for choosing the GLI-44 Blackjester!

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

[OOC: Mac, since your going to Spain real soon, do you wan't to do the same thing we did last year? IE, I mean me confirming orders until you get back and such. We could say that HK Arms Manufacture is picking up some slack, and we could reasonably say that the factories in HailandKill are producing, so it still seems like it is your element.

Get back to me.]

TO: Kriegzimmer Board
FROM: Paul David Nettleton, Minister of Defense, United Sovereign Nations of Southeast Asia
SUBJECT: Re: Re: GLI-44 tests success, American designs retired

Dear Esteemed Members of the Kriegzimmer Board,

The price of 20,000,000,000 Universal Standard Dollars (USD) has been accepted and the funds have been transfered to the primary bank account your company uses via a secure transmission line.

The Southeast Asian Air Force shall be most pleased at their new toys, and I hope to be having another round of discussion with your esteemed corporation in the near future!

Yours Sincerely,
His Excellency,
Paul David Nettleton
Minister of Defense
United Sovereign Nations of Southeast Asia

[OOC: Mac, remember the project I asked you of? It's actually more like meant to be a design by you but made by me ICly.]

[OOC: Hailandkill, if you'd like you can do so. I'll be gone on Thursday, so if you don't have any problems with it, go for it. SEA, what project? I always forget of these things.]

[OOC: SEA, what project? I always forget of these things.]
[OOC: I told you some time ago I wanted a little project done, and I decided it would have something to do with my executive leader's transport. Only can I produce it domestically, can I?]

[ooc: As I've been absent since around January or so? I'd like to catch up with some ordering I have missed.]

[Dated 3 NS years ago, three months after the inital trial order had been made]

To: Kriegzimmer Board
From: Louis Riel
Re: Lu-45 Hawk

After having ample time to review our trial order of 100 Lu-45 Hawks in and out of combat situations, it has been decided to equip the Commonwealth Air Force with up to ten thousand of these fighters by the end of the order. However, we will purchase two thousand right now as well as Domestic Production Rights for an additional $45 billion.

Aircraft: $240 billion
DPR: $45 billion
Sub-Total: $285 billion
Convience fee/gratuity: $15 billion

Total: $300 billion

Thank you.

L. Riel
Minister of Defence
Commonwealth of Saint Fedski

The nation of sochatopia is intersted in buying
14 Indestructable class Aircraft Carrier at the price of 7 billion each witch comes to 98 billion. The money will be wired to your account if/when the order is confrimed.

Nation of Sochatopia

Empirer Fredrick Glory

FutureEngland Military wishes to purchase the following

10x Feathermore Super Dreadnought [SD]

Total - 5.24 Trillion USD

Thankyou very much and we will return later to purchase more goods

The Divine Empire of Kreynoria seeks to purchase production rights to the Binary Sarin round for the Hali-42 assault rifle.

The goverment of the World Soviet Party would like to know if you are interested in buying the production rights for our new APC.

Signed,
Chairman Alexander of the World Soviet Party Council

Official Response of the United States Military


As you know, we receive eleven trillion dollars per annum in total of military support from New Haven and Auman, of which 90% must be spent inside NewHaven and Auman proper. But the rest of it, we are free to spend as we will, and this year, we would like to purchase the following types of vehicles and equipment:

10,000 Oriontus Mobile
10,000 Corbulo Self-Propelled cannon
Production Rights on the G11/E self-propelled Automatic Mortar
Production Rights on the G11/G light tank hunter vehicle
10,000 G/11H ambulances (however, we would like them to arrive with 25mm ACSW launchers as additional weaponry).


We wil buy this gear for a total of 31 billion USD, the bonus being on condition it is manufactured in Allanea.



Sincerely yours,

The Allaneans.

Official Statement From The Allied Union Defense Force Foreign Requisition Board

Greetings, friends!

With the retirement of Velkya's current attack/anti-armor helicopter currently operated by the ADF and LDF, the AUDFFRB has been pressed with locating a new rotary wing craft to fill the previous craft's empty niche. Knowing where quality resides in the world's armament trade, the Defense Force has turned to Kriegzimmer once again, with the following request.

2000x RoLu.21.A Boneharvester Attack Helicopter /w Production Rights

As per Kriegzimmer guidelines, Velkya (as a member of the Greater Prussian Empire), is permitted to purchase production rights for Kriegzimmer military systems.

We hope you reply to our order with utmost speed, and the payment, in the order of:

56 billion Universal Standard Dollars, plus any additional fees for aforementioned production rights.

Thank you, and let liberty shine her light upon you!

Greetings,

After lurking in the darkness for years, we have decided to finally appear on the main stage of the world. Thus we felt the need to defend ourselves and found your catalog of products, which we are interesting in purchasing so that we may build our military up.

50,000x Arca IV Nakíl/Nakíl (1) Main Battle Tank (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=478771): $190,000,000,000
50,000,000x Hali-42 Assault Rifle (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10206106&postcount=969): $160,000,000,000
5,000,000x BDU-64 Samson Battle Suit (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9140645&postcount=298): $250,000,000,000
100,000x GH-31 12.7mm High Power Sniper Rifle (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10026256&postcount=877): $900,000,000
40,000x Lu-45 Hawk Air Superiority Aircraft (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9708782&postcount=533): $4,800,000,000,000
4000x Lu-27 Condor Interceptor (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10057607&postcount=887): $1,280,000,000,000
5000x Arca II Ashurbanipal Light Battle Tank (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10343747&postcount=1106): $210,000,000,000
10,000x RoLu-21.A Boneharvester Attack Helicopter (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10638127&postcount=1314): $140,000,000,000
1000x GLI-113 'Ank'ríat' Super Heavy Bomber (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10973722&postcount=1491): $1,700,000,000,000

The total cost of the above products is $8,730,900,000,000.

Thank you.

Commonwealth of the New Confederate States of America
Invoice

To: Kriegzimmer
From: Confederate Ministry for Defence - Procurement Department

Order as follows:

Tagus ATM - 50,000 Units - 1,250,000,000 USD
Praetorian II - 200 Units - 340,000,000 USD
Total: 1,590,000,000 USD (4,611,000,000 Confederate Dollars (C$))

(OOC: Paid for by loan from DMG International Bank, proof of which can be found HERE (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11431117&postcount=524))

(OOC: Forgive me, but is this storefront inactive? I'm not trying to make a fuss, I'm just trying to determine so I can go sort out getting stuff somewhere else in order to get my military sorted as quickly as possible)

OOC: No, Mac's just on vacation in Spain so until he arrives I think it is inactive. I thought he left someone to confirm orders but meh I guess he didn't.

OOC: No, Mac's just on vacation in Spain so until he arrives I think it is inactive. I thought he left someone to confirm orders but meh I guess he didn't.

(OOC: Ahh, I see. Well in that case, should I take business elsewhere or (if it was assumed he left someone to confirm orders, therefore meaning he wished to continue sales) simply play a bit of continuity stretch and assume that the order was confirmed?)

Eek, it´s all confirmed. My apologies about the poor confirmation but I´m in Spain and I´ll remain here until August 20th, or another three weeks. On the bright side I´ll have a lot of bad photographs from my crappy camera with no zoom. :) But regardless, everyone can consider everything they ordered confirmed.

[OOC: And what of my request?]

I´ll have to start thinking about it once I come home. I´ll be busy with the beginning of the new semester, a few articles I have to write, but I can wedge it in easily.

I´ll have to start thinking about it once I come home. I´ll be busy with the beginning of the new semester, a few articles I have to write, but I can wedge it in easily.
[OOC: Got that. But can you please do the limousine features write-up with the passion you did with the Nakíl?]

Eek, it´s all confirmed. My apologies about the poor confirmation but I´m in Spain and I´ll remain here until August 20th, or another three weeks. On the bright side I´ll have a lot of bad photographs from my crappy camera with no zoom. :) But regardless, everyone can consider everything they ordered confirmed.
Maybe you should design your own camera? At least then it would have the quality of a production model from 2020.

Yay back!

Greetings, we would like to order the following:

One million Sledgehammer Anti-SD missiles, for a total of 200 Million USD.

We are aware of the strain of delivering this much ordinance all out once, so we request to have the full order delivered in packages over the time, the packages of course will contain a number of SD missiles that you determine. Funds will be wired upon order confirmation.

-Reich Foreign Ministry-

[OOC: Mac, do you do Flight upgrades of warships?]

Private & Encrypted Telegram to the Reich Ministry
Welcome to Kriegzimmer. We're pleased to announce that we are returned from our short hiatus and we can easily serve you once again! The order has been confirmed, and the one million missiles can actually be delivered rather quickly. In fact, we can set it at over ten thousand missiles per month if needed. Considering this we will set at just that, ten thousand per month, meaning the entire order will be completed within 100 months, or 8 or so years. Over the months we can easily pick up the pace and finish the delivery within five or six years. With our expansive factory complexes this shouldn't be a problem. As you should well know Kriegzimmer will soon be releasing the Sledgehammer II; we hope that you show equal interest in that missile. Regardless, we'd like to thank you for your business and bid you good day!

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

~~

[OOC: Southeast Asia, yea, I've been planning to upgrade most of my ships since I can't possibly put out new classes by the end of this role play year, meaning I might be stuck with quasi-antiquated designed in the face of newer international designs. So, most likely, yes I will be doing flight upgrades to several warships. And, for that design you asked me to do; what was it again? A cruise liner ship?]

[OOC: Southeast Asia, yea, I've been planning to upgrade most of my ships since I can't possibly put out new classes by the end of this role play year, meaning I might be stuck with quasi-antiquated designed in the face of newer international designs. So, most likely, yes I will be doing flight upgrades to several warships. And, for that design you asked me to do; what was it again? A cruise liner ship?]
[OOC: For the design I requested, it was a Sonic Cruiser that could go supersonic and was an executive jet for my Prime Minister. And glad to here that you do make Flight upgrades of warships. Because I'm interested in doing some for the Ingerier-class, or as my navy calls it by our own designation, the Indochina-class.]

[OOC: Somewhat like a NSfied supersonic aircraft for your president and his cabinet, then? I can do that. And, what kind of upgrades were you looking for in the Ingerier?]

[OOC: Somewhat like a NSfied supersonic aircraft for your president and his cabinet, then? I can do that. And, what kind of upgrades were you looking for in the Ingerier?]
[OOC: Correction, Prime Minister and his cabinet. Yes, exactly. I'll do the historical write-up, while you hammer out the technicalties. As for the Ingerier, I'm still deciding, haven't finalized them yet. Though I was considering a face-lift from monohull to trimaran, and give it a passing semblence to the Freethinker Commonwealth's ships in service....]

[OOC: Alright, once I get photoshop I'll start the design.]

What is the price for the DPR to the Incinérateur 155mm Rapid Fire Artillery.

[OOC: Alright, once I get photoshop I'll start the design.]
[OOC: Then please keep in mind (with regards to my executive jet) that I'm doing the backstory of it, and you do the technicalities. I'll TG you what specifically I want sooner or later.]

What is the price for the DPR to the Incinérateur 155mm Rapid Fire Artillery.

[OOC: Probably around 3 billion USD; the price of 10,000 units.]

We would like the DPR's to that cannon then. 3 billion dollars are ready to be sent on your confirmation.

Dear sir,

The Realm needs to replace the 'Carl Gustav' 84mm recoilless rifles currently in its armouries, and we have noticed your outstanding 'DNR-13' 110mm Recoilless Rifle. After having reviewed the situation thurroughly, and remembering the excellent service from previous purchases with Kriegzimmer (the Lu-45 Hawk's have been preforming beyond our wildest dreams), we have decided that the 'DNR-13' is the weapon we have been searching for to replace the 'Carl Gustav's.

Therefore, we would like to place an order to purchase a grand total of six hundred and fifty [650,000] units for service with the infantrymen in the Royal Cottish Army and the Royal Cottish Marines. According to our accountants, the sum for these weapons comes to seven hundred and eighty million Universal Standard Dollars [$780,000,000], which will be wired to your company upon confirmation of this order. If the order is confirmed, and with your permission, we wish to redesignate the weapons in Cottish service from 'DNR-13' to 'L86A1'.

Furthermore, we wish to inquire as to the possibilities of purchasing Domestic Production Rights for the three different kinds of warheads for the 'DNR-13' (tandem HEAT; thermobaric; chemical).

Thank you in advance.

[signed]
Procurement Division
Defense Ministry
The Realm of Cotland

I'd like to buy one Indestructable class Aircraft Carrier.

That'll be 7 Billion USDs.

Money will be wired upon confirmation.

Greetings,

This time we would like to acquire approximately 6,000 Lu-45 Air Superiorty Fighters, as per the Defense Ministries recent edict to enhance our Air Force's strength. The order comes to around 7.2 billion dollars, which we shall gladly pay upon confirmation of our order.

-Reich Foreign Ministry-

Communiqué to Blackhelm Confederacy
Very well! The production rights for unlimited production has been issued. You will receive all information necessary to begin production immediately. Thank you very much for your business. Kriegzimmer certainly appreciates it. Furthermore, we hope that you will return to us in the near future. Good day!

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

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Telegram to Procurement Division, Defense Ministry, The Realm of Cotland
Welcome back! We're glad that you have come to us for the replacement of your Carl Gustav. Fortunately, our small arms are not as famous as others and so not many people use the DNR-13. Consequently, you will find that there's a very small chance that your enemy can be equipped with the same weapon. Therefore, it's a very wise decision. Before we confirm any order, we're glad that the Lu-45 served Cotland as well as you say it has. We're always happy to know that our ordnance does well in foreign service. Irregardless, time to confirm! The 650,000 will be delivered in batches of fifty thousand per month, and will finish in thirteen months; or just over a year. We know that the DNR-13 will serve you just as well as the Lu-45 served your airforce. Furthermore, it's fine by us to change the designation of the system to your own. Thank you for your business, once again, gentlemen!

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board


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Encrypted Confirmation to The World Soviet Party
The order for the single carrier has been confirmed. It will be delivered within two or three years. Thank you for the order.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

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To: Reich Foreign Ministry

The order for 6,000 Lu-45s has been confirmed. We're glad that you have chosen the Lu-45 to accompany other fighter aircraft you have purchased elsewhere. They will be sent in batches of 1,000 per month, and therefore the entire order will be finished in six months. Thank you for the order.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

Telegram to Procurement Division, Defense Ministry, The Realm of Cotland
Welcome back! We're glad that you have come to us for the replacement of your Carl Gustav. Fortunately, our small arms are not as famous as others and so not many people use the DNR-13. Consequently, you will find that there's a very small chance that your enemy can be equipped with the same weapon. Therefore, it's a very wise decision. Before we confirm any order, we're glad that the Lu-45 served Cotland as well as you say it has. We're always happy to know that our ordnance does well in foreign service. Irregardless, time to confirm! The 650,000 will be delivered in batches of fifty thousand per month, and will finish in thirteen months; or just over a year. We know that the DNR-13 will serve you just as well as the Lu-45 served your airforce. Furthermore, it's fine by us to change the designation of the system to your own. Thank you for your business, once again, gentlemen!

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board
Furthermore, we wish to inquire as to the possibilities of purchasing Domestic Production Rights for the three different kinds of warheads for the 'DNR-13' (tandem HEAT; thermobaric; chemical).
[OOC: What about this part Mac?]

[OOC: Oh, sorry, assume them sold. Ignore the price; we can assume they were paid for.]

[OOC: I thought DPR was only for the Guest List boys....]

[OOC: I normally sell DPRs to ammunitions, since it would be unrealistic to assume people would buy my weaponry if they had to buy the ammunition for it too individually.]

To: Kriegzimmer Industries

From: The Holy Republic of Hawdawg

Re: Interest in the GLI-44 Blackjester IRBC


Dear sir, we are interested in replacing our aging AWACS and J-STARS fleet with a dual-purpose airframe. Jane's Review nominated this plane as a possible fix for our problem. Upon further study we have decided to procure 150 units in our initial order. Total cost for this production order is $36.75 Billion. We have a wire transfer waiting pending confirmation.


Sincerely,

Gordon Wells
Defense Minister
Holy Republic of Hawdawg

[OOC: Erm, Hawdawg, one problem. I OOCly recommended the GLI-44 to you, not ICly. Since we've never had IC contact, most likely you probably would not even know of the Union of Southeast Asian Nations' existence.]

[OOC: Erm, Hawdawg, one problem. I OOCly recommended the GLI-44 to you, not ICly. Since we've never had IC contact, most likely you probably would not even know of the Union of Southeast Asian Nations' existence.]

OOC: My bad SE, I took a little RPing freedom there it wasn't meant to offend.

-Hawdawg

[OOC: I know you weren't trying to be offensive. It was just a technicality correction for you.]

OOC: I corrected the post above. (sorry for the clutter Mac.)

OOC: Do you stock amphibious APC's at all? And also do you change the products you sell as a new version/upgrade is produced? Also can i ask for variants of current vehicles if necessary?? TY.

IC:

Hotdogs2 would like the production right to every Standard Ejermacht Artillery Round type including the Nuclear Tiped Version.

The total cost of such a procurement is $535Million USD. This order comes in light of the recent order for the nakil MBT and variants which are serving us admirably. We would also like to ask if Production rights for the mine used in the RAAM and ADAM rounds are available?

Communiqué to The Holy Republic of Hawdawg
We're honored by Jane's Review's nomination of the GLI-44 Blackjester as one of the better all purpose aircraft! The order for one hundred and fifty [150] aircraft has been confirmed. The aircraft will be shipped in batches of fifty per month - or, it will be completed in three months. Thank you for your business.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board


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Telegram to Hotdogs2
[OOC: Unfortunately, I don't have any amphbious units because Kriegzimmer normally designs things that the Empire needs, and the Empire has no need for amphibious AFVs given that it has no rivers that really lack the bridging to go over - and if anything, that's why we normally give our standard vehicles deep fording ability. And, whenever a new version/upgrade is produced I put the new version in a new post and then change the link to the new post. And you can ask for variants designed, yes.]

The order has been confirmed! Everything you need to begin production will be sent immediately. We're glad that the Nakíl and its variants are giving your armoured corps could service! And, production rights to those rounds include production rights to the submunitions - therefore, there is no need to ask twice! Thank you for your business.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

Atmos is proud to present the newest upgrade to an older tank, the Broadsword R.95. This upgrade brings the Broadsword to most current technology, able to compete with any tank currently on the foreign market, for a much lower price! We suggest the Broadsword-Tizonia for any nation that has any sort of budget restraints, or wants absolutely huge armies of armor to roam their lands!

Broadsword-Tizona R.95U

[OOC: Hopefully picture to come soon. :( ]


Units Sold to Date:
6,140 - Relative Liberty
120,000 Tocrowkia
120 - Krataerbech
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Total: 126,260

Sudden Obsolesence
After the battle of Mosnoi Bor the Empire found itself suddenly out of armour, given the intensive combat between late May and the middle of August. It especially found itself short of armour that could match and surpass the quality of foreign designs. The tank that was at first envisioned to become one of the best in the war proved to be a complete debacle, and its interim successor, the Nakíl, had not been produced in large enough numbers, with only around 700 planned for construction by October, which was the scheduled beginning of operations around the city of Ishme-Dagan. Nonetheless, the Empire found its hands full with divisions of older Broadsword main battle tanks, and thus found it opportune to embark on a limited improvement program on the tank which would span all of September until the Nakíl was built in sufficient numbers to totally replace all front line armoured units. To satisfy the request of the Ejermact six companies, two of them foreign, introduced their own upgrade program. Ultimately the Tizonia program, designed and introduced by Atmos, was chosen by the Ejermacht, and Atmos promised the upgrade of up to one thousand full tanks by the beginnings of September, and some 2000 other partial completions. In fact, the Broadsword-Tizonia would become the most numerous tank on the battlefield by the end of December, and even continued production much after the Nakíl had made its debut [October 2016], and it would become the inspiration of several simultanuous upgrade programs, such as the Wolverine-Colada, and the KAF-90GU. The Cougar 1A2, officially introduced in February 2017, also based itself on the new ideas of the Tizona upgrade program, and it would ultimately have its influences on even the vaunted Nakíl 1A3 which showed its face in April of 2018.

The Tizona program is designed to fix several of the problems on the Broadsword, including the rediculous amount of extraneous and almost useless electronic applications that made their debut with the tank in the early 90s. Most importantly the Tizona reintroduces the narrow gun mantle turret, and gives a predecessor for all future armour programs of the Empire. Nonetheless, it does not cut on firepower, mobility and space, although ultimately it also cuts on mass by literally cutting corners. Furthermore, it decreases gun calibre, something of which is not normally done in today's world of armament design, and it decreases the amount of armour manifested throughout the perimeter of the tank. Ultimately, the shedding of superfluous electronics and the loss of pounds expressed through steel save massive amounts of Reichmarks and offered a powerful tank for an all new weight class - around fifty-one metric tons. Nevertheless, it is still comercialised as one of the best tanks in the modern market and offers serious competition against the armour of belligerent nations, include Safehaven2, New Empire and Stevid. In the end the Tizona turret would also find its way on the 2,400 UT-1 main battle tanks imported between July and October to provide commonality and decreas the amount of gun calibres on main battle tanks to simply two - the 105mm and the 120mm. The Colada upgrade package on the Wolverine Light Tank, which upgraded it to the status of a lightweight main battle tank, was, in fact, almost entirely based on the Tizona, except designed to occupy a smaller turret ring, given the smaller dimensions of the tank.

The name Tizona is based on El Canto del Mío Cid, a Spanish medieval epic written in the 11th century and based on one of the most famous Spanish generals of La Reconquista, the Tizona being one of two of his swords, now present in the Spanish Museum of the Army. It illustrates the purpose of the upgrade program - to complete a saga of powerful, but yet completely reliable main battle tanks, and offers somewhat of a comparing link between the reconquest of Ruska and the War of Golden Succession and La Reconquista. The name actually has a more interesting history behind it itself, starting with the fact that the Fuermak had originally only authorised names for future main battle tank programs that were the names of older generals to inspire patriotism. Furthermore, Spanish was one of the largest languages existant in Zarbia and SafeHaven2, the two principle belligerent neighbors of the Golden Throne. Ultimately Tizona was admitted but the naming dispute cost almost as much as the design of the upgrade program took! Necessity overtook idiocy in the end, but not after a few days lost, affecting the upgrade of over five hundred other tanks that could have been fully completed.

Turret
The turret's mantlet is formed by a trapezoid which ends in the mid-section of the turret itself, which then leads to a turret bustle in the rear. The trapezoid is flanked to the rear of the shape by two smaller trapezoids at either side to allow flat panels for the co-axial machinegun and a laser rangefinder. The turret mantlet is wide enough to allow for a thermal cover for the breech, and tall enough to give up to twenty-nine degrees of depreciation, and as low as seven degrees. The idea of reducing the size of the turret mantlet is to decrease the surface area of target to enemy rounds, knowing that statistically most rounds engage any given tank in the mantlet, weakened zones or upper glacis. In fact, the idea is entirely based on an upgrade program designed for the Panther medium battle tank that never made its debut, due to the end of the war in May and the capture of the plant in April. The Soviet Union also came to the same conclusion in a post-war analysis, but instead of reducing the size of the mantlet they attempted to increase the size of the armoured plate by overlapping the same rolled steel piece, which led to cracking and frequent maintenance - in the end, the design version of the T-54 featured a newer turret with a smaller mantlet, only enlarged with the introduction of BDD Brow appliqué armour. With the same spirit the Broadsword-Tizona turret achieves the same results. Originally the mantlet also offered a new barbette, but it was found too complex to mass produce fast enough and so the electronics were added on one the flanking 'wings' of the mantlet, near the turret corners. This trapezoid also features an upward sloping belly to reduce weight, despite the obvious shell trap - this risk was thought to be small due to the small size of the target, at any rate.

The mantlet armour is composed of a structural ceramic composition based on the Nakíl's Cermic Armech Modulíen. This version of the same composition is simply considered Cermic Armech, given that it is not modular. However, it is virtually the same thing; the three different ceramics, titanium di-boride, alumina zirconia and sintered silicon carbide are all tightly confined within walls of thick improved rolled homogenous armour. The greatest difference is that it exists in a much thinner package, and being unmodular it's also much cheaper and lighter. Totally upgrade Broadswords also boast appliqué steel plates along the open sides of the gun mantlet, although not all Tizona upgrades can be seen with the appliqué given the limited time available to upgrade before Ishme-Dagan. Nevertheless, by December all Broadswords are virtually the same. The two flanking trapezoidal wings were non-existant at the beginning of the upgrade program but were added to increase armour in these areas and to offer two flat panels for sensors and the co-axial, which didn't fit in the mantlet. The expansion is provided by bolt-on perforated titanium packages with no frontal sloping, serving only as what they are designed to do - add space for the sensors. Nevertheless, the rear is sloped negatively to allow sloping of the actual turret armour, therefore creating a sense of atmospheres. In other words, even though the penetrator does not begin to penetrate a sloping armour it, in the end, will once it hits the structural armour behind the titanium boxes, which are sloped. It therefore creates an external aura of the Leopard 2A4, but with the sloping of any other modern main battle tank.

The turret then widens in the center and finally gives way to a mid-sized barbette which holds the majority of the ammunition for the 105mm gun. The barbette also has a negative incline showing a yet larger shell trap to the rear, but again is used to save weight. The shell trap is covered by strings of ball and chains which are appliqué steel chains, literally composed of balls and chains, designed to prematurely detonate incoming rocket propelled grenades or anyother sort of hand held anti-tank weapon with a high explosive anti-tank warhead, or chemical energy warhead in general. For the doubters, the design has been proven to work in Lebanon during the 1980s and 90s, introduced with the Merkava Mk. II. The barbette itself is large enough to hold 55 105mm rounds, although another 25 rounds are stored within the turret ring, available only to the autoloader and cased in armoured boxes to reduce the threat of explosions which could literally pick up the turret. This makes the Broadsword-Tizona one of the most heavily armed main battle tanks of the current age, despite the smaller gun calibre suddenly introduced. The turret ring also stores four Pilum anti-tank missiles, based on the larger Pilum used by the Nakíl but shrunk to be fired from the 105mm gun based on the new Broadsword. The turret roof is pocketed by the same light explosive reactive armour that is used on the Nakíl, although the rest of the turret does not offer any sort of protection from explosive reactive armour. Furthermore, this armour is often times not included due to the nature of the tank commander's hatch and the fact that he often times rides unbuttoned, under control of the heavy machinegun, despite the fact it can be remote controlled and the machinegun is also often times left out due to the nature of the mission. The rest of the turret uses the same armour as the mantlet.

Armour Protection
Despite the inclusion of titanium in the turret's armour as some sort of appliqué display the chassis' armour is relatively cheap and simple, being neither made up of expensive materials nor being composite. Furthermore, it's uniform throughout the entire chassis and although at different thicknesses throughout the perimeter always non-modular and structural. It's simply composed of three layers of steel and two layers of rubber as spacing. Throughout the tank the ratio of thickness is the same, being specifically 2:1:6. These numbers pertain to the two thin layers of steel [2], the layers of rubber [1] and the back plate of steel [6]. For example, the upper glacis has a thickness of 360mm. The two thin plates are 60mm a piece, with 30mm sections of rubbers spacing between the two thin plates and the rear thin plate and the thick back plate. The back plate is 180mm thick. All three pieces of steel are perforated to enhance the preformance of the steel by forcing the penetrator to meet areas of no resistance and thus inducing yaw and forcing parts of the penetrator, especially the tip, to tear off, thus reducing the ability to penetrate. The two front plates work a role to decrease the preformance of the penetrator or HEAT warhead before it reaches the backplate which should do most of the work. Furthermore, this armour was chosen due to the fact that it is reusable with guarantee, as opposed to other armours, although newer ceramic and composite armours are also reusable - and thus, the excuse of the cost of the tank. The glacis, sloped at up to 76 degrees provides a rolled homogenous armour equivalent [ratio] of 3.4, giving the tank somewhat over 1000mm of equivalent protection, which is rather high for its weight classification and purpose.

Because the Tizona upgrade prepared the Broadsword for anti-tank warfare, as opposed to general purpose combat, the majority of the armour's weight is shifted to the frontal arc, leaving the rear thin. Nevertheless, subsequent upgrade programs will probably introduce newer appliqué armours that can be added to the Broadsword depending on the situation during this war and any future wars that may come across the path of the Empire. One of the appliqué armours withheld was a heavy explosive reactive armour which may be introduced by 2017, and a new type of brow armour to apply between the mantlet and the upper glacis - in other words, a cross between gill armour and BDD brow armour, but with newer materials and armour application. Nonetheless, these should all be regarded as future expansion programs. One of the goals of the Tizona upgrade was to reduce cost of the Broadsword, not increase it for reasons of mass production and the ability to produce and purchase much more than all enemies combined. In fact, one of the post Ishme-Dagan objectives was to establish the largest armoured force in the region, and possibly the world, but specifically all allies and belligerents of the Empire. Ishme-Dagan, and even events such as Mosnoi Bor, certainly pin pointed prestige on the Empire's armoured corp and Fedala decides to upkeep that tradition. There are rumours that the upgraded Broadswords will continue to serve even beyond tanks such as the Nakíl 1A3, or at least alongside of them.

Armament and Ammunition
The main gun is a 105mm high velocity cannon designed with similar technological applications as the 120mm gun on the Nakíl. The propellant is provided by the same hydroxyl ammonium nitrate [HAN] liquid propellant, and is provided into the combustion chamber by four moving injection pistons that are protected against the limited growth during the initial ignition of the propellant. Ultimately, this helps to reduce the space necessary to store the ammunition since the rounds are no longer two or three piece [the Challenger II uses three piece ammunition], but instead a single piece, reducing the amount of time it takes the loader to prepare the next round. In fact, the Broadsword matches the Nakíl in the time it takes to load, even though the Nakíl has one of the fastest ways of loading its two piece ammunition. Without moving, and with a snapshot round in the block, it can fire six rounds in twenty-three seconds. The Broadsword is also one of the few tanks without an autoloader [a/l] in the Ejermacht's inventory. Muzzle energy of the penetrator is rated at 26 megajoules, which means that the depleted uranium [dU] penetrator weighs 13.29 kilograms, while moving at around 1,900m/sec. Penetration achieves far surpasses one thousand millimeters of enemy armour, on average. The new gun, called 'Octavia', does not use a standard barrel, but instead is built in sections and unified by stabalisers ever meter. The rear tube is covered by a thermal insulator, called a quasi-barbette, and the breech is hidden by the mantlet and the center of the turret. The 105mm gun boasts 65 calibre lengths, making it one of the longest 105mm guns on the market and giving it the possibility to surpass the muzzle energy of equal technology 120mm guns, given that it's just as long but has a smaller diameter, thus allowing the same amount of propellant to put more pressure behind the round, regardless of the fact that it's the same velocity.

The co-axial is a mechnically fed 5.56mm machinegun, which ends inside the turret with a special type of rear feed mechanism which is provided to by a constant magazine of rounds. It has the capability of firing up to four thousand rounds per minute, although this exaggerated velocity is rarely reached in reality. The co-axial gun is sometimes matched by a 12.7mm heavy machinegun situated behind the slide hatch of the tank commander, who lacks a cupola in order to reduce the profile of the vehicle. The 12.7mm gun is designed to be fitted when there is threat of low flying close air support aircraft, or more importantly, helicopters. For the most part the gun is not included for the same purpose the cupola is not included. The co-axial can count on four thousand ready rounds, while the 12.7mm gun can be fed by two indentical internal bins of seven hundred rounds each. On the gun mantlet, to the rear, where it widens to create the 'base' of the trapezoid there is also a 60mm internal mortar which replaces a historic grenade launcher, evident on previous designs and on the Nakíl. The mortar has thirty ready to go rounds, with more stored in armoured cases in the chassis. The mortar has an average range of four thousand meters, with more or less depending on the round. It's main usage is for illumination, or anti-infantry support in the dead zone of the tank's maingun.

As said in the turret section the main gun can count on 55 rounds stored in individually armoured cases on the left side of the turret bustle. Another 15 are available in the hull, within the confines of the turret ring, while a final 20 are available to the loader once he retracts himself into the front portion of the hull, near the driver. Ammunition is an extremely important charactiristic of the design given that the tank is designed to fight in a target rich enviroment. For example, rough numbers at Ishme-Dagan, even before the battle, illustrated that there would be at the very least over one hundred thousand tanks operating in such a tight battlefield. With this piece of information, obviously the tank is also meant to survive, while the majority of armour designed to operate in such unfriendly enviroments are meant to maximise potential during a short period of time, believing that they will be knocked out in that same short period of time. Understandably, the Empire couldn't afford such heavy losses in the battle, especially given the massive import and expansion programs between May 2016 and October of that same year. Therefore, the Broadsword-Tizona is extremely round heavy.

Electronics
The Tizona upgrade introduces a simple foward looking infra-red range finger [FLIR], conformal to the armour, allowing the only public display to be the transceiver that juts about a millimeter out of the armour appliqué boxes on the wings of the turret. Using similar technologies that can be found on the 4th Generation FLIR on the Nakíl Ausf. A [1A1] the Tizona can target and classify at up to eleven kilometers, giving it the potential to engage before the enemy tank has even seen it! Coupled with a stronger gun this makes the new Broadsword-Tizona a very dangerous opponent; it's age, almost twenty-three, apparently irrelevent. The power to strike first has always been something sought in any tank design, and the newest in the Empire's collection of laser rangefinders gives her tanks the advantage on any battlefield. In fact, the Nakíl's killing power perhaps has more to do with the fact that it can successfully knock out an opponent at over eight thousand meters because of its rangefinder, as opposed to its highly advance gun system. This becomes obvious because the Broadsword can achieve a similar level of destructive ability with a smaller, less advance gun!

Likewise, the Broadsword-Tizona uses the Cornerstone fire and control system. The entire process takes only milliseconds worth of time, it can be broken up into several distinct levels of operation. First, the FCS systems gather all low resolution imagery, infra-red imagery, high resolution imagery and infra-red imagery, radar information and sensor information. Using all of this the FCS system can detect vehicle position, orientation and range, as well as provide accurate ballistic solutions, and perform threat solutions with fast countermeasure expenditure. This information is displayed to the crew, communicated with tanks in the same information network, and translated into the tank armament, providing the Broadsword with one of the best fire and control systems currently do date. The improvement on the system is mainly based around the inclusion of a conduct of fire calculator, which networks another fifteen computers which detect wind speed and direction, temperature, atmospheric pressure, apparent target motion, range data and the ballistic characteristics of the round. The new Cornerstone is also intertwined with enhanced position location reporting system [EPLRS], the BCIS [note crew section] and a sensor management system (SMS) which includes thermal, electromagnetic and acoustic management. Cornerstone is stabilized on two axes and provides with targeting data of up to eighteen targets at a time, prioritizing with what it is designed to think as the most dangerous target at the time. The inclusion of so much processing power and so many individual computers taking so many precautions allows the Tizona upgrade more accuracy when firing on the move. The entire Cornerstone system centralizes around a digibus central processing unit [CPU] which works on a military specific operating system [OS] – Sajer. As a cooperating process to the fire control system, the battle management system is a multi-sensor-aided supplement to increase the accuracy and computing velocity of Cornerstone – that said, it should really be considered as an integral part of cornerstone. The BMS also helps further cooperation between battlefield control aircraft, such as the GLI-44 Blackjester IRBC, and tanks on the ground.

For crew communication within the tank the original fibre-optic communication system, which was translated into the Nakíl and then expanded upon, has been kept due to the security of the system and the fact that it's adequate enough for the purposes of the Broadsword-Tizona. Intra-tank communications is now completed through highly encrypted very high frequency [VHF] radio communications. Given the threat of enemy signals intelligence, including jamming, the radio has the ability to change frequencies infinitely and all tanks in platoon to battalion level will be tuned in. Nevertheless, even in a secondary design such as the Broadsword-Tizona communications are considered a principle part of the tank, and are considered of utmost necessity for victory. Command tanks are linked to battlefield controls, including ground based battlefield control brigades [BCB], allowing integrated control of the battle from a third location.


[b]Statblock:
Manufacturer: Atmos
Crew: 4
Weight: 51709.5kg
Power to Weight Ratio: 26.3 hp/t
Length: 7.2m
Width: 3.35m
Height: 2.3m
Ground Clearance: .4m
Engine: 1500 hp Gas Turbine
Maximum Velocity: 78km/h
Range: 570km
Range With External Tanks: 930km
Trench: 5.6m
Step: 5.6m
Vertical Obstacle: 1.4m
Ford Unprepared: 1.2m
Ford Prepared: 6m
Climbing Gradient: 40x
Fire and Control Computer: Cornerstone
Armament:
105mm Liquid Propellant Gun
1x 5.66mm Co-Axial
1x 12.7mm GPMG
1x 60mm Mortar
Ammunition:
80 Rounds
4,000 Rounds
1,400 Rounds
20 Rounds
Main Gun Depression: -7/+38 degrees
Armor [Rolled Homogenous Equivalent vs. KE]:
Lower Hull: 840mm
Glacis: 1,224mm
Front 1/3 Side Hull: 212mm
Front Side Turret/ Side Turret: 836mm
Upper Front Turret: 600mm
Rear Turret: 500-550mm
Rear Hull: 480mm-210mm
Side Hull: 800mmmm
Mantlet: 1,340mm
Weakened Zone: 1,400mm
Front Turret Corners: 1,400mm
Side Turret: 410mm
Roof: 140mm
Suspension: Hydropneumatic Suspension System
Sensors & Range:
4th Generation FLIR @ 13km targeting range; 8km classification range
Night Vision: Integrated with sensors.
NBC Protection: Air-tight chassis and turret, air filtration and overpressure air conditioning system, masks and uniforms.
Procurement Cost: 3.7 Million

You don't do custom orders, do you? Cause Griffincrest could really use a tank.

I could, if you'd like.

That would be very appreciated. What kind of things do I need to tell you. I am not very good at tank design.

That would be very appreciated. What kind of things do I need to tell you. I am not very good at tank design.

Hmm.. well, perhaps the weight class and what you'd expect it to do. I think I can work from that, and if not I can just ask you more questions as I progress through the design.

Hmmm...it should be a tank the same class as an Abrams, that is an MBT right? It should be coloured black, and be able to move at a reasonable speed but still have a lot of kick to it, and if you can throw at least two machine guns and a smoke grenade laucnher on it.

While you are working on that tank, we will place an order. We wish to purchase 1,000 AV-18 Luna Vertical Take Off/Landing Gunships for the price of $40,000,000,000. We plan on using these as our main aerial assault platform, because as to date, we don't have one in the corporation.

Greetings, we would like to purchase:


120,000 Broadsword-Tizona MBT's

While we also find the Arca. IV Nakíl/Nakíl 1 Main Battle Tank to be a superb design, we hope you understand there is considerable debate within our Armed Forces on rather the high cost and procurement policy is worth the design it self. For now, we will be content with the Broadsword design.

-Reich Foreign Ministry

The republic of Artybartfast would like to purchase 12 azores class patrol boats for it's new born costal defence force.

R.17U Wolverine-Colada Upgrade
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Statblock:
Manufacturer: Atmos and Kriegzimmer
Crew: 3
Weight: 63,750kg
Power to Weight Ratio: 23.8 hp/t
Length: 6.3m
Width: 2.86m
Height: 2.11m
Ground Clearance: .4m
Engine: 1500 hp Gas Turbine
Maximum Velocity: 65km/h
Range: 450km
Range With External Tanks: 780km
Trench: 4.6m
Step: 4.6m
Vertical Obstacle: 1.4m
Ford Unprepared: .7m
Ford Prepared: 6m
Climbing Gradient: 40x
Fire and Control Computer: Cornerstone
Armament:
140mm High Velocity Liquid Propellant
2x 5.66mm Co-Axial
Ammunition:
36 Rounds
4,000 Rounds
Main Gun Depression: -5/+25 degrees
Armor [Actual]:
Lower Hull: 760mm
Glacis: 970mm
Side Hull: 300mm
Mantlet: 900mm
Front Turret Corners: 860mm
Side Turret: 300mm
Armor [RHAe vs KE]
Lower Hull: 2,128mm
Glacis: 4,559mm
Side Hull: 930mm
Mantlet: 3,600mm
Front Turret Corners: 2,666mm
Side Turret: 930mm
[b]Suspension: Torsion-Bar
Sensors & Range:
4th Generation FLIR @ 13km targeting range; 8km classification range
Night Vision: Integrated with sensors.
NBC Protection: Air-tight chassis and turret, air filtration and overpressure air conditioning system, masks and uniforms.
Procurement Cost: $15 Million

Mons Dei
The Wolverine was designed as a light tank and was expected to be used for infantry support roles. Unfortunately, the tank found itself as the core of three Waffen-SS mechanized divisions sent to the Weigari provincial border iin case of the much expected rebellion. Consequently, the R.17 Wolverine found itself in the center of Weigari Operation VALKYRIE on May 14. The Weigari objective was to destroy these three divisions with a massive suprise offensive and then quickly follow up with a forced march to Fedala, where they would overthrow Fedor I and put his father on the throne - Wilhelm of Catalán. The result was a mismatch between older civil war equipment and newer, but lighter, Imperial equipment. Old Soviet armour and SD.60Es were able to gain the upper edge and incinirate armoured counterattacks spearheaded by the Wolverines. Once on the defensive the Wolverine was no better. A Killian counterattack with the more modern Broadswords on 15 May was in vain, although the revolving battle managed to wipe out almost a third of the Weigari armour - despite equally as heavy losses in the Killian ranks. The largest loss on the Killian side was that of their commander, putting the Killian force in the area under the command of a lieutenant!

Of the three divisions on hand, the 3rd Waffen-SS Panzergrenadier Division struck to the north in a violent counterattack, and the southern divisions continued to put up a heated resistance. The counterattack stalled with heavy casualties and by the end of the day the 3rd was effectively out of action for the rest of the battle - it had expended the majority of its energy in this fruitless action. On the 17th and 18th the rebel army began operations to crack the 3rd Waffen-SS Division and therefore encircle the rest, but was forces to halt after a Killian counterattack threatened their southern flank. The Killian counterattack, under the command of the inexperienced Captain Jack Ryan continued until the 21st when Lt. Jimmy Wilson ordered the counterattack to end after witnessing mounting casualties and almost no ground gained. The time gained allowed two of the three Waffen-SS divisions to escape back across the river, although they were disbanded by the end of the next month [along with the rest of the Waffen-SS], although by the 22nd the weakened 3rd had been cut off and sorrounded. By the 26th the 3rd surrendered. Mons Dei had been the Empire's worst defeat to date.

No less than one hundred and fifty Wolverine light tanks were lost in the battle, which accounts for well over three-fourths of their raw power. The Killians lost over three hundred Broadswords, which brought about another reason for the Tizona upgrade. The Weigari Liberation Army, however, lost one thousand two hundred T-72s, T-80s, T-90s and SD.60Es. However, the majority of these were lost in the battles against Hailandkill, not the Wolverines. All four rebel types proved superior to the Wolverines, despite valiant defensive tactics and suicidal bravery.

The Need for Armour and Experimentation
Following the loss at Mons Dei the Wolverine dissapeared from the field. In the Weigari Theater it was replaced by the new Cougar main battle tank, which was in reality a lighter heavy tank, even if the Empire could not deploy the Cougar in sufficient numbers to mirror those of the Wolverine. Nevertheless, the Cougars were able to stop and then reverse the rebel drive towards Fedala at the battle of the River Nestor, in late June and early July. Similarly, the Cougars took part in the battle of Mosnoi Bor and in the opening of Hell's Gate in the north. However, the Cougar was found to be too heavy to be truly competitve as a main battle tank. It could not react in time, it did not have a good rate of fire, et cetera, and so the Cougar's production was reduced in favour of the older Broadswords. Nevertheless, a widespread improvement program began in late June to find quick upgrades for the Broadsword, the Wolverine, the Cougar and various imported and captured models, such as the KAF-90, SD.60E and 60F, and the UT-1. The upgrade models for the Wolverine and the Broadsword were finished by late August and began to install these upgrades by September.

Given the nature of the Wolverine and the fact that it probably end production for domestic use it was decided to use it as an experiment vehicle, and attempt to export it for foreign use. This required the chassis to be redesigned with all new armour, and for it to have an all new, heavy turret. The point was to design a main battle tank with the firepower of the Cougar, and the manueverability and velocity of the newer Nakíl main battle tank. The result was the addition of massive thicknesses of advance armour on the much smaller chassis, and now extremely small turret, and the installation as the same, more or less, gun of the Cougar 1A1. It turned out to be almost impenetrable on all sides. For example, the glacis only had a bit less than a meter worth of actual thickness - which protected the three-person crew buried in the hull.

By the end of September and the beginning of October all 7,000 Wolverines would be upgraded to the R.17U version - the Wolverine-Colada upgrade. All 7,000 of these upgrades would be deployed south by the time Operation AUTUMN STORM begun [the battle of Ishme-Dagan]. These would serve along side of no less than 16,000 tanks of five different Juumanistran models, 2,500 Broadsword-Tizona Upgrades, 15,000 Broadswords, 8,000 Cougars, 2,400 UT-1s, 600 SD.60Es/Fs, 180 M88 Badgers, 2,000 Nakíl 1A1s and 300 KAF-90s. In other words, there would be a total of 53,980 main battle tanks operating along the Ishme-Dagan axis in October! Over 100,000 tanks would operate in the battle making it, by far, the largest armoured battle in history. The destruction of armour surpasses total armour losses during the entirety of the Second World War. This is not to speak for the hundreds of thousands of other armoured fighting vehicles operating in the Havenic salient into Ruska.

Firepower
The R.17U uses the same gun as the Cougar, except excluding the electromagnetic coils. Originally the R.17U was going to follow the more recent examples of Imperial armour and mount the 105mm Octavia liquid propellant gun, or the 120mm/140mm dual-calibre gun of the Nakíl. However, it was decided to experiment the use of the 140mm gun on a smaller and lighter turret. The turret is unmanned, with the entire crew burined in the foward areas of the hull. The rear area of the turret is entirely occupied by thirty-six 140mm rounds and the robotic autoloading system [RALS], as well as the expanding breech of the 140mm gun. Despite the fact that this gun is not electromagnetic the Wolverine does use the same solid propellant, although future variants are planned to replace this older solid propellant with the better propellants used by the Nakíl 1A1 or its successors. This change is not expected to take long, especially as the Wolverine has a second upgrade planned by the end of spring 2017.

The original Cougar gun gave a muzzle energy of anywhere between 36 megajoules or 40 megajoules. The Wolverine's new gun fires a round with a total energy of 28 megajoules. It achieves this through the use of electrothermal-chemical techniques to allow easier and more suave expansion of the propellant. The plasma cartridge in the Cougar's gun was the major reason this gun was chosen over either the Octavia or that of the Nakíl - it was to further the testing of electrothermal-chemical technology, beyond the Cougar. With the given muzzle energy the total penetrate should weigh ~16.6kg, achieving a velocity of 1,900m/sec. The penetration of said round should far surpass that of enemy armour during the War of Golden Sucession, and various rounds used by foreign nations that are not involved in the war.

This particular gun, however, does mount a shroud with added mass to attenuate the amount of vibration produced by its length, while moving. Accordingly, the length of the gun is the same - L/40. This means that the gun is ~5.6 meters long. This gun can fire anti-tank guided missiles and a variety of rounds that carry multiple submunitions. The fact that the turret is empty also means that the gun can be further supported inside the turret, meaning that the length can be increased without affecting the integrity of the gun or the FCS, however, for ligistical purposes this isn't done. It's possible that in future versions of the tank the gun will be increased as the Cougar might have its 140mm gun replaced with the 105mm Octavia, meaning there's no reason to continue to produce the same 140mm L/40 gun.

On two independent 'turrets' are mounted two 5.56mm guns, equivalent to that mounted as a co-axial on the Nakíl 1A1. These 'turrets' are simply independently moving blocks inside the Wolverine's new turret, much like those mounted on the Vickers Six-Ton or the T-26A. Both guns are remotely controled; both by the tank commander. There are no other secondary weapons on the Wolverine R.17U.

Protection
The greatest experiment is the sheer amount of armour included on the R.17U. Given the smaller surface area of the chassis, as compared to that of a main battle tank, and the now smaller surface area of the turret, the armour is made to be relatively thick. For example, the glacis plate has a thickness of 970mm, or just under one meter! The entire frontal arc more or less follows this pattern, and it slowly diffuses as it reaches the rear. To conserve weight all possible steel was replaced with titanium, and the integrated armour consists of three spaced layers of titanium, fitted with rubber in between as spacing material. The back plate, of course, is much thicker than both front plates, and both layers of rubber are equal in length to each other. This armour is homogenous throughout the entire vehicle, although always at different thicknesses. However, the frontal areas of the turret are fitted with appliqué armour boxes of titanium diboride encased by titanium. These appliqué panels are also fitted to the rear and side of the turret, although they are not fitted to the chassis.

The chassis appliqué consists of light non-explosive reactive armour boxes to protect against rocket propelled grenade threats, and high explosive anti-tank rounds that are tank gun launched. The roof is covered by light explosive reactive armour to diminish the penetration of top-attack munitions such as explosively formed projectiles.

It should be noted that even the rear and sides are close to one meter in rolled homogenous armour equivalent thickness! The purpose of the Wolverine upgrade was to slap as much armour as possible on it and see how it would preform against Havenic and other enemy armour. It's rumoured that the next upgrade of surviving Wolverines will return the tank to standards, although it would really depend on the results of Ishme-Dagan.

Mobility
The Wolverine uses the same 1500hp engine as the Broadsword-Tizona, which gives it a descent power to weight ratio [see statblock, above]. Nevertheless, given that it weighs as much as a main battle tank in the range of 64 tonnes and that it's tracks have much less surface area as compared to that of a main battle tank of similar weight, the R.17U has very poor preformance in soft soil, like Zarbia. Consequently, it's design is primarilly focused on use in hard soil and on flatlands, or rolling flatlands. In other words, it is designed to fight in Ruska and Northern Safehaven, not in the Zarbian jungles. This limits its ability to deploy to any threat, and subseqently reduces the value of the design to military strategist, which owns something to the rumour that another upgrade will reduce weight and armoured thickness.

In a not-so-radical turn of evens the Wolverine does not use an active hydropneumatic suspension system, like its brethren the Nakíl and the Broadsword-Tizona. Instead, it uses a torsion-bar suspension system. This is because all 7,000 Wolverines were planned for upgrade and the expense of changing all the armour in that velocity forced designers to cut corners elsewhere, such as the suspension system. Although one would think this would ease the logistics situation this is completely untrue given the fact that large stocks of hydropneumatic canisters are already available to supply the other tanks. Nevertheless,c'est le guerre.

Bah! Consider all the orders confirmed, and Blackhelm I'll get to work on that tank now that I have all the upgrades finished.

Bah! Consider all the orders confirmed, and Blackhelm I'll get to work on that tank now that I have all the upgrades finished.

:D yay!

How long do you think before you can get one f those boys rolling?

[OOC: While your at it on designing, remember what we spoke about last night. If you could have something in mind based on what I said ready soon, I would greatly appreciate it. I need those tanks ASAP to invade Jagada, and we all know how much you wan't that done. :P

Oh, if you could find the time to be on MSN to discuss that rifle design, that'd be great.

Last thing, is the wolverine-colada better than the Arca. II LBT you have out, or just used as an upgrade?]

*COUGH* Nakil Thread *COUGH*

[OOC: *Cough* Answer my previous question!! :P

Anyway, Jon, I think I am starting the first part of that was with Jagada so I need naval shit, and aren't up to doing it IC'ly. I need the production rights to the Arastiqis, the GLI-44, and the pepperbox. Money would be assumed wired as always.]

[OOC: Hail, I believe that you already bought the DPR to the GLI-44. And Mac, can we talk on MSN sometime? It has to do with the executive jet.]

[OOC: Urgh, too lazy to edit....Mac, do you have anything with regards to newer coastal defenses, and what about your new Sledgehammer II anti-ship missile? And also, what about littoral operations? It seems your naval military forces lack in that area.]

[OOC: H&K, unfortunately the GLI-44 is not going to see combat during this war, since it's being released post-2019, IIRC. SEA, I use my light cruisers and destroyers in littoral operations, and now those Vic de Chassenay class that I have to finish. I have a lot of weapons to finish the write-up to. I'll try to get on MSN sometime - you don't have IRC?]

[OOC: H&K, unfortunately the GLI-44 is not going to see combat during this war, since it's being released post-2019, IIRC. SEA, I use my light cruisers and destroyers in littoral operations, and now those Vic de Chassenay class that I have to finish. I have a lot of weapons to finish the write-up to. I'll try to get on MSN sometime - you don't have IRC?]
[OOC: How long will the War of Golden Succession last? Will the GLI-44 be able to see action by that time? And no, I don't have IRC.]

[OOC: I don't know why I set it so high, but the GLI-44, according to the write-up, begins production in late 2021. Until then I use Juumanistra's Loki and Starlight. I would like the war to continue for over six years [role playing time], but at the rate posting is going I think that's going to be impossible to put up with, since one real life year has not even equaled three months, insofar. So, this war might end sooner than I would like it to, but whatever.]

Simply enough, we request 20 Carrier Battle Group Packages.

329 billion ready for cash transfer.

Hey, how is the tank coming? While I'm waiting, I'll buy some more things. We wish to purchase a million ATG-44 mines. The cost should be 300 million dollars, which we have, waiting to be wired.

Everything confirmed, and your tank is on paper. What nation was it for, again?

The Griffincrest Corporation (My evil alter ego). The suspense is killing me :)

Is there a history of Griffincrest anywhere? Like history of armoured operations, et cetera; I like to do histories in the write-up. <_<

Well the factbook is a complete lie, made to attract customers, but the Corporation is in charge of the Corporate Alliance, which is currently battering GASN armies in The World Soviet Party. Before that was Kamasha, an island identical to Iceland that saw some armor confllicts outside of Vik, and a large number of oil wars with dozens of tiny nations, mostly desert, mid-east types who claimed oil, starting with the Campbell Island Group, where I only had a sole T-55. I stopped using the T-55 after the LNI/Toopoxican war, when they were embarrased by Wanderjarian Leopard II's. For awhile, I stopped using tanks in many of my oil wars, preferring just to use my Mercury APC's. Wanderjar sold me 2500 Leopard II's he was retiring, and I rebuilt my tank force using them and DMG made Behemoth II's, and they are currently serving in TWSP.

An ornate colored fax arrived at Kriegzimmer's orders department

Greetings! I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed flipping through your numerous brochures and peeking at your website, they were truely riveting. I especially loved the descriptions of the origins of these finely crafted weapons, and have decided to finally buy some new equipment for the glorious ground forces of No Endorse.

12,000 Broadsword-Tizona R.95U, ~44.4 billion
8,000 TX.98 Oriontus L-MGS, ~13.6 billion
2,000 SOV.17 Ejíard IFV, ~7 billion
2,000 Arica. I 'Shalmaneser' H-APC, ~6.4 billion

This order for 71.4 billion Standards worth of equipment is just the tip of the ice berg. As we slowly revamp our military and rotate out our outdated M1A2 and AN/VLQ-7 designs, as well as numerous others, I expect that we shall return again.

Funds have been allocated, and the account information has been attatched. Bill us whenever, the account is active. Finally, I would like to inquire if training manuals accompany these marvels. They would be most helpful if so.

Atal Amner

P.S. Rush delivery would be preferable, we have some wars to fight.



(I'll most def be back, there's just so much info to take in about these designs that one look isn't anywhere near enough)

We are going to need another 10 million of them there ATG-44's ya got there. Three billlion dollars has been sent.

The Red Empire of Wanderjar requires:

Cartagena: 200x = 220 Billion

Tenerife: 100x = 140 Billion


Total: 360 Billion USD


Thank you for your services.

The Incorporated States of Uldarious hereby requests the following.

900 Lu-27 Condor @ 320 million each to a total of 288 billion dollars.

60,000 units AAM.176 BVRAAM @ 576 thousand each to a total of 34.56 billion dollars

This amounts to a grand total of 322.56 billion dollars.

OOC: I'm currently pushing forward a big update of my military in a ten year program, so far this is just an update of my non ground based anti-air capabilities but I'll probably be lodging more orders soon.
Which makes me wonder, do you also offer in custom-made infantry weapons? If you do then I'll probably have a contract for you.
Lastly may I inquire about the details of custom built weapons?
If you were to make me some of this hypothetical custom built infantry weapon would I be able to mass produce it myself or would I have to have your factories build my weapons and ammo and have them mass imported?

[Encrypted Message]

To: Kriegzimmer Board
From: The Avisron Department of Defense, Weapons Research Division

We would like to question what research has been done into the prospect of a well armed squadron of Lu-27 Condor Interceptor's engaging a proportinately sized group of ICBM's. The Socialist State of Avisron is yet to invest heavily into any sort of ICBM defense for our mainland, and the idea of using well placed bases and early warning satellites to launch Condor's against an incoming ICBM fleet has came up recently, with our emergence as a player on the international level. Would it be possible for us to get advise from the Kriegzimmer Board on ways your products could be used to achieve a goal of defense against ICBM's?

[OOC: All orders confirmed. I don't have enough time this week to get actual replies for everyone - I apologize. For those with questions I will try to get to them this weekend, or next week. Thanks!]

OOC: Mac, TG ;). In addition to that, could you check stats me first so i an say if i want something changed? That way you have a small bit more for the write up :P

IC:

Hotdogs2 requests the purchase of the following for testing purposes:

25x SOV.17 Ejíard Infantry Fighting Vehicle at $3.5 Million USD each.
20x TX.98 Oriontus Lightweight Mobile Gun System at $1.7 Million USD each.
15x Praetorian II Mobile Surface to Air Missile Launcher at $1.7 Million USD each, plus any necessary weaponry for tests, which we would require re-stocking which we would like a small contract for that period.

We are also interested in purchasing production rights to the G11 Series of Lightweight Vehicles if they are available. However before we would like to purchase 30 of each vehicle type to test before any final purchase is made either for the variants or for production rights.

We are also concerned by the distinct disadvantage of the Praetorian II mobile SAM launcher with reguards to its possible speeds which we shall look into during testing with our nakils in particular. This issue also extends to other slower vehicles as we wish to be able to protect all our forces which includes any breakthroughs made by IFV's and APC's unloading troops in tank unfriendly areas in particular where heavy armour in the form of MBT's would not be needed.

However this said, most armoured attcks would come in the form of the MBT so it would not be a major concern, and we are sure we could come to an agreement to create a variant of the G11 and/or SOV.17 to create an acceptable SAM launcher system capable of keeping up with said weapons systems.

All said costs shall be wired immediatly upon confirmation and we hope our artylery experts will have a small test order soon also.

How is that tank coming?

How is that tank coming?

Actually well, although I'm not sure if you want the tank now, or after the war, because if you're blockaded that will make transactions rather difficult. Hotdogs, I'll get to your post later. ^_^

Well, you can always fly the design into Sacrament, it is all the way inland and only the western side has a coast.

Well, you can always fly the design into Sacrament, it is all the way inland and only the western side has a coast.

Who are your land based neighbors?

Don't know, noone ever asked for it, you wanna be my neighbor? I guess its up for grabs.

Can't. :( I'm already on a map.

Can't. :( I'm already on a map.

:(

Well at the moment, I guess they are NPC's

OOC: Hey Macabees did you catch my TG about an IFV for Airborne drops? We are keenly interested in a fresh design above and beyond the current STRYKER version in service with my forces. I am willing to provide R&D seed money for the project as well as a hefty contract upon completion.

-Hawdawg

Russian people had much pleasure cooperating with the Krigzimmer Storefront under the past regimes and we would like to have that same pleasure under our new government. We invite a representative from the Krigzimmer to come to Voronej to promote the products that you are ready to provide. We have large funds and we would love to spend it on your arms.

Igor Savin
Minister of Defense Expenditures
Russian Communist Republic

:(

Well at the moment, I guess they are NPC's
[OOC: Or alternately you can move to Greater Dienstad for that....]

[OOC: Or alternately you can move to Greater Dienstad for that....]

Yeah, if you did that i'd be happy to neighbour your nation and get some sort of alliance going, or war if that was the case :P. TG me if your interested, and if you have the geography of your nation, if not i'll send you mine if your interested).

Mac, i need to RP some testing ;), might start up a military thread with that kind of thing.

IC:

Hotdogs2 would also like to make inquiries into purchasing some of your AAM's and SAM's missiles for testing and evaluation, as we are currently looking at a MAJOR upgrade to our Missile and air Defence capabilities, in particular against ICBM's.

The missiles we require are the following, around 250 of each type, which we shall test with current aircraft in the H2 airforce armoury and from the SAM's launchers we hope you shall soon provide us with. Missiles we wish to test are:

MTAAM-3 Silencer Air to Air Missile @ a total of $275Million USD
P.746.X Praetorian Surface to Air Missile and Variants. We have a particular interest in the anti-Balistic missile missiles, and would like 500 of both such types. We hope they shall prove worthy of the job, as we are sure they will being created by such a marvalous company. We wish to be sent the pricing terms of said missiles for testing purposes as we currently are not looking at production rights.

Reguards,
Defence Minister J. Alders.

[Encrypted Message]

To: Kriegzimmer Board
From: The Avisron Department of Defense

Due to our steadily growing economy we have a great deal more funds available to purchase military units to ensure that the socialist ideas of this nation survive. Our doctrine calls for a rather strong navy, and we would like to start out by purchasing 150 Illium Class Destroyers for 180 billion USD. Futhermore, we would like to purchase 10 Kristík class Battleship's for 86 billion USD.

At this time that is the extent of our purchase. However, we would like to ask whether or not it would be possible for us to attain domestic production rights to certain items in your infantry section. You see, the problem is simply that we do not know how many soldiers we will be able to equip with each type of weapon, so it makes placing orders very complicated and prone to errors which cost our citizens more money than needed.

[OOC: Hotdogs2, both of your orders are confirmed w/o an IC message. :( Blackhelm, I just need to finish a quick write-up for the tank and it will be posted on the Nakíl thread - I'll link you when I'm done]

Communiqué to Igor Savin, Minister of Defense Expenditures, Russian Communist Republic

We thank you for your kind words, and we would be more than interested in sending Kriegzimmer representatives to Voronej for distribution of advertisements of our armaments. We wish to welcome the new government, and we wish them the best of luck - although our government's position to new goverments has become somewhat sour given the fact that our dearest leader, Fedor I, is stuck in the midst of a war for the throne he sits on. Nevertheless, we would love to supply the new Russian Communist Republic's military with Kriegzimmer armaments.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

Message to The Avisron Department of Defense
Welcome to Kriegzimmer! Your order has been confirmed, and the 150 destroyers will be constructed in batches of ~15 a year, meaning it will take 10 years to complete that order, while the 10 Kristík battleships will be done in 10 years as well - 1 a year. Furthermore, we understand and we're ready to give domestic production rights for items for the infantry.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

[Encrypted Message]

To: Kriegzimmer Board
From: The Avisron Department of Defense

We thank you for generously letting us purchase production rights. As some of the units do not have values listed for the price of production rights, we will withhold our estimates as to the final cost of this transaction and simply pay whatever you inform us the price shall be.

At this time we would like to request the domestic production rights to the Hali-42 Assault Rifle, Hali-37 Assault Rifle, BDU-64 Samson Battle Suit, Hol-24, Tagus Anti-Tank Missile, and the DNR-13 Recoiless Rifle. After research on the international market we have determined that these weapons are excellent for our doctrine and will be for years to come. We view this purchase as a strategic investment.

We would also like to ask about the availability of production rights to various sets of your missiles and artillery shells. Obviously, purchasing munitions in a set number is a very hard thing to do.

Thank you for your cooperation.

[size=1]Yeah, if you did that i'd be happy to neighbour your nation and get some sort of alliance going, or war if that was the case :P. TG me if your interested, and if you have the geography of your nation, if not i'll send you mine if your interested).
[OOC: I tend to seek out my neighbors, not have them come to me (i.e., vice-versa). And I seriously doubt that we can be neighbors geographically anyway, as my nation is located in well....you can guess what RL region it would be found in from the name I actually wanted. A few of my own neighbors geographically include Clan Smoke Jaguar, Leafanistan and Bonstock. Plus, you're in Greater Dienstad, which is thousands of miles away from my own....]

[OOC: I tend to seek out my neighbors, not have them come to me (i.e., vice-versa). And I seriously doubt that we can be neighbors geographically anyway, as my nation is located in well....you can guess what RL region it would be found in from the name I actually wanted. A few of my own neighbors geographically include Clan Smoke Jaguar, Leafanistan and Bonstock. Plus, you're in Greater Dienstad, which is thousands of miles away from my own....]

misunderatanding there- was aimed at blackhelm :P. But despite the fact im a member of GD im not on the map and this being NS and everyone moving so much i could pretty much be anywhere and say im an economic member of the region or some such thing ;). DW about it and thanks Mac for the confirmation, if im ordering i'll let you know ASAP.

OOC: My I inquire as to when my question will be answered?

[OOC: Uldarious, are you a puppet of Hawdawg? If you are then, Mac, you may want to pay attention to this post (http://forums3.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11757216&postcount=1627)....]

Kreigzimmer,

As you know, our two nations have been working together for the past few months on the construction of a defence infrastructure in Merkar. We would like to extend this cooperation to actual weapon sales or borrowing.

Due to the increased threat of war within Greater Dienstad, we will need to create a strong army. We have three options:

1. Lend-Lease, like the Allies in WWII. If you let us borrow some of your equipment for a certain period of time (5-10 years), we will be able to man it ourselves and free up manpower for your factories and more important military units.

2. Direct purchasing.

3. We could also buy the technology, or even production rights, to make much of this equipment ourselves. We are mainly interested in missiles, APCs and artillery.

This equipment can be purchased using either money or payment-in-kind- perhaps a military alliance or basing agreement.

1. Lend-Lease, like the Allies in WWII. If you let us borrow some of your equipment for a certain period of time (5-10 years), we will be able to man it ourselves and free up manpower for your factories and more important military units.
OOC: Athiesism, a few questions....


Do you have a Secretary of Defense to handle the orders for procurement?
In speaking of surpluses, why not simply procure the leaner-and-meaner upgrades of older Macabee products like the Broadsword-Tizona, which is a vast improvement of the original Broadsword?
Last of all, do you plan on having your Head-of-State meet Emperor Fedor I?

It'll work out, SEA. Relax. I'll handle it.

[OOC: Uldarious, are you a puppet of Hawdawg? If you are then, Mac, you may want to pay attention to this post (http://forums3.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11757216&postcount=1627)....]

Nope not me Souteastasia, Mac and I have already talked via TG. I am up to speed.

-Hawdawg

I am not anyone's puppet, why would you think I was?

OOC:
Which makes me wonder, do you also offer in custom-made infantry weapons? If you do then I'll probably have a contract for you.
Lastly may I inquire about the details of custom built weapons?
If you were to make me some of this hypothetical custom built infantry weapon would I be able to mass produce it myself or would I have to have your factories build my weapons and ammo and have them mass imported?

That was my question.

[OOC: Dammit. Sorry about that Uldarious, for some reason I thought that you were Hawdawg's puppet. *face-palm*

And Athiesism, I was only trying to help....anyway, can you please answer my questions?]

Oh, don't feel bad SEA, I was just kidding.

1. Do you have a secretary of defense? Yes.
2. Will you buy the Broadsword? If there's no good ATGMs available.
3. Will your head-of-state meet the Emperor? I have no head-of-state, some low-level diplomatic puke is handling this, although for RP's sake we could have a meeting.

Oh, don't feel bad SEA, I was just kidding.

1. Do you have a secretary of defense? Yes.
2. Will you buy the Broadsword? If there's no good ATGMs available.
3. Will your head-of-state meet the Emperor? I have no head-of-state, some low-level diplomatic puke is handling this, although for RP's sake we could have a meeting.
OOC: Ah, phew! That's ok.


Noted.
The Broadsword-Tizona is an upgrade of the original Broadsword, an older NS-grade MBT, not an ATGM/ATGM launcher. It isn't as up to date at the Arca IV Nakíl, but the Tizona upgrade is thanks to the addition of HAN-based liquid propellant technology, and cheaper, and it should be suited to the Merkari Republican Armed Services. As a tip, you may wish to ask for a modified variant of the Broadsword-Tizona, the Merkari version of it swapping the 105mm HAN-based LP cannon with a 125mm HAN-based LP cannon.
Your Head-of-State....I guess that General Arba Cherhaven, Commander-in-Chief of the Merkari Republican Armed Services of the Merkar Republic, shall have to do. After all, Emperor Fedor I is a Head-of-State that also does his own fighting (having a love for armored warfare after all, and being raised for war)......

[OOC: The Broadsword can fire anti-tank guided missiles, it's just lighter than the Nakíl [tanks have been launching ATGMs since the 50s]. Think of it as the T-72, and the Tizona is an upgrade, just like the T-72 has been upgraded since its inception into the Red Army. As for upgrading the gun, the 105mm gun should have similar or equal power to a 120mm, but if you really like the larger calibre then I would suggest moving to 120mm, not 125mm, given that your allies all use 120mm [except Mekugi, who uses his own strange calibres, like 128mm]. In case you're in need of ammunition, for example, you can use your ally's. In the hands of an Ejermacht crew member the Broadsword-Tizona could most likely knock out an enemy with a Nakíl 1A1 from ~2kms [depending on who's crewing the tank].

Uldarious, you would be able and suggested to build them yourself. Unfortunately, I currently have to finish the tank for Blackhelm Confederacy, a heavy amphibious APC for Hotdogs2, and then start a light IFV project with Hawdawg, so I'm a little stripped for time, and given the time it's taking me to even finish the tank I don't know if you want to wait that long. Have you tried contacting Aequatio? You could always also contact Doomingsland, who's considered one of the gun nuts on these forums.]

Message to The Avisron Department of Defense
Production rights to all those weapons can be granted for 1.3 billion Universal Standard Dollars. This price is negotiable [I just concocted it in my head, so it can be high]. We're glad that you feel that those weapons fit your army's doctrine, and soon enough the DNR-13 will be upgraded, so keep an eye out for that one. ;) [not any time soon, mind you - given the velocity I'm going at.] Larger missiles are normally bought by units, not by production rights, however, we only sell artillery shells by production rights and you can find the price in the catalogue. Nevertheless, we can work out a deal for our missiles as well, if you'd like. Thank you for stopping by again, and we hope to see you soon.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

Communiqué to Athiesism
Kriegzimmer would be happy to extend trade communications between the conglomerate and your nation! Given your position against Safehaven Kriegzimmer is completely open to your services. However, we have some changes we'd like to make to your clauses. In terms of lend-lease our government has requested that we ask you to exchange our lend-lease for the lease of three major naval bases in your islands for future operations against Stevid in the area. With the destruction of the Havenic fleet the Kriermada can finally begin operations against other sea powers in the region. This would be our preferred method, given the advantage it would give us to have a base in the area. Additionally, we'd like to base large amounts of combat personnel for a planned invasion of Stevid, as well as several air units. This, of course, would have to be talked about further.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

Blackhelm says I should buy from you when I told him I wanted to increase my naval ability, and I agreed. So, the Grand Duchy of Beiraq would like to place an order for two Aristaqis class dreadnoughts, and ten Grospek class battlecruisers. The total should come out to 676 billion dollars, which will be wired on acceptance.

Message to The Avisron Department of Defense
Production rights to all those weapons can be granted for 1.3 billion Universal Standard Dollars. This price is negotiable [I just concocted it in my head, so it can be high]. We're glad that you feel that those weapons fit your army's doctrine, and soon enough the DNR-13 will be upgraded, so keep an eye out for that one. [not any time soon, mind you - given the velocity I'm going at.] Larger missiles are normally bought by units, not by production rights, however, we only sell artillery shells by production rights and you can find the price in the catalogue. Nevertheless, we can work out a deal for our missiles as well, if you'd like. Thank you for stopping by again, and we hope to see you soon.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

From: The Avisron Department of Defense

The price suggested fits perfectly, and is being wired at this time. On the note of missiles, we were referring specifically to the AAM Series Air to Air Missile group. The prices for production right offers are listed in the catalogue, but we didn't know if your policy had changed since that entry was made. If it is at all possible we'd like the ability to produce those missiles ourselves.

Always on the look out for new technology, and eager to protect our nations borders, Chairman John Kramer of the People's Ecomentalist Party of Umeltia wishes to some 100 400mm coastal railguns, for $120,000,000.

Yours sincerely,

Alex Weilmann,

Minister of Diplomacy

Sorry for the late reply.

Although it would be politically difficult to allow you such extensive basing rights, as it would bring us much closer to the war, the large ammount of equipment you intend to give us may compensate.

In exchange for the basing agreement, we are asking to own:

10,000 Broadsword tanks
5,000 Type 109E Marius Heavy APCs
Extensive logistical support

The rest of our land and air forces we can handle ourselves.

Would this be a satisfactory agreement? Will it be necessary to meet in person with Feodor I to iron out the deal?

FROM: Trivalvian Armed Forces Command, Purchases Division
TO: Kriegzimmer Storefront
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TAFC wishes to purchase:

6 Valencia class SSK (US$75,000,000 per unit) - US$450,000,000
15 GLI-76 Falcon VTOL multirole aircraft (US$56,000,000 per unit) - US$840,000,000
1 GLI-44 Blackjester IRBC (US$245,000,000 per unit) - US$245,000,000
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Total: US$1,535,000,000

Signed,
General Eric Wellington,
Trivalvian Armed Forces Command

Greetings,

The Commonwealth of Northford, through it's searching of reputable companies in the world, has deemed it fit to seek out the trade of Kreigzimmer in its efforts to improve its armed forces.

For some time now, the mainstream section of the Northfordian Armed Forces have been lacking a reputable Main Battle Tank, an ommision of Force that is unaccpetable given Northfords doctrinational beliefs.

To that end, we have decided to source the Nakil1 Main Battle Tank as the service of Northford, assuming it passes a rigourous number of tests we wish to carry out. To that end, the Commonwealth of Northford releases funds matching the sum of the purchase of 4 Nakil 1 MBT's, for Non Comparative Testing.

The Cost for this is Thirty Six (36) Universal Standard Dollars (USD), and will be wired upon confirmation of order.

Regards,

John Bruce,

Chief Quartermaster of Weapons, Army, Northford.

*bump*

*BUMP!*

[OOC: Gah, sorry, I forgot to reply to this thread!]

Beiraq,

The order has been confirmed. The two Aristaqis super dreadnoughts will require five years of construction, while the ten Grospek class battlecruisers will require at least eight to eleven years for construction. Nevertheless, the wait is well worth the product you will received. We thank you for your purchases and for your business, and we hope to see you back at Kriegzimmer in the near future.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

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Avisron,

With production rights purchased for the AAM series of missiles you can begin production of them indigenously, without further adieu. Thank you for your inquiry.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

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Ulmetia,
We're glad that you have looked into Kriegzimmer for the procurement of armament capable of defending your nation's coastlines. The order for the coastal defense railguns has been confirmed. The construction and installation of all one hundred of these railguns will require at least four to five years. Thank you for your business.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

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Athiesism,
We believe that the deal is perfect, and this has already gone through Fedor I. Although Kriegzimmer operates independently from the government, this deal does require the government's stamp of approval - do not dispair, it has already been given. In return for three bases on lend-lease for the remainder of the War of Golden Succession we will turn over the stated production. It will, however, require at least a year of production to finish such an order. Hopefully this is acceptable by your nation's government.

Kind regards,

Kriegzimmer

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Trivalvia,
Welcome to Kriegzimmer! Your order has been confirmed, with no major problems. The 16 aircraft can be shipped almost immediately, while the six submarines will take two years and a half to complete. We're glad that you have chosen Kriegzimmer as one of your armament clients.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

OOC: Just a quick check and a bump- How are the plans for an amphibious assault APC or whatever coming? If you haven't started would it be alright if i checked what i asked for to make any changes please? In the meantime if its going to take a long time i may get some from isselmere as an interim for the marines which will then be replaced by yours.

To: Kriegzimmer sales office
From: Brigadier General Marshel Kirkland, Commonwealth Army Procurement Bureau

The Commonwealth Army of Rosdivan, having recently conducted a review of its current armored forces, and having found serious and strategically threatening deficiencies, desires to place an order for more advanced equipment with Kriegzimmer.

Owing to the infeasibility of placing large garrisons on every one of the thousands of islands in the Supreme Commonwealth, a strategic policy of relying on air/seamobile garrisons which could be flown directly to the combat zones where they were needed was developed. This of course necessitated a light vehicle that was still capable of delivering heavy firepower. As a result, the M551 Sheridan, upgraded through the years, has been the mainstay of the Commonwealth armored forces.

However, during the recent Communist insurrection, startlingly high casualty rates were suffered by M551 Sheridan units due to insurgent RPGs and HMGs. Post-insurrection analysis indicated that this was due to the very light armor of the Sheridan. The same analysis also indicated that Sheridan chassis was at the end of its ability to be upgraded, and that many of the remaining Sheridans were worn out, having been in service too long.

Accordingly, a new tank was needed, having armor heavy enough to defeat the RPGs and HMGs that proved so lethal to the Sheridan, but at the same time massing no more than 30 tons so that it could be easily transported by existing R3Y-6 Tradewind transports. Having evaluated several notable designs, both domestic and foreign, the Commonwealth Army of Rosdivan has settled on Kriegzimmer's Arca II Ashurbanipal Light Battle Tank to replace the Sheridans now in service. At this time, we would like to purchase six thousand two hundred fifty (6,250) units, over a period of six years, for a total purchase price of twenty six billion two hundred fifty million (26,250,000,000) universal standard dollars.

Yea, the Mac is back!

Just wanna check up on my tank. Almost done?

The Incorporated States of Uldarious hereby orders the following.

An additional.
900 Lu-27 Condors at 320 million each to a total of 288 billion dollars.

60,000 units AAM.176 BVRAAM @ 576 thousand each to a total of 34.56 billion dollars

This amounts to a grand total of 322.56 billion dollars.

(Also perhaps you could answer my questions about custom built infantry weapons and weapon factories within Uldarious?)

[OOC: Hotdogs2, it's not going at all. I would look into whatever plans you had with Isselmere for the time being. ;) Blackhelm, the tank is more or less done - I don't think I'm going to do much else with it. You can find it through this link: http://z13.invisionfree.com/The_NS_Draftroom/index.php?showtopic=2985 ]

Communiqué to Brigadier General Marshel Kirkland

We're glad that you've looked towards Kriegzimmer for a replacement of your light tank, and furthermore we're ecstatic about the fact that the Arca. II has proven to be the winner of the survey. With that said, the order has been confirmed. 6,250 light tanks will be delivered over six years arriving to your nation every six months in batches of 86-88 tanks. We will offer further insight on possible upgrade packages for the Arca. II as they come out; there is an update package which will include a new main gun of the same weight, but greater muzzle energy deliverance, and it will include several other things. The release date of this upgrade package is currently unknown. Nevertheless, you will be forewarned. Thank you for your choice and for your business. We hope to see you back soon.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

Communiqué to Uldarious

The order has been confirmed. The 900 Lu-27 Condors will be delivered in batches of 100 per month, meaning the entire order should be completed within nine months. The missiles, on the other hand, will take a bit longer - the entire order can be hoped to be completed within a year or a bit more.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

[OOC: Uldarious, I have my hands full and I don't seem to be progressing with other designs I've promised for people. I have to divide my computer time between class, my work on Wikipedia, roleplaying and 'designing'. Currently, I'm working on the Nakíl 1A2 and I'm barely progressing with that. I don't believe I'll have much of an opening for custom weapons, to be honest. I believe I previously redirected you towards Doomingsland who is one of the better known gun designers on this forum.]

OOC: Don't worry, I've found others for my weapons needs, maybe in a month or so I'll see if I can find someone to design me some other weapons, should I need it. Sorry for bothering you.

OOC: I didn't mean it to sound as if you were bothering me. I apologize. I just realistically can't complete the order without making you wait for a very, very long time.

[Encrypted Message]

From: The Avisronite Department of Defense, Procurement Division Headquarters

The economy of the Avisronite Federation continues to grow at a massive rate, and has allowed the defense budget to expand upward. The quality products of Kriegzimmer have caught our eye as being cost efficient, and based on previous purchases, very versatile.

We need to purchase more naval hardware, simply. At this time we'd like to place an order for:

20 Kristik Class Battleships
200 Carranzei class CAGN's

This order will provide a naval backbone for years to come.

TO:Kriegzimmer d00dz
FROM:The Supreme General, Henry Corrol II

We would like to purchase 60,000 Nakil main battle tanks for the price of $540 billion USD. The purchase will be done in payments. Thank you, that is all for now.
Signed, The Supreme General

OOC-Is that alright? I don't feel like specifying stuff. I'm tired. :p

Communiqué to Avisron,

We thank you for your kind words and your order has been confirmed. The large amount of ships will take some time to complete, of course. The CAGNs might take as much as 4-8 years depending on how many factories are put into completing the order. Given the slowing ordering that Kriegzimmer has gone through lately more production space can be alloted towards your order, so that is good news. As for the battleships, we can build up to 4 per year on our expansive production facilities throughout the world - therefore that will take at least 5 years to complete. Nevertheless, the product is worth the wait!

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board


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Zukariaa, can I possibly get you to place your order on this thread? http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=478771 I'm trying to keep all Nakíl orders together. Thanks!

Wow! Thanks alot, I owe ya one. That tank will be getting a ton of use. Thanks again.

To: The Kriegzimmer Board
From: The Avisronite Department of Defense

The Federation of Avisron is still expanding its political and economic power. While we remain as committed to peace as we have always been, we recognize that several corrupt and fascist nations are making a living at attacking nations such as ours. We cannot, and will not, sit by and simply allow these people to do this without putting up effective defenses using the full force of our economy.

With that said, we would like to aquire 10,000 GLI-76 Falcon VTOL Multi-Role Fighter's. However, that is not all. We feel it is a strategic responsibility for us to aquire the ability to produce our own weapons in the long term. Would it be possible for us to, at the end of the production run of these units, aquire rights to produce them domestically?

OOC: expect more orders to follow, my military is still being given upgrades, it's ran longer than I expected because of personal stuff. I would place all my orders now, but the cost would be quite signifigant and I think it's unrealistic to have one order that asks for thousands of aircraft, production rights, missiles etc. that adds up to trillions of dolalrs.

To: Kriegzimmer
From: Ulashar Totaim

Greetings once again Kriegzimmer personnel.
The Incorporated states of Uldarious has a different request this time, we wish to purchase one hundred Lu-45 Hawk Air Superiority Fighters at their price of one-hundred and twenty million dollars, to a total of twelve billion dollars, and the production rights at forty-five billion dollars.
This is equal to a total of fifty-seven billion dollars.
Thank you for your time.

[Encrypted Message]

From: The Avisronite Department of Defense

We especially admire the SOV.17 Ejíard Infantry Fighting Vehicle. Currently the Avisronite Federal Defense Force is missing a unit that is smaller than an Armored Personnel Carrier, but can still move troops and fight its way out of a sticky situation. Having evaluated a large proportion of the international marketplace, the SOV.17 Ejíard Infantry Fighting Vehicle has been chosen as our primary choice.

Avisronite Strategic Doctrine prohibits the purchase of units which fill a role that could theoetically be of high-use. That given, we would like to inquire as to whether or not it would be possible for us to aquire the Domestic Production Rights to the afore-addressed unit.

Responses to come tomorrow. Sorry for the wait.

Communiqué to Avisron

We fully understand your statement. We have come to a place within our history that we are sure that peace cannot exist. The First Empire was dismembered for 100 years of civil war and was reconstituted recently under the rule of Jonach I. For ten years he has ruled, and for very few of those ten years have we been at peace, and now that his grandson rules peace at home has been shattered. That is how we justify the Imperial motto: If you want peace, prepare for war. Kriegzimmer is honored and happy to sell to Avisron; the order, of course, has been confirmed. Although we do have a no production rights policy, 10,000 is a large order and we feel that this justifies the sale of the production rights to the GLI-76. The order for the GLI-76s will be completed within twenty months, and the production rights will be issued immediately. Furthermore, given your large order of GLI-76s we feel that we can sell production rights to the Ejíard, as well - although we would be gratified if word of this didn't spread too far! That said, production rights for both can be sold for $8 billion, USD. This price is negotiable.

Thank you for your business,

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

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Communiqué to Ulashar Totaim, Uldarious

Welcome back to Kriegzimmer, friends! The order has been confirmed. The 100 Lu-45s can be shipped within the end of the month, and the production rights will be issued immediately. We thank you for your business.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

We are not only happy, but honored, to present the following equipment designed and produced by ZMI, one of the largest manufacturing and designing conglomerate in the world.

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Europa Shuttlecraft
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ZMI’s Space Shuttle Europa program, officially designated ALJN-PRO (Air Launched Jet/ NERVA propelled reusable orbiter) is the Incorporated State of Zeppelin Manufacturers largest pre Resource War 1 manned launch vehicle capable of re-entry.

The Europa’s titanium upper aeroshell is manufactured by Megacity Aerospace Systems (MAS), its avionics systems were manufactured by MAS and General Data Technologies, its Teflon coated ceramic heat shield is manufactured by CCA (Chemicals for Commercial Applications) a jointly owned SCAPA and General Data Technologies subdivision. The recoverable jet pod based around the MAS E-1490 Jet engine were assembled by SCAPA as were the associated drop tanks. The primary drop tank was constructed by Radical Designs for exospheric operations ltd. The twin block 1 DMN - Starlight 80 nuclear engines for rocket vehicle application were used on test frame Silver and orbiter 001 Drexel produced 1,480,340 kilo Newton’s of thrust and were manufactured by SCAPA but later replaced with the more powerful and thrust vector capable Samson Aviatrix 220’s which generate 1,690,400 kilo Newton’s of thrust. The Aviatrix 220’s were initially developed for the failed Corona orbital bomber program. The Corona was originally designed to be a sister program to the Europa but was officially cancelled due to extreme projected cost overruns and insurmountable technical difficulties with the Corona’s heat shield and fast launch / constant standby systems, though many conspiracy theorists think this was merely a cover for continuing the Corona program covertly. Though a study of the direct military uses of the Europa as a weapons platform were continued and eventually applied. The Corona program was finally made superfluous when its mission niche was filled by the successful deployment of the ZMN’s Starbolt under the ZMN Tactical Bombardment Program.

The Europa is the second ZMSF orbital spacecraft designed for reusability. It carries large payloads to various orbits, provides crew rotation for Space Station Monarch, and performs servicing missions. The vehicle was designed with the capacity to recover satellites and other payloads from orbit and return them to Earth, this capacity is used often to replace or service ONDA (Orbital Nuclear Deterrent Array) and DBP (Defensive Orbital Array) components.

Each Europa was designed for a projected life span of 380 launches or 20 years of operation.

The program started in the late 1980s and has dominated the ZMSF’s manned operations since the Drexel’s launch on may 5th 1996. The initial requirements were for a reusable orbiter capable of carrying 30 tons to orbit and prolonged stay in orbit. The NERVA allows the Europa to fulfil the later which most of the conventionally propelled proposals failed to do without large mass expenditures in the form of mission specific solar panels or a nuclear battery. The initial five years of operation were designated to the completion of Space Station Monarch’s OCS (Orbital Construction Scaffold) under the aegis of the ZMSF ’s Solar Exploration Initiative (SEI) and the completion of the deployment of the EWAONT (enormous wide area orbital networked telescope) Magellans Eye.

The last Europa, series number 1,239 Torrent was formally decommissioned 23 years after the end of Resource war 2 after over sixty three years of service. At their height in the midst of Resource War 1 a fleet of over 128 Europa’s were in use. The same basic aeroshell layout was still in use by the rebels in Gastins world revolt over 380 years later.

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Description
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The initial Europa Model A has two large payload bays, filling most of the fuselage. The payload bay doors have heat radiators mounted on their inner surfaces, and so are kept open for thermal control while the Europa is in orbit. Thermal control is also maintained by adjusting the orientation of the Europa relative to Earth and Sun. Europa 023 Dauntless tested a laser heat pump system instead of conventional radiator panels, after Dauntless all Europa’s were equipped with laser heat pumps. Inside the primary or "C" payload bay (cargo) in the Model A are the Remote Manipulator Systems, a robot arm used to retrieve and deploy payloads. The "M" or Mission payload bay is internally divided from the C bay by the drone deployment and support system. The Model B does away with the dual bays and has a more conventional "shuttle" style layout.

Internally the Europa remained largely similar to the original design, with the exception that the avionics continue to be improved and the addition of an emergency alternative liquid atmosphere modification in model 031. The original systems were "hardened" GDT computers connected to an "all glass" cockpit with analogue backup.

The Europa crew escape system's initial large level of development are due primarily to fears of catastrophic NERVA malfunction or damage to the NERVA's shielding. The entire forward "control" section which can jettison the rear "operations" section becoming a self contained orbiter / RV that is capable of controlled gliding and containing the primary life support systems. It is equipped with two solid booster rockets, a separate reaction control system (RCS) and the forward GOX/Kerosene fed Orbital Manoeuvring System mount.

A cargo-only, unmanned variant drone of the Europa was proposed in late 1998 with a test bed built in 2007 in the form of 018 Icarus. It is called the Europa UC and traded radiation shielding, the forward "life boat" and crew and support equipment and related supplies for cargo capacity.

Europa’s Secondary Orbital Manoeuvring System uses (GOX/Kerosene). It is known amongst the crews as the silent partner as it is rarely if ever used.

The Europa is far safer than conventional rocket powered launches as it carries far smaller quantities of oxidiser.

The Europa’s primary thrust comes from two NERVA units designed to use LH2, NERVA is an acronym for Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application and is a nuclear thermal rocket. In a nuclear thermal rocket a working fluid, usually hydrogen, is heated in a high temperature nuclear reactor, and then expands through a rocket nozzle to create thrust. The nuclear reactor's energy replaces the chemical energy of the reactive chemicals in a traditional rocket engine. Due to the high energy of the nuclear reactions compared to chemical ones, about 10 to the 7 times, the resulting efficiency of the engine is at least twice as good as chemical engines even considering the weight of the reactor, and even higher for advanced designs such as the Europas.

The Europa’s twin Aviatrix 220’s are nuclear light bulb engines, where the gaseous nuclear fuel is contained in a super-high-temperature quartz container, over which the LH2 flows. It is a closed cycle engine limited by the critical temperature of quartz instead of the fuel stack. Although less efficient than an open-cycle design, the closed-cycle design delivers a rather respectable specific impulse and does not emit a radioactive "hot" exhaust which would be highly detrimental to the environment. The Europa’s intakes allow the Aviatrix 220's to switch from being nuclear thermal expansion rockets to being nuclear thermal expansion ram jets. 040 Hamilton in 2018 was the first Europa equipped with a fully air breathing system requiring no oxidiser supply whatsoever. All earlier versions used oxidiser located in the primary drop tank. They do therefore not have to glide to landing but can engage in powered flight post orbit if equipped with an auxiliary fuel tank in the cargo bay to do so. This modification is known as Jumper.

Europa’s normally deploy open intakes in the 1st and 2nd stages of launch and utilise the Aviatrix 220's Nuclear thermal expansion ram jet mode.

While Europa’s can engage in powered landings and flight they cannot take of unassisted and must be ferried to launch position and height.

The Europas primary ferry and launch assist vehicle is the K2 8800 SkyJack Europa S (special) Zeppelin.

Launch
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The Europa can be launched via a conventional style solid booster system. However it is primarily designed for launch in the following fashion. The K2 8800 SkyjackEuropa S mothership cruises to a point upon equator with acceptable weather conditions and then rises to its maximum operational altitude of 41,800 feet. The Aerodynamic Zeppelin Ferrying Pod (AZP), then deploys the launch strut and the Europa is moved to launch position. The Europa then engages the recoverable jet pod. The Europa is then jettisoned and uses the recoverable jet pod to get to a safe ignition distance from the mothership. The Europa manoeuvres into a proper ignition orientation then the Aviatrix 220’s are engaged in NTR mode. When sufficient speed is reached the NTR is shut down and the Aviatrix's are switched to NTRJ. At this point the jet pod and its drop tanks are jettisoned. When 68,000 feet is reached the NTR is reengaged and the intakes are shut. The NTR is switched of when sustained escape velocity is achieved. At this point the primary drop tank is jettisoned. However on four flights of 004 Dancer an integral fuel tank mounted in the cargo bay allowed the sufficient thrust to lift the drop tanks to orbit where they were attached to space station Monarch for conversion into usable modules. This modification is designated Long Jumper.

Components
The Europa Shuttle consists of three main components: the reusable Orbiter itself, a large finned white expendable external drop tank mounted beneath the main body, and the recoverable jet pod based around the MAS E-1490 Jet engine and two small conventional jet fuel filled drop tanks . The main tank, jet pod and smaller drop tanks are jettisoned during an ordinary ascent, so only the Orbiter goes into orbit.

* The reusable Europa, with one or two large payload bays and two main engines.

* The large expendable external fuel drop tank (EFDT) containing liquid hydrogen for the two main engines of the Europa. It is usually discarded in the ascent phase and deploys a series of ribbon parachutes to slow its decent to sub mach speeds, it then deploys a duo of Ram-air parachutes and utilises the controllable nature of the Ram air chutes to glide itself autonomously to a pre determined retrieval zone. A non-recoverable variant with a higher fuel capacity is sometimes used for heavy lift missions.

* The MAS E-1490 recoverable jet engine pod deploys a single Ram air parachute for retrieval. The drop tanks brake up shortly after release.

Mission Variants
Initial plans for the Europa included space tugs and extra fuel tanks engines, among many other concepts. The following concepts were successfully implemented in the first decades of Europa operations:

Jumper: An internal fuel tank mounted in the main cargo bay, standard use is for space tug operations.

Long Jumper: An internal fuel tank mounted in the main cargo bay, which allows the FDT to be taken into orbit, can also act in lieu of the Trans-lunar fuel module.

Trans Lunar Fuel Module: An external fuel tank mounted at Space Station Monarch on one of the FDT link points, secondary use for heavy duty space tug operations.

Europa UC : A cargo-only, unmanned variant drone of the Europa. It trades radiation shielding, the forward "life boat" and crew and support equipment and related supplies for cargo capacity.

Specifications:
Length: 113.74 Metres
Width: 74.06 Metres
1 × MAS dynamics E-1490 Jet engine thrust: 1,490 Kilo Newton’s.
Nuclear Thermal Expansion Ram Jet Thrust: 138,680 Kilo Newton’s
NERVA thrust: 3,380,800 Kilo Newton’s
Orbiter mass: 124,737 kilograms
External Primary Drop Tank Mass: 462,000 kilograms
Maximum payload to Orbit: 45,400 Kilograms.
Operational altitude: 185km to Lunar Orbit
Speed: 27,875 km/h
Passenger capacity: 18 Astronauts

Cost Per Europa: 68 Billion Rungs @ 1 Rung = $1.6293

Applications:

Crew rotation of Space Stations
Manned servicing missions
Manned experiments in LEO
Carry to LEO
Carry to HEO
Carry to Lagrange point, L-point, or liberation point (with Jumper modification or refuelling integral tanks at Monarch)
Carry to Lunar Orbit (with translunar fuel module in mission bay or refuelling at Monarch of primary tank use of Long Jumper).
Core of Interplanetary Manned Missions

The second of ZMI ordnance to be featured in Kriegzimmer's catalogue is the Type 1000 nuclear aircraft. It was, no doubt, an inspiration for the GLI-113.

Type 1000
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The Type 1000's titanium boron alloy body is manufactured by Megacity Aerospace Systems (MAS), its avionics systems were manufactured by MAS and General Data Technologies, its low radar profile coating is manufactured by CCA (Chemicals for Commercial Applications) a jointly owned SCAPA and General Data Technologies subdivision. Its closed cycle Nuclear Thermal Ram jets are produced by SCAPA and its conventional Turbofans are produced by MAS. The Type 1000 is the largest aircraft presently in ZMAF service.

Mission

ZMAF Air Combat Command's Type 1000 is a Global-range strategic bomber that can perform a variety of missions. The bomber is capable of flying at supersonic speeds at altitudes up to 68,000 ft. It can carry nuclear or precision guided conventional ordnance and has the capability to navigate the world precisely.

Development

Proposed under the 4th ZMAF enlargement program the Type 1000 bomber is seen as the real direct predecessor of the Europa Shuttlecraft paving the way for the Europa's Aviatrix 220 engine design. Proposed to have three primary roles the requirements for the Type 1000 were seen by the major industrial conglomerates as to great for any one group to complete the contract. The Type 1000 was therefore built by a consortium of the Sorrenson, Caperlli, Amiere,Prestwick and Anderson Heavy Industries Combine, Samson Incorporated and Megacity Aerospace Systems.

The requirements for the type 1000 were threefold, to be capable of circling the globe without landing or requiring mid air refuel, to carry a payload in excess of 200,000 lbs and to be equipped with parasite aircraft mounts to support the rapid deployment of combat aircraft or drones in rapidly developing trouble spots with such parasite mounts be capable of mounting high performance escorts up to the at that time under development two seater Type 439 fighter.

Details

The Type 1000 is propelled by four MAS T0440 turbofans producing 310 kN thrust each and two SCAPA Mk.III Damocles closed cycle Nuclear thermal ram jets which each produce 1400 kilo Newton’s of thrust. Within the Damocles the gaseous nuclear fuel is contained in a super-high-temperature quartz container, over which the air flows. It is a closed cycle engine limited by the critical temperature of quartz instead of the fuel stack. Although less efficient than an open-cycle design, the closed-cycle design delivers a rather respectable specific impulse and does not emit a radioactive "hot" exhaust which would be highly detrimental to the environment. The Ram jet is optimised to operate at Mach 2.1 to Mach 3.2. The primary radiation shielding in the lower rear section of the reactor pod features a section of armoured louvers which allow a portion of the reactors output to be used in a very low altitude (120 metres) "sterilising" sweep. The Damocles engines have become known colloquially by the pilots as the “worlds largest butchers lamps”.

The Type 1000 program started in the early 1970s and has been an integral part of ZMAF’s manned operations since the initial flight on may 5th 1989. The initial first year of operation were designated to the completion of various test flight programs under the aegis of the ZMAF ’s 5th generation Aerial Dominance Program.

Each Type 1000 was originally designed for a projected life span of 20 years of operation.

The Type 1000's crew escape system's initial large level of development are due primarily to fears of catastrophic Mk.III Damocles malfunction or damage to the radiation shielding. The entire forward "control" section which can jettison the rear "operations" section becoming a self contained escape glider that is capable of controlled gliding, the glider section can aslo deploy a parachute for landing. It is equipped with one solid booster rocket to allow it to distance itself from the main body of the aircraft.

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The Type 1000’s low signature coating lowers its radar profile by 89 percent.

The last Type 1000 series number 493 was formally decommissioned 23 years after the end of Resource war 2 after over sixty two years of service. At their height in the midst of Resource War 1 a fleet of over 242 type 1000’s were in use in 18 squadrons.

Internally the Type 1000 remains largely similar to the original design, with the exception that the avionics continue to be improved and the addition of an emergency alternative liquid atmosphere modification in series number 210. The original systems were "hardened" GDT computers connected to an "all glass" cockpit with analogue backup. GDT upgrades have included a full distribution of the system and addition of high capacity electromechanical bare bones combat control systems back ups.

The present Type 1000 features high powered LADAR and LIDAR systems, a selection of radar systems and an integrated Electronic Support Measures (ESM) array.

Features

In a conventional conflict, the Type 1000 can perform strategic attack, air interdiction, offensive counter-air and maritime operations.

All type 1000’s are equipped with an electro-optical viewing system that uses platinum silicide forward-looking infrared and high resolution low-light-level television augmented by real time LIDAR forward looking terrain scanning sensors to assist in targeting, battle assessment, and flight safety, thus further improving its combat ability and low-level flight capability.

The use of aerial refuelling gives the type 1000 a range limited only by crew endurance, or in the extreme, required maintenance. It has an un refueled combat range in excess of 15,500 miles. 410 Aeroliner and 120 Stratoliner air-refueling tankers are currently in service. The Type 1000 is refueled by means of a small fuel link mounted in the nose cone.

It is highly effective when used for ocean surveillance, and can assist the ZMN in anti-ship and mine-laying operations.

The Type 1000 series numbers 0 to 130 carried a tail-mounted armament of eight rear facing air defence missile tubes mounted in the tail. The 131 in 2018 replaced the octuplet of missile tubes with a single GDT 1.3 megawatt quantum cascade air to air defence laser. An optic conduit was installed the length of the aircraft to allow the installation of a forward emitter based in the nose cone. The aerial refuelling mount was moved to a hump above the cockpit.

A total of 493 Type 1000’s were produced over 40 years.

Specifications:

Crew: 7 (Captain, Co pilot, Navigator, Weapons Operator, Engineer, Nuclear specialist.
Length: 103 metres
Wingspan: 47 metres
Height: 21 metres
Empty: 358,000 lb (162,386 kilograms)
Loaded: 936,500 lb (424,789.255 kilograms)
Maximum takeoff: 980,000 lb (444 520.523 kilograms)

Powerplant:
4× MAS T0440 turbofans; 310 kN thrust each
2 X SCAPA Mk.III Damocles closed cycle Nuclear thermal ram jets; 1400 kilo Newton’s of thrust each

Armament:

Approximately 220,000 lb, (100,000 kilograms) mixed ordnance—bombs, cruise missiles (optionally on external wing sponson mounts for ICCM’s ), mines, and various missiles on two internal racks, one mounted in the main body and one mounted in the forward air defence bay.


Performance:

Maximum speed: Mach 3.4
Range: 15,500 miles, (24,944.832 kilometres)
Service ceiling: 68,000 ft (20 726.4 meters)

Cost: $4 billion

Perhaps the most celebrated of all of ZMI's designs.

Khan Class Missile
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Specifications
First Stage: MAS ZZ1 Cold Gas booster

Second Stage:2.7 Mn MAS Ophelia LH2 / LOX cryo rocket motor;

Third Stage: MAS PP49 restartable liquid fuel motor; storable hypergolic fuel

Fourth Stage: MAS 44H Zambia Solid Rocket Motor

Length: 24.8 m

Diameter: 2.4 m

Mass: 95 tons

Range: 7,800 km

Guidance: Inertial, LADAR, LIDAR, RADAR, Optronic, 10 m CEP in FOF mode, 5 m CEP in operator guided.

Payload: 5950 kg; 1 SM4 counter shipping warhead

Variants: Khan – N Payload: 5 ZMN Blue Dawn 2.5 Mt warheads.

Present cost: 129 million rungs.

The Khan Class Heavy Ship to Ship missile (STS41-KH) is an ICBM sized “Heavy” four stage surface to surface “High High Low” semi ballistic flight path utilising missile. The STS41KH has been deployed by the ZMN since 1996.

Overview and Development
The development of the Khan class began with the intent of being a counter-force hard shipping target weapon. It was to be aimed at hardened enemy vessels such as battleships and dreadnoughts and the so called “super dreadnoughts” with first-strike first kill capability. This requirement demanded outstanding accuracy, survivability, range and a flexibility that was not available in the earlier ballistic non nuclear modified Solant XI or GroundSlam ICBMs that had been modified for the task.

It was first test fired on May 12, 1996, from Coastal Defence Tor Calipso, it covered 4,200 nautical miles (7,800 km) to impact successfully in the Test Range of the coast of the ZMI arctic territories in Haven on the decommissioned 180,000 ton Santafrax class battleship ZMN Hergard directly below her C turret on the port side and approximately 2 metres above the waterline. The Hergards C turret was visibly blown out of its mounting as the primary shaped charge detonated and virtually denuded 3.8% of the Hergards visible port armoured belt before the penetrator successfully hit the 340 tons of volatiles in her barberette magazine spaces, exited the barberette and exited the hull 1.3 metres above her armoured belt and 8 metres above the waterline on the starboard side in what was the Hergards forward mess. The primary magazine detonated shortly afterwards as the Incendiary had engulfed the damaged section in flames with sensors placed within the Hergards Barberet port section reaching 5000 C before the blast that removed Hergards bow. The operational missile was manufactured from February 1997 and first deployed in December 1997 to the 90th “Hammerheads” Battleship Squadron of the Home fleet in retro-fitted Solant vertical launch silos. The Khan class is at present deployed in the SCAPA Ocean Pillar cold gas vertical launch system and to this date 47,000 have been produced and 286,000 have been purchased.

Warheads
The Khan Class in normal operations carries a single SM4 counter shipping warhead. The SM4 is made up of a toriod shaped charge which surrounds a 2.5 ton tungsten / DU penetrator propelled by a secondary pulse detonated shaped charge and a single 1.3 ton phosphor based incendiary. The nuclear variant is armed with 5 short range hypersonic weapons delivery rockets, each rocket carrying a single 2.5 Megaton Blue Dawn warhead.

The Khan is deployed as a sealed pre fuelled round requiring minor maintenance every 3 months and an overhaul every 5 years of storage time. It is stored in the ZMNs standard UHMC (Universal Heavy Missile Conveyor) a DU/Composite titanium boron armoured canister capable of withstanding more than 7,000 PSI.

Stages
The Khans integral first stage MAS ZZ1 cold gas launch system hurls the missile 110 metres into the air before second stage ignition and requires that the vessels it launches from need no extraction systems and only minimal thermal protection above decks.

The second stage contains the MAS Ophelia Cryo rocket motor which then engages and launches the missile in a sub orbital Exospheric ballistic arc, after this is complete the missile deploys a ribbon chute and pulls a 15 G manoeuvre and the second stage detaches.

The third stage contains two semi stealthy wings designed for super sonic operations and is powered by a MAS PP49 restartable mutli outlet liquid fuel motor who’s sub thrusters allow a vectorable thrust like system of manoeuvring. Above the fuel tanks there is a torus quad decoy launcher system loaded with a mixture of flares and EM "screamers" that can also be used to fire very short range hypersonic air to air mini missiles and basic chaff. This stage operates in a sub mach 5 environment.

The fourth stage contains two MAS 44H Zambia Solid Rocket Motors which boost the missile up to its hypersonic Mach 11.8 impact velocity.

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Alternate deployment systems
The Khan class has a naval defence land based system code named Series III SX and is carried by a "rail garrison" system whereby self defending coastal defence heavy gauge trains each with eight missiles, a THEL system and two standard counter missile VLS pods use the national railroad system and a number of “disappearing” bunkers to conceal themselves.

OOC: Artillery rounds for today.

To Kriegzimmer Board
From: Ulashar Totaim, Head of Weapons Development and Acquisition.

Once again Uldarious is indeed pleased with the quality maintained by Kriegzimmer.
To replace our ailing artillery power we also wish to purchase the production rights to the following rounds.

TIR.11.155 HE Round @ 25 Million USD
TIR.76.155 ER DPICM Round @ 40 Million USD
TIR.21.155 SADARM Round @ 40 Million USD
TIR.217.155 HD Round @ 20 Million USD
TIR.17.155 RAAM Round @ 30 Million USD
TIR.81.155 ADAM Round @ 30 Million USD

This is a total of one-hundred and eighty-five million Universal Standard Dollars and will be wired upon response.
Uldarious extends its thanks to the Kriegzimmer board for it's continued services.

[OOC: Sorry for the OOC response; assume it confirmed.]

Mule & Stormhammer
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TR180 MULE Multi-purpose Utility Logistics Engine and STORMHAMMER 16” Battle Howitzer Combat System

MULE

Crew: 3
Length: 14 Metres
Width: 5 metres
Height: 6 metres
Mass: 265 tons

Armour: Front: 530mm vs. KE and 550 vs. CE
Rear: 330mm vs. KE and 350 vs. CE.
Lateral: 290 vs. KE and 310 vs. CE

Armament: dual mounted 35mm Harp auto cannon, 2 30.cal TIW USCG (Universal Standard Chain Gun) mounted in 2 servo turrets.
10 60mm fixed grenade launch brackets.

Power plant: Turbo diesel, quad 3,360 horsepower total : 13,440 HP
Suspension: Torsion bar.
Road speed: 67 km/h un mated, 22km/h mated.
Power/Weight: 50.7hp per ton un mated 23 hp per ton mated
Range: 520 km mated. 1,430km unmated.

The MULE is an unconventionally heavy 265 ton artillery tractor, it is both far larger than most conventional tractors and considerably more massive. It has however a relatively high road speed, long unaided range given its mass and good obstacle clearance capacity.

The hull forward engine design giving it high forward survivability and rear mounted logistics compartment are all suited to the support of advancing mechanised units. The MULE is also armed with weapons giving it comparable lethality to most light AFVs. The MULE has three primary internal bulkheads. The forward bulk head contains the driver and the engine. The second bulkhead contains the gunner, the commander and the turret mount. The third bulkhead contains jacketed jetisonable "quick tender" accessible logistics modules which for fast reloading is entirely replaced by a tender unit.

The TR180 MULE Multi-purpose Utility Logistics Engine a utility combat vehicle (UCV) was developed by the ZMDF as an extremely heavy tractor unit to allow mobility or semi mobility to previously fixed assets. The MULE has been in service for 2 standard years.

The 10.1Mw power pack of the Mule is mounted at the front of the hull and consists four very high pressure 12-cylinder direct-injection, turbocharged SCAPA VRN20 3360 horsepower cross linked diesel engines run through a 4-speed SCAPA V89 gearbox. This is the largest conventional diesel plant in ZMDF service not derived from naval sources. At 50.7 horsepower per ton MULE has a higher horsepower to weight ratio than most main battle tanks and an independent top speed of over 67 km/h. However with the addition of Stormhammers 310 ton bulk her conventional operating speed when mating drops to a paltry 22 km/h at 23 HP per ton and limitations on stress on the drive train.


POWERPACK

The 3360 Horsepower Turbo Diesel VRN20 V12 (Direct Injection) manufactured by SCAPA was originally intended for use an a defunct heavy engineering vehicle.
Within the VRN20 the injector and the pump are combined into one unit positioned over each cylinder. Each cylinder thus has its own pump, feeding its own injector, which prevents pressure fluctuations and allows more consistent injection to be achieved. With recent advancements, the pump pressure has been raised to 2,050 bar (205 MPa), allowing injection parameters similar to common rail and naval systems.

The VRN20 V12 employs new injectors using stacked piezoelectric crystals in lieu of a solenoid, which gives finer control of the injection event. The VRNV20 Variable geometry turbochargers have flexible vanes, which move and let more air into the engine depending on load. This technology increases both performance and fuel economy. Boost lag is reduced as turbo impeller inertia is compensated for via this system. A technique called accelerometer pilot control (APC) uses a sensor called an accelerometer to provide feedback on the engine's level of noise and vibration and thus instruct the ECU to inject the minimum amount of fuel that will produce quiet combustion and still provide the required power (especially while idling.)

The VRN20 has a modular Halon dispenser for fire suppression and a high pressure LN2 cell for emergency use against high temperature incendiary agents such as infantry fired HMX rounds (though the LN2 may in many cases do considerable damage to many of the softer sections of the VRN20 power pack).

Four independent fuel tanks provide a 520km cruise range with mounts for a further six external tanks.

The MULE and Stormhammer combination was developed for use with the MULE series 2 .


ARMAMENT (MULE)

The Mule features a primary armament of two 35mm Harp guns mounted in the primary turret. The Harp gun is a dual feed hybird gas/electrically operated chain gun with a rate of fire of 590 rounds per minute and four chromed air cooled barrels. Loading is gas operated while rotary motion is provided by a MAS 2 HP brushless electric servo motor accessible and replaceable to the crew internally. The dual feed means at the flick of a switch the crew could switch between a HESH/AP mix to a Thermobaric / Smart Fragmentary mix.

The Harp gun system was designed around the suite of rocket assisted hybrid 35mm TIW fin stabilised rounds and in specific the hyper velocity rocket assisted armour penetrating round. These rounds have a “conventional” pizo electrically fired propellant stage and then a second solid rocket booster assisted fin stabilised stage. There are multiple versions but only the armour penetrating variant can claim to be “hyper velocity” with if it is allowed full burn a staggering 2830 m/s. This rocket assisted burn means the AP rounds are most effective at range. This munitions has a fixed venturi given the intensity of its rocket burn and no in flight guidance system or ability.


Harp Gun ammunition types

The Smart Fragmentary round is meant for both counter munitions and anti personnel work, with a vectorable venturi allowing it to change course mid flight up to 30 degrees of its original firing arc and a targeting package with both laser guiding and LADAR based detonator with a back up contact detonator. The unit is known to be programmable to detonate just as it passes over cover infantry are known to be hiding in or just as its within a metre or so of the wall of a room. The smart fragmentary round can also be programmed to only detonate one “face” of its fragments allowing it to be used effectively against vectored targets in close proximity to friendly forces or assets. The smart fragmentary round is highly capable of intercepting inbound missile based munitions and was originally developed for the naval all electric CIWS HARP variant. The unit suffers a relatively slow maximum speed of 680 m/s.

The “thermobaric” and high explosive squash head variants both use simple contact fuses and both travel at maximum of 1300 m/s.

The HARP is known to suffer stoppages every 18,000 rounds on average. The Harp gun is known for its relative high reliability in combat with ease of matinence. However given its relative rate of fire the stoppage figure is somewhat misguiding. The maximum ammunition load for Harp on Mule is 3800 rounds. Harp gun equipped units have been highly successful in field trials in protecting columns from close fire from close air attack units and successfully engaging and destroying light armour and infantry power armour.


Secondary defence is provided by two 30.cal TIW USCG (Universal Standard Chain Gun). This weapon is linked to SM66s gun sights with an electronicly generated virtual offset and a fibre optic channel for direct fire. They are remotely operated by the commander and are contained in two laterally mounted servo operated self contained turrets external to the Mules main armour.

The .30 cal gun is a dual feed hybird gas/electrically operated chain gun with a rate of fire of 650 rounds per minute and one chromed barrel. Loading is gas operated while rotary motion is provided by a MAS 1 HP brushless electric servo motor accessible and replaceable to the crew internally. The dual feed means at the flick of a switch the crew could switch between a HE to a AP stream of fire.
The primary logistics module point which takes up the majority of the rear of the MULE has been equipped with a MAS built gel shell storage and exchange unit and can carry 64 rounds which can be exchanged with the Stormhammers main magazine.

As tertiary defence Mule has 2 SCAPA standard 5 Cell 60mm capable grenade launcher brackets and they are usually fitted with a variety of decoys, flares, and smoke grenades with usually one short range directed fragmentary counter munitions round per bracket. The directed Fragmentary counter munitions are deployed within 5 to 10 metres of the hull and are linked to the FCS suite.

STORMHAMMER

The Stormhammer (HA-46) is a 406.4mm towed howitzer developed by the Sorrenson Caprelli Amiere, Prestwick and Anderson Heavy Industries Combine. (SCAPA) together with the main sub-contractor Tactical Weapons (a sub section of TIW) for the ZMDF. SCAPA received a contract for production of 1,350 units. The first system was delivered one year later and deliveries for this batch are complete. SCAPA mobile systems (formerly the state owned armored command ) delivers the complete chassis for all series vehicles. Total ZMDF requirement is expected to be around 4,800 units.

In year 2, during test firings for the ZMDF, the Storm hammer fired 20 rounds all to ranges exceeding 110km (143.7km theoretical maximum). The ranges were achieved using VN80 RAM jet semi guided shells from Samson Incorporated, in combination with the SCAPA D90 modular charge system. In November of that year, in live firings in the ZMI artic territories in Haven a similar range was achieved also fired with the modular charge system.

Stormhammer has been mounted in the combat bunker combat system of 3 homeland coastal defence Tor's, as a demonstration of the feasibility of the system for coastal defence applications.

ARMAMENT

The electrical gun control system, supplied by Megacity Aerospace Systems (MAS) comprises the automatic elevating and traversing drives with semi-automatic back-up, direct laying with electrical instrument control and manual control. While usually with a gun of this scale pneumatics are used the choice of electricity driving the system was made given its mating to the high power output of the MULE unit.

The 406.4mm gun of the Stormhammer was developed by the Rockford Development Systems corporation. The gun has a chromium-plated barrel and semi-automatic lifting breech block with integrated 18 -round standard primer magazine. Gun parameters such as chamber temperature are monitored automatically. The Stormhammer is equipped with a full automatic shell loading system with ammunition management system.

The chromium-plated barrel is 12m long and is fitted with a slotted muzzle brake which gives increased muzzle velocity and reduces the level of muzzle flash. The wedge type breech block is integrated with an exchangeable primer magazine fitted with an endless conveyer for automatic primer transportation, loading and unloading.

MAS also developed the modular Propelling Charge System (MTLS), the D90 which provides for faster handling, less wear on the gun, lower sensitivity to ignition hazards and improved range. In the Stormhammer, up to four D90 modules can form the propelling charge. The maximum range of the 406.4mm gun using the maximum D90 charges is 110km.

The gun positioning and laying system is produced by GDT and mounted on the gun cradle. The system automatically determines gun direction, position and elevation above sea level. The integrated Deep Sky Positioning System (DSPS) receiver and the vehicle's motor sensors form the hybrid navigation system of the Stormhammer.

AUTOMATIC SHELL LOADING SYSTEM

The Stormhammer automatic shell loading system can handle 18 rounds of 406.4mm ammunition. The shells are picked up from the back of the gun carriage from the MULE towing / storage unit and automatically stowed in the 18-round magazine in the centre of the chassis.
The shell loading system is driven by brushless electric servo motors supplied by MAS. The automatic shell loading system has pneumatically driven flick rammer and automatic digital control, ammunition supply management and inductive fuze setting. This provides rates of fire of 3 rounds in less than 30 seconds and loading of 35 shells by two operators within 12 minutes, including the collation of ammunition data. The firing rate of the Stormhammer was 8 rounds in 48.29 seconds, and 18 rounds in 2 minute 23 seconds, during live firing tests with an improved autoloader. The muzzle velocity is determined automatically by means of a hybrid GDT radar/lidar sensor and is used in the fire control computation.

FIRE CONTROL AND OBSERVATION

The Stormhammer can use an automatic mode of operation and includes an extensive integral communcations suite, includeing data radio link, laser link, satellite com or ground based sonic thumper with an external command and control system.

The autonomous fire control functions are controlled by an on-board 320HON (Hardened Optic Network, A system dispersed in four nodes) computer supplied by GDT. Using the automatic mode, target engagements can be carried out by a crew of two. Using the fire control data provided by the ballistics computer, the gun is automatically laid and relayed during the mission.

Various backup modes are available which guarantee system sustainability in case of a component failure. As the lowest backup mode, an optical mechanical backup system is available. The commander seated in the MULE has a panoramic periscope, which is used in under-armor operations and for target designation in direct laying engagements. In this role Stormhammer can effectively engage and destroy even the heaviest surface combatants serving as a mobile and effective deterrent to SHBT deployments. The TIW unit has day and night vision channels and a laser rangefinder.

Prices:
Mule: $75m
Stormhammer: $230m

ZMI Naval Drones!
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The Vauntic Naval combat drone was built under the ZMN's Fifth Generation advanced drone program to fulfil a variety of roles including brown water operations, Patrol, light anti air, and Anti Submarine Warfare. The drone also offers when used in large deployments of Mod B units from a ZMN Venture Capital Class Dreadnought mothership a vector of attack against conventional "heavy" shipping.


Specfications:

Length: 18.5 Metres

Powerplant: 430 hour fuel Cell

Drive: Twin waterjets with electric prop driven manoeuvring sub system.

Maximum Speed: 130 knots.

Unit can submerge up to 20 metres.

Recon buoy to be used when submerged over 7 metre periscope depth

Basic Arms:

Forward pop up turret mount:

Gas cooled SCAPA Tri Barrelled Rotary 35mm Auto Cannon

Twin .50 Cal machine guns

Four 60mm D-SPARK counter shipping incendiary missiles.

Hull mount:

Dual 40mm SCAPA auto mortars

Variants: Mod (A) Is eqiuped with one 16 cell SkySlam medium anti aircraft missile launcher. Mod (B) is equipped with 6 330mm Torpedoes in a revolver magazine





Rhapsody

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Overview

The TIW Rhapsody is a diesel turbine / electric driven 720mm autonomous operations capable drone extremely acoustically stealthy sub surface vehicle used for long range engagements and coastal defence. The Rhapsody is designed to fulfil all the roles of a conventional ultra quite diesel electric sub as well as those of the cruise torpedo concept.

The TIW Rhapsody was primarily designed to deliver offensive ordinance at extreme range with minimal risk, provide long sub surface range reconnaissance and insert covert personnel. Under the project name “Tabby Cat” the Cruise Torpedo program intended to provide the ZMN with an extreme stamina and range weapon with available off the shelf technologies. Groups of Rhapsodies can network there attacks through the GDT “Pod Logic” neural net system and such groups are usually termed “pods” rather than spreads of torpedoes. Rhapsody Coastal patrol pods ussualy operate in tandem with Vauntic Naval Combat Drone deployments. The Rhapsody is usually coupled to two heavy or four light conventional ZMN torpedoes up to 10 metres and 650mm in girth the Rhapsody is even capable of delivering light and medium conventional cruise missiles. The Rhapsody can be launched from a variety of ZMN surface craft and given its range many ZMN facilities but in the most part it is deployed by the sub surface elements of the ZMN such as the ZMN Stingray class and the older ZMN Sea Reaver SSBN. The attack variant Rhapsodies are usually found coupled to two TP-4 Samson heavy super cavitating torpedoes. The coastal defence variant of Rhapsody the Crab is capable of autonomously refuelling from sub drone tankers and tanks.

The Rhapsody was first deployed externally mounted on the ZMN’s Sea Reaver SSBN’s DSRV mount, this while it allowed long term ferry split the Sea Reaver class from there primary mission and in any case a dual or single carrying capacity in terms of Rhapsody platforms was deemed insufficient for ZMN operations. Highly effective at coastal defence the Rhapsody was deemed the ZMN’s platform of choice for engaging any surface element entering home waters. Rhapsodies can carry multi purpose buoys and special operations robots. The Lobster covert variant can carry up to 4 persons 800 miles surfacing only once.

Specifications

* Diameter: 720 mm
* Length: 15.00m
* Range: 2300 Nautical Miles at 21 knots.
* Top Speed: 38 knots
* Sensors: Green blue LADAR/LIDAR, active/passive acoustic, chemical trace
* Cargo: 10,000 kilograms
* Propulsion: Diesel Turbine / Electric driven propulsor
* Maximum Depth: 250 metres.


Variants

* Rhapsody Crab Coastal defence variant, 2000 Nautical miles with coastal defence “hull” alterations.
* Rhapsody Lobster covert insertion variant, 800 Nautical Mile range
* Rhapsody Basking Shark, Recon, EW platform, High capacity decoy, 3200 Nautical mile range, some models feature deployable surface towed solar array’s.
* Rhapsody Hake missile launcher variant. Standard 2300 mile range.
* Rhapsody Blowfish, Cruise missile launcher, 1500 nautical mile range,



TP4

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Overview

The Samson TP-4 was designed as a two stage hydrazine propelled 650 mm “heavy” super cavitating torpedo.

The TP-4 is the standard 2 stage super cavitating torpedo manufactured for the ZMN. It was developed to counter the emergence of increasingly effective sub surface defence systems and other super cavitating weapons. It is typically fitted to newer ZMN sub surface vessels such as the ZMN Ray Class SSN or the ZMN Stingray, but can be often found as the attack section coupled to the TIW Rhapsody cruise torpedo system.

The two stage system allows a relatively quite launch with the suprcavitating system engaging up to 14,000 metres from the launch point.

The Modificaion 2 created for the ZMN's new horizons program switched to 02 LH2 as the primary fuel source for an increased range of .

Specifications

* Diameter: 650 mm
* Length: 10.00m
* Range: Mod I 38,000 m at 293 km/h, Mod II 44,000 m at 320 km/h
* Homing: active/passive and wake homing or Blue Green LADAR
* Warhead: 500kg high explosive, or nuclear
* Propulsion: Hydrazine Gas turbine driving contra-rotating propellors switching to sub surface hydrazine rocket motor once propeller section is jettisoned.


Variants

* TP-4 Entered service 2018,
* TP-4N, Entered service 2019 20 kt Nuclear.
* MOD II 2020
* EnteteTP-4 C (CRUISE) Entered service 2020, features a jettisoned counter acoustic shell, coupled to TIW Rhapsody cruise torpedo.
* TP-4 DNMT MK (Dynamic Multiple Targeting Multiple kinetic interceptor Launcher ) Entered service 2022. A heavy counter torpedo

Prices:

Vauntic Mod. A: $3 million
Vauntic Mod. B: $700,000
Rhapsody: $1.4 million
TP-4: $1.6 million

Robertson Arms Mamba SP-8 Submachine gun/personal defense weapon.

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The Mamba serves as the Izistani second tier submachine gun and personal defense weapon. Developed in order to provide a cheap mass producable back up to the Northern Expansite BPSMG, the Mamba has also found users in military police, law enforcement, the ARM, and mercenary outfits. It has also been known to show up in the hands of front line troops from time to time.

The design was inspired by the experimental German ERMA EMP 44 (http://securityarms.com/20010315/galleryfiles/2100/2159.htm), with the Mamba's receiver and barrel shroud made from a single machined pipe. The action is uses the simple blowback method of operation, and fires from a open bolt. As a result the weapon is [i]extremely reliable. The magazine housing doubles as a hand grip, with a commercially available MAC 10 magazine being used. The safety is a simple Cross bolt model ahead of the trigger. Firing modes are automatic and semi automatic, controlled by a two stage trigger. Field stripping is accomplished without tools (for example, the muzzle break is screwed off, the screw cap on the back is undone, the spring and bolt slide out along with the barrel assembly). The Mamba also has a extensible stock similar to that of the M3's. Firing rate is set at five hundred rounds per minute for controllability.

The iron sights are self illuminating and fold down when a accessory is mounted, a reflex sight is factory fitted for Izistani service. A tactical light/laser can be mounted under the barrel shroud on the M1913 rail there. Sling attachment points are also included with the weapon for ease of transport.


Caliber: .45 ACP (also available in 9x19mm for export).
Action: Blowback, firing from an open bolt.
Construction: Metal stampings and polymer components, and a machined pipe.
Safety: Crossbolt.
Standard Magazine Capacity: Commercially available 30 round MAC 10 magazine.
Fire Modes: SAFE and FIRE (two stage trigger switches between semi-automatic and full automatic,a light squeeze on the trigger for semi-auto and a stronger squeeze for automatic).
Overall Length with stock extended/collapsed: 750mm/580mm
Barrel Length: 205mm.
Rate of Fire: 500 rounds per minute.
Weight Unloaded: 2.3 kilograms.
Sights: Self illuminating folding iron sights, two M1913 rails.
Price: $400 per unit.

Domestic Production Rights are available for $150 million USD.

Users:

Kerberos Defensive Systems Model 14 Modular Assault Weapon System.
Mod.14 MAWS.

With the XM135 not being accepted into Izistani service, and the M118's in service aging rapidly (to say nothing of the performance of the 5.56x46mm round) forced the Armed Forces to complain to the defense contractors about the need for a decent assault rifle.

With the struggle for weapon design (everyone and their uncle were submitting schematics and opinions) one small company from the colonies, previously known for their body armor and infantry deployed UAV's, had lured a number of disfranchised weapon designers into its fold. What they produced was the Mod.14 MAWS and its subsequent acceptance into Izistani service shocked the older contractors.

The MAWS has some trademarks of Izistani weapon design. M1913 rail systems are attached liberally, the weapon is easy to field strip, and special attention has been payed to make sure the damn thing works under the various condition that combat offers. But it does have some differences, the bullpup design (also used by the M118, a Izistani produced SAR-21) has been improved by the use of the forward ejection system also used by the Isselmere-Nielander L17, Russian A-91, and the Fabrique Nationale FN 2000 (previously left handed soldiers had to use a modified version of the M118 with the ejection port on the left, which was a lot of fun for supply sergeants, the ejection system features a telfon coating, you do not want the cartridge to get stuck). The capability to launch “bullet-thru” type rifle grenades has been incorporated into the design, although the HK79 under-barrel grenade launcher has been retained as Izistan does not employ rifle grenades frequently. Recently the HK79 has begun to be replaced with a modified verison of Fabrique Nationale's EGLM and a pump action 25mm grenade/shotgun launcher from The Northern Expanse's Raven Munitions Industries.

The weapon is chambered in the new 7.25x42mm round (which is a better man stopper then the 5.56mm), which can best be described as a return to the British .280 round . It can of course, be chambered in a variety of other calibers, some good examples would be 6.35x47mm Sarzonian, 6.8x43mm SPC, or the Russian 7.62x39mm. Unlike the XM135, the weapon uses conventional cased ammunition, typically brass or another metal although the Armed Forces are looking into polymer casings. For the carbine and SFMOD, the 7.25mm case was necked up to 9mm for better stopping power and short barrel ballistics.

The action of course, is one of the most important parts of a weapon, hence the extensive research done by Kerberos. The action is based off that of the reliable AR-18, a much better design over its AR-15 family predecessor. Using a gas piston operated rotating bolt, it is far superior in performance and reliability to that of the M16's gas impingement system The gas adjustment system used on the FAL is also present here for added reliability in theaters where the action could become dirty and a solider wouldn't have the time to stop and clean it. The upper receiver is composed of stamped sheet metal with machined trunions, while the lower receiver is made of polymer. Instead of a single gas piston, the rifle uses two, like the AK-108, for additional reliability and to reduce muzzle jump during full automatic fire.

The firearm features three firing modes: semi-automatic, two round burst, and full automatic. The magazines are made of polymer and can be loaded from chargers, they are mainly semi-transparent(so a soldier can tell the amount of ammunition in a magazine at a glance, the polymer construction also means that the magazines can come in any color), and they can be clipped together to aid in reloading under combat conditions, as in the SIG 550. Standard magazine capacity is thirty rounds. Drum type magazines can also be used, but Izistani forces typically do not utilize them.

The stock is made of a light weight, but strong polymer, allowing the weapon to be lightweight and yet stoutly built for usage in close quarters combat. In Izistani service the stock has a light gray coloration, but other colors are possible. The metal parts have a non-reflective matte black finish that is also corrosion resistant. The pistol grip is modeled after the “duckbill” grips available for the M16/AR15 for ergonomic purposes.

The MAWS has four attachment points for M1913 rails, one on top of the receiver to mount sighting systems, two to the side of the fore grip for tactical lights and other accessories, and one under the fore grip to fit grenade launchers or other sub-weapons to (shotguns, flame throwers, etc). The standard optical sight is a Izistani manufactured variant of the ACOG, but folding iron sights and a flip-up sight for use with the grenade launcher/rifle grenades are provided. Iron and grenade sights are tritium illuminated for night fighting.

Like most Izistani military long arms, a bayonet lug is provided for the fitting of an M7 bayonet (export variant will feature said importing countries bayonet lug). A semiautomatic version for civilian purchase has also been introduced to the market and is becoming one of the more popular military-style firearms on the Izistani market.

The barrel is hammer forged and features a Vortex flash hinder, modified in order to permit the firing of rifle grenades. The barrel length is different for each variant, but the standard assault rifle's barrel is 508mm long.

As the weapon is to fill a variety of roles (as per the XM135 design contract), variants have been developed. They will be described below.

Specifications(Assault Weapon):
Caliber: 7.25x42mm Izistani (multiple chamberings are available).
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt. Bullpup configuration. Twin gas pistons.
Magazine Capacity: 30 rounds.
Barrel Length: 508mm.
Overall Length: 790mm.
Rate of Fire: 650 rounds per minute.
Weight Unloaded: 3.9 kilograms.
Range(maximum recommended): 700 meters.
Sights: Self illuminating iron and grenade sights.
Price: $1400 per unit.

The MAWS Squad Support Weapon.
The SSW is a heavy, fluted barrel equipped variant of the standard assault weapon(AW). It can only be fired in automatic and two round burst, and it comes with a folding under barrel bipod. It accepts standard magazines, but drum magazines may be used as well . It has a 609mm barrel, and a higher firing rate of 800 rounds per minute. This variant was not adopted by the Izistani forces (who preferred a dedicated SAW to a assault rifle variant).


Specifications(SSW):
Caliber: 7.25x42mm Izistani (multiple chamberings are available).
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt. Bullpup configuration. Twin gas pistons.
Magazine Capacity: 30 round magazine or a 100 round drum.
Overall Length: 891mm.
Barrel Length: 609mm.
Rate of Fire: 725 rounds per minute.
Weight Unloaded: 4.9 kilograms.
Range(maximum recommended): 700 meters.
Sights: Self illuminating iron and grenade sights.
Integral bipod included!
Price: $2555 per unit.

The MAWS Designated Marksman's Rifle.
The DMR variant is a heavy, fluted barreled variant of the assault weapon. It comes with a folding bipod like the SSW. It can only fire in semiautomatic, and it cannot use rifle grenades due to the muzzle break that is fitted for extra accuracy. It has a 609 barrel and a machined upper receiver.

Specifications(Designated Marksman's Rifle):
Caliber: 7.25x42mm Izistani (multiple chamberings are available).
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt. Bullpup configuration. Twin gas pistons.
Magazine Capacity: 30 rounds..
Overall Length: 891mm.
Barrel Length: 609mm.
Rate of Fire: Semiautomatic, depends on user.
Weight Unloaded: 4.7 kilograms.
Range(maximum recommended): 700 meters.
Sights: Self illuminating iron and grenade sights.
Price: $4000 per unit.

The MAWS Carbine.
Designed for those who need a shorter firearm then the AW. It features a 406mm barrel and a folding hand grip on the forearm for additional controllability due to the decreased size.

Specifications(Carbine):
Caliber: 9x42mm Izistani (multiple chamberings are available).
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt. Bullpup configuration. Twin gas pistons.
Magazine Capacity: 30 rounds.
Barrel Length: 406mm.
Overall Length: 688mm.
Rate of Fire: 650 rounds per minute.
Weight Unloaded: 3.5 kilograms.
Range(maximum recommended): 700 meters.
Sights: Self illuminating iron and grenade sights.
Price: $955 per unit.

The MAWS SFMOD.
The SFMOD is probably the most unusual variant. It has a integrated suppressor based off that of the MP5SD and doesn't need to be fed specifically subsonic loadings, although grains around 170 to 200 grains (for 9x42mm, specific loadings vary per chambering) are recommended to make up for the lost velocity. Rifle grenades can not be fired due to the presence of the suppressor. Produced for special forces, the Izistani SORG have already adopted it. It is believed that Kerberos has also produced a under barrel silent grenade launcher for added lethality. Machined upper receiver and an effective range of 300 meters.

Specifications(SFMOD):
Caliber: 9x42mm Izistani (multiple chamberings are available).
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt. Bullpup configuration. Twin gas pistons.
Magazine Capacity: 30 rounds.
Barrel Length: 406mm.
Overall Length: 688mm.
Rate of Fire: 650 rounds per minute.
Weight Unloaded: 3.8 kilograms.
Range(maximum recommended): 700 meters.
Sights: Self illuminating iron and grenade sights.
Price: $2800 per unit.

Users of the MAWS: Questers, [NS]FreeTownAngola.


[Note: All weapons sold come with a cleaning kit and illustrated instruction manual. Domestic production rights are 250 million USD (you can't build and sell them to other nations in short). Ammuntion production rights come with any order.][/QUOTE]

Official Announcement of the Allanean Government

As part of the Allanean Military Renovation Act, we would like to purchase the following tools and implements of war:

1,000 Armor Division Packages
1,000 Mechanized Infantry Division Packages

Please replace the rifles and pistols listen therein with Allanean military rifles and pistols, the designs for which available via the General Public License.

We will pay you six trillion Universal Standard Dollars for these devices.

This constitutes part of the scheduled doubling in size of the Allanean military.

P.S. We do realize that this means Allanea will now have a strike force of 275,000 Nakil 1A1s. We are fine with it.

Communiqué to the Allanean Government

Welcome back! Your order has been confirmed. Obviously, this will take some time to complete. The factories located in Allanea have all been told to put your order on priority, however, it will still take time. Your factories can build ~2,000 Nakíls a month, which means it will take roughly 138 months to complete - or 11.5 years. The rest of the order should take roughly the same time. However, if you allow us to build factories on your mainland, within three-four years we can double output, and therefore the order should be shortened to a total of 8 years (including the 4 it takes to build the factories). In any case, thank you for your order.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

This is perfectly acceptable, however we would like the payment to be spread out over ten years due to budget concerns. Further, as large swaths of land in the Allanean mainland, on Roanoke Island, in the Hash and Ngmweni states, and in our newest state of Yazmarea lie unclaimed, you are free to claim them at a nominal fee of $10 per acre.

HV4 Goshawk, Variants and Equipment (http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/796/goshawk52ex.png)


Megacity Aerospace Systems Goshawk Aircraft

Length 24.2 m
Height 4.8m (body) 7.3m (wings full downswept) 7.7m (with above rotor optic and radar/ Dazzler assembly)

Crew: 2

Troops: 18

Empty 7,450 kg
Loaded 12,600 kg
Maximum takeoff 14,840 kg


Engines: Two SCAPA H040 free-turbine turboshafts generating 2,300 Kw
Maximum speed 328 km/h
Combat range 700 km
Ferry range 3,200 km
Service ceiling 6,000m
Rate of climb 310 m/min

Assault variant:

Specific Systems:
Above rotor dazzler/Radar asembly,4 electrically driven hoists with 60 metre cables rated for 340 kg lift capability and a retractable in-flight refuelling probe.

Armament:

2 X MAS ECM pods
2 X 25mm 10 cell dumb fire rocket launchers (wing mounted)
14 X frontal internal ordinance magazines stored cold launched hypersonic short range air to air engagement missiles.
2 X Wing mounted "pop up" sensor rockets.
1 X 30mm cold fire rocket assisted Grenade Launcher (forward mount)
2 X TIW .30 Cal frontal ball turret mounted remotely operated point defence capable air cooled GPMGs.
4 X .45 cal TIW air cooled Miniguns.

Gunship Variant:

Specific Systems:
Above rotor dazzler/Radar asembly, two retractable armament carrying "wings" and a retractable in-flight refuelling probe.

Armament:

2 X MAS ECM pods
4 X 25mm 10 cell dumb fire rocket launchers (mounted in retractable armament wings)
12X MAS "Hammer" air to ground guided/fire and forget capable Multi purpose missiles in 4 cells in the armament wings.
14 X frontal internal ordinance magazines stored cold launched hypersonic short range air to air engagement missiles.
4 X Wing mounted "pop up" sensor rockets.
1 X 30mm cold fire rocket assisted Grenade Launcher (forward mount)
2 X TIW .30 Cal frontal ball turret mounted remotely operated point defence capable air cooled GPMGs.

Optional Underslung Main Gun

TIW "Velociraptor" 30mm rotary anti tank auto cannon with 1,200 rounds in two helix cylindrical magazines.

or

TIW 120mm recoilless auto loading cannon with a total of 8 rounds in 2 laterally mounted magazines.

Cost: $16 million

MAS Interdiction Bomb, MAS Reaper & MAS Trespasser
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MAS Interdiction

Overview

The Megacity Aerospace Systems "Interdiction" semi ballistic munitions are powered ballistic arc weapons 8.18 (I10) and 5.45 (I5) metres long respectively used to destroy well defended targets from a secure engagement distance. They are designed to be used with a variety of ZMAF aircraft with the I10 being used only by dedicated bombing platforms. They have a variety of payload options.

Accuracy

When using autonomous terrain tracking radar and optic recognition the I munitions have an accuracy of 10 metres, when using the autonomous target acquisition the I munitions have an accuracy of 15 metres, using laser guided mode the munitions can be pointed at a laser dot and directed through a doorway (5 metre accuracy), the I munitions when guided real-time by a weapons officer can be landed precisely on a door knob. In other words, the miss distance is not measurable when the weapon system officer is in the loop. In ARAD mode the I munitions generally have a 7metre accuracy radius.

Deployment

The Interdiction weapons can be released in multiple flight configurations with the optimal configuration being an aircraft assisted arc release at very high altitude in the correct vector, in this configuration the Interdiction munitions have an upward range in theory of 120 miles and at the top of the release arc the Interdiction weapons solid rocket motor engages burn. In non optimal flight release configuration the Interdiction rocket motor and fins actively guide the weapon into a ballistic arc that can be completely at odds with the release aircraft’s flight vector.

History

The ZMAF Test Centre began developing the I munitions in 1995. It was a product improvement of the early guided bombs used during the first civil insurrection. Flight testing of the weapon began in 1996. The Interdiction munitions completed full-scale operational test and evaluation in November 1998. In February 1999, initial operational test and evaluation was completed on the LIDAR terrain imaging and ARAD guidance seeker.

Details
The interdiction munitions provide the capability for accurate guided delivery of payloads at increased ranges. The I5 and I10’s effective stand-off range is greater than that of conventional unpowered laser-guided munitions and or un powered ballisticly lobed munitions. The Interdiction Munitions do not need to have acquired the target before being released. The weapon can be remotely controlled by a datalink system, and the weapon systems operator locates the target area and the specific aimpoint by observing the video transmitted from the weapon. The weapon's flight path can be adjusted either automatically or manually. Weapon video is either electro-optical (TV camera), LIDAR generated virtual image, or infrared, and is generated in the nose mounted optronics package.

The Interdiction weapons may be used in guided direct, guided indirect, or indirect attack. In a guided direct attack, the pilot selects a target before launch, locks the weapon guidance system onto it and launches the weapon. The weapon automatically guides itself to the target, enabling the pilot to leave the area. In an indirect guided attack, the weapon is guided by remote control after launch. The pilot releases the weapon and, via remote control, searches for the target. Once the target is acquired, the weapon can be locked to the target or manually guided via the data-link system. In indirect attack the weapon relies on its own terrain matching sensors, GPS and target acquisition systems to obtain target.

The Interdiction munitions use single MAS “Pop 30” (I5) and Mas “Pop 50” (I10) Solid fuel rocket motors producing 1300 and 3200 kn of force respectively . The Mas “Pop” rockets use solid fuel grains moulded from a thermoset elastomer (which doubles as fuel), additional fuel, oxidiser (Ammonium perchlorate) and a catalyst. (Hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene) . The I5 uses a vectored nozzle, the I10 uses a set of thrust vectoring spars external to the venturi.

Payloads
I5 Multipurpose

The consists of a 300 kilo ECM and counter measures package and 1600 kilos of Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine charge which can be set to activate a 200 kilograms of copper self forging warhead. It can target a variety of hardened and non hardened heavily defended targets.

I10 Multipurpose

The I10 consists of a 600 kilo ECM and active counter measures package, a 3100 kilo Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine charge and a 1300 kilo shaped self forging warhead. Smart Penetration mode allows the munition to detonate the shaped self forging warhead, penetrate and then detonate the primary charge. It can target a variety of hardened and non hardened and very heavily defended targets.

I10, I5 Cluster

The I10 and I5 cluster bombs contain (I10)12,500 or (I5)6,430 tennis ball-sized containers, each holding 300 metal fragments. When detonated, the device projects (I10)3,750,000 or (I5) 1,929,000 fragments over a large area.

I10,I5 Mine

The I10,I5 Mine are cluster munitions containing antitank and antipersonnel mines, consists of a Tactical Munitions Dispenser with 172 antitank mines, 422 antipersonnel mines, and a variety of proximity sensors. Mine arming begins when the dispenser opens. Mine detonation is initiated by target detection, mine disturbance, low battery voltage, and a self-destruct time-out. The antitank mine is a magnetic sensing submunition effective against tanks and armoured vehicles. The antipersonnel mine has a fragmenting case warhead triggered by trip wires. The I 10,I5 Mine system provides a means to place minefields on the ground thought by the enemy to be secure by rapidly using high-speed aircraft. The minefields are used for area denial, diversion of moving ground forces, or to immobilise targets to supplement other direct attack weapons.

Both systems contain a mix of SCAPA AT339M antitank and TIW AP4039ALM antipersonnel (AP) mines -- 172 AT and 422 AP for the I10 and 85 AT and 205 AP for the I5 . Commonality of mines for both systems also contributes to high-rate, low-cost production. The SCAPA AT339M mine is the heart of the mine system. Microelectronics in each mine detect targets, discriminate armoured vehicles, and detonate the mine when the target reaches the most vulnerable approach point. A TIW self righting shaped charge then defeats the belly armour of most vehicles. The TIW AP4039ALM AP mine serves to discourage minefield clearing. Upon activation, the AP mine “jumps” to 1.3 metres and explodes. The explosion sends 650 high-velocity Flechette’s in a horizontal plane over a wide area.

Both mines have a programmable self-destruct feature which permits the battlefield commander to control the timing of a counterattack or defensive manoeuvre. The self-destruct time is set just prior to aircraft takeoff using a simple selector switch on the dispenser. This feature permits a high degree of tactical flexibility during combat operations.

I10 VLM (Very Large Munition)

At 8.8 m long and 8400kg, with high explosive as 6482 kg of that the I10 VLM is primarily used to engage “heavy” or “super heavy” targets and shipping. The I10 VLM uses Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine as its explosive filler. It is the largest conventional bomb in present ZMAF service.

Variants
The I10 was the basis of the CWM(S) chemical warfare bomb, which uses a canister of Sarin nerve gas. ZMAF has in combat has never used the CWM(S).

Specifications
Primary function: Guided semi ballistic air-to-surface weapon
Contractor: MAS
Length: I5 (5.45 metres) I10 (8.18 metres)
Launch weight: I5(3400kg) I10(7400kg)
Range: Up to 65 miles, (80 theoretical optimal)
Ceiling: 70,000 ft
Propulsion: MAS “Pop 30” (I5) (500kilo propellant) and Mas “Pop 50” (I10) (1230kg Propellant) Solid fuel rocket motors producing 1,300 and 3,200 kn of force respectively
Guidance systems: GPS, television, infrared, radiation homing, terrain tracking radar and or laser guided.




MAS Reaper

Overview

Reaper or Guided Weapon System (GWS) is a ZMI air-to-air missile system designed by General Designs for Exospheric operations (GDX) and built by Megacity Aerospace Systems. It has been fitted to the Type 99 Interceptor, the Type 55 Multirole Strike Fighter, The Dawnhammer heavy bomber, The Type 1000 Strategic bomber and the JX-32 and JB12 UCAVs. It has also been fitted to the K2 class Zeppelin air defence platform.

Description

Reaper is a single stage, 5.3m long 42 centimetre wide missile weighing 750 kg. It is launched from subsonic platforms using a drop-off solid-fuelled booster that accelerates it to the supersonic speed necessary for the operation of the cruise motor, a MAS kerosene-fuelled “Patrician” ramjet. This gives a cruise speed over Mach 3, and unlike many rocket powered designs the cruise engine burns for the entire flight, giving excellent terminal manoeuvrability at extreme range. It is capable of engaging targets out to at least 50 nautical miles over a wide range of altitudes.

Guidance is by semi-active radar and optronic homing, with targets being identified by radar, thermal and optic properties and or being illuminated by laser or radar from a variety of sources. This allows multiple targets to be engaged simultaneously by the same missile with in-flight changes of designated targets available and or fire and forget capacity. Firing is from a 12 cell trainable launcher that is loaded automatically on the K2 and directly from the ordinance rack in the Type 1000 and Dawnhammer. Unit posses forward and side faceing radar and or lidar sources but is virtually blind in a 38 degreee arc to the rear.

Ordinance:

The Missile has as such no direct active ordinance but rather a kinetic kill vector consisting of a bundle of 12 4 metre long 15mm wide carbon steel penetrator rods which are spread by three 1 kilogram plastique charges set along there length. In flight these rods acts as the missiles main support.

Variants:

The Mark two introduced in 2007 increased range to 65 Nautical miles by increasing fuel injector efficiency.

Specifications:

Launch platform: Aircraft, Zeppelin, Fixed installation
Target: Aircraft, Missiles.
Builders: MAS
Date of design: 2006
Production period: 2006 / 2018
Operators ZMAF
Variants Mk 1, Mk 2
Diameter: 45 cm (body)
Wing span: 9 cm
Length 5.3 metres (6 m with booster)
Weight 750 kg
Propulsion 1 x Ramjet, (1 x solid fuel booster, sub sonic launch platform only)
Steering: Control surfaces, vectored thrust.
Speed Mach 3.1
Range 65 Nautical miles (120 kilometres)
Operational Ceiling: 70,000 Feet (21,336 meters)
Trigger: Proximity fuze
Number built 40,700



MAS Trespasser

Overview

Trespasser is a single-stage, 10.2 metre long supersonic missile weighing 2,450 kilograms. It is launched from the Type 1000 directly or from a sub sonic platform via a solid-fueled booster that accelerates it to the supersonic speed necessary for the operation of the cruise motor, a MAS kerosene-fuelled “Lope” class RAM jet. This gives a cruise speed of Mach 3.6, and unlike many rocket powered designs the cruise engine burns for the entire flight, giving excellent terminal manoeuvrability at extreme range. It is capable of engaging targets out to at least 140 nautical miles over a wide range of altitudes. The primary fuel tank is in an armoured torus surrounding the main combustion chamber with a secondary fuel tank in the main air pressure wedge.

History

Trespasser began as MAS project N2440, a weapon to replace the ZMAFs third generation long-range surface-to-air missile for use in particular by the Type 1000 Bomber. It entered service in 1999 on the K2 zeppelin air defence platform ZMAFZ 048 “Cloud 11 ½” with the GDX “Regent” solid booster before widespread deployment on the K2 platforms. The missile system was also fitted to the ZMAF Dawnhammer class heavy bomber with a GDX “Parson” solid fuel booster but was removed in the 1998-2000 period to increase the payload and associated with the carpet bombardment role the Dawnhammer was now tasked too.

Guidance is by semi-active radar and optronic homing, with targets being identified by radar optic properties and illuminated by laser or radar from a variety of source. This allows multiple targets to be engaged simultaneously by the same missile with in-flight changes of designated targets available. Firing is from a twin-arm trainable launcher that is loaded automatically on the K2, a sponson wing mount on the Dawnhammer and directly from the main ordinance rack in the Type 1000.


Ordinance

The Missile has tandem ordinance types consisting of a single 5 metre long 55mm HE propelled hypersonic DU penetrator rod which acts as the missiles main support and a shaped 100 kilogram warhead with a copper plasma disc or 830 9mm ball bearings. It can depending on target use one or both.

Variants:

The Mark two introduced in 2009 increased the size of the forward shaped charge payload to 150 kilograms, increased range to 170 Nautical miles and had a massive upgrade of the target acquisition system.

Specifications:

Launch platform: Super Sonic Aircraft, Zeppelin, Fixed installation
Target: High altitude bombers, Interceptors, Hardened Naval and Ground targets.
Builders: MAS
Date of design: 2006
Production period: 2006 / 2018
Operators ZMAF
Variants Mk 1, Mk 2
Number built 13,450

Diameter: 1,212 cm (body)
Wing span: 300 cm
Length 10.2 metres (11.46 m with booster)
Weight 2,450 kg
Propulsion 1 x Ram Jet, (1 x solid fuel booster, sub sonic launch platform only)
Steering: Control surfaces, vectored thrust.
Speed Mach 3.6
Range 170 Nuatical miles (314 kilometres)
Operational Ceiling: 70,000 Feet (21,336 meters)
Trigger: Proximity fuze


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MAS Flash Bomb

Overview

The Flash bomb is a single free fall deployed "dumb" bomb weighing 2500 pounds of heat resistant carbon composite and steel construction with twin warheads and two detonating mechanisms. It can be launched from almost any aircraft. Once deployed a drogue ribbon parachute chute slows it to the point where a conventional RAM air parachute can deploy before it commences burn.

Once the pre set altimetre reaches its correct hieght solid-fueled ingiter pilot lights fire in the refactory burners (these are ignited by electricla charge) Then liquid phosphor based fuel stored under pressure is released though the burners. This is a highly oxidated mix designed for maximum luminosity and burns for a tottal of 7.8 seconds till exhausted.

History

The flash bomb began as MAS project Starlight a weapon to replace the ZMAFs quite conventional air deployed flares. It entered service in 1980 on the standard Type 22 vectored thrust gunship.


Variants:

The Mark two introduced in 2003 increased the size of the forward self destruct charge to 50 pounds and added aerospikes to the burners to increase burn time to 10.4 seconds.

Specifications:
Payload: 1400 pound 484.3 million lumen flash system (operational for 7.8 seconds) activated by altimetre fuse, 40 pound blast bomb activated by contact fuse.
Launch platform: Aircraft
Target: Infantry, Optics
Builders: MAS
Date of design: 1979
Production period: 1980 / 2018
Operators ZMAF
Variants Mk 1, Mk 2
Number built 13,450
Diameter: 400 CM
Weight: 2500 pounds
Steering: stabilising fins only
Operational Ceiling: 70,000 Feet (21,336 meters)
Trigger: Proximity fuze, altimetre


Effects:

Causes flash blindness and destruction of night vision channels and dazzling of IR systems, and in proximity of 300 metres or if viewed through conventional optics causes permenant blindness if viewed.

Device has secondary use as a high altitude deployed wide area illuminator.

Device on impact and detonation of blast bomb creates a cloud of superheated shrapnel which is lethal within 25 metres to unarmoured personnel.


Price!

Interdiction: I5 - $80,000 ; I10 - $320,000
Reaper: $450,000
Trespasser: $740,00
Flash Bomb: $75,000

TR25 Caprelli
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Overview
The TR25 Caprelli is a conventional 75 ton main battle tank, it is armed primarily with a 125mm ETC gun designed to fire fin stabilised sabot rounds and has an engine forward layout with a rear troop compartment, it has a relatively high road speed, long unaided range and good obstacle clearance capacity.

The TR25 was designed to compliment the mechanised infantry forces operating in the stead of the armoured Calvary’s TR29 Samsons which were deemed ill suited to the escort of rapidly moving mechanised infantry columns transiting at times light bridges.

The hull forward engine design giving it high forward survivability and rear troop compartment are all suited to the support of advancing mechanised infantry units and the TR25s main gun gives it comparable lethality to its heavier TR29 brethren. The TR25 has been known to make extensive use of Selective Reactive Armour given its operating environment. THe TR25s turret has two primary internal bulkheads. The forward bulk head contains the gunner and commander, the .30 calibre USCD Chain Gun and the main gun, the second bulkhead contains the primary magazine. The primary magazine is a impact gel compound jacketed jetisonable "quick tender" accessible unit which for fast reloading is entirely replaced by a tender unit.

twelve tubes of the LHCMS (Light Hypersonic Counter Munitions System) have been including to counter the missile threat. This system fires 10mm X 300mm hypersonic short range highly manoeuvrable fragmenting rockets with a maximum range of 50 metres. There are a total of twelve launch tubes all integral to the main body for this weapon and they are manually internally reloaded. This system is linked to the central GDT HON FCS network.

The TR25s rear troop compartment has space to fit 4 persons seated in somewhat cramped conditions, it has also been used to internally carry long range fuel tanks, extra ammunition, casulties and remotely operated "locust" tracked drones used to scout ahead of the TR25 or defuse road side bombs.

The decision to make the TR25 autoloading was due to the high level of reliability in the design to be used in tandem with the mechanised infantry units requirements, the impracticality of manual loading given the design, and the relative reliability of the auto loading system used with stoppages estimated at every 8,400 rounds left no reason to have the system in any other format.

The TR25 has 2 SCAPA standard 5 Cell 60mm capable grenade launcher bracket and they are usually fitted with a variety of decoys, flares, and smoke grenades with usually one short range directed fragmentary counter munitions round per bracket. The directed Fragmentary counter munitions are deployed within 5 to 10 metres of the hull and are linked to the FCS suite.

The TR25 is the so called 2nd tier tank in present ZMDF service. The TR25 costs a total of 5.4 million rungs per unit.

Primary Armament
The Hopeworthy (SM-66) is a 125mm smoothbore Electro thermally ignited cannon developed by the Sorrenson, Caprelli, Amiere, Prestwick and Anderson Heavy Industries Combine. (SCAPA) together with the main sub-contractor Tactical Weapons (a sub section of TIW) for the ZMDF primarily for the TR25 Caprelli Main Battle Tank.

The electrical detonator system is supplied by Megacity Aerospace Systems (MAS) comprises of a ring electrode sparking system linked to a 6 kw capacitor.

The SM-66 is equipped with an automatic MAS elevating and traversing drive with manual back-ups operable by one crewman, with electrical instrument control and manual control.

The Hopeworthy 125mm gun of the TR25 was developed by the Rockford Development Systems Labs of SCAPA. The gun has a chromium-plated barrel and semiautomatic lifting breech block with integrated 6 round revolver and a magazine mounted in the rear of the turret. Gun parameters such as chamber temperature and distortion are monitored automatically but fouling of in barrel sensors has been a repeated fault. The Hopeworthy is equipped with a full automatic shell loading system with ammunition management system.


The chromium-plated barrel is 5.5 metres long and is fitted with a slotted muzzle brake which gives increased muzzle velocity and reduces the level of muzzle flash. The wedge type breech block is integrated with the jettisonable magazine and the Hopeworthy auto loader is fitted with an endless conveyer for automatic shell transportation, loading and unloading from the main body.

The gun positioning and laying system is produced by GDT and mounted below the gun cradle. The system automatically determines gun direction, position and elevation above sea level. The integrated Deep Sky Positioning System (DSPS) receiver and the vehicle's motor sensors form the hybrid navigation system of the TR25.

Autoloader
The Hopeworthy automatic shell loading system can handle 35 rounds of 125mm ammunition. The shells are picked up from the jettisonable magazine in the rear of the turret and automatically stowed in the revolver magazine or directly loaded into the breech.


The shell loading system is driven by brushless electric servo motors supplied by MAS. The automatic shell loading system has pneumatically driven flick rammer and automatic digital control, ammunition supply management and inductive fuze setting. This provides rates of fire of 3 rounds in less than 10 seconds and loading of 35 shells within 12 minutes, including the collation of ammunition data. The firing rate of the Hopeworthy was 8 rounds in 28.29 seconds, and 18 rounds in 2 minute 23 seconds, during live firing tests with an improved autoloader. The muzzle velocity is determined automatically by means of a hybrid GDT Optronic/RADAR/LADAR sensors package and is used in the fire control computation.

Secondary Weapons
The TR25s usual co axial weapon is the 30.cal TIW USCG (Universal Standard Chain Gun). This weapon is linked to the SM66s gunsights with an electronicly generated virtual offset and a fibre optic channel for direct fire. It is remotely operated by the commander.

The .30 cal gun is a dual feed hybird gas/electrically operated chain gun with a rate of fire of 650 rounds per minute and one chromed barrel. Loading is gas operated while rotary motion is provided by a MAS 1 HP brushless electric servo motor accessible and replaceable to the crew internally. The dual feed means at the flick of a switch the crew could switch between a HE to a AP stream of fire.

The TR25’s usual turret top weapon is the TIW MGSV (Machine Gun Standard Vehicle) .50 cal air cooled machine gun with a “smart” autonomous capable targeting Multi channel optics and LADAR rangefinder fire control package on a armoured servo operated telerobotic GDT "Drummer Boy II" mount linked to the FCS.

The Drummer boy II is a second generation servo robotic mount and is the direct iteration after of the Drummer Boy mount used on the TR29 Samson. Also mounted on the Drummer boy II are the TR25’s laser dazzler and laser target designator systems which allow it to pinpoint and network fire with other ZMDF units or its own TR25 squad, allowing if the unit is well drilled and has established a laser communications link a combined attack on one specific point on a target by multiple units.

The TR25 can also optionally use the TIW 40mm MGGL (Machine Gun Grenade Launcher) instead of the standard MG on the drummer boy II mount. This gas operated automatic grenade launcher has a 450 metre range and is belt fed and uses the same targeting package as the MGSV.

Fire Control System
The TR-25 can use an automatic mode of operation including the data radio link, laser link, satellite com or ground based thumper with an external command and control system. The autonomous fire control functions are controlled by an on-board 320Hon computer supplied by GDT and also used by the TR22 Dreyden. Using the automatic mode, target engagements can be carried out by a crew of two. Using the fire control data provided by the ballistics computer, the gun is automatically laid and relayed during the mission.

Various backup modes are available which guarantee system sustainability in case of a component failure. As the lowest backup mode, an optical mechanical backup telescopic gunsight and gunlaying system is available. The commander/driver has a TIW panoramic periscope, which is used in under-armour operations and for target designation in direct laying engagements if the primary optics packages have been destroyed. The TIW unit has day and night vision channels with IR and UV capacity and a laser rangefinder.

Variants

Dual 35mm HARP auto cannon variant

The 35mm HARP gun is a dual feed hybird gas/electrically operated chain gun with a rate of fire of 590 rounds per minute and four chromed air cooled barrels. Loading is gas operated while rotary motion is provided by a MAS 2 HP brushless electric servo motor accessible and replaceable to the crew internally. The dual feed means at the flick of a switch the crew could switch between a HESH/AP mix to a Thermobaric / Smart Fragmentary mix.

The HARP gun system was designed around the suite of rocket assisted hybrid 35mm TIW fin stabilised rounds and in specific the hyper velocity rocket assisted armour penetrating round. These rounds have a “conventional” pizo electrically fired propellant stage and then a second solid rocket booster assisted fin stabilised stage. There are multiple versions but only the armour penetrating variant can claim to be “hyper velocity” with if it is allowed full burn a staggering 2830 m/s. This rocket assisted burn means oddly the TR22s AP rounds are most effective at range. This munitions has a fixed venturi given the intensity of its rocket burn and no in flight guidance system or ability.

The Smart Fragmentary round is meant for both counter munitions and anti personnel work, with a vectorable venturi allowing it to change course mid flight up to 30 degrees of its original firing arc and a targeting package with both laser guiding and LADAR based detonator with a back up contact detonator. The unit is known to be programmable to detonate just as it passes over cover infantry are known to be hiding in or just as its within a metre or so of the wall of a room. The smart fragmentary round can also be programmed to only detonate one “face” of its fragments allowing it to be used effectively against vectored targets in close proximity to friendly forces or assets. The smart fragmentary round is highly capable of intercepting inbound missile based munitions and was originally developed for the naval all electric CIWS HARP variant. The unit suffers a relatively slow maximum speed of 680 m/s.

The “thermobaric” and high explosive squash head variants both use simple contact fuses and both travel at maximum of 1300 m/s.


The HARP is known to suffer stoppages every 18,000 rounds on average. The HARP gun is known for its relative high reliability. However given its relative rate of fire the stoppage figure is somewhat misguiding. The TR25s maximum ammunition load for HARP is 3800 rounds. Dual HARP gun equipped TR25 units have been highly successful in virtual field trials in protecting columns from close fire from helicopter units and successfully engaging and destroying light armour and infantry power armour while the 125mm ETC armed units engage any main combatants. The units have also proven highly effective in urban combat.



Dual 200mm Recoilless Rifle

The 200mm Recoilless Rifle option also known as the “Toddler K” replaces the turret with the SCAPA “Calf” system with two 200mm clip fed recoilless rifle in a bullet proof kevlar titanium mesh cowling with two 4 round clips and an optics package.

The Calfs clip is gravity fed, however if the clip jams its jammed till the unit can exit the combat zone to reload. With such a simple mechanism this is statically so unlikely as to be a non factor. As for unloading a dud round, a shot of pressurised air that is also used to cool and de foul the tube and depressing it should easily remove the dud if its properly chambered. To reload her clip the “Toddler K”s crew must exit the vehicle, access the TR25s troop compartment which is in this case used for ordinance storage and manually load the clips with there 200mm ammunition, a heavy and physically intensive job. The Toddler K variant must be serviced by a tender unit as for all intents and purposes she is an artillery piece rather than a tank. The TR25 “Toddler K” is used extensively in demolitions and assaults.



Mercury Raven Rail Driver

The Mercury Raven rail driver is mounted in a remotely operated turret. It is designed to fire a 22mm fin stabilised tungsten dart fitted with 2 conductive copper rings at 5450 m/s twice every second in a 8 round burst via a pair of segmented rails. This requires 230,000 ampres discharged from a series of large capacitors in the TR25s troop compartment. When a conductive projectile is inserted between the rails (from the end connected to the power supply), it completes the circuit. Electrical current runs from the positive terminal of the power supply up the positive rail, across the projectile, and down the negative rail back to the power supply again.

This flow of current makes the railgun act like an electromagnet, creating a powerful magnetic field in the region of the rails up to the position of the projectile. In accordance with the right-hand rule, the created magnetic field circulates around each conductor. Since the current flows in opposite direction along each rail, the net magnetic field between the rails is directed vertically. In combination with the current flowing across the projectile, this produces a Lorentz force which accelerates the projectile along the rails. There are also forces acting on the rails attempting to push them apart, but since the rails are firmly mounted they cannot move. The projectile is able to slide up the rails away from the end with the power supply.

The rails are in 48 segments and are made from a enhanced (but not super conductive) conductive material with its properties gained via cryogenic refrigeration to 70 kelvin. The rails are mounted on a silicone based composite with titanium boron based flexing cross bars. When the unit fires as the dart passes each segment of rail conducts and pushes away from its opposite rail and back upon its supports. The supports are linked to a simple valve that releases liquid nitrogen into the barrel onto the rail that has just fired via this force. Each rail segment has two separate power circuits one of which is in "cool down" on every alternating shot.

The liquid nitrogen is refrigerated to 56 kelvin via a 460 horsepower MAS micro TNT (thermal nuclear turbine) mounted on the rear of the unit which powers a gas cycle stepped system who armoured radiator lourves can be seen protruding. The weapon is fed from an overslung helical carbon composite kevlar weave reinforced magazine containing 830 rounds that is quickly replaced by a tender. The rail driver features a cylinder breech/chamber system that rotates 90 degrees with every shot, this rotating breech is mechanically linked to a thermal plug (easily jettisoned via firing through it if jammed) that seals the barrel in between shots thus maintaining low internal temperatures.

The unit can suffer from exo barrel "arcing" within anything 20 metre radius. This can be enduced by turning of the EM muffler at the end of the barrel but is usually due to the EM having failed. This has been known to tend to generate critical injuries to the circulatory system, the lungs, and the central nervous system. Many victims suffer immediate cardiac arrest and will not survive without prompt emergency care, which, it is worth noting, is safe to administer, due to the fact that the victim will not retain any electrical charge. Others incur myocardial infarction and various cardiac arrhythmia’s, either of which can be rapidly fatal as well. The intense heat generated by even glancing contact can cause lung damage, and the chest can be damaged by the mechanical force of rapidly expanding heated air. Either the electrical or the mechanical force can result in loss of consciousness. Amnesia and confusion of varying duration often result as well. A complete physical examination by paramedics or physicians may reveal ruptured eardrums, and ocular cataracts may develop, sometimes more than a year after an otherwise uneventful recovery.

The unit "purges" the "barrel" containing the rails after every 8 round burst with a shot of liquid nitrogen from the breech and the unit must then "degauss" the chamber. This sequence takes 12.3 seconds. This degauss feature can be used to generate a local high energy radio frequency field that has been linked to the FCS system as it is an effective mechanism against missile guidance systems. The mercury raven is fitted with a slotted muzzle brake which gives increased muzzle velocity and an EM "muffler". The mercury raven is mounted on an automatic MAS elevating and traversing drive with electrical instrument control. The unit has a secondary and unexpected anti personnel capacity emanating from its emergency LN2 "quench" purge which can jettison the entire contents of the thermal sleeve up to 55 metres and cause extensive frostbite, fatal flash freezing of the entire body even in NBC suits and even with minor exposure damage to the eyes, lungs and skin.

Precautions due to the liquid nitrogen sleeve and liquid nitrogen storage cell require the crewman to at all times wear breathing apparatus and thermal "flash suits" as the release of the LN2 tanks would cause indirectly instant frost bite of any unprotected body part and directly its cryogenic "flash" freezing. The rapid release of nitrogen gas into an enclosed space can displace oxygen, and therefore represents an asphyxiation hazard and even a minor leak can cause nitrogen narcosis.

The TR25s troop compartment is sacrificed for capacitor and liquid nitrogen storage space in this variant. The unit features rapid traverse and extensive close surface to air engagement capacity as well as relative ease in "riddling" opposing main battle tanks.

The unit features an advanced multi spectrum GDT OTAS LADAR fire control package mounted in an armoured fully traversal dome atop the turret. This unit also measures atmospheric conditions.

Power pack
2,300 Horsepower Turbo Diesel LJ20 V12 (Direct Injection) manufactured by SCAPA

In this system the injector and the pump are combined into one unit positioned over each cylinder. Each cylinder thus has its own pump, feeding its own injector, which prevents pressure fluctuations and allows more consistent injection to be achieved. With recent advancements, the pump pressure has been raised to 2,050 bar (205 MPa), allowing injection parameters similar to common rail systems.

The LJ80 system employs new injectors using stacked piezoelectric crystals in lieu of a solenoid, which gives finer control of the injection event. The LJ80 Variable geometry turbochargers have flexible vanes, which move and let more air into the engine depending on load. This technology increases both performance and fuel economy. Boost lag is reduced as turbo impeller inertia is compensated for. A technique called accelerometer pilot control (APC) uses a sensor called an accelerometer to provide feedback on the engine's level of noise and vibration and thus instruct the ECU to inject the minimum amount of fuel that will produce quiet combustion and still provide the required power (especially while idling.)

The LJ20 has a modular Halon dispenser for fire suppression and a high pressure LN2 cell for emergency use against thermite like agents (though the LN2 may in fact do collateral damage to the non metallic equipment).

Armour
The TR25s armour consists of a similar composition to the TR29 or TR22, a thin 10mm layer of silicone plastic with kevlar weave, with a melting point of 23,700 C designed to resist local environmental conditions and attack by thermal weapons and small arms fire It also renders magnetic limpet devices or magnetically activated mines damaging the hull. This layer is fitted on its underside with a series of small self sealing electro mimetic water pipes and capillary style piping to assist in lowering the TR25s IR signature to approaching local ambient while idling or parked. These pipes have a 5 year operational lifetime after which there electromimetic properties begin to fade and there structural integrity begins to brake down via stress fractures. The layer directly under this is made up of 25mms of aerospace grade titanium boron alloy designed to stop light and medium weapons fire such as rocket propelled grenades, this layer also has a high thermal resistance. Directly under this is a layer of ultra dense counter plasma / kinetic shock absorbing gel with a mercury component. Under this is a more “conventional” ceramic / depleted uranium / carbon steel honey comb weave armour. This conventional layer makes up the greatest thickness of the armour and the majority of the tanks structure and with an equivalent Tensile Strength (MPa) of 3,450 a density (g/cm3) of 5.86 grams a Specific Strength (MPa-cm3/g) of 558 compared to standard RHAs value of 150 has proven comparable to other advanced armour presently fielded on other tanks. The third innermost layer is a woven titanium and kevlar fabric designed for counter spalling. The second innermost layer is made up of fire resistant “rubber” like synthetic, this layer is designed to absorb secondary impacts and stop internal ricochets and releases copious amounts of Halon gas when it reaches its admittedly high volatising point of 8,500 C. Crews have mentioned that this layer also increases crew comfort. The innermost layer is another of woven titanium and kevlar thread fabric.

The TR25s running gear armoured sections are 680mm thick and equipped with reactive armour explosive blocks. These blocks use a low powered plastic and contain 2mm steel ball bearings, they also contain 12 gauge rounds alternating between slug and “bird shot” in pizo electricly fired cartridges that can be used to engage low value targets that would not justify detonating the entire block or for engaging personnel without wasting the blocks capacity to engage high threat targets. These blocks can use there own internal control chip or link to the TR25s GDT HN30 fire control system. The 2mm ball bearing laden layers are made out of non volatile "wadding" designed to counter plasma. These blocks can use there own internal control chip or link to the TR22s GDT HN30 fire control system.

Data Systems
The TR25 features a GDT HON30 (hardened optic network) data sharing network with multiple redundant processing/storage units dispersed at 3 points in the hull. The TR25 does not feature a “Dalek” mode with the controls system left out for cost cutting reasons. The TR25 can fitted with a remote operations system. OLED and analogue dial displays are both present.

Sensors
The TR25 features 6 2mm passive optic pick ups on the lower hull with limited LIDAR capacity and 3 high capacity Multi channel CCD based non telescopic optic pick ups on the turret. Their are two primary GDT Parsfel telescopic multi channel digital optics packages both mounted within the turret, one slaved as the primary guns sight and the second for use by the commander/gunner for spotting. Both packages have multi channel laser rangefinders and LADAR "pulse" snapshot systems. These packages are mounted in individual hardened casings which have a dual use as faraday cages and are linked to the HON30 FCS system. These offer full multi channel light amplification, wide angle view and IR / UV capabilities and are linked to the digital mission recorder. The TR22 has two multipurpose scanning masts that can be extended up to 6 metres and are used extensively in close terrain such as urban areas. These masts have non telescopic CCD multi channel optic pick ups, LADAR, magnetic sensors and directed narrow band radar.

NBC
The TR25 features self healing seals and the ability for both semi sealed recycling and fully sealed operation.

The TR25 features standard ZMSF developed water recycling and air purification and emergency rations capable of keeping full self contained operations (save for refuelling and re-arming) for 1 standard week.

Dazzler System
The TR25 features one of the lighter cousins of the TR29s heavy UV dazzlers. This system rarely has the power output to permanently burn out systems but is effective enough to stop target acquisition and force targeted optics to use protective shutters, effectively blinding them for the short term. The dazzler unit is coaxial linked to the drummer boy II servo mount.


Cost: $5 million

(OOC: Yay I've found my Submachine gun)

To: Kriegzimmer Board
From: Ulashar Totaim, Uldarious.

Greetings Kriegzimmer board, your Mamba SP-8 has caught our interest and we wish to purchase the production rights for one-hundred and fifty million Universal Standard Dollars.
Thanks you for your services.

[Encrypted Message]

To: The Kriegzimmer Board
From: The Avisronite Department of State

The push of the Federation of Avisron to become a world power continues to streghten through both covert and overt operations. While we remain committed to peace and happiness, we must look towards the future. It is a pretty natural consensus that we should do everything in our power to secure a great standard of living and power for the next generation of Avisronite civilians.

But in this world of uber-corporations which appear to have the ability to manipulate dozens of governments from a single boardroom, it appears times are going to become rough in the most peaceful of nations.

Revolutions are starting in every corner of the globe. Each and every legitimate government in the world has the responsibility to defend its people from unwarranted, random violence.

The government of the Federation of Avisron is doing just that.

The following order exceeds our defense budget. However, we feel that because we have purchased several things from here in the past, you will understand and be willing to negotiate a payment plan. Our order is as follows.

50 Illium Class Destroyers
100 Taníat class Anti-Air Warfare Battlecruisers
100 Grospek class Heavy Guided Battlecruisers

The final price of this order comes to 1.12 trillion Universal Standard Dollars. If it would be possible, we would like to pay for this in equal installments over 15 years, but we are willing to negotiate.

This is a major investment in securing the future of the Federation of Avisron. A future which, if we're lucky, will include major purchases from your corporation.

To: Kriegzimmer Board
From: Ulsashar Totaim

Greetings once again Kroegzimmer, we wish to purchase twenty thousand YU.13 Gargantel Self-Propelled Howitzers as they seem to be the best self-porpelled artillery available.
This amounts to a total cost of ninety-four billion Universal Standard Dollars.

We would also like to purchase the following Nakil variants' production rights.
RIT.76 Regisnár Tactical Surface to Surface Rocket Launcher @ 370 million.
SRE.24 Asnit Multiple Rocket Launcher @ 290 million.
TXI.76 'André' 240mm Recoilless Howitzer @ 360 Million.
'Síeren' Tank Destroyer @ 400 million.
This adds up to one billion four-hundred and forty million USD.
To a total order value of ninety-five billion four-hundred and forty million dollars.
Thank you for your services.

(OOC: Just to be sure, I can't produce these without buying Nakil chasis to modify first right? Or do the production rights cover this too? I'm just getting ready because in a NS year or so I plan to put in a rather large Nakil Order and I want a little bit of variation.)

[OOC: All three orders confirmed out of character; I have to copy & paste another of Doc's write-ups after this, so I don't want to write a lot. :P Production rights for the Nakíl are only offered with a limit - you can produce them, but you need to tell us how many you are producing and you need to pay for each individual tank, although it turns out to be a lot cheaper than importing them from Kriegzimmer. Right now, it's about 7.5 million USD per tank.]

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Outline and History.

The concept of mix 44 was proposed under the Unichem - MAS Mix applications iniative in 1999. The basic concept was a conductive quick hardening paint like substance containg particulate copper dispensed in aerosol form via air burst projectiles to reveal stealthed high value units.

The Unichem Rockford labs under the leadership of Doctor Harold Packersly however took the mix project further than anticipated and on presentation Mix 44 proved to be far more effective then originaly invisioned, its widespread use in a variety of dispensers by the ZMAF, ZMN, and ZMDF coastal defence networks following within weeks and mass production by MAS's Tilen Lake facility following within 3 months. At present the Tilen Lake facility produces 4,300 tons of Mix 44 per month.

Mix 44 is costed at 4 dollars per litre.

Components:

Mix 44 red is a crosslinked mixture of non VOC paint substances melamineis, formaldehyde, copper particulates in the three micron range in 400 parts per hundred thousand, radium particles in the 5 micron range at 1 part per 5 million, non-bonding catalyzed polyurethanes, heterogeneous catalysts, and a photochromic complex reactive to radio frequency. All other components are classified.

Setting:

Mix 44 does not, strictly speaking, "dry" at all, but harden as its melamineis component sets into strong thermoset plastic (triggered by exposure to oxygen and a exothermic catalyst in mix 44). As it does the catalyzed polyurethanes exposed to air form a non bonding coating that will effectivly resist nearly all pressure washing, cleaning products, some acids and bases and create a slick and hazardous surface. Ussual applications can vary but at a stanard 1mm Mix 44 sets within 15 seconds to exposure to air.

Mix 44 Results:

Effective "painting" of target visualy with neon coloured paint
Effective "painting" by UV radiation returned when exposed to specific RF bands
Effective counter to stealthed units and massive increase in radar return when applied to most non stealth units
Effective system denial of multiple optics
Effectyve system denail radar systems via being directly obscured via copper particulates.
Effective slicking of surfaces
Semi Effective sealing or fouling of hatches shut
Semi Effective fouling of servo mounts
Semi Effective barrel fouling of gunnery
Effective global tracking via radium particulates
Mix 44 is flame resistant thus a decrease in vulnerability to incendaries occurs when applied.
Mix 44 is effectivly immune to all conventional cleaning products and conventional paint strippers and "thinners".
Mix 44 is effectively semi immune to most naval high pressure water and steam cleaners requiring in most applications days of painstakeing removal.

Active Components:

Photochromic complex (illuminator)

In a photochromic complex there are two parts a metal and a photoswitchable organic compound. The photochromic parts and metal parts are so close that they can affect each other's molecular orbitals. The physical properties of these compounds shown by parts of them (i.e., chromophores or metals) thus can be controlled by switching their other sites by external stimuli. For example, photoisomerization behaviors of some complexes can be switched by oxidation and reduction of their metal parts. Some other compounds can be changed in their luminescence behavior, magnetic interaction of metal sites, or stability of metal-to-chromophore ionic bond. In the case of Mix 44 its photochromic complex radiates at a set UV frequency on exposure to specfic wavelengths of radio frequency radiation.

Melamineis (binder)

Melamineis are a strong organic base with chemical formula C3H6N6, with the IUPAC name 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine. Its SMILES string is NC1=NC(N)=NC(N)=N1. It is primarily used to produce melamine resin, which when combined with formaldehyde (which is present for this purpose) produces a very durable thermoset plastic. In Mix 44 red its aplication is as the primary bonding agent, holding all the components in the mixture together and its thermosetting process is created by an exothermic catalyst that heats Mix 44 to 59 degrees for 8.3
seconds.

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OOC: Alright then, I'll purchase Nakil production rights now too and start ramping them out, I'll tell you how many I plan to build and how many are built at a time.

Sledgehammer II Anti-Shipping Cruise Missile
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[IMPORTANT: Image is not to scale, and image is to be taken for what it is; a guide.]

Specifications:

Dimensions
Length: 11.7m Maximum Diameter: 1.4m Wingspan: 1.7m
Total Mass: 5,122.8kg Payload Mass: 512.28kg

Propulsion Information
Method: Air-turborocket Mean Velocity: Mach 2.3 Terminal Velocity: Mach 5.4
Range: 334nm S-turns: ~4,6,8,10Gs (selectable) Jinking: 5.5Gs
Altitude, Terminal Phase: 5 - 15m Loitering: Variable thrust allows for re-engagement if loss of target

Electronics
Guidance: ARQ-15 Tracking Beacon; ARQ-17 Active-Passive Tracking Radar; terminal stage LRQ-32 LASAR
Autonomy: 'True' Fire-and-forget

Manufacturer's Information
Head: Kriegzimmer Conglomerate
Electronics: Dzamiin Military Computing Technology Warhead: Atmos Inc. Airframe: Titan Research and Development Engine: Lancaster and Blaire

Consumer Information
Cost: (USD) $7.4m
Production Rights: Limited availability; you can produce purchased missiles at home for $6.5m a missile

Sledgehammer I and Otium Aqua
Of all missiles it's possible that it was the Sledgehammer I which managed to be successful against heavy capital ships, including the infamous super dreadnought. Designed during the rise of large capital shipping in Imperial Armies (now known as Greater Dienstad) it was used with great effect against various fleets, including those of Kraven, Stevid and Independent Hitmen. Designed jointly by Guffingford and the Second Empire of the Golden throne the missile had a high quasi-ballistic trajectory, plummeting into the thinner (relative to the ship's armor as a hole) deck armor of enemy ships. It's dense and heavy depleted uranium penetrator was able to push the missile to the deepest bowels of an enemy ship, and a rearward directed blast would then cause major damage to the innards of the ship. Despite its success, this design had inherent qualities which required a fix. Although it would do sever damage to a ship, it failed many times to puncture holes in the ship's hull below the waterline, meaning many times a ship could limp away. Furthermore, it was small and had a short range. Despite this obvious shortcomings it did preform well, defeating a Kravenic fleet in its debut, and then aiding in the tactical victory of Otium Aqua (strategic defeat) in August 2016. It had also been widely exported and had been used in previous battles around the area of Otium Aqua between Stevid and Guffingford.

However, it's widespread use required a new surprise to guarantee an Imperial victory at a new Otium Aqua (February 2017; Second Battle of). This was manifested as the Sledgehammer II, which began production as early as November 2016. Design of the Sledgehammer II actually begun as early as March 2012, although this was in the form of a concept. The actual missile began design a few months prior to the start of the War of Golden Succession and was rushed through the final design stages and then rushed into service by November 2016. The Sledgehammer II turned out to be the perfect replacement. It had superior range, superior efficiency, a superior warhead and was equally as difficult of shooting down or jamming. In fact, it's modular capabilities meant that it not only replaced the Sledgehammer I, but the Shockhound-Avenger, as well! Enough would be produced by February 2017 to see combat at the Second Battle of Otium Aqua with, no doubt, impressive results.

Furthermore, unlike previous anti-shipping missile designs, the Sledgehammer II was entirely indigenous to the Golden Throne's Second Empire. This allowed it to be designed completely around Macabee job expectations and allowed unlimited funding on alternate technologies, many of which would ultimately be used on the mass produced Sledgehammer II design - such as the air-turborocket. Although expensive, the modular warhead design allowed the missile to be used not only against super dreadnoughts, but against standard shipping and other capital ships, as well. The Sledgehammer II would also lead to the development of a successor for the Legionatus II inter-continental cruise missile. It would also bring life back to Kriegzimmer, as it was a brand-new anti-shipping missile and the fact that it would be coupled with the Kahn, given that the Kahn had begun to be sold by Kriegzimmer at around the same time - the Kahn, an inspiration for the Sledgehammer II, was developed by ZMI.

Propulsion and terminal phases
The Sledgehammer II uses an air-turborocket engine which allows it higher velocities than a standard turbojet, as well as higher velocities. To increase the amount of fuel carried, and thus range, the engine uses a HAN (hydroxylammonium nitrate) based liquid mono-propellant; using a liquid propellant solves many design challenges posed by using solid propellants in ATR engines, as well as reducing combustion pressures. The majority of the airframe, except parts of the nose, is made out of extremely light material (TiAl). Higher velocities is achieved through the fact that the turbine uses an independent drive, and the airflow is independent of the combustion chamber. Furthermore, static thrust allows for lower velocity take-offs and better fuel economy during ascension, while 'deep throttleability and variable thrust allows for a slight period of loitering; most importantly, if target is lost the missile can re-engage. Important considerations is that ATR technology does not require a separate booster, has a high combustion ratio (>10:1) and works with no deficiency at sea-level - making it superior to both the ducted rocket and the ramjet.

The Sledgehammer II operates at ~1-2 Mach during ascension and then increases to up to Mach 5.4 during the terminal/engagement phase. The terminal phase does not necessarily imply a sea-skimming operation. The Sledgehammer II can be programed to commit itself to 'shaking' maneuvers to avoid tracking and enemy counter-munitions, and it can also be programmed to 'pop-up'. Like the Sledgehammer I it can also dive during the terminal phase to engage the enemy ship around the deck. It's loitering capabilities allow it to level out if it loses target and re-engage and sea-skimming level. It's loitering capabilities also mean that the source does not need to have to know exactly what ship it's engaging and where, as long as the missile is fired at the general vicinity of a fleet area!

Modular Warheads
The principle anti-shipping warhead used is a a dense and heavy dU penetrating 'cap' of considerable depth, with a subsequent high explosive in a shaped compartment to increase depth of penetration and to cause much damage to an engaged ship. The penetrating cap has a 'buffer cap' composed of copper and separated from the 'main penetrator' by a lining of rubber. This is to avoid a 'decapping' of the penetrator if the penetrator hates a spaced plate. Given it's modularity, however, this warhead can be replaced in due time with any amount of warheads with the same basic design shape and mass. This includes a HEN warhead, much like the one used by the Xarc. The modularity of the warhead allows the Sledgehammer II to become a universal anti-shipping missile, and gives it the capability to engage any target.

OOC: Just a question if I make say, a SRE.24 Asnit Multiple Rocket Launcher do I still have to pay you the 7.5 million. Or can I build as many of them as I like and only pay you for the actual Nakil MBTs I produce?

OOC: Just a question if I make say, a SRE.24 Asnit Multiple Rocket Launcher do I still have to pay you the 7.5 million. Or can I build as many of them as I like and only pay you for the actual Nakil MBTs I produce?

Production rights to each different variation gives you the right to produce unlimited amounts of the redesigned chassis with whatever the variant is armed with. The chassis' used for each variant is not the same as the chassis used by the Nakíl in regards to how it's constructed and what it looks like from the inside. The chassis' are built along the general outline of the original Nakíl 1A1 chassis, but that was to save money. It was also designed to allow the conversion of old 1A1s to different variants when the time comes.

Production for the variants has nothing to do with production of the actual tank - the actual tank you have to pay per tank; 7.5million if constructed in your own factories and 9 million if you purchase it straight from Kriegzimmer. Producing it in your own factories also allows to change whatever you'd like to change, and may increase (or decrease) compatibility between the tank's chassis and the chassis of each variant constructed. If you decide to make each variant off actual Nakíl 1A1 chassis you will have to pay for the full price of the Nakíl 1A1 (7.5 million).

Greetings,

The Lower Columbian Navy intends to add a few new battle groups centered on one super dreadnought each, and so we wish to acquire most of the ships for one such battle group from your excellent storefront. Specifically, we request the following:

1 Zealous-class Super Dreadnought with a full aerial complement
2 Elusive-class Battleships
4 Tenacious-class Cruisers
4 Illium-class Destroyers
100 Coastal Railguns
1000 Hyena Tank Destroyers

The $228.52 billion for this order will be wired upon confirmation.

Thank you,
John Retcliffe
His Majesty's Minister of Defense

(OOC: Damn I must be moving up your list of favourite customers by now Mac, how much money have I given you? But I get what I pay for, on a sidenote how would these do against a Superdreadnought compared to a smaller ship? As in how many should be used per ship? Also can these be launched from structures or they ship-to-ship use only? Lastly do you have any new surface-to-air missiles on the agenda? I ask because I'm looking for a supplier and I trust your hard work and it'd be pointless to order now and have you bring out a new line of AA missiles in a week.)

To: Kriegzimmer Board
From: Ulashar Totaim

Greetings once again Kriegzimmer Board.
Your latest Sledgehammer II has caught our interest and we wish to purchase the production rights.
We plan on making some twenty million missiles, of course over a few years but this is the stockpile we will aim for.
This is equal to some thirteen trillion dollars (OOC:I think), but as we aim to produce this over four years then we will pay you three trillion two-hundred and fifty billion dollars per year.
We would also like to purchase one thousand anti-dreadnought Sledgehammer Missiles for the price of one and a half billion dollars.
Lastly we wish to purchase the production rights of the SPAA-1 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Vehicle for 15.7 billion dollars.
Thank you once again for your services.

Communiqué to John Retcliffe, His Majesty's Minister of Defense, Lower Columbia

Thank you for your kind words concerning our catalog, and we're glad that you have chosen Kriegzimmer as a major source of your naval armaments. The order, of course, has been confirmed. Estimated production times vary. The Zealous will required at least four years to complete, why the two Elusive class battleships will require two years (both will be built simultaneously). The rest will require between 1 year and 4 years to complete, and the Hyenas will require two to three months. The wait is well worth the equipment you will receive.

Thank you for your business,

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

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Communiqué Ulashar Totaim, Udarious

[OOC: I would add you, but we made it a policy to only allow allies to be on that 'favorite' list because otherwise people would buy the production rights and never come back - I was loosing a lot of traffic into this thread. In regards to the Sledgehammer II, it's designed to have a modular warhead. The warhead explained in detail is designed to penetrate any armored ship; it will penetrate the armor of a super dreadnought, as well (penetration was rated at around 7,500mm of face hardened steel). It will probably take around five to mission kill a super dreadnought, depending on where they hit, and ten - fifteen to completely sink it. These can be launched from ships, from vehicles with large enough launchers, or from coastal structures - whatever is within range with a large enough launching rail. In regards to new surface to air missiles - the P.746.X series will remain in service for quite a while.]

Welcome back! We're glad that the Sledgehammer II 'has caught your interest' - we thought it would! The order has been confirmed and the payment and production plan, as well. The production rights of the SPAA-1 have been granted and all information pertaining to the design will be sent by hand to avoid unnecessary complications. We're glad that you have decided to return to Kriegzimmer, once again.

We thank you for your business,

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

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The Kingdom of Krataerbech
To: Kriegzimmer
From: Department of Defense, Procurement Division
The Kingdom, wishing to replace aging and/or obselete equipment in its military, wishes to purchase production rights for several pieces you have for sale. However, we have discovered a problem in the way our two banks communicate, and are afraid the transaction, if approved, would not go through. A correspondent is sending a message, and we hope to rectify the problem.

OOC: Ok, the real deal is my NS budget and population vs. the budget and population I RP with. You see, I RP a population of about 400 million, and a higher budget than my NS page would have you believe. I previously owned a few higher population nations (one or two dating back to either 2004 or 2003, I honestly can't remember), and I just would not like to wait for my population to hit the billions mark to start seriously RPing on nationstates, as I would have to if I did so with my NS page population and budget.
I am telling you this because I am not sure if you are alright with my purchasing like this. When I asked around NS, many people were alright with this, but some were not, so I would just like to make sure you are.
If you are, I'll go ahead and put together an order, but if you aren't, I'll just go find someone who is.

(OOC:Cool, so which of your vehicles would you say would be the best for launching the Sledgehammer II? Also are you planning to release a new anti-air missile soon or would it be a safe bet to buy the ones you offer now?)

Krataerbech - I'm with that. I'm not a fan of 'population wanking', but it seems that you're only doing that in the interim until your population really hits that level.

Uldarious - I don't currently have a vehicle that can fire those missiles, unfortunately. You can take a MBT chassis and take off the turret to add large missile launchers, I guess.

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The surface to air missiles that are available now will be the only surface to air missiles available for quite a while, so yes, it's safe.

To: Kriegzimmer Board.
From: Ulashar Totaim.

Once again Uldarious is pleased with the excellence offered by Kriegzimmer products.
Now in regard to this message we wisdh to purchase all the variants on the Praetorian surface to air missile and we would also like to buy thirty-thousand Praetorian II mobile surface to air missile launchers.
This amounts to thirty-billion dollars and we wish to pay 1.7 billion dollars for every thousand Praetorian II mobile surface to air missile launchers we receive, or rather we will pay in advance for one thousand units and once received we will pay an extra one billion seven hundred million for the next batch.
Once again, Uldarious thanks you.

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The Kingdom of Krataerbech
To: Kriegzimmer
From: Department of Defense, Procurement Division
Now that our banking issue has been solved, we would like to place an order.

Maritime Equipment:
16 x Carranzei class CAGN at 2.3 Billion
32 x Illium class Destroyer at 1.2 Billion
8 x Ingerier class Battlecruiser at 5.7 billion
6 x Indestructable class Aircraft Carrier at 7 Billion
3 x Kristík class Battleship at 8.6 Billion
42 x Azores class Fast Attack Craft at 400 Million
8 x Cadiz class SSBN at 900 million


Aerospace Equipment
6 x GLI-113 'Ank'ríat' Super Heavy Bomber at 1.7 billion
250 x RoLu-21.A Boneharvester Attack Helicopter at 28 Million
20 x Be-23 Archimede's Lever Heavy Tranport Aircraft at 190 Million
400 x GF15 Valkyrie Anti-Armour Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle at 34 million
120 x Lu-45 Hawk Air Superiority Aircraft at 120 Million
420 x GLI-76 Falcon VTOL Multi-Role Fighter at 56 million

Ground Force Equipment
40 x Incinérateur 155mm Rapid Fire Artillery 300,000 USD
40 x Panzerwerfer M-2000 MRLS 600,000 USD
50 x YU.13 Gertantel 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer 4.7 million
120 x Broadsword-Tizona R.95U 3.7 Million

The total cost should come to 285,835,000,000 USD. The Kingdom would like to discuss payment plans for this order, such as paying the debt over the next 5 years. Due to the amounts of naval craft ordered, the Kingdom is willing to build the ships in our own shipyards, with no intention of producing any more than ordered, nor the selling of said designs. If all is well, we will wire the funds.

Communiqué to Ulashar Totaim, Udarious

Thank you, again, for your kind words, and welcome back to Kriegzimmer. The order has been confirmed! You can domestically produce every single version of the P.746.X surface to air missile line and the thirty thousand Praetorian II launchers will be sent in batches of 750 per month, meaning the entire order should be completed within 40 months, or just over three years. Just as well, the payment plan has been accepted without problems.

Thank you for your continued and honored business with Kriegzimmer,

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board


Communiqué to Krataerbech

We're happy that any banking issues have been resolved without problem and within due time. The entire order has been confirmed, although this list of estimated times of arrival will be a bit long! First, the maritime equipment. The sixteen (16) Carrenzei class heavy missile cruisers will be delivered in batches of four every year, meaning the entire order should be complete in four years. You can expect a similar delivery time for the Illium class DDNs, and the Ingerier class Battlecruisers. It will take six years to deliver all six aircraft carriers, as well as the Kristík class battleships. The Azores class fast attack craft and the Cadíz class SSBNs can be delivered within three-four years.

In regards to the aerospace equipment, most of that can be delivered in under two months. However, the BE-24s might take as much as fourx months, and the GLI-113s three months. All the ground equipment will take less than a month and a half to deliver.

The wait is well worth the equipment you will receive! We thank you for your order, for your business and for your kind words,

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

The Incinérateur 155mm Rapid Fire Artillery is a beckoning me. A couple questions before I make a decision, though:

Is it automobile?
If not, how can it be transported from point A to point B?

Also, how many men are required to work it?

after a long absense in the International Area, angelonisia wishes to update it's military by buying :
450.000 Arca IV Nakíl/Nakíl (1) Main Battle Tank (If you can could you change the engine to Hidrogen based Gas Turbine engine, if possible supercharged
500 Type 1000 for 2 tril $
400 Falling Hammer
500 of both Vauntic Naval combat drone Mod A and Mod B
200 of all Rhapsody torpedo
400 Khan Class Missile

i would be grateful if you could give me the total price of all this items, so we can talk about payment

[OOC: The Fourth Holy Reich, it's not self-propelled. In order to withstand the recoil is needs to be a fixed position, bolted down on special plates. However, you can do strange things to it and add onto the chassis of say ... a large heavy tank (a 100 tonne + tank, for example) ... perhaps. I honestly don't use the piece. It's old and I'm not really sure if it's really feasible or not. Well, I'm sure it is, but it's also maintenance extensive and it's better just to use a MRLS unit - which I haven't designed a dedicated MRLS yes. :( In any case, in order to transport it you need to unbolt it and tow it, unless you put it on a fairly large chassis and made it self-propelled.]

[Angelonisia: 450,000 Nakíls? I normally don't judge people on how many of what they buy - profit is profit - but 450,000 is a lot. To put it into perspective, the Soviet Union had ~55,000 tanks in 1981, of which the majority were not top of the line. The United States, at the same time, had ~12,000 tanks. Now, I realize you are a 3.5 billion state , but 450,000 top of the line tanks is a lot. I'm not going to say 'no', either way, but is there a necessity for 450,000 tanks? Right now I have around 60,000-70,000, of which all but around 600 aren't top of the line; of course, this will change as I will field around 225,000 Nakíls by 2020 (my own calendar, don't mind the dates). This is just to offer different perspectives. I believe that The Silver Sky fields 275,000 tanks, and Space Union fields around 200,000 tanks. It's really up to you, however. I'll respond to your order ICly and confirm when this is all settled.]

Salutations,

Being most satisfied with the effort your company has put into its products, it is my delight to return for a second order, some of which will doubtless look familiar to you:

4000 Arca. IV Nakíl/Nakíl 1 MBTs, hydrogen-powered if possible
1000 André Recoilless Howitzers
1000 Carposis Anti-Air Howitzers
500 Síeren Tank Destroyers
1 Zealous-class Super Dreadnought with a full aerial complement
2 Elusive-class Battleships
4 Tenacious-class Cruisers
4 Illium-class Destroyers

The total for this order comes to $262.8 billion, unless a refitting of the Nakíls and their variants with hydrogen-based engines would raise the price. Furthermore, the generals of His Majesty's armored divisions have expressed an interest in working with Kriegzimmer's engineers in designing a new heavy battle tank, intended to equal or best DMG Military Industries' Behemoth III SHBT (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11369844&postcount=3397). Please let my department know whether you would be interested in such a project.

Thank you,
John Retcliffe
HM Minister of Defense

Macabees:

How many men are required to operate 1 incenerator? It doesn't say on there.

OOC: TFHR, 3 to operate; technically 7 if each piece gets its own towing truck and towing team - 4 man team + 3 to operate.

Communiqué to Lower Columbia

We're happy that you have decided to come back! We have some reservations about hydrogen powered tanks. For more information please check this (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=403654) out. For that reason we must politely decline to exchange the existing multi-fuel turbine with a hydrogen engine - either a pure hydrogen engine or one that works off hydrogen fuel stacks; it's our current opinion that at this point in time such a change would be impossible in the sake of the engine's effeciency (at least for something of this weight). The Nakíls will be sent with the existing powerpack, although we are happy to exchange the turbine with a gasoline engine between the size of 1500hp to 1800hp. It will take about eight months to finish the Nakíl order and ship it, while a total of three months for all the tank surrogates listed. The single Zealous class super dreadnought will take 3 years to complete, while the two battleships will take 2 years (built simultaneously). The rest will also take about two years.

In regards to the 'super tank'. The Empire currently fields twenty super tanks, all of different classes. None are mass produced or sold on the export market (I haven't even gotten around to writing anything up for them yet). We will get back to you on this matter (I'm not a fan of DMG's equipment, no offense to him - he puts hardwork into it, but I think he needs to put it on the Draftroom more often).

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

Salutations,

The total for this order comes to $262.8 billion, unless a refitting of the Nakíls and their variants with hydrogen-based engines would raise the price. Furthermore, the generals of His Majesty's armored divisions have expressed an interest in working with Kriegzimmer's engineers in designing a new heavy battle tank, intended to equal or best DMG Military Industries' Behemoth III SHBT (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11369844&postcount=3397). Please let my department know whether you would be interested in such a project.


[If you need a SHBT, I could fix you up with a few. :) TG me if you're interested.]

i guess i mistyped, what i intended was 250.000 tanks to be delivered by 5 years, also i think i've bought this tank before (maybe i'm wrong). and could you make it to a hydrogen based engine. also could i get the DPR for all of the ZMI product that i bought

To: Board of Directors of the Kriegzimmer Conglomerate, Macabee Imperium
From: Paul David Nettleton, Minister of Defense, Union of Southeast Asian Nations
Subject: APC testing

Dear Board of Directors of the Kriegzimmer Conglomerate,

As the Southeast Asian Armed Forces modernize to ever-rapidly evolving battlefield standards, the Ministry of Defense of the Southeast Asian Federal-Parliamentarian Government has yet again turned to the wondrous Kriegzimmer Conglomerate for some of the finest armanents ever created by humankind on the planet.

The Arica. I 'Shalmaneser' Heavy Armored Personnel Carrier seems to fit the job as a long-term successor to the venerable American M-113 APC design, whose service life we have expanded thanks to a Clan Smoke Jaguar Military Industries refit. However, one can only do so much to refit and upgrade before it becomes apparent that a military unit is obsolete and impertinent by modern battlefield standards.

Thus as such, on the behalf of my nation, I wish to procure one unit of the Arica. I 'Shalmaneser' Heavy Armored Personnel Carrier for combat trial purposes for service in the Southeast Asian Army. Upon the confirmation of the order, 3,200,000 Universal Standard Dollars shall be wired to the Kriegzimmer Conglomerate's primary corporate bank account. Should the combat trials prove successful, I shall return on the behalf of my nation for a more substantial purchase, and perhaps even domestic production rights for the United Sovereign Nations.

Yours Sincerely,
His Excellency,
Paul David Nettleton
Minister of Defense
Union of Southeast Asian Nations

OOC: Hey Mac, what's the crew for the Praetorian and the RIT.76 Regisnár?
Also I'll probably put in an order for some 175 000 Nakil soon.
Well actually I'll be making that many, call the variant what you will but it'll probably be as close to the Nakil as I can make it with the necessary differences in computers and other products you do not offer production rights to.

OOC: NStracker shows a jump in my military budget, and I use NStracker as an RP guideline. So here goes. Total purchase amount: 983 billion bucks.

IC:

Somewhere in Allanea

"Well, now we have a budget surplus."

"No shit, that's what normally happens with a foreign policy like that."

"You are a goddamn peacenik, are you, Ensign?"

"I suggest we don't start a political argument here. We are to decide which one of the Strategic Plans we have to implement with this money."

"Correct. So, let's get someone to type up a letter to Kriegzimmer.

Official Letter from the United States Government

Given the recent increase in the Allanean military budget, we have now authorization for additional equipment purchases for our nation's Navy.

First and foremost, we would like to purchase twenty Sumbersible Packages, to be combined upon purchase into the 5th Haven Domination Battlegroup and the 6th Haven Dominatoin Battlegroup. Furthermore, there are other tools necessary for the Allanean Armed Forces in the achievement of their quest for global peace, justice, and liberty.

Additionally, for the same purpose of securing global justice, liberty, and peace, we would like to purchase 20 ZMI Type 1000 bombers, to be organized into four Strategic Mass Destruction Squadrons to be based off various locations in Allanea.

Moreove, we request twenty-five megalitres of the famous Mix 44 to be delivered to us, in blazing pink. Yes, this is also relevant to our defense of global liberty, peace, and justice.

This is so far all. May God Bless Allanea.

P.S. Please inform us of the costs of the Glushko MRBM and the Falling Hammer.

OOC: Uldarious, the Praetorian II has a crew of two. Loading crews are considered separate from vehicle crews in Kriegzimmer (loading crews are considered part of your logistics). The Regísnar also has a crew of two. I would appreciate if you could make all Nakíl orders in this (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=478771) thread, to keep bumping it, thanks.]

Communiqué to Angelonisia

[OOC: In regards to hydrogen engines, please check this out (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=403654).]

Welcome back. We don't believe you have purchased the Nakíl tank before - you, at least are not in our records. That said, the order has been confirmed. The 250,000 Nakíl 1A1s will cost $2,250,000,000,000 ($2.25 trillion). The 500 Type 1000s will $1 trillion; $516 billion for the Khan missiles, $1.5 billion for the Mod. A Vauntic, $375 million for the Mod. B and $280 million for the Rhapsody torpedo. The Falling Hammers will cost $6,400,000,000. The total will come to $3,768,795,000,000. It will take 20 months to deliver the Khans, and around 24 to deliver the Type 1000s. This order will not take less than 3 years to complete - but the wait is well worth the equipment you will receive. You may pay in three yearly installments of equal parts, if you'd like.

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board


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Communiqué to Paul David Nettleton, Minister of Defense, Union of Southeast Asian Nations

We thank you for your kind words! We believe that one of our personnel teams has already spoken to some of the leadership of your army concerning the job description of the Arica. I Shalmanesar in your armed forces. The single unit will be sent free of cost - there's no need to pay for a trial vehicle. We hope to hear back even if the trials don't prove to be successful, although we're sure that they will. We are always interested in hearing on how our vehicles fared.

Thanks for coming to Kriegzimmer,

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board


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Communiqué to Allanea

The entire order has been confirmed (assume we know the price - I'm in no shape to do math, right now :P ). The 20 submersible packs will be constructed at a rate of 3 simultaneously every two year, meaning the entire order will take 14 years to complete. The 20 Type 1000s will take three months to deliver, and the Mix 44 will be delivered with the Type 1000s. The Falling Hammer is worth $16 million each, and the Glushko-1 goes for $12 million a piece. Thank you for coming to Kriegzimmer, once again!

We appreciate your business,

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

Official Response of the Allanean Government

We would like to, in this case, order 10,000 Falling Hammer munitions, and 10,000 Glushko-1 missiles. We would prefer, if possible, that they be produced in Kriegzimmer factories or ZMI factories based in Allanea, but that is not a requirement.

However, the following equipment does have to be produced in the Roanoke Island factories:

1,000 Boneharvester attack helicopters
100,000,000 ATG-44 Anti-Tank mines
1,000 400mm Coastal Rail Guns

Total Cost Estimate: 338.8 billion

'tis all for now.

May God Bless Allanea

Party to the Dian Imperial Senate, Tresury Departmental Ministry Subcomitee on ES Security Spending Allocations Anual Request Review (DISTSOESSAARR or SAR, Security Allocations Reveiw), some qustions have arisen pertaining to the 400mm Coastal Rail Gun. The questions are as follows:

What is the maitenance and upkeep like on these units? How many rounds can they fire before rerquiring to be serviced or refitted?

In addition to fitting these at coastal locations what would be the effect of mounting these on a nuclear driven ship such as an aircraft carrier or other nuclear powered vessel?

How many of these rail guns could be powered off a nuclear sub sized reactor?

Is it posible to have these units produced by your industries locally supervised by our security forces? For instance opening up a factory. Land would be gifted for this undertaking. Specifically for the production of the coastal rail guns. If this is posible talks can start on your industrial needs as far as location and what not.

At a minimum the Comitee is interested in an annual purchase of 10 of the railguns/year. With just the gun, not the attached powerplant, for undisclosed security projects.

If the gun has a high reuse and relatively low maitenance requirements, i.e. multiple reuse then higher aquisitions levels are of interest.

Finally if the systems are ship mounted and they outperform our domestic railgun then we are interested in adopting your design for a number of proposed naval vesels.

As soon as we have a response we can confirm our full intentions.

Thankyou,

Senator Uarende Suthorn, Dian SAR

Greetings,

Further expansion of our army and navy requires me to purchase more of your fine equipment. My latest order on behalf of the Royal Army and Navy is as follows:

5,000 Arca. II Ashurbanipal Light Tanks
5 Establías-class Battleships
5 Indestructable-class Carriers
20 Tenacious-class Cruisers

Altogether, these vehicles cost $135.5 billion; the funds will be wired upon confirmation.

Thank you,
John Retcliffe
HM Minister of Defense

well then after reading that information, we decided to use diesel electric engine. could you provide spare parts for it

Allanean Arms Bayonet Knife Mark I

When Allanean Arms were asked to produce a traditional bayonet-knife for the Allanean Army and Marines, they didn't think twice about what they would use as the basis for this weapon. Even at that time – before the Edolian Wars, when Allanea was a young nation of only 150 million population – it was clear what the mainstay combat knife would be modeled upon. And never since has Allanean Arms, Incorporated - or the Allanean Army – felt the need to change anything major about this knife.

Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, we present the Allanean Arms Bayonet-Knife Mark One – modeled, of course, on another classic design, the Bowie knife. It's likely that if Jim Bowie would have seen it, he would have somersaulted in his grave – with joy. And so will you once you have your hand on one of these babies.

Blade shape: As you already understand, this is a Bowie knife. The blade is ten inches long, exceeding by half an inch the blade length of the Gerber Bowie knife that served the Allanean Arms designers as an inspiration, and it is 8mm (5/16ths of an inch) thick at it's thickest point. The combat edge is razor-sharp (almost literally – rumors tell of Allanean Marines using these knives to shave), and sharpened throughout it's length, while on the blunt side, as proper for a Bowie, only the leading 3 inches are sharpened with the same quality.

Material: Here's where the knife differs from, and exceeds in quality, it's relatives. It is made from high-carbon ATS-34 steel, and then covered in black through the use of titanium nitrate. This makes the blade less noticeable in darkness.

Grip: The tail-end of the knife runs throughout the grip, and as such the main function of the grip is an ergonomic one – or so would you think. However, the Allanean have put a heavy metal garde between the blade and the handle proper, which makes the knife slightly heavier to use for bludgeoning if needed. The grip can be also used to affixe the knife as a bayonet to a standard Allanean assault rifle, or any rifle that is compliant with the Allanean military standard. The handle/grip itself is covered in ergonomic rubber for ease of grip, and the pommel has a plastic, virtually unbreakable compass in it – by this we mean you could hit someone over the head with this pommel, and be much more likely to crush his skull than the compass.

Scabbard: The knife comes with a simple, carbon-fiber, rigid scabbard. It has two external pockets on one side, one that carries a length (5 meters) of paracord for your needs, and the other carries an emergency supply of combat drugs – an adrenaline pill, a methampethamine pill, and a third pill, usually an Insta-Test testosterone pill.





Name: BK Mk 1
Manufacturer: Allanean Arms, Incorporate
Blade Length: 254mm (10 inches)
Total Length: 378mm (15 inches)
Weight: 550 grams
Scabbard: Carbon-fiber
Price: $200

It is a pleasure to be working with you again. We will require a rather large order this time. It is as listed below:

YU.13 Gargantel Self-Propelled Howitzer: 40000
G17 240mm Self Propelled Mortar: 10000
SPAA-1 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Vehicle: 28000
Praetorian II mobile surface to air missile battery: 11200
Lu-45 Hawk Air Superiority Fighter: 4800
Lu-12 Canary Tactical Strike Fighter: 16800
GLI-76 Falcon VTOL Multi-Role Aircraft: 11200
GLI-34 Albatross Heavy Bomber: 2240
RoLu.21.A Attack Helicopter: 22400
Be-23 Transport Aircraft: 16800
GLI-44 Reconnaissance/Battlefield Control Aircraft: 2800

Total: 12 378.04 Billion dollars

Oleg Rasputin
Minister of Defense
Russian Dictatorial Union

Oh yeah and is where a possibility I could get the production rights for all these units instead?

To Kriegzimmer Board:
From: Ulashar Totaim

Due to an error within our database we would like to order an extra thrity-six thousand YU.13 Gurtantels.
This comes to a price of about one-hundred and sicty-nine billion dollars.
Thank you for your service.
Ulashar Totaim, Uldarious

[OOC: Mac, check your telegram box.]

The Merkar Republic is interested in aquiring production rights to the DNR-13. With increasing danger of an assault on our island, we desire a reliable anti-tank weapon that can be locally produced to simplify supply in times of war.

The DNR-13 fits our need perfectly, being simple, reliable, and at the same time a good counter to the large armored forces we will likely be facing. Would $100 million be sufficient to purchase the right to begin full-scale production in our own factories? And, for $600 million, can we set up a parallel production order for 500,000 units in the Kreigzimmer factories in our country?

hey i just checked and what's the difference between nakil 1a1 and 1a2,
and could i upgrade mine to 1A2

We would like to purchase production rights for GF11 Archer Tactical Reconnaissance UAV.

Total: 6.2 billion USD

Packages

[Mechanized Infantry Division Package]
10,000x BDU-64 Samson Battle Suits
10,000x Hali-42 Assault Rifles
10,000x Hol-24 Sidearm Pistols
150x Arca. II Ashurbanipal Light Tanks
300x Arica. I Shalmanesar Heavy APCs
50x KriGud Self Propelled Artillery Gun
50x Praetorian II Mobile SAMs
10x 150mm Panzerwerfer M-2000 MRLS
20x Munich Mobile Anti-tank Vehicle
--------------------------------------------
Cost: 2,991,000,000 USD [2.991 billion]




[Armor Division Package]
3,000x BDU-64 Samson Battle Suits
3,000x Hali-42 Assault Rifles
3,000x Hol-24 Sidearm Pistols
70x Tagus ATGM
275 Nakíl 1A1s
100 Oriontus 120mm Mobile Gun Systems
375 Arica. I Shalmanesar Heavy APCs
100 KriGud Self Propelled Artillery Gun
50 Praetorian II Mobile SAM
40 YU.13 Gargantel Self-Propelled Howitzer
30 G6 Self-propelled 120mm Mortar
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Cost: $3 billion



[Carrier Battle Group Package] - [Will change over time]
1x Indestructable class Aircraft Carrier
4x Illium class Destroyer
3x Tenacious class Cruiser
4x Paramount class Air Defense Vessel
5x Pepperbox class Logistical Suppor Vessel
125x Lu-25 Black Mariah STOVL Multi-Role Aircraft
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Cost: 16,450,000,000 [16.45 billion]


[Submergible Package]
30x Cartagena class SSN
10x Tenerife class SSH
10x Valencia class SSK
5x Cadiz class SSBN
1,000x Av.36 Torpedo
500x Principe III Anti-shipping missile
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Cost: 45,145,000,000 [45.145 billion]




We would like to order:
(1) Carrier Group Package

Our military is also in need of modernization. Would you all be interested in overhauling the Imperial Armed Forces?

Official response of the Allanean Department of Commerce:

Due to the events of the Reich War, we are now resorting to the use of subsidies to aid certain sectors our economy. As such, we would like the Kriegzimmer Arms company to manufacture the following equipment (on the usual condition it is made in Allanea).
This equipment will not be used by the Allanean military but instead redistributed to our allies. We promise to naturally give none of it to people blacklisted by Kriegzimmer. The actual equipment list is as follows:

300,000 Nakil 1A1 tanks, for the cost of 2.7 trillion. We will perhaps buy more equipment next year, when our nation has more money.

Ater Cavus returns for yet another order for Vulcan.

100x [Mechanized Infantry Division Package] = 299.1 Billion USD
+
50x [Armor Division Package] = 300 Billion USD

= 600 Billion USD Total.

And, if willing, three test units of both the Lu-45 Hawk and Lu-25 Black Mariah.

We have yet to found better quailty anywhere in NationStates. Ater Cavus thanks you for the outstanding quality of armed forces sold here.

Encrypted Transmission

The events of the Reich war has made it clear that the Leafanistani Navy lacks the dreadnought killing ability that many other navies present, such as Allanea and we have requested many of your ships to augment our navy.

We would like to purchase 10 Argentine-class Galleons. $1.3 Trillion will be wired to your account upon confirmation.

[END]

The Federation would like to purchase the following:

Feathermore Super Dreadnought x 1

For the price of 524 billion

Money will be wired upon confirmation.

Highly Encrypted Transmission

The Mucro Imperial Alliance is interested in purchasing 100 Lu-45 Hawk Air Superiority Aircraft and production rights for said craft (cost totalling $57 billion USD) as well as 10,000 Arca IV Nakíl/Nakíl (1) Main Battle Tanks (cost totalling $90 billion USD). The total cost should be $147 billion USD, which shall be wired to your account upon completion of this transaction.

Should all go well, we are likely to seek business again with you in the future.

(OOC: Two of MIA's member states have recently ceased to exist since they accidentally did not put on vacation mode when they thought they did, and have since sought to be restored. However, they have always paid their dues to the alliance in the past, and thus their brief cease to be should not dramatically impact our funds, making this payment no issue whatsoever)

The Laqian Imperial Republic places their order for 50,000 TR29 Samsons for a total of 55,000,000,000 USD. Money has been wired in advance. Macabees, you make a very fine tank.

We also wish to obtain 1000 RoLu-21.A Boneharvester Attack Helicopters, total 28,000,000,000 USD. Money has been wired.

[I keep going back+forth. Sorry.]

We also want:

Hyena 1,000 Tank Destroyers.


10 Indestructable class Aircraft Carriers, total 70 billion


20 Illium class Guided Missile Destroyers, total 24 billion

10 Tenerife class SSHs, total 14 billion.

I'm short on time at this moment, and will be for quite a while longer. All orders have been confirmed. I apologize that I can't make a better response. I'll answer questions asked OOC.

ICCD-Intracircumcordei:

Maintenance is a little more expensive than a standard rifled or smoothbore gun, although the rewards reaped are worth it. The rails must be replaced around every 600 shots - top of the line smoothbore guns replace barrels around every 1,000 shots. But you will see less naval coastal warfare then you will see ground tank warfare. In regards to how many can be powered by a nuclear sub sized reactor it completely depends on the output of said nuclear reactor - different reactor types put out different amounts of energy, no matter the size. You could most likely power dozens of these fortifications throughout your coast from a single reactor. Kriegzimmer is perfectly willing to build a factor in your territory for the production of rail guns. We suggest using the caliber you normally use for ship based rail guns - the technology is no doubt the same.

Angelonisia:

The Nakil 1A2 will not be exported, except to people that have already been chosen.

California would like to purchase 500 Praetorian II Mobile SAM Launchers. We will immediately wire the $850 million for the purchase for these launchers.

Communique to Sovereign California

Thank you for your interest in Kriegzimmer products! The order has been confirmed. The 500 Praetorian IIs will be sent within two months. Thank you for your business!

[signed]Kriegzimmer Board

The project seems very viable and opening up a production facility domestically in ICCD would be very much appreciated to fill our production requirements. Seeing as your production costs for essentially the same unit are less than ours, and it has a slightly higher shelf life before maitanence requirements: refit; the project will be carrier through. If you get us an annual production output ammount from the domestic factory and a price per unit we can put a final approval on establishment of the plant for full capacity purchasing of the materials produced at the plant. However we see this as potentially more than a coastal defence weapon, as if positioned on 'high ground' it would have a very large field of fire. Our own units were also designed for air defence, which may be different from your units. At the least it seems very likely an annual order of units can be procured due to the much lower manufacturing cost your systems provide.

ICCD-Intracircumcordei;12207635']The project seems very viable and opening up a production facility domestically in ICCD would be very much appreciated to fill our production requirements. Seeing as your production costs for essentially the same unit are less than ours, and it has a slightly higher shelf life before maitanence requirements: refit; the project will be carrier through. If you get us an annual production output ammount from the domestic factory and a price per unit we can put a final approval on establishment of the plant for full capacity purchasing of the materials produced at the plant. However we see this as potentially more than a coastal defence weapon, as if positioned on 'high ground' it would have a very large field of fire. Our own units were also designed for air defence, which may be different from your units. At the least it seems very likely an annual order of units can be procured due to the much lower manufacturing cost your systems provide.


If at 800k, the production should aim to be around 1250 units / year for a price of around 1 Billion.

Would this type of deal for one factory placed in a secure location, underground, and complying with Dian Industrial and Environmental protection laws, be acceptable? The land provided would be at no cost.

If you can handle a larger production rate then we would consider increasing the production to up to 10 times that amount.

We shall order 150 Cartagena class SSNs for 165 billion USD. Money has been wired.


We shall also order 100 Elusive class Battleships for 500 billion. Money has been wired.

Good day to you,


The New Prussian Imperial Kriegsmarine has undergone a reformation, and is in need of new shipping. As we were incredibly pleased with you marvelous Cartagena Class SSNs, we looked to you first for our new shipping.

We would like to purchase from you the following ships:

Argentine class Galleon [Super

Dreadnought Killer]--130 Billion USD


Ingerier class Battlecruiser Cost: 5.7

billion


Grospek class Heavy Guided

Battlecruiser-- Cost: 5.4 billion

Indestructable class Aircraft

Carrier--Cost Per Unit: 7 Billion

Kristík class Battleship--Procurement

Cost: $8.6 Billion


35,000,000,000
79,800,000,000
75,600,000,000
275,200,000,000


TOTAL: 465,600,000,000


Good Day to you, and I hope we might do buisness again soon.


~Lord Governor Christoph Baker

The Clandonian government would like to purchase several hundred of the Khan Strategic Anti-Shipping Missile. We will purchase for now 200 and would like to continue a yearly shipment of 200 for the next 20 years, if this contract is allowed we would be very happy.

Total payment of 2.58 Billion rungs has been sent.

We shall buy 1 'Aristaqis' Class Trimaran Assualt Dreadnaught over 2 years. Money is being wired.

SIC:

The Britannic Commonwealth of Eurasia would like to purchase one thousand Arca II Ashurbanipal Light Battle Tanks, for 42 billion USD. The money will be wired in advance.

Official statement of the Allanean government

We would like to purchase the following:

1,000 Mule/Stormhammer systems
1,000 Praetorian II AA launchers
10,000 KriGud SP guns
1,000 Incirateur cannon systems.

Total Cost: 376.7 billion dollars

Official Response From the United States Government

Pursuant to the Air Force Reinforcement Act 2007, we have received Congressional authorization to procure the following devices, which are to be produced in Kriegzimmer's Allanean facilities. We on our side offer Kriegzimmer free land in the new Allanean State of San Nereiana to build any facilities it may need, up to 20,000 square kilometers if needed.

1,000 Lu-05 Air Superiority Aircraft:
To be formed into the San-Nereiana Air Armada.

2,000 Lu-12 Tactical Strike Fighters:

To boost the tactical strike capability of the United States Air Force, the United States Department of Defense had put forth to Congress – and received it's approval for it – a funding request for 90 billion dollars, to be diverted solely into the production of 2,000 Tactical Strike Fighters of Kriegzimmer manufacture. Additionally, the Air Force is requesting a variety of weaponry for these Strike Fighters, as listed below.

20,000 MTAAM-3 Silencer Air to Air Missiles:
To equip the Allanean Air Force with adequate air-to-air firepower.

60,000 Shockhound Avenger Air-to-Ship missiles:
To equip the Allanean Air Force with adequate air-to-ship firepower.

Total Cost So far: 288 billion

[b]Special Project: Homeland Defense Lines

Additionally, we would like to contract Kriegzimmer Corporation for the construction of a Homeland Defense Line on the shores of mainland Allanea. This Line will be composed of 1,000 permanent bunkers, each composed of four armored concrete turret bunkers and one central personnel/command bunker housing the personnel maintaining the weaponry involved. The five bunkers will be embedded in a concrete panel three to five meters deep, and connected to each other by piping laid down before the panel is poured. This will be concealed by a half-meter layer of soil.

The turret/weapon bunkers are to be armed as follows:

A. 1 bunker carrying an Incinerateur 155 mm automatic cannon
B. 1 weapons bunker carrying an Allanean Arms Mark XI Coastal Defense Turret (provided separately by the Allanean Arms company).
C. 1 launch cell for Shockhound Avenger air-to-ship missiles (carrying 10 missiles, and 10 more in an underground storage bunker 15 meters deep).
D. 1 weapons turret carrying a dual M61 Gatling gun.

Additionally, anti-personnel machineguns are to be mounted in turrets A, B, and D (turret C is unmanned).

Furthermore, the following unmanned turrets are to be mounted around the facility (all produced by Allanean Arms, you will only have to mount them:

10 unmanned AA 75mm Universal Turrets (within 15 km of the main bunker system)
10 Allanean Arms 'Lightning' ATGM turrets (in a line interspersed one kilometer from each other, with the main bunker system squarely in the middle of the line).
20 remote-controlled machinegun turrets, 500 meters away from each other).

The bunkers will be interspersed at approximately 35 miles from each other on the Northern shore of Allanea's Northern Haven territory, protecting it from possible invasion from the North.

As you can see, the total cost of Kriegzimmer products purchased for the Line will be approximately 22.3 billion dollars per 1000 installations. However, this is not all. The Allanean Department of defense will in fact pay Kriegzimmer 25 billion dollars for the project, to compensate the construction costs and the costs of concrete and so forth. Our total expenditures (including products from other companies and land purchases) will be 30 billion tollars.

Would Kriegzimmer Arms agree to this unusual project?

PS. All items ordered above are to be produced in Kriegzimmer facilities in Allanea.

We would like for our AD-142 Yastreb assault rifle as well as all the modifications with an except AD-143SN and AD-142M Drakon to be marketed in your storefront at 50/50 profit split as listed in your policies.

Boris Pulemetov,
Head Director of Dragunov Firearms Holding

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=517036

(OOC: Mac, am I still blacklisted due to APP?)