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To all military supply and design companies:

Molynia is looking for a new Main Battle Tank and Infantry Fighting Vehicle system for use in her armies. We are looking for any company with designs that will fulfil our army's need. Existing designs and custom designs will both be given equal consideration. Any company that can supply us with these weapons systems will be given first consideration in future purchases of military equipment and technology.

Requirements:

IFV:
must be air-droppable
must weigh no more than 25 tons
must have a troop carrying capacity of either four or six infantry. A four-infantry IFV will be expected to weigh less.
must be able to engage a wide variety of battlefield threats (infantry, light vehicles, tanks, helicopters, etc)
must have modular weapons systems (Can swap out main gun for a different main gun, can swap out secondary weapons, etc)
must have a cavalry scout variant.

MBT:
no weight limit (within reason. a 150 ton tank isn't going to work :D )
must be able to engage other modern MBTs with a reasonable chance of victory.
must have modular weapons systems, compatible with the IFV, except for the main gun.

Both:
Must have road speed of greater than 60km/h and a reasonable rough terrain speed
must be tracked
must include a light mortar or other indirect fire weapon that isn't a missile launcher
must be fully battlefield network-capable.
must have reasonable NBC protection. Full NBC protection is a plus.
must anve reasonable amounts of armor to protect against modern battlefield threats.
must be modern or post-modern tech.

We look forward to your designs!

Mondoth Arms Ltd. offers these two designs for your consideration. Both include full battlefield network compatability as well as a full suite of NBC systems including cabin over-pressurization and some of the best filters available.


AIFV (Gorilla)
Height; 3.2 meters
Length; 7.5 meters
Width; 3.5 meters
Armament; (Infantry Vehicle) 1x turret mounted 30mm chain cannon, 1x turret mounted 15.5mm machine gun, 2x turret mounted ATGM
Armament; (Tank) 1x turret mounted 120mm low recoil, 1x coaxial mounted 15.5mm machine gun, 2x 50mm mortars, 1x ATGM
Armament; (anti air) 1x turret mounted 20mm Gattling Cannon, 1x turret mounted 15.5mm machine gun, 2x SAMs, radar targeting/acquisition systems
Armament; (Recon) 10m radio mast, 1x turret mounted 15.5mm machine gun, 3 m recon mast with radar, thermal imaging, up to 8x magnification, laser range finding, can be used to target artillery and air strikes.
Armament; (Mortar) 2x turret mounted 120mm Mortars 1x coaxial mounted 15.5mm machine gun, 1x ATGM
Armament; (Missile) 2x turret mounted 70mm rocket pods (eight missiles ea, 1 turret mound 15.5mm machine gun, 1 ATGM
Armament; (common) 4x smoke deployers, OCSW mountable
Engine: Diesel Electric Hybrid for increased combat endurance and maneuverability
Speed; 54 mph (road)
5.6 knots (swim)
Price; 1,600,000
Troop capacity; 8
Deployment; The gorilla is designed for all terrain combat and is capable in all battle conditions, is fully amphibious
The Gorilla is a modern fighting vehicle meant to take the war to the enemy in any circumstances, equipped with a modular turret that allows a relatively easy alteration of roles, the Gorilla can operate under the most adverse of circumstances. The Gorilla is armored with a foundation layer of RHA that is covered by a layer of ceramics composites for better survivability against anti armor weapons, also includes the ability to be fitted with explosive Reactive armor to enhance survivability against armor piercing munitions.

Main Battle Tank (Kodiak)
Height; 3.2 meters
Length; 8.1 meters
Width; 3.6 meters
Armament; G-115 Gun mount (Fits from 75mm HV to 350mm engineering breacher, default weapon is 135mm High Velocity), coaxial mount (Default is 15.5mm MG), 6x 40mm single grenade deployers (smoke, chaff, flare, fragmentation), 1x ATGW mast (two tubes), 2x ATFFM(Anti Tank Fire and Forget Missile) tubes, OCSW mountable, 7mm ‘hatch’ MG, BUCKLER Active Defense system
Armor Scheme: The Kodiak is equipped with a revolutionary armor system, an aluminum alloy frame supporting a nano-carbon inner skin; additional layers are tungsten alloys, honeycomb carbon composites, a thixtropic layer that effectively reduces the threat posed by HESH rounds, and two layers of mono-crystalline Aluminum alloy plates.
Engine: Hydrogen Electric for high fuel availability (incorporated electrolyzer) and hydrogen ‘starter’ tanks), mobility and low heat signature (can use hybrid diesel electric)
Speed; 55 mph (road)
7.4 knots (swim)
Crew; 3 (Tank Commander, Driver, Gunner)
Price; 4,600,000
Deployment; The Kodiak is a heavy solution to mobile Armor, supplying powerful Anti tank and Infantry support options.
The Kodiak is a powerful Main Battle Tank capable of moving fast over a large number of rough terrains, surviving against powerful enemy weapons and retaliating quickly and accurately. The Kodiak utilizes revolutionary ‘drive by light’ fiber optic controls which give it unprecedented flexibility and ease of repair while minimizing problems caused by electronic or traditional mechanical controls. The Kodiak utilizes a state of the art Auto loader that stores all ammunition outside the crew compartments to minimize the dangers of accidental detonation of ammunition. The Bezzle mounted autoloader features blow out panels and an easy reloading design that minimizes time spent outside the tank. The three crew members sit in specially designed ‘cockpit’ like seats with all relevant controls placed within easy reach, this design minimizes space required for the crew and gives more space for the armor, giving this tank some of the heaviest armor for its class in the world. Replacing the Depleted Uranium armor layer found in most modern MBTs with denser Tungsten Alloys, while increasing weight and price, yield a much greater level of protection as well as an increased protection against battlefield nuclear weapons due to Depleted Uraniums effect of accelerating certain forms of harmful radiation. The multiple small hydrogen ‘stacks’ of the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power plant are incorporated into the frame of the vehicle to increase armor protection and create a power plant redundancy, several of the stacks can be penetrated or otherwise destroyed and the vehicle can continue functioning, at least enough to exit the combat zone (if a hybrid diesel electric drive is used, the space saved from eliminating the electrolyzer, starter tanks and fuel cell stacks is used for the engine, in this configuration the engine is forward of the crew section to provide additional front protection) The BUCKLER active defense system uses four small metal storm grenade launchers wired to an all aspect millimeter wave radar mounted on the turret, this radar detects incoming threats such as enemy tank rounds and anti tank guided missiles, relaying the range, vector and speed to the appropriate grenade launcher this system allows the grenade launcher to fire a round into the path of enemy attacks, causing the weapon to either prematurely detonate or causing it to veer off course.

To all military supply and design companies:

Molynia is looking for a new Main Battle Tank and Infantry Fighting Vehicle system for use in her armies. We are looking for any company with designs that will fulfil our army's need. Existing designs and custom designs will both be given equal consideration. Any company that can supply us with these weapons systems will be given first consideration in future purchases of military equipment and technology.

Requirements:

IFV:
must be air-droppable
must weigh no more than 25 tons
must have a troop carrying capacity of either four or six infantry. A four-infantry IFV will be expected to weigh less.
must be able to engage a wide variety of battlefield threats (infantry, light vehicles, tanks, helicopters, etc)
must have modular weapons systems (Can swap out main gun for a different main gun, can swap out secondary weapons, etc)
must have a cavalry scout variant.

MBT:
no weight limit (within reason. a 150 ton tank isn't going to work :D )
must be able to engage other modern MBTs with a reasonable chance of victory.
must have modular weapons systems, compatible with the IFV, except for the main gun.

Both:
Must have road speed of greater than 60km/h and a reasonable rough terrain speed
must be tracked
must include a light mortar or other indirect fire weapon that isn't a missile launcher
must be fully battlefield network-capable.
must have reasonable NBC protection. Full NBC protection is a plus.
must anve reasonable amounts of armor to protect against modern battlefield threats.
must be modern or post-modern tech.

We look forward to your designs!

Our industries offer a wide array of Main Battle Tanks and Infantry Fighting Vehicles. However, you can be sure that they are of the highest quality.

We also do custom designs should you have something specify you would like. Here is our product list- http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=471334.

Mondoth: Thank you for your speedy response. I have a few questions though. First of all, what are the weights for the two vehicles? Secondly, do you have a storefront?

I suggest checking the International Mall, its an excellent resource for all of your needs.
I would also advise checking out the GLACORP storefront under the Futuretech section, it contains many things which can be modified or are easily useable by modern nations.

http://s6.invisionfree.com/International_Mall/index.php

Thank you :)

Kriegzimmer would like to present its two designs into this competition as well. First we would like to bring your attention to our new infantry fighting vehicle, the SOV.17 Ejíard (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=484022). More important, however, we would like you to tour our Nakíl Main Battle Tank (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=478771), our pride and joy. If you don't wish to go through the lengthy write-up please go to post #4, and ask us as many questions as you please! We are always happy to reply to them!

Our Storefront can be found Here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=385183&page=1&pp=15)

The Gorilla's weight is: 24 Metric Tons* (Compare to CV90: 26 Metric Tons)

The Kodiak Main Battle Tank's weight is: 73 Metric Tons (Compare to M1A2 Abrams: 63 Metric Tons)


*Weight for basic IFV configuration, other weapons packages may increase weight.

[OOC: Not to nitpic, but the M1A2 Abrams weighs 69 short tons.]

OOC: Thanks, I'm a little fuzzy on the difference (I know there is one, I just don't know what it is specifically) I'll fix it

I recommend the MBT that Mac presented.

If there are no other responses, we will be making our decision shortly.

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T-1 Scorpion Main Battle Tank
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The T-1 Scorpion main battle tank incorporates a new type of carbon composite encased depleted uranium armor all around.The side skirts of the treads are made of high density carbon composite, and plated with a thin coating of silver(looks cool). Armor bulkheads separate the crew compartment from the fuel tanks. The top panels of the tank are designed to blow outwards in the event of penetration by a HEAT projectile. This tank is protected against nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) warfare.It carries one 140mm rifled main cannon and there is enough room for 60 assorted rounds DU, HEAT, SABOT, STAFF rounds and TOW-4 anti-tank missiles. One L8A1 three-barrelled smoke grenade discharger is fitted on each side of the turret and you want to put conventional grenades in the launchers(takes HE grenades up to 40mm), A smoke screen can also be laid by an engine operated system.There are also 2 M-99 mounts which contain 8 hellfire mmws and 40 m261 2.75 inchhydra rockets. For defense thee are also 4 stingers mounted ont he back of the turret, behind the commander's station.The commander sits in a fully armored mini-turret which is equipped with six periscopes(providing 360 degree view), the .50 cal machine gun and he can operate the M-99 systems, the stingers , and desiginate targets for the main gun by using the CITV system. The Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer (CITV) provides the commander with independent stabilised day and night vision with a 360 degree view, automatic sector scanning, automatic target cueing of the gunner's sight and back-up fire control.
There is one coaxial 7.62mm M-240B machinegun that can be operated by the gunner, a second 7.62mm is mounted on a skate mount on the other side and is operated by the loader. Even the driver has his own machinegun to operate if need be, an 11mm MG-22 SAW is mounted in the very front of the tank also on a skate mount.
NS Wiki Article on the T-1 Scorpion (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Scorpion)
Specifications
Power Plant: The PD XM-1700 Diesel-Electric Hybrid with fuel cell battery backup.
Maximum Speed: 48mph(governed)
Weight: 69 tons
Weapons
(1) 140mm Main Cannon( can be targeted by gunner/commander)
(2) 7.62mm M-240B MGs in main turret operated by loader+gunner
(1) 11mm MG-22 light machine gun in front operated by driver
(1) 12.7mm (.50 cal) GAU-16 Machine Gun operated by commander.
(4) FIM-92 Stinger in 4 pack launcher on back of main turret
(8} Hellfire in left and right side M-99 mounts
(40)2.75inch M261 Hydra rockets in left and right side M-99 mounts
(6) L818 40mm smoke/tear gas/ HE grenade launchers on side
(2) 81mm Mortars on side of treads
Crew: 4 commander, gunner, loader, driver)
Electronics
(CITV)
Thermal Imaging System (TIS)
Eyesafe Laser Rangefinder(ELRF)
Gunner's Primary Sight- Line of Sight (GPS-LOS)
Digital fire control computer
20X optical zoom scope w/ thermal and nightvision in turret
10x sight on .50cal
Thermal/Nightvison/Video Gun sight w/6x opitcal zoom on .50cal gun
UHF, VHF,SATCOM communications systems
GPS reciever
*all electronics are shielded from emp in faraday cages.
Price
$4.8million
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T-2 Savage Heavy Main Battle Tank
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The T-2 Savage Heavy Main Battle Tank features a 140mm Main Cannon, derived from the T-1 Scoripion, but it has heavier armor, and more missiles. Also an all new 6 barrel 56mm gatling gun( based on the T-01 VelociRaptor's 3 barrel cannon) is located in a seprate top turret.
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Specifications
Power Plant: The PD XM-2000 Diesel-Electric Hybrid with fuel cell/battery backup.
Maximum Speed: 48mph(governed)
Weight: 80 tons
Weapons
(1)140mm Main Cannon
(1)6 barrel 56mm gatling gun
(1)7.26mm coax mg
(1)40mm GL coax
(24) M-115 Hellfire II Anti-Tank Missiles
(12) Stinger SAMs
(32) 2.75inch M261 Hydra rockets
Electronics
(CITV)
Thermal Imaging System (TIS)
Eyesafe Laser Rangefinder(ELRF)
Gunner's Primary Sight- Line of Sight (GPS-LOS)
Digital fire control computer
200X optical zoom scope w/ thermal and nightvision in turret
10x sight on 56mm
Thermal/Nightvison/Video Gun sight w/6x opitcal zoom on .50cal gun
UHF, VHF,SATCOM communications systems
GPS reciever
*all electronics are shielded from emp in faraday cages.
Price
$6 million
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T-3 Warrior Main Battle Tank
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/grunt74/NS1/t3newversion.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/grunt74/NS1/t3.jpg)
Click for more angles
The T-3 Warrior main battle tank was built as a custom order for Anagonia and is a typical Phoenix Dynamix design. It uses the same carbon composite encased depleted uranium armor as the T-1 and T-2. The side skirts (optional) of the treads are made of high density carbon composite, and are designed to blow outwards if impacted by a RPG or other muniton. Armor bulkheads separate the NBC protected crew compartment from the fuel tanks as usual. The top panels of the tank are also designed to blow outwards in the event of penetration by a HEAT projectile. Standard armament is one 128mm, 55 caliber smooth bore main cannon and there is enough room for 65 assorted rounds (DU, HEAT, SABOT, STAFF rounds and HOT Mk2 anti-tank missiles) A smoke screen can be laid by an engine operated system.
There are 8 HOT Mk4 Anti-tank missiles and 24 m261 2.75 inch hydra rockets. For defense thee are also 12 stingers mounted on the back of the turret, behind the commander's station.The commander sits in a standard control station with a 15.5 mm machine gun(can be used against aircraft if req.) on a skate mount, and d he can operate therockets, missiles, the stingers , and desiginate targets for the main gun by using the CITV system. The Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer (CITV) provides the commander with independent stabilised day and night vision with a 360 degree view, automatic sector scanning, automatic target queueing of the gunner's sight and back-up fire control. There is one coaxial 7.62mm M-240B machinegun that can be operated by the gunner. The secondary weapons can be swapped to match your nation's ammo requirements. The T-3A1 version which is shown in the mian picure inculdes ERA.
Specifications
Power Plant: The PD XM-2300 Diesel-Electric Hybrid with hydrogen fuel cell battery backup.
Maximum Speed: 50mph(governed)
Weight: 70 tons
Weapons
(1) 128mm Main Cannon( can be targeted by gunner/commander)
(1) 7.62mm M-240B MG (COAX) (or 11mm MG-22)
(1) 15.5mm GAU-15 Machine Gun(or .50cal M-2, or 11mm MG-22) operated by commander.
(12) FIM-92 Stinger Missiles
(8) HOT Mk4 Anti-Tank Missiles
(24) 2.75inch M261 Hydra rockets
Crew: 4 commander, gunner, loader, driver)
Electronics
(CITV)
Thermal Imaging System (TIS)
Eyesafe Laser Rangefinder(ELRF)
Gunner's Primary Sight- Line of Sight (GPS-LOS)
Digital fire control computer
300X optical zoom scope w/ thermal and nightvision in turret
10x sight on .50cal
Thermal/Nightvison/Video Gun sight w/6x opitcal zoom on 15mm
UHF, VHF,SATCOM communications systems
GPS reciever
*all electronics are shielded from emp in faraday cages.
Price
$4.20million

You can just take off the missiles if you don't want them, its modular and easy to modify.

The Infantry offers it's M113A5 Bobcat APC
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The all new M113A5 Bobcat Armored Personnel Carrier/Light Infantry Fighting Vehicle holds between 6-10 soldiers plus a driver, gunner and commander.
There are 6 firing ports for squad weapons.

Features
420hp Deisel Electric hybrid engine
25mm Chaingun firing FMJ Tracers, Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot or High-Explosive rounds
M-312 .50 cal (12.7mm) or M-240 7.62mm Machinegun
Dual TOW-2 Anti-Tank Missile Launcher
Dual FIM-92 Stinger Anti-Aircraft Launcher
NBC protection
Amphibious
Band tracks for stealth
Specifications
Length:200.5"
Width: 105.75"
Height: 99.75"
Clearance: 16.6"
Weight, combat loaded: 27,580 lb. (12,329 kg)( about 12 tons)
Maximum weight: 31,500 lb. (14,061 kg)
Air drop weight: 22,428 lb. (10,037 kg)
Personnel capacity: 3 + 10
Fuel tank capacity: 95 gallons (360 liters)
Ground pressure: 8.63 psi (0.60 kg/cm2)
Performance
Speed on land: 50 mph
Speed in water, with track: 6 mph
Cruising range: 300 mi (483 km)
Turning radius: Pivot to infinite
Slope: 60%
Side slope: 40%
Trench crossing: 66 in. (168 cm)
Vertical wall climbing: 24 in. (61 cm)
Braking (20-0 mph): 40 ft.

This is the first vehicle to undergo modifcations and to be produced by the Infantry, and will be exported for 1 and a half million us dollars each
($1.5 million ea.)