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OOC: Well, I think we've gotten all the kinks ironed out of the thing... thanks to GMC and Macabees for assistance in ironing out the volume figures.

In this modern age, the current trend of "runaway military budgets" (as our detractors would say) has been simple: "make it bigger!" Indeed, bigger is better, and we at Brettonian Military Industries, producers of The Technology of Peace™, wholly support this train of thought. We are constantly setting the new standard for modern defense systems, no less: our A7V Peacemaker (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=444410) multi-legged tank has yet to be defeated in combat. However, this trend has begun creating unnecessary and undue strain on our infrastructure and logistics: to remedy this problem, we have commissioned a new transport to fit our needs of moving heavy cargo. Capable of operating from both paved runway and open water, we have titled the giant "Ouroboros" after the Greek symbol of disintegration and reintegration. We felt this is appropriate: it brings fresh cargo to the front and returns with the spoils.

Detailed lineart (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/MalikCarr/g_lineart_notext.jpg)
Colored lineart (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/MalikCarr/aug08.jpg)
Missile launchers (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/MalikCarr/9c635c11.jpg)

Model number: HTS-02D
Code name: Ouroboros
Unit type: large-scale heavyweight air transport/flying boat
Manufacturer: Bretton, Sileetris, Axis Nova
Operator: Bretton, Spizania, Allanea, Geneticon, CorpSac, Infinite Crucible, Kasara, FreeAngola, Unterlankum, Kahanistan, Ancient Terra
Dimensions: wingspan 1,109 meters, fuselage length 651.2 meters
Maximum takeoff weight: 203,288 tons
Cargo capacity: 26,700 tons
Powerplant: 80 x Zimmad ORX44 thermonuclear ramjet engine
Thrust: 1,104,580 pounds per engine, 88,366,400 pounds total
Crew: 16; aircraft commander, pilot, co-pilot, navigator, radio-intercept officer, defense systems operator, electronic warfare operator, 3 flight engineers, 6 loadmasters
Performance: maximum speed 770 km/h, cruise speed 715 km/h; service ceiling 10,000 meters; rate of climb 400 meters per minute; thrust/weight: 0.217
Equipment and design features: active/electronic countermeasures set, includes radar and infrared decoy systems; HEADGEAR system; false target generator, projects numerous identical radar targets; full length modular cargo bay, permits on and offloading from front, back, and sides simultaneously
Armament: 12 x CIWS, each mounts 2 x 30mm 6-barrel vulcan gun, 4 dorsal, 2 ventral, 2 port, 2 starboard, 2 fore; 4 x 10-tube missile pod, 2 coaxially on forward observation/navigation centers

Description:

With the growing needs of the Brettonian military far and wide as a worldwide superpower, a new, standardized means of moving our often large and heavy technology to conflicts, hotspots, and other points of interest has become necessary. Specifically designed to be capable of moving four A7V Peacemaker (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=444410) multi-legged tanks simultaneously, the Ouroboros transport can ferry virtually any cargo anywhere in the world with enough open space.

Armament: While the Ouroboros’ primary objective is ferrying large amounts of cargo, to think it a defenseless courier would be a fatal mistake. The Ouroboros is armed with twelve ball-turret CIWS suites, each consisting of twin 30mm 6-barrel vulcan guns and an independent fire control radar. Two suites are mounted on each side of the fuselage, and another four mounted on the top (dorsal side). One suite is mounted in the leading edge of each wing, between the bridge and forward observation/navigation centers, with the final two mounted on the ventral boat hull opposite the wheel blisters. Each gun is loaded by a flexible, powered belt feed, ensuring that dud rounds will simply be forced along, virtually negating the possibility of a gun being knocked out of action due to jamming. Futher simplification is achieved via the use of caseless self-propelled ammunition, eliminating the possibility of "used brass" ending up somewhere it shouldn't. On D-model aircraft, further defense has been added via a quartet of 10-tube missile pods. Mounted on independent servo mounts with full rotation, these missile launchers are placed aft of the forward observation/navigation centers along their blisters in the wings, and feed from a communal magazine. The pods are usually stored within the blister when not in use, emerging only to fire; they are reloaded automatically whilst hidden. In case of the risk of an onboard ammunition explosion, the magazine's contents can be quickly jettisoned out the bottom of the airframe.

Defensive Systems: Since we cannot rule out the possibility of an Ouroboros being forced to fly through enemy territory, we have gone to considerable expense to provide it an impressive array of passive and active defensive measures. Owing to the gargantuan size of the vessel and its incredible thermal signature, a new type of flare, nearly a foot and a half long, was developed exclusively for its use. As with similar BMI designs, excess coolant can also be vented over the engine housings, helping to lower their visibility to infrared-guidance while advancing those of the ultra-hot flares. To provide a hedge against radar-guidance, a number of ‘false target generators’ have been positioned in the bottom of the Ouroboros’ belly. When released into the air, these generators achieve a limited velocity and fall back behind, generating a massive RCS equivalent in size to that of the Ouroboros itself. Combined with more traditional anti-radar measures, this gives the Ouroboros a significant hedge against enemy precision-guided weapons. Unfortunately, due to its enormous size and lumbering pace, we have to come to terms with the possibility of deflected projectiles, or even unguided rockets, penetrating its CIWS coverage and striking the vessel. To this effect, we have provided the Ouroboros with a substantially strengthened fuselage and airframe. An impressive automated fire-extinguishing subsystem is in place all around the Ouroboros’ sensitive regions, which helps prevent small fires from either electrical failure or damage in combat from becoming aircraft-threatening blazes. Most amazing, however, is the sheer durability of the airframe itself. Even with thirty percent of its maneuvering surfaces shot away and half its engines offline, the Ouroboros can still make a controlled crash from which the aircraft and its cargo should still be salvageable. Variations in the survivability of the unit, crew, and cargo depend widely on the terrain and the pilot’s creative use of retrorockets, which will be discussed shortly.

Cargo Bay: The Ouroboros’ primary objective is to “get a lot of it there” and it shows. The vessel’s gigantic, boat-shaped fuselage opens up from front, back, and sides into a massive, cavernous cargo bay. The hold can be sectioned off via modular bulkheads into virtually any conceivable configuration: liquids, solids, boxed items, crates, shipping containers, passengers, dry goods, refrigerated commodities, toxic and radioactive products, and so forth, can all be stowed away safely for transport in enormous quantities. If you need to bring an entire corps of combat-ready soldiers to a conflict hotspot, the Ouroboros can get them there. If you need to relocate a hundred and thirty thousand drums of radioactive waste from a breached nuclear power plant, the Ouroboros can get them there. If you need to move enough bottled water to a drought-stricken region to keep an entire city alive for a week or more, the Ouroboros can get it there.

In terms of Brettonian war machines, a single Ouroboros can carry:

4,530 LA3 Instigator (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=468051) rapid response vehicles
4,066 AS-004H Stahlkörpe (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=447922) assault suits
1,510 GHk-27 Gamow (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=478398) attack helicopters
276 GAT-6 Stutzer (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=501964) close support tanks
4 A7V Peacemaker (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=444410) multi-legged tanks

Of course, all this capacity is useless without effective means to get it on and off the thing in the first place. The Ouroboros does not disappoint. A battery of optional gear can be fitted to the inside of the aircraft’s hold, including, but not limited to: rail-mounted gantry/portainer assemblies, buckets, clamshell grabs, and liquid/gas pumping systems; floor-mounted conveyance systems; rapid cargo evacuation systems (in case of a spill or leak of a highly-toxic substance); and fully-compatible “roll-on, roll-off” loading ramps. The smaller doors in the Ouroboros’ front are mounted high on the fuselage, enabling easy cargo offloading even during amphibious operations or for use while the aircraft is docked at a naval port. The massive side and rear doors, designed to allow the monstrous A7V Peacemaker (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=444410) tanks to disembark easily, provide a means of quickly loading and unloading cargo of virtually any size.

Logistics and Operation: The overriding ‘first impression’ of seeing an Ouroboros first hand typically degenerates into “Christ, how can it fly?!” A simple, but serious question, even if marred by the tinges of disbelief. The Ouroboros is a megalithic aircraft, and getting it airborne was no easy task for our dedicated research and development staff at Brettonian Military Industries. The Ouroboros flies on two uncomplicated, almost elementary principles. Firstly, “more wing = more lift.” The Ouroboros’ incredible wingspan, over a kilometer across, is not just for show: providing it with a wingspan over 45% larger than the length of its fuselage, the Ouroboros garners a great deal of lift to help counter its poor thrust-to-weight ratio. Its leviathan maneuvering surfaces also allow the aircraft to execute turns and banks of surprising sharpness, given its size. And secondly, “anything will fly with enough thrust.” As McDonnell-Douglas proved eighty years ago, you can make a brick fly if you put big enough engines on it. While the Ouroboros is certainly more aerodynamically sound than a brick, many of our senior design staff couldn’t contain their laughter when the prototype design specifications were given to them for input. The Zimmad Company, an Axis Nova firm, has provided us with the incredibly powerful ORX44 thermonuclear ramjet engine for use on the Ouroboros. Each unit mounts no less than eighty ORX44s, positioned in ten four-engine groups per wing. The ORX44 is a relatively simple design, as far as one can call nuclear reactors simple, in any case. Each engine features a miniature Ionesco "hot fusion" reactor. Once enough energy has been maintained to complete the reaction, the remainder is exhausted into the ramjet, providing thrust. Each four-engine housing is shielded to prevent excessive radiation. While the ORX44 engine is well within safe radiological output for both aircraft crew and ground crew, it is nevertheless not advised pitch a tent and camp out behind an operating ORX44. Of course, even with these advanced technologies, the Ouroboros is still a kilometer-wide monstrosity, and it shows in take off. Eight closed-cycle thermonuclear rocket engines are mounted on either side of the large rear door, helpful in providing a quick burst of speed to shorten takeoff length. Even with their assistance, the Ouroboros requires nearly five kilometers of runway to get airborne; if the rockets are not used, this jumps to over ten. Owing to increased resistance, water take offs are even longer. When fully loaded, the Ouroboros is actually incapable of taking off at all without their use. In a mirror image, eight more rockets are mounted in a forward-facing configuration around the front doors. Combined with powerful brakes and solid tires, this allows the Ouroboros to come to a halt in as little as three kilometers on a good runway. When stuffed to capacity (and well over its weight limit), the Ouroboros can still manage to get in the air via external RATO (rocket-assisted take off) solid-fuel boosters. These are disposed of after they have been depleted. As with all BMI products, we strongly recommend usage of your purchases within standard operating conditions, but we understand that times of conflict may not always be so forgiving. The Ouroboros is a big boy: give it space, and the fruits of its labors will become self-apparent.

Visual Gallery

1. Bridge, as viewed from 10 o'clock low position (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/MalikCarr/g124468.jpg)

2. Bridge, as viewed from head on (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/MalikCarr/g120236.jpg)

3. Cruising over Numonica (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/MalikCarr/g123906.jpg)

4. Preparing to drop cargo (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/MalikCarr/g123758.jpg)

5. A view from above (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/MalikCarr/g54100.jpg)

6. A view from below. Note the boat-like fuselage (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/MalikCarr/g54011.jpg)

7. A view from ahead, enjoying the Numonican sunset (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/MalikCarr/g113862.jpg)

8. Front doors open (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/MalikCarr/g10478.jpg)

9. Mid-cruise at high altitude over the ocean (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/MalikCarr/g45269.jpg)

10. Standard green paintjob, sporting twin RATO boosters (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/MalikCarr/g4549.jpg)

11. Rear door open (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/MalikCarr/g9462.jpg)

12. This one has seen better days (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/MalikCarr/g49527.jpg)

13. Good view of the rear door (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/MalikCarr/g51185.jpg)

14. Numonican unit holding position in case the home-based unit goes down (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/MalikCarr/g52223.jpg)

15. Green is a bad color for airborne units. Now in new "low visability" blue for night operations! (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/MalikCarr/g117859.jpg)

16. Sporty new "low visability" unit with front doors open (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/MalikCarr/g118635.jpg)

17. Ouroboros insignia; this is always present, with aircraft number in the center, somewhere on the fuselage (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/MalikCarr/e1f9a951.png)

If you need to get something somewhere, and you need to get a LOT of it, Ouroboros is your man. Its size is staggering, and cost is not cheap by any means, but we at Brettonian Military Industries believe this latest addition to the lineup of The Technology of Peace™ will serve you as well as it has served us.

HTS-02 Ouroboros Total Programme Cost: J$22,104,000,583,000 (twenty-two trillion, one-hundred four billion, five-hundred eighty-three thousand joins)
HTS-02D Ouroboros Unit Production Cost: J$19,340,200,000 (nineteen billion, three-hundred forty million, two-hundred thousand joins)
HTS-02D Ouroboros Maintenance Cost, Annual: J$88,935,000 (eighty-eight million, nine-hundred thirty-five thousand joins)
HTS-02D Ouroboros Unit Export Cost: J$23,680,840,000 (twenty-three billion, six hundred eighty million, eight hundred and forty thousand joins)

While the Ouroboros is available for export, its "HEADGEAR" system may only be included with permission from Relic Aerospace via the Kingdom of Sileetris. As with all of the Technology of Peace™, we are fully open to export to any interested parties. Demonstrations will be offered to potential buyers at agreed-upon locations.

A couple of questions/clarifications on this huge lifter:

1) An air-frame suffers even more vulnerability to a tactical nuclear weapon than an ocean going vessal. Given it's carry capacity and the resultant cost/loss if the plane is knocked out of the air, how well can it deal with the shock and turbulance of various proximity nuclear blasts? I was thinking in the 100 kiloton range of weapon. (If it flies low, above it...flying high, along its altitude - both bursts in front of the craft.)

2) What weather grounds this beast? How well does it handle stormfronts and/or icing?

Just checking...I like the bigger is better approach too.

Geneticon would like to see a demonstration of this vehicle.

*punts* I said NUCLEAR, not THERMONUCLEAR, you dolt!

The Confederate States of Spizania wishes to purchase 25 of these aircraft to help deploy our rapid action core of A7V Peacemakers anywhere in the world in a small amount of time, the 839 (approx) billion USD required for this operation have been wired

A couple of questions/clarifications on this huge lifter:

1) An air-frame suffers even more vulnerability to a tactical nuclear weapon than an ocean going vessal. Given it's carry capacity and the resultant cost/loss if the plane is knocked out of the air, how well can it deal with the shock and turbulance of various proximity nuclear blasts? I was thinking in the 100 kiloton range of weapon. (If it flies low, above it...flying high, along its altitude - both bursts in front of the craft.)

2) What weather grounds this beast? How well does it handle stormfronts and/or icing?

Just checking...I like the bigger is better approach too.

OOC: A close proximity airburst shouldn't cause too much catastrophic damage to the aircraft, but it may be forced to land if it loses a few engines or parts of its wings. The thing is only marginally flight-capable as is, so you'll find that smacking it around tends to make it want to fall out of the air like a brick.

The aircraft is fully equipped with all the standards of de-icing, and also benefits from being able to vent exhaust from its reactors along its wings and maneuvering surfaces, which enable it to clear off ice and get its moveable parts moving again. As far as weather is concerned, it would be best to keep it on the ground in weather that would ground conventionally-sized aircraft. Just because this thing is fucking gynormous doesn't make it any more stable.

Geneticon would like to see a demonstration of this vehicle.

IC: As we speak, a unit is in operation in Numonica. Send your inspection staff there; we shall give them a rousing performance.

The Confederate States of Spizania wishes to purchase 25 of these aircraft to help deploy our rapid action core of A7V Peacemakers anywhere in the world in a small amount of time, the 839 (approx) billion USD required for this operation have been wired.

IC: Your wired payment has been recieved and verified. The squadron will ship out within the next eight weeks. We look forward to doing business with you again in the future.

IC: As we speak, a unit is in operation in Numonica. Send your inspection staff there; we shall give them a rousing performance.

They are on their way. We can't wait to see this new vehichle.

The Corporate States wishes to set up a Deal for long term supply of this transport craft for the new Southern Regions of the states, due to the large size of this craft it would not be suited in the Urban Island Cities of the mainland.

For the time being we wish:-

3 Squadrens (21 HTS-02C's in total)

total Cost:- 493,517,640,000

For long term (3 Squads per 4 months) we wish a total of:-

15 Sqadrens (105 HST's)

Total Cost:- 2,467,588,200,000

The Corporate States wishes to set up a Deal for long term supply of this transport craft for the new Southern Regions of the states, due to the large size of this craft it would not be suited in the Urban Island Cities of the mainland.

For the time being we wish:-

3 Squadrens (21 HTS-02C's in total)

total Cost:- 493,517,640,000

For long term (3 Squads per 4 months) we wish a total of:-

15 Sqadrens (105 HST's)

Total Cost:- 2,467,588,200,000

IC: Pursuant to your request and payment, we have begun processing your substantial order of Ouroboros units. The first fourteen units will be ready within the next eight weeks; the remainder will take between ten to fourteen weeks for production and assembly. I am afraid our production facilities did not anticipate the level of demand that would be experienced for these megalithic aircraft.

We have you on record for long-term contract for the next eighty weeks; our production should be in full swing by then. We forsee no problems within maintaining scheduled delivery of these units.

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It has come to our attention that a clerical error was made in the sales listing, which has since been corrected. The "HEADGEAR" system, more properly known as Relic Aerospace's HSCDEADGR - Hypergeometric, Self-Cancelling Doppler Effect, Atmospheric Deflection, Gridded Radar - will not be included by default in exported Ouroboros units. This is a license-built radar/navigational system which we have no direct control over. For further information, as well as requests to recieve licensing rights for the system, you will have to contact Relic Aerospace, via the Kingdom of Sileetris. We hope this clears up any possible confusion.

bump; hopefully some new blood will come around and take a look

Allanean Air Force Procurement Office Announcement

We want ten.

Brettonian Military Industries looks forward to a mutually rewarding and profitable relationship with the Allanean Air Force.

We have projected a total cost of J$235,508,400,000, including a full package of nuclear fuel for the engines. Your request has been earmarked; you may expect delivery by the 12th. Please keep current exchange rates in mind when processing your payment.

Thank you for your business. We trust you will be fully satisfied with your purchase of this particular aspect of the Technology of Peace™.

Recipient: Bretton
Sender: Nicodemus Christos, Supreme Regelarc, The Right Hand, The Infinite Crucible
Subject: Procurement

Due to our recent purchase of forty Peacemakers we have found ourselves at a lack of a rapid form of transportation of said behemoths. However, once again The Technology of Peace has provided our solution. We wish to acquire ten Ouroboros’. The total comes out to J$235,508,400,000 or 419,204,952,000 USD's. Money will be wired upon confirmation.

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OOC: Edit1: Gah I used the wrong cost, give me a sec to fix it.
Edit2: Fixed

Indeed so! At Brettonian Military Industries, we strive to make our designs as complementary with each other as possible.

We have finished a new batch just recently; ten of these units, frame #733-743 will have their HSCDEADGR (http://www.freewebs.com/bluebomber2/aerospacetech.htm) systems dismounted and sent to you immediately, owing to the expediant nature of the conflict at hand.

Once again, we appreciate your business, and look forward to future mutually profitable relations!

Official Allanean Government Announcement

We want – nay, crave – ten Ouroboros-D aircraft. We also would like you to upgrade our Ouroboros-B (bomber) craft to Ouroboros-D-level defenses. Thank you for your cooperation.

Propaganda here (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v42/allanea/Propaganda/socialism.jpg)

We are pleased to see another order from our good friends and mutual business partners in the Allanean Air Force. We shall earmark airframes #749-759 for export at once. Additionally, we shall provide for the upgrade of your earlier purchases, airframes #717-727, for upgrade to Model D standards; the relevant equipment, hardware, and personnell will be sent over via private transport. Work will be performed in an expedient fashion at a designated heavy industry site.

We have projected a total cost of J$235,958,750,000, including the upgrade packages. You may expect delivery by the 18th.


Thank you for your business. We trust you will be fully satisfied with your purchase of this particular aspect of the Technology of Peace™.

We want 20 more Ouroborii. Also, we wish to negotiate a production rights deal if possible.

We trust that our good friends and allies in Allanea are satisfied with the Ouroboros' capabilities and performance in the area of heavy lifting and transport services. Once you've bought BMI, you don't go back, as they say.

As requested, 20 HTS-02D - airframes #912-932 - have been earmarked for sale and transportation to your territorial domain in Haven. You should expect arrival of the first ten within one week of confirmation of payment. The remainder will arrive in three to four weeks - efficiency in mass production has increased tenfold since induction last year.

Please wire your payment of J$470,206,800,000 to our budgetary office at your earliest convenience. We're sure you're quite familiar with policy by now, but just in case, remember to keep all exchange rates in mind.

As far as production rights are concerned, our men from the transport division shall bring the appropriate documentation and affidavits, paper and electronic, to official license your heavy industry of choice as an Ouroboros production licensee. The Ouroboros is a megalithic aircraft - please be sure that your designated production facilities are capable of handling the immense size and assembly requirements.

Following your approval of the contract terms, you are free to manufacture Ouroboros units per their original design specifications - licensing fees are levied at a rate of 7.99% of their unit export cost.

Brettonian Military Industries reserves the right to conduct periodic, low-hinderance inspections of your designated production facilities to ensure production rights are being respected by all signatory members.

At Brettonian Military Industries, your continual satisfaction with the Technology of Peace™ remains top priority. Do keep us informed of any questions or clarifications. We look forward to our future business arrangements.

((I am so tempted to buy out your military industry...since I play as a corporation instead of a nation in MT, I could do it, too.))

The Royal Republic of Fornelia would like to put in a first order of one Ouroboros to begin with. However, to test its capabilities, we we would like to do a mock attack run on it to test its capabilities while on route for delivery. No actual weapons should be fired. Just to see how well it works.

The Wilhelm-Hatarian Empire would like to purchase 48 of those incredible vehicles.

The total cost comes to $947,233,600,000.

By the way, excluding all other vehicles and equipment, how many soldiers would one of these babies be able to hold?

((I am so tempted to buy out your military industry...since I play as a corporation instead of a nation in MT, I could do it, too.))

OOC: An MT nation half the size of mine is going to buy out my (PMT) single largest industry? I think not.

Also, Christ, why is my stuff suddenly so popular now that I'm not regularly RPing these days?

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Wilhelm-Hatarian Empire:

Your purchase request has been noted and filed. Presently, our production facilities are undertaking Allanean's purchase request. Your delivery will be delayed somewhat, but fear not - Brettonian Military Industries has never failed in meeting a reasonable deadline. You may expect delivery of the first batch of ten within six weeks, and the remainder within nine to twelve. At Brettonian Military Industries, producers of the Technology of Peace™, satisfaction of our consumers is our top priority. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to levy them accordingly.

Royal Republic of Fornelia:

At present, we cannot accomodate your request. The transport division is purely a courier service, not a testing, examination and evaluation unit. You may rest assured that the Ouroboros D is one of the most defensively-capable heavy lift aircraft available to the discerning consumer - if your procurement offices require further evidence of its capacity in this fashion, they may conduct their own evaluations on purchased aircraft.

To: CEO of Brettonian Military Industries
From: Aaron Burkhandeis, Public Relations, Axe & Hammer Industries
Subject: Production Assistance

The private investors of Axe & Hammer Industries would like to propose a contract that would assist in the continued production of the Ouroboros line of airships to prevent delaying any purchase orders that your company has received from companies world-wide.

We would lend our production services to the Brettonian Military Industries in exchange for ten percent of the cost of each Ouroboros produced by our industrial facilities that you request of us to be produced.

Also, the private investors of Axe & Hammer Industries are seeking production rights (not resale rights) to the Ouroboros and would also like to request that we be given the right to modify the design to our Mercenary Army's liking. They would also like to emphasize that we do not intend to produce and sell the Ouroboros for our own profit, and that all purchase requests for the Ouroboros that we receive will be forwarded on to the Brettonian Military Industries.

If either contract sounds reasonable, please reply to this message.

We want 15

Thank You

Understood. The Royal Republic of Fornelia will order an additional 24 Ouroboros craft. The necessary payment of $568,340,160,000 will be sent upon confirmation of order.

Spunt

We also want 15 HTS-02Cs

~Thanks
~~The Skyline

Official Message from the US Air Force

Give us 40 additional HTS-02D Ouroborii. 947,23,360,000 Joins will be transferred to you in cash.

Ministry of Defence of the Free Republic of Kahanistan

The Government of Kahanistan wishes to obtain four Ouroburoses as a test unit to determine their worthiness as a general purpose strategic transport.

$94,723,360,000 jions will be wired upon confirmation.

Signed,
Marshal Mustafa Lavalle,
Minister of Defence

OFficial Message of the Allanean Government

We require 200 Ouroboros-D cargo aircraft. 5 trillion dollars will be transferred immediately. Of the 5 trillion dollars, 3 trillion will be provided by the CSS government.

The Reich wishes to purchase twenty fiveof these craft...payments will be wired upon conformation

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Official Communiqué from the Republic of Ancient Terra

Joint Communiqué
Imperial Household Agency - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Ministry of Defense


From: The Desk of HRH Emperor Taichi Kamiya, Sovereign Ruler of the Republic of Ancient Terra
Intended Recipient: Brettonian Military Industries (Division of Foreign Military Sales), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) or its Brettonian analog

Subject: Intent to Place an Order

Body of Message Follows:

To our dear friends in Bretton, especially those amongst Brettonian Military Industries,

The Republic of Ancient Terra greets you most warmly, and wishes to make known its intent to place an order for four (4) HTS-02D "Ouroboros" superheavy transports in order to supplement and expand Ancient Terra's strategic airlift capabilities. This order is also to be considered an evaluation of sorts; while Terran Air Force officials were extremely impressed with demonstrations of this behemoth's sheer lifting capabilities, they wish to operate a small number of aircraft for the time being to ensure that these giants can be successfully integrated into their finely-tuned airlift doctrines.

Therefore, we note that this contract includes an option to purchase up to 44 additional aircraft. Owing to discontent among Terra's own, quite extensive aeronautical engineering sector, we hope that production rights can be secured in the event that a second order is placed. Assuming that airframes are painted before leaving the factory, we request that our first four aircraft be painted Dark Gray along with Dark Green livery, in the Terran Air Force standard (I believe that the proper intermediaries are prepared to describe this process in more detail).

While it is extremely unusual for a Head of State such as myself to personally oversee something as mundane as an equipment acquisition, numerous members of the National Diet of Terra have petitioned me to take an active role in this purchase owing to the close relationship between the Republic of Ancient Terra and Bretton.

We will also note that the confidence placed in Brettonian Military Industries by the Allanean people was a huge factor in convincing the Terran Air Force to select a foreign design rather than an indigenous (and dare I say, far less capable) airframe.

The first four aircraft are calculated to cost J$94,723,360,000, which corresponds to approximately K$79,913,352,386 Terran Kinsen at current exchange rates of J$1.1854 Jion to K$1.00 Kinsen. The payment has been authorized by the National Diet of Terra and awaits only your confirmation of the order before it is wired.

Again, we hope that you can accommodate our order, and I apologize for my long-windedness; I am shamefully inexperienced in these matters.

Sincerely,

-Emperor Taichi Kamiya-

Witnesses:
-Fuku Mitsutarō, Ancient Terra's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs-
-Dachi Motomiya, Member of the House of Representatives, President of the Liberal Democratic Party-
-Shigeru Yoshida, Senior Member of the House of Representatives, Vice-President of the Liberal Democratic Party-
-General "Jessie Ann" Ka'iulani Pa'ahana, Commander, Terran Air Mobility Command, Terran Air Force-

Brettonian Military Industries
Haven Sales Office

What fortune! It is upsetting that the newfound popularity of our superheavy strategic lifter is borne on the Presto-Clandonian Conflict in Haven - profits steeped in blood, in essence - but we are nevertheless pleased to begin facilitating the orders of our clientele.

Regarding specific orders:
United States of Allanea: We welcome the business of our long-time ally and strategic trade partner. Payment has been received, and the first order of twenty-five HTS-02D has been dispatched. The remaining 175 units will be delivered in increments of fifteen, with a final increment of a further twenty-five to round out your order of 200 units. Do not hesitate to contact us with any concerns regarding the shipping and delivery process - We Deliver Peace, and our name shall not be sullied by unfortunate exigent circumstances.

Unterlankum Reich:
Thank you for your first order of our magnificent strategic airlifter. If you require any additional assistance in adoption into your air service, feel free to inquire - the roots of our business model are based on continual buyer satisfaction and name/product loyalty. J$592,021,000,000 has been charged to your account, with delivery in five increments of five units each to follow. We appreciate your business!

Republic of Ancient Terra:
Another first-time customer! Welcome aboard - you shall not be dissatisfied. We have earmarked four HTS-02D for immediate transfer, with the specified livery applied. Our customer satisfaction principles extend to you as well, of course - do not hesitate to contact us with any concerns regarding delivery or operational usage, including domestic adoption.

As far as domestic production rights are concerned, our men from the heavy transport division shall bring the appropriate documentation and affidavits, paper and electronic, to official license your heavy industry of choice as an Ouroboros production licensee. Please be sure that your designated production facilities are capable of handling the immense size and assembly requirements.

Following your approval of the contract terms, you are free to manufacture Ouroboros units per their original design specifications - licensing fees are levied at a rate of 7.99% of their unit export cost. Domestic modifications of design specifications are allowed and encouraged under the contractual terms, but must be cleared with the senior design staff before implementation.

Brettonian Military Industries reserves the right to conduct periodic, low-hindrance inspections of your designated production facilities to ensure production rights are being respected by all signatory members. To date, we have not experienced any violations of contract or production rights with any customers, which we attribute to our client-first policies. Again, feel free to inquire with any potential concerns you may have.

To all prospective buyers, thank you once again for your interest in The Technology of Peace™ - we look forward to future business arrangements.

Grrr. Wrong thread.

Greetings representatives of the Brettonian Military Industries. Every standing army's biggest adversary is quick movement of mass amounts of troops/gear. In recent years, we have found our cargo fleet to be more and more obsolete. As such, we have been looking for a suitable replacement, one we seem to have found in your "Ouroboros".

Thus we are considering the purchase of 20 of these units at the standard and current price. However, before I am willing to confirm such a purchase, I have a couple of questions. First of all, are rights to produce another unit for use by the purchasing entity, in this case my nation, transferred in the even a unit is unfortunately lost? Second, is it feasible to modify these units to fill a heavy-bomber role? And third, with the purchase of these units, does the purchasing entity, again my nation, also buy the right to modify these units for other roles as seen fit?

It is my hope to hear a response soon so that we may resolve our business.

Sincerely,

Queen Cristiel St. Richards,
Queen of Pschycotic Pschycos

Brettonian Military Industries
Haven Sales Office

HM Queen Richards:

We would be pleased to meet your order of 20 units as soon as your concerns are resolved. As with all denominations of the Technology of Peace™, we encourage our end-use customers to participate in experimentation and modification of their purchased items. Customization is welcome and encouraged, but should always be cleared with the Senior Design Staff beforehand so as to avoid the possibility of adverse and unexpected side effects on hitherto-unknown variables. The HTS-02D is designed for strategic air lift roles, not combat operations - however, by making efficient use of the modular cargo bay and onloading/offloading system, a super-heavy bomber role could be envisioned. Our main concerns over this application are the Ouroboros' large size and easily-plotted flight path, as it would not be impossible for even long-range ballistic artillery to derive a firing solution on an approaching vessel. Depending on the nature and level of preparation/equipment of the enemy, this may or may not be a viable option for your military needs. There is also the ancillary point of the nuclear ramjet engines contaminating a crash site with fuel in the case of a catastrophic incident.

We hope this provides adequate clarification to your concerns over our hottest-selling item. Thank you once again for your interest in the Technology of Peace™!

OOC: That thing can carry fifty-one million pounds? Dyaaamn

IC:

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The United Socialist States of the Techno-Soviet
The Technocratic Council

We would like ten, which we'll pay in increments for about thirty years.
We're also wondering if you could convert about half into flying fortresses.

- 10 HTS-02Cs

Combined Total: $23,680,840,000

Yearly payment: $789,361,333

Representatives of the Brettonian Military Industries, we appreciate your accommodation of our concerns and I will give final approval of the transaction immediately. The funds will be wired as soon as word of the transports' departure is received.

We thank you for your time and services.

Queen Cristiel St. Richards


((OOC: Where did you take this from? The images looked /really/ intriguing!))
((OOC2: Do you have the dimensions of the length/width/height for the interior cargo hold?))

((OOC: Where did you take this from? The images looked /really/ intriguing!))

<<OOC: It would appear to be a very large version of the Garuda class transprt plane from Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. Link to the MAHQ(Mecha Anime HeadQuaters) page: http://mahq.net/mecha/gundam/z/garuda.htm >>

<<OOC: It would appear to be a very large version of the Garuda class transprt plane from Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. Link to the MAHQ(Mecha Anime HeadQuaters) page: http://mahq.net/mecha/gundam/z/garuda.htm >>

((OOC: AH! how did I miss that! I'm at that site daily!! Thank you!))

((OOC: AH! how did I miss that! I'm at that site daily!! Thank you!))

<<OOC: It's a big site. Though I don't like the time for updates with new MS and MAs, and ships.>>