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Hello and welcome to the new and much imporved version of the Crookfur Arms website.
Here at Crookfur Arms we aim to offer you the very best military equipment in order to enable you to make the best preperations for the your nation's defence.

Our revamped Catalogue can be found HERE (http://z8.invisionfree.com/Crookfur_Arms/index.php?http://s8.invisionfree.com/Crookfur_Arms/) and while it may appear a bit bare at the moment we can promise you that as time passes it will be updated with our latest innovations and products.

As ever we can understand that our principle offerings may not always meet your exact requirements which is why we continue to offer our exceptional customisation and upgrading services, so please, feel free to ask about any specific requests.

List of Contacts:
Head of Sales (for big orders spanning more than one department): Karen Jenkins
Naval Aviation Divsion(ship borne aircraft mainly): Keith McTaggart
Naval Manufacutring Divsion (i.e. ships): Lauren Jarlsson
Armoured Vehicle Divsion (a bit of a Ronseal one here): Jason McKendrick
Small Arms and Infantry Systems Divsion (rifles and armour etc): Eugene Browning
Tactical Aviation Divsion (fighters and rotary wing aircraft): Karl Hopkins
Strategic Aviation Divsion (airliners and bombers etc): Andrew Smith
others to come as i make them up ;)



Rules:
1. All decisions with reguards to accptance of orders will be based on a background check and any refusals are final.
2. Domestic product licenses are available.
3. Feel free to point out glaring errors, of course i would preffer if you would take any criticism to the relevant Draftroom thread but if not i won't be hugely bothered.
4. I do try to use some realism in the ordering/delivery process so you will likely not always receieve things as quickly as you might expect from other storefronts.
5. Maths: feel free to do your totals or ask me to do it, i have a habit of randomly factoring in discounts for large orders and indulge in rounding of numbers so the expected unit prices might not always match the price you pay.
6. if you make a purchase from this store and then use it in a wanky fashion, it will simply cease to exist, any questions about how something would work or how to use a peice of equippment can of course be asked and i will try to answer.

To: Crookfur Arms
From: Commodore William Stanice, Navy Procurement Office


To whom it may concern,

In keeping with efforts to maintain the Commonwealth Navy at a high level of performance, and recognizing a deficiency in our current VTOL anti-submarine warfare platforms, and mindful of our previous dealings with Crookfur Arms (though these have been with the Commonwealth Army), we would like to tender a bid for two thousand one hundred eighty four (2,184) CFHN-23E Super Gannet naval rotodynes in the ASW configuration. According to our accounting department, this would result in a total contract price of 67,704 million Universal Standard Dollars.

Sincerely,

Commodore William Stanice, Navy Procurement Office

To: Crookfur Arms
From: Commodore William Stanice, Navy Procurement Office


To whom it may concern,

In keeping with efforts to maintain the Commonwealth Navy at a high level of performance, and recognizing a deficiency in our current VTOL anti-submarine warfare platforms, and mindful of our previous dealings with Crookfur Arms (though these have been with the Commonwealth Army), we would like to tender a bid for two thousand one hundred eighty four (2,184) CFHN-23E Super Gannet naval rotodynes in the ASW configuration. According to our accounting department, this would result in a total contract price of 67,704 million Universal Standard Dollars.

Sincerely,

Commodore William Stanice, Navy Procurement Office

To: Commodore William Stanice, Navy Procurement Office
From: Keith McTaggart, Head of Sales, Naval Aviation Divsion, Crookfur Arms

Dear Commodore Stanice,

First allow me to express my tanks to you and your nation for choosing Crookfur Arms to fufil your requirement. It is with pleasure that I can inform you that your order of 2,184 ASW configured CFHN-23E Super Gannets has been accepted and approved. In terms of delivery schedule we estiamte a 3month lead in time followed by a regualr weekly delivery rate initally of 150 units rising eventually to 200unit to allow contract completion within 6months.

Once again many thanks for your order.

Best reguards
Keith McTaggart

To: Keith McTaggart, Head of Sales, Naval Aviation Divsion, Crookfur Arms

From: Yosea Taruba, Minister of War and Home Defense, The Imperial Federation of Dai Yuddha Ossyria

The Ossyrian Imperial & Royal Armed Forces Naval Division is in need of a boost. I have been allowed to procure one (1) Adamantine-class VTOL carrier at the price of US$670 million dollars. This translates into 671 million Ossyrian tolars. The money will be wired to your company as soon as purchase is confirmed. We hope that this leads to future business transactions in the future.

Signed,

Yosea Taruba, Federal Minister of War and Home Defense

On Behalf Of

Dr. Wilhuff Woodhelm, Federal President
Vinzenz Tal-Utrei, Prime Minister

And

The Most Sanctified and August Sage-Emperor
of All Under Heaven and Defender of All Beings
Markos IV Orlan

OOC: direct character adressing isn't always required unless you really want to speak to someone in particular and if you are making a large order over more than one obvious divsion then is best left out. Oha nd please don't be alarmed if i have a reply commign from a different person, as Crookfur Arms has a somewhat convoluted interal structure and i am slowly biulding up faces for each section.

IC:
TO: Yosea Taruba, Minister of War and Home Defense, The Imperial Federation of Dai Yuddha Ossyria

FROM: Lauren Jarlsson, Head of Sales, Naval Manufacturing Divsion, Crookfur Arms

Dear Minister Taruba

My Thanks for choosing Crookfur Arms. I am delighted to inform you that your order of 1 Adamantine-class VTOL carrier has been accepted and approved, delivery shoudl take place within 6 months.

Once again, many thanks.

Best regards
Lauren Jarlsson

To: Crookfur Arms
From: John Gordon, Minister of Defence
Subject: Naval Procurement
Message:
We thank you for the equipment and training assistance you have provided, and now we are looking to build a naval capability. After careful review, we have decided we would like to purchase eight of your Allison class patrol ships. The total comes to approximately 720 million sempiirs, or $360 million USD. The money will be included in our next annual payment to you.

To: John Gordon, Minister of Defence
From: Lauren Jarlsson, Head of Sales, Naval Manufacturing Divsion, Crookfur Arms

Dear Minsiter Gordon

Many thanks for ocne again choosing Crookfur Arms.
Your order of 8 Allison Class vessels has been accepted and approved and as a mark of your valued custom we are willign to offer a discount to bring the procurement price down to $300million.

We would also like to present to you 2 of our latest offerings: The Erica class off shore patrol vessel (http://z8.invisionfree.com/Crookfur_Arms/index.php?showtopic=27) and the Eva 2 High endurance deep water patrol vessel (http://z8.invisionfree.com/Crookfur_Arms/index.php?showtopic=28) for cosnideration if and when you feel that you ahve a requirement for heavier patrol vessels.

Once again many thanks for your continued custom

Best regards
Lauren Jarlsson

To: Lauren Jarlsson, Head of Sales, Naval Manufacturing Divsion, Crookfur Arms
From: Minister of Defence John Gordon
Subject: Continued Assistance
Message:
We offer our sincerest thanks for the discount provided, and for all your continued assistance. We will most likely be procuring the other vessels as time progresses and our defensive needs increase. For the time being however, we are occupied with growing domestic conflict as a result of the recent changes to the government.

OOC: Parliament was disbanded, opposition leader shot, PM's brother crowned king. necessary background infno will be posted in a few days, if you want the thread: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=12026634

Bump for new products.

To whoom it may concern.


As you may be aware the ongoing War of Golden Succession and the part played in it by Independent Hitmen and her allies has meant that there has been a sizeable increase in IH military budgets. This increase, whilst mostly directed towards Air and Naval units, has allowed the Army to purchase additional equipment and we wish to increase those purchases here today.

The Department of Defence is expected to release funding for the acquisition of the following units:

900x T-12 Agamemnon Heavy Tank (@12m each) [Total: 10,800m]
1200x CFAM LAFV23 Jager IFV (@4.2m each) [Total: 5,040m]
400x KA47A2 Goth Gunship/combat scout Helicopter (@12m each) [Total: 4,800m]

Subtotal: $20,640 Million USD (20.64Billion)

Payment can be made via bullion or wire transfers.

Thank you.

The IH Department for Defence (Procurement Section)

To:Procurement Section, IH Department for Defence
From Karen Jenkins, Head of Sales, Crookfur Arms

Dear Sirs,

Many thanks for choosing Crookfur Arms, your order of
>>>
900x T-12 Agamemnon Heavy Tanks
1200x CFAM LAFV23 Jager IFVs
400x KA47A2 Goth Gunship/combat scout Helicopters
>>>

Is confirmed and deliveries should comence within 3 months with delivery completion expected within 15months after that date (total delivery completion scheduled for 18months from order date).

Once again many thanks for your order.

With Respect
Karen Jenkins

Hey Strath/Crookfur, you still in AMW, mate?

[The Koshi's just the thing I need. And nice work with the firearms.]

To: To Whom It May Concern, Crookfur Arms.
From: *random alphanumeric designation*, Izistan.
Subject: Light tanks.

Our country has need of a light tank to assist with the defence of Southeast Asia from the hordes of Kraven, and seeing how it would be impractical to try to run super heavy tanks through a jungle, we would like to get our hands on several hundred Koshi's. Though we would like to have the tanks fitted with our native M139 GPMG vs the SX26B, and a 90mm high velocity conventional gun from The Northern Expanse fitted instead of the 103mm (*list of sources where such things can be procured goes here*).
Hopefully we can deal more in the future.
Yours,
*random alphanumeric designation*

[The Koshi's just the thing I need. And nice work with the firearms.]

To: To Whom It May Concern, Crookfur Arms.
From: *random alphanumeric designation*, Izistan.
Subject: Light tanks.

Our country has need of a light tank to assist with the defence of Southeast Asia from the hordes of Kraven, and seeing how it would be impractical to try to run super heavy tanks through a jungle, we would like to get our hands on several hundred Koshi's. Though we would like to have the tanks fitted with our native M139 GPMG vs the SX26B, and a 90mm high velocity conventional gun from The Northern Expanse fitted instead of the 103mm (*list of sources where such things can be procured goes here*).
Hopefully we can deal more in the future.
Yours,
*random alphanumeric designation*

To: *random alphanumeric designation*, Izistan.
From: Jason McKendrick, Head of Sales, Armoured Vehicle Divsion, Crookfur Arms

Dear *Insert honorific here*

Many thanks for chooisng Crookfur Arms. We are delighted with your interest in the Koshi light tank and i believe your required modifications will be more than possible. The version modified to your requirements will receive the internal designation T2CE1 and we are willign to offer the modified version at no additional cost.

Once again my thanks for your interest in Crookfur Arms

best reguards
Jason McKendrick
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OOC:
Armandian Cheese: you i know i have recently been feeling very shitty about just slipping out of AMW the way i did, i didn't mean it, it just happened.
Anyway i would like to get back into AMW but i will take me a logn time to catch up with things.

To: Karen Jenkins, Head of Sales Crookfur Arms
From: General Hamilton Cherbourg, Defense Minister, Federation of New Albor

Re: naval/air support systems

The Federation of New Albor recently found that its Defence budget has improved greatly and has been looking to expand its naval power (meaning we need a navy), and air support (helicopters, support aircraft). We have an excellent attack air force, but our logisitcal concerns, well, concern me. If you have an recommendations or packages you might be willing to discuss, please let me know. I am not sure yet if we need an aircraft carrier, but a broad spectrum of other vessels and craft would do.

Thanks in advance for any advice you might be willing to offer.

General Cherbourg

To: *random alphanumeric designation*, Izistan.
From: Jason McKendrick, Head of Sales, Armoured Vehicle Divsion, Crookfur Arms

Dear *Insert honorific here*

Many thanks for chooisng Crookfur Arms. We are delighted with your interest in the Koshi light tank and i believe your required modifications will be more than possible. The version modified to your requirements will receive the internal designation T2CE1 and we are willign to offer the modified version at no additional cost.

Once again my thanks for your interest in Crookfur Arms

best reguards
Jason McKendrick

To: Jason McKendrick, Crookfur.
From: *alphanumericalness*
Subject: re:Light Tanks.

Excellent. The necessary funds should end up in the coffers of your corporation just as soon as the plane hauling the gold bullion can arrive.
Hope to deal with you in the future.
Yours,
*alphanumericalstuff*

To: Karen Jenkins, Head of Sales Crookfur Arms
From: General Hamilton Cherbourg, Defense Minister, Federation of New Albor

Re: naval/air support systems

The Federation of New Albor recently found that its Defence budget has improved greatly and has been looking to expand its naval power (meaning we need a navy), and air support (helicopters, support aircraft). We have an excellent attack air force, but our logisitcal concerns, well, concern me. If you have an recommendations or packages you might be willing to discuss, please let me know. I am not sure yet if we need an aircraft carrier, but a broad spectrum of other vessels and craft would do.

Thanks in advance for any advice you might be willing to offer.

General Cherbourg


To: General Hamilton Cherbourg, Defense Minister, Federation of New Albor
From: Karen Jenkins, Head of Sales Crookfur Arms
Re: naval/air support systems:

Dear General,

In terms of naval packages we currently offer a basic maritime security package consiting of:
2 Gertrude 2 class Destroyers
4 Bernadine 2 Class Frigates
6 Maria 2 Class Corvettes
8 Erica class patrol vessels
8 Allison class Coastal Patrol vessels
For a package price of $4.5billion

A tailored Air wing to support the above vessels, consisting of:
12 CFHN-23E Super Gannet Naval Rotodynes (6 basic, 4 ASW and 2 AWACs)
28 CFH-27 Starling Light Utility Rotodynes
For a package price of $700million

In regaurds to your airborne support logisitcs concerns we woudl probabaly need to know more about how many tactical aircraft your intend to support and what sort of capabilities you would require in terms of airmobile transport, but i am sure we can reach some sort of agreement as to what would best suit your needs.

Once again many thanks for chooisng Crookfur Arms

With Respect
Karen Jenkins

(OOC: your airbrone logistics questions does highlight a huge hole in my line up: namely tactical and strategic outsize transports i.e. C-17, C-5 and AN124 style aircraft, if you want you could have significant input into a future Crookfur offering if you have a particular requirement.)

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To: *alphanumericalness*
From: Jason McKendrick, Crookfur.
Subject: re:Light Tanks.

Many thanks it has been a pleasure doign business with you and we do indeed look forward to any possible future dealings.

best reguards
Jason McKendrick

<<<2 Gertrude 2 class Destroyers
4 Bernadine 2 Class Frigates
6 Maria 2 Class Corvettes
8 Erica class patrol vessels
8 Allison class Coastal Patrol vessels
For a package price of $4.5billion

A tailored Air wing to support the above vessels, consisting of:
12 CFHN-23E Super Gannet Naval Rotodynes (6 basic, 4 ASW and 2 AWACs)
28 CFH-27 Starling Light Utility Rotodynes
For a package price of $700million>>>

To: Karen Jenkins, Head of Sales Crookfure Arms
From: General Hamilton Cherbourg, Federation of New Albor

We are certainly pleased with the variety of naval arms for such a reasonable cost. I think we can just afford the ships and the naval support craft for this NS year (after outlaying to build a facility for these ships). Therefore, a bank authorization in the amount of 5.2 billion USD awaits at Helvetia Savings and Loan for these items.

As for air support, we need some EW craft and AWACS, plus several transport craft of the C-17/C-5 variety for troop movements and large scale equipment transport.

Regards,
General Hamilton Cherbourg

OOC: Don't you just love the way this tiem of year gobbles up your free time...

IC:
To: General Hamilton Cherbourg, Defense Minister, Federation of New Albor
From: Karen Jenkins, Head of Sales Crookfur Arms
Re: naval/air support systems:

Dear General,

I am delighted to hear that your have found our maritime security package deal acceptable, our current best estimates put the final delivery date of your vessels at 18months from now

In terms of a support aircraft we prepared to offer the following package:
4x CFU-17A Sky Rider MRT (multi role transport) with modular med evac kits.
4x CFUK-17B Sky Rider MRTT (Multi Role Tanker Transport)
2x CFE-17C AWACs
8x CFU-19 Provisioner Light Tactical Transport
4x CFU-12 Argo Tactical Transport
at a price of $3.6billion.
You Will note that this does not include true heavy lift transports as these are still currently udner development but as a compromise if you were prepared to sign a letter of intent for the pruchase of at least 6 of such aircraft we would be willing to offer you a 20% price reduction.

With Respect
Karen Jenkins

OOC: Don't you just love the way this tiem of year gobbles up your free time...

IC:
To: General Hamilton Cherbourg, Defense Minister, Federation of New Albor
From: Karen Jenkins, Head of Sales Crookfur Arms
Re: naval/air support systems:

Dear General,

I am delighted to hear that your have found our maritime security package deal acceptable, our current best estimates put the final delivery date of your vessels at 18months from now

In terms of a support aircraft we prepared to offer the following package:
4x CFU-17A Sky Rider MRT (multi role transport) with modular med evac kits.
4x CFUK-17B Sky Rider MRTT (Multi Role Tanker Transport)
2x CFE-17C AWACs
8x CFU-19 Provisioner Light Tactical Transport
4x CFU-12 Argo Tactical Transport
at a price of $3.6billion.
You Will note that this does not include true heavy lift transports as these are still currently udner development but as a compromise if you were prepared to sign a letter of intent for the pruchase of at least 6 of such aircraft we would be willing to offer you a 20% price reduction.

With Respect
Karen Jenkins

OOC: Oh, yeah... the NYE party is still ringing in my ear :)

IC:

Official Communique from the Federation of New Albor Defense Ministry:

The Federation is more than willing to purchase said package and will sign an letter of intent for the heavy lift transports when they are completed. A bank authorization in the amount of 3.6 billion awaits through the usual channels at Helvetia Savings and Loan.

Warm Regards,
General Hamilton Cherbourg
Defense Minister

To: General Hamilton Cherbourg, Defense Minister, Federation of New Albor
From: Karen Jenkins, Head of Sales Crookfur Arms
Re: air support package

Dear General,

Once again my thanks for choosing Crookfur Arms. Your Air Support package should be completed and delivered to you within a year.

I shall ensure that you are kept updated as to the progress of the development projects but as it stands we are expecting the first pre production aircraft to be ready in about 2 years time.

Once again my thanks for your continued custom.

Best regards
Karen Jenkins

Bump for updates including the long delayed heavy lift aircraft (CFU-21 Clydesdale)

Skibereenian MoD Chief Procurement Authorization

ATTN: Karen Jenkins

With a massive Military Re-structure on going in Skibereen the Government Office in Authority over Procurement was most pleased to find that Crookfur was again available to supply Skibereen with Arms.

Even with the expension of the arms manufacturing sector in Skibereen since the last time any contracts were made with Crookfur the Skibereenian Military has developed a repoire with the Crookfur equipment to the extent is is indeed considered indigenous to most of the Military.

Per previously negotiated dealings we are intiating our sell back option, this is preceding a new large purchase to essentially re-arm the Skibereenian Military.
NOTE: The Skibereenian Military has had no complaints or catastrophic failures of Crookfur equipment, it has always proved fuel efficient, reliable and on par with any systems we have encountered. So while we submit certain items for evaluation on the part of your staff, it is not our intention to eliminate any item which is not expecting an upgrade or has been replaced by a superior model. So for any items no longer in production for which there is no alternative Skibereen would seek to retain the item which can not be replaced.

Stock piles being evaluated for return;
520 CFAM LARV15 Athena Recon Vehicle
1000 CFAM LAFV15 Indra IFV
166 CFAM LACV15 Odin CV
833 CFAM LAUV20 Pack Mule munitions transport
3,666 CFAM LAFV16 Bailie APC
833 CFAM LMRV25 Stoat(APC)
833 CFAM LMRV25 Stoat(AT)
833 CFAM LMRV25 Stoat(IFV)
833 CFAM LMRV25 Stoat(SPG)
833 CFAM LMRV25 Stoat(CV)
833 CFAM LMRV25 Stoat(Munitions Carrier)
1,333 LBT2 Koshi Light Tank
100 CFAM T-8 Grey Mamba Medium Tank(With Missile pods)
600 CFAM T-8 Grey Mamba Medium Tank(Without pods)
833 T-7 Gilgamesh Heavy Tank
833 CFAM LMRV25 Stoat(SPAAG)
833 CFAM LMRV25 Stoat(SAM)
833 CFAM LMRV25 Stoat(AA)
1,266 CFAM LBA7 Mercury Anti-Aircraft Vehicle
500 CFAS K49 Hun medium utility helicopter
500 CFAS K45 Vandal light utility helicopter
500 CFH15A Roc Heavy Lift Rotodyne
417 CFHN24A Kestrel Medium transport Rotodyne
667 IAR-317CF2 Airfox 2
500 CFAS K47 Goth Gunship
Fixed Wing
416 CFU-12 Argo Tactical Transport
75 CFU-9 Long Shore Strategic Support Aircraft (AWAC)
158 CFU-9 Long Shore Strategic Support

New Purchase Order(All Math will be pre-sell back discount, as well Skibereen would seek to negotiate finance terms over a period of time not yet specified);
MBTs
1000 T-12 Agamemnon Heavy Tank(12b)
1000 T-14 Hector Main Battle tank(8.4b)
2000 T2C3 Koshi 3 Amphibious tank(13.6b)

Armored Vehicles(Other Than)
CFAM LAFV23 Jager
2400 Jager IFV(7.92b)
800 Jager AA(4b)
200 Jager CV (900m)
200 Jager R (840m)

CFAM LMRV39 Kudu
800 APC(1.84b)
1200 IFV(3.24b)
600 MGS/ARV(2.04b)
1200 Scoundrel SPG(3.6b)
1000 LAFV35 Otter A I F V(4.7b)

Light Skinned Vehicle
5000 MUVA 17 Scorpion(300m)

Small and Light Arms
10,000 LU17C Launch unit(50m)
Ammunition Contract to supply Missiles in all varieties as stock pile demands.

3000 LU29D(750m)
3000 LU31B(1.05b)
Ammunition Contract to supply Missiles in all varients as stock pile demands.

6000 M4 Improved (21m)
20000 SAM 6 Manpad Launcher Assembly(5b)
Ammunition Contract to provide missiles as stock pile demands.

100,000 SX27A1 Caseless Sniper Rifle(950m)

Air Warfare Equipment
100 CFN-16B Terrier (7b)
1000 CFA-15A Pile driver with Carrier Adaptation and Conformal Fuel Tank(71b)

10 CFU-21 Clydesdale (3.15b)
100 CFU-19 Provisioner (6.7b)
100 CFU-12 Argo (9.5b)
10 CFU-18 Wide Boy(3.1b)

10 CFU-17A Sky Rider MRT-all MedEvac-(2.76b)
10 CFUK-17B Sky Rider MRTT (2.9b)
20 CFE-17C AWACs(4.2b)

Total(before return consideration)$177,511,000,000.00

An Additional Order is forth coming.

OOC: You had to make this post on a wednesday didn't you...

Anyway cosndier it appraoved and deliveries to have begun, i'll get an IC post with buy back discount etc worked out up by tomorrow night, as i am off to the pub now...)

OOC: I post occasionally, so please at your leisure.
And i still have to do the other nation...so again at your leisure....but please put up some new designs...so I can buy you out.

OOC: thansk for the patience.
Oh and is there any particular type of new designs you are looking for? last night i was brain storming a SPAAG kudu, a heavy ADV and a heavy APC based on the hector chassis.

IC:

From: Karen Jenkins, Head of Sales, Crookfur Arms
To: Skibereenian MoD Procurement department
subject: Re: your order.

Dear Sirs,
Many thanks for once again choosign Crookfur Arms, it is a pleasure to receive business from one of our most valued customers.
For your old equipment we are prepared to offer the following as a discount off your new purchase:
For the ground vehicles: $15billion
For the Aircraft: $22billion
for a total of: $37billion which we will round up to $40billion.
We will also round down your overall price to $177billion which after your discount will drop to $137billion incluidng all required domestic ammuntion production Licenses and tooling plans.
In terms of Finance we cna offer a interest free payment plan over 10 years or a 4%plan over a maximum of 30years.

I hope you find these arrnagements satisfactory and shoudl you wish to enter negotations I will be happy to entertain most reasonable offers. Once again my thanks for choosing Crookfur Arms.

Warmest regards
Karen Jenkins.

bump for new product

We would be intrested in a manufacturing contract for development of a version the caseless ammunition assult rifle (with additional Alconian optics) and possibly a joint project on redeveloping the squad support gun for caseless ammuntion as well.

We would be intrested in a manufacturing contract for development of a version the caseless ammunition assult rifle (with additional Alconian optics) and possibly a joint project on redeveloping the squad support gun for caseless ammuntion as well.

My Dear Sirs,
I am delighted to hear of your interest in joint project and i am equally happy to deliver an afirmative response on behalf of Crookfur Arms.

The next stage would be to produce a series of draft requirements for any weapons to be designed and while we at Crookfur Arms would be only too happy to provide giudance on this amtter we do truely value the input of our customers and development partners and so I would preffer to wait and hear from your selves.

Kind regards
Eugene Browning
Department Head, SAIS division, Crookfur Arms.

Changes to be made:
SX23A1-(Alconian) Caseless Assault rifle

High density thermoplastic to be reinforced with carbon fiber backing for increased strength

Optics mounting extended to allow use of Dual optical/CRT targeting display

Battery support to be redesigned/moved to allow for Mult-layer wound Lithium battery, have connection for external supply on ship, on vehicle, or within personnel pack.

Specifications desired Squad Support Gun

Range 1500 m (supersonic)
Caliber Standard Crookfur but willing to try 8x64mm ammo
Max Rate of fire 600+

Really designed to be a decent sniping machine gun with extended range, much as the original design was found to be.

(Trust me, you want to start shooting things in the Klatch as soon and as hard as you can)

OOC:
Since the actual body materials of the SX23 is some hat vague this cna be done. In terms fo extending the optics mount i'm not sure eactly what you mean by extending, the top rail is currently about 600mm long so there is plenty of length, or do you mean widening it from the current Picatinny standard size? i'm sorry if i am being a bit dense on this.

For an expanded battery caapcity room could be amde in either the fore grip or in a specially designed stock and an external connectio point would be entirely possible (prime locations being on the bottom of the hand grip or pretty much anywhere on the S-RIS).

it took me a while to figure out what you ment by the squad support gun but i think i have it now, did you mean the S2A3 LSW? For and SAW/LSW/SSG weapon are you looking for a weapon that is basically similar to the rifle but with a longer barrel and bigger magazine or somethign a little different?

Super sonic rnage for the 6.6x48mm maxs out at about 1000m in its long rnage loading although my 8x67mm does get out to 1400-1500suepr sonic and effective to beyond 2000m. I persoanlly wouldn't like to try implementing my 8x67mm ammo in a sqad size weapon as it is a meaty round (closest Rl round would be .338 lapua magnum), it could be done in some sort of low rate fire long recoil operated weapon but a full machine gun would be well into the medium MG area as opposed to GPMG class.

Of coruse my thinking could be going off on a random tangent here.

Automatic Rifle

Did not realize it was a rail mounting for the optics, so no changes needed there.
I guess the question becomes how much extra room do you have presently surrounding the current battery?

Squad Support Gun

I call it a Squad Support Gun, but really we are trying to develop a weapon which has an effective range greater than the rifle, but really doesn't need a maximum rate of fire above 300 per min. (Actually few nations train their fighting forces to use the full auto on their rifles in the first place)

A LSW is really desgined to allow a trained gunner to place fire at a given location in support of a military squad. I suppose a redesign of your exsiting LSW along the same requirments as the rifle is needed.

The 'Squad Support Gun' I envisioned/use is primarily designed to be utilized as a sniping repeating Gun (SRG I suppose) designed to put acurate fire at longer distances at a moderate rate of fire. Typically it has been used to...

1) Disrupt enemy formations at distance allowing the main squad to move under semi-protection, especially at a distance...

2) A stop-gap sniping rifle when needed

3) Effective weapon for destroying difficult Klatchian Preditors

4) Use to pin down enemy snipers, provide sniper support in Sniper/Counter-Sniper teams

One of the reasons that I like the 6.4 is RL it has a lower 'drag' coefficent apparently allowing it a greater distance to stay at supersonic....

I am begining to think I need to develop a new ammo type for this weapon actually, since I think one could achieve the range requirements with less recoil at 6.4 than 8...just based on what I have read recently...

Ah so you are really looking for somehting a bit more DMR (designated marksman rifle) like but with a secondary supressive fire capability. In short a selective fire "accurised" weapon perhaps like the MK11 (basically a hybird between the G3 rifle and HK21 MG).

I did a quick couple of calcs on 6.4mm bullets, and you could get a 150grain bullet to stay super sonic out to 1500m if you had a muzzle energy of about 4000j which isn't far off high end 7.92mm mauser loadings. It likely isn;t a round you be issueing to every one but it would be worth it for a specialised weapon.
The mechanism of the SX23 could be adapted to this round and this sort of role and could perhaps be put into a bullpup layout to keep size down, if automatic fire isn't a major concern then the recoil management system of the SX23 could perhaps be dropped in favour of a recoiling assmebly

Well the bull pup idea does have merits, however we would also prefer it if the gun had an integrated tripod, considering its predecessor's is used quite a bit and effectively in the field.

The weapon needs to maintain automatic fire capability with a magazine capacity of at least 80 rounds between reloads (40 rounds being the minimium to take down a full sized Klatchian Croc) versus what the MK11 is capable of...

Although we could use a semi-automatic rifle for 6.4 caseless ammo for diplomatic battalions.

Please excuse the long delayed reply.
I must appologise for missing this the first time round: you have exsiting weapons that do more or less what you want but you want more modern versions. is this right and do you have any notes or stats on these weapons?

I'm sorry if i have been been looking at things from the wrong angles.
i have a few thoughts on the SSG, but that was looking at a fairly light manportable weapon but when you mention the tripod i realise you might be looking at somethign heavier.

new product bumpage

To: Crookfur Arms
From: Brigadier General Jonathon Mayhews, Commonwealth Army Procurement Department

Having reviewed our inventory, we have seen a number of deficiencies in our current arsenal. As a result, we desire to purchase a total of 30,000 Scoundrel light self propelled gun systems for a total of 108 billion USD.

To: Crookfur Arms
From: Brigadier General Jonathon Mayhews, Commonwealth Army Procurement Department

Having reviewed our inventory, we have seen a number of deficiencies in our current arsenal. As a result, we desire to purchase a total of 30,000 Scoundrel light self propelled gun systems for a total of 108 billion USD.

To:Brigadier General Jonathon Mayhews, Commonwealth Army Procurement Department
From: Jason McKendrick,Head of Sales, Armoured Vehicle Divsion
subject: re: your order

My Dear Brigadier General,
Many thanks for once again choosing Crookfur Arms to fufil your defence requirements. I am delighted to inform you that you order of:
>>
30,000 (thirty thousand) Scoudnrel light SPGs
>>

Has been accepted and approved by Crookfur Arms.
inital deliveries shall begin immediatly with the final delivery date schduled for 2years time.
Once again my thanks for chooisng Crookfur Arms.

Warmest regards
Jason McKendrick

le bump, updates due soon

Ministry of Defense
Office of Procurement and Compliance

To whom it may concern,
The number of years the Skibereenian military has stood by the Crookfur Arms products for reliability, versatility, utility, and lethality has been immense given the ever shifting winds of the world arms market.

The Skibereenian Government has recently opted out, of the R&D field for primary weapons systems. Given the relationship held, a portion of the now freed defense budget has been allocated to be dispersed annually to Crookfur Arms to ensure that relationship remains stable. In addition to the dispersement, along with portion of the defense budget a portion of the Skibereenian Arms manufacturing base is allocated for Crookfur use. Not only to manufacture arms used by Skibereen, but for Crookfur Arms in general.

3% Of the annual budget will now dispersed to Crookfur.

Best Regards.
Annual Dispersement:
IP-1,779,428,086,766.69 /exchange/ $2,983,745,015,890.39USD /Exchange/
Pounds-1,704,510,149,037.64 .

Ministry of Defense
Office of Procurement and Compliance

To whom it may concern,
The number of years the Skibereenian military has stood by the Crookfur Arms products for reliability, versatility, utility, and lethality has been immense given the ever shifting winds world arms market.

The Skibereenian Government has recently opted out, of the R&D field for primary weapons systems.Given the relationship held, a portion of the now freed defense budget has been allocated to be dispersed annually to Crookfur Arms to ensure that relationship stable.

3% Of the annual budget will now dispersed to Crookfur.

Best Regards.
Annual Dispersement:
IP-1,779,428,086,766.69 /exchange/ $2,983,745,015,890.39USD /Exchange/
Pounds-1,704,510,149,037.64 .

Dear Sirs,

Allow me to express our gratitude for this most unprecedented mark of confidence.

At Crookfur Arms we constantly strive to not only live up to the expectations of our customers but to exceed them in every way.

I do indeed look forward to our continuing relationship and will endeavour to ensure we live up to the reputation we have generated for ourselves.

Warmest Regards

Sir Jason Hawthorn
Senior Director
Crookfur Arms

OOC: a thousand apologies for the late post, life has been hectic and this slipped under my admittedly patchy radar...

OOC: If I was in that big a hurry I would have harassed you on the d.
No worries.

But reread the above message it did read correctly the first time.

Official Karullian Military Communique

From: Admiral Johnson Hurst, Head of Naval Procurement
To: Lauren Jarlsson, Naval Manufacturing Division, Crookfur Arms

Dear Ms. Jarlsson,

In order to upgrade our naval capabilities, the Admiralty of the Karullian People's Naval Service has authorised me to approach you with regards to the purchase of the following package:

Basic Maritime Security Package

2 Gertrude 2 class Destroyers
4 Bernadine 2 Class Frigates
6 Maria 2 Class Corvettes
8 Erica class patrol vessels
8 Allison class Coastal Patrol vessels

Package price of $4.5billion

If such a purchase is agreeable, funds will be wired upon acceptance of sale.
Many thanks for your time, and we look forward to further co-operation with you.

Many regards,

Admiral Johnson Hurst
Head of Naval Procurement
Karullian People's Naval Service

From: Lauren Jarlsson, Naval Manufacturing Division, Crookfur Arms
To: Admiral Johnson Hurst, Head of Naval Procurement

Dear Admiral Hurst,

Many thanks for choosing Crookfur Arms.

Your order has been accepted and approved.

Thanks to our recently expanded manufacuturing capacity we will be have all of your vessels delievred within a year, subject to your own acceptance trials.

Once again allow me to offer my Thanks to you for Choosign Crookfur Arms and I look forward to beign able to help you in the future.

Warmest regards
Lauren Jarlsson

To: Crookfur arms
From: The Nilpntze Ministry of Defence, purchasing sub-section.

After review of the Jager IFV we have found this to be a more than adequate IFV and as such we wish to purchase the Domestic Production Rights for this vehicle. Payment will be discussed once we have the required infomation.

With regards,
The Nilpntze Ministry of Defence, purchasing sub-section.

(The required infomation is how much you want for it.)

To:Crookfur Arms
From:General Havsik, Jimzraway Army Airbourne Division
Re:KA47A2 Goth Gunship/Combat Scout Helicopter

To whom it may concern,
The nation of Jimzraway is still fairly new to the battle field front, and we are willing to work with anyone at this point. We are very interested in purchasing some of your KA47A2 Goth Gunship/Combat Scout Helicopters. We would like to purchase 25, for the price of 300,000,000(300 Million) Universal Standard Dollars. The money would be coming out of our defense budget. Please reply if you are willing to sell us these helicopters.
Signed,
General Havsik, Jimzraway Army Airbourne Division

To: The Nilpntze Ministry of Defence, purchasing sub-section.
From: Jason McKendrick, AVD, Crookfur Arms
Re: Jager production licensing

Dear Sirs,

Many thanks for choosing Crookfur Arms.

In regards to production licenses we offer a range of options.

A straight outright purchase of a Domestic Production License package (which would include assistance with the setting up of production facilities and extensive training and technical support) would cost approximately $3billion

Alternatively we can offer packages of a per unit License fee combined with an initial set up charge i.e.

For 1000 units we would ask for 5% of the cost of each unit plus a $2.5million set up fee ($167.5million)

For up to 5000 units we would ask for 4% of the unit cost plus a $5million setup fee ($665million).

We are of course willing to negotiate to come up with a mutually agreeable package.

Kind regards
Jason McKendrick
Head of Sales
Armoured Vehicle Division
Crookfur Arms
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To: General Havsik, Jimzraway Army Airborne Division
From: Karl Hopkins, TAD, Crookfur Arms
Re: Your order

Dear General,

Many thanks for choosing Crookfur Arms.

It is my pleasure to inform you that your order of:

>>
25 KA47A2 Goth Helicopters
>>

Has been accepted and approved.

Deliveries should begin within a month and we estimate a delivery completion date of within 6 months.

Kind regards
Karl Hopkins
Tactical Aviation Division
Crookfur Arms

The Ministry of Defense
The Emirate of Sultenia

The Armed Forces of Sultenia

To: Jason McKendrick of Crookfur Arms

The Armed Forces of Sultenia and The Ministry of Defense has taken interest in your "CFAM LAFV23 Jager IFV" and are currently discussing with commanders of the 2nd, 9th and 11th Mechanized Infantry Detachments if we should adopt the CFAM LAFV23 Jager IFV as a replacement for some of our older BMP-1:s.
But the Armed Forces of Sultenia wishes to put them through a test and therefore requests a minor delivery first consisting of:

Five "CFAM LAFV23 Jager IFV"


These will of course be paid for and after field testing of these units, The Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces will together with the goverment decide how everything will proceed.

We will gladly deliver the results of our testings if your company requests them.

OOC: I cant get on NS to end this, so ill do it here:

OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION
of the
Burtilana Special Forces


TO: Crookfur Arms
FROM: Sam Bartram, Head of the BSF

Congratulations on winning our competition, now down to business.
price is no object here, we would like to order the following:
5000x MUVA 17 Scorpion
2500x Tank hunter L
2500x Tank hunter H
1000x Air Defence
2000x Supply (basic)
2000x Supply (High Top)
1000x Ambulance (High Top)
1000x ISR

To: MoD, The Emirate of Sultenia
From: Jason McKendrick, AVD, Crookfur Arms
Re: Jager evaluation

Dear Sirs,

Many thanks for your interest in the Jager IFV.

As you require these 5 units for evaluation purpsoes we are mroe than happy to supply them free of charge and the they should be with you in the next week or along witha small team of technicians and operators to advsie on the finer points of upkeep and operation of the Jager.

If you could make the results of your testing available I would be deeply obliged.

Warm regards
Jason McKendrick
Head of Sales
Armoured Vehicle Division
Crookfur Arms




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To:Sam Bartram, Head of the BSF
From Karen Jenkins, Crookfur Arms
Re: RRRV contract.

Dear Sir,

Many thanks for choosing Crookfur Arms.

Your order has been accepted and approved with initial deliveriies commencing within a month and order completeion schduled for 2 years after that.

Total contract price would be $4.5billion

Once again my thanks for choosing Crookfur Arms.

Warm regards
Karen Jenkins
Head of Sales
Crookfur Arms

OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION
of the
Burtilana Special Forces


To:Karen Jenkins, Crookfur Arms
From: Sam Bartram, Head of the BSF
Re: RRRV contract.

We shall wire a total of $5.5 billion, with the rest being prize money for part winning.

The Ministry of Defense
The Emirate of Sultenia
The Armed Forces of Sultenia

The Emirate of Sultenia thanks Crookfur Arms for this oppertunity as it might be give both of us something to profit on.
Our test-results will be announced within a week after their arrival as they will be put through a 4 part test to determine their potential.


Mobility
Handling
Warzone Capability
Tolerance


First two points will be determined by assigned crew from The Armed Forces of Sultenia, both operators and passangers.
Third point will be determined by how the CFAM LAFV23 Jager IFV faces different battle situations urban combat, assault situations, ambush, unconventional weapons etc.
Last point is something CFAM LAFV23 Jager IFV might not get out of as a "intact" unit. This test is to find out what it takes to damage, immobilize, render totally useless (temporary), damage beyond repair and utterly destroy the CFAM LAFV23 Jager IFV.

Representatives of your company are welcome to watch the last part of the testing as the last results are taken into the equation. Hopefully a deal can be signed on this day as well.

bump for updates!!!!


NEW stuff available!!!

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To: Crookfur Arms

The Chazakain Government wishes to purchase(at the moment, probably will buy more later)
100 MUVA 17 Scorpion, ambulance version at $9,500,000
and 10 HUV-24 High Mobility Transport at $2,000,000
and we wish to purchase 1000 SX27A1 Caseless Sniper Rifle at $9,500,000

bringing our total to $21,000,000
We will pay $7,000,000 upfont with the rest being delivered once the weapons are in our military's hands.

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To: Nyx Darkrider
From: Karen Jenkins
Re: Your order

Dear Mr President,

Many thanks for choosing Crookfur Arms.

Your order of

>>>
100 MUVA 17 Scorpion, ambulance version
10 HUV-24 High Mobility Transports
1000 SX27A1 Caseless Sniper Rifles
>>>

Has been accepted and approved. Initial deliveries shall comence within a week and order fullfillment is scheduled for 3 months from now.

Once again I thank you for your custom and look forward to being able to help you again in the future.

Warm Regards
Karen Jenkins

mild bump

Bump for updates:

G120 light gun added.
M9 gun launched missile added.

a few more updates