British Londinium
04-06-2007, 00:51
Rastafari Defence Industries, working in conjuction with the Londinian Ministry of Defence, presents the newest solution to ballistic missile defence:
The Ra-21 Airborne ABM System
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The Ra-21 ABM system seen outfitted to a USAF 747.
The Ra-21 system is a megawatt-class chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL) primarily designed to destroy Tactical ballistic missiles (TBMs), similar to the Scud, while in boost phase.
The Ra-21 system uses infrared sensors initially to detect the missile. Then three lower power tracking lasers calculate the missile's course and speed, aimpoint, and measure atmospheric turbulence. Atmospheric turbulence deflects and distorts light, so the measured turbulence is used by the Ra-21 adaptive optics system to compensate. After that the main laser is fired for 3 to 5 seconds from a turret located on the aircraft's nose, causing the missile to break up in flight near its launch area. It has a firing rate of 1.5 seconds, during which the system can retarget and repower. When fired through the nose turret, the laser produces enough energy in a five-second burst to power a typical American household for more than one hour.
The Ra-21 system can even be used against hostile fighter aircraft, cruise missiles, or even low earth orbit satellites, though these are not their intended targets.
It can be installed on a variety of large aircraft, including the Airbus A380, Boeing 747, and Boeing KC-135.
Price: $40,000,000; includes the costs of installing the system as well as refitting specified aircraft to accomodate it.
Production rights: $1,341,000,000, includes training personnel
Please note that 10% of all revenue will go to help British Londinium rebuild after the AMF invasion.
The Ra-21 Airborne ABM System
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/347/250pxyal1aairbornelasersn9.jpg
The Ra-21 ABM system seen outfitted to a USAF 747.
The Ra-21 system is a megawatt-class chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL) primarily designed to destroy Tactical ballistic missiles (TBMs), similar to the Scud, while in boost phase.
The Ra-21 system uses infrared sensors initially to detect the missile. Then three lower power tracking lasers calculate the missile's course and speed, aimpoint, and measure atmospheric turbulence. Atmospheric turbulence deflects and distorts light, so the measured turbulence is used by the Ra-21 adaptive optics system to compensate. After that the main laser is fired for 3 to 5 seconds from a turret located on the aircraft's nose, causing the missile to break up in flight near its launch area. It has a firing rate of 1.5 seconds, during which the system can retarget and repower. When fired through the nose turret, the laser produces enough energy in a five-second burst to power a typical American household for more than one hour.
The Ra-21 system can even be used against hostile fighter aircraft, cruise missiles, or even low earth orbit satellites, though these are not their intended targets.
It can be installed on a variety of large aircraft, including the Airbus A380, Boeing 747, and Boeing KC-135.
Price: $40,000,000; includes the costs of installing the system as well as refitting specified aircraft to accomodate it.
Production rights: $1,341,000,000, includes training personnel
Please note that 10% of all revenue will go to help British Londinium rebuild after the AMF invasion.