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Military Now Accepting Bids

Upper Weston
26-04-2006, 22:43
The Army of Upper Weston is accepting bids for a replacement vehicles for out ageing M113s and Scorpion light tanks.

We require 661 units of the winning platform including:
378 Infantry Carrier Vehicles (must carry 8-10 dismounts and support a 20-
30mm cannon)
90 Mortar Carriers (must be able to support internally fired 120mm mortar)
27 Anti-tank variants (must carry at 12 TOW missles, plus a twin launcher)
156 Base Versions that we will modify with our own indigenous sytems to serve as Fire Support, ambulance, Command and Control and Electronic Warfare variants
Also 10 base variants are needed as training vehicles.
These vehicles MUST share a common platform.

We also require a light tank with either a high velocity 90mm or 105mm low pressure gun and at leat 24 rounds of ammunition, our preference is for the vehicle to share a common chassis as other vehicles, but this is not set in stone. We require 75 of these vehicles.

All vehicles must mmet the following standards:

1. Must be able to fit 3 per C-17
2. Must have base armro to protect against up to 20mm cannon fire, applique armor up to 30mm fire and RPGs
3. Highly survivable against mines and IEDs
4. Low logistical footprint
5. Compatiable with our domestically manufactured Digital Information Network

Total value of contract is valued at an estimated 3 billion Upper Weston strovers (about $2.7 billion US).

We will examine all bids in detail. Thank you for your interest.
Upper Weston
27-04-2006, 04:46
A minor addition to the contract as follows:

The vehicles must have outstading mobility in jungle and/or muddy terrain as we are island nation with considerable interests in our neighboring states. Also, amphibous capabilty is required.

Thank you for your interest.

Timothy Shaw
Underminister of Defense for Procurement
Upper Weston Ministry of Defense
Geneticon
27-04-2006, 13:53
You should be able to find some of the things you need:

At Geneticon Armed Forces Engineering (GAFE) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=479386)