NationStates Jolt Archive

Yay, I can jump the bandwagon. Anyhow, as I sort out which equipment my nation has, it will go here.
So 'Do not post'.

A: ALM-100 LRAAM (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11478369&postcount=6)



F: F-33 'Raven' (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11478260&postcount=4)
G:GRI-37 Corvus (http://forums3.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11593802&postcount=9)

K: Khan class Heavy Anti-shipping missile (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11478408&postcount=7)


S: SuF/A-6C/D "Super" Wraith (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11478116&postcount=2)
*SuF-8B "Super" Phoenix (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11478212&postcount=3)

T:T-6A Light Tank(Regus) (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11483916&postcount=8)

SuF/A-6C/D "Super" Wraith Advanced Air Dominance Fighter

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Specifications:

Type: Advanced Multi-Role, Air Superiority Fighter
Length: 31 m
Wingspan: 19 m
Height: 9.2 m
Propulsion: 2x Union-216-2006s Ramfan Jet Engines rated at 30,300 kgf each (total: 60,600 kgf) equipped with Counterflow Fluid Thrust Vectoring and Supercruise
Empty Weight: 26,200 kg
Normal Weight (Internal Weapons + Maximum Fuel): 59,125 kg
Maximum Take-Off Weight: 65,500 kg
Fuel Weight: 16,375 kg
Maximum Fuel Weight: 22,925 kg
Normal Payload: 10,000 kg
Maximum Payload (Theoratical): 15,000 kg
Combat Range: 3,700 km
Ferry Range: 9,990 km
Operational Ceiling/Altitude: 26,000 m
Maximum Altitude: 32,000 m
Supercruising Speed: Mach 2.3+
Maximum Speed: Mach 3.3 (without extensive modifications and combat ready)
Rate of Climb: 74,000 ft/min
Limit per/number of pylon(s): 8 external; 8 internal
Crew (List): 1/2 (Pilot; Weapons Officer)
Price: $250 million (SuF/A-6C); $265 million (SuF/A-6D)

This is an upgraded version of the SuF/A-6A/B Wraith. The SuF/A-6C/D Super Wraith is an all-new upgrade of the SuF/A-6A/B advanced air dominance fighter that is available only to the Space Union military and select nations. The differences between the "A/B" models and the "C/D" models are that the airframe has been enlarged, the radar has been miniturized but it has been upgraded in capability, IRST and LIDAR/LADAR sensors have been upgraded, ECM equipment has been upgraded, it has longer range, it has more powerful engines, it is capable of better performance, and it has the addition of a rear-facing phased radar set installed into the back of it.

Engines: The SuF/A-6C/D Super Wraith takes advantage of more powerful engines from the Union Engine Corporation (UEC). The Super Phoenix is equipped with two Union-216-2006s with 4D TVC and each is capable of putting out 30,300 kgf worth of thrust. This upgrade has mainly been done to maintain the T/W ratio as the regular Phoenix, even improving it slightly. The engine is based off the Union-212 powering the "A/B" models but is slightly bigger for more thrust. The engine is directly related to the Union-217s used on the SuF-8B Super Phoenixes models but those are designed to withstand the corrosion and brutalness of sea operations compared to its land partner. But other than that, they are the exact same engine.

Radar/Sensors: The SuF/A-6C/D Super Wraith has also been changed internally with the addition of more advanced sensors into it. The old SU/RD-143 AESA phased-array radar set has been replaced with a smaller, lighter but more powerful SU/RD-147 AESA phased-array set. This powerful radar has a tracking range of 470 km against fighter-sized targets (depends upon atmospheric conditions) while also increasing its capability in intercepting cruise missiles. It can lock on cruise missiles and objects 2.5x faster than the older set while making 4x more successful engagements against these targets. Not only that but a phased array set has been installed in the back that allows for 360 degree viewing all around the aircraft now. This large improvement comes thanks to the advancement in miniturization and computer technology. The radar wasn't the only thing upgraded, the IRST and LIDAR/LADAR suites have been upgraded with their ranges increased and detail. The IRST for example can track objects at 150 km away while the LIDAR can track at 50 km and LADAR at 100 km. Finally the centeral supercomputer installed into the SuF/A-6A/B Wraith has been replaced with a more powerful version, the Devil's Eye. This supercomputer is capable of doing 50 billion floating point operations per second while featuring 80 terabytes of memory to store information on. This allows for not only faster reflexes but faster response times and overall more capability to support.

Electronic Countermeasures/Stealth: The ECMs of the SuF/A-6C/D Super Wraith has been also upgraded from the old SuF/A-6A/B Wraith. The Direct Emission Detection System (DEDS) has been improved with a V(1) upgrade that allows for it to pick up targets and engage them 1.3x faster than the original model. This decrease in reaction time has allowed for an increase of at least 26% in survival of the aircraft. The radar signature has also been improved slightly with the inlets being redesigned so that they don't reflect radar waves back while still not sacraficing any performance. Finally the jamming module on the SuF/A-6C/D has been upgraded to further increase the rate of jumping between the bands of frequency to allow for maximum jamming while not jamming themselves.

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Specifications:

Type: Advanced Naval Interceptor/Air Superiority Fighter
Length: 28 m
Wingspan: 21 m
Height: 8 m
Propulsion: 2x Union-217-2006s rated at 30,300 kgf each (total: 60,600 kgf)
Empty Weight: 27,000 kg
Normal Weight: 58,625 kg
Maximum Take-Off Weight: 67,500 kg
Minimum Fuel Weight (0.25): 16,875 kg
Maximum Fuel Weight (0.35): 23,625 kg
Normal Payload: 8,000 kg (8 pylons internally; 1,000 kg each)
Maximum Payload: 24,000 kg (8 pylons internally; 8 pylons externally (2,000 kg each))
Thrust-to-Weight Ratio: 1.03/1
Combat Range: 3,500 km
Ferry Range: 9,450 km
Operational Ceiling/Altitude: 20,420 m (66,995 ft)
Maximum Altitude: 24,400 m (80,052 ft)
Cruising Speed: Mach 0.8
Supercruising Speed: Mach 2+
Maximum Speed: Mach 3.4
Limit per/number of pylon(s): 8 internally; 8 externally
Crew (List): 2 (Pilot; Radar Intercept Officer)
Price: $195 million

This is an upgraded version of the SuF-8A Phoenix. The SuF-8B Super Phoenix is an all-new upgrade of the SuF-8 Phoenix advanced naval fighter that is available only to the Space Union military and select nations. The differences between the "A" model and the "B" model are that the airframe has been enlarged, the radar has been miniturized but it has been upgraded in capability, IRST and LIDAR/LADAR sensors have been upgraded, ECM equipment has been upgraded, it has longer range, it has more powerful engines, it is capable of better performance, and it has the addition of a rear-facing phased radar set installed into the back of it.

Engines: The SuF-8B Super Phoenix takes advantage of more powerful engines from the Union Engine Corporation (UEC). The Super Phoenix is equipped with two Union-217-2006s with 4D TVC and each is capable of putting out 30,300 kgf worth of thrust. This upgrade has mainly been done to maintain the T/W ratio as the regular Phoenix, even improving it slightly. The engine is based off the Union-215 powering the "A" model but is slightly bigger for more thrust. The engine is directly related to the Union-216 used on the SuF/A-6C/D models but it is designed to withstand the corrosion and brutalness of sea operations compared to its land partner. But other than that, they are the exact same engine.

Radar/Sensors: The SuF-8B Super Phoenix has also been changed internally with the addition of more advanced sensors into it. The old SU/RD-145 AESA phased-array radar set has been replaced with a smaller, lighter but more powerful SU/RD-147 AESA phased-array set. This powerful radar has a tracking range of 470 km against fighter-sized targets (depends upon atmospheric conditions) while also increasing its capability in intercepting cruise missiles. It can lock on cruise missiles and objects 2.5x faster than the older set while making 4x more successful engagements against these targets. Not only that but a phased array set has been installed in the back that allows for 360 degree viewing all around the aircraft now. This large improvement comes thanks to the advancement in miniturization and computer technology. The radar wasn't the only thing upgraded, the IRST and LIDAR/LADAR suites have been upgraded with their ranges increased and detail. The IRST for example can track objects at 150 km away while the LIDAR can track at 50 km and LADAR at 100 km. Finally the centeral supercomputer installed into the SuF-8 Phoenix has been replaced with a more powerful version, the Devil's Eye. This supercomputer is capable of doing 50 billion floating point operations per second while featuring 80 terabytes of memory to store information on. This allows for not only faster reflexes but faster response times and overall more capability to support.

Electronic Countermeasures/Stealth: The ECMs of the SuF-8B Super Phoenix has been also upgraded from the old SuF-8 Phoenix. The Direct Emission Detection System (DEDS) has been improved with a V(1) upgrade that allows for it to pick up targets and engage them 1.3x faster than the original model. This decrease in reaction time has allowed for an increase of at least 26% in survival of the aircraft. The radar signature has also been improved slightly with the inlets being redesigned so that they don't reflect radar waves back while still not sacraficing any performance. Finally the jamming module on the SuF-8B Super Phoenix has been upgraded to further increase the rate of jumping between the bands of frequency to allow for maximum jamming while not jamming themselves.

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The YF-33 project was originally conceived five years ago as it was quickly becoming apparent to military leaders that any form of air dominance even tactically was soon to be eroded as newer systems and land based air defense system. The Recent Foreign advances made the then SU-27EL and SU-35H fighters then in active service notably obsolete. Simulations of projected air power against the overwhelming advance of foreign air technology painted a dark picture for the Republican Air Force who though relatively small had always considered themselves an elite force. Their training was after all top notch and extensive to the definition, their equipment however was questionable with many times of crisis finding only half or less of the necessary planes ready for an offensive, and the bitter realization that the planes though long since upgraded overtime were now spending far too much time in maintenance to be practical as a frontline fighter force.

Several years of planning and a design and legal showdown between Mekugi’s largest arms conglomerate (The Alpha Technologies Group) and what was at the time one of the smallest companies in the country (but Mekugi’s only dedicated aerospace organization.) The underdog as it maybe; Aerone Aerospace Incorporated upheld itself as a highly professional company with some new and rather radical ideas, that impressed the Air force represenitives, and after three prototyping stages and fly-offs; Aerone was declared the winner and went on to produce what was to be one of the most successful indigenous aerospace ventures to date.

Stats here (http://z6.invisionfree.com/International_Mall/index.php?showtopic=2182&view=findpost&p=1610457)

IV-91 FAMILY FIGHTING VEHICLES



Overview
Following experiences in the Kravanian-Lone Alliance war, particularly the Second Battle of VSI, the ground forces of the Willinkian military found themselves desperately lacking a capable Infantry Fighting Vehicle to fulfill an important role that had yet to be realized. This, coupled with the interim development of a new 40mm high velocity auto cannon led to a realization of a new design for the armed forces. The design work was done by Catamrian design corp, a company known for it's civilian to military light vehicle conversions and designs for the past decade, and the design was to be their first major project, with considerable time put into making the design its best it could be. Development began six years ago, with the first prototype finishing test runs in early may. Although the original requirement was simply for an IFV, this later spread out to include an entire family, including mobile SAM systems, Light Tanks, AAV's, Command Vehicles, ARV's, and a Forward Observation Vehicle.

Protection
Nearly the entire vehicles is constructed of all-welded steel, including multiple built in armored panel’s, along with the fitting of lightweight Titanium Carbon-based implants around the ammunition storage area and on the glacis plate. The Vehicle takes into consideration stealthy properties, including angles, RAM based materials, and Infa-red suppressive elements to greatly decrease the vehicles radar, acoustic, and IR signatures. The Vehicle is fully fitted with an NBC protection system, and the interior is lined with a Kevlar-Based paneling.


Engine
The IV-91 family uses the incredibly reliable Vistla Automotive Military spec V-Array Diesel Engine, arguably the easiest to use and durable engine in any military vehicle. For the IFV family, it was downsized to a 650hp engine, but still retains the multiple-fuel capabilities found in the Type 42's engine.

IV-91/A IFV
The IV-91/A is the center stone of the IV-91 family. It can be customized with different sensors, weapons, and FCS all easily and in a quick manner, to fit a certain nations needs or lack there of. In the Standard Willinkian version, the main weapon is the newly designed Vilista Military Subdivions G/45L Model Mk60 40mm liquid-cool Army-Spec Auto cannon firing High Velocity HE ammunition, commented for its extreme deadliness and rate of fire, an impressive 300 RPM in fully automatic fire on the move or stationary, ripping through nearly any light vehicle in existence with ease, and invaluable in destroying logistic vehicles or defending against infantry charges. The Basic Sighting system consists of a Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector based Thermal imaging system, a battlefield management system for easing commands and connection together units in a battlefield situation, a video network system between crews, and a rear camera system. The IFV model, among other things, includes an Air Cooling system and blow off pannels on the bottom of the vehicle to deter the blast of landmines.

IV-91/B AAV
The B model of the IV-91 line is the Anti-Aircraft vehicle. Instead of mounting the 40mm cannon present on the A model, the B has a small turret housing a TMCH- Reconnassiance Radar system, an automatic threat evaluation system, and is fitted with a MC17 model C 20mm Anti-Aircraft gun, with UTASS Anti-aircraft sight, and is capable of engaging Helicopters, low flying fighters, and dive bombers.

IV-91/O FOV
The O model Forward Observation vehicle is equipped with an immensely powerful imagining system for reconnaissance and features a laser rangefinder and relaying system to paint targets for fight-bombers, and relay enemy position information to other ground forces. It also features an enhanced 3D navigational system and mounts a rooftop 12.7mm machine gun.

IV-91/C FOC
The C Model of the IV-91 is the Forward Command Vehicle, utilized for forward combat command, communication, and control. The Vehicle is equipped with advanced communication and command equipment, including a secure Internet network system, a continuous video feed link to communicate with rear command bases and other vehicles of the group, a command battle net setup, and mounts a rooftop 7.62mm machine gun. The Rear crew compartment is removed and replace with a large workstation area for 4 crewmembers to monitor combat situation and command operations.

IV-91/D ARV
The Armored Recovery Vehicle model of the IV-91 features a pull line capable of towing vehicles of up to 80 tons, a driver operated hydraulic crane and hydraulic winch system, and a 50-caliber machine gun mounted in the cupola. The front of the IV-91/D has a dozer blade attachment.

IV-91/S Mobile SAM system
(Still in developement)


Statistics(For Basic IFV)

Combat weight: 39,000 kg
Crew: 12 (3+9)
maximum road speed: 72 km/hour
average cruising speed: 52 km/hour on roads
maximum reverse speed: 35 km/hour
acceleration 0 to 50 km/h: 18 seconds
cruising range: 475 km on roads
Spec. ground pressure: 68 kPa
mean maximum pressure: 154 kPa
smallest turning diameter: 7,600 mm
steering ratio: 1.84


Dimensions

overall height: 5.2m
height to hull roof: 4.8m
height main gun: 2.1m
overall width: 2.9 m
overall length: 6.2 m
length of track on ground: 4.8m

Armament

main armament: Vilista Military Subdivions G/45L Model Mk60 40mm Autocannon
coaxial machine gun: 7.62mm
smoke discharger system: 76 mm, 3 x 3
ready to fire ammunition 40 mm: 200 rounds
ready to fire ammunition 7.62 mm: 800 rounds
smoke grenades ready to fire: 9 grenades
stowed ammunition 40 mm: up to 250 rounds
stowed ammunition 7.62 mm: up to 2400 rounds
smoke grenades stowed: up to 24 grenades

Gunner's day night range sight Magnifications
day sight: x 10
thermal imager: x 3, x 8
observation device:x 2
field of view (FOV) day sight: 10 deg
narrow fov thermal imager: 2 x 3 deg
wide fov thermal imager: 4 x 7 deg
observation device: 25 x 38 deg
type of reticle: computerized

Commander's sighting equipment
Periscope day sight with integrated episcope

magnification of day sight: x 10
magnification of integrated episcope: x 2
field of view (FOV) day sight: 10 degrees circular
field of view (FOV) integrated episcope: 12 x 28 degrees

Fire control system (FCS)
Type: Digital Fire Control System
Processed ammunition types 6: (5 for 40mm ammunition, 1 for 7.62mm ammunition)

Turret vision and observation system
Commander: 8 episcopes
Gunner: 4 episcopes

Turret and weapon control system

Control system: Electromechanical w/ manual back up
Stabilization: 2 axis
elevation range -12 to +55 degrees
traverse range: 360 deg
maximum vertical velocity: 0.9 radians per second
minimum vertical velocity: 0.5 mradians per second
maximum traverse velocity: 1 radian per second
minimum traverse velocity: 0.5 mradians per second

Engine
Engine: 650hp Diesel V-Array Engine
Transmission: Vilista military spec hydro-mechanical transmission with integrated reversing and steering gear, automatic 6-gear transmission with lock up clutch, hydrostatic superimposition steering gear and integrated brake system.
Suspension: torsion bar and trailing arm for each road wheel.
Track type: End connector type with rubberbushed track pins and 2 replaceable rubber paddings for each track shoe
track width: 520 mm
track pitch: 160 mm

Pricing:
IFV Version: 2.0 million USD, customized versions available, just ask
FOV Version: 2.7 million USD
AAV Version: 1.95 million USD
FOC Version: 2.8 million USD
ARV Version: 1.8 million USD

ALM-100 Long Range Air to Air Missile


Development
The ALM-100 LRAAM was designed as a replacement to the ALM-70, which in turn replaced the Pheonix AMM. A Design review was ordered by the WNF in early January of 2012 for Carrier-Fighter launched Air to Air Missile, and was to include a technology validation program and Simulation tests. Following it's final Major tests, it was approved for building and became one of the Standard missiles used by the Willink Naval Force Air Arm.


Design
The General design of the ALM-100 was followed by incorperating tests and capabilites of upgraded AIM-54 Pheonix, and the result is much smaller, capable, and has a much smaller Airframe impact. The LRAAM has an aircraft configuration(Featuring a set of wings and tail controls for twist-and-steer manoeuvring). An inclined supersonic inlet under the belly feeds the Ramjet Engine. The ALM-100 is made out of the same materials as the Joint DMG-Willink missile.(OOC- An Expensive Aerogel based metal, far supeior than anything fielded in other nations in areas of durability and low weight.)


Engine
The Engine of the ALM-100 is a Ion Encorperated ALZ-S17-4 Ramjet engine, assisted with a solid rocket booster. It features a range of 200km and the engine is capable of powering the missile to a top speed of Mach 4.2. It also features a Hybrid fuel cell, capable of using several different fuels, and several other major upgrades to the old S12 engine.

Targeting

The ALM-100 features a dual semi-active radar/electro-optical (EO) guidance system, along with a dual-mode active radar/infra-red (IR) guidance system which can be used in the event that one another is jammed. The Two-system guidance gives the ALM-100 an impressive kill rate, especially against non-stealthy aircraft and RAM covered planes.

Size

The small size of the ALM-100 Is impressive, only weighing around 220kg, and is 3,658mm long and 140mm wide. A standard Fighter is capable of carrying 8 missiles on exterior hardpoints.


Price: 625,000 USD Each

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Specifications

First Stage: MAS ZZ1 Cold Gas booster

Second Stage:2.7 Mn MAS Ophelia LH2 / LOX cryo rocket motor;

Third Stage: MAS PP49 restartable liquid fuel motor; storable hypergolic fuel

Fourth Stage: MAS 44H Zambia Solid Rocket Motor

Length: 24.8 m

Diameter: 2.4 m

Mass: 95 tons

Range: 7,800 km

Guidance: Inertial, LADAR, LIDAR, RADAR, Optronic, 10 m CEP in FOF mode, 5 m CEP in operator guided.

Payload: 5950 kg; 1 SM4 counter shipping warhead

Variants: Khan – N Payload: 5 ZMN Blue Dawn 2.5 Mt warheads.

Present cost: 129 million rungs.

The Khan Class Heavy Ship to Ship missile (STS41-KH) is an ICBM sized “Heavy” four stage surface to surface “High High Low” semi ballistic flight path utilising missile. The STS41KH has been deployed by the ZMN since 1996.

Overview

The development of the Khan class began with the intent of being a counter-force hard shipping target weapon. It was to be aimed at hardened enemy vessels such as battleships and dreadnoughts and the so called “super dreadnoughts” with first-strike first kill capability. This requirement demanded outstanding accuracy, survivability, range and a flexibility that was not available in the earlier ballistic non nuclear modified Solant XI or GroundSlam ICBMs that had been modified for the task.

Development

It was first test fired on May 12, 1996, from Coastal Defence Tor Calipso, it covered 4,200 nautical miles (7,800 km) to impact successfully in the Test Range of the coast of the ZMI arctic territories in Haven on the decommissioned 180,000 ton Santafrax class battleship ZMN Hergard directly below her C turret on the port side and approximately 2 metres above the waterline. The Hergards C turret was visibly blown out of its mounting as the primary shaped charge detonated and virtually denuded 3.8% of the Hergards visible port armoured belt before the penetrator successfully hit the 340 tons of volatiles in her barberette magazine spaces, exited the barberette and exited the hull 1.3 metres above her armoured belt and 8 metres above the waterline on the starboard side in what was the Hergards forward mess. The primary magazine detonated shortly afterwards as the Incendiary had engulfed the damaged section in flames with sensors placed within the Hergards Barberet port section reaching 5000 C before the blast that removed Hergards bow. The operational missile was manufactured from February 1997 and first deployed in December 1997 to the 90th “Hammerheads” Battleship Squadron of the Home fleet in retro-fitted Solant vertical launch silos. The Khan class is at present deployed in the SCAPA Ocean Pillar cold gas vertical launch system and to this date 47,000 have been produced and 286,000 have been purchased.

Warhead

The Khan Class carries in normal operations carries a single SM4 counter shipping warhead. The SM4 is made up of a toriod shaped charge which surrounds a 2.5 ton tungsten / DU penetrator propelled by a secondary pulse detonated shaped charge and a single 1.3 ton phosphor based incendiary. The nuclear variant is armed with 5 short range hypersonic weapons delivery rockets, each rocket carrying a single 2.5 Megaton Blue Dawn warhead.

The Khan is deployed as a sealed pre fuelled round requiring minor maintenance every 3 months and an overhaul every 5 years of storage time. It is stored in the ZMNs standard UHMC (Universal Heavy Missile Conveyor) a DU/Composite titanium boron armoured canister capable of withstanding more than 7,000 PSI.

Stages

The Khans integral first stage MAS ZZ1 cold gas launch system hurls the missile 110 metres into the air before second stage ignition and requires that the vessels it launches from need no extraction systems and only minimal thermal protection above decks.

The second stage contains the MAS Ophelia Cryo rocket motor which then engages and launches the missile in a sub orbital Exospheric ballistic arc, after this is complete the missile deploys a ribbon chute and pulls a 15 G Flightpath manoeuvre and the second stage detaches.
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The third stage contains two semi stealthy wings designed for super sonic operations and is powered by a MAS PP49 restartable mutli outlet liquid fuel motor who’s sub thrusters allow a vectorable thrust like system of manoeuvring. Above the fuel tanks there is a torus quad decoy launcher system loaded with a mixture of flares and EM "screamers" that can also be used to fire very short range hypersonic air to air mini missiles and basic chaff. This stage operates in a sub mach 5 environment.

The fourth stage contains two MAS 44H Zambia Solid Rocket Motors which boost the missile up to its hypersonic Mach 11.8 impact velocity.

Introduction and History

In response to a joint requirement issued by the Praetonian and Sarzonian armed forces for a Light Battle Tank capable of being airdropped behind enemy lines or carried by a cargo aircraft to a combat theatre and engaging enemy infantry, fortified positions and armoured vehicles, Imperial Praetonian Ordnance and the Incorporated Ordnance Company formed a joint design team to produce a vehicle to satisfy this requirement. The vehicle that was produced and accepted by both governments was the Z-41 / IPO-41 Regus.

Armament - Offensive

Several weapons were considered for the primary armament of the Regus, and a new 105mm conventional rifled weapon was selected for use. ETC guns were deemed too complex and heavy to be easily airdropped, and a 120mm conventional gun was considered but rejected for similar reasons. The possibility of fitting a smoothbore 105mm was also considered, but it was decided that the 105mm weapon would enable better performance against fortified positions and infantry and would be perfectly adequate for use against other light vehicles. It was also decided that a conventional 105mm gun would still be too light for use against MBTs, and that that work should be handed over to the ATGMs.

The 105mm rifle mounted on the Regus is 54 calibres long and capable of firing HE, HEAT, HESH, APDS and HE-FRAG. The weapon is loaded automatically by an autoloader stowed in the turret bustle, which reduces the need for manpower in the operation of the vehicle. The autoloader is capable of loading the gun whilst it is elevated, and can provide a sustained RoF of 10 rounds per minute, or burst fire at a rate of 15 rounds per minute. The gun is stabilised on both axis, and equipped with a fume extractor. Forty-five rounds are stowed as standard, with 25 + 1 loaded in the autoloader system at any one time and the rest in armoured boxes below the turret ring.

The secondary offensive armament of the vehicle comes in the form of 4 ATGM launcher cells mounted to the rear of the turret above the bustle. They are equipped on Praetonian and Sarzonian tanks with Smasher / Aquila ATGMs (the only difference being the guidance system - the Sarzonian Smasher is a beam-riding weapon whereas the Praetonian Aquila is guided by a high-resolution thermal imager). These weapons can by default utlise a top-attack profile against MBTs and a direct-fire profile against fortified positions. In addition to the four missiles stored ready in the launchers, there are armoured boxes for a further four fitted as standard below the turret ring.

Armament - Defensive

The Regus is equipped with a light but nonetheless powerful secondary armament, the primary aspect of which is the 15.5mm machinegun mounted co-axially to the main cannon. This weapon features a dual-loading mechanism and is capable of a very high rate of fire. The weapon is highly effective against both infantry and soft-skinned vehicles. One thousand rounds of ammunition can be stowed within the tank and in external ammunition boxes on the turret.

The vehicle is also equipped with a 40mm automatic grenade launcher mounted on the commander's cupola ring. This weapon is highly effective against infantry in the suppression and direct engagement roles, and moderately effective against soft skinned vehicles. The weapon can be controlled manually or remotely from within the turret when the tank is buttonned. Provisions are made as standard for the stowage of two hundred and fifty rounds of 40mm ammunition.

The final weapon in the vehicle's arsenal is the Praetonian-built 7.7mm caseless light machinegun mounted in the gunner's cupola. This weapon is highly effective against infantry and moderately effective against unarmoured vehicles and light cover. This weapon can also be controlled either manually or remotely from within the turret, and provision is made for the stowage of one thousand rounds of ammunition.

Protection - Passive Defence Systems

In addition to the armour described below, the vehicle is equipped with a number of passive defensive systems. The camoflauge paint of the vehicle is of an industrially produced extremely dark matt, which absorbs much of the light emmitted by enemy laser rangefinders, seriously depleting their effects at long range.

The vehicle is also equipped with 12 "smoke" grenades which project a thick cloud of particles into the surrounding environment. As well as obscuring the vehicle from visible sight, the particles will also refract and otherwise block or distort laser beams, rendering laser rangefinders useless against the vehicle whilst covered by the smokescreen. The vehicle can also produce smoke by injecting diesel into its exhaust manifolds.

Protection - Armour

The Regus specification called for a somewhat formidable armour scheme with a very tight weight limit. It was accepted that there was no way of protecting the tank from APFSDS rounds fired from MBTs (other than to store explosives in armoured boxes and ensure maximum possible safety of the crew) and so the following scheme was decided upon:

Outermost layer - Non-Explosive Reactive Armour (NxRA). This layer greatly reduces the effect of HEAT warheads. Its effects are significantly reduced against KE warheads. Although largely inferior to ERA, this was chosen because the tank is designed to be deployed mostly in the support of infantry. When operating alone it can be equipped with an additional layer of ERA.

2nd Layer - Ballistic Ceramics. Ballistic ceramics are extremely resistant to heat and kinetic energy, meaning that this layer will either stop or drastically reduce the effects of both HEAT metal jets and KE penetrators.

3rd Layer - Aluminium Alloy. Aluminium alloys are some of the strongest known metals in existance and they are also very light. This layer provides good all-round protection.

4th Layer - Titanium Honeycomb Frame. Titanium is also an extremely strong, light metal and makes an excellent all-round basic frame for the vehicle.

5th Layer - 9th Layer - Boronated polycarbons. This is both a stong layer in itself, and a radiation-absorbing layer.

6th Layer - Rubber and kevlar. This layer absorbs any spalling that may otherwise adversely affect the crew and systems.

The approximate RHA armour values are as follows:

Front: 350mm (KE) / 500mm (HEAT)
Side: 140mm (KE) / 220mm (HEAT)
Rear: 105mm (KE) / 165mm (HEAT)
Top: 95mm (KE) / 120mm (HEAT)

The armour is not modular, but solid. Although this makes it harder to repair, it also gives the armour extra strength whilst not adding any extra weight, and the tanks are not designed to be involved directly in combat for sustained periods of time.

The Regus comes with a Tank Roof, as seen here moddled by IPO-145 Hoplite II - Phalanx MBT which can be attached and detatched as necessary. The tank roof is designed to prematuely detonate top-attack munitions, rendering them largely useless. It also provides significant protection from aerial attacks with guns or KE missiles. The tank roof features also NxRA, allowing it to stand up to munitions much heavier than its thickness suggests it could. The tank can also be fitted with skirts of a similar makeup along the sides and rear, as well as along the sides and rear of the turret.

In addition to exterior armour, the interior of the vehicle is partitioned so as to seperate the engine and fuel from the crew compartment, and the shells and charges are stored in armoured boxes below the turret ring for additional protection. The autoloader is also armoured to prevent a shell from detonating inside it.

The Regus is also designed to be able to retain functionality even if all electronic systems are knocked out. The autoloader is constructed to allow manual loading to take place if its electronics are disabled. The autoloader is also equipped with a manual shell ejection system to clear the barrel, and the conventional nature of the gun allows it to fire without power. The co-axial machinegun can be used for rangefinding, and all the cupola-mounted weapons can be operated manually

Sensors

The Regus is equipped with a similar array of advanced sensors to the Phalanx. Firstly, the Regus is equipped also with the obligatory laser rangefinder, as well as high-resolution thermal imagers all around the vehicle. This can be used to allow the tank to function even in an NBC or smoky environment.

The vehicle has high-resolution digital cameras dotted around the vehicle embedded in the armour. They are reasonably well protected from random small arms fire, although a concerted effort to destroy them is very difficult the defend against. These cameras, which have both normal and night-sight modes, provide the crew with an all-round view of the battlefield.

In addition to these cameras, the Regus mounts a rotatable periscope-mounted conventional, nightsight and thermal camera which can be deployed when the vehicle is faced with obstacles. The camera can be withdrawn into an armoured control box on the right hand side of the turret bustle, providing it with relatively dependable protection from most threats when not deployed. The periscope-camera can also allow the vehicle to navigate whilst snorkling.

In a similar manner to the Phalanx, the Regus can deploy a teathered balloon from within the vehicle, which is stored in an armoured box outside. The balloon features a small radar anttena as well as a thermal imager and conventional camera. The balloon can be pulled back down using a motor inside the box and theoretically restored for a second use.

Also loaded onto the Regus as standard are a multitude of targetting detection systems including passive radar which will detect when the tank is being targetted and attempt to triangulate the position of the offending enemy vehicle. The turret can be configured to automatically home in on enemy targetting attempts and load a shell if the gun is not alreayd engaged in some other work.

Mobility

The Regus is powered by a 400hp diesel-electric hybrid motor which can drive it at speeds up to a theoretical 50mph across country. The engine is much more fuel-efficient than gas-turbines used on tanks such as the US Abrams, and so gives the vehicle a much longer effective operational range. The vehicle can switch solely to battery power, which eliminates the sound of the engine.

The vehicle can deploy the electric motor to traverse a river without using a snorkle, although this is not recommended. Whilst using a snorkle, the diesel engine can achieve a theoretical maximum of 12mph whilst crossing a river up to 6m deep.

General Specifications:

Length: 8m (hull); 10.5m (inc. gun)
Width: 4.2m
Height: 3.1m (turret roof);
Ground Clearance: 0.5m
Combat Weight: 23,500kg
Crew: 3 (Commander / Gunner; Gunner; Driver)
Main Armament: 1x 105mm/54 Rifled Gun; 4 cell ATGM launcher
Ammunition Stowage: 45 105mm rounds; 8 + 4 ATGMs
Secondary Armament: 1x 15.5mm machinegun (co-axial); 1x 40mm automatic grenade launcher (commander's cupola); 1x 7.7mm caseless machinegun (gunner's cupola); 12x smoke grenade launchers
Ammunition Stowage: 1,000x 15.5mm rounds; 250x 40mm grenade rounds; 1,000x 7.7mm caseless rounds
Engine: 1x IPO 'Pluto' 600bhp diesel-electric hybrid
Theoretical Maximum Speed: 65mph (road); 50mph (cross-country); 12mph (snorkling)
Operational Range: 500 miles
Fording Depth: 2.5m (normal); 6m (snorkle)

Production Cost: $6,000,000

GRI-37 Corvus
Next Generation Attack Helicopter

(Willink utilizes the New Akavarian variant)

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Overview
The GRI-37 Corvus attack helicopter is a joint project between the Imperial Aerospace Corporation of Dommingsland and Red Star Industries of New Akavar. The helicopter, designed to supplement the military forces of Akavar and Doomingsland, is a quantum leap forward in helicopter technology, and is arguably the most maneuverable and lethal attack helicopter on the face of the planet.

Design of the aircraft commenced when both RSI and IAC realized they had a similar agenda: design a smaller, faster attack helicopter, capable of operating in urban, and in fact, all environments with ease. Rather than designing competing helicopters, the leadership of both companies realized it would make more sense to pool their resources.

The result of this pooling of resources is a fearsome blend of Imperial and Red Star technology, creating one of the deadliest machines ever to take to the skies. The GRI-37 Corvus is sure to strike fear in all who hear the pattering of it's rotor blades in the distance...or rather, who don't hear it.

Design
The designers of the Corvus had made sure that if it had anything, it had survivability. On a deadly battlefield full of threats, a war machine must be survivable. Otherwise it is simply expensive scrap metal waiting to be blown to pieces. As a result, the GRI-37 utilizes a number of techniques to make one of the world's deadliest, sneakiest, and toughest attack helicopters.

The most obvious feature of the Corvus is its use of a contra-rotor configuration. This same configuration was popular with the Russian Kamov helicopter design bureau. It allows for both better efficiency and superior maneuverability and performance. Another advantage of the contra-rotor is the fact it doesn't have a tail rotor, traditionally one of a helicopter's most vulnerable areas, especially in an urban scenario.

It also allows for a smaller airframe, as seen with the Corvus. The smaller airframe, while it meant a smaller target, also meant it required special crew accommodations. The problem of where to put the crew was something that continually plagued the design team. However, they eventually came up with a solution:

The stayed with the popular tandem configuration, but, rather than place the pilot behind and above the gunner, he is placed in front of and at the same level as the gunner. This allows for the aircraft to maintain the same low profile. “How does the gunner see anything,” you may ask. Well the answer is quite simple: the gunner is immersed in an ocean of LCD and OLED monitors, granting him a complete three dimensional view of the outside battlefield without having to be seated up front. The system is equipped with an augmented reality system that displays target data directly over the target and can overlay images on top of the 'real world'; such as showing the infrared view of a building to get an idea if there are any occupants.

The reason for sticking the pilot in front of, rather than behind, the gunner is also simple: were he in the rear, if the aircraft's sensor systems were to fail or something were to go wrong with the monitor systems, he would be flying completely blind. Meaning a less-than-lethal hit could result in the aircraft crashing into a tree. As a result, he was positioned to the front of the aircraft, giving him a better, more complete view of things.

The cockpit itself is well armored, the pilot and gunner being isolated from one another via strong, titanium and SPECTRA shielding, meaning that an explosion that kills the pilot won't nessesarily kill the gunner, and visa versa.

The crew is seated in a 'titanium bathtub', reinforced with layers of ballistic ceramics, similar to that found on modern fixed wing close air support aircraft. This hardened shell is capable of taking up to 27mm high explosive and armor piercing rounds, meaning the crew is quite safe. This especially comes in handy in the event of the crash, as the cockpit generally stays intact. The fuselage of the helicopter features extensive armoring in the form of titanium and ceramics, as do key areas such as the engines. This provides a superbly armored machine, not easily succumbing to enemy fire.

In addition to these systems, the GRI-37 features a number of passive systems to prevent enemy infrared guided weapons from targeting the aircraft. The entire helicopter is covered in infrared absorbing paint to prevent enemy infrared from tracking the aircraft. It's engines are also protected by an infrared filtering system, designed to eliminate the heat signature produced by the engines. Noise signature is greatly reduced thanks to the use of five rotor blades rather than four or two.

Between the two systems there are only minor differences between the Doomingsland version and the Akavari version of the Corvus. An example of the small differences include sand filters fitted to the engines in the Doomingsland version to protect it from the desert dust, and small electric heater in the Akavari version to keep the engine and fuel from freezing in the cold.

Armament
Armament. One of the most important part of any attack helicopter. The Corvus certainly doesn't lack this key component. From it's 30mm high-velocity chin gun to its racks of countless missiles and rockets, the Corvus can easily deal with virtually every threat on a battlefield.

The primary and most obvious armament of the Corvus is the ACU-30A Helicopter Advanced Gun System (HAGS). This is an advanced, chain-driven 30mm automatic cannon operating high-velocity ammunition. The high-velocity ammunition allows for greater range and firepower when compared to regular cannons.

This weapon, designed to act as the pilot's personal weapon system (and is tied to his helmet-based HUD, allowing for him to engage targets with the turn of his head), allows for the Corvus to engage immediate threats, such as infantry and light armor. However, the cannon's penetration power allows for it to penetrate the roof armor of most contemporary armored vehicles. A number of different ammunition types can be used with the ACU-20A, the most popular being a depleted uranium armor-piercing and the HE-FRAG munitions. The depleted uranium rounds allow for an extreme degree of armor defeating capabilities to be placed upon a target, resulting in the Corvus being more than able of destroying tanks with its cannon.

This is only the tip of the spear when it comes to the GRI-37's armament. The helicopter's primary killing arm is its Advanced Modular Helicopter Payload Delivery System (AMHPDS). This system consists of two stub wings upon which a number of armaments can be mounted. This include, but are not limited to:

* 120mm rockets (13 per pod)
* 80mm rockets (20 per pod)
* 35mm rockets (45 per pod)
* Missile mounts ( 2,4,6, or 8 per mount)
* Short-Range-Air-to-Air missiles (2 per wingtip hardpoint)
* Medium-Range-Air-to-Air missiles (1 per wingtip hardpoint)
* Gun pod: 12.7mm machine gun
* Gun pod: 40mm grenade launcher
* Fuel pod
* Freefall bombs

The system itself features two under-wing pods per stub wing (4 total) plus wingtip mounts (2 total), allowing for any of the aforementioned weaponry to be mounted with ease. The actual weapon pods are semi-maneuverable, allowing for much easier targeting of unguided weapons.

Propulsion
The GRI-37's design team had one main goal for the aircraft when choosing the propulsion system: maneuverability. As a result, they looked no further than the old Kamov attack helicopters, notable for their incredible maneuverability at combat altitudes. This was achieved through the standard turboshaft-type engine system but with something a bit more exotic: the contra-rotor.

With a contra-rotor, the aircraft doesn't use a tail rotor. Instead, it uses not one, but two main rotors, stacked up on top of one another, counter-rotating, hence the term 'contra-rotor'. This means no tail rotor is needed and allows for a stubbier design, meaning a smaller target. It also allows for far greater maneuverability. In order to make for an even stealthier aircraft in the area of sound detection, the designers decided to use five blades per rotor head. This has been proved to produce far less overall sound when compared with four or two bladed helicopters, allowing for the Corvus to sneak up on unsuspecting ground personnel with relative ease without having to worry about being heard from miles away.

As for actual propulsion, the GRI-37 makes use of twin D/TS-147A turboshaft engines, propelling the helicopter to a maximum velocity of 470 kilometers per hour. The engines both feature infrared suppressors as well as IR absorbent paint (along with the rest of the aircraft)

Avionics
When presented with the task of designing a brand new avionics suite for the Corvus, IAC and RSI quickly got working on a system dubbed MADHAT, or Modular Advanced Dynamic Helicopter Avionics Suite. Blending numerous advanced tracking, electronics, and communications systems, this system creates a fully integrated, comprehensive, and easy to use electronics package.

Beginning with the sensor section of the package, the Corvus is equipped with numerous systems to make its duty of hunting both tanks and helicopters all the easier. First off is the AJDFLIR-2B forward looking infrared system. This latest-gen FLIR system is a long and short infrared system that allows for targets to easily be picked up on via their heat signature and reflected IR-light. The FLIR has a LIDAR system mounted along side it to help in the targeting of missiles and the main gun. The Corvus also comes with the ALDS-H-74A LPI millimetric wave RADAR. This system is a low probability of intercept system, meaning that passive RADAR receivers will have a far more difficult time picking up the helicopter via its own RADAR emissions. It also allows for the tracking and engagement of airborne and ground targets with relative ease. Finally, there is the AEOS-48G electro-optical system. This system provides a backup to the FLIR in the detection of ground targets. These systems are all tied together with MADHAT, projecting a comprehensive yet easy to read picture of the battlefield to both the pilot and gunner, allowing for them to easily select and engage targets. There are also a number of cameras along the aircraft's fuselage that feed the gunner's interior monitors and give him a 360 degree view of the battlefield.

In the area of communications, the GRI-37 features a number of systems. For normal communication with friendly units, it utilizes the HARS-64A 64-bit digital radio system. This system is designed to be capable of rapidly switching frequencies as friendly units do so simultaneously, making jamming of communications or listening in far more difficult. For when you still need to communicate with friendly forces but need to maintain total radio silence, the aircraft has a DALBCS-H-7A communications system. This is an IR laser-based communications system designed to talk with units that have direct line of sight with the aircraft. When used together in conjunction with other friendly units, the helicopter can be linked with far away units by piggy backing on other systems of friendly units, allowing for full, silent integration of a force. The aircraft also features full GPS and satellite link up, allowing for the Corvus to be tied in with global defense networks, such as the Imperial BattleNet, making for integration all the easier and lethal.

Electronic Warfare
In order to survive the contested modern battlefield, both RSI and IAC thought fit to equip the Corvus with an extensive Electronic Warfare package. This came in the form of the EADS-VI Combined Offensive/Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite.

The first and one of the most basic parts of the suite are a series of chaft, flare, and decoy dispensers located all around the helicopter's fuselage. They provide a reliable, last-ditch, 360 degree layer of protection from all threats. The next component in the suite are the ERJ-II radio jammer, the IRJ-IV infrared jammer, and the MRJ-I radar jammer. The combination of these three jammers provide a not-so-subtle defense and offense against threats to the helicopter. The MRJ-I radar jammer is a new radar jammer designed by RSI and IAC and is designed to confuse the seekers of incoming missile threats. It does so in two ways, one it creates multiple radar signatures of the helicopter and/or totally jams the seeker head with so much clutter that target recognition is virtually impossible.

Countries of Origin: Doomingsland and New Akavar (USSNA)
Builder: Red Star Industries and the Imperial Aerospace Corporation
Role: Anti-helicopter and gunship
Crew: 2 (pilot, gunner)
Blades:
Main rotor: 10 (2 heads, 5 blades each)
Tail rotor: None
Rotor diameter: 14.5 meters
Wing span: 6.5 meters
Length:
Rotors turning: 16 meters
Fuselage: 9 meters
Height:
Gear extended: 5.23 meters
Gear retracted: 4 meters
Cargo Compartment Dimensions: Negligible
Engines: 2x 3,000-shp
Weight:
Maximum Gross: 13,500 kg
Normal Takeoff: 11,500 kg
Empty: 6,500 kg
Standard Payload: External weapons load: 3,500 kg on 4 under-wing stores points and 2 wingtip hardpoints.
Speed:
Maximum: 470 km/h
Cruise: 400-440 km/h
Sideways: 150+ km/h
Rearward: 150+ km/h
Turn Rate: unlimited
Max “G” Force: +3.5 to +4 g
Ceiling:
Service: 6,500 meters
Hover (out of ground effect): 5,000 meters
Hover (in ground effect): 6,500 meters
Vertical Climb Rate: 15 m/s
Range (km):
Combat Radius: 800 km
Ferry Range: 1,900km
With Aux Fuel: Not Determined
Armament:

* 120mm rockets (13 per pod)
* 80mm rockets (20 per pod)
* 35mm rockets (45 per pod)
* Missile mounts ( 2,4,6, or 8 per mount)
* Short-Range-Air-to-Air missiles (2 per wingtip hardpoint)
* Medium-Range-Air-to-Air missiles (1 per wingtip hardpoint)
* Gun pod: 12.7mm machine gun
* Gun pod: 40mm grenade launcher
* Fuel pod
* Freefall bombs

MM-01 ‘Feric’ Main Battle Tank

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Overview:

Over the past 12 years, when the Type 40 began to rapidly age, and with the Type 42, a mild commercial success, having its subsequent upgrade program cancelled, a new program was set forward in 2010, with the point being to create a new Main Battle Tank that could match, current generation tanks designed by the likes of Soviet Bloc, Praetonia, The Macabees, Doomingsland, and The Silver Sky. The first blueprints were finished after 4 months of designing, and the first prototype, the MX-01, rolled off the assembly plant nearly 8 months later.

Armament:

The Felic is fitted with a lethal Marshall-Fairfax AS-4130 135mm rifled cannon, which features polygonal rifling, a first for a Main Battle tank, which gives many improvements over a standard rifled gun, these include:

*Higher velocities due to reduced friction of the shell in the barrel, as the polygonal rifling has less surface area than the lands and grooves of a traditionally rifled barrel

*Less drag on shell, improved range and accuracy

*Increased barrel life and reduced deforming buildup in the barrel.

Secondary Armament is a GA-7C 20mm air-cooled cannon that can be either remotely operated by the commander, or from a cupola atop the turret. It can be used to engage light vehicles, helicopters, or infantry. A 7.62mm machine gun can also be mounted. The tank can be adapted to meet different standards for different missions, including mounting mortars, additional machine guns, ect.


Sensors/Electronics:

Fire Control:
The MM-01 features a multi-optic linked to multiple hardened processing points, severely cutting down response time between targeting and firing. This also allows that in the event backup systems are needed, if only one is still operational the tank can still fire and continue on it’s mission, albeit slower in it’s processing.

The Feric mounts the same Sensor/Dazzler system as ZMI's TR-22 Samson.

The MM-01 features 6 2mm passive optic pick ups on the lower hull with limited LIDAR capacity and 5 high capacity multi channel CCD based non telescopic optic pick ups on the turret. There are two primary GDT Othello telescopic multi channel digital optics packages both mounted within the turret; one slaved as the primary guns sight and the second for use by the commander for spotting. Both packages have multi channel laser rangefinders and LADAR "pulse" snapshot systems. These packages are mounted in individual hardened casings which have a dual use as faraday cages and are linked to the HON30 FCS system. These offer full multi channel light amplification, wide-angle view and IR / UV capabilities and are linked to the digital mission recorder. The MM-01 has two multipurpose scanning masts that can be extended up to 8 meters and are used extensively in close terrain such as urban areas. These masts have non-telescopic CCD multi channel optic pick ups, LADAR, magnetic sensors and directed narrow band radar.

Dazzler System:

The MM-01 mounts two 5 kilowatt diode based Glare lasers, a non-lethal weapon which uses light in the ultraviolet (UV) range linked to 40mm lenses in armored retractable mounts just forward of the MHCMS lateral sensor package. The intended effect at low power causes fluorescence in the lens of the eye or other vehicles optical targeting systems and such munitions as TV guided missiles, producing intense glare and making clear vision impossible and on higher settings causing blindness in the organic eye and burns out delicate long range targeting optics, with even brief exposures usually burning out the night vision channels of target optics packages. It is coupled with a laser radiation detector, and “glint” finder CCD and automatically aims for the enemy's illuminating laser designator or light reflected from military grade optics.
It is intended to have three key advantages over previous laser dazzlers, which operate in visible wavelengths:
The power levels used can be lower, so there is in theory less risk of eye damage;
The location of the laser is not apparent to the target; and
It has a wide angle of effectiveness.
Animal trials have proven that at the requisite power levels the use of UV wavelengths is in itself questionable and could damage the lens, almost definitely causing cataracts in “low power” exposures.
The weapon has proven highly useful in virtual field trials in suppressing man portable missile teams and in fact rendering such teams permanent casualties by blinding them and low settings have proven highly effective at crowd control.

Data System:
The MM-01 features a GDT HON30 (hardened optic network) data-sharing network with multiple redundant processing/storage units dispersed at 4 points in the hull. The Feric also features a “Dalek” mode. In this mode is capable of limited autonomous combat and tactical “survival” action with a limited self drive capacity and a “follow” me mode. This mode is usually used in the unfortunate event where the crew compartment has been struck and gutted by a missile borne guided penetrating munitions. The MM-01 can fitted with a remote operations system. OLED and analogue dial displays are both present.

Propulsion:
Several engines were considered for the Felic. After considerable pressure from The Silver Sky, the decision was made to use an 1800 horsepower, turbocharged Diesel Engine. It propels the tank to a top speed of 38 km/h off road, and 48 km/h on road. While less efficient than a hybrid, it has a much less change of breaking down or otherwise becoming a hassle (In the sense it is more proven than Hybrids), and also eases the logistic load.

Armor:
The Feric’s armor is a licensed produced version of the Praetonian/Skyian General Armor Scheme, which features:

1st layer: Secondary armor such as ERA, AMAP, NxRA, CERA, ect, varies by nation.

2nd layer: oron nitride ceramic in a titanium honeycomb matrix which is encased in Improved Rolled Homogenous Armor (Plasma Immersed and Ion Hardened)

3rd layer: Chobham (Boron nitride ceramic with Tungsten-Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Rod Matrix) encased in Titanium [Plasma Immersed and Ion Hardened])

4th layer: Bornoated Polycarbonate (Radiation shielding) encased in IRHA

5th layer: Spectra/Rubber anti spalling layer.

Armor values are as follows:
1250mm vs. KE and 1750mm vs. CE

Defense Systems:

The MM-01 features several active and passive defensive systems.


This includes the SFN42-7 Screamer system, which deploys small grenade caps, that emit a small Electro-Magnetic Pulse that distorts enemy radar feedback considerably, making it harder to
The Feric has a prismatic smoke generator that releases a fine-mist of light reflective particles, distorting laser-guided weapons. As standard with most other tanks, it has a Decoy/Flare system that is interconnected with all the other tanks weapon systems through the main processing unit. The Feric also features a self healing seals and operation while the tank is sealed, from NBC weapons.

The Feric features an improved version of the full spectrum active protection close in shield. It is comprised of a sensor and short-range grenade launcher, loaded with special fragmentation grenades with delay fuses set to intercept the incoming threat at a range of approx. 8 meters from the protected vehicle. The actual initiation of the explosive charge is triggered by a side looking RF proximity fuse which senses the incoming projectile as it passes nearby. The explosion forms a vertical, doughnut shaped fragmentation effect that kills the passing threat but does not affect the protected vehicle. This can engage HEAT, RPG’s, ATGM’s and top attack weapons within 1 seconds of it’s tracking.

The MM-01 also features a laser warning defensive aid system, resembling the Nakils Griot and the French Cerberus, which features a 4 array 360 degree sensor and 16 small smoke chaff launchers, when a laser (the system can track a laser of any size) finds a signal on itself, it triggers various alarms and automatically takes appropriate measures in unleashing a180 degrees coverage prismatic smoke grenades within two seconds of tracking. The system features a small GPS receiver-sized mast that feeds false targets to multi-spectral IR/laser or millimeter-wave threats.

All of these are fed through the tanks main computer processor system, and operate independently.


Statistics:
Height: 8.0 feet
Width: 12.2 feet
Length: 30 feet
Weight: 78.2 tons
Crew: 4 (Commander, Driver, Gunner, Loader)
Obstacle traversing maximum height: 3.8 feet
Max fording depth: 6.7 feet regularly, 12.7 feet with snorkel.
Engine: 1800hp Vista Military V-Spec Direct-Injected Turbocharged Diesel
Transmission: 6-speed automatic, with secondary manual
Range: 518km
Armament:
Marshall-Fairfax AS-4130 135mm rifled cannon
1xGA-7 20mm
1x7.62mm
Main gun depression: -7/+34 degrees
Armor Values: See above
Suspension: Hydro pneumatic
Sensors: See above