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The Upper Weston Air Force has decided to pursue a strategic bomber force. To this end we have announced an open contract for a new bomber design.

These are our criteria:

Range of 4,000-5,000 nautical miles
Payload of at least 20,000 lbs
Capability to carry nuclear weapons
Reduced RCS, roughly equal to an average fighter jet
Advanced ECM systems
Speed of at least Mach 1.5
Supercruise ability is desired, but not required


We require an initial run of 40 bombers.

All submissions are appreciated.

Gen. Owen Blake
Chief of Air Operations
Republic of Upper Weston

The Export Division of the Layartebian Defense Corporation would like to submit its B-9A Sphinx bomber as a proposal. The B-9A Sphinx is a highly advanced bomber with the same radar signature as the B-2 but with more payload, better speed, better avionics, and a much lower cost.

http://www.theforsakenoutlaw.com/Nation-States/LDC/Air/b9.htm

We hope that you will take delivery of this fine bomber. It serves with distinction in many foreign air forces including, but lot limited to: Cotland, North Germania, Doomingsland, Ottoman Khaif, and so on and so fourth. The LDC-ED has already built some 24,018 B-9A Sphinx bombers for foreign export to over a dozen countries.

Aequatian Aerospace Industries (Division of A.M.I.) B-12A Vanquisher Supersonic Strategic Bomber

While the B-12A Vanquisher is currently undergoing trials with the Aequatian Republic Air Force (ARAF), it has shown great promise in its abilities including saturation bombing, close air support, long-range strike missions, strategic nuclear delivery and surveillance.

http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/5628/b9vanquisher3do.png

Price: 140,000,000 Aequatian Markes

General Characteristics

Crew: 4 (Pilot, Co-Pilot, Bombardier, Countermeasures Officer)
Length: 41.46m
Wingspan:
Spread (20° sweep): 23.30m
Swept (65° sweep): 34.28m
Height: 11.05m
Empty weight: 78,000 kg (172,000 lb)
Loaded weight: 112,000 kg (247,000 lb)
Maximum Take-Off Weight: 126,000 kg (277,800 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Aequatian Aerospace Industries (Propulsion Division) TF-V-25 Supercruise Vectoring Turbofans, 245 kN (55,000 lbf) each

Performance

Maximum Speed: Mach 2.05 (2,300 km/h, 1,240 knots)
Combat Radius: 2,500 km (1,350 nautical miles)
Range: 7,000 km (3,780 nautical miles)
Service ceiling: 13,300 m (43,635 ft)
Rate of climb: 120m/s
Thrust/weight: 0.40:1

Armament

Guns: None
Bombs and missiles: External wing and fuselage pylons and an internal weapons bay for 21,000 kg (46,300 lb) of disposable ordnance
1× Long-Range Air-Launched Cruise Missiles/Anti-Shipping Missiles in weapons bay (precluded any other payload) or
1× Internal rotary launcher for six Short-Range Air-Launched Cruise Missiles/Anti-Shipping Missiles plus two more on each wing pylon

Defensive Systems

AN/ALR-90 Radar Warning Receiver
AN/ALQ-215 Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM)
AN/AAR-60 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS)
AN/APX-115 Identification Friend or Foe Set
AN/ALT-36 Communications Jamming Suite
AN/AST-8 Radar Emission Simulation Set (RESS)
AN/ALE-75 Fiber Optic Towed Decoy (FOTD)

We at the Space Union Defense Industries would like to submit two contenders for your aerospace contract. They are the two main bombers that we sell: the SuB-4 Super Hurricane and the SuB-5 Sonic. Both exceed your requirements by a large degree and both would meet your requirement. Which one you need depends on your doctrine and air force needs. If you need an ultra-heavy bomber go with the SuB-4 Super Hurricane which can carry a payload over 200,000 kg. If you need an ultra-fast bomber capable of packing an incredible punch, go with the SuB-5 Sonic which cruises at Mach 4. Whichever you choose, we hope to do further business with you and await your response.

Signed,
CEO/Chairman Sim Nam

OOC: Here's the link to my bomber section: http://s6.invisionfree.com/International_Mall/index.php?showtopic=2350

I like what you've done to the Backfire Aeq. It's a tough plane to get creative with but a nice one...

I like what you've done to the Backfire Aeq. It's a tough plane to get creative with but a nice one...

Thanks, I really liked how it was used in Clancy's Red Storm Rising and I was inspired to have a bomber that could be used in much the same way.

Yeah I use it primarily as an anti-ship bomber as the B-6 Dementor.

Rather than purchase an NS design, why not just tweak an off shelf design, allocate a reasonable amount of your defense budget, and "roll your own" aircraft onto the airfield?

Could take a B-58, tweak its engines (reliability, range) and lower RCS by modifying the airframe.

Best "off shelf" idea:
Nort too sure about the Avro Vulcan, would need to use an up engined Vulcan phase 6. Since the original Vulcs only went 645 mph.
Range on a phase 6 should be around 5,000 miles.
It would also carry the required bomload and then some.

Aside

Hmmm, this plane design seems to kick the stuffings out of the B-52s I already have, and I do need to expan my air force.....

Done:
Found Avro Vulcan Mod to your specs
Detmerain Aerospace plc.
DAS-5 Angrboda bomber (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=7714795&postcount=7)

OOC: I need some time to review this submissions, since my knowledge of aircraft is very limited.

Any decisions yet?

Has anything been reached yet?

To:Gen. Owen Blake, Chief of Air Operations, Republic of Upper Weston
From: General Jared Ka-Wing Lau, Chief of the Southeast Asian Army, Union of Southeast Asian Nations
Re: Tu-22 replacement

Dear General Owen Blake,

While the Union of Southeast Asian Nations lacks a relatively potent arms manufacturing industry, we do have good foreign defense contractors that supply our military forces. The Southeast Asian Air Force once used the B-1B Lancer (http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/systems/b-1b.htm) as a low altitude, supersonic strategic bomber and to support the Southeast Asian Army on the ground. However, as part of our modernization program, and in comparison to several foreign military forces in the world, it has been determined that the venerable Lancer is obsolete and is in needing of replacement.

We turned to a fine aircraft corporation, one that goes by the name of Detmerian Aerospace Dynamics, plc (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=380088), a corporation that is based in the United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Isselmere-Nieland), a state which we have friendly ties to. The DAS-5 "Angrboda" strategic bomber (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=7714795&postcount=7), was nominated and proved most well in the combat trials held. The Southeast Federal Parliament however, is still holding a cautious approach to whether or not it should be adopted, and while I personally dislike to wait, I nevertheless respect the fact that the future battlefield is something that can never realistically be predicted as it is always evolving.

However, I can assure you, having read the reports of the Angrboda's successes in the combat trials, Detmerian Aerospace's DAS-5 shall certainly be a potent strategic bomber for your nation and that it shall serve it well.

Also, should you desire an alternative for a strategic bomber, I would also recommend the OMASC/NDI (Omzian Military Aerospace Corporation/National Defense Industries) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=278248) group. The B-101A "Bombardier" Supersonic Strategic Bomber (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=7367469&postcount=689) is also an excellent strategic bombing aircraft, priding itself more on speed rather than subtlety and stealth like the Angrbodda does. As most of the products of the OMASC/NDI group is highly classified and often restricted, you are in luck: this excellent thing is for sale - export version at least. The non-export version is much more potent, but the export version is good enough that it shall have to do.

I hope you appreciate my offers and I indeed look forward to hearing from you in the future!

Yours Sincerely,
General Jared Ka-Wing Lau
Chief of the Southeast Asian Army
United Sovereign Nations of Southeast Asia