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Specifications – LY220 Short-to-Medium Range Anti-Aircraft System

LY220 Shepherd, unmounted
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LY220 Shepherd, mounted on LY219 Ironheart
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LY220 Shepherd, mounted on Stryker
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Key Data
Crew: 2
Dimensions
Length (cannon forward): 6m
Height : 2m
Width: 4m

Weights
System Weight: 3.5 tonnes


Performance
As per chassis

Manoeuvrability
As per chassis

Armament
KWF PAK2 25mm automatic cannon, (550 rnds)
SALY28 Surface-to-air missiles (12)

Power
As per chassis

Armour and Protection
As per chassis

Radar
Range - Target RCS of 2-3cm²:
Detection - at least 52km
Tracking - at least 45km




Conceptualisation
The Shepherd LY220 is a short-to-medium range air defence system designed to defend ground installations and manoeuver forces against a variety of threats, including fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, ballistic and cruise missiles, precision-guided munitions and unmanned air vehicles. It can also engage lightly-armoured ground targets, and is integrated to the Cromwell II battlespace information system.

Background
Shortly after field tests of Lyras' newly re-equipped armoured and mechanised formations began, it became dramatically apparent that the new hardware was rapidly outrunning its predominantly near-stationary anti-aircraft support. Large numbers of simulated losses while on exercise quickly determined that a crucual weakness in Lyras' order of battle had become apparent. Equally apparent was the fact that the Protectorate of Lyras was not the only major power to suffer from such a weakness, and a potentially lucrative export market was expected.

Shepherd was designed to meet these requirements by the Protectorate Research and Development Commission, and is manufactured by the Lyran Arms at the Castlegate and Eastcudgel manufacturing zones, Lyras.

Within days of the prototypes coming off the production lines, the Lyran Protectorate Army ordered 550 Shepherd-LY220 systems, to be mounted on tracked LY219 Ironheart vehicles, to form the mainstay of the LPA's tactical air defence network.

The first batch of was delivered several months later, but not without its hitches. A new radar was requested by the LPA, when trials of the MRLS system showed that it had difficulties tracking the newly acquired TSF624 Shukusei low observability air superiority fighters. Adaptations of already in service radars were inadequate, and led to the development of the AN/MPQ-77 “Vigilant”. Existing examples of the LY220 were retrospectively upgraded from the MRLS to the Vigilant, which is now the base radar of all short-to-medium AA weapons within the Protectorate's arsenal.


Armament
Shepherd-LY220 carries 12 of the newly designed SALY28 short-to-medium range surface-to-air missiles. The missiles have a bicalibre body in tandem configuration, separable smokeless booster and sustainer with separation mechanism. The sustainer contains the warhead and contact and proximity fuses. The fragmentation rod warhead weighs 18kg. The missile weighs 70kg at launch and has a maximum speed of 1,150m/s. Range is from 1km to 15km.

The SALY28 missiles feature semi-active radar homing, which can switch to active if the signal from the firing or illuminating vehicle is interrupted. Further, SALY28, as with many missiles, is also designed to switch between radar detection and home-on-jamming as circumstances require. The inbuilt computer has the additional option of using infra-red tracking in the terminal stages of the flight envelope.
While in LOS to the firing vehicle, the SALY28 may be given the abort command, which will self-destruct the missile, in the advent of a misfire or misidentified target.

Range: 1,000m - 15,000m
Altitude: 3,000m - 9,000m
Guidance System: SARH, ARH, IR
Weight With Container: 95kg
Launch Weight: 70kg
Container Diameter: 180mm
Length in Container: 3.4m

Warhead Type: Fragmentation rod
Warhead Weight: 18kg
Maximum Speed: 1,150m/s
Time of Flight to 10km Range: 14 seconds

In addition to the SALY28 missile system, the Shepherd mounts two KWF PAK2 25 mm automatic cannons, with 800 rounds of a variety of ammunition. Maximum rate of fire is 400 rounds per minute, total. Range is up to 6.8km.
The PAK2 can destroy lightly armoured vehicles and aerial targets (such as helicopters and slow-flying aircraft). It can also suppress enemy positions such as exposed troops, dug-in positions, and occupied built-up areas.
This chain-driven weapon system uses sprockets and extractor grooves to actively feed, load, fire, extract, and eject rounds. A system of clutches provides for the use of alternates thus allowing the gunner to switch between armour piercing, high explosive and high explosive incendiary rounds, as well as manually selecting the rate of fire.
It has a rating of 31,000 mean rounds between stoppage (MRBS), which is much higher than many comparable devices.
Cartridge; 25mm x 216mm
Operation: chain gun (1.5hp)
Feeds: Disintegrating link belt
Weight: 115kg
Length: 2.25m
Muzzle velocity; 1200m/s
ROF: Cyclic 200 +/- 25 RPM
Max effective range; 2200m
Max range; 6800m


Missile Countermeasures
The Shepherd itself possesses no direct countermeasures to protect itself against incoming fire, save the SALY28 missiles themselves. If the system is mounted on a suitable chassis, such as the LY219 Ironheart, then the total package will benefit from the presence of the WATCHKEEPER system.

Networking, Sensory and Fire Control System
The Shepherd-LY220's fire control system is linked to the Cromwell II, and includes a target acquisition and tracking radar. Detection range is 52km and tracking range is 45km for a 2cm² - 3cm² target. This radar tracks both targets and the missile/s while in flight.

As well as radar, the fire control system on the Shepherd also has an electro-optic channel with long-wave thermal imager and infrared direction finder, including digital signal processing and automatic target tracking.

Maximum engagement rate is 10 targets a minute, for a single vehicle. However, the Cromwell II network coordinates the fire power of up to eight Shepherds spaced at distances of up to 25km. Any Shepherd can be the network master controller and the network can link with other command facilities, or even other eight-vehicle batteries, in real time.

The fully automatic real-time data exchange includes airspace control data, weapon control orders and fire control orders, target identification data, individual system status and vehicle position, threat prioritisation and optimised weapon allocation, engagement status, weapon status and jammer triangulation data.

The six-unit network can engage up to 70 air or ground targets near simultaneously, with the control vehicle directing the network to ensure the right weaponry arrives at the right time. The system can also assign targets to other vehicles in the network that are operating with their radars in silent mode, maximising lethality while maintaining high levels of concealment.

The Cromwell II links for the Shepherd system use frequency-agile radios or landline. Over 4,000 frequencies with 20kHz channel spacing are used in the frequency agile radio link. The system architecture provides full duplex data exchange and simultaneous half duplex voice communications.
The Shepherd-LY220E systems were initially fitted with a MRLS fire control radar. MRLS is a phased array radar operating at 40 GHz (K-band), with a range of up to 28km. However, subsequent to the modification program, the Vigilant radar system has been the system employed.
The AN/MPQ-77 Vigilant is a three-dimensional radar used to alert and queue Short-to-Medium Range Air Defense (STMRAD- pronounced “stem-rad”) weapons to the locations of hostile targets approaching front line forces. The Vigilant radar is deployed with forward area air defense units across all branches of the Lyran Protectorate Military.
The radar uses an X-band, range-gated, pulse-doppler system. The antennae use phase-frequency electronic scanning technology, forming sharp 3D pencil beams covering large surveillance and track volume. The radar automatically detects, tracks, classifies, identifies and reports targets, including cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, rotary and fixed-wing aircraft. It uses a high scan rate (40 RPM), is frequency agile, and operates at a range of 52 km. The radar is designed to incorporate extremely high resistance to electronic countermeasures (ECM), performs target acquisition, confirmation, tracking and identification. Mounted on a towed platform, or fitted to the roof of any number of chassis, it can be positioned remotely from the rest of the unit, operated autonomously and communicate with the Cromwell system via wideband fiber-optic link. It can also distribute its data over a radio network, although by definition that is more likely to compromise security parameters.

Armour
The Shepherd system and its components are armoured against 20mm fire, although Lyran Arms doesn't guarantee the integrity of any computer or electronic connections between the Shepherd system and non-Lyran carrier vehicles that come under direct fire. Lyran Arms does advise that the system is not involved in direct action, although the KWF PAK2 weapons systems are more than capable of local defence.

Propulsion and mobility
The Shepherd system is designed to be able to be fitted to to just about any platform capable of handling the 3.5 tonne weight load. Simple, near universal insulated electronic adaptors and command systems facilitate ease of adaptation to any mechanised, motorised or armoured force. Vehicles as diverse as the M113, LY219, BMP3 and Stryker are able to mount this vehicle with few, if any, modifications. The package is well balanced, modular, and slides seemlessly into any combat task group.
Shepherd is maritime capable, saltwater resistant, and is completely waterproof to depths of 12m, which is usually more than can be said for whatever vehicle is carrying it.

Conclusion
Shepherd is a system that many global militaries have been very anxiously waited for. While AA systems do exist, few offer the unique adaptability, mobility and ease of operation, coupled with extremely high lethality. Able to be configured so as to rapidly keep pace with fast moving combat operations, the Shepherd system will allow mechanised or armoured forces to conduct their activities, safe in the knowledge that hostile aircraft will be far more concerned with other matters.

Export
The LY220 Shepherd AA system is a highly sophisticated piece of hardware, and as such export versions are different to Lyran versions only in the layout of cryptographic technologies.
Asgarnieu, Verenberg, TPF, Errikland, Bomble, Tolvan and select other nations are eligible for special dispensation, if they wish to utilise the LY220 Shepherd.
Due to the high degree of sensitivity in the production of the LY220, production rights are only available to nations with whom Lyras has had substantial past dealings.

The LY220 system is sold internationally at NS$15,000,000 per vehicle.


Non-Lyran users of the LY220

Alfegos(2000)(NS$30bn)
Central Prestonia(250)(NS$3bn)
Asgarnieu(Production licence for 4410)(NS$25bn)
Crystal Mountains(250)(NS$3.5bn)
Emperor Pudu(40,000)(NS$600bn)
Bomble(50)(Gratis)
Kohinland(250)(NS$4.75bn)
Vandaheim(800)(NS$12bn)
Order of America(35,000)(Lyran Production within territorial boundaries)(NS$565bn)

Total LY220s in non-Lyran service
82,920

Gross foreign export earnings
NS $1243.25bn

Alfegos Ministry of War

We wish to purchase 50 of these units on Stryker chassis, with the Stryker chassis, as our current ACV are similar to this vehicle.

The money will be wired directly to your account.

TO: Alfegos Ministry of War
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

RE: Purchase of LY220

We thank you for your expressed desire to expand your air defence capabilities. 50 LY220 systems have been packed for your use. We do add, however, that the Stryker chassis are NOT included. The shown illustration is simply demonstrating that the Stryker chassis is compatible.

In other words, we will be happy to assist you to install the LY220 on any chassis you care to have it on, in this case YOUR Stryker-type vehicles.

Total cost for 50 LY220 systems comes to NS$750m

If we can be of any service, please don't hesitate to ask.

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras

We will commence the delivery of the 50 Stryker AA varients we have already, for you to attach the Shepherd system. The design has been evaluated, and it should not interfere with the addon.

TO: Alfegos Ministry of War
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

RE: Purchase of LY220

Acknowledged. The preparations are underway, and the completed vehicles will be sent back to you as soon as they are ready.

Regards

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras

TO: Lyran Governmental Trade Department
FROM: CCM Ministry of Defense

RE: LY220 Short-to-Medium Range Anti-Aircraft System
_________________________________________________________

We would like to purchase 250 to install on domestically produced Ironhearts.

Given their performance in trials, we will probably buy an additional 250-1500 units.

Best regards,

James Sutherland, Defense Minister
__________________________________________________________

LY220 Short-to-Medium Range Anti-Aircraft System 15M X 250 = 3.75B

OOC: Congrats on another awesome piece of equipment

IC:
To: Lyran Governmental Trade Department
From: Department of Defense

Assuming we are cleared, we would like to purchase 250 of these units to mount on LY219 Ironheart vehicles as a mobile AAA system. The necessary funds will be wired upon clearance being given.

Office 72
1217 Government Way
Balkan City, 85546
Balkan City S.A.R., United Democratic Empire of Asgarnieu

To: Lyras
From: Office of the Army of Asgarnieu, Purchases Bureau
Subject: LY220

Greetings.

Once again, we are amazed by the products being produced in Lyras. While we already have a sufficient number of Avenger II anti-air units, we have several un-used LY219 chassis' put in reserve. We wish to equip a number of those LY219's with the LY220 Shepard MStMRADS.

With that said, we wish to purchase a open production license to construct a total of 3,250 in the first construction period. After, we will produce 10 per month to create a large force in conjunction with our LY219 construction. Construction will continue for three years, after which we would like to retain the license to keep the ability to produce extras or replacements.

We will also be producing 800 LY220's to be fitted on our CCV-8 (local version of Stryker).

We thank you for condsidering our purchase, and wish this system the best of luck.

Thank you again.

Respectfully,

General (4-S) Thomas F. Goodwin
Commander-in-Chief, Asgarnian Army Armored Ground Forces (AAGF)

We commend you on the development of an excellent product, however the Tolvanic Army Air Defence Branch has already commited itself to the "Blazer" Modular Air Defence Turret System (MADTS) program at this time.

Once intergration with the M200 Demon chassis (license built LY219s) is completed we will of course make the plans available to you.

Colonel Stewart Parkes
Project Manager, Blazer MADTS
Tolvanic Army

TO: Colonel Parkes, Project Manager, Blazer MADTS, Tolvanic Army
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

Re: Shepherd, Blazer combination

At the risk of disclosing confidential dialogue, your communication came as something of a surprise. The LY220 had been designed for short-to-medium range engagement, with the understanding that the upcoming Tolvanic system would fulfil ground-based medium-to-long range AA requirements.

Please clarify, if possible.

Regards

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras


TO: General (4-S) Thomas F. Goodwin, Commander-in-Chief, Asgarnian Army Armored Ground Forces (AAGF)
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

Sir

If I understand your production licence phrasing correctly, you wish to acquire manufacturing rights to produce 3610 examples for use with LY219 chassis you have in production, along with a further 800 to be fitted to Stryker analogues, for a sum total of 4410, produced over a three year period, with the licence then downgrading to a replacement-of-attrition and maintenance support licence.

If we understand correctly, the purchase of production rights for a manufacturing run of that size will come to NS$25bn, but you do have the option to expand your production run to 5000 units, at no extra cost. Notification is still part of the contract, however.

We always consider purchases, sir, and yours more than most. Lyras wishes Asgarnieu the very best of fortune in all its endeavours.

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras



TO: Central Prestonian Department of Defence
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

(OOC: Cheers. Tell you what, AA is a lot to learn. I had no idea it was all so complicated)

Your request to purchase 250 LY220 Shepherd AA systems is acknowledged, and granted, for a total price of NS$3bn, with discount of NS$0.75bn, as per our status quo.

If you have any need of specific Lyran services, please don't hesitate to ask.

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras



TO: CCM Ministry of Defense
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

RE: LY220 Short-to-Medium Range Anti-Aircraft System

Your purchase request for 250 test examples of the LY220 Shepherd system is approved, at a total price of NS$3.5bn. The discount comes in recognition of the diligence of your testing efforts, and Lyran desires to examine the results of these tests in non-Lyran conditions and against non-Lyran hardware.

Irrespective, follow up purchases to you of any Lyran equipment will be, by direct order of Executive Command, at a 10% discount.

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras

The money has been wired.

TO: Lieutenant General Aleksandr, Director, Lyran Governmental Trade Department
FROM: Colonel Parkes, Project Manager, Blazer MADTS, Tolvanic Army

Attempts to mate the long ranged AGM-100 or medium ranged AIM-120SL to a self propelled chassis have been less than successful thus far to that end. We opted to field a ground launched variant of RIM-118 Improved Rolling Airframe Missile (IRAM) used by most surface ships in the Tolvanic Navy. The Blazer MADTS is slated for intergration with both the M200 Demon (as the
M218 Hydra II) and the Tolvanic Light Armored Vehicle chassis (as the M321 LAV-AD II).

However, we are willing to conduct competitive trials to compare the performance of the LY220 and the Blazer MADTS prior to making a formal procurement decision.

the Lyras Arms Manufacturing Industry once again astonishes the Kaiser and Verenberg Government,

we would like to purchase open liscence to help build our very mobile Army

Office 72
1217 Government Way
Balkan City, 85546
Balkan City S.A.R., United Democratic Empire of Asgarnieu

To: Lyras
From: Office of the Army of Asgarnieu, Purchases Bureau
Subject: RE: LY220

We accept the price. The money is being wired to the Lyran account as this message is typed.

We must respectfully decline your offer to upgrade to 5,000 at no extra cost, as we cannot over-stock on air defense units. Doing so may allow the extra vehicles and units to remain unused, and thusly ineffective.

We would also like to know what Lyras is cooking up next. We are in the market for a new Utility Combat Vehicle to replace our UCV-2 (HMMWV), and are wondering if such a vehicle is under development. Any other news regarding Lyran projects that are not classified would be appreciated.

Thank you for your kindess and support.

Respectfully,

General (4-S) Thomas F. Goodwin
Commander-in-Chief, Asgarnian Army Armored Ground Forces (AAGF)

TO: General (4-S) Thomas F. Goodwin, Commander-in-Chief, Asgarnian Army Armored Ground Forces (AAGF)
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

Sir

Your reasoning behind rejecting the 590 additional vehicles is acknowledged. If you do change your mind, simply let us know, and there will be no additional charge for the new production.

As for what is in the pipeline, there isn't anything earth shattering. If you'd like us to examine options for a utility combat vehicle, then I'm sure R & D would happy to oblige. We are also considering a new artillery development. Either way, Field Marshal Wallington is taking suggestions from any source he can find. I will be happy to forward yours to him, if you would like?

Regards

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras



TO: Verenberg Ministry of Defence, Acquisitions
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

For you, an open licence is $20 bn. Build as many as you like, let us know how many, and feel free to ask if you would like advice on how to establish viable mobile air defence.

Regards to His Majesty the Kaiser

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras

OOC is there a way of putting that on a Warhound body with GAU-8 Avenger 30mm instead of the 25mm

FROM: DANTAG HEAVY INDUSTRIES
TO:LYRAS

We would like to purchase 5 LY220 Shepherd, mounted on LY219 Ironheart´s

Funds have been wired

Thank You

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OOC to Imperial isa:

Two thoughts on that.

1st thought: Yowza. Nice concept. GAU-8, plus 12 missiles, on a very big tank chassis... ooooooooooooo... not a bad thought...

2nd thought: OMG the expense! The reason why Lyras initially looked to move away from the LY3A1/2 Warhound to the LY4 Wolfhound was that the Warhound was phenomenally spendy on the fuel. Astronomically so, by virtue of its high weight and powerful engine.

I do like how you think though... we will examine that concept. Very nice idea indeed... Shepherds on a Warhound...

I do believe I like you...


TO: DANTAG HEAVY INDUSTRIES
FROM:LYRAN GOVERNMENTAL TRADE DEPARTMENT

Your purchase request for 5 LY220 Shepherds, mounted on LY219 Ironheart chassis' is approved, at a total cost of NS$100m, including chassis.

If we can be of any further service, please let us know.

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras

OOC: Thinking about it... more to follow after I have thought about it...

OOC to Imperial isa:

Two thoughts on that.

1st thought: Yowza. Nice concept. GAU-8, plus 12 missiles, on a very big tank chassis... ooooooooooooo... not a bad thought...

2nd thought: OMG the expense! The reason why Lyras initially looked to move away from the LY3A1/2 Warhound to the LY4 Wolfhound was that the Warhound was phenomenally spendy on the fuel. Astronomically so, by virtue of its high weight and powerful engine.

I do like how you think though... we will examine that concept. Very nice idea indeed... Shepherds on a Warhound...

I do believe I like you...


TO: DANTAG HEAVY INDUSTRIES
FROM:LYRAN GOVERNMENTAL TRADE DEPARTMENT

Your purchase request for 5 LY220 Shepherds, mounted on LY219 Ironheart chassis' is approved, at a total cost of NS$100m, including chassis.

If we can be of any further service, please let us know.

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras

OOC: Thinking about it... more to follow after I have thought about it...

Is the second OOC: for me?If so i want to tell you that i am going to add another rifle and a family of assault weapons,in multiple configurations

OOC to Smyrnag:

Join the NS Draftroom. It'd be seriously worth your while :)

NS Draftroom (http://z13.invisionfree.com/LineartInc/index.php?showforum=46)

To: Lyran Governmental Trade Department
From: Mr. White, foreign affairs officer

The Dominion of Emperor Pudu, in following it's recent interest in certain other Lyranian technologies, would like to extend it's array of fine vehicles to include the LY220 Shepard air defense turret.

We would like to request forty-thousand examples of the technology, to be mounted on your LY219 chassis. Unsure of whether or not we are required to purchase the LY219s separately, we offer the complete cost of the Shepard systems first.

If it is insufficient for the stated reasons, we will of course further our payment.

Thank you,

Good day,
Mr. White.

Office 72
1217 Government Way
Balkan City, 85546
Balkan City S.A.R., United Democratic Empire of Asgarnieu

To: Lyran Governmental Trade Department
From: Office of the Army of Asgarnieu, Purchases Bureau
Subject: Request

Greetings. We are interested in jointly producing and designing a replacement utility combat vehicle to replace our aging UCV-2's.

We have come up with a requirement set that we would like to see in a new UCV:

-Must be automatic transmission
-Must have 4-wheel and 2-wheel selectable drives
-Must have a low center of gravity (preferrably with low profile)
-Must incorporate stealth features
-Must have bio-diesel hybrid engine
-Must have standard armoring capable of stopping 7.62x54mm rounds
-Must have capability to utilize large caliber (12.7mm/14.5mm) remote weapons station
-Must have multiple variants (ambulance, anti-armor, anti-air, command, peacekeeping, up-armored)
-Should incorporate IR targeting and location systems (including IR spotlight)
-Should contain at least 4 seats
-Should be low-maintainance
-Should have low production cost
-Should have run-flat tires
-Should have floodlights
-Should have silent engine operation

We hope that these specifications can be useful and not too burdening. We apoligize for overworking the Lyran Defense personnel, but we will generously compensate these persons and the Lyran government for their efforts.

We thank you for considering our request, and would like to thank Lyras as a whole for being such good friends. However, we do not know much about the Lyran government and are requesting information regarding the government and military. Perhaps we could organize a joint combat training operation and cross-train special forces personnel in each agency's area of expertise.

Once again, thank you.

Respectfully,

Gen. (4-S) Thomas F. Goodwin
Commander-in-Chief, Asgarnian Army Armored Ground Forces (AAGF)

[OOC: Perhaps you have an NSWiki page? If not, I would highly suggest it.]

Alfegos Ministry of War

Our ministry wonders whether the Shepherd can be converted as a stationary ground-defence weapon, for use as defence at military bases.

If so, we wish to purchase 40 of these converted units.

Bomblean Defence Agency

Requirement 4d/38

Sir,

After much deliberation, we have again chosen you as the best replacement for an outdated machine.

As you have already pointed out, our current M163s are ageing and require replacement. It is currently being withdrawn from service after years of sterling front-line work. The LY220 Shepherd seems to be a more than adequate replacement.

Initially, we would like to purchase 50 of your fine vehicles. Please be aware that additional orders may be undertaken.

Once again, we would like to commend you on your fine range of vehicles. We are more than happy to pay the full purchase price for them due to the brilliant quality of the vehicles, a discount is unecessary!

Yours sincerely,

Thomas Harding
CEO, Bomblean Defence Agency

OOC: I'm currently working on my first commercial NS project, the Avon ARJ-100 regional jet. I'm looking for a suitable NS engine for it, would the NS Draftroom help, or is that not what it's for?

To: Mr. White, foreign affairs officer
From: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

Sir

Your purchase request for 40,000 LY220 Shepherd AA systems is acknowledged, and accepted.

With specific reference to your desire to mount them on an LY219 (which we feel is a logical choice), the LY219 is usually NOT included in the purchase cost of a Shepherd system, however for an order this size we will charge you half price for the LY219 chassis, and provide you with a replacement of attrition licence, so as to facilitate the maintenance of your vehicles.

The total thus comes to NS$600 bn for the Shepherds themselves, and NS$80bn for the order of 40,000 LY219 chassis, for a total of NS$680bn.

We thank you for your purchase, confident that it will perform as well for you as it has for us. If you have any need of Lyras' services, for any reason, please let us know.

Regards

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras


TO: Thomas Harding, CEO, Bomblean Defence Agency
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

We thank you for your selection of the LY220 Shepherd as your anti-aircraft system of choice into the future. We fully agree that a discount is not required. For an ally, with a modest initial order, we will happily cover your expenses. Consider your first acquisition of 50 LY220 AA systems as gratitude to you, from the Protectorate, for publicly declaring your support of us, and our people.

On a personal note, someone over there has really made Warmarshall Krell a happy man. He has been almost cheerful since the alliance was announced.

Further purchases are, of course, offered, should you wish to take advantage of them.

Sincerely

Regards

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras


OOC: They'd be happy to help. Not sure if they'd be much help with civilian aircraft, but worth a look.



TO: Alfegos Ministry of War
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

Sir

The LY220 system is a turret, capable of being mounted on any number of carriage systems.

Should you wish to mount them on a stationary emplacement, by all means do so, although it would, to us, appear to be a waste of the platform's mobility.

Your account with the Lyran Protectorate has been charged NS$600m for 40 units, and they are enroute to you.

Should you need our assistance for any reason, please do not hesitate to ask.

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras




To: Gen. (4-S) Thomas F. Goodwin, Commander-in-Chief, Asgarnian Army Armored Ground Forces (AAGF)
From: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

Subject: Request for joint development and production of utility combat vehicle.


Sir

Your request has been bumped to Executive Command and the Research and Development Commission for discussion, with a positive recommendation. I am fairly certain that there will be no issues in the development. Quite a list of requirements, but I'm sure Field Marshal Wallington and his magicians over at Lughenti Testing Range will come up with something.

Best wishes until I can get back to you with something more concrete.

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras


OOC: No problem at all. I'll see what emerges. May take a bit. I have a very busy weekend lined up. To say nothing of 2 kids...

OOC: DANTAG just developed a new pistol series and since a part of the Corporation is yours i think you should see it

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=534462

TO: Thomas Harding, CEO, Bomblean Defence Agency
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

We thank you for your selection of the LY220 Shepherd as your anti-aircraft system of choice into the future. We fully agree that a discount is not required. For an ally, with a modest initial order, we will happily cover your expenses. Consider your first acquisition of 50 LY220 AA systems as gratitude to you, from the Protectorate, for publicly declaring your support of us, and our people.

On a personal note, someone over there has really made Warmarshall Krell a happy man. He has been almost cheerful since the alliance was announced.

Further purchases are, of course, offered, should you wish to take advantage of them.

Sincerely

Regards

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras


OOC: They'd be happy to help. Not sure if they'd be much help with civilian aircraft, but worth a look.

Bomblean Defence Agency

Requirement 4d/38

Sir,

Your offer came quite unexpectedly to me! We thank you ally, for your kindness and generosity and if the time comes, expect us to be first to stand beside you in battle.

Our initial order will sometime in the near future be supplemented by further and larger orders. Please let us pay in full what we owe for these. These machines are well worth full payment! Dictator Buck has requested it himself.

Our modest order has been due to lack of funds at the time being and the relatively slow withdrawl of the M163. Further reinforcement to the A220A1 (LY220) force will be undertaken in due course.

Unfortunately, the native Avon ARJ-100 regional jet program has run into difficulties and it's release has been put back two weeks. This may not seem important news to you, but the program also has a military Airborne Early Warning (AEW) variant planned. If you are interested, Avon Aeronautics is fully government-funded and can offer you discounts on the aircraft for your kindness. The discount amount is depedent on sales.

We were pleased at the news of Warmarshall Krell's elevated mood. Long may it continue!

Yours faithfully,

Thomas Harding
CEO, Bomblean Defence Agency

TO: Thomas Harding, CEO, Bomblean Defence Agency
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

We acknowledge your requirement to uphold your honour, to pay what you feel is due to us for that which we provide, but there are multiple layers to our generosity.

You are now ours brothers-in-arms. Where you fight, we are honourbound to do the same, and your enemies are ours also. We are aware of your lack of funds, and we think it appalling that those who hold freedom's sword be held back by the insignificant, unworthy factors that conventional economics represent.

We pay nothing for production. Our people work because we seek to, because we must, because we are the state, and the state us. Because the Protectorate is our life, our soul and our being, in a totality that is hard to convey to someone not of Lyras. We charge for our products only to acquire foreign currency with which to purchase that we do not produce ourselves.

When we go to war alongside you, which I am sure we shall, in due course, if your soldiers were to needlessly die due to lack of satisfactory equipment, equipment which we have in an abundant (near limitless) supply, then ours would be the dishonour. You could rail at us, quite justifiably, for being two faced, for being self-serving and poor allies.

From a more Lyro-centric perspective, when we fight at your side, we would like to be confident in your capabilities, in all fields, and sure of your defence of us, even as we defend you.

We seek to be aware of our own weaknesses, even as we assist others with theirs, and it is in this light that we have now become far more interested in your ARJ-100 program. Recent successes across all Lyran export technologies has resulted in a substantial cash surplus. If there is anything we can do to assist development, then please let us know, as we currently lack high-powered long range radar systems, and have identified that very factor as a hole in the Protectorate's current order of battle.

Reference the Warmarshall's mood, he is a cantankerous old fellow, still sharp as a tack, and long past the age where one feels that pleasantries are required. Still, news of your AEW development should keep him in high spirits.

Yours faithfully,

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras

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The Kingdom of Kohinland

We wish to purchase 250 LY220 Shepherds mounted on LY219 Ironhearts hears if possible. We wish to know how much this will be, we will wire the funds if the order is approved.

Signed,
Brett Tal-Zaaja

From Oblivion2 Minister of defence.
Hello again o great nation of lyras. My emporer has stated that our air defences are meager at best. My military would like to purchase Production rights, as we have had dealings in the past.

Please report soon.

TO: Brett Tal-Zaaja, Kingdom of Kohinland
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

RE: LY220 Shpeherd AA systems on LY219 chassis

Your purchase request for 250 LY220 Shepherds, mounted on LY219 Ironheart chassis' is approved, at a total cost of NS$4.75bn, including chassis.

If we can be of any further service, please let us know.

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras






TO: Minister of Defence, Oblivion2
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

RE: Production rights to LY220 Shepherd

The nature of the sensitivity of the LY220 is such that production rights are very closely guarded. We appreciate your interest, but will not grant production rights at this stage.

However, should you make a large-scale order, we will happily provide a discount in reflection of the cost benefit provided by domestic manufacture.


Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras

TO: Brett Tal-Zaaja, Kingdom of Kohinland
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

RE: LY220 Shpeherd AA systems on LY219 chassis

Your purchase request for 250 LY220 Shepherds, mounted on LY219 Ironheart chassis' is approved, at a total cost of NS$4.75bn, including chassis.

If we can be of any further service, please let us know.

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras






TO: Minister of Defence, Oblivion2
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

RE: Production rights to LY220 Shepherd

The nature of the sensitivity of the LY220 is such that production rights are very closely guarded. We appreciate your interest, but will not grant production rights at this stage.

However, should you make a large-scale order, we will happily provide a discount in reflection of the cost benefit provided by domestic manufacture.


Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras

The funds have been wired to your account.

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Dear Sir,

Following our earlier correspondance regarding Lyrian weaponry, we are pleased to announce that the LY220 has been earmarked for use on our anti-aircraft series.

As such, we wish to enquire as to obtaining the production rights to the LY220 and it's software, with a view to using it in our products.

Regards

Dr. Gerald H. Riley
Division Manager

TO: Dr. Gerald H. Riley, Division Manager, Rail-Weapons Division, Pan-Arab Barronia
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

Dear Sir,

Your decision to utilise the LY220 and its software as your air-defence system of choice is acknowledged, and we thank you for your vote of confidence in our equipment.

The LY220 is a sophisticated proprietary technology, and we are normally reluctant to share it. However, in light of the unique nature of the request, and unusual circumstances surrounding it, we will permit production of the LY220, and utilisation of its targetting and tracking software.

Executive Command has dictated a NS$20bn (equivalent to a medium-scale production run) charge for the production rights for both, and requests notification of units sold. These terms are negotiable in specifics, but the general points are likely to remain, should there be dispute.

We reiterate that we are glad you have recognised the system for what it's worth, and hope that it will serve you as well as it has served us.

Regards

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras

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The Alfegos governement wishes to commend Lyras on the quality of the current product, and as such have put in order another 1910 of these units for mounting on the Stryker IFV.

TO: Alfegos Ministry of War
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

Sir

You kind words and confidence, punctuated so clearly by a further purchase request, are appreciated by the Protectorate.

As ordered, a further 1910 units of the LY220 system have been despatched to you, at a total cost of NS$28.65bn.

Should you have any further need of assistance, in any capacity, please let us know.

Stand undaunted

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras

The money has been wired to your account.

Greetings,

We are greatly pleased with our dealing so far with Lyras, and have decided in the interest of commonality, (and to a certain degree on Colonel Krell's "advice") to purchase 800 LY220 turrets for a price of 12 billion. The units will be mounted on the LY219. If possible, we would prefer our standard autocannon, the Bushmaster III 35mm instead of the 25mm Pak2, but understand if this causes fire control software problems.

Thank you,

Cal Penderson
Director
Vandaheim Defense Material Command

TO: Cal Penderson, Director, Defense Materiel Command, Vandaheim
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

RE: LY220 Shepherd Purchase

Thank you for your expressed interest in the LY220 system. I must admit that we are not particularly surprised that Colonel Krell recommended the Shepherd. It was partly her concept in the first instance. Lyran forces suffered heavily to air attacks by the Fehnmari Republic during the last war, and she argued very heavily for a system that could keep pace with armoured advances (OOC: seriously, she did... making your comment kinda ironic, but also rather cool).

I doubt any other colonel would have had the same effect, although the ideas were very sound. In a state like Lyras, we have more colonels than many other nations have personnel in their military.

But Natasha Krell is no ordinary officer. Besides being extremely capable, outspoken, and a firebrand, she is also the daughter of Warmarshall Krell. She doesn't take advantage of the fact, quite the opposite, I think she sometimes resents it. People assume that she gets her way because of her family background, and she chafes at that assumption.

Follow her advice, when she gives it. She may be sarcastic, aggressive, confrontational and obnoxious, but she is also very good at what she does.

Reference the use of the the Bushmaster III, feel free. Commonality is a good thing, and the Cromwell II fire control is more than able to handle the adjustment.

800 LY220 turrets are being despatched, at the stated price of NS$12bn.

Stand undaunted.

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras

We would like to acquire the production rights for the LY220 weapons. This will be used towards the step in the contruction of Air Defense Grids in Maldorians.

~Montross.
-Head General of the Mandalorian Empire.

TO: General Montross, Mandalorian Empire
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

RE: Production Rights to the LY220 Shepherd system

We appreciate your desire to protect your citizens and infrastructure. However, we don't offer standard domestic production rights to the LY220, due to the sensitive nature of its design. Only extremely select nations are permitted to produce the Shepherd locally.

We are, however, willing to compromise on this matter, in a manner of speaking.

For NS$40bn, we will establish, maintain and staff a production facility under direct Lyran control, within your territory, exclusively for the purpose of producing, maintaining and repairing these systems for the Mandalorian Empire. Resources shipped TO the facility will, of course, be your responsibility.

This also has the added bonus of making this particular munitions factory impervious to attack by a hostile nation, as an attack upon this facility would be an attack upon the Lyran Protectorate.

In the near future, we shall be releasing the LY471 Skyguard AA/ABM system, which this plant shall also be able to manufacture, with minor upgrades. THAT particular system is also likely to be of interest to you.

Please let us know of your thoughts either way.

Stand undaunted.

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras

To: Lyras
From: The OoA Department of Military Transactions

Another Brilliant Lyran Ground Vehicle. We are Pleasantly Surprised by this New system and are very excited to make it a common sight in our Military. I beleive that our Government does have a Defense budget capable of making such a buy, as such my nation wishes to Purchase an Initial Order of 35,000 Units, and permission from the Lyran Government to construct a Manufacturing facility with a Capacity of Producing 5,000 Units a Month. If this is not possible please inform my Government and perhaps we can Develop a more appropriate deal.

Sincerely,
Joseph Rodriguez
Director of The Department of Military Transactions

TO: Joseph Rodriguez, Director of The Department of Military Transactions, The Order of America
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

Your purchase of 35,000 units is welcomed, and we note with happiness your improved military situation.

However, we do NOT offer domestic production rights to the LY220, due to the sensitive nature of its design. Only extremely select nations are permitted to produce the Shepherd locally, a fact that we have mentioned to others previously.

We are, however, willing to compromise on this matter, in a manner of speaking.

For NS$40bn, we will establish, maintain and staff a production facility under direct Lyran control, within your territory, exclusively for the purpose of producing, maintaining and repairing these systems for the Order of America. Resources shipped TO the facility will, of course, be your responsibility.

This also has the added bonus of making this particular munitions factory impervious to attack by a hostile nation, as an attack upon this facility would be an attack upon the Lyran Protectorate.

In the near future, we shall be releasing the LY471 Skyguard AA/ABM system, which this plant shall also be able to manufacture, with minor upgrades. THAT particular system is also likely to be of interest to you.

Please let us know of your thoughts either way.

Stand undaunted.

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras

This Deal Is Exceptable thank You for Cooperating with My Deparment.

Sincerely,
Joseph Rodriguez

TO: Joseph Rodriguez, Director of The Department of Military Transactions, The Order of America
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

Director Rodriguez

We are always willing to oblige. To that end, Colonel Ryther is assembling a detachment to establish your production facilities as we speak, and 35,000 LY220 units are enroute.

When further information comes to us reference the LY471, we will notify you, for your perousal.

Regards

Lieutenant General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras

The Great Theocracy of the Holy Marsh would like to purchase 2,000 LY220s at a cost of $30,000,000,000. We thank you for your time on this matter.

(OOC: Ahh, having a budget of over $1.2 Trillion and no navy makes life easy.:P)

TO: Holy Marsh
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

RE: LY220 Shepherd purchase

Your purchase of 2000 examples of the LY220 Shepherd, at a cost of NS$30bn, is acknowledged. Given the size of the order, and the recent purchase of the LY219, we shall, if you wish, mount them upon LY219 chassis at no further cost.

The shipment will be rolled into the extant LY219 order, and should not alter the delivery schedule.

Regards

Lieutenant-General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras

The offer is much appreciated, but we plan on mounting them on now surplus Stryker vehicles.

TO: Holy Marsh
FROM: Lyran Governmental Trade Department

RE: LY220 Shepherd purchase

We acknowledge preference for the LY220 turrets alone, and confirm shipment.

Regards

Lieutenant-General Aleksandr
Director
Lyran Governmental Trade Department
Bredubar
Protectorate of Lyras

The Kingdom of Saint California would like to purchase 50 units standalone of the LY-220s for field evaluation. We will mount the turrets to a vehicle(s) of our choosing at a later date. Upon a successful field evaluation, we will place a larger order. As our defense budget is nearing $1.8 Trillion, we have not done the required calculations as it is fully within our budget. If this is a problem, please let us know. Once the build time and pricing is confirmed, funds will be wired immediately. We hope this transaction will be a smooth one and look forward to many future purchases.