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26-01-2007, 10:28
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Based on the General Electric MOOSE “orbital parachute,” the OGRE system allows ORA and Samurai forces to quickly deploy deep in enemy territory with a minimal amount of resistance. The pods, dropped from sub-orbital flyers and space planes, protect their cargo from the heat of reentry, slow their descent, and cushion their inevitable landing, while ensuring that they arrive on target and on time.
The pod, like its MOOSE predecessor, is relatively simple in design, consisting primarily of a simple heat shield shell filled with a heat-resistant cushioning foam, which surrounds the occupant after he enters the shell. Diverging from its progenitor, the OGRE continues to use it’s computer-guided rocket motor during descent, guiding the pod accurately to it’s designated landing site. Using this system, the OGRE is able to consistently land within one hundred meters of the target site.
The OGRE's heat shield is composed of a simple SIRCA shell, embedded with a series of small charges designed to peel off the heat shield once the pod has decelerated to thermally safe velocities. Following removal of the shield, the OGRE pod deploys one of it's four parachutes at the minimum velocity needed to land safely, or if incoming fire comes too close for comfort.
Two separate variations of the OGRE pod, designated OGRE-A and OGRE-B, exist. The first is designed for a standard infantryman with full kit, and is slightly larger than the MOOSE system, weighing in at 260 kilograms. OGRE-B, however, was designed for a trooper in full powered battle armor, and is thus several times larger, with a correspondingly more powerful motor, and weighs in at approximately 1400 kg.
OGRE-A
Diameter: 1.9 meters
Depth: 0.95 meters
Mass: 260 kg
Cost: 150,000 USD
OGRE-B
Diameter: 4.5 meters
Depth: 3 meters
Mass: 1400 kg
Cost: 400,000 USD
Based on the General Electric MOOSE “orbital parachute,” the OGRE system allows ORA and Samurai forces to quickly deploy deep in enemy territory with a minimal amount of resistance. The pods, dropped from sub-orbital flyers and space planes, protect their cargo from the heat of reentry, slow their descent, and cushion their inevitable landing, while ensuring that they arrive on target and on time.
The pod, like its MOOSE predecessor, is relatively simple in design, consisting primarily of a simple heat shield shell filled with a heat-resistant cushioning foam, which surrounds the occupant after he enters the shell. Diverging from its progenitor, the OGRE continues to use it’s computer-guided rocket motor during descent, guiding the pod accurately to it’s designated landing site. Using this system, the OGRE is able to consistently land within one hundred meters of the target site.
The OGRE's heat shield is composed of a simple SIRCA shell, embedded with a series of small charges designed to peel off the heat shield once the pod has decelerated to thermally safe velocities. Following removal of the shield, the OGRE pod deploys one of it's four parachutes at the minimum velocity needed to land safely, or if incoming fire comes too close for comfort.
Two separate variations of the OGRE pod, designated OGRE-A and OGRE-B, exist. The first is designed for a standard infantryman with full kit, and is slightly larger than the MOOSE system, weighing in at 260 kilograms. OGRE-B, however, was designed for a trooper in full powered battle armor, and is thus several times larger, with a correspondingly more powerful motor, and weighs in at approximately 1400 kg.
OGRE-A
Diameter: 1.9 meters
Depth: 0.95 meters
Mass: 260 kg
Cost: 150,000 USD
OGRE-B
Diameter: 4.5 meters
Depth: 3 meters
Mass: 1400 kg
Cost: 400,000 USD