NationStates Jolt Archive

The United States of Copenhaghenkoffenlaugh had always been thought to be a peaceful nation, allowing influxes of refugees come in from other countries due to the fact that their own countries were at war with others and were losing.

And then, one day, Copenhaghenkoffenlaugh entered the playing field.

After years of studying interstellar travel and quantam phsyics, the young nation brought forth its first military weapons.

((This is a list of what kind of military weapons the U.S.C. has.))

The first of its great weapons was revealed to be capable of space combat. They were the nation's first Interstellar Battleships.

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Name: Musai class
Unit type: Light Cruiser
Dimensions: overall length 234 meters; overall width 98.4 meters; overall height 79.4 meters
Weight: unknown
Propulsion: 2x three-rocket engines
Equipment and design features: Komusai shuttle
Fixed armaments: 3 x 2-barrel mega particle gun; 2 x large missile launcher; 10 x small missile launcher
Mobile suits: 5 (3 in mobile suit hangar, 2 in Komusai shuttle)

http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/msgundam/chivvay.jpg

Name: Chivvay class
Unit type: Heavy Cruiser
Dimensions: overall length 235 meters; overall width 113.2 meters; overall height 99.4 meters
Weight: max gross 16000 tons
Propulsion: 5 x rocket engine
Fixed armaments: 2 x 3-barrel mega particle cannon; 18 x 2-barrel machine gun; 12 x missile launcher
Mobile suits: 8

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Name: Endra class
Unit type: cruiser
Overall length: 410 meters
Full weight: 68584 tons
Armament: main gun x 5, 2-barrel main gun x 1, mega particle gun x 2
Mobile suits: 6
Launch catapults: 2
Komusai shuttles: 1

http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/seed/nazca.jpg

Name: Nazca class
Unit type: destroyer
Dimensions: overall length 255 meters; overall height unknown
Wingspan: unknown
Weight: unknown
Propulsion: unknown
Fixed armaments: 2 x 120cm high-energy beam cannon; 2 x 66mm dual railgun; 10 x 58mm CIWS; 5 x 450mm multipurpose Vertical Launch System
Mobile suits: 6

These ships are the first ships ever created by the U.S.C. to be capable of interstellar travel. However, the U.S.C. is also one for contemporary engagements.

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Name: Himalaya class
Unit type: aircraft carrier
Dimensions: unknown
Wingspan: unknown
Weight: unknown
Propulsion: propeller engines
Fixed armaments: 2-barrel main cannon; 7 x secondary cannon; missile launchers
Aircraft: 30

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Name: Jukon class
Unit type: combat submarine
Armament: missile launcher x 9, torpedo launcher

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Name: Vosgulov class
Unit type: attack submarine
Dimensions: overall length 270 meters
Weight: unknown
Propulsion: unknown
Fixed armaments: 12 x anti-air missile pod x 12; 12 x torpedo tube

http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/seed/aegis.jpg

Name: Aegis class
Unit type: sea battleship
Dimensions: overall length 200 meters
Weight: unknown
Propulsion: unknown
Armament: 250mm rapid fire gun; 3x 25mm anti-air Gatling gun; 18x anti-ship missile launcher; anti-air missile launchers
Mobile weapons: VTOL Craft x3

The U.S.C. even uses contemporary means of fighting on land as well.

http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/msgundam/type61.jpg

Name: Type 61 MBT
Unit type: main battle tank
Armament: 150mm cannon x 2, 12.7mm machine gun x 1, smoke discharger x 8

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Name: Type 74 Hover Truck
Unit type: combat communications support truck
Accommodation: 1 driver, 1 gunner, 1 sonar operator, 1 radio operator, in main cabin
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
Construction: unknown
Powerplant: unknown
Propulsion: 4 x hover engine
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; underground sonar system
Fixed armaments: 20mm vulcan gun, mounted on roof

http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/seed/gatlingtruck.jpg

Name: Gatling Truck
Unit type: truck
Armament: 45mm Gatling gun

http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/seed/halftruck.jpg
http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/seed/missiletruck.jpg

Name: Half Truck
Unit type: truck
Armament: 4-tube missile launcher x 1

However, the pinacle of the U.S.C. military ground vehicles is a grand design.

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Name: Magella Attack
Unit type: attack use tank
Armament: 175mm cannon x 1, 3-barrel 35mm machine gun x 1
Note: Has detatchable top capable of dog fighting.

The U.S.C. Airforce has various craft as well, consisting of VTOL {Vertical Take-Off and Landing} and standard fighter craft.

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Name: FF-4 Toriares
Unit type: fighter
Armament: vulcan gun x 2

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Name: FF-6 TIN Cod
Unit type: short range atmospheric fighter
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit
Dimensions: overall length unknown
Wingspan: unknown
Weight: unknown
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: total output unknown
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration unknown
Fixed armaments: 4 x 25mm machine gun, 2 x anti-air missile

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Name: FF-S3 Saberfish
Unit type: high speed fighter
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit
Dimensions: overall length unknown
Wingspan: unknown
Weight: unknown
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: total output unknown
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration unknown
Fixed armaments: 4 x 25mm machine gun; 6 x missile

http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/seed/f-7d.jpg

Name: F-7D Spearhead
Unit type: VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) fighter
Accommodation: pilot & navigator, in standard canopy-style cockpit
Dimensions: unknown
Wingspan: unknown
Weight: unknown
Propulsion: unknown
Fixed armaments: many x anti-air missile; 2 x 20mm machine gun

http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/seed/fx-550.jpg

Name: FX-550 Sky Grasper
Unit type: support fighter
Accommodation: pilot & navigator, in standard canopy-style cockpit
Dimensions: unknown
Wingspan: unknown
Weight: unknown
Propulsion: unknown
Fixed armaments: 4 x machine gun; 2 x machine cannon, mounted on wings; beam cannon, mounted on main body; 2 x missile launch bay, mounted underneath wings

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Name: YFX-M56 Splendor
Unit type: Attack fighter
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard canopy-style cockpit
Dimensions: overall length 5.67 meters; overall height unknown
Wingspan: unknown
Weight: max gross 3.02 metric tons
Propulsion: unknown
Fixed armaments: 2 x MMI-GAU19 20mm machine gun, mounted on main body; 2 x QF908 anti-air missile launchers (AGM33 "Ladybird" guided missiles), detachable, mounted underneath wings

Transport planes are also common. Many are humongous, some acting as massive air fortresses.

http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/08thmsteam/gunperry.jpg

Name: Gunperry
Unit type: transport plane
Overall length: 34 meters
Wingspan: 26.5 meters
Full weight: 185 tons
Propulsion systems: jet engine x 4, VTOL rotor x 3
Armament: missile x 6

http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/0080/c-88.jpg

Name: C-88 Medea
Unit type: transport plane
Accommodation: unknown
Dimensions: unknown
Wingspan: unknown
Weight: unknown
Construction: unknown
Powerplant: unknown
Propulsion: 8 x jet engine
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: none

http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/z/sudry.jpg

Name: Garuda class
Unit type: large transport aircraft
Overall length: 317 meters
Wingspan: 524 meters
Full weight: 9800 tons
Propulsion system: jet engine x 10
Armament: laser gun x 10
Mobile suits: 20

http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/seed/volphau.jpg

Name: VoLPHAU
Unit type: transport plane
Dimensions: unknown
Wingspan: unknown
Weight: unknown
Propulsion: 4 x turbine engine, mounted on wings
Fixed armaments: none

Helicopters are another thing that are common. In fact, they play a large role in supporting land based forces.

http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/seed/heli.jpg

Name: Heli
Unit type: support aircraft
Accommodation: pilot and co-pilot, in standard canopy-style cockpit
Dimensions: unknown
Wingspan: unknown
Propulsion: 2 x turbine engine
Fixed armaments: 2x machine cannon, mounted underneath cockpit

http://www.mahq.net/mecha/macross/zero/sh-60.jpg

Name: SH-60 Seahawk
Unit type: LAMPS Mk.III helicopter
Dry Weight: 13,348 lb
Mission Gross Weight: 20,244 lb
Powerplant type: General Electric T700-GE-401C turboshaft engine generating x2
Powerplant output: 1,260kW, each.
Armament: Aerial Torpedo x2, Penguin Missile x1
Main Rotor Diameter: 16.36 meters
Overall Width: 2.36 meters
Overall length (Rotor Turning): 19.76 meters
Overall height(Rotor Turning): 5.18 meters
Maximum level flying speed: 160 kt
Crew: 1 Pilot, 1 Copilot/Airborne Tactical Officer, 1 Sensor Operator

Now, the ultimate weapons of war used by the U.S.C. Military: the mobile suits.

http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/08thmsteam/ms-05b.jpg

Model number: MS-05B
Code name: Zaku I
Unit type: mass production general purpose mobile suit
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 17.5 meters
Weight: empty 50.3 metric tons; max gross 65.0 metric tons
Construction: super-high tensile steel on monocoque frame
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 899 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 2 x 19500 kg, 2 x 850 kg
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 0.63 G; 180-degree turn time 2.9 seconds; maximum ground running speed 65 km/h
Equipment and design features: sensors, range 2900 meters
Fixed armaments: none
Optional hand armaments: 105mm machine gun, drum-fed, 100 rounds per drum, spare drums can be stored on waist armor racks; 120mm machine gun, drum-fed, 100 rounds per drum, spare drums can be stored on waist armor racks; 280mm Zaku bazooka, 4 round magazine, can be stored on rack on rear waist armor; heat hawk, battery powered, can be stored on waist armor racks

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Model number: MS-06F
Code name: Zaku II
Unit type: mass production general purpose mobile suit
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso (later refitted and replica units equipped with panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit)
Dimensions: head height 17.5 meters
Weight: empty 58.1 metric tons; max gross 73.3 metric tons
Construction: super-high tensile steel on monocoque frame
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 951 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 2 x 20500 kg, 2 x 1000 kg
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 0.59 G; 180-degree turn time 1.7 seconds; maximum ground running speed 88 km/h
Equipment and design features: sensors, range 3200 meters
Fixed armaments: none
Optional fixed armaments: 2 x 3-tube missile pod, mounted on legs
Optional hand armaments: 120mm machine gun, drum-fed, 100 rounds per drum, spare drums can be stored on waist armor racks; 280mm Zaku bazooka, 4 round magazine, can be stored on rack on rear waist armor; heat hawk, battery powered, can be stored on waist armor racks; cracker grenade, can be stored on optional storage rack on waist armor racks

http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/08thmsteam/ms-09.jpg

Model number: MS-09
Code name: Dom
Unit type: mass production ground combat mobile suit
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 18.6 meters
Weight: empty 62.6 metric tons; max gross 81.8 metric tons
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1269 kW
Propulsion: "ground effect" hover jet thrusters: 58200 kg total
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 0.71 G; maximum ground running speed 90 km/h; maximum ground hovering speed 240 km/h
Equipment and design features: sensors, range 5400 meters
Fixed armaments: scattering beam gun, mounted in torso; heat saber, battery powered, stored in recharge rack on back, hand-carried in use
Optional hand armaments: 360mm giant bazooka, clip-fed, 10 rounds per clip; 120mm machine gun, drum fed

http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/msgundam/ms-09.jpg

Model number: MS-09R
Code name: Rick Dom
Unit type: mass production space combat mobile suit
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 18.6 meters
Weight: empty 43.8 metric tons; max gross 78.6 metric tons
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1199 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 2 x 22000 kg, 9 x 1000 kg
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 0.67 G; 180-degree turn time 2.1 seconds; maximum ground running speed 110 km/h
Equipment and design features: sensors, range 5400 meters
Fixed armaments: scattering beam gun, mounted in torso; heat saber, battery powered, stored in recharge rack on back, hand-carried in use
Optional hand armaments: 360mm giant bazooka, clip-fed, 10 rounds per clip

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Model number: MSM-07
Code name: Z'Gok
Unit type: mass production amphibious mobile suit
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso (later refitted and replica units equipped with linear seat/panoramic monitor cockpit)
Dimensions: head height 18.4 meters
Weight: empty 65.1 metric tons; max gross 96.4 metric tons
Construction: super-high tensile steel on monocoque frame
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 2480 kW
Propulsion: hydrojet thrusters: 2 x 35000 kg, 13000 kg
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 0.86 G; maximum water speed 103 knots
Equipment and design features: sensors, range 5200 meters
Fixed armaments: 6 x 240mm missile launcher, 5 round magazine per launcher, mounted in head; 2 x mega particle cannon, mounted in forearms

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Model number: MS-14A
Code name: Gelgoog
Unit type: mass production high efficiency general purpose mobile suit
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso (later refitted and replica units equipped with linear seat/panoramic monitor cockpit)
Dimensions: head height 19.2 meters
Weight: empty 42.1 metric tons; max gross 73.3 metric tons
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1440 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 2 x 24500 kg, 5 x 2500 kg
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 0.84 G; 180-degree turn time 1.5 seconds; maximum ground running speed 180 km/h
Equipment and design features: sensors, range 6300 meters
Fixed armaments: twin beam sword, stored in recharge rack on back, hand-carried in use
Optional hand armaments: beam rifle, powered by rechargeable energy cap; shield, can be optionally stored on backpack

As all militaries, the U.S.C. Military also employs infantry into many sorties. All infantry are equipped with a number of weapons, listed below.

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CSP-19 Semi-Automatic Pistol
This basic semi-automatic pistol is a standard issued weapon for many of the armed personnel employed by U.S.C. This weapon is fairly accurate and can be effective against unarmored opponents when used properly. Although able to pierce body-armor, the CSP-19 is not an ideal weapon to equip against more resilient enemies.
Ammo: 9mm bullets
Range: Short to Medium

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CAR-72 Military Assault Rifle
Similar to the AK-47, this fully-automatic weapon is designed to offer all the benefits of a full-sized rifle in compact form. It is capable of firing a 3 round burst or a less accurate fully automatic onslaught. The high-velocity, armor-piercing shells inflict massive amounts of damage on unarmored targets and will exact noticeable damage on armored opponents as well. The assault rifle is a standard-issued weapon for the U.S.C. soldiers and grunts.
Ammo: 7.62mm high-velocity, armor-piercing rounds
Range: Short to Medium

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CAS-14 Automatic Combat Shotgun
This military-grade shotgun is capable of delivering extremely powerful single-shot blasts and inflicts the most damage at close ranges. Its accuracy and effectiveness decreases significantly when the range of the target is increased, rendering it almost useless when firing at targets more than 50 meters away. This weapon is also capable of discharging incendiary rounds as a form of alternate fire, making it a very powerful weapon.
Ammo: 10 gauge buckshot shells
Range: Short to Medium

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N.I.C.W. - Nanotech Individual Combat Weapon
The NICW is used primarily by the U.S.C. Special Forces. It is capable of delivering extremely powerful 7.62mm automatic armor-piercing rounds in fearsome bursts, and can discharge grenades that explode on impact as an alternate means of fire. The NICW is able to identify and target enemies from behind walls. A customized HUD-device visually relays information to the user about the targeted opponent's remaining health.
Ammo: 7.62mm Rounds
40mm HV HE Grendaes
Range: Any

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NGL-8 Nanotech Grenade Launcher
It fires a single yet powerful Grenade that explodes on impact and is capable of taking out nearly everything unlucky enough to be caught in its blast. Because it can easily blast through many walls, floors and other surfaces, the the Grenade Launcher is a useful weapon for finding alternate routes and blowing away enemy cover.
Ammo: 40mm HV HE Grenades
Range: Medium to Long

((Okay, after a few calculations, I have found out the total amount of people in my military.))

The total U.S.C. Military personnel is 20.2 million. Each branch, U.S.C. Army, U.S.C. Marines, U.S.C. Navy, U.S.C. Airforce, and U.S.C. Space Force consist of 4.05 million troops each.