Sharina
28-04-2005, 18:48
OOC: This will be a step-by-step research and development RP in which Sharina will attempt to completely redesign and upgrade its WW II era Navy to a modern one. I plan on trying completely new and radical ideas for my Navy, using concepts that haven't been thought of, or widely used, before.
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http://www.rit.edu/~rxd0205/nationstates/pictures/research2.jpg
Sharina R+D Lab 18
Sharina Research + Development News Bulletin #1:
It has been three weeks since the international press conference President Mina Veristek held in hopes of gaining foreign assistance in upgading and re-designing Sharina's military assets.
However, the response was lukewarm at best, therefore President Mina Veristek has instituted a major research and development effort for all of Sharina's three branches of its military, the Navy, the Army, and the Airforce. Nearly $4 trillion Diamonds shall be devoted towards this effort annually, out of a $9.2 trillion Diamond military budget.
Development projects are being done on the Navy first, due to the greater amount of time needed to construct naval vessels compared to Army equipment or aircraft for the Airforce. Towards this end, Sharina R+D Lab 18 is undertaking the first steps in efforts to develop modernized naval vessels and technologies. Several major universities have also been directed to assist R+D Lab 18. Several other R+D Labs, notably 13 - 17 are also prepared to lend their resources towards the "Modernized Navy Project" (MNP) should R+D Lab 18 become overwhelmed with the necessary workload.
(End Bulletin #1)
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Sharina R+D Lab 18
Sharina Research + Development News Bulletin #2:
Modernized Navy Project (MNP), +3 weeks.
The first stage of development in the modernization of naval vessel is to design the best possible hull system. Without a hull, there can be no naval vessel.
Sharina engineers have researched different possible hull configurations to produce the best possible hull that would be able to sustain major hits upon it. The hull system must be able to be constructed in a reasonable manner, without need of exotic naval yards or equipment. In addition, speed is not a major issue, as Sharina engineers have determined that in today's world of Mach-speed missiles and shells, crawling along at 30 knots is not going to make much of a difference. The primary issue is survivability aganist threats in modern warfare.
Engineers have narrowed the possible hull configurations to just two types, the standard "flat" hull, and a revolutionary new "curved" hull. The "flat" hull has been determined to be the easiest hull configuration to construct and modify. This hull system is the most economical one, and the most practical. The "curved" hull system offers considerably more volume for the naval vessel, as well as increased resilience aganist attack. Every engineer involved in the MNP have been issued rough sketches of the two finalized hull systems.
http://img219.echo.cx/img219/7175/standardhull5hk.png
http://img251.echo.cx/img251/1456/curvehull7gm.png
Engineers have applied tests of physics, force, and kinetic impact on these two hull designs to determine the cost - benefit ratio. Discoveries have been outlined in two additional concept-sketches. The standard hull design is considerably weaker than the curved hull design, but somewhat cheaper to produce, as well as easier to repair. However, the curved hull design will allow naval vessels to sustain extra damage, and increases available space within the vessel. The two sketches demostrate the damage that would be sustained aganist the hull system, according to tests in Research Labs 17 and 18, with contribution from Lodis Institute of Technology (LIT).
http://img65.echo.cx/img65/8269/standardhulldamage9qk.png
http://img18.echo.cx/img18/4333/curvehulldamage9vc.png
Engineers are conducting additional tests upon these two hull systems, and a final decision on which hull system to adopt is planned in three more weeks if tests go well.
(End Bulletin #2)
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http://www.rit.edu/~rxd0205/nationstates/pictures/research2.jpg
Sharina R+D Lab 18
Sharina Research + Development News Bulletin #1:
It has been three weeks since the international press conference President Mina Veristek held in hopes of gaining foreign assistance in upgading and re-designing Sharina's military assets.
However, the response was lukewarm at best, therefore President Mina Veristek has instituted a major research and development effort for all of Sharina's three branches of its military, the Navy, the Army, and the Airforce. Nearly $4 trillion Diamonds shall be devoted towards this effort annually, out of a $9.2 trillion Diamond military budget.
Development projects are being done on the Navy first, due to the greater amount of time needed to construct naval vessels compared to Army equipment or aircraft for the Airforce. Towards this end, Sharina R+D Lab 18 is undertaking the first steps in efforts to develop modernized naval vessels and technologies. Several major universities have also been directed to assist R+D Lab 18. Several other R+D Labs, notably 13 - 17 are also prepared to lend their resources towards the "Modernized Navy Project" (MNP) should R+D Lab 18 become overwhelmed with the necessary workload.
(End Bulletin #1)
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Sharina R+D Lab 18
Sharina Research + Development News Bulletin #2:
Modernized Navy Project (MNP), +3 weeks.
The first stage of development in the modernization of naval vessel is to design the best possible hull system. Without a hull, there can be no naval vessel.
Sharina engineers have researched different possible hull configurations to produce the best possible hull that would be able to sustain major hits upon it. The hull system must be able to be constructed in a reasonable manner, without need of exotic naval yards or equipment. In addition, speed is not a major issue, as Sharina engineers have determined that in today's world of Mach-speed missiles and shells, crawling along at 30 knots is not going to make much of a difference. The primary issue is survivability aganist threats in modern warfare.
Engineers have narrowed the possible hull configurations to just two types, the standard "flat" hull, and a revolutionary new "curved" hull. The "flat" hull has been determined to be the easiest hull configuration to construct and modify. This hull system is the most economical one, and the most practical. The "curved" hull system offers considerably more volume for the naval vessel, as well as increased resilience aganist attack. Every engineer involved in the MNP have been issued rough sketches of the two finalized hull systems.
http://img219.echo.cx/img219/7175/standardhull5hk.png
http://img251.echo.cx/img251/1456/curvehull7gm.png
Engineers have applied tests of physics, force, and kinetic impact on these two hull designs to determine the cost - benefit ratio. Discoveries have been outlined in two additional concept-sketches. The standard hull design is considerably weaker than the curved hull design, but somewhat cheaper to produce, as well as easier to repair. However, the curved hull design will allow naval vessels to sustain extra damage, and increases available space within the vessel. The two sketches demostrate the damage that would be sustained aganist the hull system, according to tests in Research Labs 17 and 18, with contribution from Lodis Institute of Technology (LIT).
http://img65.echo.cx/img65/8269/standardhulldamage9qk.png
http://img18.echo.cx/img18/4333/curvehulldamage9vc.png
Engineers are conducting additional tests upon these two hull systems, and a final decision on which hull system to adopt is planned in three more weeks if tests go well.
(End Bulletin #2)