NationStates Jolt Archive

Introduction

Following the acquisition (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=452025) of the Avalon Aerospace Corporation (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=365142) and the Incorporated Ordnance Company (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=394656) by the Portland Iron Works (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=404832), the company has taken on a new shape as a major military defence contractor able to compete with the world's largest companies. The subsidiary companies will still be operated by their managing directors, except the maritime storefront will now be run by managing director Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.) and will be known as the Portland Naval Works.

I have been charged with the responsibility of operating this newly-expanded company. I am pleased to have received a full promotion to the rank of Admiral "for the positive impact her leadership has had on the Sarzonian defence industry and on the economy as a whole." The result of this realignment will be that all companies will be under the operation of one board of directors and one executive council, and all will observe the same rules with respect to discounts, economic policies, etc. We are envigorated by the atmosphere of change that exists at company headquarters here in Portland.

However, I would like to assure all my customers that one thing will never change. That is our committment to providing our customers with the best products on the market and continuing to think outside the proverbial box to provide customers with the means to fulfill their operational objectives.

On behalf of managing directors Major General David Wade (ISA-Ret.), Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.), and Major General Stephen C. Wilcox (ISAF-Ret.), it is my distinct honour to welcome you to the new Portland Iron Works.


Admiral Barbara Tucker (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/msarzo/b9517c32.jpg) (ISN-Ret.)
Chief Executive Officer
Portland Iron Works
Portland Iron Works on NSWiki! (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Portland_Iron_Works)

Inventory

Army products (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10045136&postcount=2)

Naval products (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10045243&postcount=3)

Air Force products (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10045292&postcount=4)

Army products

Armoured Combatants

Z-29 ‘Hunley’ mine detection/clearance vehicle (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9946725&postcount=1)
Z-41 ‘Regus’ LBT (jointly developed with Imperial Praetonian Ordnance (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9852686&postcount=1)
Z-30 ‘Cheetah’ scout/light tank (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9706784&postcount=1)
Z-39 ‘Pit Bull’ Close In Combat Vehicle (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9471537&postcount=1)
Z-35 ‘Landshark’ Armoured Personnel Carrier (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=19)
Z-36 ‘Groundhog’ Infantry Fighting Vehicle (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=19)
Z-37 'Raptor' amphibious assault vehicle (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=8905368&postcount=1)
Z-42 ‘Calder’ medium tank (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=9999674#post9999674)
Z-33 ‘Jaguar’ MBT (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9075372&postcount=1)
Z-34 ‘Bonham’ MBT (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9770873&postcount=1)

Anti-Vehicle Weaponry

S-20 ‘Porcupine’ mobile SAM launcher (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=8107097&postcount=4)
Smasher/Aquila ATGM (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=8107097&postcount=4)
Z-38 ‘Panther’ 155 mm self-propelled artillery (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9039044&postcount=1)
Z-40 ‘T-Rex’ 280 mm self-propelled artillery (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9721854&postcount=1)

Individual Munitions

S-40 Boar .40 calibre pistol (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9791796&postcount=1)
S-120 Quinn & Collins .40 calibre SMG (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9632235&postcount=1)
M-32 Quinn assault rifle (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9727215&postcount=1)
S-200 Quinn & Collins battle rifle (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9670160&postcount=1)

Naval products

Capital ships
Superdreadnoughts (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=1)
Trimaran carriers (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=9)
Monohulled carriers (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=10)
Trimaran battleships (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=2)
Monohulled battleships (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=3)

Major surface combatants
Battlecruisers (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=4)
Cruisers (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=5)

Minor surface combatants
Destroyers (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=11)
Frigates (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=12)
Corvettes and Gunboats (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=13)
Support/Civilian vessels (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=32)

Submarines
Ballistic/Cruise Missile Submarines (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=6)
Attack/Patrol submarines (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=7)
Specialised Submarines (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=8)

Naval Weapons
Standard missiles and torpedoes (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=40)
Broadsword ultra heavy torpedo (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=14) (produced with OMASC)

Naval packages
Naval packages (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=8432508&postcount=10)

Air Force Products

Fighters
Strike fighters (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=29)
Air superiority fighters (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=28)
Interceptors (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=30)
Patrol/Scout fighters (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=24)

Other jet aircraft
Bombers (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showforum=7)
Electronics warfare craft (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=455988) (with Rapid Anti Radar missile)
SZ-35 'Styx' turbofan-powered gunship (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=460410)
Support Aircraft (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=27)

Helicopters
Helicopters (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW/index.php?showtopic=25)

PRODUCTION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

Portland Iron Works

IC:

By signing this agreement, the nation of [undersigned] agrees to this contract for the amount of [U.S. dollars] whereby the purchaser may produce not more than [number of] units of [product] for use in the active or ready reserve military of [undersigned] only. Further units may be purchased from the Portland Iron Works or the contract may be renewed at the consent of the company. Any modernisation of the original product will be forwarded to [undersigned] via secure data connections.

[Undersigned] may not disclose information normally considered classified to another country without the explicit consent of the Incorporated Sarzonian Government.

[Undersigned] is expressly prohibited from reverse engineering or from producing or selling any variants of the [weapon] design. This contract does not cover the right to distribute units, which the Company shall maintain. Failure to adhere to the terms outlined in this contract shall result in the direct forfeiture of the right of production of further units and may result in legal action. Any amendments to this contract shall have been discussed and agreed to before this contract is signed.

OOC:

Essentially, this means that you have the right to produce a specific number of units. If I upgrade anything, you’ll get the information transferred to you via data link and you can build the modified version. Once you’ve produced the specified unit number, you may agree to a new contract for additional units for an additional charge (though it might also be simply a contract extension with some more palm greasing). You may not disclose information about these classes to anyone (ICly, though a secret IC with the statistics to help a RP along is probably necessary for any combat RPs).

You may only use the weapons you produce in your military/ready reserve/national milita. I retain all distribution rights and everything is copyrighted. If you sell the units without my permission, you revoke your right to produce any more units and I will be unlikely to give you any further production contracts. Any changes to this contract must be proposed and agreed to before it is signed.

Contract and items referenced therein are copyright Mike Sarzo (2004-2005). All rights reserved.

We can't afford it... can we?

I use one of two economic calculators to determine whether your nation has the funds to purchase any ships from the Portland Iron Works. The best one in my opinion is ThirdGeek (http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/), since it includes details about the economic situation in your country that are lacking in other calculators. It has a listing of major line items in your nation's budget and percentage breakdowns for each.

Of course, the one I examine first is your country's defense budget. Usually, I can tell right away if your country could conceiveably afford to purchase what you've ordered. For instance, if a country has a $5 trillion defense budget and you order one Multi Role Naval Fleet, there's a good chance that you can afford what you're ordering from the PIW. If your country has a $50 million defense budget and you order a Calypso-class superdreadnaught, you can't afford it and I'll have to deny the order.

Beyond those extreme examples, there is a gray area that comes about when you make a purchase that's roughly 30 percent of your defense budget. I use a figure of 33 percent of your total defense budget when I make a determination whether or not you can afford your order. It's true that some countries spend significantly more on one branch of the military than they do on others. It wouldn't make sense for a landlocked country to build a navy, for instance. That's where you come in. Number one, you should realize that spending your entire defense budget on purchases is a very bad idea. Besides the hulls themselves, you have to take several factors into account. You have to consider fuel, maintenance, repair, and simple operating costs for each ship, and that's not even taking paying for crews, their uniforms, their food, etc. Isselmere's storefront (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=361894) has a great guide (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=7151333&postcount=2) to the economics of maintaining a navy.

Now, the reason I say it's a gray area is that I've seen storefront owners be a bit more lax about this than I suggested in the previous paragraph. Many RPers get into a habit of assuming that you have the logistics already in place and don't need to spend valuable space in a post writing about tankers and supply convoys. Also, storefront owners could conceivably check to see if you've made orders in other similar storefronts before making a decision on whether or not to confirm you order. I do every once in a while, but unless you've placed two massive orders in the same RL day, I'm pretty lenient about confirming those orders.

I have other preferences that are not make or break issues, namely that you post a request for a payment arrangement ahead of time and that you do your own math. I have taken my cue from Praetonia's storefront (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=400550) when it comes to making payment arrangements for countries that can't afford their orders. Isselmere is more strict about it and more inclined to deny orders that exceed your national budget (he denied my first order!). If you make a concerted effort toward realism, I'm willing to offer you a payment schedule even if you haven't done so. If your request is unrealistic (such as 10 General Purpose Fleets for a 5 million population country or a larger country with an imploded economy), I'll deny those out right.

All of the above shouldn't be seen as hard and fast, dictatorial rules. They should be seen as guidelines toward the economics behind the Portland Iron Works. Remember that I reserve the right to perform a background check on your country for any purchase, particularly for the superdreadnaughts or the larger naval packages. I also reserve the right to refuse for non-economic considerations (such as but not limited to players I ignore or countries that are hostile to me or to an ally).

Happy shopping!

Sarzonian Military Storefront Policies

All potential buyers at the Portland Iron Works or its subsidiary companies are subject to a background check where we evaluate a country's fiscal, diplomatic, and military responsibility. Any countries with totalitarian, extreme right wing, fascist, nazi, or any anti-gay or anti gay marriage regimes shall be denied the right to purchase from any of Sarzonia's companies.

We reserve the right to set limitations or refuse orders based solely on our own discretion. As a general rule, the Incorporated Sarzonian Government does not involve itself in the day-to-day affairs of the company. In the event the government chooses to impose trade restrictions on a potential customer, each storefront shall abide by government regulations.

OOC: I perform "background checks," by going to ThirdGeek to see if you have enough money to submit an order and then looking at your recent posts to get a sense of what kind of country you are. If you're a n00b or if you RP as a totalitarian, fascist, or other regime listed above, I'll deny the order.

The government does not get involved in the companies' day-to-day operations unless they commit gross violations of Sarzonian or international corporate law. Usually, the extent of the government's involvement is to announce that a country has been added to the Black List. However, PIW in particular often beats the government to the punch by banning a country from purchases before the government imposes sanctions.

The upshot of all of this is that the PIW has enormous influence on Sarzonia. Enough so that if Barbie Tucker asked the government to do something, it would do it without the bureaucratic red tape other companies would have to deal with.

Discount Policy

2.5% Discount
*Frequent buyers (countries that make three or more purchases)
*High volume purchases (20 or more)

5% Discount
*Atlantian Oceania region nations, Organisation of Maritime Powers, Council of Air Powers or Woodstock Pact Nations

7.5% Discount
*Most favored and most trusted nations (Isselmere-Nieland, Praetonia, Samtonia)

Naval packages will not be subject to the same discounts listed above since packages already come with a discount.

Black List nations

The Portland Iron Works reserves the right to refuse sales to customers for any reason whatsoever. However, we will as a courtesy explain the reasons for any refusal of service. If I have an ignore on you, I will tell you OOCly that your order's denied.

Also, to prevent this thread from being locked or this post from being deleted due to flamebait, I will not include a list of the countries I have a hard ignore on. Those countries either have one on me themselves or most likely already know I ignore them.

The following countries are on the black list for the Portland Iron Works. As a result, any orders from them will be automatically rejected.

Nation (reason in parentheses)
Automagfreek: (Considered hostile)
Credonia: (Currently embargoed by Sarzonia)
Generic Empire: (Considered hostile)
Seversky: (Considered hostile)
El Caudillo: (Oppressive regime)
Wirraway: (Considered hostile)
Aequatio: (Considered hostile)
MassPwnage (Considered hostile)
Pantera: (Considered hostile)
Euroslavia: (Relations severed)
Danmarc: (Unprofessional behaviour toward Omz222)
Moronyicka: (Considered hostile)
Borman Empire: (Considered hostile)
Doomingsland: (Considered hostile)
North East Somerset: (Dishonest business practices and perpetrating slander against Sarzonia)

reserved

*reserved*

To: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
From: Sir Louis Riel, Minister of Defence
Re: Order

The Commonwealth of Saint Fedski has granted me permission to buy some new cruisers and destroyers. Admiral Murphy had requested that I purchase between five and ten Praeton Class cruisers, but I do not see them. If they are still available, we would like to purchase ten of them for $18 billion (1.8 each). The Admiral also advised me to purchase four more Naticoke Class carriers ($4.5 billion each) for a total of $18 billion.

Grand total: $36 billion.

Thank you.

ooc: very nice updated storefront sarz

ooc: very nice updated storefront sarz

OOC: Hear, hear! Excellent work, Mike. :)

Thanks guys! :)

OOC: Thirded with DMG and Pacitalia!

To Portland Iron Works
From Procurement Division, Cottish MoD
Subject Purchase

Dear Admiral Tucker,

On behalf of the Cottish Army, I would like to place an order for a total of (500) Z-29 'Hunley' mine detection/clearance vehicles and (300) Z-41 'Regus' airdrop-capable light tanks. We will, if permitted, redesignate the vehicles to INV-29 (Ingeniørvogn-29) 'Hunley' and KPV-41 (Kamppanservogn-41) 'Regus'. The funds, which we have calculated to $4,000 million, will be wired immediately upon confirmation of this order.

In advance, thank you.

To: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
From: The Security Council of the Commonwealth of Saint Fedski
Re: Emergency Order

Admiral, the Commonwealth is in immediate need of armour. We realise that the Incorporated Sarzonian Army has begun to replace its "fleet" of Z-33 Jaguar and ST-37 Mekhevs with the new Z-34 Bonham. If PIW or the ISA has any Z-33s, ST-37s or Z-34s that are not on active duty, we would like to order them. It doesn't matter if they need to be cleaned or if they haven't been used in months, our mechanics will be able to get them going in no time, hopefully. If you could immediately ship all available vehicles to the Saint Fedski mainland or to Torontia (under heavy escort) we will extremely grateful for your generousity.

With the intention of modernizing our badly outdated armed forces, the Divine Empire seeks to purchase the following vehicles and aircraft:

Z-30 Cheetah Scout Vehicle x 1000

Z-29 Hunley Mine Clearance Vehicle x 120

S-20 Mobile SAM Launcher x 600

Z-40 T-Rex 280mm Self-Propelled Artillery x 250

Z-38 Panther 155mm Self-Propelled Artillery x 350

SZ-22 Olympic Long-Range Heavy Strategic Bomber x 48

SZ-17 Galaxy Heavy Transport Plane x 24

SZ-20 Valkyrie Strike Fighter x 224

SZ-14 Scorpion Attack Helicopter x 300

The total cost is $64.5175 billion plus the cost of the Panther artilllery (the link seems to be broken). We shall wire the money upon confirmation.

To: Security Council
Commonwealth of Saint Fedski
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
Chief Executive Officer, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works wishes to note that we do not have control over surplus military equipment; however, we have forwarded your request to Army Chief Antonius Santius and he has informed me that he has made 7,500 ST-37 Mekhev units available for immediate shipment to the Saint Fedski homeland. In addition, we will deliver 2,500 Z-33 Jaguar MBTs to Torontia. The Incorporated Sarzonian Navy has informed me that a task force will escort the delivery to Torontia.

We will also confirm your previous order for 10 Praeton class missile cruisers and four Nanticoke class carriers for $36 billion and will expedite delivery to the Saint Fedski homeland. If you would like, we can reactivate ships that have just been decommissioned from the ISN for service in your navy, understanding that all have served with the ISN. None of them have received any battle damage.

If this is acceptable to you, please let us know.

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To: Procurement Division,
Ministry of Defence, Cotland
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
Chief Executive Officer, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works will gladly confirm your order for the Z-29 'Hunley' mine clearance vehicles and gives initial approval to your order for the Z-41 'Regus' light tanks, pending final approval from Imperial Praetonian Ordnance. We will contact them shortly and notify you of their decision. Should they confirm, your purchase price of $4 billion is confirmed.

We see no problems with your change of designation and we hope the vehicles serve your army well. Thank you for your custom and we hope to see you in the future!

To: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.) and Army Chief Antonius Santius
From: The Security Council of the Commonwealth of Saint Fedski
Re: Orders

What as been stated has exceeded all expections by atleast ten fold. Ten thousand tanks? We weren't even going to hold our breath for a thousand, not to mention a full delivery, with an escort to Torontia. However, before your vessels get too far underway, it must be stated that the Yallak Navy has a blockade set up and is currently about to engage the 14th Dominion Fleet from DMG. With that said, if Yallak does engage the DMG fleet, chances are the Sarzonian Fleet will be engaged too. If this changes your mind about a direct delivery to Torontia it is completely understandable, though we will not be able to reinforce the Commonwealth Forces in Torontia and instead would have to reinforce the reserve divisions currently mobilized to replace the regular army.

As for the reactivation of retired ISN vessels, we would be truly honoured to have such excellent vessels in the Commonwealth Navy.

The Commonwealth of Saint Fedski and its member republics are truly honoured by the generousity shown by Portland Iron Works and The Incorporated States of Sarzonia. Once this situation is ever finished, if there is anything that we can do for you, it would be our pleasure.

Your's truly,
Madam Chairwoman Katherine Schleicher

(ooc: Look at that, a reply directly from the Chairperson...not very often a storefront gets that kind of attention.)

OOC: FYI, Saint Fedski, you have to request for aircraft to fill up your carriers. PIW doesn't fill carriers with the planes.

OOC: Aware of that. I already have aircraft available. The Commonwealth is able to produce its own aircraft...as is the part of Torontia in which we are protecting.

OOC: Could someone TG me the link to the IC thread?

OOC: Sarz, check the PIW 2.0 thread.

To: Portland Iron Works
From: Kakin MoD
Subject:Order of Weapons

We, The Nation of Kakin require to purchase a number of weapons for our ,as yet, unarnamed military.

Here follows the Order:

10,000 S-120 Quinn & Collins .40 calibre SMG's

For use with our Police and Army Units.

Please respond ASAP.

*Tag* cause the thread tools aren't working.

Your Excellency,
My nation now would like to make another purchase from your storefront to add to the ranks of our armada. We wish to purchase 40 Monandnock-class Trimaran light cruisers for a total of $116 billion. I am confirming the first payment of $86 billion now, the rest is to be sent shortly.
Sincerely,
BG Antontio Delton, Chief of Logistics, Graham and Palmer Department of War

"SUNACS Is Bought Out By Portland Iron Works!"

By: Ayadi Accords

Woodstock, Sarzonia - In a surprise move this week, Portland Iron Works has bought out the Space Union National Arms Corporation Storefront in a multi-billion dollar deal. The deal was sealed just yesterday after represenatives of both companies negotiated the historic merge and sealed the deal.

SUNACS, which is Space Union's largest arms manufacturing corporation, has been in the news recently for its corruption scandals where top executives admitted that they had "cooked-the-book" for the companies financial report for increased investments. After the news, SUNACS stock price collapsed in utter disguise as stockholders sold off SUNACS's stocks, bringing the stock price below $1. As this did so, foreign governments began ending their contracts with SUNACS, leaving it with a large loss of profit and income. In a desperate move to stay alive, SUNACS offered to be bought by an outside company. The bidding took one week with domestic giants like Recece Arms and foreign companies competing for SUNACS. In the end, international giant, Portland Iron Works made a last-minute bid that pushed it ahead of the pact by over half a billion. After that, represenatives of both companies including CEO/Chairman Raja Tylon sat down at the negotiating table and negotiated the deal.

In the historic deal, it has gone public that Portland Iron Works will keep all SUNACS employees employed in their current jobs while also picking up orders and contracts SUNACS currently has. That along with other "unspecified" keystones is given in return for the entire companies staff of engineers, aircraft production line, factories, designs, and projects. It is estimated that PIW's new aquistion could bring its production capability soaring over 50% of its current capability with only SUNACS active resources. A win-win situation for both.

Meanwhile, public opinion has shown some remarkable results. 67% of polled people said that they "approved of the merge with PIW" while 24% said they "disapproved of the merge." But more interesting was that before the merge, 89% of pollees said that they "disapproved of a foreign company merging with SUNACS" while only 7% said they "approved of a foreign company merging with SUNACS". This shows that, although Space Unionist don't favor foreign companies in their nation, Portland Iron Works seems to be a large exception to that notion.

PIW finalises merger with SUNACS

WOODSTOCK (ASP) -- The merger between the Portland Iron Works and the Space Union National Arms Corporation Storefront was finalised today when the federal regulatory commission responsible approved the deal in a 4-1 vote.

The Federal Commerce and Trade Committee vote officially clears the way for the merger, and the company's employees now join the Portland Iron Works, which just completed a massive merger with Avalon Aerospace Corporation, Incorporated Ordnance Company, and the Portsmouth Munitions Corporation. Employees of SUNACS will become employees of PIW and PIW will complete all contracts, according to CEO Admiral Barbara Tucker.

"We completed this merger with the same sort of arrangement we had in place with Pomentane Ballistics when we completed that merger," Tucker said. "We want to make it clear that this merger is a deal we believe will benefit both companies."

"We beleive the deal with PIW is in the public interest," FCTC Lyle Cheneyworth said. "We believed PIW's merger with the other military companies was also in the public interest. The more PIW is able to establish itself as a company with worldwide reach, the better off it is for Sarzonian products as a whole."

The move comes in spite of the "residual bad feelings" that came about as a result of the economic row between Sarzonia and Pacitalia. Tucker declined to address prospective reactions by the Pacitalian government, saying "the last thing we need is to reopen that wound," but she said the company would not let that situation "govern how we do business.

"That's the surest way to failure," she said. "We're competing on a world stage with companies like Imperial Praetonian Ordnance and the Royal Shipyards of Isselmere-Nieland. The last thing we need is to get gunshy when we have a chance to improve our standing in the international market."

The company cited the increased facilities it would garner from the acquisition of SUPACS as a major reason for the merger. Tucker also said the company would benefit in other ways, including the adoption of the "ramfan" engine developed by SUPACS.

"If we can take advantage of their expertise with aerial matters, that should only help us as we develop our capabilities in that area," she said.

[OOC: Sorry for any delays in getting back to you. Consider the orders confirmed as of one RL hour after being placed and the stated delivery times cut by the number of days of delay.]

To: Divine Empire of Kreynoria
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works is pleased to confirm this order from the Divine Empire for the following:

Z-30 Cheetah Scout Vehicle x 1000
Z-29 Hunley Mine Clearance Vehicle x 120
S-20 Mobile SAM Launcher x 600
Z-40 T-Rex 280mm Self-Propelled Artillery x 250
Z-38 Panther 155mm Self-Propelled Artillery x 350
SZ-22 Olympic Long-Range Heavy Strategic Bomber x 48
SZ-17 Galaxy Heavy Transport Plane x 24
SZ-20 Valkyrie Strike Fighter x 224
SZ-14 Scorpion Attack Helicopter x 300

The price for the Z-38 Panther self-propelled artillery unit is $6.5 million per unit, making your total order come to $66.7925 billion. Work will begin immediately and we expect to have your order completed within six NS years [OOC: should be done by tonight with the delay/merger with Space Union].

We hope these units serve your nation well and we thank you for contacting the Portland Iron Works for your naval needs!

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To: Ministry of Defence, Kakin
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works is pleased to confirm your order for 10,000 S-120 Quinn & Collins .40 calibre submachine guns. The total for your order comes to $9 million US and delivery should be completed within one NS year [OOC: Consider them delivered as of the posting of this message]. We hope the Quinn & Collins .40 calibre SMG serves your MoD well and we thank you for contacting the Portland Iron Works!

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To: BG Antontio Delton
Chief of Logistics, Graham and Palmer Department of War
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works is happy to confirm your order for 40 Monandnock class Trimaran light cruisers. Work will begin immediately on your order and we expect to have it completed in seven NS years [7 RL days], following the completion of sea trials. We hope these ships serve your navy well and we thank you for choosing the Portland Iron Works for your military needs!

To: Portland Iron Works
From: Kakin MoD
Subject: Your Service and 2nd order

Thank you very much for excellent service...... The police and army untis greatly enjoy these great firearms as a result of this we have decided to place another order:

10,000 S-40 Boar .40 calibre pistols
100 Smasher/Aquila ATGMs
50 Z-42 Calder medium tanks

Thank you.

OOC: This has been transfered from the previous PIW storefront.
Click here for a map of the RL Southeast Asia, from which my country is a union of those RL countries (http://image.excite.it/common/travel/southeast-asia_en.gif). My economic rating is 'Powerhouse' and Defense is my No. 1 priority. And my fleet's priority is in between both 'defensive' and 'offensive'.
IC:
TO: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.) CEO, Portland Iron Works
FROM: USNSEA Minister of Foreign Affairs Joshua Lin
SUBJECT: Portland Iron Works reconstructing Kahanistan?

I, on the behalf of the cabinet, congratulate you for becoming Chief Executive Officer of the reformed Portland Iron Works, once a shipbuilding corporation, now a defense conglomerate that produces not only ships, but guns, munitions, armor and aircraft.

But right now, the Union has no need to order anything new....for now. As you may know well enough, the Freeks before discovering treachery from The Kraven Corporation, destroyed the most of the Democratic Soviet Republic of Kahanistan. Right now, they're looking for weapons, but they don't seem to be turning to a more high quality version of weaponry.

Perhaps you'd be most interested in offering to fill out some contracts? (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=458217)

Yours Truly,
His Excellency,
USNSEA Minister of Foreign Affairs
Joshua Lin

To: Kakin MoD
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works is pleased to note the return of the Kakin Ministry of Defence to purchase more products from us. Your order for:

10,000 S-40 Boar .40 calibre pistols
100 Smasher/Aquila ATGMs
50 Z-42 Calder medium tanks

Is confirmed for a total of $365.5 million. Work will begin immediately and we expect to have your order completed within five NS years [5 RL days], following the conclusion of field testing. We hope these products serve your military well and we thank you once again for choosing the Portland Iron Works for your military supply needs!

To: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
From: Sir Louis Riel, Minister of Defence
Re: Destroyers

The Commonwealth of Saint Fedski would like to order 30 Johnston Class AA Destroyers, providing their weapons systems can mount the MI series of missile in development by the Commonwealth of Saint Fedski. If they cannot, it is requested that said systems be omitted from the construction of the ships so our engineers can install them.

Total cost: $37.5 billion

Thank you.

To: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.) CEO, Portland Iron Works
From: Kakin MoD
Subject: Setting up of Airforce

Message: We were planning on waiting before purchasing more weapons but as we have recievied a drastic increase in Defence funding we thought it would be best to set up an airforce.

This order is quite large for our country and also as we have purchased many things previously i wonder if we qualify for a discount?

Here follows the order:

75 SZ-31 'Lion'/SuF-5 Lion Multi-Role Fighter's

Kakin MoD

You may wish to check the link for the Z-36 Groundhog. Instead of linking to the unit description, it links to the "Army Products" page, as does the Landshark.

[OOC: I know. I've been trying to find the write-ups I did in the past so I can put them back on the storefront.

Just for the sake of time, all orders are considered confirmed as of one hour after they were placed. I'd RP it out, but I'm watching Redskins-Cowboys. And before I forget, Kakin is eligible for a 2.5 percent discount.]

Production rights come to an end
'Political realities' play into Tucker's decision

by Carrie Langham
Woodstock Daily Mail

PORTLAND (19 December 2005) -- In the wake of Sarzonia's recent decision to sever diplomatic relations with their former allies The Silver Sky, and with the acquisition of Space Union National Arms Corporation Storefront, the Portland Iron Works announced today that they are abolishing production rights contracts for "the overwhelming majority of export customers."

The move comes as a surprise to industry analysts, who have said the company has made "significant" revenue from production rights contracts for several weapons and ship systems.

"This has politics written all over it," said one industry analyst who spoke on condition of anonymity. "After Sarzonia and The Silver Sky broke off relations, the government had to realise that quite a few of [The Silver Sky's] weapons systems originated from Sarzonia."

"The state of the current political realities has forced our hands," Admiral Barbara Tucker, the CEO of the company, said in a press release. "We have received a directive from the Incorporated Sarzonian Government and we intend to comply fully with that directive."

A source within the company said the decision by the ISG to ask PIW to end "substantially all" production rights contracts was "reactionary politics at its worst. The source spoke on the condition of not releasing his name because of his stature within the company.

"This is no more than a case of cutting our nose off to spite our face," the source said. "Our relations with The Silver Sky have gone south, but that's no reason to take such draconian measures."

PIW has secured exemptions in the case of "longstanding, close allies," including Praetonia and Isselmere-Nieland. At press time, the agreement is also expected to include Granzi and Izistan, but phone calls to Deputy Senior Vice President and External Affairs Officer Grant Haffner's office were unreturned.

Haffner was believed to be the driving force behind the restrictions, and a source within the Incorporated Sarzonian Government said he and Tucker "had a screaming match," when he called to instruct Tucker to repeal the production rights contract.

To: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
From: Procurement Division, Cottish MoD
Subject: Z-41 'Regus' LBTs

Dear madam,

We are wondering as to the outcome of our wish to purchase a number of Z-41 'Regus' light battle tanks from your storefront. As we understood, you required approval from Praetonia for the sale to be completed. We are wondering as to what progress has been made in the inquiries , as we are wishing to utilize those tanks in the immediate future.

In advance, we thank you for a positive and swift answer.

To: Procurement Division,
Cottish Ministry of Defence
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works would like to take this opportunity first of all to apologise for the delay in returning your correspondence regarding your purchase of the Z-41 Regus light battle tanks. We have just received word that Imperial Praetonian Ordnance has approved your order and they have indicated to us that you are a customer in good standing with them.

As a result, unless the political situation between Praetonia and Cotland should change for the worse, we would not expect any future delays in confirmation of orders involving jointly-designed products between Portland Iron Works and Praetonian companies.

We thank you for contacting the Portland Iron Works for your military needs and we hope to hear from you again in the future!

OOC: Would I be allowed to have production rights if I ever need them (I probably never will)?

The Roman Republic wishes to make another order of you Vigilant-class SDs. We wish to buy 5 SDs. Total: $1.775 trillion

OOC: I'm trying to steer clear of giving out production rights contracts too much, for reasons you probably pioneered :p though I will say "never say never." ;)

At least for the time being, I'd be extremely selective about who gets production rights, and for what price, but all that's subject to change.

OOC: I'm trying to steer clear of giving out production rights contracts too much, for reasons you probably pioneered :p though I will say "never say never." ;)

At least for the time being, I'd be extremely selective about who gets production rights, and for what price, but all that's subject to change.

Yes, young Sarzwalker is learning wisely. SU has tought you well.

- Darth Union

:p

OOC: Sarzonia, am I one of those on the not-allowed-production-rights list or not?

OOC: Technically, SEA, you are, but I could give some consideration for "promotional courtesies." ;)

"promotional courtesies."
hahaha that's an understatement if I ever saw one. SEA is the unofficial sales rep of PIW, but I must add, I probably wouldn't be paying any attentionto Sarzonia, PIW or even buying from the PIW if it wasn't for him. So he has been doing a good job.

hahaha that's an understatement if I ever saw one. SEA is the unofficial sales rep of PIW, but I must add, I probably wouldn't be paying any attentionto Sarzonia, PIW or even buying from the PIW if it wasn't for him. So he has been doing a good job.OOC: That's why I'd make an exception for SEA, and why I'm also going to start giving him a five percent discount at PIW. :)

hahaha that's an understatement if I ever saw one. SEA is the unofficial sales rep of PIW, but I must add, I probably wouldn't be paying any attentionto Sarzonia, PIW or even buying from the PIW if it wasn't for him. So he has been doing a good job.

SEA is almost NS's largest advertisement board!

To: Barbera Tucker
From: Sir Louis Riel, Minister of Defence
Re: Convoy to Torontia

As you may know, the Incorporated States of Sarzonia is escorting 7,500 ST-37s, and 2,500 Z-33s, and an undisclosed amount of decommissioned naval vessels to Saint Fedskian forces in Torontia. With the conflict in Torontia over, we would still like to recieve said vessels and will of course make the necessary financial arrangments, if so desired. If you could be so gracious as to provide me with the contact information for the appropriate people, I would be most appreciative.

Also, there is an outstanding order for a few destroyers, has it been processed yet?

Thank you.
L. Riel, Minister of Defence

To: Barbera Tucker
From:Kakin MoD
Subject: Expansion of Airforce

We would like to purchase:

50 SZ-4 'Warbird' Long-Range Strategic Bomber’s
20 SZ-6 'Pegasus' Search and Rescue Helicopter’s
75 SZ-23 'Aurora' patrol/scout aircraft

Thank you.

TO: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
FROM: General Jared Ka-Wing Lau, Chief of the Southeast Asian Army
SUBJECT: LDPR of the Z-39 CICV

As the Southeast Asian Army lacks a truely dedicated urban combat vehicle, we have been eyeing your Pit Bull as of late. I have been approved by the other generals and the government of my nation to request for the limited domestic production rights of the Z-39 CICV. The cost shall be wired upon the confirmation of the order.

Yours Truly,
Chief of the Southeast Asian Army
General Jared Ka-Wing Lau

To: Barbara Tucker
From: Sir Louis Riel
Re: Naval Vessels

The Commonwealth of Saint Fedski returns to Portland Iron Works to further increase the strength of its navy. Impressed with the quality of the Johnston Class AA destroyer, we would like to purchase another twenty. That is a total of $25 billion for the 20 destroyers. The Commonwealth Navy also requires two submarines for each destroyer. The submarine of choice will be the Bolash class. An order of 40 Bolash Class submarines will add an additional $16.6 billion to the bill. The final cost comes to $41.6 billion dollars. There will be four payments of $10.4 billion.

"Let's review, shall we? We have a naval operational budget of $16,672,217,940,369. For procurement of new vessels, we have allotted $5,557,405,980,123. With the ships you've listed in the ratios our Minister of the Navy has suggested, we can afford so many ships that we could not possibly have enough ports to maintain them all."

"So, what do you suggest?"

"Two solutions, Chairwoman. We could simply reduce our naval budget plan. Or, we could change our planned vessels from the run-of-the-mill variety to the best-bang-for-buck variety."

"Construction of new ports is out?"

"Miss Bennings, you know as well as I do that, even with available ports in Isla Vista, there simply aren't enough harbors. We would also run the greater risk of excluding merchant marine traffic, which would harm the economy."

"Very well. Admiral Hermann?"

"I... could suggest new vessels. More of the larger variety, more carriers, even those superdreadnaughts. This would require a significant change in our operational strategy, however. A more exotic battle plan, but certainly it would be effective."

"Okay, do it. I want a report within 48 hours. Even so, we may wind up reducing the naval budget to allow for greater airpower instead. I'm sure that will please Minister of Air..."

[OOC: Gonna buy me some military gear, yep. I ran into the interesting problem that I could afford to purchase well over 500 Saugerties class carriers. Operationally, I could afford to operate well over 60,000 of them! Needless to say, I have a disgustingly high defense budget, so really I'm limited more by the logistics. Anyone happen to know how many ships a major naval port could realistically service?]

OOC: In the spirit of the holidays, all orders made from the last time I confirmed are themselves confirmed. Happy holidays!

OOC: So how many CICVs can I produce?

OOC: So how many CICVs can I produce?OOC: I'd say 500 at least at the moment. If you want more than that, let me know.

OOC: That's ok. I'll request more later. And Prae is writing up his half. Get ready to corner Amestria...

OOC: In the spirit of the holidays, all orders made from the last time I confirmed are themselves confirmed. Happy holidays!
Happy Holidays to you too!

wow nice ships just started this nation today so i dont have much money lol (lost my old nations password) anyway happy holidays

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TO:
Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
Chief Executive Officer
Portland Iron Works

Greetings! After much review, the United Trade Republics has decided to outfit our naval force with combat and support ships produced by your organization.

Because of our likely expansion of needs, and in recognition of tangible limits to your production facilities in comparison with the government of Santa Barbara, we are prepared to offer you necessary price for the rights to reproduce these ships, their components, weaponry and associated aircraft as well. This is a solely practical matter, and you have our complete assurance that we would not re-sell or otherwise distribute the designs or materiel.

Our procurement budget this year amounts to $5,557,405,980,123. Since our desired initial order totals $11,981,000,000,000, we propose a phased payment plan over the next five years. (The details may be further discussed and negotiated as needed with our financial ministry.)

The specific order is as follows. In lieu of Sarzonian construction of some or all of the ships, we are capable of producing them ourselves, and willing to pay the complete price to do so. (In addition to a production rights agreement for future constructions.)


10 Vigilant Trimaran Command BBN
20 Independence Trimaran Pocket SDN
10 Valiant Trimaran Super Carrier CVN
100 Atlantic Trimaran BBN
100 Oceania large escort vessel BBEN
10 Agamemnon Arsenal Ship
250 Commandant Trimaran CGN
250 Montgomery Trimaran AA CGN
50 Mahan Xebec
550 Holland ASW DD
450 Johnston AA DD
500 Wingate Trimaran AA FF
500 McDonough ASW FF
450 Tiger Gunboat P
15 Pasteur Hospital Ship
40 Hatchett Ultralarge Container Ship
100 Lake Mine Warfare MCDV
750 Seminole Multi-Role Corvette C
180 Gabin RO/RO
225 Smith Transport AOE
10 General Marsden Troop Transport AP
100 Aylesburgh Sub Tender AS
100 Poseidon Heavy Attack Sub SSAN
100 Minuteman SSK
90 Steadfast SSBN/SSGN
110 Loch Ness SSGN



Where necessary, we also desire associated aircraft and weapons stores for the above ships. Again, we will need the designs and rights to reproduce those as well, in light of our classified and most likely unpredictable munitions requirements.

I hope we can come to an agreement regarding this unusually large deal, and that we can look forward to continuing future friendly relations with your company and your nation.

Sincerely,

(signed)

Miss Julia Bennings

CEO, Bennings Enterprises
Chairwoman of the Trans-National Exchange
President of the United Trade Republics of Santa Barbara

To: Barbara Tucker
From: Sir Louis Riel
Re: Final Order in the series

30 x Wingate Trimaran AA Frigates at $1.95 billion each = $58.5 billion

We are also in need of some ships for offensively oriented missions such attacking land based targets and enemy fleets a fair distance away. What do you suggest? We're looking at 15-30 of said ships, depending on the size, capability and cost.

Another area of weakness is for amphibious assaults. We're looking for medium sized, landing craft that are fairly quick. Speed is everything to the Commonwealth. Another source of interest is landing craft escorts. Ocean going patrol boats perhaps? We just need something to take out land targets of oppourtunity and protect from enemy aircraft/helicopters when air superiority hasn't been reached.

Thank you.

L. Riel

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To: Sir Louis Riel
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works is pleased to confirm this order for 30 Wingate-class Trimaran AA frigates at the listed price of $58.5 billion. Work will begin immediately and we expect to have your order delivered to you within seven NS years [7 RL days] following the completion of sea trials.

With respect to the ships you have requested for offensive operations against land-based targets, Sarzonian naval doctrine has traditionally been based upon using battleships with at least 16 inch guns (406 mm) for the task of supporting an amphibious assault from a fair distance away. The smallest warships we have to conform to this requirement are the Trinity-class guided missile battleship, which is armed with nine 508 mm (20 inch) naval guns or the Estado-class trimaran battleship, armed with nine 18 inch (460 mm) naval guns. We have smaller riverine warships that can pack a powerful punch in littoral warfare if you are interested.

We hope these ships serve your navy well and we thank you for contacting the Portland Iron Works for your naval needs!

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To: Julia Bennings
President, United Trade Republics of Santa Barbara
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN, Ret.)
Chief Executive Officer, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation

The Portland Iron Works is delighted that you have chosen the Portland Iron Works to outfit what looks to us to be an entire naval force! Considering the enormous request, we are more than happy to grant you production rights to ease the burden that would be attendant upon our shipyard workers for this massive order.

We also would be more than delighted with a payment programme whereby the payment of $11.981 trillion is spread over five years. Should you require a longer rate of time, please notify us and we will be glad to accomodate you.

We also would be delighted to fill your aviation requests as well. We thank you for choosing the Portland Iron Works to outfit your military and hope this is the beginning of a long and prosperous relationship between our nations!

[OOC: Sarzonia, telegrams. Also, I think that SF has invited Admiral Tucker to inspect his armed forces.]

TO: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
FROM: Office of Paul David Nettleton, USNSEA Minister of Defense
SUBJECT: Order

Dear Admiral Tucker

Minister Nettleton cannot personally write this as he is at the conference of the Commonwealth of Saint Fedski, but he has authorized us to send you this message.

The five Archon-class Super Dreadnaughts are a fine addition to our navy, yet in the order, we forgot to request you to fill its hangars with aircraft. We have filled the SVTOL jets up, but we do not have the UAVs or the UCAVs. We request them.

Yours Truly,
His Excellency,
USNSEA Minister of Defense
Paul David Nettleton

The Roman Republic wishes to make another order of you Vigilant-class SDs. We wish to buy 10 Vigilant SDs. Total: $3.55 trillion. The Money will be wired upon confirmation. We hope to buy 7 more Vigilant SD in the future.

Signed,

Saddam Al-Mohammed, Lieutenant of the Ministry of Defense

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Official Imperial Transmission

To: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
From: The High Council of Yallak

The Infinite Empire wishes to purchase a single Vigilant-class Trimaran command battleship. $355 billion will be wired upon confirmation.

Lord Herusen, Supreme Chancellor of Yallak

OOC: Yallak, I thought the High Council of the Infinite Empire doesn't trust foreign arms contractors.

OOC: It doesn't. Since becoming an Empire, Yallak uses only its own equipment.

OOC: Then why did you order a foreign-designed-and-manufactured weapon?

The same reason im buying one DMG ship. We'll call it a test but all IC information regarding the purchases is classified.

PS Sorry Sarz for all the OOC comments

[OOC: I'd prefer to keep all OOC comments not directly related to this storefront out of this thread from now on.

Also, I'll respond to the other two requests later today, but I wanted to get this particular response done first.]

To: Lord Herusen
Supreme Chancellor of Yallak
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Your order

The Portland Iron Works appreciates the consideration your High Council has given in requesting the acquisition of one Vigilant-class superdreadnought. However, after consulting with the Incorporated Sarzonian Government, we must deny your request to purchase the warship owing to your nation's unreasonable stance toward our allies in Saint Fedski and South East Asia.

Should your government elect to negotiate in good faith with our allies and come to an understanding, we may reconsider future requests from you. However, we are not prepared to sell a major component of Sarzonian military technology to a country we view less than favourably.

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Official Imperial Transmission

To: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
From: The High Council of Yallak

I’m afraid Admiral that you have obviously not been updated lately upon the situation to which you refer.

The conflict, indeed hostilities, between the Infinite Empire and Saint Fedski ceased weeks ago in a peaceful manner. As for South East Asia, we have had little contact with them and as yet hold them in no unfair or unreasonable stance.

We do hope that this will correct any misunderstandings and not prevent a fruitful relationship from forming between us.

Lord Herusen, Supreme Chancellor of Yallak

The Confederate States of Spizania wishes to purchase 2Avenger Class Pocket SuperDreadnaughts for a total price of $450,000 Million. Money will be wired on confirmation.

OOC: Can i put other peoples fighters on it without any massive refitting, ie Lu-45s and Lu-12s?

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Why are you bumping Sarzonia's topic? Why not TG instead?

Why are you bumping Sarzonia's topic? Why not TG instead?For the same reason I'd bump my own thread, actually.

To: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works.
From: Donald Rolandson,
Izistani Armed Forces Equipment Acquisition Board.
Subject: Submarine production rights.

Greetings!
Our Navy currently is seeking to upgrade its SSN fleet and our previously considered Izistani built model had some what lackluster preformance in trials. Henceforth we wish to request the production rights for the Navarre class SSN. The funds will be wired upon confirmation of this order.
Sincerely yours,
Donald Rolandson.

PRIVATE COMMUNICATION

To: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
From:General Chris Zeek, MoD.
Subject:Navy

We are looking into spending a large amount of money on creating a Navy. Yes creating. At this moment in time we bascially have no Navy. We need one which is able cope with troop transporting, Naval offensives and many more jobs. Could you reccomend one for us?

OOC: Erm Izistan, LDPR (limited domestic production rights) has been suspended for all nations, albeit a few that Sarzonia considers a close friend, so unless you have good relations with Sarzonia, don't count on it.

OOC: Erm Izistan, LDPR (limited domestic production rights) has been suspended for all nations, albeit a few that Sarzonia considers a close friend, so unless you have good relations with Sarzonia, don't count on it.

OOC: He does have very good relations with me.

And Kakin, I'll go ahead and work on developing an expeditionary force for you. It might be called a Heavy Invasion Fleet, but it would be a combination of amphibious assault ships, escorts, and capital ships.

OOC: And our other orders....

To Admiral Barbara Tucker (ret.), Portland Iron Works -
The Coast Guard of The Beltway wishes to expand its patrol capabilities, and would like to purchase four (4) SZ-23 Aurora patrol craft. The $320,000,000.00 will be wired upon confirmation. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Benjamin Cardin, Defence Minister of The Beltway

[OOC: Sorry for the extended delay in confirmation posts. All orders except Spizania's from my last IC reply to Yallak (and any I may have missed before then) are confirmed. I'm getting into a minor design rut now so I'll pay closer attention to this thread from now on.]

The Roman Republic wishes to make another order of you Vigilant-class SDs. We wish to buy 10 Vigilant SDs. Total: $3.55 trillion. The Money will be wired upon confirmation. We hope to buy 7 more Vigilant SD in the future.

Signed,

Saddam Al-Mohammed, Lieutenant of the Ministry of Defense

(OCC: So, is my order confirmed??)

(OCC: So, is my order confirmed??)[OOC: Yes.]

[OOC: Yes.]

(OCC: When will it arrive?? My guess is 30 NS years??)

(OCC: When will it arrive?? My guess is 30 NS years??)[OOC: 30 NS years [1 RL month] from the day you placed your order, and it's assumed your order was confirmed as of one RL hour after you placed it for the sake of delivery. When there's a long delay like this, that's what I do.]

[OOC: 30 NS years [1 RL month] from the day you placed your order, and it's assumed your order was confirmed as of one RL hour after you placed it for the sake of delivery. When there's a long delay like this, that's what I do.]

(OCC: okay, thanks for explaining that to me.)

OOC: So, what of my UCAVs and UAVs?

[OOC: Sorry for the extended delay in confirmation posts. All orders except Spizania's from my last IC reply to Yallak (and any I may have missed before then) are confirmed. I'm getting into a minor design rut now so I'll pay closer attention to this thread from now on.]

Is that up to mine or including mine?

Is that up to mine or including mine?
OOC: The ones up to yours.

To Adm. Barbara Tucker (ret.), CEO of Portland Iron Works -

We at Baltimore Shipyards have noticed something missing here (apart from foreign sales, but that's another issue). That something is a ship for us to sail upon the seas aboard. We wish to purchase one Diplomacy-class executive yacht to correct this problem. The $1.75 billion US will be wired upon confirmation of our order.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Adm. Thad Cochrane (ret.), CEO of Baltimore Shipyards
Adm. David Jeremiah (ret.), CFO of Baltimore Shipyards

To: Admiral Thad Cochrane (Ret.)
CEO, Baltimore Shipyards
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works is pleased to confirm your order for one Diplomacy class executive yacht. The yacht will be completed and delivered to you within one NS year (one RL day) following the completion of sea trials. We hope the ship serves your nation and your company well and we thank you for contacting the Portland Iron Works for your maritime needs!

To: Lord Herusen
Supreme Magistrate of Yallak
From: Mike Sarzo
President, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
Subject: Vigilant-class purchase

Regardless of any decision rendered by the Portland Iron Works, the Foreign Munitions Export Commission has announced a policy refusing your attempt to purchase a Vigilant class command battleship. We have grave concerns about future proliferation of the class, and as such, expressly prohibit any attempts to acquire the ship for reverse engineering purposes.

Should you wish to initiate productive relations between our countries to the point where you would allay our reservations with respect to the sale of a Vigilant class command battleship to your nation, you are welcome to make an attempt through standard diplomatic channels.

To: President Mike Sarzo, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
From: The High Council of Arrandin

If that is your decision then so be it. The Infinite Empire will go elsewhere to make the purchases we require.

Lord Herusen, Supreme Chancellor of Yallak

To: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ret.), Portland Iron Works
From: Admiral of the Fleet Geoffrey Simnett, Minister for Defence of the Realm

Ma'am,
The United Kingdom of Lesser Ribena once more looks to her defence needs in these troubled times. As our previous supplier of military equipment HRH King Charles and the Parliament have authorised me to place a large order with your fine company for Naval equipment. This is attached below. It is hoped that an aircraft order will also be made once my procurement team have assessed the RAF's need for aircraft. I thankyou for your assistance in this matter. The required funds have already been wired to your account from the defence procurement fund.

Yours in thanks,

Admiral Simnett
Lesser Ribenan Minister for Defence.

5xGeneral Purpose Fleet = $1575 billion
5xLittoral Warfare Squadron = $20 billion
10xPasteur-class hospital ship = $12.5 billion
18xCurie-class light medical vessel = $12.15 billion
100xHatchett-class Ultra Large Container Ship = $25 billion
100xMcIntosh-class Very Large Cargo Carrier = $30 billion

Total: $1674.65 billion

less 5% discount= $1590.9175 billion, which we will round to $1600 billion for ease of accounting.

[OOC: I'd like to purchase some equipment as well, but despite my constant coaxing with it, NSEconomy continually denies me a military budget. I therefore created my own (and to my mind, somewhat more realistic) budget stats (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=10106243#post10106243) in my factbook (look towards the bottom of the first post). Will those be accepted, or should I take my business to a ... competitor? ;)]

[OOC: I'd like to purchase some equipment as well, but despite my constant coaxing with it, NSEconomy continually denies me a military budget. I therefore created my own (and to my mind, somewhat more realistic) budget stats (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=10106243#post10106243) in my factbook (look towards the bottom of the first post). Will those be accepted, or should I take my business to a ... competitor? ;)][OOC: I'm planning to post IC responses to the two orders tonight, but I'd accept your reconstituted budget as long as it's reasonable. Sometimes ThirdGeek goes a little "overboard" in my sordid opinion. ;)]

OOC: Sarzonia, would your government have a problem with me buying from you as I do have friendly relations with Aequatio and Credonia (officially at least, but ICly my government is neutral as they know little to nothing about Credonia's actions preceding it's isolation)?

[OOC: My main problem with NSEcon is just a lack of detail. Anyway, my budget runs as follows:

Yearly Government Budget Details:
Department of Education - receives 16% of budget (~$12.03 trillion)
Current Surplus: $1.75 trillion
Department of Communications - receives 10% of budget (~$7.52 trillion)
Current Surplus: $419 billion
Department of Defence - receives 10% of budget (~$7.52 trillion)
Current Surplus: $5.45 trillion
Department of Healthcare - receives 8% of budget (~$6.01 trillion)
Current Deficit: $121.5 billlion
Department of Environmental Preservation - receives 7% of budget (~$5.26 trillion)
Current Surplus: $0.00
Department of Labour - receives 6.5% of budget (~$4.88 trillion)
Current Deficit: $110 billion
Department of Public Transport - receives 6% of budget (~$4.5 trillion)
Current Deficit: $379 billion
Department of Law Enforcement - receives 5% of budget (~$3.76 trillion)
Current Surplus: $68 billion
Department of Welfare - receives 5% of budget (~$3.76 trillion)
Current Deficit: $1.25 trillion
Department of State - receives 4.5% of budget (~$3.38 trillion)
Current Surplus: $145 billion
Department of Intelligence - receives 4% of budget (~$3 trillion)
Current Deficit: $0.25 billion
Department of Parks & Recreation - receives 4% of budget (~$3 trillion)
Current Deficit: $175 billion
Department of Trade - receives 3.5% of budget (~$2.63 trillion)
Current Deficit: $2.04 trillion
Department of Commerce - receives 3% of budget (~$2.25 trillion)
Current Deficit: $4.175 trillion
Department of Social Equality - receives 2.5% of budget (~$1.88 trillion)
Current Surplus: $8.5 billion
Department of Pest Control - receives 1.5% of budget (~$1.13 trillion)
Current Deficit: $32 billion
Department of Censorship - receives 1% of budget (~$0.75 billion)
Current Deficit: $6 billion
Government Waste: 2.5% ($1.92 trillion)


If this appears reasonable, then my IC post below stands:]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y57/Mauvasia/coat_of_arms.jpg
Official Communique from the Mauvasian Department of Defence
To: Admiral Barbara Tucker, CEO, Portland Iron Works
Encryption: None


Greetings from the Imperial Democratic Republic of Mauvasia!

While the Mauvasian military is a fully modernized force—or, that is, was a fully modernized force approximately ten years ago, but that is beside the point—we continually observe a deficiency in the quality of our naval assets. While this could have something to do with Mauvasia's ample lack of coastline, we prefer to believe that it is related more to the quality of the vessels themselves, most of which are highly outdated crafts that would barely survive longer than a few minutes in a true naval battle.

Therefore, hearing of Portland Iron Works' knowledge in such matters and expert designs for the Sarzonian Navy among other customers, and finally receiving authorization to purchase from what turned out to be, in a classic Mauvasian pinnacle of inefficiency, ourselves... we have allocated to the purchase of naval assets including aircrafts a total of $5,452 billion USD, the entire surplus of the Department of Defence—the money having been accumulated over the years due to the significant lack of any conflicts or major military upgrades during that time, with the only costs being maintenance. After due deliberation, we have elected to purchase the following:

2x Neptune Class Superdreadnought
2x Avenger Class Pocket Superdreadnought
6x Valiant Class Trimaran Super Carrier
16x Nanticoke Class Heavy Carrier w/aircraft
16x Atlantic Class Trimaran Large Battleship
20x Guerriere Class Battleship
25x Sea class nuclear-powered guided missile battlecruiser
45x Oceania Class large escort vessel
40x Commandant Class Trimaran guided missile cruiser
40x Montgomery class Trimaran AA cruiser
30x Agamemnon Class Arsenal Ship
20x Holland Class ASW Destroyer
65x Johnston Class AA Destroyer
65x Evermore Class GP Destroyer
50x McDonough Class ASW Frigate
40x Wixted Class Stealth Frigate
30x Consequor Class Trimaran coastal defence vessel
30x Pasteur Class Hospital Ship
50x Curie Class Light Medical Vessel
20x McIntosh Class Very Large Cargo Carrier
40x Normandy Class Heavy Combat Transport Ship
50x Lake Class MCDV (mine clearance)
75x Poseidon Class SSAN
120x Navarre Class SSN
60x Julianus Class SSGN
40x Loch Ness Class Heavy SSGN
50x Minuteman Class SSK
25x Argonaut Class Escort/Countermeasures Submarine
540x SZ-21 Coronet advanced air superiority fighter
600x SZ-20 Valkyrie advanced strike fighter
648x SZ-19 Predator interceptor
648x SZ-30/SuF-3 Howler strike/multi-role fighter
512x SZ-31/SuF-5 Lion multi-role fighter
156x SZ-22 Olympic advanced long-range bomber
576x SZ-14 Scorpion multi-role attack helicopter
216x SZ-15 Dragon ASW helicopter
200x SZ-17 Galaxy heavy cargo/transport plane

The total should come to $5,448,590,000,000.00, which we will wire upon confirmation.

We hope to do business with you again in the future.

Louis D'Hiver
Chairman, Mauvasian Department of Defence

[OOC: I can break it up into installments if my budget is unacceptable.]

[OOC: Sorry, once again I forgot about the no discounts on packages policy. Please disregard the bit about discounts on my post and charge me the full amount.]

OOC: Sarzonia, il understand if you dont want to tell me why youve dissalowed my order, but i want to know, and if ive been blacklisted please put me on the blacklisted list.

OOC: Sarzonia, what RL tank did you base the Z-34 Bonham off?

OOC: Sarzonia, what RL tank did you base the Z-34 Bonham off?OOC: I don't really remember which, TBH. I probably combined features from several. I was really basing this off Prae's and Soviet Bloc's tanks and using some stuff from my previous generation tank (the Z-33 Jaguar).

With naval designs, I sometimes don't base them off any RL design.

[OOC: Got that. Oh, and you missed this post (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10308062&postcount=104).] And I'm using fluid time to get my Eurasian defense minister out of the conference of the commonwealth as Saint Fedski has OOC issues to deal with (i.e. jobs).

TO: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ret.), Portland Iron Works
FROM: USNSEA Minister of Defense Paul David Nettleton
SUBJECT: Order

Greetings Admiral Tucker,

The Southeast Asian Army is most impressed with your M-32 "Quinn" Assault Rifle and the SZ-35 "Styx" turbofan gunship....according to their documents' details. So we request twenty SZ-35 units (400,000,000 USD) and the same number of units for the M-32 Quinn assault rifle (all three versions each, for the cost of 55,600 USD total). The total cost of 400,055,600 USD shall be wired upon the confirmation of the order.

Yours Truly,
His Excellency,
USNSEA Minister of Defense
Paul David Nettleton

[OOC: I take it that my order was accepted?]

OOC: Mauvasia, TG!

To: Portland Iron Works
From: Secretary of Defense Sukhtan Brar
Federative Sikh Republic of Space Union
Subject: Naval Order

We once more see our friends in Portland Iron Works striding to accomplish the best and our government has noted this. Recently, we pulled out of a recession and find ourselves in a powerful position with economic recovery being far better than expected. We find this would be the right time to refurbish our navy and enter new classes and replace the old. In doing so, we did a little selection on which naval provider we should visit. In each competition, PIW came as the #1 provider for naval ships for the Space Union Navy (SUN). Your quality and your ships capability come to our standards and beyond. Therefore, it is with our great honor that we wish to place a gigantic order for you of the following:

80x Adamant class Trimaran large battleship (4,200) (42,000)
40x Vanguard II-class Trimaran hulled guided missile Heavy Strike Ship (HSGN) (3,700) (18,500)
96x Oceania-class large escort vessel (2,900) (34,800)
120x Sea-class nuclear-powered guided missile battlecruiser (CBGN) (1,450) (21,750)
32x Gavin Newsom-class Trimaran hypercarrier (13,895) (55,580)
200x General Dent-class Trimaran large cruiser (890) (22,250)
240x Agamemnon-class arsenal ship (76) (2,280)
240x Montgomery-class Trimaran AA cruiser (510) (15,300)
320x Tiger-class railgun-armed gunboat (245) (9,800)
320x Seminole-class multi-role corvette (FS) (65) (2,600)
400x Piranha-class fast missile boat (40) (2000)
200x Octopus-class multi-role patrol vessel (35) (875)
240x Dolphin-class hydrofoil patrol vessel (25) (750)
200x Ossipee-class special operations boat (5) (125)
320x Wingate-class Trimaran AA frigate (285) (11,400)
240x McDonough-class ASW frigate (265) (7,950)
200x Mahan-class xebec (350) (8,750)
200x Holland-class ASW destroyer (288) (7,200)
200x Samuel B. Roberts-class Trimaran AA destroyer (380) (9500)
200x Argonaut-class escort/countermeasures submarine (50) (1,250)
200x Bulldog-class littoral surface attack submarine (10) (250)
240x Insurgent-class special operations submarine (25) (750)
320x Poseidon-class heavy attack submarine, nuclear powered (SSAN) (110) (4400)
400x Minuteman-class SSK (40) (200)
160x Loch Ness-class heavy SSGN (130) (2,600)
200x Steadfast-class SSBN/SSGN (140) (3,500)
80x Lake-class mine clearance vessels (37) (370)
160x Pasteur-class hospital ships (290) (5800)
80x Curie-Class Light Medical Ships (95) (950)
400x Normandy-class combat ships (355) (17,750)
200x Gabin-class roll-on/roll-off cargo vessels (76) (1900)
200x Smith-class fuel and munitions transport vessels (528) (13,200)
160x Aylesburgh-class submarine tender (300) (6000)
160x Flansburgh-class fleet replenishment vessel (300) (6000)

This gigantic order comes out to a total of $30,007,400,000,000. Since this tag is so huge, and we only appropriated $8 trillion per year for the Navy's buying capability, we wish to ask that we can pay it off in 4 installations; 4 years. We are willing to accept different payment methods if this does not work.

Thank You once more for such great ships and we hope that you will continue to create ships of high quality.

Signed,
Chief-of-Military Manjit Mann

OOC: Just ignore those numbers next to the names in paratheses. Thanks. :)

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To: the Portland Iron Works
From: Rear Admiral Japhy USSD Navy

I will begin this by stating that my nation is not in the postion to be allocting large sums of money to revamping our navy with a full fleet of new vessels.

Firstly, I would like to inquire if you have any surplus vessels. I feel that a deal may be struck. It is the opinion of my government that is would be cheaper to purchase a slightly outdate vessel and modernize it. We felt that we would be smart to inquire with you. The large number of contracts and vessel you build in a year may leave you with some suplus vessels. We are intrested in these vessels, if they exist.

However, we see the need to update some parts of our fleet. The possibility of inter-nation conflict is growing. We would like to purchase the following:

3 Maidstone-class river gunboats
1 Octopus-class multi-role patrol vessel

We are intrested in a number of other vessels, but we are more intrested in other nations surplus vessels. If you are not capable of meeting that need and know of a group that can, please let us know.

Thank you,

Rear-Admiral Eugene H. Japhy
United Socialist States of Duramane

To: Rear-Admiral Eugene H. Japhy
United Socialist States of Duramane
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

Firstly, let me take this opportunity to let you know that we appreciate your nation's need for economy as a consideration when deciding upon modernisation of your naval forces. For this reason, we have contacted the Incorporated Sarzonian Navy with respect to previous units and they assure me they have previously used ships they can make available to you. You are welcome to look through our current catalogue or our previous catalogue (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=404832) for ship classes that we currently have in mothballs that would be available to you after a brief refurbishment.

Secondly, it is my great honour to confirm your order for three Maidstone class river gunboats and one Octopus-class multirole patrol vessel. The amount of this order comes to $525 million. Work will begin immediately and we expect to have your order delivered to you within three NS years [3 RL days] after completion of sea trials. Should you wish slightly used versions, the purchase price would be reduced to $400 million and delivery would take place within six NS months [5:45 am EDT tomorrow, the time my alarm wakes me up].

We thank you for contacting the Portland Iron Works for your naval needs and we hope to hear from you again in the future!

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To: Secretary of Defense Sukhtan Brar
Federative Sikh Republic of Space Union
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

It is with great honour and humility that we at the Portland Iron Works view your choice of our company to fill this truly massive order. For the sake of conservation, we will not include a recap of the entire order, but the order and the proposed payment plan are graciously accepted. Work will begin immediately on these warships, though with all dockyards working to full capacity, we estimate that it would take us approximately 25 NS years [OOC: 25 RL days less one day for my delay in repsonding] to complete this order.

We wish to thank you for showing the confidence in the Portland Iron Works to look to us upon your recovery from your nation's economic and political travails. We hope to be the company you turn to in the future for all your combat needs!

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To: Paul David Nettleton
USNSEA Minister of Defense
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation and relations

Firstly, the Portland Iron Works wishes to address the situation with Credonia and Aequatio. It is the opinion of the Incorporated Sarzonian Government that our current embargo against Credonia can and must remain in effect for the time being, until such time as we deem it in our nation's best interests to revisit that decision. The ISG believes their government's choice of an arrogant and overly aggressive foreign policy is ill-suited to the tenuous world situation we find ourselves in. As for Aequatio, we consider their status as a former Gholgoth Power to be in direct conflict with the ideals of the ISG and we point you to our country's current black listing of both nations.

Having said that, our relations with two nations your country is friendly with should not impede our separate relations with you or your country. We are more than happy to confirm your order of twenty SZ-35 'Styx' turbofan-powered gunships and 20 of each variant of the M-32 Quinn assault rifle. Including a five percent discount for your nation's repeated patronage and your government's repeated endorsement of our products, we will grant you a five percent discount reserved for some of our firmest allies. For this particular order, we will charge you an even $380,000,000 for greater ease in accounting.

Your order should arrive within two NS years [2 RL days ... with the delay, it should be arriving any minute after this reply gets posted], following trials. We hope these products serve your nation well and we hope to hear from you again in the future!

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To: Louis D'Hiver
Chairman, Mauvasian Department of Defence
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation and relations

The Portland Iron Works is delighted to hear that our reputation for warship design has reached your esteemed government and we are delighted to confirm your very large order. Work will begin immediately on all products and we expect to have your order delivered within 10 NS years [10 RL days... less the days it took for me to respond], following completion of all necessary product trials.

We hope the ships serve your nation well and live up to the considerable reputation they have garnered! We thank you for contacting us for your naval needs and we hope to hear from you again in the future!

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To: Admiral of the Fleet Geoffrey Simnett
Minister for Defence of the Realm, Lesser Ribena
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation and relations

The Portland Iron Works is once again delighted to see the return of our friends, neighbours and allies from Atlantian Oceania and the Woodstock Pact and we are thusly delighted to confirm your large order:

5xGeneral Purpose Fleet = $1575 billion
5xLittoral Warfare Squadron = $20 billion
10xPasteur-class hospital ship = $12.5 billion
18xCurie-class light medical vessel = $12.15 billion
100xHatchett-class Ultra Large Container Ship = $25 billion
100xMcIntosh-class Very Large Cargo Carrier = $30 billion

Noting both that some of the order is of numbers of individual ships and others include naval packages, we will be willing to charge a total of $1.6 trillion for the order. Work will begin immediately and we expect to have the order delivered within six NS years [6 RL days]. We hope these ships serve your navy well and we thank you for once again choosing the Portland Iron Works for your naval needs!

[Say, Sarzonia, how come the upkeep costs on your ships are so expensive? It was pointed out to my that your Vigilant class is almost three times more expensive per year to upkeep than a Doujin while it costs only 5 billion per ship more.]

[OOC: I just tried to come up with a figure I thought was reasonable for upkeep for a ship and decided on a formula of approximately one-thirtieth of the cost for a ship per year maintenance. I also include stuff like supplies, fuel, food, clothes, salaries for crews, etc. in my estimation.]

ATTN:
Rear Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
Managing Director
Portland Iron Works
Portland, Somerset, Sarzonia

The Ximean Naval Command has ordered a sweeping restructuring of our nation's naval forces. As part of that restructuring effort, much of our venerable equipment is slated to be replaced by newer, cutting-edge vessels.

To that end, I wish to purchase one General-Purpose Fleet naval package at a cost of $315 billion USD ($868.077 billion Ximean standards). An examination of our budget will show that we are fully capable of paying for this purchase.

Should the General-Purpose Fleet meet our high expectations, Portland Iron Works can expect future business from the Ximean Ministry of Defense.

Minister Steve Rogers
Ministry of Defense
Xim, Ximea

[1/30 for the Vigilant would be 11.83 billion. That's actually cheaper than a Doujin, but understandable because I don't think that the Vigilant has the heavily-reinforced hull (does it?) nor the ultra-redundancy in the electronics department.]

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To: The Portland Iron Works
From: Fleet Admiral George Strark

The Rear-Admiral has forwarded your message to me, and I have decided that your offer is most fitting for the USSD Navy.

I would like to change the order of the three (3) Maidstone class vessels and the one (1) Octopus class vessel to the used versions, if that is still possible.

I am intrested in a price for two mothballed Seminole-class corvettes, and one Wixted-class scout frigate. There is no need to begin work, as I will need to take the cost into deep consideration first.

Thank You for your help and time,

Fleet Admiral Stark

The Dominion is interested in replacing its older capital ships, and so we have come here. We wish to purchase;

6 Leander Class light command and control battleships - $210,000,000,000
4 Neptune Class Trimaran Superdreadnoughts - 1,120,000,000,000
2 Brandywine Class light command dreadnoughts - 130,000,000,000
10 Freedom Class Trimaran Pocket Superdreadnoughts - 1,250,000,000,000
75 Forrest Class Fleet Carriers - 157,500,000,000
2 Gavin Newsom Class Trimaran Hypercarrier - 250,000,000,000

TOTAL: $3,127,500,000,000

OOC: The last order was made a month or two ago in the old thread, without my knowing you had moved to this thread. I'm going to put my new one in this post, just so it makes more sense to me.

IC:

The Dominion is looking for a new generation of auxiliary ships to supplement my standing naval forces. We would like to place an order for;

AUXILARY & TRANSPORT
240 Peligro-class amphibious assault ships - 576,000,000,000
170 Smith class fuel and munitions transport vessels - 38,250,000,000
90 Endeavour class large combat transport ships - 225,000,000,000
90 Normandy class heavy combat transport ships - 117,000,000,000
75 Quay class amphibious assault and replenishment vessel - 52,500,000,000
55 Ryzner class heavy transport hovercrafts - 23,375,000,000
40 General Marsden-class AP vessels - 4,000,000,000
25 Very Large Cargo Carrier Ships - 7,500,000,000
20 Lake class MCDVs - 6,000,000,000
20 Curie Class light medical vessals - 13,500,000,000
15 Hatchett-class Ultra Large Container Ships - 3,750,000,000
15 Aylesburgh class AS vessels - 3,000,000,000
5 Juneau class oceangoing icebreakers - 1,450,000,000

EXECUTIVE
3 Chieftain-class executive submarines - 9,000,000,000
2 Diplomacy Class executive yachts - 3,500,000,000

TOTAL: $1,083,825,000,000

Thank you.

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The Military of Teh Ninjas is currently revamping. In order to fill voids in our armed forces we request the following order to the Portland Iron Works Company.
550 Broadsword Ultra-Heavy Torpedoes-4.675 Billion
2,200 S-20 Porcupine Mobile SAMs-26.4 Billion
10,000 Smasher ATGM-800 Million
25 Poseidon SSAN-100 Billion

Total is 131,875,000,000. The appropiate funds shall be wired once this order is confirmed.

OOC: Sarzonia, is littoral warfare the USA term for fighting in mud-waters?

OOC: I know you were not asking me, but it is. Littoral warfare is naval operations close to shore, or, "Brown Water Operations."

More info: Littoral Warfare: Adapting to Brown-Water Operations (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1993/MFJ.htm)

OOC: Thanks EP.

To: Teh Ninjas
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works is pleased to note the return of Teh Ninjas to purchase from us once again. We are delighted to confirm your order for the following:

550 Broadsword Ultra-Heavy Torpedoes-4.675 Billion
2,200 S-20 Porcupine Mobile SAMs-26.4 Billion
10,000 Smasher ATGM-800 Million
25 Poseidon SSAN-100 Billion

Including a 2.5 percent discount for regular customers, your order total comes to $128,578,125. For greater ease in accounting, we will reduce your price to $128 million. We thank you for choosing the Portland Iron Works for your combat needs and we hope to hear from you again in the future!

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[OOC: Thanks for the notice about moving the order Emporer Pudu. And thanks for answering SEA's question about littoral warfare.]

To: Emporer Pudu
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works thanks you for your return to purchase from our store. We are very pleased to confirm your order for the following:

240 Peligro-class amphibious assault ships - 576,000,000,000
170 Smith class fuel and munitions transport vessels - 38,250,000,000
90 Endeavour class large combat transport ships - 225,000,000,000
90 Normandy class heavy combat transport ships - 117,000,000,000
75 Quay class amphibious assault and replenishment vessel - 52,500,000,000
55 Ryzner class heavy transport hovercrafts - 23,375,000,000
40 General Marsden-class AP vessels - 4,000,000,000
25 Very Large Cargo Carrier Ships - 7,500,000,000
20 Lake class MCDVs - 6,000,000,000
20 Curie Class light medical vessals - 13,500,000,000
15 Hatchett-class Ultra Large Container Ships - 3,750,000,000
15 Aylesburgh class AS vessels - 3,000,000,000
5 Juneau class oceangoing icebreakers - 1,450,000,000

EXECUTIVE
3 Chieftain-class executive submarines - 9,000,000,000
2 Diplomacy Class executive yachts - 3,500,000,000

Inclusive of a 2.5 percent discount for regular customers, your order total comes to $1.056 trillion after an additional discount for ease of accounting. Your order should be delivered within 10 NS years [10 RL days ... with the delay, it'll be about one RL week], following the completion of sea trials. We hope these ships serve your navy well and we thank you for once again choosing the Portland Iron Works!

With respect to your previous order:

6 Leander Class light command and control battleships - $210,000,000,000
4 Neptune Class Trimaran Superdreadnoughts - 1,120,000,000,000
2 Brandywine Class light command dreadnoughts - 130,000,000,000
10 Freedom Class Trimaran Pocket Superdreadnoughts - 1,250,000,000,000
75 Forrest Class Fleet Carriers - 157,500,000,000
2 Gavin Newsom Class Trimaran Hypercarrier - 250,000,000,000

We are able to confirm all but the Freedom class, which requires the approval of the Imperial Praetonian Shipyards as the co-designers of that ship. We will contact them shortly and notify you of their response.

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To: Fleet Admiral George Strark
Duramane
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works thanks you for your consideration of our offer. We have accepted your request to provide you with previously-used versions of the ships requested at the previously stated price of $400 million. We have contacted the ISN with respect to two refurbished Seminole class corvettes and one Wixted class frigates and we would propose a $750 million price for those three ships.

We, of course, would be willing to work a payment plan for you if that price is unacceptable and the ISN has indicated they are open to negotiation.

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To: Steve Rogers
Ministry of Defense, Ximea
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works is pleased to confirm your order for a General Purpose Fleet at the amount of $315 billion. Work will begin immediately and we expect to have your order completed within 10 NS years [10 RL days from the time you placed your order, so in five days]. We hope these ships serve your navy well and we thank you for contacting us for your naval needs!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y57/Mauvasia/coat_of_arms.jpg
Official Communiqué from the Mauvasian Department of Defence
To: Adm. Barbara Tucker, CEO, Portland Iron Works
Encryption: None

The Mauvasian Imperial Republican Navy and Air Force were quite pleased with the products delivered last NS year, in fact to such a degree that they recommended Portland Iron Works highly to the Army—the caliber of the naval and aerial products presaged high-quality material for the ground forces as well. Mauvasia's highest-ranking Field Marshal promptly asked me to place an order for the Army as well, consisting of the following:

80,000x Smasher/Aquila ATGM
10,000x Panther 155mm self-propelled gun
4,500x Z-37 Raptor amphibious assault vehicle
2,500x Z-41/IPO-41 Regus Light Battle Tank
500x Z-40 T-Rex 280 mm self-propelled artillery
1,000x Z-29 Hunley mine detection/clearance vehicle
1,000,000x scoped M-32 Quinn assault rifle
250,000x M-32 Quinn Designated Marksman Weapon

The total should come to approximately $113,725,000,000.00.

In addition, the Navy has expressed a need for a larger number of escorts and auxiliary ships, so we would like to add to our previous order, the following naval vessels:

80x Peligro-class amphibious assault ship
65x Quay-class amphibious assault and replenishment vessel
80x Seminole-class multi-role corvette
80x Octopus-class multi-role patrol vessel
105x Stills-class assault support patrol boat
35x Mahan-class xebec
50x Wingate-class Trimaran AA frigate

The total should come to approximately $253,525,000,000.00, or $367,250,000,000.00 altogether. The funds will be wired upon confirmation.

Louis D'Hiver
Chairman, Mauvasian Department of Defence

[OOC: Btw, I've always wondered what happened to the people who work on ridiculously massive orders like SU's. For example, with the number of orders that have been fulfilled so far, Admiral Tucker must be close to 180 years old. The technology in use at the time the order was placed, no matter how cutting-edge, will be completely outdated by the time of its delivery... Does anyone else ever think about these things, or am I just crazy?]

OOC: Urgh, the ironic thing is, as my name suggests, I actually come from Southeast Asia myself (but I reside in HK), but I don't know much about combat in it's long history...

To:Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.) CEO, Portland Iron Works
From: General Chris Zeek, MoD.
Subject: Expansion of Armoured Veichles.

Message: While our Naval Package is being developed We took a long look at our Army. We realised for Kakin to be involed in supporting a friend in a war then we would need more amoured veichles. E.g. Tanks. Hence the following order:

150 Z-42 Calder medium tank's = $1050000000 (I believe)
100 Z-37 'Raptor' fully tracked amphibious vehicle = £3250000000 (I believe)

Kakin.

TO: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ret.), Portland Iron Works
FROM: USNSEA Minister of Defense Paul David Nettleton
SUBJECT: Order

Greetings Admiral Tucker,

As the Southeast Asian military is modernizing, we have once again turned back to your company for purchases. Our littoral warfare units are out of date, and as it has been cleared by the Upper Parliamentarian House, so we wish to purchase five littoral warfare packages. The cost of 20,000,000,000 USD shall arrive on the confirmation of the order.

Yours Truly,
His Excellency,
USNSEA Minister of Defense
Paul David Nettleton

To: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
From: Mr. White, foreign affairs officer
Subject: Land Systems
Message: Again we return to your fine storefront for our needs, and this time they are ground-based. We have been looking to replace our older MBTs and other vehicles, most domesticaly-produced and of lesser quality. Therefore, we will place an order for;

250 Z-34 'Bonham' MBT - 6,875,000,000

600 Z-41 'Regus' LBT - 4,500,000,000

500 Z-35 'Landshark' APC - 1,000,000,000

250 Z-36 'Groundhog' IFV - 687,500,000

150 Z-40 'T-Rex' 280mm self-propelled artillery - 1,162,500,000

300 Z-38 'Panther' 155mm self-propelled artillery - 1,950,000,000

TOTAL: 16,175,000,000

Thank you,

Good day.
Mr. White

OOC: never seen anyone have 'purchase limits' on things before. Wish I could'a bought a few more of what I did...

OOC: Sarzonia, what of my UCAVs and UAVs for my Archons?

To: Portland Iron Works
From: Minister of Defense George Whitley
Grand Monarchy of Skinny87
Subject: Post Civil-War Naval Replenishment

Dear Admiral Tucker,

As you probably will have realised, the naval forces of the former Grand Republic and now Grand Monarchy of Skinny87 took enormous losses in the Civil War that struck my country less than three years ago. Casualties amongst the navy were particularly heavy; Loyalist forces commanded a significant portion of the navy and most would not surrender, neccessitating their destruction. With the conflict niw thankfully at and end, the process of rebuilding is still ongoing. Whilst the Marines, Army and Airforce have essentially been rebuilt, the navy still requires a massive overhaul and rebuilding. Thus we have come to PIW for our needs. Despite your companies economic troubles, the Grand Monarchy has no fear of your company collapsing, and hope that this order will aid in your economic rise. Thus, the MOD will order the following:

80x Adamant class Trimaran large battleship
40x Vanguard II-class Trimaran hulled guided missile Heavy Strike Ship (HSGN)
96x Oceania-class large escort vessel
120x Sea-class nuclear-powered guided missile battlecruiser (CBGN)
32x Gavin Newsom-class Trimaran hypercarrier
200x General Dent-class Trimaran large cruiser
240x Agamemnon-class arsenal ship
240x Montgomery-class Trimaran AA cruiser
320x Tiger-class railgun-armed gunboat
320x Seminole-class multi-role corvette
400x Piranha-class fast missile boat
200x Octopus-class multi-role patrol vessel
240x Dolphin-class hydrofoil patrol vessel
200x Ossipee-class special operations boat
320x Wingate-class Trimaran AA frigate
240x McDonough-class ASW frigate
200x Mahan-class xebec
200x Holland-class ASW destroyer
200x Samuel B. Roberts-class Trimaran AA destroyer
200x Argonaut-class escort/countermeasures submarine
200x Bulldog-class littoral surface attack submarine
240x Insurgent-class special operations submarine
320x Poseidon-class heavy attack submarine, nuclear powered (SSAN)
400x Minuteman-class SSK
160x Loch Ness-class heavy SSGN
200x Steadfast-class SSBN/SSGN
80x Lake-class mine clearance vessels
160x Pasteur-class hospital ships
80x Curie-Class Light Medical Ships
400x Normandy-class combat ships
200x Gabin-class roll-on/roll-off cargo vessels
200x Smith-class fuel and munitions transport vessels
160x Aylesburgh-class submarine tender
160x Flansburgh-class fleet replenishment vessel

This gigantic order comes out to a total of $30,007,400,000,000. Since this tag is so huge, and we only appropriated $11 trillion per year for the Navy's buying capability, we wish to ask that we can pay it off in 4 installations; 4 years. We are willing to accept different payment methods if this does not work.

Thank You once more for such great ships and we hope that you will continue to create ships of high quality.

Signed,

George Whitley

To:Portland Iron Works
From: Military Purchase Office, Teh Ninjas
Upon further review of the military hardware avaliable in your storefront we wish to acquire the following machinery in order to strengthen weak spots in our military. Our order is as follows:
250 SZ-15 Dragon transport/ASW helicopters- 5 Billion
15 SZ-35 'Styx' gunships-3 Billion
132 SZ-22 ‘Olympic’ advanced long range bombers-29.7 Billion

We also wish to ask if your storefront can make custom weapons for our use. Currently we require a long range surface to air missile and air to air missile. The purpose would be to eliminate long range aircraft threats. Another requirement is a long range air to surface missile. The longer range the better. We prefer to have the missile perform a high dive attack before it detonates on it's target. Please let us know if these requests are possible.

Ilan Josef

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TO: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ret.), Portland Iron Works
FROM: USNSEA Minister of Defense Paul David Nettleton
SUBJECT: Order

Greetings Admiral Tucker,

In addition to our previous order requesting updated units for our littoral warfare fleet, the Southeast Asian Army is searching for an efficient Light Battle Tank for our military. So we shall take forty for testing purposes, and the cost of 300,000,000 USD shall be wired upon confirmation of the order, pending approval by Imperial Praetonian Ordinance.

Yours Truly,
His Excellency,
USNSEA Minister of Defense
Paul David Nettleton

To: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
From: Fleet Admiral George Strark
Duramane

Subject: Confirmation of order

The price of $750 million was a little difficult to meet, but through a a number of cuts in other areas we can afford the three vessels.

The two refurbished Seminole class corvettes and one Wixted class frigates will be a major asset to our fleet and we thank you for working with us on this matter.

Fleet Admiral Strark

TO: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
FROM: USNSEA Minister of Defense Paul David Nettleton
SUJBECT: MBT Purchase

Dear Admiral Tucker,

In addition to our previous rounds of purchases, we have returned to you to make another one. We have determined the Z-34 Bonham in our testing to be adequate in replacing our aging battle tank fleets, and would like to purchase five hundred units of them. The cost of 13,750,000,000 USD shall be wired upon the confirmation of the order.

Yours Truly,
His Excellency,
USNSEA Minister of Defense
Paul David Nettleton

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OOC: I apologise for waiting eight days to write another confirmation post. I was originally thinking of doing confirmations once a week but then I realised that there's a much longer backlog than I expected. All orders since my last confirmation are confirmed and will be considered confirmed as of one hour after posted to the PIW thread. Skinny87's order will take roughly 25 NS years from the moment it was confirmed so he'll have the designs in 17 NS years. The others will be considered delivered no later than tomorrow IRL.

South East Asia will have the UAVs and UCAVs for the Archon delivered with a Adamant class battleship (announced on the Draftroom (http://s13.invisionfree.com/The_NS_Draftroom)).

To: Portland Iron Works
From: Lamehken Homeland Security
Subject: Millitry order

We, the Lamehken people, have recently come into a large amount of military funding and would like to purchase some of your vessels. After checking the market we have found your ships to be of the superior quality we desire.
Below is a list of our requirements along with the believed costs for each ship and a total amount. If the prices have changed please notify us of the change so that we can renegotiate.


Neptune-class superdreadnought Cost: $270 billion USD
Gavin Newsom-class Trimaran hypercarrier Cost: $125 billion USD
Hogsingrad-class Trimaran command battlecruiser (Improved) Cost: $90 billion USD
General Dent-class Trimaran large cruiser Cost: $7 billion USD
Mahan-class xebec Cost: $1.7 billion USDx 3
Commandant-class Trimaran guided missile cruiser (CAG) Cost: $2 billion USD x 5

Total Cost: $507.1 billion USD

Thankyou for your time. We will be awaiting notification of you receiving our order and the expected completion time of our order. At which point the appropriate funds will be transferred.


Signed General Dielk, Head of Lamehken Homeland Security.

To: General Dielk
Head of Lamehken Homeland Security
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Order

The Portland Iron Works thanks you for your interest in our products. However, the Incorporated Sarzonian Government has ruled that a nation that currently is a protectorate of the Infinite Empire of Yallak shall not be allowed to purchase from the Portland Iron Works or any of its affiliated companies due to our nation's unfriendly relations with Yallak. As a result, your order is denied at this time.

Should your nation's status as a protectorate of Yallak change, we would be willing to consider orders from you in the future.

To: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.) Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
From: General Dielk Head of Lamehken Homeland Security
Subject: Dismissal of Order

I am sad to hear that you have refused our order on the basis of our friendship with the Infinite Empire of Yallak. It is for this reason that we have turned to you for our military needs. The status of protectorate does not afford us the access to Yallakian military technology, as stated in Article IX of the Yallak-Lamehk Protectorate Pact:

Article IX: The Armed Republic of Lamehk will receive all the technological aid they require or wish from the Infinite Empire, with the exception of military technology, which may or may not be supplied according to the discretion of the Imperial Government of Yallak

Further more our treaty grants nothing more than protection of our lands from aggression.

Article VIII: The Government of Lamehk are the sole leadership in the Armed Republic, responsible for all administrative, law, social and political edicts

We hope this information leads to you reconsidering our order.

Kind regards
Signed
General Dielk

OOC: Do I get the Adamant-class trimaran battleship for free as a gift or do I have to pay extra?

OOC: Do I get the Adamant-class trimaran battleship for free as a gift or do I have to pay extra?OOC: It's a gift. Unless you want to pay for it. ;)

OOC: I'll take it for free then once I get the IC confirmation.

How do you actually buy troops for your military

How do you actually buy troops for your militaryOOC: You don't buy troops here. You "buy" equipment and weapons that you provide for your troops.

OOC: Has Praetonia agreed to my purchase?

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ooc- Here it is Sarz, its a biggie.......

Message from Oliver Gantz, Minister for Defence Procurements

Following our third strategic defence review we would like to place the following order;

1,072 x Z47 Raptor amphibious assault vehicles - $3,484,000,000
230 x SZ1 Vulture strike aircraft - $10,350,000,000
225 x SZ2 Albatross fighters - $7,875,000,000
5,750 x SZ3 Skyshark fighter bombers - $316,250,000,000
1,270 x SZ4 Warbird bombers - $82,550,000,000
280 x SZ5 SNARL ELINT aircraft - $14,000,000,000
3,511 x SZ6 Pegasus air sea rescue helos - $157,995,000,000
600 x SZ7 Sea Scout naval patrol aircraft - $24,000,000,000
5,802 x SZ11 Twin Tail fighters - $261,090,000,000
432 x SZ15 Dragon ASW helos - $8,640,000,000
47 x SZ16 Catamount special ops helos - $940,000,000
1,960 x SZ17 Galaxy transport aircraft - $156,800,000,000
2,025 x SZ22 Olympic long range bombers - $455,625,000,000
1 x Science/Medical squadron - $8,500,000,000
1 x Light Invasion Force - $8,500,000,000
176 x Wixted stealth frigates - $91,520,000,000
76 x Seminole corvettes - $28,500,000,000
560 x Dolphin hydrofoil patrol boats - $644,000,000
100 x Smith replen vessels - $30,000,000,000
53 x Ayleburgh sub replen vessels - $10,600,000,000
20 x Hatchett ultra large container vessels - $5,000,000,000
20 x McIntosh very large cargo vessels - $6,000,000,000
15 x Stalwart subs - $36,000,000,000
282 x Skipjack subs - $535,800,000,000
20 x Antietam battleships - $730,400,000,000
9 x Ithaca light cruisers- $6,975,000,000
76 x Johnston AA destroyers
76 x McDonough ASW frigates
8 x Nanticoke aircraft carriers
10 x Saugerties aircraft carriers
18 x Randolph heavy cruisers
36 x Evermore destroyers
1 x Ryzner heavy lift hovercraft
3 x Normandy troop transports
17 x Ossippee Special Ops boats

Total order - $3,386,344,000,000

To Major General David Wade, Managing Director, Land Division of Portland Iron Works -

The Beltway Security Force is beginning the process of upgrading our tank park, and wishes to start with the following order:

208 Z-33 Jaguar (for the Third Mechanized Infantry Division)
208 Z-42 Calder (for the Seventh Mechanized Infantry Division)

The total order comes to $4,056,000,000.00 US. Subtracting 2.5 percent for the large quantity of this order, the cost comes to $3,954,600,000.00 US. Money to be wired upon confirmation of order.

Further, we are interested in purchasing production rights to the Z-33 and Z-42; how much would that cost?

Sincerely
Benjamin Cardin, Defence Minister of The Beltway

IC confirmation anyone....

TO: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.) Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
FROM: Paul David Nettleton, Minister of Defense, United Sovereign Nations of Southeast Asia
SUBJECT: Purchase and Testing

Greetings,

The Southeast Asian Navy thanks Portland Iron Works for it's generous gift for the Adamant-class battleship. The Adamant has been tested, and the officers are in a frenzy about it. The UPH (Upper Parliamentarian House, our answer to the American Congress' Senate and the Westminster Parliament's House of Lords) have approved about this purchase.

We wish to acquire twenty Adamant-class trimaran large battleships as part of our modernization program. The cost of 2,000,000,000,000 USD, shall be wired upon the confirmation of the order.

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

Confirmation of orders, please....

To: Oliver Gantz, Minister for Defence Procurements
Colony of Ollieland
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works is delighted to confirm this order from our Woodstock Pact allies and friends in the Colony of Ollieland. Your order is gratefully confirmed for the amount of $3.217 trillion including a five percent discount as a Woodstock Pact ally.

We thank you for the confidence you continue to show in Portland Iron Works products and we hope to hear from you again in the future!

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To: Benjamin Cardin
Defense Minister, The Beltway
From: Major General David Wade (ISA-Ret.)
Managing Director, PIW Land Division
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works land combat division is pleased to confirm this order by our friends in The Beltway for 208 Z-42 Calder medium tanks and the same number of Z-33 Jaguar Main Battle Tanks.

With respect to production rights, current PIW policies discourage the sale of production rights to most of our weapons systems. On the scale you are proposing, however, we will notify you once we have come upon a figure. We will notify you [OOC: via TG] with such a figure.

We thank you for choosing the Land Warfare Division of the Portland Iron Works for your combat needs!

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To: Paul David Nettleton,
Minister of Defense, United Sovereign Nations of Southeast Asia
From: Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
CEO, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation

Firstly, let me inform you how delighted we are at the peformance of the Adamant class Trimaran large battleship in your tests! We are pleased that a design we have spent considerable capital upon has borne such rewards. Thus, we are delighted to confirm your order for twenty at the amount of $1.9 trillion, less a five percent discount as an acknowledgement of your promotional efforts.

We thank you for your friendship with the Incorporated States of Sarzonia and we hope that allegiance continues in the years to come!

OOC: Sarz, when are you going to add the Adamant-class to your off-NS site catalogue?

OOC: Sarz, when are you going to add the Adamant-class to your off-NS site catalogue?
OOC: I just did.

The Feazanthian Military, after emerging from years of isolation, is interested in modernizing their navy. We are interested in upgrading everything from our Monk-class corvette to our Feazanthia-class superdreadnought. We would also like to reopen relations with the Sarzonian government with hopes of a lasting alliance.

-Vice Admiral Wilhem, office of naval operations

To: Vice Admiral Wilhem
Office of Naval Operations, Feazanthia
From: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Military procurement

The Portland Iron Works is pleased to note the return of a longstanding ally to the Incorporated States of Sarzonia and wishes to begin the dialogue regarding the upgrades requested. I have also forwarded your request to reopen diplomatic relations with our government to the Office of External Affairs. You should be hearing from Senior Vice President Mark Lorber within a matter of days.

We look forward to the reestablishment of relations between our lands!

The Incorperation of Ramissle would like to inquire about production rights for the following vehicles:
Z-40 'T-Rex' 280 mm self-propelled artillery
S-20 'Porcupine' mobile SAM launcher with armoured combat vehicle
Z-34 Bonham Main Battle Tank
Z-42 Calder medium tank
Z-30 'Cheetah' Light Tank
Z-29 'Hunley' mine detection/clearance vehicle.
Z-39 Pit Bull Close In Combat Vehicle (CICV)
Z-37 'Raptor' fully tracked amphibious vehicle
Z-35 'Landshark' armoured personnel carrier
Z-36 'Groundhog' IFV

(OOC: Reposted from your old storefront. Sorry, didn't realized you changed it.

TO: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
FROM: Office of Commander Horacio
Commander of the Nedalian Military

I hope this message finds you and your country is good health. We have finally gotten through the details and gotten the proper funding neccessary to place an order, of which he have been working on for a while now. The order is as follow:

17 Vigilant-Class SD
34 Adamant-Class Battleships.

The total cost comes to be: $9,435,000,000,000.

We hope this is acceptable for both parties. Awaiting your response.

To: Portland Iron Works
From: Imperial Kreynorian Department of Defense

In the interests of re-equipping its undermanned and outdated navy and coast guard, the Divine Empire of Kreynoria seeks to purchase the following naval units.

20 x Swiftsure-class light carrier (without air wing)
80 x Sea-class nuclear-powered guided missile battlecruiser
1000 x Wixted-class stealth frigate
1000 x Seminole-class corvette
1000 x Maidstone-class river gunboat
2000 x Piranha-class fast missile boat
2000 x Dolphin-class hydrofoil patrol vessel

The total cost comes out to be $1,611,000,000, which shall be wired to your accounts upon confirmation of this order.

To: Portland Iron Works
From: Imperial Kreynorian Department of Defense

Upon review, we also wish to equip our Army with PIW units. We would like to inquire about production rights for the following units:

Z-29 Hunley mine detection/clearance vehicle
Z-41 Regus light battle tank
Z-40 T-Rex self-propelled heavy artillery
S-20 Mobile SAM Launcher and Vehicle

OOC: Is my rerequest going to be concidered??

[OOC: I cannot speak for Sarzonia, but given the fact that IC general relations with the Infinite Empire are considered unfriendly by the ISG (Incorporated Sarzonian Government), not a chance.]

TO: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
FROM: Paul David Nettleton, Minister of Defense, United Sovereign Nations of Southeast Asia
SUBJECT: Test purchase

Dear Commodore Wilson,

Hovercraft in our navy are useful in amphibious assault. And what has caught our eye is the Ryzner-class heavy transport hovercraft, designed by the Inkanans before the Imperial regime was overthrown and Inkana became a confederacy with a republicanism ideology if I recall correctly. We lack heavy transport hovercraft.

So we shall take ten units of the Ryzner-class heavy transport hovercraft for testing purposes, and shall return for future purchases. The cost of 4,250,000,000 USD shall be wired upon the confirmation of the order.

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

I need a IC confirmation please.

EDIT: Scrap that sorry i missed an earlier post of yours.

I think some lists need to be updated...

From: Vice Admiral Wilhem
Office of Naval Operations, Feazanthia
To: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works

The Feazanthian navy is interested in procuring production rights for a very large number of GWS.52 Pelican anti-ship missiles. Also, the Feazanthian R&D program would like to begin talks with PIW about a joint production and upgrade of the existing Feazanthian Leningrad-class pocket dreadnought.

OOC-Also, who does your pictures? I need to get out of the habit of designing around photos.

The Incorperation is sorry to announce that we must cancel our order. A Ramisslian company has begun to produce weapons, and we no longer have the need for foreign imports.
OOC: Sorry, its kinda taking awhile. I'd also like to know how you make your pics though.

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To: Vice Admiral Wilhelm
Office of Naval Operations, Feazanthia
From: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Production rights contract

The Portland Iron Works is pleased to consider your request for production rights for the Pelican anti-shipping missile. We wish to find out from you how many you wish to obtain production rights for and we will notify you of the costs involved and we would request that you sign our production rights contract.

We would be interested in studying any proposal you have regarding the Leningrad pocket dreadnought, especially as I once commanded a squadron with one as my flagship. To see that venerable design be modernised and brought back to life would do me quite proud.

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To: Paul David Nettleton
Minister of Defense, United Sovereign Nations of Southeast Asia
From: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Test Ryzners

The Portland Iron Works is pleased to confirm your request for 10 Ryzner class heavy transport hovercraft. Work will begin immediately on your ships and we expect to have them delivered within five NS years [5 RL days] following the completion of sea trials. We hope these ships serve your navy well and you return to purchase more of them from us.

We thank you for contacting the Portland Iron Works for your naval needs and we hope to hear from you again in the future!

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To: All customers
From: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Store closing

The Portland Iron Works announces that after orders that have already been confirmed and are under construction (OOC: Sorry about all the delays... unless I've said no, consider any orders that haven't been cancelled as having been confirmed an hour after you made them), we will be required to close all storefronts to foreign customers for the time being as a result of our current state of war. Allies involved in the war may continue to purchase items from us so long as they do not infringe on contracts for the Incorporated Sarzonian Military.

We hope to be back better than ever.

i as an FT nation would like ships that have had there weapons made unusable for museum pieces.

To :Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
From: General Dielk

As our order has not been reconsidered. Lamehk would like to take this oppertunity to withdraw the order. We are sorry to bother you and wish you to know that no further attempts will be made to purchase your vessels.

Signed
General Dielk, Head of Lamehken Homeland Security.

To: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works

From: James Tricker, Provisional Head of Navies, Northford.


To whom it may concern,

Northford is a small nation, connected to the rest of its region (continent) by a small landbridge. Apart from this, its only boarder is the sea.

Until now, it has not deemed a navy nessasary due to isolationist stance. This year, however, that changed. It has already began to form a standing army, and has started to construct docks suitable for inter-oceanic travel.

It has not, however, started to develope its navy. In an effort to do that, I am hereby authorised to make the following purchases from you, in an effort to develople a merchant marine:

10 Hatchett-class Ultra Large Container Ship= 2.5 Billion Total
50 Dolphin-class hydrofoil patrol vessel= 1.25 Billion Total
5 Octopus-class multi-role patrol vessel= 750 Million

The Total Cost for these ships are 4.5 Billion.

Funds will be withdrawn from the Defence Fund upon confirmation

Rest assured that these ships will not be used in war unless needed (OOC: I'm not that much of a noob lol), but instead will be used as a core of a Merchant Marine, allowing Northford trade to expand. The Patrol Ships will be used (D'uh) for patroling Northfords Coastline, and for providing commerical shipping with an escort while in Northfordian Waters.

That said, we do have some queries regarding this purchase, relating to such issues as ordanance.

(OOC: Do ya get ammo, or have I got to buy it seperatly? Also, how **sea worthy** are these the Patrol Boats? Can the go out onto open ocean? Also, what are Corevettes used for in NS? I'm pretty up to date on RL navies and they've got rid of them, and put frigates in their place.. what's their funtion in game...... btw, sorry for not putting all that IC, but I had to leave the comp quickly and finish this post up.)

Money will be wired on confirmation of Order,

Regards

James Tricker,

Provisional Head of Navies, Northford

OOC: Sarzonia, was it The Freethinkers who drew the Endymion-class for you? Just a guess....

To: James Tricker
Provisional Head of Navies, Northford
From: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works wishes to note that we have closed most sales to foreign sales. However, since we have additional stocks of all ships, we will be pleased to confirm your order. We anticipate delivery within one NS year [1 RL day], following sea trials. To review, your order is as follows:

10 Hatchett-class Ultra Large Container Ship= 2.5 Billion Total
50 Dolphin-class hydrofoil patrol vessel= 1.25 Billion Total
5 Octopus-class multi-role patrol vessel= 750 Million

With respect to ammunition, the amount for the ships does not typically include ammunition. However, we would be open to making arrangements should you wish to do so. The patrol vessels are generally not intended for deep sea operations, but can be used as such under extreme duress. Corvettes are typically used as the basis for high-endurance cutters, which are used for deep sea operations and are devoted more specifically to anti-ship operations.

We thank you for purchasing from the Portland Iron Works and we hope to hear from you again in the future!

[OOC: Unless there are weapons systems I sell (such as torpedoes or missiles), it's usually just safe to say you have or can produce weapons like
shells for the guns. A corvette would be better suited for anti-ship operations while many frigates are devoted to ASW warfare. ]

The Portland Iron Works wishes to note that we have closed most sales to foreign sales.


OOC: Oh, thats a shame. Do you plan to resume sales to foreign countries at any point soon? BTW, thanks for clearing the corvette thing up, seeing as they ain't been used in RL since WW11 I was a little bit lost.

IC:

ToCommodore Jamie Wilson
From James Tricker, Provisional Head of Navies.

Thank you for confirming the order, the Northford happily awaits delievery of the ships, which will form the core of the merchant marine. Along with this message, the appropriate funds are being wired.

Since our docks are now finished, and we have aquired a merchant fleet, we look forward to trade (OOC: I'm going to post a thread soon~~look out for it) with the rest of the world, establishing friendships, and strenghthening ties.

Regards,

James Tricker

**4.5 Billion Wired**

OOC: Oh, thats a shame. Do you plan to resume sales to foreign countries at any point soon? BTW, thanks for clearing the corvette thing up, seeing as they ain't been used in RL since WW11 I was a little bit lost.
OOC: Sorry for invading your thread Sarz, but I just wanted to point out that the corvettes are still being used today. The Swedish Visby class (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/visby/) and the Israeli Sa'ar 5 class (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/saar5/) are just a few examples.[/invade]

Blimey, I never knew... The only Corvettes I knew about where the mass produced ones that the Allies made for the Convoy's during the war (I'm a Brit, and RN history is kinda my hobby)... I thought most countries with a sizeable navy went to frigates instead :S... oh well. I'm going to read them now.

OOC: Oh, thats a shame. Do you plan to resume sales to foreign countries at any point soon? BTW, thanks for clearing the corvette thing up, seeing as they ain't been used in RL since WW11 I was a little bit lost.
OOC: I did that ICly because I was at war but now I'm planning a different war from the one that led me to close the storefront. I was planning OOCly to go through and update my naval packages and inventory and all that because I have ship classes I no longer sell listed in my packages. I had a week off from my job and was planning to do it then, but I got an attack of the lazies then.

I'll probably just go ahead and reopen it and reorg on the fly.

OOC: Sarzonia, are you planning an LCS as part of that update?

*pokes around thread* Hey, why am I still black listed!?

Oh, can I buy stuff now, or is this still closed?

*pokes around thread* Hey, why am I still black listed!?
OOC: Um, because I forgot to update that.

And PIW is reopened.

To: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
From: Vice Admiral Mitch Jefferson
Commander of Submarine Forces, Silver Sky Republican Navy

I am under orders by the Military Supreme Command to strengthen our submarine forces in light of recent aggressive stances set by our neighbors* we are seeking to strengthen our protection against enemy SSBNs and SSNs which we know are constantly patroling in the ocean.

We would like to purchase domestic production rights to the Poseidon-class SSAN, we are planning a single production run of 840 vessels, we would like this contract to allow us to make replacement vessels at our own will, but that we must come back to PIW to purchase more new vessels or extend the contract. Please state your price.

We would also like to purchase domestic production rights to the Broadsword Ultra-Heavy Torpedo for two runs of 26,880 torpedos each, please state your price.

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OOC: *Tosev regional forum, with Aiur, though not directly concerning him.

Once you put up Relentless-class SSGN and it's SSBN version please tell me so I can come back and buy some :P

To: Vice Admiral Mitch Jefferson
Commander of Submarine Forces, Silver Sky Republican Navy
From: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of orders

Firstly, let me take this opportunity to let you know how much we appreciate seeing The Silver Sky return to the Portland Iron Works to purchase from us after our nations recently restored diplomatic and economic ties. It does my heart proud to see that our governments have seen fit to restore the friendship that has long existed between our lands.

Your request to produce 840 Poseidon class SSANs is confirmed. To ensure that you would be able to produce replacement ships at will, we would ask for a production price of $3.6 trillion for the class. For the Broadsword ultralarge torpedoes, we normally require that nations purchasing their rights be Tier 1 allies, but as an ally in the war against CAD, we would be willing to allow an exception and the production of a combined total of 53,760 torpedoes. The total cost for production rights for the run comes to $500 billion.

Once again, it is my distinct pleasure to confirm this order from our friends in the Armed Republic. We hope to hear from you again in the future!

[OOC: I'm *hoping* that I'll be able to reorganise the PIW tomorrow since it's my day off from work. That's my plan, anyway. That'll include the subs, the Benatar, and the new monitor if there are no other questions on the Draftroom.]

OOC: Sarzonia, are you planning an LCS as part of that update?
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OOC: I actually have several classes of ships devoted to littoral combat, so I don't think I really need a LCS per se. But you never know... if someone requests a custom design, I can accomodate that.

OOC: Consider the money wired in 4 yearly payments of $1.25 trillion USD each, to lazy to make IC post.

To: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works

Following Northford's sucsessful aquisition of the previous batch of ships it ordered, The Government has authorised me to make another purchase of ships from your sucsessful shipyards, this time, with more of a focus ensuring our ports and docks remain operational in time of war. Again, the Government has not deemed it fit to provide the armed forces with the budget to start to form a bluewater navy worth mentioning. Instead, therefore, the navy is deciding to focus on building a large brownwater navy, with the focus on sustainabiliy of both the ships, and the sea lanes in which they will operate.

Before I outline the details of the present order, allow me to just reliterate, that like our last order, these ships will not be used aggressivly, only to ensure Northford sovereignty (sp?) is not compromised. (In fact, our large container ships are presently in dry dock, awaiting our main port to be opened for trade)

Hence, Northford wishes to place an order for the following ships:

20 Lake-class MCDV, with 15 outfitted for mine clearance, and 5 for general service. (105x15)+(75x5)=

2 Pasteur-class hospital ship. 1250x2=

5 Curie-class light medical vesse. 675x5=

1 Einstein-class scientific research vessel. 500

5 Hatchett-class Ultra Large Container Ship. 5x250

5 Smith-class fuel and munitions transport vessel. 5x300

1 Juneau-class oceangoing icebreaker. 290

2 Flansburgh-class AOR. 2x225

2 General Marsden-class AP. 2x200

(OOC: What exactly is the difference between the AOR and the AP?)

40 Seminole-class multi-role corvette (FS). 40x335

Total Cost: 20 990 Million~ 20.9 Billion.

Funds will be drawn from the defence budget to pay for this aquisition. Presently, it is around 100 Billion (OOC: 93 Last time I checked), and since one third (one third of a defence budget is spent on procurment apparently) of our 93 Billion defence budget is around 31 Billion, we have funds to pay for it.

Furthermore, Northford was reading your listings of products you sell, and came across the Shield Bearer Cruiser. I did not, however state what it was specialised for (i.e Guided Missiles, AA, ASW, ASuW). Since we were considering makeing further purchases from you, could you please expand a little on this? It seems an interesting ship, though a little cryptic.

Best Regards,

James Tricker,


Provisional Head of Navies, Northford.

OOC: I'll confirm your order later tonight my time (I'm on Eastern Daylight Time in the U.S., about five hours behind GMT). In other news, I just completed the first stage of a massive update to the PIW's offside board (http://s14.invisionfree.com/PIW), with many classes retired and many new ones to take their place.

Ok.. I'm in london.. so yes, thats 5 Hours. If you're doing a major update, how about I just cancel that order, and wait until the *new* stock is in?

Unless of course, that is, the stuff I've ordered is more expensive :P

Edited to add....

Bring back the Corvette please!!!

I wish to order the following for my navy

1-General Purpose Fleet-320 billion

total 320 billion

Hey, just wondering, can I repost my order now, or are there still more ships to be unveiled? Cheers.

[OOC: The only thing from your order that was/is going to be affected is the Seminole, which I was intending to replace with the Pickering. But I can still sell you the Seminole since you asked so nicely. Certainly, if other customers want the Seminole back, I can unretire it. I've unretired my share of classes before. :p

The difference between the AOR and the AP is the AOR is a fleet replenisher and the AP is a troop transport. Isselmere designed them, so he may have a better explanation of them than I do, but that's how I understand the difference.

With respect to the Shield Bearer, that design was sold to PIW by the now-defunct nation of Ranudon, which intended the ship to be its largest surface combatant at the time. In ISN parlance, it would be a guided missile light cruiser (CGL), though in other navies, it might merit simply a guided missile cruiser (CG) designation or even a guided missile heavy cruiser designation in still other navies (CGA). It's possibly the longest-serving ship class in PIW, since Ranudon sent it to me in fall '04 and it's still a linchpin class of mine.]

[OOC: Oh, right.. hmm.. well, I had a little look, and the only noticeable difference between the Pickering and the Seminole, was that the older one had 3 inches of armour, whereas the new one only has 40 mm.... also that the old one had CIWS.

Is there anyway you can "add on" a CIWS to the new one? You've certainly got space, as the new is fair bit bigger?

Anyway, sorry for my kinda rudeish asking. When I posted it, you'd deleted the Seminole and had not yet posted the Pickering, so I was kinda a bit confused hehe.

If you can't tweak the new one though, don't worry or anything, I'll just make it 40 of the old ones. Its not that I don't like the new one or anything, but the old one had thicker (apparently stronger, it would seem too) armour, had anti-missile defences, and was a tad faster too. Despite not having Torpedos, I'd say it's a good trade off. Mind you, Naval Stratagy isn't what I'm good at (I'm ok on Naval History though), so I'm welcome to suggestions.

One more thing. The budget on Thirdgeek is Annual, and the storefront uses one RL=one NS year. So, correct me if I'm wrong, but that means once a day we can order a hell of a lot of ships? I guess there's kinda a grey area here, but I want to kinda *build-up* anavy, and the problem I recon I've got is not ordering too many or to expensive ship's, but rather ordering ships too often

Thanks,

Northford]

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One more thing. The budget on Thirdgeek is Annual, and the storefront uses one RL=one NS year. So, correct me if I'm wrong, but that means once a day we can order a hell of a lot of ships? I guess there's kinda a grey area here, but I want to kinda *build-up* anavy, and the problem I recon I've got is not ordering too many or to expensive ship's, but rather ordering ships too often
In other RPing, I use a very fluid scale of time; for instance, one year between NS World Cups (which are typically about two months of RL time apart), but certain characters age one RL day = one NS day. With PIW, I use one NS day = 1 RL year because I don't think people should have to wait real months for a smallish storefront order to finish building. That gives you an opportunity to build your navy faster than it would otherwise.

To answer your question about the Seminole armour versus the Pickering, the Seminole was designed with a basic hardened steel armour. IIRC, the Pickering uses the advanced armour composite I use on many of my ships, which should compensate for the relatively light thickness. I was originally going to base a new corvette on the Pickering, but I can just as easily "unretire" the Seminole, at least until I can roll out a new corvette design I've been waiting a long time for my design partner to unveil.

[OOC: I've found myself entering a war with kraven, and while its on land, I guess trying to build a paper navy isn't the best policy]

Thanks for clearing that up, I'm still quite new to this whole thing, and I'm still slipping up every so often.

Anyway, my country, somehow, has gone from "strong" to "very strong" in its economic rating, which gives me a fair bit more money to play around with...

To that end, I'd like to confirm the origional order of 20.9 Billion (with the seminole, and make an additional order on top of that:

50 Pickering-class high endurance cutter/corvette 50x115 million

2 General Dent-class Trimaran large cruiser, 14,000 Milion

5 Shield Bearer-class cruiser (CG), 8,500 Million

4 Samuel B. Roberts-class Trimaran AA destroyer, 11 000 Million

5 Shark-class ASW frigate, 5 000 Million

Subtotal: 44 225 Million

+Origional Order: 65, 150.

I figure, as I earmarked money out of my last year defence budget for my first order, and this years order will be paid for out of the present budget to pay for it, I got plenty of money. Thinking about, its not likely that any country will pay for all their ships out of one years budget.

Is all that ok?

Editied to add: http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=Northford

saves you looking.

The Armed Forces of Bazalonia are undergoing a major refit and we will be abandoning our current Navy, Airforce and Infantry and totally rebuild with the latest in designs. After a detailed and in-depth surveying. We have decided that we just cannot pass up the designs and the construction experience that Portland Iron Works provides. Warning. We are making an extremely large order. We will be making another large order in regards to Ground forces and Airforce after our payment.

1 General Purpose Fleet 320 Billion
5 Coastal Patrol Squadron 18.75 Billion
3 Home Defense Fleets 135 Billion
2 Science Medical Squadrons 17 Billion
20 task Forces 600 Billion
5 Pasteur Ships 6.25 Billion
20 Curie-class light medical 13.50 Billion
10 Quick strike 150 Billion
1 Independence 210 Billion
3 Cheiftan 9 Billion
5 Diplomacy 8.75 Billion
100 McIntosh 30 Billion

Sub Total: 1,518.25 Billion

Discounts: Volume Discount 2.5%, 5% Altantian Oceania discount

Total: 1,404,381,250,000

Due to the enormity of this order we would like to spread payment over 2 years.

Ships Ordered with crew requirements listed in parenthesis*

Victory x 24 (120,720)
Trinity x 25
Shield Bearer x 70 (24640)
Roberts x 140 (53,200)
Wixted x 80
McDonough x 200
Navarre x 120 (13,800)
Swiftsure x 18 (21,600)
Agrippa x 20 (14,400)
Hastings x 30 (5,910)
Pickering x 100 (10,900)
Adamant x 3 (12,600)
Minutemen x 24 (960)
Pasteur x 7 (2,030)
Curie x 28 (2,660)
Einstein x 8 (480)
Discover x 4 (60)
Independance x 2 (10,020)
Benatar
General Dent x 5 (4,450)
Piranha x 50 (2,000)
Ossippee x 25 (125)
Relentless x 10 (1,850)
Insurgent x 20 (500)
Lake x 10
Chieftain x 3 (36)
Diplomacy x 5(2,125)
McIntosh x 100 (42,500)

Total # of Ships : 1,132

*No parenthesis means no crewing information could be found

We, the department of Foreign Affairs of Arkapolis, believe that our country has surplus highly qualified engineers and technicians who can work in your country's newly expanded company. The people of Arkapolis are in awe of your great nation's industry, and would be grateful if given the oppurunity to contribute. We believe that we can enter in a mutually beneficial relationship: your nation will have cheap highly qualified labour, and our new nation can earn remitance and give our engineers experience that our country, at this moment can not provide.

We look forward to your response

B
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and happy easter

[OOC: I've found myself entering a war with kraven, and while its on land, I guess trying to build a paper navy isn't the best policy]

Thanks for clearing that up, I'm still quite new to this whole thing, and I'm still slipping up every so often.

Anyway, my country, somehow, has gone from "strong" to "very strong" in its economic rating, which gives me a fair bit more money to play around with...

To that end, I'd like to confirm the origional order of 20.9 Billion (with the seminole, and make an additional order on top of that:

50 Pickering-class high endurance cutter/corvette 50x115 million

2 General Dent-class Trimaran large cruiser, 14,000 Milion

5 Shield Bearer-class cruiser (CG), 8,500 Million

4 Samuel B. Roberts-class Trimaran AA destroyer, 11 000 Million

5 Shark-class ASW frigate, 5 000 Million

Subtotal: 44 225 Million

+Origional Order: 65, 150.

I figure, as I earmarked money out of my last year defence budget for my first order, and this years order will be paid for out of the present budget to pay for it, I got plenty of money. Thinking about, its not likely that any country will pay for all their ships out of one years budget.

Is all that ok?

Editied to add: http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=Northford

saves you looking.

To: James Tricker
Provisional Head of Navies, Northford
From: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works is pleased to accept a new order from the navies of Northford and we confirm your order in the amount of $65.01 billion. Work will begin immediately and we expect your order to be completed within five years [5 RL days, reduced to two due to my delay in responding], following seat trials. Since we have monitored an impending threat to your lands, we will commence expedited construction to ensure that your order arrives in the timeframe specified.

We thank you for contacting the Portland Iron Works and we hope to hear from you again in the future!

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[OOC: I don't combine discounts, so you'd get the five percent AO discount, but not both that and the volume discount. But since the figure that leaves has so many numbers, I'll knock it down to $1.4 trillion anyway.]

To: Armed Forces of Bazalonia
From: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works is very pleased to confirm this order from our new regional neighbours in Bazalonia, and as a part of the Atlantian Oceania region, we are pleased to offer you a discount of five percent. Thus, your order total comes to: $1,442,337,500,000 dollars, which we will reduce further to $1.4 trillion to provide a bit of relief to our accountants. Work will begin immediately on your large order and we expect to have it completed within 12 NS years [12 RL days], following completion of sea trials.

We hope these ships serve your navy well and we thank you once again for contacting the Portland Iron Works for your maritime needs!

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To: Arkapolis Foreign Affairs
From: Mike Sarzo
President, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
Subject: Employment agreement

Firstly, let me take this opportunity to thank you for contacting the Portland Iron Works with respect to your proposal for providing that company with engineers and technicians, both of which Commodore Wilson informs me he would benefit greatly from adding to the Portland Iron Works.

I must be completely honest with you, though. Our current economic situation renders the prospect of taking jobs from my people and providing them to another country's population an enormous political and public relations risk. Granted, with the recent adoption of both the Economic Recovery Act of 2006 and the Economic Reforms Act of 2006, we are optimistic that we can rebound from our nation's economic downturn. It is for that reason that I would like to ask that you begin a dialogue with Vice President for Business and Commerce Janis Hedge, as she has indicated an interest in your proposal.

We thank you once again for the confidence you have shown the Portland Iron Works and we look forward to future dialogue.

[OOC: I've been RPing an economic recession for a while now, so that's where the second paragraph comes into play. It's certainly an interesting idea and not your typical angle in a storefront thread. Perhaps we can discuss the idea further via TG or messenger service if you'd like to send me messenger info that way.]

Money wired...

In case ur interested, that war with that Kraven guy colapsed.. everyone was accusing everyone else of God-Modding.. either way, this time tonight, I'll probably be making another order, after all, I havn't made one for about a week

Payments have been sent.

To fully compliment the carrier capacity of our recently purchased naval fleet we would also like to acquire a number of aircraft as well as a number of ground based aircraft, however we are finding it hard to locate information whether certain aircraft are capable of what type of landings and take offs so we ask for recommendations on the aircraft that will be used for our navy.

80 VTOL
1920 CTOL (Half Strike, Half Air Superiority)
540 (450 fighters, 90 Bombers) (for the swiftsures)

And we would also like to place the following order in addition to the items above once recommendations have been confirmed


300 x SZ-6 (Search & Rescue) 13.5 Billion
300 x SZ-7 (Maritime Reconnaissance Craft) 12 Billion
300 x SZ-17 (heavy cargo/transport plane) 24 Billion
2500 x SZ-23 200 Billion
2500 x F-150 525.5 Billion
1000 x SZ-22 225 Billion

Sub Total (excluding Recommendations): 1 Trillion

And once again We would like to split this up into multiple payments, most likely 2 depending on the cost of the recommendations

From: Commodore Fransico Jose
To: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works

Greetings,

Following the Extermination of Jagada, the newly established government, under the command of Dark Lord York would like to purchase the following. We do hope that Portland Iron Works will be willing to become Jagada's premier naval supplier. I assume all of your prices are in USD, as I do not see the Sarzo Currency stated anywhere, if I am incorrect simply correct me. Currently the ratio is 1 Icon = 1.67 USD.

5x General Purpose Fleet Packages (958,083,832,335 Icons)
50x Submarine Kill Squadrons (598,802,395,209 Icons)
20x Science/Medical Squadrons (101,796,407,185 Icons)
15x Littoral Warfare Squadrons (35,928,143,712 Icons)
4x Homeland Defense Fleet Packages (107,784,431,137 Icons)
30x Coastal Patrol Squadrons (55,239,520,958 Icons)
50x Submarine Attack Pak (314,371,257,485 Icons)

Total Cost: 2,172,005,988,021 Icons

Here is a link to our budget information so you can ensure everything lines up. Also, on top of what we've bought, do you reccomend anything else?

Link: http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=Jagada

Hi.. I'm about to post an order, but I was wondering if you could just tell me..

What is the Oceania-class large escort vessel?

It's in the Battle Cruiser group, but it seems relatively cheap.

My understanding is it's a crusier with BB gun's, thats supposed to stick close to the CVN's, although, it seems rather unlike the other Battlecruiser in its class... which is the Vanguard II.

Like I said, I've got an Order typed out on word, as I'm about to have my first go at creating a "Battlefleet", So, I'd really appreciate it if you'd give me some friendly advice when I post it.

Thanks.

To: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
From: James Tricker, Head of Navies.

Firstly, let me first thank you all for your positive feedback, and help with creating a Navy. For this reason, the Government of northford has authorised me to start the construction of a fully functioning bluewater navy, and therefore instated me as the *actual* Head of Navies (as opposed to the *provisional* head).

Following this feedback, I am hereby placing an order for the following ships:

70xShark-class ASW frigate.

140xSZ-15 Dragon transport/ASW helicopter

Total Cost= 70 Billion + 2.8 Billion~

72.8 Billion.

Money Wired on Confirmation.

*bump*

Bumpy Bump

To: James Tricker
Head of Navies, Northford
From: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation

Firstly, let me take this opportunity to congratulate you on a well-deserved promotion to serve as the Head of Navies for your emergent nation. It is indeed a great honour to be considered the linchpin behind the organisation of a military force.

The Portland Iron Works gladly confirms your order for the following:

70 Shark-class ASW frigates.
140 H-15 Dragon transport/ASW helicopter

As a regular customer of the Portland Iron Works, we are pleased to provide you with a 2.5 percent discount for your future purchases with us. As a token of our appreciation of your business and our congratulations to you on your installation as Head of Navies [OOC: And also because I don't have a calculator on me at the moment], your order total comes to $70 billion for both the frigates and the helicopters.

Construction on your order shall begin immediately and we hope to have your order delivered to you within six NS years [6 RL days], following the completion of sea trials. We hope your products serve your nation well and we thank you for once again choosing the Portland Iron Works for your combat needs!

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To: Commodore Fransico Jose
Jagada
From: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

Firstly, the Portland Iron Works would like to inform you that the stated price is in USD/NS dollars for ease in conversion into each nation's individual currency for all of our export customers. We do not provide a price listing in the Sarzonian dollar because we believe that the listing in the USD/NSD is a more accurate depiction of the price of a particular product. [OOC: I also don't feel like converting to my dollar and back every time I confirm an order :p.]

Secondly, in spite of our nation's terse relationship with your nation's previous administration, we have chosen to accept your order for the following items:

5x General Purpose Fleet Packages (958,083,832,335 Icons)
50x Submarine Kill Squadrons (598,802,395,209 Icons)
20x Science/Medical Squadrons (101,796,407,185 Icons)
15x Littoral Warfare Squadrons (35,928,143,712 Icons)
4x Homeland Defense Fleet Packages (107,784,431,137 Icons)
30x Coastal Patrol Squadrons (55,239,520,958 Icons)
50x Submarine Attack Pak (314,371,257,485 Icons)

Work will begin immediately and we expect to have your order completed within 15 NS years [15 RL days] with our shipyards working to full capacity and a new hiring programme initiated. Order completion would follow any sea trials that we require before delivery. We hope the ships serve your nation well and we thank you for choosing the Portland Iron Works for your naval needs.

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To: Nation of Bazalonia
From: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Recommendation and order confirmation

Firstly, we have commissioned several new aircraft in the last few months and years and our recommendations to you shall include the newest aircraft in our list.

For VTOL use, especially on smaller surfaces such as light carriers or even aircraft carrying cruisers, we recommend the F-34 Leopard VTOL variant fighter, which can be operated either as an air superiority craft or as a strike fighter. If you prefer a larger, more powerful bird, the F-37 Archer can also be equipped as a VTOL fighter with several modifications.

For conventional takeoff and landing aircraft, the F-37 has both air superiority and strike variants; your requirements would dictate which variant you receive. For the Swiftsure-class light carriers, we would recommend the STOVL variant of either the Leopard or the Archer as your front-line fighter. As for the bombers, the B-25 Archduke has been designed as a bomber capable of takeoff from an aircraft carrier, enabling the projection of strategic bombing capability from anywhere on the planet.

We would also gladly confirm your present order:

300 x SZ-6 (Search & Rescue) 13.5 Billion
300 x SZ-7 (Maritime Reconnaissance Craft) 12 Billion
300 x SZ-17 (heavy cargo/transport plane) 24 Billion
2500 x SZ-23 200 Billion
2500 x F-150 525.5 Billion
1000 x SZ-22 225 Billion

Less the five percent discount as a Atlantian Oceania member, your order comes to $950 billion less the recommended aircraft. It would still be your nation's prerogative to decide whether you wish to adopt our recommendations; but should you wish to do so, we would be willing to provide you with a price quote.

Once again, it is my distinct honour to thank you for purchasing at the Portland Iron Works and we hope to hear from you again in the future!

First Payment Sent,

We thank you for your recommendations and would like a quote on..

80 - VTOL Variant F-37
960 - Air Superiority Variant F-37
960 - Strike Fighter Variant F-37
450 - STOVL Variant F-37
90 - B-25

**Money Wired**

OOC: Thanks for the discount

To: Portland Iron Works

From: Christian Birkeland, Boss of science and education, The Rouge Nation Of Bjoernar

Subject: Possible purchases

My nation has recently decided to fund a big oceanic science project, and therefore I am interested to buy an Einstein-class scientific research vessel from you. However we wonder if it was possible to equip the vessel with a helicopter pad and a SZ-6 'Pegasus' Search and Rescue Helicopter. We will not need armament neither on the ship or the helicopter. If this is possible we wonder what the price will be? If our first request is possible we will also be interested to buy a Discovery-class research submarine.

Since this is a strict scientific purchase we want to finance this buy through our education/science budget and our trade surplus. Hope this is okay with you?

In our next budget period we will also increase our military expenses, so that we can create an infantry battalion. Then we will be interested in buying twenty Z-35 'Landshark' armoured personnel.

Best regards
C. Birkeland

[OOC: I'll confirm all orders, but since I'm getting ready to go on a trip to Los Angeles in less than half an hour and my Internet access will be uncertain, I won't be able to provide any IC responses ATM.]

500 x Landshark 1 Billion
1000 x Hunley 3.5 Billion
2000 x Regus 15 Billion
1000 x Cheetah 4.5 Billion
500 x Pit Bull 2.25 Billion
250 x Groundhog 687.5 Million
1000 x Raptor 3.25 Billion
2000 x Calder 14 Billion
250 x Jaguar 3.125 Billion
250 x Bonham 6.875 Billion

Tank Subtotal: 74.1785 Billion

20 Million x S-40 Boar Pistol 15,074,178,500
10 Million x scoped M-32 12 Billion
1 Million x Designated Marksman M-32 1.5 Billion
2 Million x s-200 2.4 Billion

Weapon Subtotal: 30,974,178,500

1500 x Porcupine 18 Billion
1500 x T-Rex 11.625 Billion
1500 x Panther 9.75 Billion

Anti-Vehicle Subtotal: 39.375 Billion

Total (inc. 5% Atlantian Oceania discount): 137,301,294,575

We are also interested in buying some more tanks but where restricted due to your purchase restriction policies on some tanks.
And we also looking for some sniper rifles. Does Portland Iron Works make sniper rifles if not could you recommend a company which makes goods of a good a quality of yours that does.

Thank you

OOC: I don't know if you're back from you're trip yet... so I'll keep the IC bit short.

IC:

To: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
From: James Tricker
Head of Navies, Northford
Subject: Further Orders

Following our recent discussions, the Northfordian Ministry of Defence has deemed it suitable that I make the next stage in our "Taskforce" Purchase. We thereby order the following:

60 Samuel B. Roberts-class Trimaran AA destroyer

(OOC Note: It say's you can deploy two UAV from the Samuel Roberts.... you don't sell UAV's... also, while I'm typing this, I noticed that your "Air Superiority" and "Interceptor" fighters are retired?? Anyway, I digress... (I'll Decide what to do about the planes at a later date)"

15 Montgomery-class Trimaran AA cruiser

(OOC: I really should stop making little side notes... but anyway, the AA cruiser can hold 12 Fighters: Mini Carrier (Nice idea). Until you clear that thing with the Air Superiority/Interceptor fighter up, I won't order the fighters, but so you know, I'm planning to do 50/50, Air Superiority/Interceptor. The idea being, to ensure that no matter what they throw at the fleet, these little cruisers have got something to combat it with)

Total: (2.5x15)+(2.25x60)=

£/USD 172.5 Billion USD

Funds will be drawn from the defence budget to pay for these ships.

http://nstracker.retrogade.com/index.php?

Regards,

James Tricker,

Head of Navies,

Northford.

bump for when you're not busy..

bump for when you're not busy..
To: James Tricker
Head of Navies, Northford
From: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works is always pleased to confirm orders from our friends in Northford. The order you have indicated:

60 Samuel B. Roberts-class Trimaran AA destroyers
15 Montgomery-class Trimaran AA cruisers

Is confirmed with your 2.5 percent discount, making your order total $168.1875 billion USD. Work will begin immediately and we expect to have your order completed within seven NS years (7 RL days), following the completion of sea trials. We hope these ships serve your navy well and we thank you for once again choosing the Portland Iron Works for your naval needs!

[OOC: Don't worry about all the OOC notes... sometimes it's helpful. As for UAVs, I don't sell any because I haven't OOCly developed any that are over and beyond anything that's in the pipeline for the U.S. or other military powers as yet.]

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To: Bazalonia
From: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works is pleased to note the return of our fellow Atlantian Oceania regionmates from Bazalonia to place an order with our company. Your order:

500 x Landshark 1 Billion
1000 x Hunley 3.5 Billion
2000 x Regus 15 Billion
1000 x Cheetah 4.5 Billion
500 x Pit Bull 2.25 Billion
250 x Groundhog 687.5 Million
1000 x Raptor 3.25 Billion
2000 x Calder 14 Billion
250 x Jaguar 3.125 Billion
250 x Bonham 6.875 Billion

Tank Subtotal: 74.1785 Billion

20 Million x S-40 Boar Pistol 15,074,178,500
10 Million x scoped M-32 12 Billion
1 Million x Designated Marksman M-32 1.5 Billion
2 Million x s-200 2.4 Billion

Weapon Subtotal: 30,974,178,500

1500 x Porcupine 18 Billion
1500 x T-Rex 11.625 Billion
1500 x Panther 9.75 Billion

Anti-Vehicle Subtotal: 39.375 Billion

Total (inc. 5% Atlantian Oceania discount): 137,301,294,575

Is confirmed at the order price given. The restrictions we have were put in place for national security reasons for nations that are not among our staunchest allies; should your nation be admitted into the Strategic Defence League, the restrictions would not be in place for your nation. Work will begin immediately on your order and we expect to have it completed within eight NS years [8 RL days ... reduced to four days because of the delay in my response], following the completion of necessary trials.

Until the Incorporated Ordnance Company develops a sniper rifle, we would recommend one of two companies for that product: Imperial Praetonian Ordnance and Isselmere Motor Works (OOC: I think Isselmere has a sniper rifle; if not, I'd recommend Praetonia's). We thank you for the confidence you have shown in our products and we hope to hear from you again in the future!

**Money Wired**

OOC: Thanks for the discount again lol....

Anyway, my defence budget has almost reached 1 Trillion (w00t for Northford), so I guess I'll soon be buying my taskforce in bigger chunks.

OOC: Sarzonia, is your Styx gunship based off the Galaxy's airframe?

OOC:

Hi again... I won't be making another order until my latest one arrives, but I was wondering, have you ever heard of Wing In Ground (WIG) technology?

If you have, then I'd be interested in hearing your opinion of it, if not, then feel free to google it when you have a chance.

Personally, I think it's got great potential for the "future" (in the MT context), as anything from a carrier based " armoured Ship" to a whole new way to deploy troops.

If your interested, and like the idea, TG me.

I can use CAD reasonably well (ProDesktop) and would be very interested in
collaberating if you ever designed a unit.

Madnestanian Naval Command, in its urgent need of new vessels, has chosen your famous company to be the one we turn to with this proposition of purchase. We would like to order;

6 x Vigilant-class Trimaran command battleship,
6 x Valiant-class Trimaran super carrier,
24 x Montgomery-class Trimaran AA cruiser,
16 x Agrippa-class Trimaran missile cruiser. The total price would be 2,688 Billion (OOC: 2.688 Trillions, right? These really big figures confuse me...) Dollars. However, we would like to ask for a special arrangement to be made.
See, we have been building our own naval defense industry, and some facilities have indeed been constructed already. We have developed only minor vessels this far though, capital ships and major surface combatants have been purchased from foreign countries. We would like to try our own shipbuilding yards now, with this order. Why to create a new competitor, you might perhaps wonder? No worries. Madnestan has no intention to start building ships for international market - merely become self-sufficient in terms of producing them. We would be screwed should a major war take place, the enemy having stronger navy and making it impossible for us to buy them from outside.
Therefore, the question is, could you possibly consider the possibility of sending needed experts and drawings to our docks in Buhara, and let our workers do the hard job. That would save us some cash and provide jobs, and on the other hand free space from your own shipbuilding facilities for other orders.
Should you for some reason decide to refuse, it'll be completely understood, and the order will stay as it is.

Sincerely wishing that this could be arranged,

Warchief Tamujid, The Minister of Everything in
The Heavily Armed Republic of Madnestan

Moronyicka: (Considered hostile)


OOC: I'm so honored :p

To:Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
From: James Tricker
Head of Navies, Northford
Subject: Further orders, good news, and other random ramblings

First things first, let me first thank you for the arrival of the new ships (last order). They arrived within the last week, and are presently in dock, as our crew's adapt to their new ships.

The First Montgomery Class Cruiser to finish its Shakedown cruise, the NNS (Northfordian Naval Ship) Larkspur sucsessfully and is presently assuming Flag Ship duties while the General Dent Class Cruisers (we ordered a few from you a while back) are undergoing the twice yearly overhaul.

More good news, the Northfordian Defence platform (I'm doing a thread now~ when it's posted, I would welcome a critque) that is being built as we speak will be outfitted with Sarzonian Supplies, which can only be good for both parties.

Anyway, onwards to the next stage of our naval order:

20 Shield Bearer-class cruiser (CG) ~ 34 Billion

40 SZ-15 Dragon transport/ASW helicopter ~ 8 Billion

Total: 42 Billion (I havn't discounted that, as I've done that in my head.... and the maths could be wrong lol)

We look forward to the Confirmation of the order,

Regards,

James Tricker,

Head of Navies,

Northford.

Oceanaria has been attacked by Stevid in Otium Aqua (A Passion Play) and now finds itself in need of a navy. We are typically a peaceful nation and have never spent our defense budget. In fact, we have been saving it in our vaults for over 30 years. Therefore, we have 10 Trillion USD to spend to defend ourselves in our time of need.

We would like to purchase:

15 General Purpose Fleets

Total comes to 4.8 Trillion USD.

Thank you.

The nation of Skibereen has been developing new littoral and coastal defense craft.
This development process has proven too slow for the security of the nation.
Given the reputation of the PIW the decision was made to supplement indigenous defenses with the vessels of the PIW until such time as the Homeland Littoral Warfare Project can be re-evaluated.

Skibereen would seek to purchase;
2 x Littoral Warfare Squadron 4 billion per squadron totaling 8 billion.
2 x Coastal Patrol Squadron 3.75 billion per squadron totaling 7.50 billion.

Order total cost: 11.75 billion

OOC: I couldn't find the Praetonian Ordinance storefront... do you have a link?

IC:

With our entrance into the SDL we would like to place the following order to beef up our tank divisions

1000 x Landshark 2 Billion
2000 x Hunley 7 Billion
4000 x Regus 30 Billion
2000 x Cheetah 9 Billion
1000 x Pit Bull 4.5 Billion
500 x Groundhog 1.375 Billion
2000 x Raptor 6.5 Billion
4000 x Calder 28 Billion
500 x Jaguar 6.25 Billion
500 x Bonham 13.75 Billion

SubTotal: 108.375 Billion
Total: 102,956,250,000

[OOC: Apologies for any delays. All orders are considered confirmed as of one RL hour after they were submitted. Any completion periods should be considered to have begun from that time.]

To: Bazalonia
From: Major General David Wade (ISA-Ret.)
Managing Director, Incorporated Ordnance Company
Subject: Confirmation of order

First of all, let me take this opportunity to congratulate your nation on joining the Strategic Defence League. It does our hearts good to see like-minded nations in our region who are prepared to stand for the principles of freedom and equality.

The Incorporated Ordnance Company is very pleased to confirm your order for the following:

1000 x Landshark 2 Billion
2000 x Hunley 7 Billion
4000 x Regus 30 Billion
2000 x Cheetah 9 Billion
1000 x Pit Bull 4.5 Billion
500 x Groundhog 1.375 Billion
2000 x Raptor 6.5 Billion
4000 x Calder 28 Billion
500 x Jaguar 6.25 Billion
500 x Bonham 13.75 Billion

Including your 5 percent discount as a member of the Atlantian Oceania region, your order total comes to: $102,956,250,000. To promote greater ease in accounting, you will receive a further discount of $56.25 million, making your final order total $102.9 billion. Work will begin immediately and we expect to have your order completed within 10 NS years [10 RL days], following the completion of all necessary trials.

We hope these combat vehicles serve your nation well and we hope to hear from you again in the future!

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To: Nation of Skibereen
From: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works is pleased to confirm your order for two Littoral Warfare squadrons and two Coastal Patrol squadrons for a total of $11.75 billion. Work will begin immediately on your order and we expect to have it completed within 15 NS years [15 RL days], following the completion of sea trials. We hope the ships serve your navy well and we thank you for considering the Portland Iron Works for your naval needs!

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To: Nation of Geneticon
From: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works is pleased to confirm your order for 15 General Purpose Fleets. In light of the current threat posed by Stevid, we would be willing to include naval ships that have been retired from Sarzonian active service in an effort to bolster your naval efforts. Most of the ships have undergone standard patrol sequences and would only require standard refits for active service. Should you wish to undertake this option, we would be willing to provide a discount.

Work will begin immediately on your order and we expect to have it completed within 15 NS years [15 RL days], following the completion of sea trials. We have contracted additional shipyard workers and have reopened previously closed facilities to ensure that your order is completed as quickly as possible with the high quality that our customers have come to expect from the Portland Iron Works.

We thank you for contacting us for your maritime needs and we hope you return to the Portland Iron Works for all your military equipment procurements!

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To: James Tricker
Head of Navies, Northford
From: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Re: Further orders, good news, and other random ramblings

Firstly, the Portland Iron Works wishes to express its delight that the ships you have ordered from us in the past have met your expectations and that the Montgomery class vessels are living up to their projected duties. We are also pleased that Sarzonian supplies will provide the linchpin behind the Northfordian Defence platform and we eagerly await your nation's unveiling of the project.

We are delighted to confirm your order for 20 Shield Bearer-class cruisers and 40 SZ-15 Dragon transport/ASW helicopter. Including your discount for regular purchases, your order total comes to $41.05 billion. We hope these serve your navy well and we thank you once again for choosing the Portland Iron Works for your maritime needs!

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[OOC: Yes, 2,688 billion is 2.688 trillion. I don't know, but I think Isselmere might list it as 2,688 million million or something. I don't know. He confuses me sometimes.] :p

To: Warchief Tamujid
Minister of Everything, Heavily Armed Republic of Madnestan
From: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works is very pleased to confirm the order you have listed, and in the amount indicated. We appreciate your efforts toward creating greater independence and would be willing to open satellite yards in your nation to allow for the construction of your own ships. This would not only ease the strain on our construction now that we are receiving an increase in foreign and domestic business, but it would also provide us with an opportunity to resume our company's and our nation's economic growth.

We thank you once again for the confidence you have shown thus far in the Portland Iron Works. We hope to hear from you again in the future!

To: Nation of Geneticon
From: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works is pleased to confirm your order for 15 General Purpose Fleets. In light of the current threat posed by Stevid, we would be willing to include naval ships that have been retired from Sarzonian active service in an effort to bolster your naval efforts. Most of the ships have undergone standard patrol sequences and would only require standard refits for active service. Should you wish to undertake this option, we would be willing to provide a discount.

Work will begin immediately on your order and we expect to have it completed within 15 NS years [15 RL days], following the completion of sea trials. We have contracted additional shipyard workers and have reopened previously closed facilities to ensure that your order is completed as quickly as possible with the high quality that our customers have come to expect from the Portland Iron Works.

We thank you for contacting us for your maritime needs and we hope you return to the Portland Iron Works for all your military equipment procurements!


Thank you. We'll take those retired ships. Can you give us a listing?

(OCC: Sarzonia, Could I borrow a few ideas from you weapons to help me build mine.)

To: Portland Iron Works Customer Service.
From: The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Rome

The Ministry of Defense is interested in buying your famous Z-34 Bonham Main Battle Tanks. The Fatherland believes that these tanks will give the Fatherland a good offense as well as a good defense. We wish to buy 250 tanks because as you stated, 250 per customer. The total should come to be $6.875 billion. The money will be wired upon confirmation.

OOC: yey

IC:

**Money Wired**

We thank the Portland Iron Works and it's subsidury companies for the products you have provided us. We are very happy with the quality of these products. We have wired the 102.9 Billion. It has been nice to do business with you again.

[OOC: IIRC, I have stated this before, but I shall state this again in case I did not - cite fluid time as my defense minister is at the Kahanistan conference, assume this order to be placed after his return from the conference. Oh, and BTW, your Admiral and General have yet to make another statement Sarzonia.]

To: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.), Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
From: Paul David Nettleton, Minister of Defense, United Sovereign Nations of Southeast Asia
Re: Acquiration of limited domestic production rights

Dear Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.),

The AC-35 "Styx" turbofan gunship has passed it's trials. Several military commanders are impressed at it's prowess at neutralizing enemy land warfare units (as a ground support/attack aircraft) and as an interdiction jet. Portland Iron Works has yet again proven itself a wonderful shipbuilding company, and also proven that it is also a brilliant all-round defense contractor as well.

Thus, the Southeast Asian Parliament has approved the acquiration of limited domestic production rights for a limited domestic production run of five hundred units. The payment shall be wired upon confirmation at whatever price you deem reasonable.

Many units in both the Southeast Asian Air Force and the Southeast Asian Army will be grateful at not only the pilots that will probably have saved their lives from the enemy, but at the company that created the AC-35 "Styx" turbofan gunship as well.

May the friendship between the United Sovereign Nations and the Incorporated States eternally prosper!

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

[OOC: Sarzonia, out of curiousity, would you ICly mind if my nation makes domestic refits to the Z-34s it has in usage?]

To: Commodore Jamie Wilson (ISN-Ret.)
Acting Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
From: James TrickerHead of Navies, Northford
Subject: Cruisers, advice and a few other orders.

Again, the time arrives for me to make the regular order for Northfordian Naval wares, as usual, from the esteemed Portland Iron Works.

As the Commonwealth of Northford makes these orders, (more and more frequently) for large combat ships, it is important that a small country such as Northford does not lose track of the "Bread and Butter" aspects of a Navy, while getting carried away with huge "Battle Fleets".

One such "Bread and Butter"aspect is the ability for a country to maintain control of it's internal water-ways and docks. As appealing as it is, havingnumerous cruisers in the waters of an estury is both a waste of resources, and time. You may remember that by the first orders made by Northford at the Portland Iron works were in fact for patrol craft, however, after a recent Naval Review, it has been deemed that these were insufficent for our needs. While these ships (OOC:I ordered about 100 ships early on, mostly Octopus, Dolphin and Lake Class) were enough to patrol the Red Bridge "Bay", they were no way near enough for the rest of the country.

Since there has been a dramatic fall in the reports of Piracy and Counterfit goods in the areas that Patrol Vessals are present, and of course the increase in the producitivity of the Norrthfordian Fishing industry (Fishermen are more inclined to go out in poor weather if there are Naval Rescue ships in the vicinity), the Commonwealth of Northford has authorised me to make the following order:

*200 Lake MCDV (125 Costal Patrol, 75 Mine Clearance)

*250 Octopus Multi-Role Patrol Vessal

*100 Dolphin-class hydrofoil patrol vessel

*50 Pickering-class high endurance cutter/corvette

So as you know, this rather large order of ships will not, as we stressed earlier, used in an agressive role. The Lake MCDV will be largely based on our oversea fisheries, to ensure they are not targeted by the many pirates that ply the oceans. The Dolphin Patrol Vessals will be largely used by the Northfordian Coast Guard, to whom this type of fast boat is highly valued. Due to their use by the Coast Guard rather than the Navy, they will be using the prefix NCGV (Northfordian Coast Guard Vessal) rather than the standard naval prefix NNS (Northfordian Naval Ship).

Also, if it is not too much bother, I would like to take this moment to formally request that the Portland Iron works reactivates the Seminole class Corvette. While these Corvettes are largely redundant in a modern navy, it has come to the attention of myself that these ships are superb "Training" vessals for cadets and junior officers, thus allowing them commanding experiance and a chance to "get out there" several years before conventional training would allow. We would use Pickering class Corvettes for this role, however, the Ministry of Defence and myself have agreed that while they could[I] be used in such a role, the fact they are much more heavily armed means they are much more suited to more experianced officers, and, of course, front line service.

(OOC: Basically, the same way that the Royal Navy allots certain old patrol craft to British Universities, and their associated cadets, although in *my* navy they'd also be used junior officers in the front line navy too.)

If our request is permitted, we would like to order 130 Seminole class Corvettes.

Another issue we'd like to raise, is that of cruisers.

Some time ago, we sent to you, via telegram, a list of ships that we hoped would form the basis of a Northfordian Battlefleet. It is this "template" that we have been using recently to buy our ships, which have been ranging from small ASW Frigates, to relativly large "Light" Cruisers.

This template, is, however, starting to fall short. One such part of this template is the "15 Heavy Cruisers". We are, to put it simply, a little stumped on what cruiser to buy. We've already accounted for light cruisers with the Shield Bearer, and for AA Cruisers, with the Montgomery, but are not sure how to proceed.

Ignoring the Oceania escort ship, which, out of the Commandant-class Trimaran guided missile cruiser, General Dent-class Trimaran large cruiser and the Agrippa-class Trimaran missile cruiser do you reccomend? I'm sure a mix would be the best policy for a well rounded fleet. What mix of ships do you recommend?

Until this issue is adressed, the Northford will not be buying any cruisers. So, assuming the Seminole is reactiviated, the sum of this order comes to:

113 250 Million.

or, 113 Billion.

Funds will be drawn from the Defence budget to pay for this, a budget that is presently around 2 Trillion Universal Dollars.

Regards,

James Tricker,

Northford.

Hyst Exterrnal memo:

The nation of hyst, in order to upgrade and modernize the naval forces of Hyst. Towards such ends the aquisition of the following vessels are necessary:

[150] Archon-class superdreadnaught - $220 billion
[30] Neptune-class superdreadought - $280 billion
[30] Independence-class pocket superdreadnaught (refit) - $210 billion
[150] Adamant-class large battleship - $5 billion
[250] Insurgent-class special operations submarine - $1 billion
[30] Hastings-class strike frigate - $765 million
[80] Pickering-class high endurance cutter/corvette - $115 million
[250] Octopus-class multi-role patrol vessel - $150 million
[50] Consequor-class Trimaran coastal defence vessel - $1.25 billion
[125] Consequor-class Trimaran coastal defence vessel - $1.25 billion
[5] Science/Medical Squadron - $8.5 billion

total purchace: 4.90309•10^4 USD-5%=46,579,355,000,000 USD
one quarter will be wired every year

[OOC: ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SDs!!!! I doubt that you could afford that Hyst after looking at your NSEconomy stats (http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=Hyst)....]

[OOC: ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SDs!!!! I doubt that you could afford that Hyst after looking at your NSEconomy stats (http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=Hyst)....]

From what I am looking at it says he's got a 30 Trillion Defense Budget....

Assuming has calcuations are correct and as spread over 4 years as asked....
11,644,838,750,000 / year.. which is iffy according to Sarzs 1/3 of Defense spending.. but still IMO doable... but as this is Sarz's storefront.. he needs to decide.

EDIT: Sarz.... would PIW object if Atheistic Right tried to purchase stuff off of you?

OOC: Sorry to clutter Sarz,
McDonough-class frigate---Where is the write up? I ma planning on some involvement in a war and I need to know what it is, I looked but it seems to keep evading my eyes.

OOC: If its alright, I need the SZ-22 Flight II to kill some Gerflannichians. >.>

From: Donald Rolandson,
Izistani Armed Forces Equipment Acquisition Board.
To: Whom it may concern, Questarian Naval Department.
Re: SZ-22 Flight II production rights and sixty units.

Greetings again.

We have need of a dedicated bomber, and the SZ-22 fits our purposes. Hopefully the SZ-22 will allow us to interdict Gerflannichian shipping as well as any nasty facilities that pose a threat.
Hence we request the production rights to the design and sixty aircraft. The requred funds will be wired automatically upon confirmation of the order. We hope to be dealing with you again sometime.
Sincerely yours,
Donald Rolandson.

[150] Archon-class superdreadnaught - $220 billion
[30] Neptune-class superdreadought - $280 billion
[30] Independence-class pocket superdreadnaught (refit)
Assuming you can afford these, which I guess you can given the payment schedule, maintenance in peacetime will be nearly $5 trillion/year, or one-sixth of your budget going to SDs alone. Assuming said budget is evenly divided among the various branches -- who knows, you may have no air force or army to speak of, allowing you to spend a disproportionate amount on the navy -- you then have to pay the crews, which comes to approximately $8.37 trillion for the Archons alone if you pay them all just above the poverty line (not counting officers). Then there's repairs and shit...


Basically: Bad idea.

Naval Forces

Victory x 48
Trinity x 50
Shield Bearer x 140
Roberts x 280
Wixted x 160
McDonough x 400
Navarre x 240
Swiftsure x 26
Agrippa x 40
Hastings x 60
Pickering x 200
Adamant x 6
Minutemen x 48
Pasteur x 14
Curie x 56
Einstein x 16
Discover x 8
Independance x 4
Benatar x 2
General Dent x 10
Piranha x 100
Ossippee x 50
Relentless x 20
Insurgent x 40
Lake x 20
Chieftain x 6
Diplomacy x 10
McIntosh x 200

Navy Ship Subtotal: 3,036,500,000,000

Naval Air Units:

160 - VTOL Variant F-37
1920 - Air Superiority Variant F-37
1920 - Strike Fighter Variant F-37
900 - STOVL Variant F-37
180 - B-25

Naval Air Unit Sub-total: Unknown

Navy Sub-Total: Unknown

Air-Force

600 x SZ-6 (Search & Rescue) 26 Billion
600 x SZ-7 (Maritime Reconnaissance Craft) 24 Billion
600 x SZ-17 (heavy cargo/transport plane) 48 Billion
5000 x SZ-23 400 Billion
5000 x F-150 1,051.5 Billion
2000 x SZ-22 450 Billion

Air-Force Sub-total: 2 Trillion

Ground Forces

2,500 x Landshark 5 Billion
5,000 x Hunley 17.5 Billion
10,000 x Regus 75 Billion
5,000 x Cheetah 22.5 Billion
2,500 x Pit Bull 11.25 Billion
1,250 x Groundhog 3,437.5 Million
5,000 x Raptor 16.25 Billion
10,000 x Calder 70 Billion
1,250 x Jaguar 15.625 Billion
1,250 x Bonham 34.375 Billion

Tank Subtotal: 270,937,500,000

2 Million x S-40 Boar Pistol 1,507,417,850
12 Million x scoped M-32 14.4 Billion
100,000 Designated Marksman M-32 150 Million
200,000 x s-200 240 Million

Weapon Subtotal: 16,297,417,850

3000 x Porcupine 36 Billion
3000 x T-Rex 23.25 Billion
3000 x Panther 19.5 Billion

Anti-Vehicle Subtotal: 78.75 Billion

Army Sub total: 365,984,917,850

Sub-total: $5,402,484,917,850 + Naval Aircraft

Total: $5,132,360,671,957.5 (including 5% AO discount)

Due to the size of the order we'd like to pay this over a 3 year period.

**Bump**

Double-Bumpos