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The High Priority Defence System

Kroblexskij
02-08-2005, 20:47
The High Priority Defence System is the newest in Anti Super-dreadnought Systems.

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/5602/hpds3us.th.jpg (http://img91.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpds3us.jpg)(turn head to side, sorry about the size)

Currently being tested by Scientists in the Arctic Circle, This controversial and experimental system will be avaliable to the International world by Friday.

Weapon System

The HPDS Features 3 Tungsten core ICBMs, controlled by the satellite unit.
The primary Purpose is the Location and destuction of the greatest sub-nuclear threat. The Super-Dreadnought.

Other Weapon systems include Tactical Nuclear Missiles.
High explosive, Bunker-busters, interceptors and tactical space based missiles.

The Unique weapons system is able to fire over thousands of miles, due to the properties of space.

The satellite fires the missile at the target.
The missile uses the tiniest amounts of fuel to guide it through space (by relying on newtons second law) to above the target.
It then nosedives towards the SD and is accurate to within 50m.

Engine System
The HPDS uses an experimental Ion (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/SEMLB6XO4HD_0.html) engine. The upsides of using this engine is it requires very little fuel. The only use of it is to rotate the satellite to fireing position, or to scuttle it.

Construction

The main satellite unit can be built in 5 steps, due to its size.
It requires a manned team to assemble it. The cost is high but they outweigh the cost of annihilation.

Propoganda
The primary use of the HPDS is limited, due to scrutinous experiments by Omz222's technitians they revealed a web of faults with it.
However the propoganda uses are extremely good.
The idea of a battleship destroying / tactical nuclear satellite above your head. Gives huge sway in relations between nations and keeping people in line.
The instant attack with no warning scares citizens who dont know how tactically useless the system is. And the fact of such a powerful weapon in space is great for morale and national pride.


Estimated cost: unknown


This top secret information will be declassified along with more later in the week.

This letter must now be destroyed
Omz222
02-08-2005, 21:00
OOC: Uh... and you are assuming that the system (sounds more FOBS style to me) will not be dealt with as it travels towards the space above the SD's fleet? Or for that matter, are you assuming that the enemy fleet won;t, for very logical causes, assume that such attack is of a nuclear nature (even though the warhead itself hasn't impacted), and will reply in kind especially considering that you have used a platform which would be used commonly to deliver strategic nuclear weapons and across great distances to deliver this 'anti-SD' system of yours?
Kroblexskij
02-08-2005, 21:55
ah yes...... well, that doesnt help sales.

it could be employed against armoured targets eg state buildings or bunkers.

My actual idea was just as a propoganda and psycological weapon, the idea of a giant missile launching ship destroying satellite floating above you head should put people off. I will change another version to be a tactical nuke or bombardment version.
the attacks against the actual unit i did suspect, and on another drawing it has an interceptor missile salvo.
but yes i underestimated the pre-emtive nuke strike against my territory. This is the first design of it though. and i know it has loads of faults.

thanks for the corrections / constructive critisism, but as i did mention in another thread, this is a HIGHLY controversial and Experimental craft. many things , such as the ion engine are not RL fully operational
The Velkyan Union
02-08-2005, 22:04
We are interested. Probably as part of a reigoinal Defnese Network we are planning.