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Imperial Republic of the Appalacians World Factbook (War of 1940)

The Appalacians
05-01-2007, 01:05
Appalacian Military Equipment

Army

Heavy Tank: M26

Armament: 1 - 90mm gun
1 - 0.3" coaxial MG
1 - 0.3" hull mounted MG
1 - 0.5" AA MG
Engine: Ford GAF, V-8 gas, 500 hp
Speed: 30 mph
Range: 92 miles
Crew: 5
Weight: 42 tons

Medium Tank- Panther I

Light Tank- M-2 Stuart

Submachine Gun- MP-40

Weight: 3.97 kg
Length: 630 mm (stock folded), 833 mm (stock extended)
Barrel*length: 251 mm
Cartridge: 9 x 19 mm
Caliber: 9mm Parabellum/Luger
Action: Open bolt blowback
Rate*of*fire: 500 round/min
Muzzle*velocity: ~380 m/s (~1247 ft/s)
Effective*range: ~100 m
Feed*system: 32 round detachable box magazine
Sights: Hooded blade front, tangent U-notch rear

Submachine Gun- M1 Thompson SMG

Caliber: .45ACP
Weight: 4.78 kg
Length: 811 mm
Barrel Length: 267 mm
Rate of Fire: 700 rpm
Magazine Capacity: 30 rds box
Effective Range: 50 meters

Infantry Rifle- Gewehr 43

Caliber: 7.92mm
Length overall: 1117mm
Length of barrel: 549mm
Weight: 4.4kg
Muzzle velocity: 776m per second
Magazine capacity: 10 rounds
Maximum effective (combat) range: 800m
Rate of fire: 20 rpm

Machine Gun- Browning .50 Caliber

Caliber: .50 cal (12.7 mm)- Ballistics Table
Length: 65.1 inches
Weight (Empty): 84 lbs (44 lb for tripod)
Weight (Loaded): NA
Date of Fire: 450 - 575 rounds per minute
Rounds Per Clip: 110 round metal link belt
Range: NA

Air Force

Fighter- P-51D “Mustang”

Packard Merlin engine, instead of the Allison V-1710
a four-bladed propeller
stronger underwing racks
a strengthened airframe
a relocated carburetor air intake, from above to below the nose
an intercooler radiator
larger ducts and doors for the radiator system
a deeper scoop under the rear fuselage
removal of the nose-mounted guns
six browning .50 caliber machine guns

Bomber- B-17 “Flying Fortress”

Span: 103 ft. 10 in.
Length: 74 ft. 4 in.
Height: 19 ft. 1 in.
Weight: 55,000 lbs. loaded
Armament: Thirteen .50-cal. machine guns with normal bomb load of 6,000 lbs.
Engines: Four Wright "Cyclone" R-1820s of 1,200 hp. ea.
Maximum speed: 300 mph.
Cruising speed: 170 mph.
Range: 1,850 miles
Service Ceiling: 35,000 ft.

Dive Bomber- Junkers Ju-87 “Stuka”
(http://www.angelfire.com/ab4/airplan...u87_Stuka.html)

Navy

Battleships- Bismark Class

Displacement: 42,000 tons standart. Full load 50,995 tons (emergency full load Bismarck), 52,700 tons (Tirpitz)
Complement: 1500
Length: (w.l.) 791 feet
Beam: 118 feet
Draught: (mean) 28 feet.
Guns:
8 - 15 inch
12 - 5.9 inch
16 - 4.1 inch
16 - 37mm 83 cal
12 - 20mm 65 cal (30 installed on Tirpitz 1942)
final fit on Tirpitz 16 quad 20mm L 38 Vierlige
16 single 20mm
Torpedoes 2 x 21" quad tubes installed on Tirpitz 1942
Armour:
Side 12.59" tapered to 10.35" at bottom
Deck 1.96" upper deck
3.14" - 4.72" armor deck
Forward Transverse Bulkhead 8.7"
Turrets 14.1" faces
8" - 5" sides and roof
Barbettes 13.5" sides
Conning Tower 14.1" sides
Machinery: Geared turbines. 2 shafts. High pressure water-tube boilers. S.H.P. 150,000. Oil fuel: 8000 tons (max.)

Submarine- U-boat type IXB (sm=submerged, sf=surfaced, ph=pressure hull, oa=overall, hp=horsepower)

Displacement: (tons), 1051 (sf), 1178 (sm), 1430 (total)
Length: (m), 76,50 oa, 58,75 ph
Beam: (m), 6,76 oa, 4,40 ph
Draught: (draft), 4,70 m
Height: 9,60 m
Power: (hp) 4400 (sf), 1000 (sm)
Speed: (knots) 18,2 (sf), 7,3 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots) 12000/10 (sf), 64/4 (sm)
Torpedoes: 22, 4/2 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines: 44 TMA
Deck gun: 105/45, 110 rounds
Crew: 48-56 men
Max depth: ca. 230 m (755 feet)

Cruiser- Brooklyn Class

Displacement: 9,767 tons; 12,207 tons full load
Length: 608'4" oa, 600' wl; Beam: 61' 9"
Range: 10,000nm @ 15 kts; Top Speed: 32.5 kts
Armament (as built): Fifteen 6" (5x3); eight 5"(8x1)
Complement: 868

Destroyers- Town Class

Standard Displacement: 1,020, and 1,190 tons.
Length: 314 feet.
Beam: 31 feet 8 inches.
Draft: 12 feet 10 inches.
Armament: 4 by 4 inch guns, 1 by 3 inch gun, 21 inch Torpedoes, 4 by triple Torpedo Tubes, Depth Charge Throwers.
Speed: 27.5 knots.
Complement: Approximately 190.

Aircraft Carrier- Essex Class

Armament:12 x 127mm L/38 in fourtwin mounts, two each for and aft of the island, plus two guns eachon the left side before and behind the superstructure.
32 x 40mm L/56
44 x 20mm
Displacement:
Standard: 27100 tons
Full: 33000 tons
Length: 267.2 meters
Beam: 45.0 meters
Draught: 7.0 meters
Height (Mast): 44.8 meters
Crew(Officers/Crew):340/2900
Speed: 33 Knots
Fighter Used: F6F3 Hellcat (36 per ship)

Naval Aircraft- F-6F Hellcat

Wingspan: 42 ft. 10 in.
Length: 33 ft. 6.3 in
Height: 13 ft.
Wing area: 334 sq. ft.
Engine: Pratt and Whitney R-2800-10, 2,000 hp. at 1,000 ft.
Max speed: 371 m.p.h. at 18,700 ft.
Best climb: 2,260 ft./min.
Climb to: 10,000 ft., 4.65 min.; 20,000 ft., 10 min.
Service ceiling: 35,000 ft.
Range: 1,495 miles with 125 gal. drop tank
Empty weight: 9,020
Loaded weight: 12,800
Armament: 6-.50 cal. MG; up to 2-1,000 lb. bombs, could carry six rockets
The Appalacians
06-01-2007, 01:03
Essential Facts

Full Name: The Imperial Republic of the Appalacians
Population: 1,454,000,000
Government Type: Imperial Republic (Elected president for seven years, rules absolutely)
Head of State/Government/Legislature: Imperial President Heinrich Schmeisser
Capital: Appalacia City
Religion: 90% Dutch Reformed Christian, 5% Roman Catholic, 3% Jewish, 1% Atheist, 1% Other
The Appalacians
06-01-2007, 23:45
Military Strength

Total Armed Forces Personnel: 7,270,000

Active:

1 x Imperial Green Guards Division
20 x Armoured Divisions
40 x Mechanized Infantry Divisions
45 x Light Infantry Divisions
10 x Air Groups (Same size as a Division)
5 x Airborne Divisions

Reserve:

50 x Mechanized Infantry Divisions
159 x Light Infantry Divisions
10 x Armoured Divisions

The rest is Navy.
The Appalacians
07-01-2007, 03:07
Heavy Weapons:

Artillery:

Flak 41- 88mm AA/AT gun
Flak 43- 37mm AA gun
PaK 36- 37mm AT gun
IeFH 18- 105mm Howitzer
Nebelwerfer 41- Six tube 150mm rocket launcher

Slef-Propelled Artillery

sIG 33- 150mm self-propelled gun
Jagdpanther- 88mm PaK 43 gun, tank killer

Hand-Held Weapons:

M-9 Bazooka
Panzerfaust 150

Armoured Cars/Troop Carriers

SdKfz. 222- Armed with 20mm KwK 30 autocannon and MG-34 machine gun (4 wheels)
SdKfz. 234/2 "Puma"- Armed with 50mm KwK 39/1 cannon (8 wheels)
SdKfz. 251- APC
Jeep- All Purpose Vehicle