NationStates Jolt Archive

Shardstorm Anti Aircraft Missile
Weapon Type: Surface to Air Missile
Role: High Altitude AA weapon (5,000 ft + or 1,500 m +)
Max Altitude: 54.3 miles or ~90 k/m
Velocity: 1,500 ft/s or ~454.5 m/s
Max Velocity: 4,500 ft/s or ~ 1363.5 m/s

Shardstorm was designed as a high altitude AA weapon designed for indirect fire against stealth spy or attack aircraft. The warhead is set to go off at a predetermined altitude that shatters the weapon sending shards of metal into the surounding area over a large radius. The debris damages the craft and may get caught in exhaust ports and necesary flight equipment (alerons, etc) or reduce the target to rubble. Addtionally, chaff is released with the burst effectively disableing guidance and radar systems in the target.

Shrapnel from the weapon's detonation burns up in the atmosphere before it settles to earth on the way down. Recent tests of unarmed rockets have reached as high as the Mesosphere but we are confident that with the proper mixture of fules and other tweaking the weapon may soon reach up to sub-orbital levels, giving it the ability to reach even the highest flying aircraft.

We invite other nations interested in the development of this weapon to share research data and studies to aid in the perfection of what we beleive will be a potent weapon.

-Originally from Kingdom of SaintB Military R&D
Approved by, Saint Benard I

People's of the world. I would like it to be known that such technology is only being developed for the nations defense, and as a stepping stone to a hopeful and eventual course into space travel and exploration. Any nation who aids in our reasearch will be provided with the plans for our designs from concept to completion and the blueprints for our working Shardstorm Missiles.

-Saint Benard I

To:SaintB
From:Angaor

I also potent in the system too.I would like to suggest offering a KE Intecptor for Ballistic missiles.I the System is Successful we maybe interest to purchase up to 360 Units

FROM THE OFFICE OF EMPEROR KARIUS VANDERITH

Dear Saint Bernard I,

Once you have completed research on this weapon, the Dominicath Empire would be interested in purchasing three-hundred units to protect our larger cities. We cannot assist in research, for our scientists are too busy with other endeavours. We do, however, wish you good luck with the weapon.

From: Axe & Hammer Industries Public Relations and Marketing
To: Kingdom of SaintB Military Research and Developement
Subject: Production Rights

The private investors of Axe & Hammer Industries wish to purchase production rights to the new Shardstorm-class Anti-Aircraft missile, and would also like to assist in the joint developement of a better class of anti-aircraft missile that would hopefully be able to achieve sub-orbital levels. This purchase of rights will only be in the interest of defending our production facilities and research centers, and will not be used for resale purposes.

Message from firehelper Government:
We are also interested in a joint operation. Our nation is slightly smaller than Copenhaghenkoffenlaugh, but we still have many resources to offer. Please consider both our offers. In the event that it is turned down We would like to offer 5,000,000,000 USD to further research so long as we are allowed to buy this system.
---Firehelper R&D

To:SaintB
From:Angaor

I also potent in the system too.I would like to suggest offering a KE Intecptor for Ballistic missiles.I the System is Successful we maybe interest to purchase up to 360 Units

((OOC: I don'tthink I quite understand what you mean here alltogether. I undertand you'd like to purchase 360 units of the completed prototype but the rest seems a little garbled to me.))

FROM THE OFFICE OF EMPEROR KARIUS VANDERITH

Dear Saint Bernard I,

Once you have completed research on this weapon, the Dominicath Empire would be interested in purchasing three-hundred units to protect our larger cities. We cannot assist in research, for our scientists are too busy with other endeavours. We do, however, wish you good luck with the weapon.

To The Office of Emperor Karius Vanderith,

We are glad to see that this new weapon has drawn interest from your nation as well as abroad. If you'd like we will keep your office informed of advancements in this technologies progress. Who knows, perhaps this weapon could be the first step to a ground based Anti-Satelite weapon in future eras.
-Originally from Kingdom of SaintB Military R&D
Approved by, Saint Benard I w/ addendum -

P.S.
May you fare well in future endeavors.

From: Axe & Hammer Industries Public Relations and Marketing
To: Kingdom of SaintB Military Research and Developement
Subject: Production Rights

The private investors of Axe & Hammer Industries wish to purchase production rights to the new Shardstorm-class Anti-Aircraft missile, and would also like to assist in the joint developement of a better class of anti-aircraft missile that would hopefully be able to achieve sub-orbital levels. This purchase of rights will only be in the interest of defending our production facilities and research centers, and will not be used for resale purposes.

To Axe and Hammer Industries Public Relations and Marketing Division
Subject: Re: Production Rights

Before we enter into negotiations into the price for production rights we must confirm whether you are interested in buying the weapon in its current form or the future sub-orbital versions. Once this has been completed representitives from The Kingdom of SaintB will be prepared to enter negotiation.
Furthermore, we will gladly accept the offer of help in the final stages of developement for Shardstorm if you truly decide to help. We will be arranging a meeting with engineers from the nation of Fire Helper and your esteemed corperation as soon as is convieninet for ourselves.
From: Kingdom of SaintB R&D
Approved by Saint Benard I w/ addendum

P.S.
I hope this signifies the beggining of a long and productive relationship between your company and my people.

Message from firehelper Government:
We are also interested in a joint operation. Our nation is slightly smaller than Copenhaghenkoffenlaugh, but we still have many resources to offer. Please consider both our offers. In the event that it is turned down We would like to offer 5,000,000,000 USD to further research so long as we are allowed to buy this system.
---Firehelper R&D

Message to Firehelper R&D

We will gladly and humbly accept your offer of a joint operation for the continued developement of Shardstorm technology. We in the Kingdom of SaintB will be contacting you soon for meetings between our top developers to discuss the intracasies of our systems and our future plans for this technology. We earnestly hope and beleive that a partnership between SaintB, Firehelper, and Axe and Hammer Industries will be the mix needed to complete this project. If you truly decide to commit yourself to this project you will own blueprints and production rights for Shardstorm in its completed form for use as you see fit.
Original Message From Kingdom of SaintB R&D
Approved by Saint Benard I

Angaor would like to send a team of Scientists and Engineers to help with the work on the Shardstorm missile system.We also would like to acquire production rights to the shardstorm system and Send observers to watch the trials of the new system

Shardstorm Anti Aircraft Missile
Weapon Type: Surface to Air Missile
Role: High Altitude AA weapon (5,000 ft + or 1,500 m +)
Max Altitude: 54.3 miles or ~90 k/m
Velocity: 1,500 ft/s or ~454.5 m/s
Max Velocity: 4,500 ft/s or ~ 1363.5 m/s

Shardstorm was designed as a high altitude AA weapon designed for indirect fire against stealth spy or attack aircraft. The warhead is set to go off at a predetermined altitude that shatters the weapon sending shards of metal into the surounding area over a large radius. The debris damages the craft and may get caught in exhaust ports and necesary flight equipment (alerons, etc) or reduce the target to rubble. Addtionally, chaff is released with the burst effectively disableing guidance and radar systems in the target.

Shrapnel from the weapon's detonation burns up in the atmosphere before it settles to earth on the way down. Recent tests of unarmed rockets have reached as high as the Mesosphere but we are confident that with the proper mixture of fules and other tweaking the weapon may soon reach up to sub-orbital levels, giving it the ability to reach even the highest flying aircraft.

We invite other nations interested in the development of this weapon to share research data and studies to aid in the perfection of what we beleive will be a potent weapon.

-Originally from Kingdom of SaintB Military R&D
Approved by, Saint Benard I

IC:

Dear Saint Benard I,

We applaud your recent success regarding this new type of missile. We are interested in buying some and in return for some missiles we will send our top notch weapons designers to help you develop and improve this new weapon.

Sincerely,

South Lizasuarian minister of defense

Angaor would like to send a team of Scientists and Engineers to help with the work on the Shardstorm missile system.We also would like to acquire production rights to the shardstorm system and Send observers to watch the trials of the new system.

To Angaor
All entities that participate in the Shardstorm project will have rights of production for the most advanced stage of the warhead upon project completion (this is regardless of whether or not we hit sub-orbital ranges). We in the Kingdon of SaintB glady extend you the invitation to meet with our scientist and represenitives from the other nations involved in this multinational project when a date and time has been set. If you would like production rights for the missile in its current form we can come to the negotiations table to discuss a price.

Richard Long, Project Chief Kingdom of SaintB R&D
Approved by Saint Benard I

IC:

Dear Saint Benard I,

We applaud your recent success regarding this new type of missile. We are interested in buying some and in return for some missiles we will send our top notch weapons designers to help you develop and improve this new weapon.

Sincerely,

South Lizasuarian minister of defense

To South Lizasuarian Minster of Defense
Thank you for your compliments; though we are not large our nation has been blessed with wealth and great scientific minds. If you choose to participate in Project Shardstorm you will have production rights to the final stage of developement. If you would like, we can arrange a meeting to negotiate prices for the current weapon. We will be sending out invitations to a summit meeting with all nations who have expressed interest in the project soon, we hope you will be in attendance.

Richard Long Project Chief Kingdom of SaintB Military R&D
Approved By Saint Benard I

From Raven corps Development team Department
To: SaintB Missile production

We are please to hear someone else has taken a vested interest in non-Direct impacts AA system. We have long been one of the sole users of the systems and are surprised that not many nation utilized such an effective system. you may or may not of heard of our H.A.E.B.S. system or High Altitude EMP Based SAM. Instead of using shrapnel you use a large EMP pulse / Flak combo that will kill an aircraft without even damaging it. Giving us an element of fear and unknown danger. We would be interested in a joint development operation with you if you are interested.

To:Saint B
From:Calizorinstan

We wish to partake in this Shardstorm project to use on our F-9B's, and our F-4F Phantom's, and the F/B-4 Phantom III's that are on their way, and other plane's we have

Lord Governor Jack Slovic
Dominion of Calizorinstan

To:Saint B
From:Calizorinstan

We wish to partake in this Shardstorm project to use on our F-9B's, and our F-4F Phantom's, and the F/B-4 Phantom III's that are on their way, and other plane's we have

Lord Governor Jack Slovic
Dominion of Calizorinstan

dont forget me....

((OOC: Wow, I wasn't expecting as much attention to this as I got. Guess I must have had a more original idea than I thought?))

To all interested parties. We will be sending out invitations to all nations interested to hold a demonstration and meeting about Project Shardstorm. Those on the following list please expect your invitations to arrive no later than May 18, 2007.

Calizoranstan
Raven Corps.
South Lizasuarian
Firehelper
Axe and Hammer Industries
Angaor
Empire of Dominicath (For the demonstration only)

Thank you for your patience and interest,
Richard Long Project Chief Kingdom of SaintB Military R&D
Saint Benard I

To:Saint B


We have accepted your invitation, and will send our Head of Navy and Air Force, Jack Arnold to the event, for we might purchase some to equip our F-9B's and F-4F's.

Bob Atwood
MOD
Calizorinstan

What is the main difference between your proposed system's actual warhead and conventional fragmentation warheads commonly found on surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles currently in service throughout the world?
-Marshall A. Walker III

While most missiles rely on a direct target aquisition, Shardstorm does not. The system was designed to be used against stealth, and spy aircraft that are hard to detect because of design or air curtain. It is an inderect firing weapon much like flack guns are; it works by estimating the targets location, vector, alltitude, and trajectory then firing along the determined flightpath filling the air with flack and chaff for meters around. The flack damages the target aircraft and the chaff has the effect of jamming radar and guidance systems which can cause the plane to loose vector or even crash. The shrapnel and flack damage the target even in an indirect hit and may get caught in necesary flight gear such as intake, which is also very damaging or fatal.

What is the method the missile would use for estimating the targets location, vector, altitude, and trajectory? Surely it is not RADAR, since it is designed to be used against stealth aircraft, is it? Also will the missiles be sufficiently inexpensive to allow saturation of a given section airspace? How big will the flak/chaff cloud be? Many military aircraft are going to be traversing 500 meters every second, or more. At this point I am envisioning what you describe as a massive missile that would be to the Patriot what the MOAB is to the JDAM.
Atomic anti aircraft weapons seem an easier way to get the desired effect you are after.
-Marshall A. Walker III

Thats where I plan to come in. As a joint venture in this project we will be learning about the shrapnel projectile functions, but also educating in the field of Avionic EMP track and detection systems. The missile will have on borad computers that will have a constant transimission that will be feed from ground positions that are equiped with DOMAR ( EMP Dome detection systems) the DOMAr will send out a constant pulse that is to weak to be any affect to electrical systems but also powerful enough to travel a distance in a dome formation covering ground and high air targets. Once an object has appeared in the DOMAR an operator will Id the shape of the air craft and compare the shape to a known database. If the shape is not IDed as friendly a missile is send and the DOMAR gives it constant tracking data.

What is the method the missile would use for estimating the targets location, vector, altitude, and trajectory? Surely it is not RADAR, since it is designed to be used against stealth aircraft, is it? Also will the missiles be sufficiently inexpensive to allow saturation of a given section airspace? How big will the flak/chaff cloud be? Many military aircraft are going to be traversing 500 meters every second, or more. At this point I am envisioning what you describe as a massive missile that would be to the Patriot what the MOAB is to the JDAM.
Atomic anti aircraft weapons seem an easier way to get the desired effect you are after.
-Marshall A. Walker III

These problems have been brought to us by our own researches, this, and funding are the primary reasons we have ventured to attempt a joint effort.

Raven Corps. already seems to have a sufficient answer to one of our problems.

Ok first stage of Development is under way you may see the picture on your Bidders found thread.

To:Saintb
From:Angaor

I would gladly take the Production rights for maybe 965 million to 1.5 billion dollars i would say is a reasonable price.