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Introduction -
The Havenic Trading Company was formed as a joint venture amongst three leading nations: The Most Serene Imperium of Izistan, The Armed Democratic Republic of Mekugi, and The Republic of The Northern Expanse. Through strengthening alliances between these nations, this was seen as the next logical step to provide armaments and munitions to the ill-equipped peoples of Haven so that they might defend themselves more readily from aggressors, whatever form they may take.

Though there are many smaller manufacturers from these nations represented here, many of these designs come from the leading arms corporations in their respective homelands:

- Raven Munitions Industries
- AVA Manufacturing Corporation
- Robertson Arms Co.

HTC Military Heavy Armaments (MHA)-
A branch subsidiary of HTC the Military Heavy Armaments Division is comprised of several major contractors from around haven, the most important being

- GEM Aerospace
- Pelican Rotorcraft
- Consolidated Aircraft Technologies (CAT)
- Aerone Aerospace Inc.
- Wellington International Defense Solutions (WINDS)
- Hellsing Defense Contractors Ltd.
- Scapa Military Aviation
- Tyrandis Precision Machine Import/Export Corporation
- Red Star Industries
- Megacity Aerospace Systems

All designs listed are property of their respective companies, and are listed here for the sake of export and indirect sales for the parent company.

Product Index-

Armored Ground Vehicles-
The IKT-5 Odin IFV (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13003680&postcount=2)
IKT-5AAA Thor AAA (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13003684&postcount=3)
IKT-5AGS Osiris AGS (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13003688&postcount=4)
Arnak Wheeled APC (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13013772&postcount=20)

Air Superiority Aircraft-
FA-15 Cardinal (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13005214&postcount=9)
FA-33 Evolution 1 (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13007529&postcount=14)
Na-24G Mako (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13008920&postcount=15)
Nu-38KMI Aeromancer (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13021062&postcount=30)
F/A-84A Shadow (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13021061&postcount=29)

Multi-Role Aircraft-
FA-16 Priest (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13003712&postcount=5)
Ni-35X Tsunami (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13006607&postcount=12)
Ne-47 Halberd (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13007455&postcount=13)
Ni-35MCAT Deluge (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13012655&postcount=18)
F/A-9 Helios (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13025098&postcount=47)
AF-39A/B Spatz (Sparrow) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13046153&postcount=65)

Attack Aircraft-
AG-6 Ballista (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13003716&postcount=6)
Ni-34C2 Utgard (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13016820&postcount=21)
Do-13 Dracotour (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13017298&postcount=22)
AV-13 Dragonfly (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13095580&postcount=88)

Interceptors-
IR-33 Nightmare (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13103859&postcount=89)

Tactical Bombers-
No-34A11C Asgard (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13005744&postcount=10)

Strategic Bombers/Gunships-
B-22 Zeus (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13003770&postcount=8)
Yo-119B Maelstrom II (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13012839&postcount=19)
Type 1000 "Flare" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13056769&postcount=77)

Transports/Tankers/AWACS-
Ke-85 Lodestone II (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13054746&postcount=75)
Fu-121 Neuromancer (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13021225&postcount=39)
Sky Top class AWACs Zeppelin (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13031376&postcount=58)
Ku-47D1 Milkman (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13032902&postcount=60)
Ku-85 Boondocker (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13060229&postcount=79)
Fu-85 Farscape (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13062424&postcount=84)

Jet Trainers-
Ni-35T Tsunami (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13012579&postcount=17)

Rotorcraft-
ARV-94 Black Eagle (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13021069&postcount=31)

Surface Craft(minor)-
Type A Whaler (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13006189&postcount=11)
Whirlwind class Frigate (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13026931&postcount=53)
Acolyte class DDGN (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13045589&postcount=63)
Lucianus class Frigate (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13053177&postcount=73)

Submersibles-
Outreach Class SSGN (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13021176&postcount=36)
Kora Class SSN (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13021185&postcount=37)
Braach Class SSBN (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13021170&postcount=35)

Munitions-

-Air to Air
ATAIM-8 Tasogare (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13026434&postcount=50)
ATAIM-9 Rakurai (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13026441&postcount=51)
ATAIM-10 Hanabi (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13026500&postcount=52)
AAGM.18R5 Dementia (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13028727&postcount=56)
AAGM.34 Bloodhound (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13025968&postcount=48)
AAGM.22M1 Zealot (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13031473&postcount=59)

-Air to Ground
AGM-43 Shinkai (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13021089&postcount=33)
SGM-330 Broadside (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13021120&postcount=34)

-Surface to Air
SA-60 Bishop, & T/I Radar (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13023533&postcount=44)

-Standoff
HSMDV Apollo (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13003760&postcount=7)
AGM-13 Ghoul (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13025994&postcount=49)

Surface to Surface
TX5 Backflip (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13054917&postcount=76)

-Marine
Swordfish IIIA Improved (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13021189&postcount=38)

-Space to Space
SOM-3I Ares (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13044970&postcount=62)


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The IKT-5 Odin IFV
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Backround
The IKT-5 Odin was an effort by the Granatian Government and Hellsing Land Systems to ween the country off foreign vehicles and designs and turn the military into something more domestic. For far too long, the Granatian Military relied on foreign equipment to arm and power it's Military, but lately the Granatian Government has spent a large amount of money developing it's own weaponry, in conjunction with Hellsing of course. First came the GA-18 Sniper Rifle/Anti-Materiel Rifle, then the AH-32 and it's successor the AH-35. Slowly, but surely, the Granatian Military was becoming homegrown.

The Warsong was designed to replace the SOV.17 IFV which was designed by the ever popular Kriegzimmer Export Company. Although the IKT-5 might now be as all-around excellent as the SOV.17, it will allow Granate to produce it's own Armored Vehicles. This also allows Granate and Hellsing Land Systems to cohesively to manufacture upgrades for the IKT-5, which over time should overtake the SOV.17. Possible upgrades have been announced, and they included an Urban Combat Package that will greatly increase the IKT-5s versatility in the urban enviroment.

Armament
The IKT-5's main armament is a 30mm Auto-Cannon designed and manufactured by Hellsing Land Systems' sister company Hellsing Aerospace for their AH-35 Warbird Attack Helicopter. The cannon has been modified so that it will sit easier in the cradle. Other modifications include a lengthened barrel of 2.2 meters, to increase accuracy at longer ranges, and faster firing rate then it's predecessor.

The main gun's effective range is 2,350 meters which a full 350 meters farther then the infamous M242 Bushmaster. This allows the IKT-5 to knock out enemy Trucks, Humvees, and light fortications at a longer range. The gun's max range, although can be circumvented with some fancy shooting, is 7,100m. The main gun's rate of fire is at 175 rounds a minute maximum. Any more then that and you risk the barrel overheat and rounds exploding in the barrel.

The secondary gun, a .50 Machine Gun, is placed in a special track that goes around the whole of the Commander's hatch. This allows the gun to be turned in almost any direction to lay down some .50 fire on the enemy. The gun itself has no defining qualties that seperate it from other .50 Guns.

Armor
The armor on the IKT-5 is one Hellsing Land Systems is very proud of. They have reported that it can 30mm API round anywhere on the vehicle and can take a 30mm APFSDS round straight on in the front. This is considered perfect protection against 30mm rounds, which are common place on IFVs and APCs in the world these days.

The turret armor suite is a 18mm thick composite blend of Titanium Diboride and Alumina encased in steel with a small rubber lining between the Composite and the steel. The armor also has a 22mm thick Titanium back plate, which helps to increase the armors effectiveness, if at the cost of price. The armor is appliqué, which means that it they are effectively plates that are welded on the original titanium/steel hull of the vehicle. This process is easier and more cost-effective then designing the vehicle like one would a MBT.

A similiar armor suite is located on the Glacis of the IKT-5. It has a similiar composite blend of Titanium Diboride and Alumina encased in steel with a rubber lining. It's only difference is the thickness of the composite blend. It is only 8mm thick with a 12mm Titanium Back plate. It is also appliqué like the turret armor.

The sides and the rear of the IKT-5 are a bit simplier then the frontal armor. The armor suites in these areas is simply a 14mm base armor of Aluminium with about 16mm of Titanium covering it. The armor on the sides is designed so that the appliqué plates use on the front of the IKT-5 can be added to the sides of the tank should the need arise. The rear of the IKT-5 is basically a similiar set-up as on the sides, but only slightly smaller. There is a 12mm base armor of Aluminium and a 13mm Titanium Plate on top of it.

Another way of increasing the armor was used by Hellsing. It called for a slope of 80 degrees on the Glacis. This not only helped protect the tank, but it also made it possible to use less armor on the glacis. This had a slight drawback that space inside the IKT-5 was lossed, but Hellsing and Granatian Government thought that the trade-off was a fair one.

Manufacturing Info
Name: IKT-5 Odin
Type of Vehicle: Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Country of Origin: Granate
Manufacturer: Hellsing Land Systems

General Info
Weight: 31.4 Tonnes
Length: 7.21 m
Width: 3.1 m
Height: 3.01 m
Crew: 3 + 6
Armor: Composite/Titanium Armor
Primary Armament: 30mm Auto-Cannon 450 rounds
Secondary Armament: .50 cal Machine Gun 1,500 rounds.
Engine: Hellsing DeX1150 725hp
Power/Weight: 23.08 hp/tonne
Suspension: Torsion Bar
Operational Range: 500km
Speed: 68 km/h

Armor RHAe Values
Turret: 125mm
Glacis: 145mm
Sides: 75mm
Rear: 65mm

Users: Granatian Military
Price: 4.5 Million Per System

IKT-5AAA Thor Anti-Air Artillery
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The Thor AAA System was designed as a cheap, versatile alternative to foreign AAA Systems. It uses quad SAM Launchers as it's primary armament which are designed against Air Targets. It also sports twin 23mm Gast guns for Helicopters or other targets.

General Info
Weight: 32.3 Tonnes
Length: 7.21 m
Width: 3.1 m
Height: 3.01 m
Crew: 4
Armor: Composite/Titanium Armor
Primary Armament: 4x Short Range SAM Missiles
Secondary Armament: 2x 23mm Gast Guns 350 Rounds
Engine: Hellsing DeX1150 725hp
Power/Weight: 22.45 hp/tonne
Suspension: Torsion Bar
Operational Range: 500km
Speed: 68 km/h

Armor RHAe Values
Turret: 125mm
Glacis: 145mm
Sides: 75mm
Rear: 65mm

Users: Granatian Military
Price: 4.7 Million Per System

IKT-5AGS Osiris Amored Gun System
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The IKT-5AGS was designed as a dedicated Amored Gun System much in the same vein as the M8 Bradford for the US Military. Although military doctrines today call for Mobile Gun Systems instead of Amored Gun Systems, the Granatian Military feels that the commonality between the chassis will reduce maintainence for the entire IKF-5 Family.

The Osiris, as it is known, trades out the entire turret of the Odin for a newer and larger turret that is able to handle the entire size of the 105mm Gun. The 105mm Gun is the main weapon on the Osiris, as it is designed to be used against heavier targets then the Odin is designed for. Due, to the usage of an Autoloader and the considerable bulk that the turret adds to the vehicle, dismounts are not allowed under almost any circumstances.

General Info
Weight: 37.4 Tonnes
Length: 7.91 m Gun Forward
Width: 3.1 m
Height: 3.01 m
Crew: 3
Armor: Composite/Titanium Armor
Primary Armament: 1x Hellsing M45A1 105mm Smoothbore Gun 40 Rounds
Secondary Armament: 1x Coaxial .50 HMG 1,500 Rounds
Engine: Hellsing DeX1150 725hp
Power/Weight: 19.39hp/tonne
Suspension: Torsion Bar
Operational Range: 500km
Speed: 54 km/h

Armor RHAe Values
Turret: 125mm
Glacis: 145mm
Sides: 75mm
Rear: 65mm

Users: Granatian Military
Price: 4.9 Million Per System

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History

The Light Combat Fighter program was initiated with the expected retirement of the FA 11 Deacon. The Cardinal could effectively replace the Deacon in some roles; notably, as an effective heavy strike fighter; however, it is too large and unwieldy as a lightweight, carrier ready aircraft. Being one of the heaviest fighters in the sky, it wasn't exactly carrier-friendly, a point raised by GEM's export customers. The ICA's air arm wanted a lightweight fighter capable of deployment from it's recently aquired command battleships, necitating an aircraft at least capable of verticle landing; they also wanted something at least somewhat stealthy, and able to support landing infantry. The CAF and SPARTA wanted fighters able to sneak into enemy territory, loiter near targets, and provide extreme close air support, similar in the vein of the Deacon. All three branches wanted the aircraft to be able to defend itself effectively in the event of a dogfight within contested airspace; even if they were going to be backed up by the Cardinal Calvary. With the three branches calling for aircraft filling similar roles, the Military Consulate decided to combine their programs into one all-encompassing request - the Light Combat Fighter. All of a sudden, things seemed very reminiscent of the US Joint Strike Fighter program.

Of the 3 companies who were delivered notices of inquiry, only GEM responded with a solid design before the Phase I deadline. The aircraft was a single engined stealth aircraft with a canard-delta-V planform, with vertical lift provided by direct down thrust vectoring and a modified lift fan system derived from the Rolls Royce Lift Fan employed on the F 35B.

The aircraft, essentially the only entry, quickly won over the Military Consulate.

Following the success of the FA 15 and its derivatives, GEM prompted the Consulate for permission to export the Priest - considering it was intended to supplement the Cardinal, and vice-versa, and much of the impetus for the design came from external pressure.

Design and Mission

The FA 16 is a heavily-reduced RCS STOVL tactical combat support aircraft, intended to support infantry in close air operations and to provide the fleet with a suitable air arm. The aircraft provides generous lift at low speeds, with the ability to strike quickly and get out fast. The ability to hover and land vertically allows the aircraft to operate out of the ICA's non-carrier fleet, while it's overall small size makes it a much more forgiving carrier borne aircraft.

Airframe

The general planform of the Priest is a dogtoothed cropped delta, featuring rear ruddervators and retractable forward canards fixed on a wide lifting body design. Further enhancing control is the all-aspect thrust vectoring system, featuring four articulating plates. Flaps forward of the nozzle allow thrust to safely flow foward of the aircraft, allowing both thrust vectoring and, with the retractable top intake ramps deployed, reverse flight. Top speeds in the upper Mach 2 region are more than achievable, giving the FA 16 an ability to go low, hit a ground target, and quickly escape, potentially without even being tracked & targeted.

The aircraft is primarily constructed from lightweight alloys; structurally, the Priest is a semi monocoque stressed skin design, with the 29 lithium-alumninum formers and longerons fused together via electron welding. The wing structure is also formed of electron-welded LiAl ribs and longerons, with the further foldable section interfacing with the hydraulics pumping to facilitate the use of the sectioned ailerons. The wingbox, landing gear, engine fairing, and cockpit frames are fashioned from cast SOCADI steel, providing further increased strength. Two articulating plates in each intake provide for variable geometry, increasing the top speed well above Mach 2 at altitude. The underlying stressed skin is made primarily of LiAl-based alloy covered in polyketon bonded carbon fiber with a titanium boride coating laid on via vapor deposition; this skin is spotwelded on to the frame. Forward panels are composed primarily of LiAl-based alloy, while panels progressively to the rear of the aircraft are typically resin bonded carbon fiber reinforced polyvinyl.

The use of the composite skin with the dielectric ceramic coating allow partial radar absorption, acting as a radar-absorbant material. Combined with the general shaping, the bare airframe radar cross section is significantly reduced over comparable non-stealth designs. The two intake ducts are S shaped, and, with the VGI plates folded flat to prevent corner reflection, reduce the radar return from the compressor and fan face of the aircraft significantly. The thin-spacing plate thrust vectoring system also provides significant reduction of cross section from the rear, hiding the rear stage turbines and The aircraft was designed with all-aspect stealth in mind, and as a result features a relatively flat bottom. All non-engine intakes were designed with the concept of reentrant triangles in mind; as a result, the cooling inlets of the cannon have a distinctive shape to them. In places where a high radar return is expected (Canopy door, all major hatches, wingtips, inlet plates, etc) ferritic-polymer RAM paint is applied.
To limit return from the canopy, a layer of vapor-deposited gold is layed inside the top layer of the canopy, regulating the radar return. This also gives the Priest a distinctive gold-hued canopy; a rather elegant feature.

The aircraft was primarily designed as a naval strike fighter capable of overland missions, and as such ships with thick landing gear. The skin has a natural measure of corrosion resistance, reducing the need for any special measures to ensure navalization; this also means little has to be done if the aircraft wereto require tropicalization. To reduce space, the wings fold just before the second slat, going over the airframe, while the ruddervators can be either lowered flat or raised to nearly verticle for storage. The forward radome can be straight pulled off, and a cage placed over the GFVm-aero radar to protect it from external conditions.

Powerplant

The a909LB VBT CC low-bypass turbofan engine is a hybrid compression engine from the a9XX family, a family known to be strong, relatively efficient, and for the most part, reliable. The compressor layout is 1F/2LP/6HP/CC. Each stage rides on it's own shaft. The shaft design is a hollow and ventilated to allow air to cool the semihollow turbines, providing an active cooling measure. The turbine stages make extensive use of zalium, halfnium-diboride alloys, and nickle aluminide coatings to allow for higher temperatures.

For all the thrust they provide (with a thrust/weight ratio of 9.41), the engines are relatively less fuel hungry than the larger models used on the larger FA 15 Cardinal series; however, even this engine family can cause significant airframe damage if used improperly. Prolonged maneuvers at maximum thrust and burner can significantly warp the aircraft body, and as such the frame must be checked for warp, cracks, microfissures, and other signs of wear that may be unnoticable to unaided observation. Front line fighters with extensive combat records should be overhauled at least every 15 years to maintain their effectiveness; GEM provides this service at no cost.

Mounted forward of the engine is a lift fan system derived from the Rolls Royce Lift Fan system employed in the F35; however, in the system employed by the Priest, the fans are roughly a half meter larger, providing more overall lift. Instead of a 3 bearing swivel, a ceramic-coated deflection plate is closed before the thrust vectoring nozzles while an underside nozzle roughly approximate to an aerospike nozzle in general configuration opens, pointing thrust down in a manner similar to clamshell-type thrust reversers. The two telescoping roll posts fed from the low-pressure Stage 3 air are deployed from ports above the landing gear doors.

Armament

Preservation of stealth is key; as such the Priest has two internal bays accepting munitions up to 500 kg in weight, and a single 1000 kg bay located under the fan driveshaft. More smaller munitions can be used with rotary drums fitted into the bays; with a maximum of 8 mounts for the 1000 kg bay - the stores managment suite must be refreshed and updated accordingly to account for these munitions. Internally, the Priest can hold some 2000 kg of munitions; including smart bombs of all sorts; be they laser, GPS, TV, or radar guided; as well as effectively any proximity AtA (air to air) missle and some smaller BVR missle payloads.

Removable pylons on the wings can support effectively any munition within their weight limit with little modification; including multiple lock racks. Specifically, two wingtip pylons capable of carrying 200 kg AtA missles are suspended just inside the wingspan; two 500 kg pylons can be mounted on the further folding wing sections, while closer inboard, four 1000 kg pylons can be mounted - two wet for accepting fuel tanks. These two wet pylons are mounted closer to the centerline of the aircraft.

The Mettel DBG30/190 CETC Gast cannon features two boron carbide barrels coated with nickle aluminide; these barrels are very resistant to warp and corrosion. A simple robust gas-powered Gast mechanism with spring dampeners, a thick chamber and rather thick hammers means that the weapon is likely to outlast the aircraft. To save weight and space, the rounds are combusting case capacitated ETC shells; that is, their baseplate features several capacitor wafers that, when struck by the firing pin, complete a circuit, sending a charge through the circuit wires and through the matrix running throught the propellent; in the DBG30/190, CxC Mix A, a relatively stable hard, rubbery gel with a high ignition temperature, in the same family as the more volatile propellent Mix B used on infantry weapons.Baseplates from expended shells are saved; they are refurbished for reuse in new shells.
Even with this, the Priest only has space for a 200 round internal magazine with 2 types of ammunition. To increase accuracy, the gun estimated trajectory is highlighted on the HUD.
To preserve stealth, two doors cover the opening for the muzzles, just about eliminating the radar return from them.

All told the FA 16 Priest can carry an effective 7,500 kg maximum payload.

Avionics

Information and mission objectives are fed into the primary flight computers, multiprocessor interlinked computers located behind and underneath the pilot. These computers process the myriad of information the internal and external systems aquire, onboard mission data, battlenet information, and any other relevant data, and displays the information on a forward OLED HUD (multicolor instrument display and through the hybrid analog/digital glass cockpit display. Targeting information is displayed using the cockpit; as targets are highlighted using the OLED layer of the canopy and targets can be locked with the use of the Helmet Intergrated Mission Unified Display (HIMUD) cuing system. This system uses three radio transmitters intergrated in the helmet to determine the position and FOV of the pilot. As the pilot fixes a reticle on his target, computers in the cockpit translate his current head position and determine where he's looking, what he's looking at, and who he wants to shoot; allowing a pilot tracking a hostile visually to get a lock at any visible position when using radar guidance.

The quad redundant fly-by-light system implemented in the aircraft's controls allows for a programmable & emergency autopilot, ensuring the saftey and fighting readiness of the crew. Navigation features automatic GPS correcting, keeping the inertial navigation system accurate while under satellite coverage. All this is covered by a two-layered laminated plastic canopy sandwiching the OLED Target Highlight layer.

Like the Cardinal, backup mechanical displays are located in the Center Flight Panel, following a relative basic T - 10 mechanical gauges include, from left to right - Air Speed Velocity, Artifical Horizon, Altimeter, with a second row containing the Turn Coordinator, Heading Indicator, and Vertical velocity. Below these are mechanical external static pressure gauges, an analog clock, external temperature, and lift reserve. Although the HUD is qualified for Intrument Flight Rules, in the event of a failure of that device a pilot can successfully use the analog instruments and the ISOL FBL channel to control the aircraft.

Flanking this setup are two backlit Symmetric OLED Multifunction Displays, with one underneath, all featuring their requisite buttons and tabs. Fuel control panel is tucked slightly under and between the Center Flight Panel and right Symmetric MFD, and features a fuel release tab, engine cutoff, and manual rich-lean knob. Below the bottom MFD, an auxillary tube radio allows communication in the event of systems failure. Emergency Oxygen tab (a small red tab) is located on the top of the CFP; flipping this tab will provide a half hour of oxygen to the pilot, reserving the remainder in the case of ejection. On a separate box above the console, a remote mirror actuator box can be mounted to automatically flip 7 mirrors mounted in the canopy to provide view and HIMUD targeting to the rear. Above the pilot is the pull tab for the CPS330 Zero-Zero ejection seat. Pulling this tab will blow the canopy off in a stagger front-back-rear-launch pattern, deflecting it back. Pulling the tab off will launch the seat. Attachted to the east is the Emergency Oxygen Generator, which upon ejection will automatically activate and begin reaction.

All those airflow & frame stress sensors dotting the wings are utilized by the Flight Control computer to provide for a wing that actively uses the twist of the wing under aerodynamic stress to reduce structural loads & greatly improve agility - this feature is known as an Active Aeroelastic Wing, first tested on a NASA F/A 18 Hornet (dubbed the X 53). As a result, the Priest is a particularly tough in close range, knife fight engagements; certainly not the absolute most adgile aircraft, but more than enough to hold it's own.

Detection

The front nosecone of the Priest houses the GFVm-aero Multiband 3D AESA radar, a hemispherical 6,200 die array with a 260* all aspect FOV out to 320 km. In the rear, two small GFVs-aero radars work in unison out of the twin spikes to look out to 220 km. These radar, operating on the IEEE X, V/NATO M, W, and, in domestic models, I bands, gives the GFV family of radars unprecedented detection capabilities; capable of seeing through band-specific stealth features like RAM & RAS & in some cases even faceting and design. The radar family can also serve as mapping radars (via synthetic aperature mode), have full tracking functionality, terrain avoidance features, can serve as jammers, radar warning recievers, and can utilize a networking system (SaBOCAD COMLINK in domestic models) to share detection data with friendly aircraft. With this datasharing, the GFV family of radars can decouple the roles of emitter and reciever between a flight of aircraft, giving an added level of detection also able to see through many stealth designs.

Two retracting MOTS optical targeting domes are fitted to the aircraft; one below a door in front of the canopy which can rise up and provide AtA infrared targeting or use it's nightvision system to provide the pilot with visual terrain avoidance; and one below behind the forward landing gear using the full IR/TV/NV setup for ground targeting.

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Type: Fast Attack Fighter

Length: 16.78 m

Wingspan: 12.42 m

Height (Body) : 2.9 m

Ground clearance, landing gear down: 1.4 m

Propulsion: 1 x GEM a909LB CC VBT Afterburning 3D Thrust Vectoring Turbofan (3,121 kg)

Total Net Thrust: 29,360 kgf Dry, 35,520 kgf Burner

Empty Weight: 13,121 kg

Maximum Take-Off Weight: Est 33,000 kg

Normal Fuel Weight: 8,130 kg

Maximum Fuel Weight: 11,100 kg

Weapons Systems:

2 200 kg wingtip pylons
2 500 kg wing pylons
4 1000 kg wing pylons (2 innermost wet, 2 dry)


2 500 kg internal bays (Rotary, max dimensions 2.5 m X .5 m, maximum mounts 8)
1 1000 kg internal bays (Single, max dimensions 4.4 m X .75 m, maximum mounts 4)
1 30 mm double-barrel Mettel DBG30/190 Gast mechanism cannon (200 rounds, 3700 RPM, 83 kg)


Compatible with SARH-type, independent system-based command guidance, operator-based command guidance payloads.


Normal Stealth Payload: 1,113 kg

Maximum Stealth Payload: 2,113 kg

Normal non-stealth Payload: 4,513 kg

Maximum non-stealth Payload: 7,513 kg

Normal Stealth Combat Weight: 22,364 kg

Maximum Stealth Combat Weight: 26334 kg

Normal non-stealth Combat Weight: 25,763 kg

Maximum non-stealth Combat Weight: 31,734 kg

Thrust-to-Weight Ratio: .925 under maximum possible loadout

Variable Geometry Intake? Yes, twin articulating plates

G-Load Limits: -4.5/+12.7

Alpha: --, 33 degrees Software Limited (Disengagable in flight)

Baseline Range: ~ 2,000 km

Combat Radius: ~ 1,000 km

Ferry Range: ~ 5000 km

In-flight refueling? Yes, Boom and receptacle - located behind canopy.

Carrier Ready? Yes. Provisions for arresting gear hook. Provisions for catapult hookup.

Oxygen Generation? Yes - Sodium Chlorate cell located under pilot seat. 30 - 60 min duration.

Pressurized Canopy? Yes

Runway length, normal combat weight: ~180 m takeoff, > 150 m landing w/o thrust assisstance

Operational Ceiling/Altitude: 16.8 km

Maximum Altitude: 21.1 km

Cruising Speed: Mach .81 Sea Level

Supercruising Speed: Mach 1.41 @ Altitude

Maximum Speed: Mach 2.65 @ Altitude

Crew: 1 (Pilot)

Avionics Suite:
AOC Fly-by-light digitalized control
OLED Wraparound Canopy HUD
HIMUD Helmet Targeting & Cueing System
GFVm-aero Multiband 3D Phased Array Targeting Radar System
GFVs-aero Multiband 3D Phased Array Targeting Radar System (twin spike rear arrays)
Multiband Optical Targeting System (MOTS) Thermal, Visual, Laser Targeting & Designation with VLD Ground Targeting Suite (Retractable, Forward Nosecone, Belly)
SaBOCAD Battlenet uplink
Pathknowledge M5 INS
Pathknowledge Programmable Autmatic Control
C97 Intergrated Defense Countermeasures System (Chaff, IR/LD Blinder, CCDB, Radar Blinders, Intergrated Radar Jamming Suite)


Price: $61,232,000

Variants & Upgrades

B Model (Block VIII) STOL Variant


FA 16B STOL Variant (Block VIII)


The FA 16B variant of the Priest is a short takeoff/landing model, designed to provide a capable fighter for light carriers capable of supporting it. Freed from the weight and space of the lift fan system, the Priest can now hold far larger internal munitions, more fuel, and sports improved low-speed aerodynamics. The lack of hover and verticle landing means that the fighter is more restricted in where it can operate, however.

As the B model is not necessarily a performance upgrade, modification to this model will cost the difference between prices.

Changes:


Empty Weight: 12,122 Kg

Maximum Takeoff Weight (est): ~ 34,000 kg

Normal/Max Fuel Weights: 7,450 kg/12,480 kg

Weapons Systems Changes:

2 200 kg wingtip pylons
2 500 kg wing pylons
4 1000 kg wing pylons (2 innermost wet, 2 dry)
2 1000 kg fuselage pylons (wet_

2 500 kg internal bays (Rotary, max dimensions 2.5 m X .5 m, maximum mounts 8)
1 2500 kg internal bays (Single, max dimensions 7.8 m X 1.1 m, maximum mounts 8)
1 30 mm double-barrel Mettel DBG30/190 Gast mechanism cannon (300 rounds, 3700 RPM, 83 kg)


Compatible with SARH-type, independent system-based command guidance, operator-based command guidance payloads.


Normal Stealth Payload: 1,123 kg

Maximum Stealth Payload: 3,623 kg

Normal non-stealth Payload: 6,023 kg

Maximum non-stealth Payload: 11,023 kg

Normal Stealth Combat Weight: 20,695 kg

Maximum Stealth Combat Weight: 28,225 kg

Normal non-stealth Combat Weight: 25,595 kg

Maximum non-stealth Combat Weight: 33,225 kg

Thrust-to-Weight Ratio: .88 under maximum possible loadout

Baseline Range: ~ 2,800 km

Combat Radius: ~ 1,400 km

Ferry Range: ~ 6000 km

Price: $63,560,000

AG-6 Ballista-
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Type: Ground Attack , Close Support , and Interdiction Aircraft
Crew: 1 (pilot)
Wing span: 15.8 m
Length: 18.3 m
Height: 4.5 m
Empty weight: 13,500kg
Fuel weight: 9,500 kg
Payload: 7,500 kg
Combat Weight: 30,500 kg
Maximum take-off weight: 33,750 kg
Type: 2x Aerone ATX-30-343 VPCB Turbofans
Engine rating(s): 53.37 kN (12,000 lb) each
Maximum speeds: Mach .87
Maximum altitude: 14,000 m
Outboard wing Hard points: 2 (primarily AtA defense)
Hard point Limit: 500 kg each
Inboard Wing Hard points: 6
Hard point Limit: 1000 kg each
Fuselage Hard points: 4
Hardpoint Limit: 2000 kg each
Combat range: 1600 km
Ferry Range: 4500 km
Avionics:
- AEL/APG-8(A1) Ku -Band AESA Radar
- EL/M-303E I-Band ALPI Radar
- AN/APG-300(AE)7 Electronically Scanned Multi-mode Radar
- AS/LV-9E 'Polaris' All-Weather Targeting and Navigation Pod
- RED/I-3 ‘Red-Eye’ Pulsed IR-LADAR
- MI/S-8A 'Green Light II ' Integrated Imaging Infra-Red/Electro-Optical I3R/CCD
- M3 UHF/(V)HF Tactical Radio
- DV/F5R-76D Strategic Video Datalink
- CNI/DL Communications / Navigation / Identification
- LN/340 Triple Origin Laser-Ring Inertial Reference System (TOLIRS)
- MV/VOR VHF Omni-directional Radio-ranger
- CNI/DL Communications / Navigation / Identification
- AM/ASP ‘Blue Star II’ ATAPS Advanced Tactical Positioning System
- COM/7V ’Python’ Tactical Datalink
- SB33A CI/T ’Query’ IFF
ECM:
- E/M-4A Digital LPI Radar Warning Receiver
- M6-7V Front and Rear Laser Warning Receivers
- M/LD-30 ‘Hot flash’ Laser/Infrared Dazzler
- AD/EL-8 ‘Hot foot’ Multi-mode Radar Jammer
Counter measures:
- ASM-9V decoy dispenser (x2)
- A2VD/SM-9 Advanced Decoy launcher

Gun Armament: 2- 25x135mm AVA 'Rickter' A12LR (Long Rifle) Vulcan Cannon
-Type: Three barreled, Gas Powered Gatling Cannon
-Caliber: 25x135mm
-Height: 105 mm
-Width: 95 mm
-Length: 2100 mm
-Mass of Gun (w/ barrel): 105 kg
-Dispersion: 5-7 milliradians, 90%+ circle
-Rate of Fire: 1500-3000 rpm
-Ammunition: Six 150 round Link less, Helical, Closed loop, Cartridges (LHC) per gun for 900 rounds of ammunition
-Rounds available: APHIDS, API, APIT, PIMP-AB, and others
-Other: Back up geared electric motor for clearing unfired, or jammed cartridges

Other Fixed Armament:
12x External pylons (see above)
2x M34 Universal Dispenser for Submunitions
- Sub-Munitions Available (amount per): AP (250), AT-Smart (150), HEDP(190), Thermobaric (200), SCATAM (100-50), Propaganda (100,000), Chemical(100 liters in 10x 10 liter dispensers).
Price: 33 Million NSD

Variants & Foreign Users-
AG-6A [As above] The Silver Sky, Doomingsland, Skiberdeen, New Tipperary
AG-6B [Unarmed Dual seat trainer] New Tipperary
AG-6C [Carrier version with enlarged but shortened flaps, and foldable wing tips] The Silver Sky, No Endorse, New Tipperary
AG-6C/T [Carrier based Trainer, as AG-6B] No Endorse, New Tipperary
AG-6C/E [Carrier based EW aircraft, as AG-6B/C/E] New Tipperary
AG-6D [Forward Obersever/COIN]
AG-6E [Dual seat Electronic Warfare, Guns replaced with electronics pods]

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CANDRIAN AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES

AGM CC-25H
HYPERSONIC STANDOFF MUNITIONS DELIVERY VEHICLE
'APOLLO'


History

The AGM CC25h Hypersonic Standoff Cruise missile is the premier standoff munition in the Candrian Empire; an intimidating munition designed to operate above Mach 14, engage a land target, and obliterate it. As one of the more advanced weapons in the Candrian arsenal, the AGM CC25 missile is perhaps the best known of any of the weapons implemented by the CAF. And by that, it should be noted that it's probably the only weapon with any real exposure to the international community. Testing began early in the 2010s, and by 2016 the first few missiles were delivered to Candrian service.

Design

The missile is a hypersonic waverider. Considering that, unlike the Ih7 or Bh28, the missile was intended as a single-use weapon, the design team at CAT could take a few liberties. As a result, the framework of the missile is built of lightweight titanium - aluminum alloy to save weight, while worries about dynamic load stress could be discounted. For thermal protection the missile uses a few different tricks - an airspike laser array at the front offsets the shockwave and copper heatpipes cross under the skin and channel heat from the leading edges to the rear of the vehicle. Intended launch platform is the FA-15 Cardinal, traveling at a minimum airspeed of Mach 1.4.

Effectively, the missile is divided into 6 major components; the forward section containing the airspike laser array and solid-state batteries; this airspike system engages on the descent of the aircraft, producing a shockwave forward of the vehicle. This shockwave produces a bufferzone around the delivery vehicle, cushioning it from the intense temperature and shocks of the boundary air. This allows the vehicle to dive from upwards of 40,000 meters to it's target at speeds upwards of Mach 14 without prematurely destroying the vehicle. This technology is being looked at to minimize the shielding of the Ih7 and Bh28, aircraft designed to cruise at Mach 12 and above.

The second section, immediately behind the first, is the payload section. There are several different potential payloads, and for most versions, there is a penetrator-type warhead to make effective use of the high velocity. They will be discussed in further detail in their own dedicated section.

The third section is the electrical power supply - typically a set of electrochemical double-layer supercapacitors - this section provides the aircraft's electricity, in a more compact, efficient, and denser form than any batteries. This section also contains the guidance equipment, explained in detail later.

The fourth section is the upper fuel tank and pumping system. From here fuel is pumped to the heat exchanger to the rear and through the engine nozzle, cooling both. Some fuel is also pumped forward to cool the avionics. differs between modern models of the missile and export/early models.

The fifth section is a cooling grid; in this section, the heat pipes running through the forward sections of the vehicle and the leading edges run through a heat exchanger with the cryogenic hydrogen fuel, producing a current in the heatpipes that cools the leading edges.

The sixth section is the engine and the majority of the fuel tank. The engine sits under the upper five sections and the fuel tank. The fuel tank is designed to carry cryogenic liquid hydrogen.

Powerplant

The primary domestic powerplant for the CC25h missile is a hybrid ramjet/scramjet engine. Articulated shock bodies in the intake function to slow down incoming air by forcing it to go through a shockwave, similar to the function of the plates in a variable geometry intake. These plates can fold flush with the engine floor and ceiling for smoother operation under Scramjet mode without the risk of adverse shockwaves forcing the air out and choking the engine. The engine's exhaust nozzle is an airspike-type, facilitating use at a variety of altitudes. The airspike is cooled by the cryogenic hydrogen fuel, pumped into the engine at several different points; these points are determined by a computerized system designed by JEC taking into account airspeed velocity, altitude, predicted shockwave reflection, among other things, inputting these into a set of three identical boards, two of which interpret the information, feeding to the third, which runs error checking.

To power the missile through the first stage of flight, a rocket booster is attached, running through the engine chamber and towards the missile empennage. The booster is a solid-fuel APC rocket. Upon burnout, the booster is jettisoned and the Ramjet mode overtakes for acceleration, until the Scramjet sustainer mode can operate efficiently.

Guidance

The guidance system is GPS-corrected inertial guidance. Onboard solid-state gyroscopes keep the delivery vehicle stabilized and on the proper flightpath. The GPS correction can be used to update target information, allowing the missile to hit a moving target; this, however, is highly not recommended as high maneuvering could very easily destroy the missile enroute. Such a system could be implemented for an air-to-air warhead to be used against slow-moving targets, increasing the adaptability of this missile.

Warhead

The vehicle is capable of accepting several different payloads; many of which have a penetrator variant associated with them. A conventional penetrator/solid explosive warhead exists, consisting of a 1.49 meter long DU spike hollow for the rear 1/3 of it's length; this cavity is packed with RDX. A pure thermonuclear warhead also exists, similar in size, yield, and operation to the old US W-50 nuclear warhead, with a selectable yield up to 400 kt. A wide variety of warheads exist, however, and customer nations may make their own as long as they fit within the dimensions of the chamber and accept the fitting bolts and safety-arm-payload connections. This chamber is 1.497 meters long, .491 meters wide, and .485 meters high. Four fitting acceptor bolts are found at opposite ends of the length of the chamber, ensuring the payload fits properly within the confines of the missile. .31 meters from the forward section of the chamber are the connection wires, which cover the functions of arming the missile and informing the pilot of the delivery aircraft of the specific payload of the missile. The maximum acceptable weight of the payload is 190 kg.


Role: Hypersonic Standoff Cruise Missle

Design: Waverider Vehicle

Dimensions

Length: 7.325 Meters

Wingspan: 1.887 Meters

Height: .909 Meters

Weight: 2,350 kg

Warhead Weight (maximum): 190 kg

Propulsion:

Primary Stage: Ammonium Perchlorate Composite Propellant Solid Fuel Rocket Motor

Secondary Stage: Cryogenic Hydrogen Dual mode Scramjet/Ramjet Integrated engine

Maximum Speed: Mach 14.24

Altitude: Launch 10.2 km, Maximum 41 km

Range: 1,100 km

Cost: $58,780,000

GEM Aerospace
B22 Zeus Heavy Strategic Bomber

Top view (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Gizeh/B22-Top-view.gif)

Port View (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Gizeh/b-22-a600-mod-II.gif)

Schematic views of B22 bomber. Warning: Despite being 1/3 of my drawing scale, they are still very, very large.





The B22 is the foremost strategic bomber of the Candrian Air Fleet, an elegant four-engined monster just under a hundred meters in overall length. Although not exactly new in any sense, the Military Consulate has begun the motions for lifting the aircraft's export ban, leading to some other large, long range strategic bombers to enter foreign services - a minor arms race, if you will.



History



The B22 project began after the introduction of GEM's Aero 600 cargo aircraft; then an ambitious project by the small country. The a600, as it came to be known, was some 91 meters long, with an 89 meter wingspan. As a cargo aircraft, it entered service with the Candrian Air Fleet, providing strategic airlift. The first a600s proved to have poor structural strength, owing to the infancy of the Candrian superjumbo industry. Later models featured improved materials and inspection, and the fourteen a600 aircraft criss-crossing Candrian skies gained a reputation for reliability and flight characteristics. In the late 90s, with the expanding Candrian airforce presence, Air Force brass issued requests for long-range strategic bomber proposals; a primary requirement in the age of huge anti-air networks being the ability for individual aircraft to deliver large payloads, since there was little hope for precision guided strikes when the bomber was destroyed before it reached it's target. GEM convinced the Consulate that an a600 could be modified to serve the role - pointing out that most of the support runs along the spine, allowing for bay doors to be fashioned in the bottom. In truth, a conversion would be significantly difficult; as a result the a600 and B22, despite looking extremely similar, share only 20% of their parts. However, the B22 still had the longest range and highest payload of any aircraft entered; and thanks to in-flight refueling, it's range was, essentially, unlimited.





Design and Mission



The aircraft is possibly the last in a long line of large, conventional strategic bombers. Designed to deliver massive payloads over large targets in large formation, the B22, had it been designed several decades earlier, would've been the epitome of mid-Cold War era bomber design - big bombers delivering big payloads over big targets. With the resurgance of global point defense systems, the concept of 'stealth' bomber aircraft, with their troubling history of reliability, and lack of all-aspect stealth, was ruled out - they would be seen anyway, and were unlikely to avoid any defenses. Rather than dump massive amounts of money in a stealth aircraft that would likely have little in the way of reliability and availability, a more conventional design could be used and serve just as well, if not better. In the changing face of strategic air warfare, the aircraft's design was modified to accept the larger Candrian cruise missles and torpedoes, multiplying it's effectiveness.



Airframe



23 steel alloy formers attached to several stringers and longerons to compose the outer skeleton of the aircraft. There is a double skin system (explained later) composed primarily of rolled steel attached to the skeleton - considering the aircraft is designed to fly with considerable damage, the B22 did away with semimonoque construction and as a result the skin is riveted on and is not a stressed member. To increase survivability and life, the aircraft primarily uses steel construcion - the formers, stringers, longerons, and wing ribs, for the most part. The wings are constructed with a triple-spar 52-rib frame, with five spanwise beams running the length of the wing. The ribs run parallel to the fuseluage. The beams and spars merge with the formers in the wing box, effectively spreading the load of the wings throughout the body. Critics claimed that, with the advances in technology since the introduction of the B52, the planform of the B22 is extremely conservative - no boxwing, few composites. However, performance has shown that the B22 is incredibly reliable, and it's performace figures were well known and easily predicted. The materials and structural construcion promote longevity and survivability - at the expense of weight. The aircraft weighs some 220,000 kg completely empty, and with the five rubber-bladder fuel tanks filled (running throught the wet wings, wingbox, and fuseluage) and other fluids topped off, the aircraft weighs over 400,000 kg.



The crew cabin, galley, walkway, and rear ports are pressurised and armored; this armor is 5 mm. of hardened steel backed by 5 mm of decaurburized steel. Backing this up is a primary layer of 15 mm kevlar spall liner; behind that is 15mm void space, and the first three layers are repeated inside. This is designed to defeat the typical close-fragmentation warheads of most anti-aircraft missles; against hit-to-kill designs, it would provide little benefit. However, the armor only covers the habitable pressured spine of the aircraft, adding much less weight and incorporating the protection of the aircraft shell itself.



Powerplant



The 4 BQ6-3 high-bypass turbofan engines are hybrid compression-setup engines; linear flow engines compounding axial flow compressors and centrifugal compressors to achieve high compression. The engine uses a four-spool setup to achieve the most effective use of the compressors - one for the fan stage, one for the low-pressure stage, the high pressure axial stage, and the centrifugal stage. The setup, on paper, is a reliability nightmare, but in practice it is very effective, and, using the primary fuel type (CFS-FASB92E - Candrian Federation of Standards - Fuel Aviation Solutiont B92 E Standard) burns cleanly. Air is bled from the 3rd low pressure stages of the inner engines to provide pressure in the cabin. The shafts are hollow - at the nose-cone, cuts are made to allow airflow through the shafts and provide a measure of active cooling. The spinner features a conelliptical profile; limiting ice buildup and deflection to the engine, promoting usage in rough conditions. The turbine stages make extensive use of zalium, halfnium-diboride alloys, and nickle aluminide coatings to allow for higher temperatures.



Armament



The massive engine bays allow the mounting of up to 60,300 kg of ordinance each - there are 3 such bays, 10 meters long each, 17 meters high, and 5.6 meters wide. These bays can mount precision guided weaponary or unguided gravity bombs; the doors can be opened in unison and so weapons longer than 10 meters can be deployed using multiple bomb bays. This, however, requires some structural modifications.



3 splitter racks can be mounted on each removable wing pylon; these can also accept fuel tanks and cruise missles, as well as air to air missles.



For defense, there are attachments for Illorian-designed MAAM missle racks to be deployed agianst incoming missles. For point defense, fast-training remote cannons are located in turrets on the front, rear, top, and bottom; each gun is radar-guided. These function in a manner similar to CIWS like Goalkeeper or the AK 630; their usability has been debated, and would be most useful in low speed engagements. They use the aircraft's radar for detection.



For defense, the aircraft features two chaff dispensers to the rear and two under the wings. IR blinders are mounted to the rear and front, consisting of a mirror array and active emitters. Small radar decoy launchers can be deployed from wing pylons.



Avionics



The crew sits primarily in the forward cockpit. The pilot, copilot, and payload officer are equipped with upward-firing ejection seats. Any refresher crew would be located either behind the forward crew cabin or in the rear cabin near the galley, in the event of an incident, they would have to jump.



The aircraft features hybrid glass OLED displays for every necessary station. Analog instruments are featured as a backup. A HUD for the pilot and copilot is mounted forward of the 2" laminated bulletproof polyvinyl canopy windows; this HUD is rated for instrument flight rules and as such can be relied upon in poor weather conditions.



Aircraft controls are governed by a four-channel fly-by-light system, clearly the most advanced element in the aircraft. This system features a programmable autopilot, intergrated GPS corrected inertial navigation, and significantly improves the control of the aircraft and the effectiveness of pilot response - the result is an aircraft that is deceptively easy to control.



Detection



Mounted on the nosecone and above the rear cannon are two dome radar arrays from Liverpool Electric - GFvb radars, multimode radars operating on the IEEE X, V/NATO M, W, and, in domestic models, I bands to provide clear, highresolution detection at distances of up to 400 km, using independent 6,800 die arrays. With this, the bombers can serve as shortranged AWACS aircraft while still carrying a bomb payload. Modifications are underway to mount larger AWACS radars on the aircraft, with high resolution ranges out to 1,000 km. These are still in their infancy, however. As it stands, the radars can guide any MAAM missles or the remote cannons. On the chin, two MOTS domes provide precision guidance to droppable munitions.



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Type: Strategic Command Bomber



Length: 96.63 m



Wingspan: 95.59 m



Height (Overall) : 15.93 m


Propulsion: 4 GEM BQ6-3 Turbofans (3 m fan diameter) (2F/5LP/12HP/C) (Dimensions 3.43 m diameter x 11.21 m length OVR excluding nacelle) (78,140 kgf max thrust each) (Multifuel - designed for bioquerosene standard CFS-FASB92E as per Candrian law, will run on JP8, JP5, Jet A 1/Jet A, or other suitable fuel.)



Total Net Thrust: 312,560 kgf max



Empty Weight: 207,160 kg



Maximum Take-Off Weight : 559,332 kg



Maximum Structural Weight: 670,000 kg



Max Fuel Weight: 195,000 kg



Weapons Systems:



3 Independent bomb bays, stack clip. Independently actuated doors.



6 5,000 kg underwing wet hardpoints



4 mountings for licensed Illorian MAAM systems (if applicible)



4 30 mm double-barrel Mettel DBG30/190 Gast mechanism cannon (600 rounds each, 3700 RPM, three ball turrets (Nose, Tail, Belly, Shoulder)





Compatible with SARH-type, independent system-based command guidance, operator-based command guidance payloads.





Maximum Payload: 211,000 kg



Normal Combat Weight (50/50 Fuel/Pld): 445,160 kg



Maximum Combat Weight (Max payload) : 418,160 +140,000 kg (~72% fuel) on takeoff)



Thrust-to-Weight Ratio: .56 under maximum loadout



Variable Geometry Intake? Unnecessary - aircraft nor aircraft engines optimized for transonic regime flight, not Mach 2+.



G-Load Limits: -3.3/+4.1



Alpha: 29* , 15* Software Limited



Range with Full Fuel: ~12,100 km



Range with Full Payload: ~6,300 km



Range, 50/50: ~8,500 km



In-flight refueling? Yes, Boom and receptacle - located on nose.



Carrier Ready? No.



JATO/RATO? Yes.



Oxygen Generation? Yes - Sodium Chlorate cells located below crew cabin. 30 - 60 min duration.



Pressurized Canopy? Yes



Runway length, normal combat weight: ~ 2,900 m takeoff, > 2,600 m landing w/o thrust assisstance



Operational Ceiling/Altitude: 15.5 km



Maximum Altitude: 17.1 km



Cruising Speed: Mach .77 @ Altitude



Maximum Speed: Mach .88 @ Altitude



NEV: Mach .95 @ Altitude



Crew: 3,6 (Pilot, Copilot, Radar Officer/Bombardier, Refresher Crew)



Avionics Suite:



AOC Fly-by-light digitalized control, quadruple redundancy

OLED Wraparound Canopy HUD

Multiband Optical Targeting System (MOTS) Thermal, Visual, Laser Targeting & Designation with VLD Ground Targeting Suite (Forward Nosecone, 2 Arrays)

SaBOCAD Battlenet uplink

Pathknowledge M6 INS

Pathknowledge Programmable Autmatic Control

C72 Intergrated Defense Countermeasures System (Chaff, Deployable IR/LD Blinder, CCDB, Radar Blinders, Intergrated Radar Jamming Suite, Towed Radar/IR/EWE Decoys)





Price: $509,950,000

Notes: MAAM Contracting (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12807330&postcount=12)

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We wish to say again that the F/A-15D is the finest fighter plane that the Air Force has flown, and that it served it's purpose, to fill the gap, until the homegrown Calizorinstani company ARDC F-9/A/B/C/D/F/G/T "Barracuda" could enter service, our 250 F/A-15D's, have been transferred to the Calizorinstani Army and Marine Corps after having a good service life. It has served us well in 4 of our civil wars, in 2 wars against our northern enemies the Khilistani, the Dominion Commonwealth vs Questers standoff, and it sank 6 Lerasian destroyers in the Lerasian detainment crisis, thus totaling 8 conflict's we have used it in.

You may feel free to use this as a customer testimony, since we were the first export customer of this fine aircraft.

Colonel John Arnold (http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/sym82746/imgs/0/3/03aeb65a.jpg),
myself a former F/A-15D pilot.
Head of the Calizorinstani Air Force
Calizorinstan

Currently in service with:Candrian NAVINF, Candrian SPARTA (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Gizeh/SPARTA-FA15.png) Spec Ops (FA 15C), Candrian Air Force (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Gizeh/CAF-FA15B.png) (FA 15B), Calizorinstan Air Force (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Gizeh/caz-FA15A.png), Voyenno-vozdushnye sily Czechalrus (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Gizeh/czech-FA-15A.png), Pan-Arab Barronia (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Gizeh/PAB-FA-15A.png), Vetaka Air Force (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Gizeh/VET-FA-15.png), Principality of Siriusa, Commonwealth of Tolvan [redesignated F-36 Reaper], Labhakistan Air Force (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Gizeh/LAB-FA15.png), Air Force of the World Soviet Party (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Gizeh/WSP-FA15A.png) (FA 15)




History

The FA 15 Project began early in the new century, to phase out earlier Candrian fighters of varying quality and establish a strong, adaptable air wing. Because of the limited number of seats in the Candrian Airforce, with most personell and funding tied up in advanced projects or in bureaucratic purgatory, the decision to go with a pure air superiority fighter was scratched and instead the program outlines dictated the creation of a strike fighter, filling many of the vacuums in Candrian air power; notably the lack of any dedicated attack platforms, as well as capable fighters. The aircraft was to take a slant towards being a fighter, and having close air support take a secondary role, akin to the old American F14 Tomcat. A myriad of design considerations were scrapped, until finally, in 2011, the FA 15 Cardinal program was begun in earnest.

Rumors and rumblings of the Cardinal bearing a ground attack capability caught the attention of several other defense forces in the Empire, including the NAVINF and the independent spec-ops outfit SPARTA. Navy brass inquired as well, but upon hearing the expected dimensions of the aircraft, pulled back, opting instead to retain the FA 11 Deacon fighter and order development for it's own successor fighter. NAVINF and SPARTA have submitted orders for the aircraft, already spreading it's wings over many branches of the Candrian Militiary.

Leaked schematics of the design also generated interest well before design plans were completed, prompting GEM Aerospace to prod the Military Consulate for permission to sell the aircraft to foreign governments. The Consulate obliged, as it was really a win-win situation - GEM gets its name out in the global defense market, while the world gets to see Candrian military design prowess.

Mission & Role

The FA 15 Cardinal is not so much a strike fighter as much an air superiority fighter with effective ground attack capability. Much of it's gear is tuned for high speed & long ranged dog fights. To facilitate close air support, the aircraft uses it's high lift to deliver munitions from a more stable platform; slowing down to retain accuracy. The aircraft's lifeblood is air to air combat.

Airframe

The Cardinal uses a compound delta wing configuration with leading edge root extensions; essentially a triple-delta. With the addition of canards and 'ruddervators', the Cardinal achieves extremely high lift at low speeds, ideal for short runway operation - a requirement for domestic service. The canards can be swept inwards at speed and the ruddervators dropped downwards to reduce drag at speed, allowing the brutish engines to push the FA 15 close to Mach 3. The aircraft utilizes full-axis thrust vectoring, which, beyond the traditional scope of thrust vectoring systems, allows for thrust reversing. Small fins above and infront of the control surfaces of the wings create vortices, making the air "stick" to them better, improving lower-speed control; these are specially designed, and do not interfere with the boundry layer at speed, minimizing their effect on drag. The engines are widely spaced, and combined with the general airframe, generate additional lift. The aircraft thus has superb manuverability and handling at a wide range of speed.

The core of the aircraft is built using mostly low-weight, (relatively) low cost alloys like AlLi (also composing the skin), giving the aircraft a strong frame. SOCADI was selected for the wingbox and wing skeleton, allowing the wings to support a large amount of weight. The skin is AlLi, using a small amount of CFRP, mostly for panels towards the rear of the aircraft. High stress parts like the engine bays and landing gear were also fashioned out of SOCADI, due to the material's high strength characteristics. The high-stress airframe can take loads up to 15g's; to take advantage of this, a Libelle-style g suit is recommended, such as that in service in the CAF.


With the various methods to defeating stealth already in existence, it was seen that trying to defeat radar in design was, well, self-defeating - the design would only be able to beat certain types of air defense radars, and compromise for stealth would cut into manuverability. As such, stealth was ruled out, and the focus of the design was on manuverability.

Powerplant

Powering the aircraft are two GEM a919 VBT engines, delivering up to 31,220 kgf each, without afterburner. The engines are huge; weighing a good 3,520 kg a piece; and they like to drink, curtailing the aircraft's range without external fuel tanks. With this in mind, the aircraft was designed with space for 3 external tanks.

With the force that these engines generate, maintence to the airframe is especially important; left unchecked, the frame will warp signifigantly and can negatively effect flight characteristics.

Avionics

Information and mission objectives are fed into the primary flight computers, multiprocessor interlinked computers located behind and underneath the crew. These computers process the myriad of information the internal and external systems aquire, onboard mission data, battlenet information, and any other relevant data, and displays the information on a forward laser HUD, through the all-glass cockpit display, and into the helmet-based transparent PLED HIMUD display. The fly-by-light system implemented in the aircraft's controls allows for a programmable & emergency autopilot, ensuring the saftey and fighting readiness of the crew. Navigation features automatic GPS correcting, keeping the inertial navigation system accurate while under satellite coverage. All this is covered by a two-layered laminated plastic canopy.

Defensive countermeasures intergrated in the design of the Cardinal include the C95 system - combining an radar early warning system,jamming, and blinding featured in the forward and rear radars, a chaff dispensing system situated between the engines, and IR blinding systems. All systems based on early warning, jamming, or blinding use the aircraft's own detecting systems, similar to an even more intergrated SPECTRA.

Detecton

Mounted within the nosecone is the GFXXaero Phased Dome Array Radar, a band-hopping (IEEE X, V, W, NATO M) AESA system with the ability to individually detect 36 objects and target 14 bomber-sized objects up to 310 km away from the aircraft in the X-band. The dome shape allows targeting in every direction except directly behind the aircraft, leaving a small conic blindspot. This is covered by the GFXi radar array housed in the rear spike, a scaled down version of the forward array. This radar can independently detect 32 objects and target 8 bomber sized objects 230 km around it. Combined, these radar arrays, covering essentially the entire area around the aircraft out to over 200 km, can maintain a lock on an target without interfering with further mission objectives; meaning a radar-guided munition can stay on course without further crew intervention, a sort of pseudo 'fire and forget.' This, along with the multi-band nature of the radar, allows the aircraft to see through most stealth designs, countering their advantage of surprise and tilting the battle firmly in the Cardinal's favor. Utilizing the HIMUD's targeting capability, the crew of the Cardinal can attain a targeting solution for anything surrounding the aircraft using it's two spherical-section AESA radars. Targets can be filtered by threat level or mission objective.

Tucked under the right root extension is a dome containing IR, TV, & NV equipment for ground targeting, the MOTS system. Using this system, the Carinal can paint a target either for its own laser-targeted munitions or for other friendly forces, giving it an all-weather precision ground attack capability. The rotating dome can maintain a lock on a target anywhere under the aircraft, and with the uplink to the SaBOCAD Battlenet, can recieve data from other targeting systems and friendly forces.

Armament

The Cardinal has a total of 17(!) hardpoints; 3 under each wing, one on each wingtip, one slung under each engine bay, two recessed into each engine bay, one on the centerline, and two forward of the centerline hardpoint. There are no internal bays. The large number of hardpoints allows the Cardinal to carry over 15,000 kg of munitions. Every hardpoint is capable of carrying guided muinitions, including smart bombs, as well as iron bombs.

The primary cannon of the aircraft is the Mettel DBG30/190 30 mm cannon, a double-barreled Gast-mechanism cannon, capable of laying out rounds at 3,700 RPM. Using this in combination with the MOTS dome allows for correction, improving accuracy on strafing runs.

--------------------------------------------Type: Strike Fighter

Length: 26.28 meters

Wingspan: 15.37 meters

Height: 4.03 meters (Landing Gear Down)

Propulsion: GEM a919LB VBT (x2) Afterburning Full Axis Thrust Vectoring (31,220 kgf dry, 35,420 kgf wet)

Total Net Thrust: 62,440 kgf Dry

Empty Weight: 26,940 kg

Maximum Take-Off Weight: 67,350 kg (theoretical)

Minimum Fuel Weight: 6735 kg

Maximum Fuel Weight: 9,429 kg

Weapons Systems:
2 wingtip pylons (160 kg max)
6 under-wing hardpoints (2 wet 1000 kg, 4 dry 1000 kg)
2 under-engine hardpoints (1000 kg each)
6 fuselage hardpoints (6 dry 800 kg each, 4 recessed)
1 centerline hardpoint (wet, 2,500 kg)
1 30 mm double-barrel Mettel DBG30/190 Gast mechanism cannon (300 rounds, 3700 RPM, 83 kg)

Compatible with SARH-type, independent system-based command guidance, operator-based command guidance payloads.

Normal Payload: 11,103 kg

Maximum Payload: 15,703 kg

Normal Combat Weight: 44,778 kg

Maximum Combat Weight: 52,072 kg

Thrust-to-Weight Ratio: 1.2

G-Load Limit: +15 Gs

Alpha --, software limit 75* degrees (disengageable in flight)

Rate of Climb: 510 m/s initial 230m m/s

Combat Range: ~ 2,900 km

Ferry Range: ~ 7,250 km

In-flight refueling? Yes, Boom and receptacle - located behind canopy.

Carrier Ready? Not recommended except for exceptionally thick decks. Cable arrestor modifications available. Salinity protections available. Land gear modifications available.

Oxygen Generation? Yes

Pressurized Canopy? Yes

Runway length, normal combat weight: Min 350 m takeoff, >300m landing w/o TV

Operational Ceiling/Altitude: 19.1 km

Maximum Altitude: 22.5 km

Cruising Speed: Mach 1.2

Maximum Speed: Mach 2.8 @ altitude

Crew: Pilot, Weapons Officer

Avionics Suite:

AOC Fly-by-light digitalized control
2 CPS330 Zero-Zero Ejection Seat - Canopy Stagger Jettison
"All-Glass" Digitized Cockpit
GPS Navigation
HIMUD Helmet Intergrated HUD

C95 EADS2 Intergrated Defense Countermeasures System:
DW12 Radar Early Warning System
DJ15 Radar Jamming System
EDC11 Chaff Dispeners System
EDD19 Radar/FC/IR Decoy
EDB22 Radar/IR Blinding

GFXXaero Multiband Dome Phased-Array Tracking & Targeting Radar with Ground Targeting Capability (3D, forward array)
GFXiaero Multiband 3D Phased Array Tracking & Targeting Radar with Ground Targeting Capability (3D, rear array)
Multiband Optical Targeting System (MOTS) Thermal, TV, Laser Targeting & Designation with VLD Ground Targeting Suite
SaBOCAD Battlenet uplink
Pathknowledge M4 Inertial Navigation System
Pathknowledge Programmable Autmatic Control


Price: $72,920,000 per unit

Upgrades:

D Model (Block XXI): Performance & Utility Upgrade $96,550,000

E Model (Block XXI): Naval Version, D Model. Changes include tailhooks, reinforced landing gear, hardened navalized electronics, and skin protected against salinity and weather. $97,940,000



Upgrade Package Model D (Block XXI)

FA 15D - Desert Breaker camoflauge (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Gizeh/FA-15D.png)

The D Model upgrade package of the FA 15 is a primarily electronics and structural upgrade, designed to boost the aircraft's capability and flexibility. The aircraft is now more formidable than ever, capable of engagements that most other modern fighters would be too short on manuverability, detection, and firepower to deliver.


Airframe, Powerplant, & Aerodynamics

The upgraded airframe swaps out the alloy skin with SOCADI steel, and utilizes 5 mm thicker skeletal components in the construction, still fashioned out of SOCADI steel. The stronger skin allows it to be a stressed component of the airframe in a limited capacity, allowing higher payloads, increased practical agility, and higher top speeds, passing the mach 3.

The air intakes are modified - the rear intake slots of the B and C models are adapted on the D model to allow the aircraft a reverse flight ability.

To improve overwing airflow, a boundry fence is added at the point where the wing changes sweep, preventing cross-boundry flow and allowing the compound delta design to operate more efficiently. The fence blends into the wing, rising minimally over the chord, being considerably more pronounce at the leading edge. This and the overnose MOTS sensor are the two most noticable modifications to the aircraft, usefull in distinguishing it from it's predecessors.

The efficiency of the engines is increase with a few tricks. Before being burned, the fuel lines pass close to the turbine stages of the engines, allowing them to heat up and thus improve fuel efficiency. The last few discs of the III stage compressors are replaced with a counterrotating centrifugal compressor, increasing the amount of air pumped into the combustion chamber while adding in controlled turbulent flow, resulting in a better fuel-air mixture, a cleaner burn, and higher efficiency.


Avionics

The cockpit bubble now includes a layer of OLEDS sandwiched between the laminated bubbles, allowing a fully active canopy without the need of lasers while maintaining clear visibility. This fully active display can clearly mark out an opposing aircraft detected on radar, useful in low visibility. In addition, flight instruments can be shown in the canopy, greatly increasing pilot awarness and improving saftey in instrument flight rules conditions.

The existing aerodynamic and electrical components of the wings are rewired to be utilize as an aerolastic wing, allowing increased manuverability and higher effective wing loading. The aircraft can now even more so effectively utilize it's high stress rating to pull off incredible feats of acrobatics, giving it the edge in a dogfight.

The current aerodynamic features of the aircraft, combined with the upgrade, allows the aircraft to perform some rather interesting feats, such as 'knuckleballing' - the pilot takes erratic, seemingly random motions while still moving forward at a constant airspeed, all the while the aircraft changes altitude and lateral displacement considerably in what can be best described as a horizontal controlled stall. Such manuvers would wreak havoc on manned weaponary and anti-aircraft artillery and missles, increasing the pilot's chances for victory.


Detection

The individual dies that compose the GFxx and GFxi radars are half-dollar sized dies, quite large considering conventional AESA dies are roughly the size of a quarter. These dies, however, contained 4 different frequency arrays, and were capable of working simultaniously, considerably increasing effectiveness over standard AESA radars. However, their large size meant that the arrays were farther apart, causing distortion at long ranges. This effectively limited the GFxx radar to a maximum range out to 310 km forward for objects with large radar cross sections in the range of bomber-sized objects, however the radar is foolproof within range.

A recent breakthrough in solid state technology, including the use of carbon-carbon chip wafers, drastically reduces the size of the arrays, their cooling requirements, and power usage. As a result, more dies can be packed into the new radars, they can be packed closer together, and have higher detection integrity. The successor to the GFxx, the GFVx, packs over 7000 arrays, each smaller than a nickle, in the hemispherical shape, as opposed to the GFxx's 4114. With nearly double the amount of arrays, the GFVx can see forward nearly 500 km like an eagle, spotting bomber sized objects even further away. The GFVi housed in the rear can now see over 350 km back, providing an effective early detection system.

Mounted over the nosecone of the aircraft is a second MOTS dome - smaller, and suited to air to air engagements, like the IRST on old Russian aircraft, except more versatile. This system can engage either actively or passively, allowing surprise attacks without having the fore and rear radars active at all. With the use of both systems in concert, a single FA 15D can engage two targets at once without activating its radar; with other MOTS systems and IR designators in play, a single Cardinal can detect and track a total of 20 targets in a 360 degree arc without any active radar at ranges out to 25 km, posing a major threat to enemy aircraft in close engagement without any fully active systems in play. With the radars active, and it's game over.


Pricing

Conversions for FA 15A fighters currently in service with foreign countries as of today (RE: before this post) may have their fighters upgraded for free; new FA 15D aircraft will run for $141,334,000.

Changes


Propulsion: GEM a919LB CC VBT Afterburning Full Axis Thrust Vectoring (34,122kgf Dry - 41,520 kgf wet)

Combat Range: ~ 3,300 km

Ferry Range: ~ 8,500 km

Weapons Systems:
2 wingtip pylons (200 kg max)
6 under-wing hardpoints (2 wet 1000 kg, 4 dry 1000 kg)
2 under-engine hardpoints (1000 kg each)
6 fuselage hardpoints (6 dry 1000 kg each, 4 recessed)
1 centerline hardpoint (wet, 2,500 kg)
1 30 mm double-barrel Mettel DBG30/190 Gast mechanism cannon (300 rounds, 3700 RPM, 83 kg)

Compatible with SARH-type, independent system-based command guidance, operator-based command guidance payloads.

Normal Payload: 11,103 kg

Maximum Payload: 16,583 kg

Maximum Speed: Mach 3.2 @ altitude

Price: $96 550 000

No-34A11C Asgard
Service Model: Block 96
Primary Contractors: Hinamoto Aviation, Himou Defense Labs, and Ijuin Aerial Vehicle Company
Designation: Two-seat, two-engine tactical bomber
Crew: 2(Pilot and Bombadier)
Dimensions(L*W*H): 28.5*27.6(/14.2)*7.4m
Weight: 38,000kg(empty), 65,957kg(clean take-off), 91,481kg(combat take-off), ~103,000kg(maximum combat take-off)
Top Speed, Level Flight Achievable: >~3,000 km/h(>~Mach 2.5)
Top Speed, Maximum Sustainable: ~3,000 km/h(~Mach 2.5)
Maximum Cruising Speed: ~2,000 km/h(~Mach 1.7)
Cruising Speed: 812 km/h(Mach .68)
Engines: Two HA3-M9 monoaxially fluid thrust-vectored, afterburning variable bypass turbofan jet engines
Service Ceiling: 18,000m
Rate of Climb: 144 m/s
Range: 4,000km(combat radius), 5,500km(external fuel tanks); aerial-refueling capable
Avionics:
-Computers, hardware: Seven reinforced, EM-hardened parallel processing combat servers; each powered by a 3.3 GHz quadruple quad-core chipset and 256GB of RAM with eight terabytes of storage capacity per server
-Computers, OS: Juumanistran Integrated Air Warfare Operations Architecture, a proprietary modularly-organized, software-based operating system
-Avionics: “Burgundy” environmental awareness module, “Sentinel” flight status and information module, “Waltz” advanced flight control module, “Bulldog” threat assessment and management module, “Linguist” HOTAS, vocal, and biometric commands module, “Shadow” ECM/ECCM/VS module, “Skynet” integrated aerial combat module, “Whisper” combat communications relay and management module, “Groundhog” advanced terrain mapping and ground attack module, “Whack-A-Mole” advanced munitions targeting and guidance module
-Displays: SkyVixen I digital glass cockpit and Virtuoso CHUDs
-Sensors: P479.G2 SAESA ULPI multiband, multimission radar set(2,000 scanning elements, forward- and downward-looking), 2 x P479.SL/P-GA SAESA ULPI ground attack radar package (2,600 scanning elements, sideward- and downward-looking), 2 x HDL.G11 underwing multispectrum EO and focusing light imaging pods(135-degree downward-looking swivel-head), QWR.11 Super Falchion multispectrum NVL stereoscopic pod system
-Navigation: PBX.16A ULPI radio altimeter, PBX.16G terrain-following radar, GPS.33 JIAWOA-integrated GPS navigation suite, YBC.9A11 system- and JIAWOA-integrated inertial guidance system, CHN.8 ULPI radio transponder
-Communications: ACW.22V JIAWOA-compliant and –integrated radio communications and warfare array(LF, HF, VHF, UHF, VUHF), ZOD.6 microwave warfare array(integrated component of P479.G2), CZT.8 JIAWOA-integrated satellite communications array, AKL.14 secure, encrypted datalink, IFF.9B IFF uplink
-Countermeasures, Airframe: Application of thermal and IR absorbing insulation inside of engine nacelle; thermal insulation in engine cowling; focused light diffusing and thermal emissions absorbing paint
-Countermeasures, Consumable: 112 CXF.1A IAMECS, UPL.6X towed decoy dispenser
-Countermeasures, Fixed: ACW.22EW EM warfare suite(ACW.22V integrated, Shadow-governed), 2 x IDI.49 wing-integrated swivel-head EO dazzlers, PL11 laser detection/warning system, PQ3 multiband radio receiver and warning system
Weapons/Hardpoints:
-Two internal bomb bays, linearally arranged on the centerline of the fuselage, with ten weapons pylons, each capable of carrying 1,000kg of A2G ordinance
-Two wet and wired weapons hardpoints under each wing(each rated at ~2,500kg load-bearing maneuver capacity)
-One dedicated supplemental wet and wired hardpoint at wing hinge(each rated ~3,000kg load-bearing maneuver capacity)
Armaments:
-Up to ~20,000kg of internal ordinance on 20 pylons
-Up to ~10,000kg of external ordinance on 4 pylons
-2 3,000kg external fuel tanks
Cost:
-New Unit Cost: $164,000,000
-New Unit Price: $192,000,000
-Export Unit Price: $223,000,000
-Upgrade Kit Price(No-34): $104,000,000
Service History:
-The Remarkably Sane Dominion’s Air Force: 18,152
-The Remarkably Sane Dominion's Navy: 1,682

The A11C upgrade kit to the venerable No-34 airframe brings the aircraft up to spec with current generation capabilities and expectations. The Asgard is a single-tailed, twin-engined, variable geometric-winged all weather, all altitude tactical bomber. Designed for a wide mission portfolio, the Asgard is capable of both low- and high-level penetration, as well as interdiction and more general purpose ground attack functions across a wide spectrum of speeds with a diverse and bountiful payload capacity. The system brings with it a heritage decisive striking power with the newest model capable of delivering upwards of 20 long tons of internally stored muntions, providing potential customers with an a powerful and flexible platform for all their intermediate-range bombing needs.

Stumpy Pointworks IWC Type A Whaler
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The standard workhorse of several International Whaling Commission fleets, the Type A "Seasprite" is an extremely rugged and popular specification. Produced internationally, the Stumpy Pointworks version brings a whole new level of refinement and quality to this design, while not breaking the bank. With a crane capable of handling some of the largest whales, extensive below-deck space, and more than enough power to get the job done, it has proved itself to be an extremely economical way to whale. Additionally, the 75mm rapid fire remote controlled gun on the bow ensures perfect security from over-inquisitive eco-terrorists. Like all No Endorse vessels it runs on liquified coal dust, though a standard marine diesel can be substituted if required. A crew of 15 is recommended to run the vessel. It carries a single harpoon mount over the bridge and can be equipped with two small launches, each containing their own harpoons. Note: Blue Whale hunting is not recommended with this vessel.

All IWC certified vessels must contain markings including the letters IWC, the nation's official IWC abbreviation, and a small flag from the nation in question. Non-IWC vessels are unrestricted. This vessel meets virtually no emission standard known to man.

Ni-35X Tsunami
Service Model: Block 33
Primary Contractors: Asou Aerodynamics and Tachibana Aerospace
Designation: One-seat, single-engine multipurpose fighter
Crew: 1(Pilot)
Dimensions(L*W*H): 15.1*14.8*4.8m
Weight: 9,500kg(empty), 16,782kg(clean take-off), 22,542kg(combat take-off), ~24,500kg(maximum combat take-off)
Top Speed, Level Flight Achievable: >~3,000 km/h(>~Mach 2.5)
Top Speed, Maximum Sustainable: ~3,000 km/h(~Mach 2.5)
Maximum Cruising Speed: ~2,400 km/h(~Mach 2)
Cruising Speed: 1,010 km/h(Mach .85)
Engines: One I105X2 biaxially fluid thrust-vectored, afterburning variable bypass turbofan jet engine
Service Ceiling: 20,000m
Rate of Climb: 334 m/s
Range: 2,750km(combat radius), 4,500km(external fuel tanks); aerial-refueling capable
Flight Controls
-Pilot Input: Stick, pedals, and throttle with touch-screen, voice, and biometric command supports
-Transmission: Primary fiber, secondary fiber, auxiliary hydraulics
Avionics:
-Computers, hardware: Three reinforced, EM-hardened parallel processing combat servers; each powered by a 3.3 GHz quadruple quad-core chipset and 256GB of RAM with eight terabytes of storage capacity per server
-Computers, OS: Juumanistran Integrated Air Warfare Operations Architecture, a proprietary modularly-organized, software-based operating system
-Avionics: “Burgundy” environmental awareness module, “Sentinel” flight status and information module, “Waltz” advanced flight control module, “Bulldog” threat assessment and management module, “Linguist” HOTAS, vocal, and biometric commands module, “Shadow” ECM/ECCM/VS module, “Skynet” integrated aerial combat module, “Whisper” combat communications relay and management module, “Groundhog” advanced terrain mapping and ground attack module, “Whack-A-Mole” advanced munitions targeting and guidance module
-Displays: SkyVixen II digital glass cockpit with wrap-around OLED canopy and Maestro CHUD
-Sensors: RXT-11MP SAESA ULPI multiband, multimission radar package(2,400 scanning elements, forward- and downward-looking), 2 x P479.SL/P SAESA ULPI multiband, multimission radar package (2,000 scanning elements, sideward- and downward-looking), Blindsight III-A/G advanced digital EO package, APR-909C multispectrum LiDAR pod, QWR.8 Super Scimitar multispectrum NVL pod
-Navigation: PBX.9I ULPI radio altimeter, GPS.29 JIAWOA-integrated GPS navigation suite, YBC.5B system- and JIAWOA-integrated inertial guidance system, CHN.8 ULPI radio transponder
-Communications: ACL.17C JIAWOA-compliant and –integrated radio communications and warfare array(LF, HF, VHF, UHF, VUHF), ZOX.3 microwave warfare array(integrated component of RXT-11MP), CZT.5 JIAWOA-integrated satellite communications array, AKL.14 secure, encrypted datalink, IFF.9B IFF uplink
-Countermeasures, Airframe: Extensive(75%+) use of composites in the airframe; application of thermal and IR absorbing insulation inside of engine nacelle; RAMs integrated into leading and trailing edges of airframe; focused light diffusing and thermal emissions absorbing paint
-Countermeasures, Consumable: 74 CXF.2A LAMECS, UPL.6X towed decoy dispenser
-Countermeasures, Fixed: ACL.17EW EM warfare suite(ACL.17C integrated, Shadow-governed), APR-09 swivel-head EO dazzler(APR-909C-pod based), PL9 laser detection/warning system, PQ3 multiband radio receiver and warning system
Fixed Weapons/Hardpoints:
-One ADF.9 Bossman 30.6mm five-barreled gatling cannon
-Four centerline wet and wired weapons hardpoints under the fuselage(each rated at ~1,000kg load-bearing maneuver capacity)
-Two weapons hardpoints under each wing(each rated at ~1,000kg load-bearing maneuver capacity)
-One wingtip weapons pylon on each wing(each rated at ~200kg load-bearing maneuver capcity)
-Two supplemental wet and wired hardpoints under each wing(rated at ~1,000kg load-bearing maneuver capacity)
Armaments:
-Air-to-Air
--400 30.6mm cannon rounds
--4 AAGM.34 Bloodhound ATASOM-NG
--4 AAGM.18R5 Dementia IRSOM-NG
--2 AAGM.22M1 Zealot XADFM
--2 external 1,000kg fuel tanks
-Mixed Ordinance
--400 30.6mm cannon rounds
--Up to 8 A2G and/or A2A munitions, totaling ~4,000kg
--2 AAGM.22M1 Zealot XADFM
--2 external 1,000kg fuel tanks
Cost:
-New Unit Cost: $44,000,000
-New Unit Price: $51,000,000
-Export Unit Price: $59,000,000
-Upgrade Kit Price(Ni-35A): $38,000,000
Service History:
-The Remarkably Sane Dominion’s Air Force: 64,991
-The Combined Home Guards of Juumusistra: 512
-The Combined Home Guards of Kiramekistan: 96

The Tsunami X program represents the mid-life upgrade and revitalization program for the Ni-35 airframe. The Ni-35X is a single-tailed, single-engined, single-seat double delta light all-weather, all-altitude multirole fighter capable with an all-aspect mission portfolio. The aircraft is a agile and nimble platform that is, admittedly, more adept at air-to-air than air-to-ground operations, but it is capable of performing myriad tasks in both spheres. The single I105X2 turbofan delivers excellent handling and power across its operating altitudinal spectrum, and with a top-tier avionics and optics packages which give potential customers look-first, shoot-first, battlefield integration, and electronic warfare capabilities that are not readily available within aircraft within the Ni-35's weight class, provide an aircraft whose efficacy is far greater than her small size would imply.

Ne-47 Halberd
Service Model: Block 1
Primary Contractors: Hinomoto Aviation and Nijino Aeroworks
Designation: Two-seat, two-engine heavy multirole fighter
Crew: 2(Pilot and Combat Systems Officer)
Dimensions(L*W*H): 23.8*22.8*4.15m
Weight: 22,000kg(empty), 37,812kg(clean take-off), 45,713kg(combat take-off), ~48,000kg(maximum combat take-off) 2940+2496+376
Top Speed, Level Flight Achievable: ~3,300 km/h(~Mach 2.75)
Top Speed, Maximum Sustainable: ~3,000 km/h(~Mach 2.5)
Maximum Cruising Speed: 2,210 km/h(Mach 1.85)
Cruising Speed: 1,010 km/h(Mach .85)
Engines: Two I105 biaxially fluid thrust-vectored, afterburning variable bypass turbofan jet engines
Service Ceiling: 20,000m
Rate of Climb: 315 m/s
Range: 3,000km(combat radius), 5,000km(external fuel tank combat radius); aerial-refueling capable
Flight Controls
-Pilot Input: Stick, pedals, and throttle with touch-screen, voice, and biometric command supports
-Transmission: Primary fiber, secondary fiber, auxiliary hydraulics
Avionics:
-Computers, hardware: Five reinforced, EM-hardened parallel processing combat servers; each powered by a 3.3 GHz quadruple quad-core chipset and 256GB of RAM with eight terabytes of storage capacity per server
-Computers, OS: Juumanistran Integrated Air Warfare Operations Architecture, a proprietary modularly-organized, software-based operating system
-Avionics: “Burgundy” environmental awareness module, “Sentinel” flight status and information module, “Waltz” advanced flight control module, “Bulldog” threat assessment and management module, “Linguist” HOTAS, vocal, and biometric commands module, “Shadow” ECM/ECCM/VS module, “Skynet” integrated aerial combat module, “Whisper” combat communications relay and management module, “Groundhog” advanced terrain mapping and ground attack module, “Whack-A-Mole” advanced munitions targeting and guidance module
-Displays: SkyVixen II digital glass cockpit with wrap-around OLED canopy and Maestro CHUDs
-Sensors: 2 x P479.A/G SAESA ULPI multiband, multimission radar package(2,600 scanning elements, forward-, rearward, and downward-looking), 2 x P479.SL/P SAESA ULPI multiband, multimission radar package (2,000 scanning elements, sideward-looking), LRD-AX-6C blue-green LiDAR array(forward- and downward-looking swivel-head located in nosecone, before forward-looking P.479.A/G set), AD4/G1 FLIR/TI-TV/IRST multidirectional NVL-viewing package, Blindsight III-A/G advanced digital EO package
-Navigation: PBX.9I ULPI radio altimeter, GPS.29 JIAWOA-integrated GPS navigation suite, YBC.5B system- and JIAWOA-integrated inertial guidance system, CHN.8 ULPI radio transponder
-Communications: ACL.17C JIAWOA-compliant and –integrated radio communications and warfare array(LF, HF, VHF, UHF, VUHF), ZOD.1 microwave warfare array(integrated component of P479.A/G), CZT.5 JIAWOA-integrated satellite communications array, AKL.14 secure, encrypted datalink, IFF.9B IFF uplink
-Countermeasures, Airframe: Extensive(75%+) use of composites in the airframe; application of thermal and IR absorbing insulation inside of engine nacelle; RAMs integrated into leading and trailing edges of the aircraft; focused light diffusing and thermal emissions absorbing paint
-Countermeasures, Consumable: 74 CXF.1B IAMECS, UPL.6X towed decoy dispenser
-Countermeasures, Fixed: ACL.17EW EM warfare suite(ACL.17C integrated, Shadow-governed), IDB.31 wing-integrated swivel-head EO dazzler, PL9 laser detection/warning system, PQ3 multiband radio receiver and warning system
Fixed Weapons/Hardpoints:
-One ADF.9 Bossman 30.6mm five-barreled gatling cannon
-Four centerline weapons hardpoints under the fuselage(each rated at ~1,000kg load-bearing maneuver capacity)
-Two hardpoints on the outer wall of each engine nacelle(each rated at ~1,000kg load-bearing maneuver capacity)
-Three weapons hardpoints under each wing(each rated at ~1,000kg load-bearing maneuver capacity)
-One wingtip weapons pylon on each wing(each rated at ~200kg load-bearing maneuver capcity)
-Two supplemental wet hardpoints under each wing(rated at ~1,000kg load-bearing maneuver capacity)
Armaments:
-Air-to-Air
--400 30.6mm cannon rounds
--6 AAGM.34 Bloodhound ATASOM-NG
--8 AAGM.18R5 Dementia IRSOM-NG
--2 AAGM.22M1 Zealot XADFM
--2 external 1,000kg fuel tanks
-Air-to-Ground (+1,000km combat radius)
--400 30.6mm cannon rounds
--Up to 12 A2G munitions totaling ~10,000kg
--2 AAGM.22M1 Zealot XADFM
--4 external 1,000kg fuel tanks
-Mixed Ordinance
--400 30.6mm cannon rounds
--Up to 14 A2G and/or A2A munitions, totaling ~12,000kg
--2 AAGM.22M1 Zealot XADFM
--2 external 1,000kg fuel tanks
Cost:
-New Unit Cost: $118,000,000
-New Unit Price: $135,000,000
-Export Unit Price: $156,000,000
-Upgrade Kit Price(Ne-41B/C): $82,000,000
Service History:
-The Remarkably Sane Dominion’s Air Force: 31,567

F-33 Raven Evolution 1-

Background-
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Aerone Prototype Flight Patch
The YF-33 project was originally conceived five years ago as it was quickly becoming apparent to military leaders that any form of air dominance even tactically was soon to be eroded as newer systems and land based air defense system. The Recent Foreign advances made the then SU-27EL and SU-35H fighters then in active service notably obsolete. Simulations of projected air power against the overwhelming advance of foreign air technology painted a dark picture for the Republican Air Force who though relatively small had always considered themselves an elite force. Their training was after all top notch and extensive to the definition, their equipment however was questionable with many times of crisis finding only half or less of the necessary planes ready for an offensive, and the bitter realization that the planes though long since upgraded overtime were now spending far too much time in maintenance to be practical as a frontline fighter force.

Several years of planning and a design and legal showdown between Mekugi’s largest arms conglomerate (The Alpha Technologies Group) and what was at the time one of the smallest companies in the country (but Mekugi’s only dedicated aerospace organization.) The underdog as it maybe; Aerone Aerospace Incorporated upheld itself as a highly professional company with some new and rather radical ideas, that impressed the Air force represenitives, and after three prototyping stages and fly-offs; Aerone was declared the winner and went on to produce what was to be one of the most successful indigenous aerospace ventures to date.


Overview-
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Sleek lines, Lethal intentions
The Raven Air Superiority and Strike Fighter was built around a simple concept;

‘Be the most lethal and efficient machine possible that is still a reliable and dependable machine.’

It is this concept that makes the raven so revolutionary, where most current craft focus on their various special electronics and sensors with little concern as to maintenance, or efficiency; the Raven offers similar if not superior performance without the fragile subsystems currently displayed on today’s fifth and sixth generation fighters. The first thing one notices about the Raven is its relatively conventional arrangement, compared to the FSW and Switchblade designs dominating the skies today, the Raven uses a new rebated-delta wing design for the increased speed, and stealth compared to FSW designs. A tapered edge canard design provides decreased edge turbulence and is balanced with the rear wing to allow for superior maneuverability at both high and low speeds. A two port spanwise blower system on both canard and main wing allows for extremely high angle of attack maneuvers without stalling even superior to those of front edge flap or FSW concepts with less mechanical parts, and fewer maintenance concerns.

Use of structural skin designs that allows for higher overall strength using less reinforcing ribs allows for a lighter weight and more internal space gives the Raven surprising agility, and plenty of room for its overbuilt electronics, avionics, fuel, and weapons systems allowing for higher efficiency within an airframe.

Construction-
The structural skin of the Raven made of Duralex-314 boron fabric held together with Polyaryletherketones or PEEK thermoplastic resin. This ‘Thermofiber’ composite material provides structural stability, and protection without the added machining cost or weight of a metallic outer skin. The PEEK Thermofiber material has excellent mechanical properties due to the fiber embedded semi-crystalline polymers, good thermal stability and good chemical resistance. the continuous service rating of 250°C. PEEK is inherently fire retardant. It has been said it is easier to burn a hole through an aluminum sheet than through a thermo fiber sheet. Likewise the near fiberglass method of construction requires less thermoplastic and decreases the overall cost dramatically.

The outermost skin of the raven is a simple but effective carbon infiltrated rubberized polymer providing excellent structural ‘give’ while providing many overall benefits. The primary benefit of the polymer coating is durability, its ability to move with the plane without ripping, and its smoothing effect on the airflow around the plane decreases fatigue and increase aerodynamics. The other Benefit of the Polymer covering is IR and LIDAR Suppression, the matte non reflective coating prevents accurate readings by means of LIDAR, and its thermal properties remove entirely the Internal radiated IR signature of the aircraft, the carbon infusing also helps to quickly dissipate stress heat generated by the aircraft as it moves through the air at high speeds decreasing its enemies detection and engagement envelope significantly. It is in fact this graphite colored coating that gave the aircraft its name, reminding the commander in charge of the project of the ravens in epic Anchrish poems.

Underneath the composite a coating of radar absorbing materials is attached to the composite, but this is only the first step, below the skin lies thin cells of carbon aerogel infused with radar absorbing materials with carbon fiber plates set at intersecting angles according to their position on the aircraft. This arrangement creates a radar ‘echo chamber’ where a signal passing though the RAM material dampening it, then is reflected away from the enemy transmitter and again passes through the RAM layer before exiting further dampening the return to even semi-passive bi-static systems making the plane nearly invisible to high and low frequency radar system both ground and air based. This arrangement is not only highly effective but, is much more resistant to stress and heat build up as it is on the inside of the aircraft skin, not outside of it as can be seen on the metallic skinned B2, and F-22. An added benefit of this system is also a 10% reduction in sound and a 5% reduction in the ravens IR signature, even without additional coatings this simple modular arrangement fills many of the complex needs of the aircraft without complicating or increasing aircraft general maintenance requirements.

The lightweight skeleton of the Raven are 35 titanium alloy ribs that are highly resistant to creep or thermal expansion yet allow the flexibility to survive high G maneuvers and ’spring back’ without causing stress fractures or other unwanted side effects of such an action. The composite structural skin over these ribs are actually under pressure and are connected sheet by sheet via ‘stress joints’ that expand when needed allowing the skin of the plane to act as a structural form decreasing the need for extensive ribbing and decreasing weight and costs drastically. The Cockpit and both Engines rest independently in composite armored and shock isolated ‘hammocks’ designed to protect the primary components (the engines, pilot, and avionics) from possible damage due to ground/air fire or hard landings and allows for higher survivability with very little increase in the airframes overall weight.

The aerodynamic benefits of unstable canard-delta design as chosen for the Raven project; its shear volume available for fuel and internal weapon storage combined with the agility of the unstable close coupled canard Make it ideal for an air superiority and strike fighter, unlike anything the world has seen.

Cockpit-
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The cockpit for the F-33 is one of the most advanced ever built, a second generation ‘glass cockpit’ the electronic display suite is comprised of four massive 8x8 color multifunction displays further supplemented by four 4x6 inch MPCDs all of which utilize active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD) technology and a super wide-angle, 45x38 degree diffraction head-up display allowing one of the widest views available in a fifth or sixth generation fighter short of a separate helmet mounted display. The central head-down displays provides tactical data superimposed on a computer-generated map, as well as weather and tactical data-link information as provided by other aircraft in the flight. The displays on the left and right provide the flight data and the target data from the sensor suites. On the right hand the smaller MPCDs provide control and fueling information at-a-glance and can be adjusted so as to accommodate the pilots information needs. to the right weapon and arming information stays in easy sight without the need to look down decrease confirmation of weapon selection time and decreasing the lock on to launch time

An Integrated Helmet-Mounted Display System known as Copperhead. Provides time-critical systems controls (for example, weapons and communications) are grouped on the throttle and control stick for Hands-on Advanced Direction and Speed (HADES) operation, also known in the west as HOTAS.

The Copperhead system allows for Detached Heads-up View or DHV giving the pilot the ability to ‘look-right shoot-right’ and gives him unprecedented tracking of enemy and friendly aircraft without having to look down at his fixed displays increasing the pilots ability to maneuver and counter an enemy aircraft without losing track of the rest of his flight or succumbing to an enemy airborne pincer. This ability to have all the information the pilot could need without overwhelming him in a comfortable easy to acclimate to environment makes the Raven a favorite of pilots in all branches, and of all levels of experience.

A variable geometry adaptive ejection seat is inclined at an angle of 60°, which reduces the impact of high G forces on the pilot. Complimenting the angled ejection seat is a new flight suit comprised of a close fitting foam material of fit very similar to a divers wetsuit, and is internally ridged on the inside of the tight suit to help provide better aeration of the skin underneath and when the airbladders outside of the internal suit are inflated increase arterial pressure decreasing g-induced flow to the bodies extremities during a maneuver The seat and suit allows dogfight maneuvers with significantly higher G loadings than can normally be tolerated by the pilot, and nearly to the limit of the planes endurance.

Avionics-
The Raven utilizes an eight channel Fly-by-Optics with Advanced Compensated Feedback Return (ACFR) allowing the pilot to ‘feel’ the aircrafts response more so than just performing the maneuver he is capable of exploiting the full capabilities of the craft. The AN/APG-300(AE)7 Advanced Electronically Scanned Multi-mode radar uses an active electronically scanned antenna array of 3,000 transmitter/receive modules, which provides agility, low radar cross-section and wide bandwidth. With search ranges up to 300 km and identification/tracking/targeting of up to 65 individual simultaneous targets, the AE7 is a formidable piece to fill the planes needs. The 300(AE)7 radar is supplemented by an Advanced Low Probability of Intercept (ALPI) I-band radar for both navigation, and passive threat detection. When combined via the COM/7V ’Python’ Tactical Data link the flight is able to act as a flexible multi-static passive radar for the detection of stealth aircraft, or cruise missiles at long range without giving away the crafts position.

Integrated IFF and CNI systems with overlaid ATAPS/GPS reporting allows for nearly instantaneous reliable friend or foe cues in even the most erratic of battlefields. Integrated and connected high band communications allow up-to-date data and video from the command room to the cockpit and back again allowing a higher amount of correct information to give the pilot the complete picture. Navigation is provided via Agile multi-mode Radio-Ranger, FLIR and Laser Navigation pod, ring laser gyro inertial navigation system, and ATAPS/GPS co-ordination allowing for extreme low level high speed terrain following navigation without the need for a detectable terrain following radar (though it is provided).

Communications is provided via M3 UHF/HF/(V)LF Tactical Radio which provides satellite and local encrypted communications between flights and base. Furthermore a DV/F5R-76D Strategic Video Data link allows for transfer and target confirmation on strike or against high value air targets without the need for later ‘gun cam’ review allowing for instant confirmation and action without relying on a recording system or a pilots memory.

Countermeasures-
Beyond its stealthy nature, Aircraft no matter how advanced can be vulnerable to enemy missiles. It was in this that the Aerone team set about to provide a comprehensive electronic and physical countermeasures system for the raven project.

Primary among the Countermeasure system is detection of threats, and for that purpose the Raven has three primary detection systems. The E/M-4A Digital LPI Radar Warning Receiver is a broad spectrum low signature system designed to be used in high threat areas where radar signature is not as much of a concern, and in that role it has proven nearly flawless with long range detection of even stealthy high velocity threats up to 98% with higher sequestrates increasing as range closes. When emission of a radar signal is not advised for any multitude of reasons a pair of combined M6-7V Laser/IR warning receivers with Launch detection cues allows for zero signature warning and tracking against beam riding, and MANPAD systems. Likewise a passive setting on the E/M-4A allows for radar lock warnings at long range and high speed allowing the pilot ample time and options in so far as countering the threat.

Secondary to detection the Raven mounts four distinct method of engagement;

* The M/LD-30 ‘Hot flash’ Laser/Infrared Dazzler- allows for the direct distraction and subsequent neutralization of IR or multi-mode seeking missiles. But as such is partially limited in its role.
*AD/EL-8 ‘Hot foot’ Multi-mode Radar Jammer- internal ECM providing broadband protection. Estimated system effective radiative power 60 dBW over 30km.
* ASM-9V Decoy Dispenser - 60 chaff and 60 flares arranged in a ‘metal storm’ stacked array allow for high volume of countermeasures in a very compact area, and high exit velocity increasing the countermeasures ‘footprint‘ for increased effect.
*A2VD/SM-9 Advanced Decoy launcher - Carrying 9 countermeasures per launcher the SM-9 system uses a small rocket propelled system derived from the ground based M3 Smoke grenade system to develop a active moving target that on detonation provides a realistic Radar and IR signature in order to deal with Multi-optic or multi-seeker based system both air a and ground launched. Current success rates vary by missile but average at around 48%

Propulsion-
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The F-33 is powered by two Aerone developed Thrust Vectored VPCB (Variable Post Compression Bypass) Turbofan engines. This engine was developed by the Aerone originally for the Dark storm project and is a derivative of the V636 twin-shaft turbofan engine on the F/I-103 Chimera light fighter Interceptor. The modular design includes a six-stage, low-pressure (LP) compressor, five-stage counter rotating high-pressure (HP) compressor, Advanced annular combustion chamber and dual-stage LP and single stage HP turbines, afterburner, heat exchanger, and mixer.

Each engine can provide 200kN thrust dry and 230kN with the afterburner and is independently directable from -30 to +30 degrees along the vertical and -15 to +15 degrees along the horizontal plane. The nozzles are connected to the annular swivel and can be moved in the pitch plane by a set of three of hydraulic jacks. The thrust vector control allows maneuvers at speeds nearing zero without angle-of-attack limitations. The vectoring controls can be operated manually by the pilot or automatically by the flight control system as per the pilots preference.

The major objective for the Variable Post Compression Bypass Turbofan application is to provide some degree of engine cycle variability that will not significantly increase the cost, the maintenance requirements, or the overall complexity of the engine. In the past, variable-cycle engines were designed with large variations in bypass ratio to provide jet noise reduction. However, these types were complicated and did not perform well. Though the concept of an engine meeting the Supersonic performance of a Turbojet with the economy and subsonic performance of a Turbofan has lead down many interesting and varied roads in the past.

In the VPCB turbofan air enters the compressor and bypass vents as per a normal turbojet. The first noticeable difference between the engines however is that the VPCB design has no fan. This is difference does as they say, make all the difference. As air enters the center vane it is compressed to a higher level than those passing through the bypass. A variable vent allows a certain amount of pressurized air to enter the bypass canal generating a pressure difference and thereby suction drawing air in through the bypass. At lower altitudes the air is thicker and therefore the pressure is greater sucking more air in through the bypass generating the same overall effect of a turbofan. In higher altitudes the air is thinner and thus the compression is less allowing it to work more efficiently as a low bypass turbojet giving greater efficiency. Because there is no fan there is less vibration, less noise and less stress on the turbines as the rotational mass is smaller. Likewise since there is no gear to the fan, the system is less complex and yet completely self adjusting according to the thickness of the air entering the vent. Its this automatic adjusting without complex or easily breakable parts that allows the VPCB to perform superbly at all levels of requirements from subsonic to supersonic maneuvers, all the way to low altitude hat high speeds the VPCB can do it and is nearly uniformly efficient in all transitions.

The aircraft is also fitted with dual-mode air intakes. During flight, the open air intakes feed air to the engines. While moving on the ground, the air intakes are closed and air is fed through the louvres on the upper surface of the wing root to prevent ingestion of foreign objects from the runway. This is particularly important when operating from poorly prepared airfields, and allow for the full use of the aircraft regardless of field conditions.

Reduction of Thermal signature is provided by a pair of sub systems comprised primarily of; The fuel/exhaust heat exchanger, and the Mixer. The Fuel/Exhaust heat exchanger is quite simply an insulate coil of piping around the first stage exhaust of the aircraft, fuel enroute to the engine passes through this tubing and by means of thermal conduction warms up the fuel and lowers the exhaust temperature. Because Aviation fuel has a higher thermal density than air, it makes it a very efficient system overall, and with eight separate fuel cut off locations safety is maintained to prevent a possibly catastrophic malfunction. This pre-warmed fuel is then fed into the Ravens engine where the heated fuel allows for higher engine efficiency allowing longer ranges with less fuel than any other comparative system.

Though the heat exchanger is a highly efficient system its overall cooling effect is limited by the safety requirements of the aircraft and so its overall effect is somewhat limited. However a Inducted Air Mixer (IAM) that uses a separate fan assembly run by the one of the LP turbines. The IAM draws in outside air and mixes it with the heated exhaust providing drastic IR reduction to the already cooled exhaust. This exhaust then passes through a set of carbon screens that conduct heat away from the exhaust before exit giving it a remarkably tiny IR signature allowing for protection from even advanced MAPADS and Air to Air missiles

For landings and times when rapid deceleration is required a separate 'clamshell' system that for the majority of flight is open and is integrated into the intake system for the IAM in front of the fan to prevent collateral damage. on Landing or when a heavy brake is needed the clamshells come together diverting the thrust forward and up counter to the direction of the aircraft allowing the aircrafts full use on short runways or prepared stretches of highway without the need for a drag chute.

Maneuverability-
Beyond possibly Lethality, one of the primary concerns, if not THE concern of a Air Superiority or Air Dominance Fighter is maneuverability. Though the Aerone team spent nearly a year investigating foreign attempts at an Air Superiority craft, their methods were not those that they felt would work with the overall design goal. With the many sorted forms of Switchblade and Forward swept wing designs available on the world market the F-33 stands in stark contrast not do to how revolutionary it is but how Conventional the design is. Yes the Raven features a fixed Rebated-Delta with forward canards, but without the complications of the FSW or Switchblade concepts the added space and weight saving allow for more fuel, higher payload, and better maneuverability making it a match for most currently produced ASF’s as a base aircraft without the features that make it a great aircraft.

The aerodynamic benefits from the ravens chosen form of the unstable canard-delta, its shear volume available for fuel and internal weapon storage, proved to be possibly the best overall design frame for a Air Superiority and Strike Fighter. The twin outward canted vertical stabilizers positioned at delta's trailing edge added to battle damage resistance and control of the aircraft at high angles of attack (AOA) while the removal of the Horizontal stabilizers both made the craft more unstable and subsequently lowered it radar cross section. The Rebated, Dog-toothed Delta wing is enhanced with Advanced Leading Edge Extension (ALEX) which Provides added lift at high angles of attack and low speeds. Mounted on either side of the Forward Fuselage they are an extension of the wing leading edge.. ALEX however is just the beginning, beyond the enhanced smoothness provided by the rubberized polymer outer skin; two nozzles are mounted facing outward from the fuselage. These nozzles from the basis for a Variable Angle Span wise Blowing (VASB) system, though span wise blowing has been around for nearly half a century the weight saving in the Raven allow the full use of this system to allow for seemingly insane AOA maneuvers at high speed with almost no separation of fluid flow.

Span wise blowing works in two ways, the first nozzle ‘energizes’ the incoming air flowing over the top of the wing increase the airflows velocity decreasing separation dramatically. The second nozzle further increase the crafts AOA capabilities by creating a cushion of air above the mid-rear of the airfoil pushing the airflow against the airfoil and allowing for extremely high AOA maneuvers beyond that of any similar FSW or LEX only aircraft. The one drawback of Span wise blowing is that in a tight turn the airflow my disrupt the system causing loss of the post stall benefits, however the Ravens system has a adjustable rear nozzle allowing the cushion to be brought against the counter flow allowing high AOA maneuvers even ‘into the wind’ in a high stall turn, something almost no other craft in the world is currently able to match without losing control.

ALEX, VSAB, 3D Thrust vectoring combined with the unstable Canard delta configuration allows the Raven to perform stunts that would make even regular super-maneuverability craft pilots stare in awe, and in fact that was the entire intention, though a ‘conventional’ design the Raven is anything but.

Lethality-
The Ravens arsenal begins at the canted nose of the aircraft which hides a 25mm Gas Revolver Cannon firing at 3100 rounds per minute with 500 rounds in two 250 round removable magazines allowing the pilot to select the best ammunition for the target they are engaging at the time. The 25mm GRC is independently maneuverable within its housing and can redirect its firing angle up to 5 degrees, as well as operating in an automatic radar-guided aiming mode while in A/A mode

The primary weapon systems of the Raven lie in two revolving Internal weapons mount on either side of the fuselage. Each mount has four hard points each capable of mounting one LR/AMRAAM or two SRAA/AM, this arrangement give the pilot the flexibility and capability to engage numerous simultaneous targets at will. Both bays are covered by a protected 'blended edge' side flap utilizing a Pneumatic Air-Curtain system that uses a jet of compressed air to create a haven of slower air in front of the flap allowing for deployment of munitions at supersonic velocities and high G-maneuvers without damaging or over stressing the flap. Each hard point is attached to a ‘trapeze’ frame that extends the missile away from the body of the plane before ejecting it allowing for undisturbed high speed interception even while attempting to maneuver from an enemy.

Between the intakes of the raven is a small depression and 4 centrally aligned hard points specifically placed in order to hold a 3000kg/2500L conformal ferry tank without interrupting airflow and allowing for up to 3g turns without incident. This depression is also capable of holding (in absence of the ferry tank) four Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or four LR or AMRAAMs and up to eight SDB, without interfering with the craft aerodynamics.

Beyond those mounts however the Raven does not usually mount any wing mounts in order to preserve its maneuverability, and stealthiness. Retrofitting the Raven with inboard wing mounts is possible and design considerations allow for adding up to two additional hard points per wings as desired, with little modification.

Conclusion-
Lethally Efficient, with maneuverability yet to be matched around the world the often ignored 'conventional' fighter is anything but. The Raven is a Front line Fighter of Renown, loved by pilots and ground crews alike for its performance and ease of maintenance using low cost but strong composites. The F-33 is capable of filling its niche heartily and has been designed to Find, Engage, and Destroy any threats for years to come, and it is eager to do so.

F-33 Raven
Type: Air Superiority and Strike Fighter
Crew: 1 (Pilot)
Wing span: 15 m
Length: 21 m
Height: 5.64 m
Empty weight: 20,538 kg
Weapon payload: 10,000 kg
Fuel weight: 15,588 kg
Combat Weight: 46,326 kg
Maximum take-off weight: 47,237 kg
Type: 2x Aerone 3D Independent Offset Thrust Vectored ATB-8-653 VPCB Turbofans with diffuser
Engine rating: 200 kN (45,000 lb)
Maximum speeds:
1.2 Mach @ Sea level
1.65+ Super cruise
>2.89 mach @ altitude
Climb rate: 25,000 meters per minute
Stall speed: 120 kph
Maximum altitude: 23,000 m
External Pylons: 4 (or 8 w/ 4 inboard wing mounts optionally )
External Pylon limit: 2,500kg each
Internal Bay Pylons: 8
Internal Bay limit: 1,250 kg each
Gun Armament: 25x185mm Archer GRC (Gas Revolver Cannon)
Rate of Fire: 3100 rounds per minute
Gun Ammunition: 500 rounds (from two 250 round magazines, selectable)
Airstrip take-off run: 350 m
Airstrip landing: >300 m
Ferry range: 6,500 km
Combat range: 1,800km
G load limits: >12g
AOA limit: 110*
In-flight Refueling?: yes
Oxygen Generation?: yes
Avionics:
--EL/M-303E I-Band ALPI Radar
-AN/APG-300(AE)7 Electronically Scanned Multi-mode Radar
-AS/LV-5 'Black Star' All-Weather Targeting and Navigation Pod
-RED/I-3 ‘Red-Eye’ Pulsed IR-LADAR
-MI/S-7V 'Green Light' Integrated Multi-role FLIR
-M3 UHF/(V)HF Tactical Radio
-DV/F5R-76D Strategic Video Data link
-LN/100 Laser-Ring Inertial Reference System (LIRS)
-MV/VOR VHF Omni-directional Radio-ranger
-CNI/DL Communications / Navigation / Identification
AM/ASP ‘Blue Star’ ATAPS Advanced Tactical Positioning System
-COM/7V ’Python’ Tactical Data link
-SB33A CI/T IFF
ECM:
-E/M-4A Digital LPI Radar Warning Receiver
-M6-7V Front and Rear Laser Warning Receivers
-M/LD-30 ‘Hot flash’ Laser/Infrared Dazzler
-AD/EL-8 ‘Hot foot’ Multi-mode Radar Jammer
Counter measures:
-ASM-9V Decoy Dispenser (x2)
-A2VD/SM-9 Advanced Decoy launcher
Production costs: 105 million
Price: 165 million NSD per unit

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Na-24G of the 72nd Pursuit Squadron in stormbreaker camouflage.

Na-24G Mako
Service Model: Block 12/2
Primary Contractors: Himou Defense Labs, Tachibana Aerospace, and Asou Aerodynamics
Designation: Two-seat, two-engine air superiority fighter
Crew: 2(Pilot and Combat Systems Officer)
Dimensions(L*W*H): 20.6*21.2*4*4.3m
Weight: 16,000kg(empty), 30,141kg(clean take-off), 35,481kg(combat take-off)
Airframe:
-Canards: Yes
-Tail: Twin ruddervators
-Wings: Active aeroelastic, mission-adaptive/compliant diamond
Top Speed, Level Flight Achievable: >~3,000 km/h(>~Mach 2.5)
Top Speed, Maximum Sustainable: ~3,000 km/h(~Mach 2.5)
Maximum Cruising Speed: 2,390 km/h(Mach 2)
Cruising Speed: 1,010 km/h(Mach .85)
Engines: Two TA-X6Y9 monoaxially fluid thrust-vectored, afterburning variable bypass turbofan jet engines
Service Ceiling: 20,000m
Rate of Climb: 380 m/s
Range: 3,250km(combat radius); aerial-refueling capable
Flight Controls
-Pilot Input: Stick, pedals, and throttle with touch-screen, voice, and biometric command supports
-Transmission: Primary fiber, secondary fiber, auxiliary hydraulics
Avionics:
-Computers, hardware: Six reinforced, EM-hardened parallel processing combat servers; each powered by a 3.3 GHz quadruple quad-core chipset and 256GB of RAM with eight terabytes of storage capacity per server
-Computers, OS: Juumanistran Integrated Air Warfare Operations Architecture, a proprietary modularly-organized, software-based operating system
-Avionics: “Burgundy” environmental awareness module, “Sentinel” flight status and information module, “Waltz” advanced flight control module, “Redeye SCS” advanced combat maneuvers module, “Bulldog” threat assessment and management module, “Linguist” HOTAS, vocal, and biometric commands module, “Shadow” EW/ECM/ECCM/VS module, “Skynet” integrated aerial combat module, “Whisper” combat communications relay and management module
-Displays: SkyVixen II digital glass cockpit with wrap-around OLED canopy and Maestro CHUDs
-Sensors: 2 x PCR Typhoon III SAESA ULPI radar package(3,500 scanning elements, forward- and rearward-looking), 2 x PCR Panorama SAESA ULPI radar package(1,700 scanning elements, sideward-looking), LRD-AX-6C blue-green LiDAR array(swivel-head located in nosecone, before forward-looking Typhoon III), AD4/Y1 FLIR/TI-TV/IRST package, Blindsight III-A advanced digital EO package
-Navigation: PBX.9I ULPI radio altimeter, GPS.29 JIAWOA-integrated GPS navigation suite, YBC.5B system- and JIAWOA-integrated inertial guidance system, CHN.8 ULPI radio transponder
-Communications: ACX.66Z JIAWOA-compliant and –integrated radio communications and warfare array(LF, HF, VHF, UHF, VUHF), TLN.17 microwave warfare array(integrated component of forward PCR Typhoon III), CZT.5 JIAWOA-integrated satellite communications array, AKL.14 secure, encrypted datalink, IFF.9B IFF uplink
-Countermeasures, Airframe: Extensive(75%+) use of composites in the airframe; application of thermal and IR absorbing insulation inside of engine nacelle; thermal insulation and grating in engine cowling and nozzle; RAM integration throughout the airframe; focused light diffusing and thermal emissions absorbing paint
-Countermeasures, Consumable: 92 CXF.1B IAMECS, UPL.6X towed decoy dispenser
-Countermeasures, Fixed: ACX.66EW EM warfare suite(ACX.66Z integrated, Shadow-governed), IDI.49 wing-integrated swivel-head EO dazzler, PL9 laser detection/warning system, PQ3 multiband radio receiver and warning system
Weapons/Hardpoints:
-One ADF.9 Bossman 30.6mm five-barreled gatling cannon
-Three pneumatically-firing internal weapons bays, each capable of handling four large air-to-air missiles, stacked vertically
-Two internal rotating firing cylinders, each located on the side of the fuselage, capable of handing two small-to-medium-sized air-to-air missiles
Armaments:
-450 30.6mm cannon rounds
-8 AAGM.34 Bloodhound ATASOM-NG
-4 AAGM.18R5 Dementia IRSOM-NG
-4 AAGM.22M1 Zealot XADFM
Cost:
-New Unit Cost: $181,000,000
-New Unit Price: $212,000,000
-Export Unit Price: $247,000,000
-Upgrade Kit Price(Na-24A): $112,000,000
Service History:
-The Remarkably Sane Dominion’s Air Force: 11,878
-The Zeppelin Manufacturers' Air Force: 6,000
-12 evaluatory models exported to Brettonian Military Industries

Office of Irysh-Finegall Military Procurement

The Irysh-Finegall Air Arm seeks to move as many of its assets to HTC products.

To that end, we seek to place this production order in the most capable hands of the aeronautical industry. The contractors of the HTC.

2,064 x B22 Strategic Bombers = 1,052,536,800,000.00

8,232 x No-34 Tactical Bomber 1,835,736,000,000

Frontline Fighters
12348 x FA 15D = 1,745,192,232,000
12348 x F-33 = 2,037,420,000,000
12348 x Na-24G 3,049,956,000,000



ADF Fighters
20,000 Ni-35X 1,180,000,000,000
13,000 FA 16B STOL Variant (Block VIII) 826,280,000,000

Total: $11,727,121,032,000.00

Ni-35T Tsunami
Service Model: Block 8E
Primary Contractors: Asou Aerodynamics and Oda Aerospace Technologies
Designation: Two-seat, single-engine advanced jet trainer
Crew: 2(Pilot and Instructor)
Dimensions(L*W*H): 15.1*12.8*4.8m
Weight: 13,300kg(empty), 21,677kg(clean take-off), ~26,000kg(maximum combat take-off)
Top Speed, Level Flight Achievable: ~2,700 km/h(~Mach 2.2)
Top Speed, Maximum Sustainable: ~2,150 km/h(~Mach 1.8)
Maximum Cruising Speed: ~1,430 km/h(~Mach 1.2)
Cruising Speed: 656 km/h(Mach .55)
Engines: One I99 Batch III-GL3 afterburning, low bypass turbofan jet engine
Service Ceiling: 12,500m
Rate of Climb: 245 m/s
Range: 2,200km(flight radius), 4,000km(external fuel tanks), 8,000km(ferry)
Flight Controls
-Pilot Input: Stick, pedals, and throttle with touch-screen, voice, and biometric command supports
-Transmission: Primary wire, secondary wire, auxiliary hydraulics
Avionics:
-Computers, hardware: Three reinforced, EM hardened parallel processing combat servers; each rated at 6.2 Ghz, powered by 8,192MB of RAM with two terabytes of storage capacity per server.
-Computers, OS: Juumanistran Integrated Air Warfare Operations Architecture, a proprietary modularly-organized, software-based operating system
-Avionics: “Burgundy” environmental awareness module, “Sentinel” flight status and information module, “Bulldog” threat assessment and management module, “Linguist” HOTAS, vocal, and biometric commands module, “Skynet” integrated aerial combat module, “Whisper” combat communications relay and management module
-Displays: SkyNymph digital glass cockpit and Maestro CHUDs
-Sensors: RXT-6MP1 PESA multiband, multimission radar package(forward- and downward-looking), Blindsight I Mod 4 digital EO package
-Navigation: PBX.4J radio altimeter, GPS.1 JIAWOA-integrated GPS navigation suite, YBC.3A system- and JIAWOA-integrated inertial guidance system, CHN.6 radio transponder
-Communications: ACW.46D JIAWOA-compliant and –integrated radio communications and warfare array(LF, HF, VHF, UHF, VUHF), CZT.5 JIAWOA-integrated satellite communications array, AKL.14 secure, encrypted datalink, IFF.1C IFF uplink
-Countermeasures, Airframe: None
-Countermeasures, Consumable: None
-Countermeasures, Fixed: None
Fixed Weapons/Hardpoints:
-One supplemental wet and wired hardpoints under each wing(rated at ~1,000kg load-bearing maneuver capacity)
Armaments:
-2 1,000kg external fuel tanks
Cost:
-New Unit Cost: $14,000,000
-New Unit Price: $20,000,000
-Export Unit Price: $23,500,000
-Upgrade Kit Price(Ni-35A): $800,000
Service History:
-The Remarkably Sane Dominion’s Air Force: 784
-The Combined Home Guards of Kyranistra: 41
-The Combined Home Guards of Juumusistra: 96
-The Combined Home Guards of Moeginoa: 277
-The Combined Home Guards of Hibikinoa: 219
-The Combined Home Guards of Kiramekistan: 57

Ni-35MCAT Deluge
Service Model: Block 8F/G
Primary Contractors: Asou Aerodynamics, Oda Aerospace Technologies, and Katagiri Aeronautics
Designation: Single-seat, single-engine multirole aircraft
Crew: 1(Pilot)
Dimensions(L*W*H): 15.6*13.7*5.1m
Weight: 14,500kg(empty), 23,677kg(clean take-off), 28,122kg(combat take-off), ~31,000kg(maximum combat take-off)
Top Speed, Level Flight Achievable: ~2,850 km/h(~Mach 2.4)
Top Speed, Maximum Sustainable: ~2,400 km/h(~Mach 2)
Maximum Cruising Speed: ~1,430 km/h(~Mach 1.2)
Cruising Speed: 656 km/h(Mach .55)
Engines: One I99 Batch VIII-GL7biaxially fluid thrust-vectored, afterburning low bypass turbofan jet engine
Service Ceiling: 12,500m
Rate of Climb: 245 m/s
Range: 1,750km(flight radius), 3,500km(external fuel tanks), 8,000km(ferry)
Flight Controls
-Pilot Input: Stick, pedals, and throttle with touch-screen, voice, and biometric command supports
-Transmission: Primary wire, secondary wire, tertiary wire, auxiliary hydraulics
Avionics:
-Computers, hardware: Four reinforced, EM-hardened parallel processing combat servers; each powered by a 3.4 GHz quad-core chipset and 12,288MB of RAM with two terabytes of storage capacity per server
-Computers, OS: Juumanistran Integrated Air Warfare Operations Architecture, a proprietary modularly-organized, software-based operating system
-Avionics: “Burgundy” environmental awareness module, “Sentinel” flight status and information module, “Waltz” advanced flight control module, “Bulldog” threat assessment and management module, “Linguist” HOTAS, vocal, and biometric commands module, “Skynet” integrated aerial combat module, “Whisper” combat communications relay and management module, “Shadow” ECM/ECCM/VS module, “Whisper” combat communications relay and management module, “Groundhog” advanced terrain mapping and ground attack module, “Whack-A-Mole” advanced munitions targeting and guidance module
-Displays: SkyVixen II digital glass cockpit with wrap-around OLED canopy and Maestro CHUD
-Sensors: RXT-6MP5 AESA multiband, multimission radar package(1,900 scanning elements, forward- and downward-looking), Blindsight III-A/G advanced digital EO package, APR-909C multispectrum LiDAR pod, QWR.8 Super Scimitar multispectrum NVL pod
-Navigation: PBX.9I ULPI radio altimeter, GPS.29 JIAWOA-integrated GPS navigation suite, YBC.5B system- and JIAWOA-integrated inertial guidance system, CHN.8 ULPI radio transponder
-Communications: ACL.17C JIAWOA-compliant and –integrated radio communications and warfare array(LF, HF, VHF, UHF, VUHF), ZOX.1 microwave warfare array(integrated component of RXT-6MP5), CZT.5 JIAWOA-integrated satellite communications array, AKL.14 secure, encrypted datalink, IFF.9B IFF uplink
-Countermeasures, Airframe: None
-Countermeasures, Consumable: DEF.47 chaff dispenser, DEF.48 flare dispenser, UPL.6X towed decoy dispenser
-Countermeasures, Fixed: ACL.17EW EM warfare suite(ACL.17C integrated, Shadow-governed), APR-09 swivel-head EO dazzler(APR-909C-pod based), PL9 laser detection/warning system, PQ3 multiband radio receiver and warning system
Fixed Weapons/Hardpoints:
-One ADF.1 Bossman 30.6mm four-barreled gatling cannon
-Four centerline wet and wired weapons hardpoints under the fuselage(each rated at ~1,000kg load-bearing maneuver capacity)
-Two weapons hardpoints under each wing(each rated at ~1,000kg load-bearing maneuver capacity)
-One wingtip weapons pylon on each wing(each rated at ~200kg load-bearing maneuver capcity)
-One supplemental wet and wired hardpoints under each wing(rated at ~1,000kg load-bearing maneuver capacity)
Armaments:
-Air-to-Air
--600 30.6mm cannon rounds
--4 AAGM.21B7 Seeker ALRAAM
--4 AAGM.18R2 Dementia AMRAAM
--2 AAGM.9B11 Adler ASRAAM
--2 external 1,000kg fuel tanks
-Mixed Ordinance
--600 30.6mm cannon rounds
--Up to 8 A2G and/or A2A munitions, totaling ~6,000kg
--2 AAGM.9B11 Adler ASRAAM
--2 external 1,000kg fuel tanks
Cost:
-New Unit Cost: $19,000,000
-New Unit Price: $25,000,000
-Export Unit Price: $30,000,000
-Upgrade Kit Price(Ni-35A): $5,500,000
Service History:
-The Combined Home Guards of Kyranistra: 547
-The Combined Home Guards of Juumusistra: 156
-The Combined Home Guards of Moeginoa: 1,671
-The Combined Home Guards of Hibikinoa: 766
-The Combined Home Guards of Kiramekistan: 443

Yo-119B3 Maelstrom II
Primary Contractors: Hinamoto Aviation, Tachibana Aerospace, and Minatsuki Heavy Ordinance
Designation: Artillery gunship
Crew: 22 (Pilot, Co-Pilot, Flight Engineer, Countermeasures Operator, Chief of the Gundeck, Master Sighter, 4 x Battlefield Integrators, 6 x 2-man guncrews)
Dimensions(L*W*H): 88.2*78.7*18.4m
Weight: 300,000kg(empty), 559,914kg(clean take-off), 858,634kg(mission take-off)
Top Speed, Level Flight Achievable: >~1,000 km/h(>~Mach 0.8)
Top Speed, Maximum Sustainable: 776 km/h(~Mach 0.65)
Maximum Cruising Speed: 776 km/h(~Mach 0.65)
Cruising Speed: ~500 km/h(~Mach .4)
Engines: Six HM1-M6 variable bypass turbofan jet engines
Service Ceiling: 15,000m
Rate of Climb: 35 m/s
Range: 5,000km(combat radius); aerial-refueling capable
Flight Controls
-Pilot Input: Yoke, pedals, and throttles with touch-screen, voice, and biometric command supports
-Transmission: Primary wire, secondary wire, tertiary wire, auxiliary hydraulics
Avionics:
-Computers, hardware: Ten reinforced, EM-hardened parallel processing combat servers; each powered by a 3.3 GHz quadruple quad-core chipset and 256GB of RAM with eight terabytes of storage capacity per server
-Computers, OS: Juumanistran Integrated Air Warfare Operations Architecture, a proprietary modularly-organized, software-based operating system
-Computers, software: “Burgundy” environmental awareness module, “Sentinel” flight status and information module, “Danube” flight control module, “Bulldog” threat assessment and management module, “Skynet” integrated aerial combat module, “Aries” land warfare information, awareness, and integration module , “Sauron” sensor data management and processing module, “Whisper” combat communications relay and management module, Shadow” EW/ECM module, “Warrenkeeper” advanced ground mapping and targeting module, “Whack-A-Mole” advanced munitions targeting and guidance module
-Displays: SkyStead digital glass cockpit and Virtuoso CHUDs
-Sensors: P661.L1 passive phased flight radar array(forward-looking), P782.D spinally-mounted SAESA(8,000 scanning elements, downward-looking and sideward-looking), six five-node EO and non-visible light camera sets integrated in each of the six artillery bays
-Navigation: PBX.14C ULPI radio altimeter, DDR.111 terrain following radar, GPS.211 system-integrated GPS suite, GPS.211 JIAWOA-integrated GPS navigation suite, YBC.12A system- and JIAWOA-integrated inertial guidance system, CHB.19 ULPI radio transponder
-Communications: ACX.316D1 JIAWOA-compliant and –integrated radio communications and array(LF, HF, VHF, UHF, VUHF), CZT.5R JIAWOA-integrated satellite communications array, AKL.14 secure, encrypted datalink, IFF.9B IFF uplink
-Countermeasures, Airframe: None
-Countermeasures, Consumable: 144 CXF.1B IAMECS, DEF.120 chaff dispenser(96 chaffs), DEF.121 flare dispenser(360 flares), 2 x UPL.6P towed decoy dispensers
-Countermeasures, Fixed: ACX.316EW EM warfare suite(ACX.66Z integrated, Shadow-governed), PL44 laser detection/warning system, PQ8 multiband radio receiver and warning system
Weapons/Hardpoints:
-Six G815M4 162mm boxer-gast general purpose automatic howitzers arranged mounted perpendicular to the airframe and alternately opposing one another to form two three-gun broadsides, capable of elevating and depressing to +45* and -35* respectively, with each gun capable of achieving a sustainable rate of fire of 20 RPM and a burst speed of 36 RPM.
Armaments:
-9,600 162mm unitary artillery shells
Cost:
-Production Cost: $1,250,000,000
-Per New Domestic Unit: $1,500,000,000
-Per New Export Unit: $1,750,000,000
Service History:
-The Remarkably Sane Dominion’s Army: 2,141
-The Imperial Cohenian Air Force: 500

Yo-119B6 Maelstrom II
Primary Contractors: Hinamoto Aviation, Tachibana Aerospace, and Minatsuki Heavy Ordinance
Designation: Artillery gunship
Crew: 22 (Pilot, Co-Pilot, Flight Engineer, Countermeasures Operator, Chief of the Gundeck, Master Sighter, 4 x Battlefield Integrators, 6 x 2-man guncrews)
Dimensions(L*W*H): 88.2*78.7*18.4m
Weight: 300,000kg(empty), 559,914kg(clean take-off), 858,634kg(mission take-off)
Top Speed, Level Flight Achievable: >~1,000 km/h(>~Mach 0.8)
Top Speed, Maximum Sustainable: 776 km/h(~Mach 0.65)
Maximum Cruising Speed: 776 km/h(~Mach 0.65)
Cruising Speed: ~500 km/h(~Mach .4)
Engines: Six HM1-M6 variable bypass turbofan jet engines
Service Ceiling: 15,000m
Rate of Climb: 35 m/s
Range: 5,000km(combat radius); aerial-refueling capable
Flight Controls
-Pilot Input: Yoke, pedals, and throttles with touch-screen, voice, and biometric command supports
-Transmission: Primary wire, secondary wire, tertiary wire, auxiliary hydraulics
Avionics:
-Computers, hardware: Ten reinforced, EM-hardened parallel processing combat servers; each powered by a 3.3 GHz quadruple quad-core chipset and 256GB of RAM with eight terabytes of storage capacity per server
-Computers, OS: Juumanistran Integrated Air Warfare Operations Architecture, a proprietary modularly-organized, software-based operating system
-Computers, software: “Burgundy” environmental awareness module, “Sentinel” flight status and information module, “Danube” flight control module, “Bulldog” threat assessment and management module, “Skynet” integrated aerial combat module, “Aries” land warfare information, awareness, and integration module , “Sauron” sensor data management and processing module, “Whisper” combat communications relay and management module, Shadow” EW/ECM module, “Warrenkeeper” advanced ground mapping and targeting module, “Whack-A-Mole” advanced munitions targeting and guidance module
-Displays: SkyStead digital glass cockpit and Virtuoso CHUDs
-Sensors: P661.L1 passive phased flight radar array(forward-looking), P782.D spinally-mounted SAESA(8,000 scanning elements, downward-looking and sideward-looking), six five-node EO and non-visible light camera sets integrated in each of the six artillery bays
-Navigation: PBX.14C ULPI radio altimeter, DDR.111 terrain following radar, GPS.211 system-integrated GPS suite, GPS.211 JIAWOA-integrated GPS navigation suite, YBC.12A system- and JIAWOA-integrated inertial guidance system, CHB.19 ULPI radio transponder
-Communications: ACX.316D1 JIAWOA-compliant and –integrated radio communications and array(LF, HF, VHF, UHF, VUHF), CZT.5R JIAWOA-integrated satellite communications array, AKL.14 secure, encrypted datalink, IFF.9B IFF uplink
-Countermeasures, Airframe: None
-Countermeasures, Consumable: 144 CXF.1B IAMECS, DEF.120 chaff dispenser(96 chaffs), DEF.121 flare dispenser(360 flares), 2 x UPL.6P towed decoy dispensers
-Countermeasures, Fixed: ACX.316EW EM warfare suite(ACX.66Z integrated, Shadow-governed), PL44 laser detection/warning system, PQ8 multiband radio receiver and warning system
Weapons/Hardpoints:
-Six G815M4 162mm boxer-gast general purpose automatic howitzers arranged perpendicularly to the airframe to form a broadside, capable of elevating and depressing to +45* and -35* respectively, with each gun capable of achieving a sustainable rate of fire of 20 RPM and a burst speed of 36 RPM.
Armaments:
-9,600 162mm unitary artillery shells
Cost:
-Production Cost: $1,250,000,000
-Per New Domestic Unit: $1,500,000,000
-Per New Export Unit: $1,750,000,000
Service History:
-The Remarkably Sane Dominion’s Air Force: 187
-The Remarkably Sane Dominion’s Navy: 988
-The Imperial Cohenian Air Force: 500

Arnak Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier-
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(shown with AVA 25mm One Man Powered Turret)

Type: 6x6 Armored Personnel Carrier
Crew: 2 (or 3) +9
Length: 6 meters
Height: 2.1 meters
Width: 2.55 meters
Internal Payload Volume: 8 m^2
Variable Ground clearance: 300 to 600 mm
Weight: 8,300 kg
Slope: 40 degrees
Slant: 30 degrees
Trench: 2 meters
Fording: 2 meters
Vertical obstical: 950 mm
Engine Power: 330 horsepower X-8 Compact 8-cylinder Deisel engine
Fuel Capacity: 250 liters
Range: 760 km
Off-Road Speed: 50 kph
On-Road Speed: 113 kph
Reverse: 30 kph
Armor: Up to 13mm
Armament-
Ring mount [top]:
-Varies: LMG, HMG, AGL's or up to 25mm Remote Operated turrets or water cannons
Firing ports [4 per side]
-Varies: though mostly limited to Small arms and Grenades
6x VIPER APS Tubes [Between Rear Roof Hatches]
2x3 81mm Obscurrant Projectors [Turret/Ring mount]
Doors& Hatches-
-Left side Dual Section Door/Ramp; Behind Drivers compartment
-Dual Rear Doors
-6x Roof Hatches
Accessories-
- Ratcheted Cable Winch (rated at 8 tonnes)
- Welded Steel Bumper-cage
- Variable (up to 150 decibels) Doppler sirens
- NBC sealed and CCOP-08 protected
- Removable ‘bail-out’ Independent Air Supply (IAS) with Liquid Reserve
- Halon/Saphire Fire Extinguishing and Warning System
- Air Conditioning and Heat
- Sattelite, and Radio communications Station
- Protected Radio Aerial on either side of troop compartment
- Rear view Camera System
- Oil heater
Cost: 2,300,000.00 NSD

Ni-34C2 Utgard
Service Model: Block 24
Manufacturer: Tachibana Aerospace and Oda Aerosystems
Designation: One-seat, single-engine multipurpose strike fighter
Crew: 1(Pilot)
Dimensions(L*W*H): 14.8*12.1(/5.9)*4.9m
Weight: 7,500kg(empty), 12,574kg(clean take-off), 20,522kg(combat take-off), ~25,000kg(maximum combat take-off)
Top Speed, Maximum Level Flight Achievable: ~2,850 km/h(~Mach 2.4)
Top Speed, Maximum Sustainable: ~2,400 km/h(~Mach 2)
Maximum Cruising Speed: 1,600 km/h(Mach 1.3)
Cruising Speed: 835 km/h (Mach 0.7)
Engines: One TAX4-Y5 biaxially fluid thrust-vectored, variably bypass afterburning turbofan jet engine
Service Ceiling: 15,000m
Rate of Climb: 231 m/s
Range: 2,500km(combat radius), 4,000km(external fuel tanks); aerial-refueling capable
Avionics:
Flight Controls
-Pilot Input: Stick, pedals, and throttle with touch-screen, voice, and biometric command supports
-Transmission: Primary fiber, secondary fiber, auxiliary hydraulics
Avionics:
-Computers, hardware: Three reinforced, EM-hardened parallel processing combat servers; each powered by a 3.3 GHz quadruple quad-core chipset and 256GB of RAM with eight terabytes of storage capacity per server
-Computers, OS: Juumanistran Integrated Air Warfare Operations Architecture, a proprietary modularly-organized, software-based operating system
-Avionics: “Burgundy” environmental awareness module, “Sentinel” flight status and information module, “Waltz” advanced flight control module, “Bulldog” threat assessment and management module, “Linguist” HOTAS, vocal, and biometric commands module, “Shadow” ECM/ECCM/VS module, “Skynet” integrated aerial combat module, “Whisper” combat communications relay and management module, “Groundhog” advanced terrain mapping and ground attack module, “Whack-A-Mole” advanced munitions targeting and guidance module
-Displays: SkyVixen I digital glass cockpit and Maestro CHUD
-Sensors: RXT-11MP SAESA ULPI multiband, multimission radar package(2,400 scanning elements, forward- and downward-looking), Blindsight III-G advanced digital EO package, APR-909C multispectrum LiDAR pod, QWR.11 Super Falchion multispectrum NVL stereoscopic pod system
-Navigation: PBX.9I ULPI radio altimeter, GPS.29 JIAWOA-integrated GPS navigation suite, YBC.5B system- and JIAWOA-integrated inertial guidance system, CHN.8 ULPI radio transponder
-Communications: ACL.17C JIAWOA-compliant and –integrated radio communications and warfare array(LF, HF, VHF, UHF, VUHF), ZOX.3 microwave warfare array(integrated component of RXT-11MP), CZT.5 JIAWOA-integrated satellite communications array, AKL.14 secure, encrypted datalink, IFF.9B IFF uplink
-Countermeasures, Airframe: Application of thermal and IR absorbing insulation inside of engine nacelle; focused light diffusing and thermal emissions absorbing paint
-Countermeasures, Consumable: 54 CXF.2A LAMECS, DEF.48 flare dispenser, UPL.6X towed decoy dispenser
-Countermeasures, Fixed: ACL.17EW EM warfare suite(ACL.17C integrated, Shadow-governed), APR-09 swivel-head EO dazzler(APR-909C-pod based), PL9 laser detection/warning system, PQ3 multiband radio receiver and warning system
Weapons/Hardpoints:
-One ADF.10 Doomsday 34mm boxer-gast cannon
-Eight weapons hardpoints located along the fuselage’s centerline (each rated at ~1,000kg load-bearing maneuver capacity)
-One weapons hardpoint under each wing, at the swivel (each rated at ~200kg load-bearing maneuver capability)
-One dedicated wet and wired hardpoint under each wing, at the base of the swivel.
Armaments:
-350 34mm cannon rounds
-Up to 8 A2A and/or A2G munitions, totaling ~8,000kg
-2 AAGM.22M1 Zealot XADFM
-2 1,000kg external fuel tanks
Cost:
-New Unit Cost: $34,000,000
-New Unit Price: $40,000,000
-Export Unit Price: $46,000,000
-Upgrade Kit Price(Ni-34A): $25,000,000
Service History:
-Remarkably Sane Dominion’s Air Force: 28,915

Do-13 Dracotour
Manufacturer: Himou Defense Labs, Ijuin Aerial Vehicle Company, and Oda Aerosystems
Designation: Heavy close air support UCAV
Crew: None
Dimensions(L*W*H): 14.4*19.4*4.8m
Weight: 8,000kg(empty), 14,921kg(clean take-off), 27,398kg(combat take-off), ~38,000kg(maxmimum combat take-off)
Top Speed, Level Flight Achievable: 835 km/h(Mach 0.7)
Top Speed, Maximum Sustainable: 752 km/h(Mach 0.63)
Maximum Cruising Speed: 716 km/h(Mach 0.6)
Cruising Speed: 358 km/h(Mach 0.3)
Stall Speed: 113 km/h(Mach 0.094)
Engines: Two OAE3-PF-400 contrarotating, scimitar-bladed pusher propfan engines
Service Ceiling: 10,000m
Rate of Climb: 162 m/s
Range: 6,000km(combat radius), 9,000km(external fuel tanks); aerial-refueling capable
Flight Controls
-Pilot Input: Command center-based stick, pedals, and throttle with touch-screen, voice, and biometric command supports for supporting remote piloting
-Transmission: Primary wire, secondary wire, tertiary wire, auxiliary hydraulics
Avionics
-Computers, hardware: Five reinforced, EM-hardened parallel processing combat servers; each powered by a 3.3 GHz quadruple quad-core chipset and 256GB of RAM with eight terabytes of storage capacity per server
-Computers, OS: Juumanistran Integrated Air Warfare Operations Architecture, a proprietary modularly-organized, software-based operating system
-Avionics: “Burgundy” environmental awareness module, “Sentinel” flight status and information module, “Waltz” advanced flight control module, “Bulldog” threat assessment and management module, “Linguist” HOTAS, vocal, and biometric commands module, “Shadow” ECM/ECCM/VS module, “Skynet” integrated aerial combat module, “Whisper” combat communications relay and management module, “Groundhog” advanced terrain mapping and ground attack module, “Whack-A-Mole” advanced munitions targeting and guidance module, “Cerebellum” advanced autonomous mission management module
-Displays: None
-Sensors: PCR Banshee passive phased array flight radar(forward-looking), Blindsight III-G advanced digital EO package(nosecone-based, forward- and downward-looking), HDL.G14 wing-integrated multispectrum advanced EO and focusing light stereoscopic imaging pods(downward-lookong), APR-909C multispectrum LiDAR pod, QWR.11 Super Falchion multispectrum NVL stereoscopic pod system(downward-looking)
-Navigation: PBX.15I ULPI radio altimeter, GPS.41 JIAWOA-integrated GPS navigation suite, YBC.16U system- and JIAWOA-integrated inertial guidance system, CHN.8 ULPI radio transponder
-Communications: ACW.87Y JIAWOA-compliant and –integrated radio communications and warfare array(LF, HF, VHF, UHF, VUHF), CZT.11UA JIAWOA-integrated satellite communications array, AKL.19 secure, encrypted, and redundant datalink, IFF.9B IFF uplink
-Countermeasures, Airframe: Application of thermal and IR absorbing insulation inside of engine nacelle; goalpost tail; focused light diffusing and thermal emissions absorbing paint
-Countermeasures, Consumable: DEF.48 flare dispenser
-Countermeasures, Fixed: ACW.87EW EM warfare suite(ACW.87Y integrated, Shadow-governed), APR-09 swivel-head EO dazzler(APR-909C-pod based), PL9 laser detection/warning system, PQ3 multiband radio receiver and warning system
Weapons/Hardpoints:
-One ADF.11 Arquebus 40.8mm boxer-gast gun
-Four centerline fuselage weapons hardponts(each rated at ~2,500kg load-bearing maneuver capacity
-Six wet and wired weapons pylons under each wing(each rated at ~1,000kg load-bearing maneuver capacity)
-One dedicated wet and wired hardpoint under each wing
Armaments:
-800 40.8mm cannon rounds
-Up ~22,000kg of A2G ordinance, carried on 16 external pylons
-2 1,000kg external fuel tanks
Cost:
-New Unit Cost: $28,000,000
-New Unit Price: $35,000,000
-Export Unit Price: $54,000,000
Service History:
-The Remarkably Sane Dominion’s Army: 15,889
-The Remarkably Sane Dominion’s Navy: 4,414
-The Remarkably Sane Dominion’s Air Force: 1,632
-The Imperial Cohenian Air Force: 1,000
-The People's Air Force of Ravenstskia: 1,000

Long cold columns of data gently drifted department to department and were checked and checked again. Decisions made by mere people? preposterous. Decisions made by stock price? and the diverse calculations of a special agent? Perfectly reasonable.

Under the aegis of the ZMAF primary purchase department and the comity for the procurement of a air superiority fighter platform of the 242nd concilium of the Incorporated States of ZMI and by the authority of the Gestalt in the name of the Citizen Shareholders we do put forth our interest in the effective immediate purchase order of 6,000 Na-24G Mako Air superiority fighters over a 10 year period. inclusive of full upgrade kit for a total payment of 2,154,000,000,000 for two trillion one hundred fifty four thousand million universal standard dollars to be held in international escrow account and paid in lump sums per 100 units until order is complete, all units to be delivered to the Fallbright mountains central ZMAF logistics and dispatch facility Sanville Aerodrome.

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To: To Whom It May Concern, Re: ZMAF Aircraft Procurement
From: Office of the President of Tachibana Aerospace
Subject: Na-24G order

We are most certainly glad that you have chosen the Mako for your air superiority needs: As the assembling contractor, we guarantee that she will serve you admirably for as long as she flies. New unit assembly shall commence shortly, with an estimated 600 aircraft rolling off the assembly line per annum for a final total of 6,000 units delivered ten years hence.

We would, however, like to inform you a slight miscalculation you've made: The upgrade kit that was described on HTC, in fact, merely refers to outstanding Na-24A units to bring them up to spec to the Na-24G: Previously, Wellington International Defense Solutions had marketed the Mako abroad with some success and, as such, we were attempting to facilitate possible upgrade needs. The final unit price for the Na-24G is $247,000,000, as stated, with the order coming to a final total of $1,482,000,000,000, not the quoted $2 trillion plus number.

Also, WINDS remains one of our contractual affiliates, offering training services for pilots and ground crews and expert support, should the ZMAF deem that it requires such beyond that which is provided under the initial ten year procurement order.

Session of the Allanean House of Representatives

“And so Securing Allanea’s Borders With High Technology Act 2007 passes, with 55% against 35.5% of the vote, and 9.5% of the vote abstained. As such, this Congress approve this additional appropriation act for the nation’s Law & Order budget, as well as the military budget. This means our troops and our Border Patrol will soon be equipped with the best in Juumanistran military technology.”

Message to Himou Defense Labs, Ijuin Aerial Vehicle Company, and Oda Aerosystems from Friedrich Goldwasser, President of Allanea

Dear Sir!

The border patrol, for it’s various needs, requires 10,000 Dracotaur aircraft. As the Chief Executive, I authorized by Securing Allanea’s Borders With High Technology Act 2007 to pay you 540 billion dollars over the course of this fiscal year out of Allanea’s Law & Order budget. But that is not everything. The SABWHTA further authorizes me to purchase 10,000 additional Dracotaurs for the Armed Forces of Allanea, for an additional 540 billion dollars over the course of this fiscal year.

As the President of the United States, I would like to commend you on your marvelous efforts in creating what is no doubt the world’s best ground support aircraft, surpassing all vehicles in current Alllanean service.

Yours Sincerely,
President Friedrich Goldwasser
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To: President Goldwasser, United States of Allanea
From: The Office of the President of Ijuin Aerial Vehicle Company
Subject: Re Dracotaur order

While we are certainly enthused about your choice to utilize the Do-13 Dracotaur for your ground attack needs, Ijuin, as the primary assembly contractor, will be unable to fulfill your order. First and foremost, the scale of your order makes it impossible to fulfill: Between outstanding orders from Juuman sources and parts contracts, we estimate we could, at most, produce some 700 aircraft a year and, after the infusing of billions to add additional production capacity, no more than 1,200 finished aircraft per year. We suspect that you do not want to take the better part of a generation to receive your aircraft and, as such, we will not be able to comply.

As well, the Juumanistran Munitions Import-Export Board has informed our legal department that Allanea is a blacklisted nation under the Foreign Arms Sales Control Act, a measure apparently enacted in light of Allanea’s recent actions in Kahanistan and Questaria. As such, it is illegal for any Juuman firm to knowingly export military hardware to Allanea under penalty of law. As such, we are unable to complete your order under threat of legal sanction.

[Bump.]

The Shenyangi Military is interested in procuring domestic production rights for the latest version of the NA-24 Mako. We are not sure what price you would like to apply to this, so we will allow you to set the price for this transaction.

Designation: F/A-84A 'Shadow'; F/A-84B 'Sea Shadow'; F/A-84E 'Shadow'
Image: File 1022 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Gizeh/FA-84-multiview-jad.gif)
Type: Advanced Air Superiority Stealth Fighter
Contractors: Scapa Military Aviation [SSNA], Aerone [Mekugi, now GEM Aerone], AVA [Mekugi]
Crew: 1 (Pilot)
Length: 23.75m
Wingspan: 17.25m
Height: 6.3m
Propulsion: 2x Aerone 3D Thrust Vectored Model 554 VBPC Augmented Turbofan
Engine Rating (Dry): 235kN (24,000 kgf)
Engine Rating (Afterburner): 260kN (26,500 kgf)
Empty Weight: 21,335 kg
Maximum Take-Off Weight: 52,038 kg
Minimum Fuel Weight: 13,335 kg
Maximum Fuel Weight: 18,213 kg
External Pylons: Two Outer Fuelsalage 'Plumbed' (2500kg)
Internal Pylons: 16 Hardpoints(400kg); 2 Hardpoints in both Side Weapon Bays (225 kg)
Gun Armament: 25x135mm AVA Archer A4 IRC (Impulse Revolver Cannon) [Mekugi]
Rate of Fire: 1200-2100 RPM
Gun Ammunition: 600 rounds (from two 300 round magazines, selectable)
Normal Payload: 3,304 kg
Maximum Payload: 12,300 kg
Normal Combat Weight: 42,852kg
Maximum Combat Weight: 51,848kg
Thrust-to-Weight Ratio[Combat Weight]: 1.24:1.00
Combat Range: 3,750 km
Maximum Combat Range (Drop Tanks): 4,650 km
Ferry Range(Drop Tanks): 9,325 km
Operational Ceiling/Altitude: 20,000 m
Maximum Altitude: 24,000 m
Initial Rate of Climb: 221m/sec
Airstrip take-off run: 350 m
Airstrip landing: >300 m
Fuel Efficient/Stealth Cruising Speed: 955kph (.8 Mach)
Fuel Efficient Supercruising Speed: 1,790kph (1.5 Mach)
Maximum Supercruising Speed: 2,267kph (2.1 Mach)
Maximum Speed: 3,461kph (2.9Mach)
Stall Speed: 160kph
G load limits: -6 / +15 [Human Positive G Limited to 12 G Due to Hydrostatic Pressure Suit]
AOA limit: 120*
In-flight Refueling?: Yes
Oxygen Generation?: Yes
Avionics:
AN/AYG-1012 DEATS CES
AN/AES-702V(3) Pulsed Laser Focal Plane Array [PLFPA]
AN/AEG-904V(2) Pulsed Laser Rangefinder [PLR]
AN/AAG-610 Thermal and Infrared Detection Suite [TIDS]
AN/APG-525 LPI AESA Multi-Function Radar
AN/APY-532
AN/APX-540 Short Range Composite ID Radar[SRCIDR]
AN/AVD-822 Recon/TV/IR Pod
AN/AXC-1211 'StrikeNet' Fed Strategic Video Data Link
AN/ARC-1309 UHF/(V)HF Tactical Radio
AN/ASN-1402 'Red Shift' ATAPS Advanced Tactical Positioning System
AN/AIFF-1523 IFF
ECM:
AN/APR-52 Radar Warning Reciever
AN/ALR-1642 Front and Rear Laser Warning Receivers
AN/APQ-1782 Multi-mode Radar Jammer
Counter Measures:
AN/ALE-1831 Decoy Dispensers (60x2)
AN/ALE-1832 Advanced Decoy Dispensers (6x2)
AN/AWE-1910 Missile Interceptor Dispensers (3x2)
RCS: 0.000008m^2[Front]
Production Cost: $105 Million USD
Domestic Profit/Split: $30 Million (30mil SSNA)
Domestic Price:$140 Million USD
Foreign Profit/Split: $55 Million (45mil SSNA)
Foreign Price: $160 Million USD [F/A-84E]

History:
The creation of the F/A-84 comes from two very unlikely places, Mekugi and Doomingsland. For years the Skyian Republican Air Force [SRAF] has been operating Space Union Defence Industry Aircraft, such as the F-6 Wraith and F-8 Phoenix. However, before that they operated the Doomi F-73A Aquila, and the Mekugian F-33 Raven, the shift from the smaller fighters to the absolutely gigantic SUDI fighters was they of what seemed to be nessecity. The SUDI craft, although much less stealthy then the F-73 and F-33 while also carrying a much more diverse and larger payload, something that the SRAF had wanted, they also did it without the maintence penalty of the Soviet Bloc F-63K.

Things had gone well for a while, until the Red Tidean wars. The war began nearly a year after the introduction of the F-177A to the Skyian Arsenal, the first purpose designed Strike Bomber the SRAF had. Before the F-6 and F-8 had been given bombs and told to hit targets. Although the incompetence of the enemy AA kept casualites to almost nil, the pilots and commanders did not like the risk of sending big, unstealthy ASFs to strike at heavily defended targets. The F-177 gave them the ability to send out strike bombers, complete with EW suites and some stealth to strike at targets. This ment that the F-6 and F-8's large bodies were unneeded, as the F-177 could carry all of the larger weapons.

So, several year search began for a smaller, stealthier replacement for the F-6 and F-8. As an interm solution the F-73A was brought back into service replacing many F-6s, but it was too small to carry the larger Skyian AAMs, or many of the medium ones. While the F-33 was too slow for the SRAF's demands.

So came the F/A-84. It's orgins come from some designers and engineers from Scapa Military Aviation [designers of previous familes of Skyian Fighters and Trainers, minor partner in SSNA]. Shortly before the CAD-SL wars and the formation of APOC they recieved a message from the SRAF asking for domestic companies to come up with a design to fit their needs. Also contacted was Edwards Aircraft Corporation, a civilian aircraft building company. They were given 6 months to design an aircraft and build a mock-up, quite a tall task.

However, both companies were up for it. However, their was no clause in the contract forbidding the companies to contact outside sources. Scapa took advantage of this, contacting SCAPA Industries in ZMI, as well as GDT in ZMI, and the producers of the Mekugian Archer A4 Revolver Cannon, as well as the builders of the Mekugican VPCB Turbofan used on the F-33 and the defunct F-40 Horus. The result, after 3 years of testing, combat trials, and upgrades, is this.

Airframe/Construction:
The structural skin of the Shadow made of Duralex-314 boron fabric held together with Polyaryletherketones or PEEK thermoplastic resin. This ‘Thermofiber’ composite material provides structural stability, and protection without the added machining cost or weight of a metallic outer skin. The PEEK Thermofiber material has excellent mechanical properties due to the fiber imbedded semi-crystalline polymers, good thermal stability and good chemical resistance. the continuous service rating of 250°C. PEEK is also inherently fire retardant.

The outermost skin of the Shadow is a simple but effective carbon infiltrated rubberized polymer providing excellent structural ‘give’ while providing many overall benefits. The primary benefit of the polymer coating is durability, its ability to move with the plane without ripping, and its smoothing effect on the airflow around the plane decreases fatigue and increase aerodynamics. The other Benefit of the Polymer covering is IR and LIDAR Suppression, the matte non reflective coating prevents accurate readings by means of LIDAR, and its thermal properties remove entirely the Internal radiated IR signature of the aircraft, the carbon infusing also helps to quickly dissipate stress heat generated by the aircraft as it moves through the air at high speeds decreasing its enemies detection and engagement envelope significantly. It is in fact this graphite colored coating that gave the aircraft its name.

Underneath the composite a coating of radar absorbing materials is attached to the composite, but this is only the first step, below the skin lies thin cells of carbon aerogel infused with radar absorbing materials with carbon fiber plates set at intersecting angles according to their position on the aircraft. This arrangement creates a radar ‘echo chamber’ where a signal passing though the RAM material dampening it, then is reflected away from the enemy transmitter and again passes through the RAM layer before exiting further dampening the return to even semi-passive bi-static systems making the plane nearly invisible to high and low frequency radar system both ground and air based. This arrangement is not only highly effective but, is much more resistant to stress and heat build up as it is on the inside of the aircraft skin. An added benefit of this system is also a 10% reduction in sound and a 5% reduction in the Shadows IR signature, even without additional coatings this simple modular arrangement fills many of the complex needs of the aircraft without complicating or increasing aircraft general maintenance requirements. This has already been proven during the invasion of Iragia, where 72 F/A-84 pre-production models literally could not be seeing, allowing them to prey on enemy fighters, striking when and where they chose to erode enemy morale.

The lightweight skeleton of the Shadow are 36 titanium alloy ribs that are highly resistant to creep or thermal expansion yet allow the flexibility to survive high G maneuvers and ’spring back’ without causing stress fractures or other unwanted side effects of such an action. The composite structural skin over these ribs are actually under pressure and are connected sheet by sheet via ‘stress joints’ that expand when needed allowing the skin of the plane to act as a structural form decreasing the need for extensive ribbing and decreasing weight and costs drastically. The Cockpit and both Engines rest independently in composite armored and shock isolated ‘hammocks’ designed to protect the primary components (the engines, pilot, and avionics) from possible damage due to ground/air fire or hard landings and allows for higher survivability with very little increase in the airframes overall weight.

The aerodynamic benefits of unstable canard-delta-ruddervator design as chosen for the Shadow project; its shear volume available for fuel and internal weapon storage combined with the agility of the unstable close coupled canard make it ideal for an air superiority and strike fighter, unlike anything the world has seen.

Also unique to a large air superiority fighter is the Active Aeroelastic Wing.

Active aeroelastic wing (AAW) technology is a multidisciplinary, synergistic technology that integrates air vehicle aerodynamics, active controls, and structures to maximize air vehicle performance. The concept turns wing aeroelastic flexibility into a net benefit through the use of multiple leading and trailing edge control surfaces activated by a digital flight control system. AAW techniques employ the energy of the air stream to achieve this desirable wing twist with very little control surface motion. The wing then creates the needed control forces with outstanding effectiveness. At higher dynamic pressures, AAW control surfaces are used as "tabs" that promote wing twist for added control force capability instead of trying to overcome control surface losses due to wing elastic twist. At these high dynamic pressures, large amounts of control power can be generated using this approach. In the same design, the AAW control can also minimize drag at low wing strain conditions and/or minimize structural loads at high wing strain conditions. Fortunately, when AAW technology is applied correctly, an active aeroelastic wing will actually twist less, although in opposite direction, than a conventional wing during maneuvering.

The F/A-84 is a great canidate for this technology, it's lightweight composite and titanium wing structures although much stronger then the orginal F/A-18 wings used in the AAW concept, however, it still is able to reap many of the benifits of the AAW concept.

Modifications from the AAW concept from originally planned wings included leading edge acuation system and the inclusion of new flight control laws. AAW design philosophy provides wing structure for strength, buckling, and flutter constraints, but adds no structure to satisfy typical stiffness constraints for roll effectiveness. The high-rate, leading edge control actuation system was installed to drive the outboard leading edge flap as a control surface independent of the inboard flap. The inboard flap will also be used as a control surface. The AAW control laws actively command the control surfaces to optimal trim settings in order to control the aeroelastic twist of the wing and minimize loads at high speeds. By using the trailing edge control surfaces and leading edge flaps to control the aeroelastic twist of the wing, the aerodynamic forces on the wing provide the desired roll forces. A lightweight flexible wing will be beneficial to controllability.

AAW technology is a novel way of providing powerful rolling control forces for high performance aircraft. The technology is especially effective with thin, flexible wings and allows designers more freedom to exploit highly efficient, thin, higher aspect ratio aerodynamic wing planforms. Benefits to future air vehicles as a result of the application of AAW technology include substantially increased control power from conventional control surfaces by maintaining their effectiveness, reduced aerodynamic drag through programmed optimum control surface deflection, and reduced aircraft structural weight due to relaxed stiffness and hinge moment requirements. Other benefits include reduced wing and control surface deflection by allowing the wing deflection to help the control function, and an overall increased design latitude in terms of wing span, sweep, and thickness due to relaxed stiffness requirements. These benefits result in little added hardware complexity.

Also included are variable geometry canards, which function much like the F-14's wings, they extend during low speed flight and dogfighting to increase wing area, and lift, and retract into the body via serrated 'doors' during high-speed flight.

Electronics/Avionics:
The Avionics and Targeting Package of the Shadow allows it the enjoy a large edge over competitors aircraft, namely that of SUDI Orgin, which are several years outdated. This new brand of electronics package, nearly as deadly as the planes armament itself! The comprehensive electronic package is named AN/AYG-1012 'Digital Electronic Advanced Targeting System' [DEATS], and it really does what it says. It combines every threat detection, fire control, avionics, and active countermeasures into a single streamlined entity capable of truly awesome capabilities matched by none in the aerial arena. The system also allows it's data to be send to any other unit capable of processing the data, via Skyian Armed Forces StrikeNet, a three-dimensional composite system utilizing data from every threat detection system throughout the entire Armed Capitalist Republic. The system is made of almost fiber optic cables, and all things that must me metal are placed in faraday cages if possible.

The Shadow and its DEAT System is the embodyment of the Skyian Republican Air Force's 'See First, Kill First' Doctrine. With the Shadow's level of stealth it is capable of getting closer then ever to assure the pilot of a kill, without being detected. In test it was able to close head on to an F-6 Super Wraith up to 30km, before the Super Wraith detected it's approach. That's quite a bit against a powerful, proven radar set that's supposed to detect threats from over 470km.

The Advanced Threat Detection and Classification Suite [ATDCS] is a system that can provide an on-demand [to reduce computer loading] three dimensional map of the surrounding aerospace, and beyond when intergrated with StrikeNet. The ATDCS is a comprehensive set of detection systems. The initial set is the combined Photon Emission, Detection, and Ranging [PEDR] suite which utilizes two detection methods: Ambient Light [LIDAR] and Introduced Laser Detection [LADAR]. The two systems are intertwined. The AN/AES-702V(3) Pulsed Laser Focal Plane Array [PLFPA] provides an wide view, three dimensional composite imaging, increased frame rates [faster threat detection], and can provide up to nine centimeters of depth perception since it is a photon emission and ranging device and does not measure intensity of the laser/light that returns too it, but rather the time of flight of the photons to the target, and thereby giving the range, also while increase the system usefulness in smoke and precipitation, and letting it penetrate netting. Because information is encoded in each pixel, the system can produce a three-dimensional, or "angle-angle-range", image. Emitters are located through-out the aircraft. The suite is tied in with a AN/AEG-904V(2) pulsed laser rangefinder for determing accurate target distances in conjunction with the infrared search and track system, and is also capable of designating sites for laser guided weapons.

Total Number of Tracked Entities: <120 Aerial Threats [Total All Systems]
Aerial General Surveillance: 121km [Forward Arc]; 113/105km [Rear/Sides]
Detail Scan: 105km [Forward Arc]; 97/89km [Rear/Sides]
Surface Scan[Ground Mapping]: 89km

However, this advanced suite is not the only system that provides the Shadow's Pilot with unparalleled situational awareness capabilities. It is further completmented by the AN/AAG-610 Thermal and Infrared Detection Suite [TIDS] which offers enhanced thermal and infrared viewing and threat classification. The system can be used passively like most IR suites or actively by using an active infrared imager to offer near-RADAR-like qualities. This system networks directly, as do all other systems, into the DEATS CES to provide an on-demand three dimensional view of the battlespace for the pilot. The infrared suite also has a IRST set-up to allow for scanning and tracking abilities at ranges of up to forty five miles pending atmospheric conditions and temperatures. Also, the TIDS is networked into the flare/chaff and active missile defence system on the aircraft [detailed later] by tracking incoming missiles and releasing decoys/AMMs at the precise moment.

Total Number of Tracked Entities: <120 Aerial Threats [Total All Systems]
Aerial General Surveillance: 97km [Forward Arc]; 72km [Rear/Sides]
Detail Scan: 64km [Forward Arc]; 56km [Rear/Sides]
Surface scan [Passive][Surface-to-Air Threat Management]: 64km

The final portion of the infinitely dealy DEATS CES is the 'Omni-Light' RADAR Primary Threat Detection System [PTDS]. The primary system of the PTDS is the Combined Radar Suite, composed primarily of the AN/APG-525 Next Generation LPI [low/no probability of intercept] Active Electronically Scanned Array Multi-Function Radar with a full three hundred-sixty degree[360] range of four hundred thirty-four [434] kilometer courtesy of planar arrays through out the air-frame, including twin arrays in tail housing. The forward arc viewing range, due to an enhanced emission set and focusing of sets. is around five-hundred and seven [507] kilometers, especially with the bundled AN/APY-532. The whole system contains nearly 7,000 T/R tiles, 3000 in the front, 2000 for the rear array, and 1000 each for the wing arrays.

This is augmented by an AN/APX-540 short range composite ID radar, and the AN/APR-521 Panoramic Passive Radar Imager [PPRI] to offer a unique geo-location ability. The AN/APR-521 unit utilizes passive radar to obviously detect emitted radio waves and radiation; however, after this, it takes the data and from its incoming frequency and power-level, determines the range to target and actually calculates where the radar-emitting source is, as well as the effective range of its capabilities. This allows the Shadow to map the enemy's ground radar installations, or even track airborne sources of radar emission, to best avoid their effective ranges according to power levels and return signal power [as well as frequency, band, etc.].

Each radar has been updated with its counter-electronic, and even counter-counter-counter-electronic warfare system upgrade to allow for autonomous radar cycling in accordance with other aircraft and any airborne radar system. This is further enhanced with fibre-optics to allow for near-simultaneous frequency cycling. Again, this alows for the tracking of missiles to deploy countermeasures and AMMs.

Total Number of Tracked Entities: <120 Aerial Threats [Total All Systems]
Aerial General Surveillance and General Threat Detection: 507km [Forward Arc]; 434km [Rear/Sides]
Detail Scan and Specific Threat Detection: 402km [Forward Arc]; 298km[Rear/Sides]
Surface scan [full power][Ground Mapping]: 338km
Surface scan [Stealth][Ground Mapping]: 113km

The only remaining system networked with the threat detection and management system is the electro-optical expansion set. This system, designated AN/AVD-822, is designed to fit snugly into the recessed hardpoints located on the underside of the Shadow aircraft and gives it the ability to both operate as a reconaissance aircraft and a ground attack aircraft. The AN/AVD-822 operates in both the visual and infrared spectrums and offers stereo dual-band imagery at a rate of up to twenty-five thousand square miles of imagery an hour. The dual band imagery will give tactical reconnaissance the ability to clearly distinguish man-made from natural objects. The ability to also display data from other targetting systems enhances the overall quality and effects of imagery taken in a reconaissance role. The actual AN/AVD-822 pod is designed to be of a low-RCS nature and does little to raise the total radar cross section of the aircraft.

Detection is but one part of the equation which results in the definite victory over an opponent, and fire control must be on par with your detection capabilities in order for the equation to truly be on your side. This is where the DEATS system rises above all. It provides unparalleled data consumption and utilization to ensure the complete and utter dominance of this truly amazing aircraft on the battlefield.

The heart of the DEATS Fire Control Suite [FCS] is the StrikeNet which links this singular aircraft to a database of immeasurable information and the computing power to process hundreds of separate targets per aircraft. The first thing the fire control suite does is turn all consumable data into the singular three-dimensional battlespace view which the system relies upon [an imaginary concept as all data is 'on-demand']. From there, the DEATS system actually assists the commander and/or crew in determining which targets to attack. Regardless of the commander's actions, the DEATS system observes friendly unit actions as well as opposing force actions to determine likely outcomes in all forms of attack and can advise the crew, or work in conjunction with him. Obviously, the system can be disengaged, but when engaged, it gives the crew a foresight into any potential maneuver or action. Supplementing this is the fact that each individual aircraft can track upwards of one hundred and twenty targets, ranking them according to type, threat level, range, and other factors and placing them in a prioritized fire list, which can be changed according to mission objectives and/or other factors [120 targets utilizing non-basic material. Cannot provide firing solutions, nor advanced tracking upon seventy of them without communicating with seperate aircraft]. Up to three hundred seperate targets can be detected and tracked at a basic level.

By using the StrikeNet and its computer system aboard, the DEATS system can fire on an unlimited number of targets if it had the armament [assuming a non-interrupted data-link]. This means that a single Shadow could fly ahead of a wing of similar aircraft, find and designate targets, relaying that data back to the rest while those aircraft open fire. Yet, chances are, this strategy wouldn't have to be used as the enemy aircraft wouldn't even know of any of their existance [the lead plane or the rest].

Even though the DEATS system can control other aircraft, how about its own? This is where it outperforms itself, avionics. The Enhanced Flight Control and Stability System [EFCSS] is an all-inclusive fly-by-light [fibre-optic] control system providing superb, fluid, and precise movement and maneuverability using all control surfaces available. The system links together every movement system together [including all control surfaces, canards, thrust vectoring, etc.] to give the aircraft maneuverability unmatched by even the swiftest bird in existance. The system is also very easy to get used to, due to its fluid and precise movement controls, allowing even newly released cadets fly the aircraft as though he'd been through hell and back with it. The EFCSS is triple redundant and utilizes a back up fly-by-wire system as well as an emergency mechanical linkage providing basic maneuvering capabilities.

Another system networked with DEATS the helmet used by Skyian Pilots, the HEads All Direction, Gunnery/Engagement and Attack Gear System [HEADGEARS] which provides a 180 Degree Off Bore-Sight Targeting Capability, allowing it to fire missiles at enemies above, to the sides, back and to some degree below provide a missile is capable of such feats.

The Foreign Version of the DEATS system has slightly lower power electronics, meaning a 5% reduction in range for all systems and the tracking capability of only 108 targets.

Counter-Measures/ECM

Beyond stealth, aircraft no matter how advanced can be vulnerable to enemy missiles. It was in this that the Scapa team set to make a very effective electronic and physical countermeasure suite.

First among the countermeaure system is the AN/APG-525 LPI AESA Multi-Function Radar, a broad spectrum low signature system designed to be used in high threat areas where radar signature is not as much of a concern, however, it does have a low strength scan mode for when EM signatures need to be kept low, but not off. In this role it provides nearly flawless detection of even stealthy high-velocity threats with an 98% sucess rate, although this rate goes up as the threat get's closer. A passive setting on the AN/APG-525 allows for radar lock warnings at long range and high speed allowing the pilot ample time and options in so far as countering the threat.

When radar emissions are not advisable, the AN/ALR-1642 Front and Rear Laser/IR Warning Receivers with launch detection cues allows for zero signature warning and tracking against beam riding, and MANPAD systems, this is tied into the AN/AES-702V(3) PLFPA and AN/AAG-610 [TIDS] for maximum effectiveness.

The second set of countermeasure systesm used by the F/A-84 follow a more direction approach, The AN/ALD ‘Laser Point’ Laser/Infrared Dazzler allows for the direct distraction and subsequent neutralization of IR or multi-mode seeking missiles. But as such is partially limited in its role, requiring missiles to get fairly (25-15km) before it becomes effective. The second and last system is not so much an independant system as a mode of something else. the AN/APG-525 has a third mode after active and passive. This mode focuses intense high power radar waves on a focal point identified on the missile/aircraft (generally the nose), bombarding it with intense microwaves, this has shown in that in aircraft, cruise missiles, and AAMs/SAMs without dedicated fly by light or secondary electronic systems that the microwaves can damage and even destroy electronics, much like the vaunted F-22 AN/APG-77 is supposed to be able to do. This allows for the F/A-84 to engage cruise missiles at stand off ranges even without weapons. It was proven using an SuF-6's radar on a Kahanistani MC-130 over Imperial Clandon. it can also jam enemy radars, especially older sets with varying degrees of effective, IE better against missiles, not so much against complex SAM ground radars.

The third and last teir of the F/A-84s countermeasure system is much more physical in it's approach. The systems are listed below.

*AN/ALE-1831 Decoy Dispensers: 30 Chaff and 30 Flares are arranged two 'metal storm' stacked arrays allow for high volume of countermeasures in a very compact area, and high exit velocity increasing the countermeasures ‘footprint‘ for increased effect.

*AN/ALE-1832 Advanced Decoy Dispensers: Located just fore of the AN/ALE-1831 system this system is based on ground based grenade launched countermeasures. It carries nine countermeasures per launcher, they are fired off under their own power, using a small rocket motor. They are designed to have a similar RCS and IR signature to a F/A-84. They streak away from the airframe in an attempt to distract the missile, and then explode in a flare like explosion. Also included is a capacitor and a large bundle of copper wire. Which, slightly before the the decoy explodes the shell around this comes off, the copper wire flows out and the capacitor fires, vaporising the wire and creating an EM 'Scream' similar to that of the F/A-84's radar, allowing it to draw off ARMs or missiles with a home-on-emissions mode. Effectiveness hovers about at 50%, varying missile by missile. The orginal concept is used in the 81mm 'Screamer' Grenade on the M160A2 'Phoenix' MBT, and that concept comes from ZMI.

*AN/AWE-1910 Missile Interceptor Dispensers: Last, but not least, is the last ditch defense against long range missiles. These 105mm 'Wasp' Missile Interceptors are pushed out of their tubes via a compressed air system, which also fires compressed air on the nose. This caused the munition to tumble, until the semi-active radar comes online and fins place the munition towards the incoming missile, at which time it fires the motor, streaks towards the target and via a proximty fuse explodes near the target with an expanding rod warhead, shearing the missile in half. This allows the system to engage targets front, rear, and sides. Effectiveness is debatable, hovering about 60-75% for long range unmanuverable missiles, all the way down to nearly 25% for short ranged dogfighting missiles. And is all but useless, with 8% effectiveness against missiles during a dog fight.

Propulsion
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The F/A-84 is powered by two Aerone Model 554 Thrust Vectored VPCB (Variable Post Compression Bypass) Turbofan engines. This engine was developed by the Aerone of Mekugi originally for the Horus project and is a derivative of the V653 twin-shaft VBPC turbofan engine as originally used on the F-33 Raven.The modular design includes a Five-stage, low-pressure (LP) compressor, Five-stage counter rotating high-pressure (HP) compressor, Advanced annular combustion chamber and dual-stage LP and HP turbines, afterburner, heat exchanger, and mixer.

Each engine can provide 235kN thrust dry and 260kN with the afterburner and is independently directable from -30 to +30 degrees along the vertical and -15 to +15 degrees along the horizontal plane. The nozzles are connected to the annular swivel and can be moved in the pitch plane by a set of three of hydraulic jacks. The thrust vector control allows maneuvers at speeds nearing zero without angle-of-attack limitations. The vectoring controls can be operated manually by the pilot or automatically by the flight control system as per the pilots preference.

The major objective for the Variable Post Compression Bypass Turbofan application is to provide some degree of engine cycle variability that will not significantly increase the cost, the maintenance requirements, or the overall complexity of the engine. In the past, variable-cycle engines were designed with large variations in bypass ratio to provide jet noise reduction. However, these types were complicated and did not perform well. Though the concept of an engine meeting the Supersonic performance of a Turbojet with the economy and subsonic performance of a Turbofan has lead down many interesting and varied roads in the past.

In the VPCB turbofan air enters the compressor and bypass vents as per a normal turbojet. The first noticeable difference between the engines however is that the VPCB design has no outerfan. This is difference does as they say, make all the difference. As air enters the center vane it is compressed to a higher level than those passing through the bypass. Air bypasses the main compressors by means of the outer ring and is 'injected' after the LP and HP compressors into the annular turbines increasing exit mass and improving overall compression by assisting in the rotation of the LP and HP Turbines (and thus the HP and LP Compressors) At lower altitudes the air is thicker and therefore the pressure is greater sucking more air in through the bypass generating the same overall effect of a turbofan. In higher altitudes the air is thinner and thus the compression is less allowing it to work more efficiently as a low bypass turbojet giving greater efficiency. In a conventional Seperated system the Turbines are on their own robbing thrust by the nesssecity of turning the compressors, there is no help to the turbines in this way, only overal thrust improvement. With this method the turbines recieve additional exit mass via bypass improving the compression ratios at lower altitudes, and allowing for better use of available atmosphere at higher altitudes it also allows for higher thrust. Because there is no fan there is less vibration, less noise and less stress on the turbines as the rotational mass is smaller. Likewise since there is no gear to the fan, the system is less complex and yet completely self adjusting according to the thickness of the air entering the turbines. Its this automatic adjusting without complex or easily breakable parts that allows the VPCB to perform superbly at all levels of requirements from subsonic to supersonic maneuvers, all the way to low altitude hat high speeds the VPCB can do it and is nearly uniformly efficient in all transitions.

In order to achieve the range necessicary by the F/A-84 Aerone sat down with their best fluid dynamicis (some fo which worked on the Unity project) and began to sketch otu ideas on how to achieve similar thrust at lower feul consumption the engineers began to study how feul reacts with the air inside the ingition section of the engine, it took over six months (and missed the deadline for the intial batch of F/A-84's) but Aerone developed a Pulsed Turbulent Interface or PTI for the engines fuel system allowing for afuel to be pulsedin and then let it mix in the turbulent air before hitting the flame holder and igniting, it was discovered that with the exception of taking off it only requires about a sixty percent of the fuel that had been used prior to sustain air speed, with only half the injectors firing at one time; this is nearly a savings of 30% while airborne. When used in conjunction with the engines supercruiseing ability this allows for mind blowing range, and breathtaking speed with very little increase in cost.

The aircraft is also fitted with dual-mode air intakes. During flight, the open air intakes feed air to the engines. While moving on the ground, the air intakes are closed and air is fed through the louvres on the upper surface of the wing root to prevent ingestion of foreign objects from the runway. This is particularly important when operating from poorly prepared airfields, and allow for the full use of the aircraft regardless of field conditions. Also the intakes a made into an S-duct for stealth.

Reduction of Thermal signature is provided by a pair of sub systems comprised primarily of; The fuel/exhaust heat exchanger, and the Mixer. The Fuel/Exhaust heat exchanger is quite simply an insulate coil of piping around the first stage exhaust of the aircraft, fuel enroute to the engine passes through this tubing and by means of thermal conduction warms up the fuel and lowers the exhaust temperature. Because Aviation fuel has a higher thermal density than air, it makes it a very efficient system overall, and with eight separate fuel cut off locations safety is maintained to prevent a possibly catastrophic malfunction. This pre-warmed fuel is then fed into the Shadows engine where the heated fuel allows for higher engine efficiency allowing longer ranges with less fuel than any other comparative system.

Though the heat exchanger is a highly efficient system its overall cooling effect is limited by the safety requirements of the aircraft and so its overall effect is somewhat limited. However a Inducted Air Mixer (IAM) that uses a separate fan assembly run by the one of the LP turbines. The IAM draws in outside air and mixes it with the heated exhaust providing drastic IR reduction to the already cooled exhaust. This exhaust then passes through a set of carbon screens that conduct heat away from the exhaust before exit giving it a remarkably tiny IR signature allowing for protection from even advanced MAPADS and Air to Air missiles

For landings and times when rapid deceleration is required a separate 'clamshell' system that for the majority of flight is open and is integrated into the intake system for the IAM in front of the fan to prevent collateral damage. on Landing or when a heavy brake is needed the clamshells come together diverting the thrust forward and up counter to the direction of the aircraft allowing the aircrafts full use on short runways or prepared stretches of highway without the need for a drag chute.

Armament

The armament of an airplane is just as important as it's avionics and powerplant, if not more so.

The armament of the F/A-84 starts out the same as with any fighter worth it's salt, with the gun. The F/A-84 mounts an AVA Archer A4 IRC (Impulse Revolver Cannon) in it's canted nose. Capable of a ROF of 2100RPM, the gun is fed from two 300 round removeable magazines, allowing the pilot to select the best round for the job. the Archer A4 is independently moveable within it's housing, guided by a radar gun director it is capable of correcting fire up to 5 degrees of center.

The primary weapon system of the Shadow lies within the belly of the beast. Straight down the middle of the fuelsalage lies the primary weapons bay, and 8.2m long, 2.5m wide and 1m deep monster.

In air-to-air combat load out, weapons are held by four rotating weapon stations, each about 4m in length and capable of holding 4 missiles with a diameter of less then .4m and a length of less then 3.9m, under a weight of 400kg. The stations rotate to the right missile and with a puff of compressed air the and the opening of the doors the weapon is released. An extra strong dose of compressed air is applied to the missile's nose, causing it's nose to pitch down a 'tumble' away from the aircraft, this allows the missiles to be launched during hard manuvers and even upside down (where the nose is pushed up rather then down). This allows the Shadow to carry sixteen AMRAAM type missiles.

In the 'interceptor' role the Shadow's four rotating stations are removed (modular mountings in the bay allow for easy removal) and replaced with a similar, yet longer rotating stations, for a total of two 7.8m long rotating stations, capable of holding 3 missiles under .75m diameter and 7.75m in length, and weighing under 800kg. Thus making the Shadow a formidable long range missile carrier, capable of putting the F-14 Tomcat to shame.

For the air-to-ground role the forward rotating stations are removed, and replaced with three traditional trapeze pylons, each capable of holding a 4m x .8m munitions. This allows the Shadow to carry all current types of JDAM guided munitions and the two smaller GBU series bombs. Also, this allows the Shadow to carry 12 GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs, giving it the capability to strike stealthy with bombs from 111km away. In the event that a larger munition is needed (such as an ASM, the layout can be changed to two rotating stations on one side of the bay, freeing up the entire 8.2m length of the opposite side to a large munition.

They secondary weapon mounting for the Shadow is it's side internal bays. Each bay is capable of holding either two AMRAAM type munitions, wether they be simply long ranged dogfight missiles (Python 5) or medium range munitions (AMRAAM), they are released in a similar fashion as the main weapons bay, minus the rotating stations.

Also, two long removable pylons capable of holding 2500kg of weight have been fitted to the corners of the fuelsalage, they were put there for the purpose of holding conformal, stealth fuel drop tanks, at a cost of a drop in stealth. They are capable of mounting large munitions such as ASMs or ultra-long range AAMs, but are generally not used because of a loss of stealth, speed, range, and manuverability (stations can sustain up to 5g on a max load before failure of pumping system or breaking of joints).

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Nu-38KMI Aeromancer
Service Model: Block 117/1
Primary Contractors: Aizawa Avionics, Tachibana Aerospace, and New Horizon Aerospace Enterprises
Designation: Single-seat, two-engine light air superiority fighter
Crew: 1(Pilot)
Dimensions(L*W*H): 16.8*16.5*4.5m
Weight: 14,000kg(empty), 23,568kg(clean take-off), 28,184kg(combat take-off)
Top Speed, Maximum Level Flight Achievable: ~3,090 km/h(~Mach 2.65)
Top Speed, Maximum Sustainable: ~3,000 km/h(~Mach 2.5)
Maximum Cruising Speed: 2,390 km/h(Mach 2)
Cruising Speed: 1,010 km/h (Mach 0.85)
Engines: Two TA-X8A1 biaxially fluid thrust-vectored, afterburning variable bypass turbofan jet engines
Service Ceiling: 20,000m
Rate of Climb: 342 m/s
Range: 2,250km(combat radius), 3,500km(external fuel tank combat radius), 7,000km(ferry); aerial-refueling capable
Flight Controls
-Pilot Input: Stick, pedals, and throttle with touch-screen, voice, and biometric command supports
-Transmission: Primary fiber, secondary fiber, auxiliary hydraulics
Avionics:
-Computers, hardware: Four reinforced, EM-hardened parallel processing combat servers; each powered by a 3.3 GHz quadruple quad-core chipset and 256GB of RAM with eight terabytes of storage capacity per server
-Computers, OS: Juumanistran Integrated Air Warfare Operations Architecture, a proprietary modularly-organized, software-based operating system
-Avionics: “Burgundy” environmental awareness module, “Sentinel” flight status and information module, “Waltz” advanced flight control module, “Bulldog” threat assessment and management module, “Linguist” HOTAS, vocal, and biometric commands module, “Shadow” EW/ECM/ECCM/VS module, “Skynet” integrated aerial combat module, “Whisper” combat communications relay and management module
-Displays: SkyVixen II digital glass cockpit with wrap-around OLED canopy and Maestro CHUDs
-Sensors: PCR Typhoon III SAESA ULPI radar package(3,500 scanning elements, forward-looking), 2 x PCR Panorama SAESA ULPI radar package(1,500 scanning elements, sideward-looking), PCR Typhoon II SAESA LPI rada package(1,800 scanning elements, rearward-looking), LRD-AX-6C blue-green LiDAR array(swivel-head located in nosecone, before forward-looking Typhoon III), AD4/Y1 FLIR/TI-TV/IRST package, Blindsight III-A advanced digital EO package
-Navigation: PBX.9I ULPI radio altimeter, GPS.29 JIAWOA-integrated GPS navigation suite, YBC.5B system- and JIAWOA-integrated inertial guidance system, CHN.8 ULPI radio transponder
-Communications: ACX.66Z JIAWOA-compliant and –integrated radio communications and warfare array(LF, HF, VHF, UHF, VUHF), TLN.17 microwave warfare array(integrated component of PCR Typhoon III), CZT.5 JIAWOA-integrated satellite communications array, AKL.14 secure, encrypted datalink, IFF.9B IFF uplink
-Countermeasures, Airframe: Extensive(75%+) use of composites in the airframe; application of thermal and IR absorbing insulation inside of engine nacelle; RAMs integrated into leading and trailing edges of the airframe; focused light diffusing and thermal emissions absorbing paint
-Countermeasures, Consumable: 62 CXF.1B IAMECS, UPL.6X towed decoy dispenser
-Countermeasures, Fixed: ACX.66EW EM warfare suite(ACX.66Z integrated, Shadow-governed), IDI.44 under-wing swivel-head EO dazzler, PL9 laser detection/warning system, PQ3 multiband radio receiver and warning system
Fixed Weapons/Hardpoints:
-One ADF.9 Bossman 30.6mm five-barreled gatling cannon
-Four centerline weapons hardpoints under the fuselage(each rated at ~400kg load-bearing maneuver capacity)
-Three weapons hardpoints under each wing(each rated at ~400kg load-bearing maneuver capacity)
-One supplemental wet hardpoint under each wing(rated at ~1,000kg load-bearing maneuver capacity)
Armaments:
-300 30.6mm cannon rounds
-4 AAGM.18R5 Dementia IRSOM-NG
-6 AAGM.22M1 Zealot XADFM
-2 external 1,000kg fuel tanks
Cost:
-New Unit Cost: $58,000,000
-New Unit Price: $69,000,000
-Export Unit Price: $80,000,000
-Upgrade Kit Price(Nu-38C/D): $42,000,000
Service History:
-The Remarkably Sane Dominion’s Air Force: 34,859

Designation: ARV-94 'Black Eagle' Joint Stealth Attack/Recon Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft
Types:
ARV-94A Black Eagle
ARV-94B Sea Eagle
ARV-94E Export Version[Comm/Positioning Electronics replaced with local counterparts]
ARV-94T Eaglet Trainer
Roles: Gunship, Recon
Manufacturer: Scapa Military Aviation, SSNA, We Buy It Inc.
Sub-Contractors: Aerone; AVA (Mekugi)
Customers:
The Silver Sky Military [54,968]
We Buy It Inc./Hostile Takeover Inc.
Mekugian Military

[u]General Characteristics:
Crew: 2 [Pilot, Gunner]
Length: 17m
Lift Fan Blade Diameter: 3m
Lift Fan Housing Diameter: 4m
Width: 6m Clean; 7.5m w/Stub Wings: 7m w/Conformal Fuel Tanks
Height: 3.75 m
Empty Weight: 5,465kg
Fuel Weight: 2,018kg
Typical Weapons Load: 880kg
Combat Weight: 8,663kg
Max Takeoff Weight: 10,525kg
Powerplant: 2× Aerone ABNE-1002S Turboshafts, 2,750 hp [2,050 kW] each
Lift/Thrust System:
Aerone Model 654 Turboshaft Powered Contra-Rotating Lift Fan with 10 blades providing 10,200kgf [100kN]
NOTAR System Employing One Variable Pitch Fan and Two Side-Facing 3D TVC Nozzles providing 2,250kgf [22.1kN]
Maximum speed: 414 km/h (257mph)
Cruise speed: 328km/h (204mph)
Combat Radius: 575 km (357 mi); 825km (512mi) w/CFTs
Ferry Range: 1,511km (939 mi); 2,011km (1,250mi) w/CFTs
Service ceiling: 6710m (22,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 14 m/s (2,760 ft/min)
Power/Mass Ratio: 422W/kg (.257hp/lb)
Armaments:
Mounted: AVA 'Arbalest' A8 25x135mm Gas Revolver Cannon [GRC] (http://z13.invisionfree.com/The_NS_Draftroom/index.php?showtopic=3650) in trainable/stealthied turret.
Main Internal Bays [2]: 8 Pylons, each capable of holding missiles up to 2m*.2m and 50kg
Secondary Internal Bays[2]: 1 Pylon capable of holding missiles up to 4.2m*.5m and 670kg
External Options:
A: One Hardpoints on stub wing rated at 350kg per wing [Rocket Pods, AAMs, AGMs, etc]
B: One Conformal 400kg Fuel Tank on Each Side
Avionics:
AN/AYG-1013 DEATS CES
AN/AES-703V Pulsed Laser Focal Plane Array [PLFPA]
AN/AEG-905V Pulsed Laser Rangefinder [PLR]
AN/AAG-611 Thermal and Infrared Detection Suite [TIDS]
AN/APG-526 LPI AESA Multi-Function Radar
AN/APY-533
AN/APX-541 Short Range Composite ID Radar[SRCIDR]
AN/AVD-823 Recon/TV/IR Pod
AN/AXC-1211 'StrikeNet' Fed Strategic Video Data Link
AN/ARC-1309 UHF/(V)HF Tactical Radio
AN/ASN-1402 'Red Shift' ATAPS Advanced Tactical Positioning System
AN/AIFF-1523 IFF
ECM:
AN/APR-53 Radar Warning Reciever
AN/ALR-1643 Front and Rear Laser Warning Receivers
AN/APQ-1783 Multi-mode Radar Jammer
AN/ALD-900 'Laser Point'
Counter Measures:
AN/ALE-1831 Decoy Dispensers (60x2)
AN/ALE-1832 Advanced Decoy Dispensers (4x2)
AN/AWE-1910 Missile Interceptor Dispensers (4x2)
Export Cost:
$29 Million USD

Other:
In-flight Refueling?: Yes
Oxygen Generation?: Yes
RCS: 0.000025m^2[Front]
Production Cost: $25 Million USD [All Versions]
Domestic Profit: $10 Million USD [ARV-94A/B/T]
Domestic Price: $35 Million USD [ARV-94A/B/T]
Foreign Profit: $20 Million USD [ARV-94E]
Foreign Price: $45 Million USD [ARV-94E]


History:
The history of the 'Black Eagle' Project 123 was built upon personal requests from troops returning from the Red Tidean War. SAH-33s proved their effectives as an ATGM platform and gunship, slicing into MBTs, HTs and APCs with ease with their 30mm cannons and Roc KEM, while plastering infantry with rocket pods.

However, despite their relatively stealthy nature they made great targets for enemy IFVs and ADVs within range. The only thing that kept them from being slaughtered was their long range ATGMs, the ability to hide inside smoke and fire, and advanced decoys. But still the number of helos shot down was deemed to be excessive, and a study was commenced.

It was during the Generian Invasion of Southern Aralonia that the study, now called 'Project Black Eagle' really got a kick in the pants. The months prior had been filled with stalling, problems and funding issues. However, with images of SAH-33s being blow out of the sky by more manuverable craft, such as VTOLs, CAS and other helicopters, in the minds of army commanders everywhere the project forged ahead, using experience from Mekugian Engineers and the Shadow Project.

Airframe/Construction:
The structural skin of the Black Eagle is made of Duralex-314 boron fabric held together with Polyaryletherketones or PEEK thermoplastic resin. This ‘Thermofiber’ composite material provides structural stability, and protection without the added machining cost or weight of a metallic outer skin. The PEEK Thermofiber material has excellent mechanical properties due to the fiber imbedded semi-crystalline polymers, good thermal stability and good chemical resistance. the continuous service rating of 250°C. PEEK is also inherently fire retardant.

The outermost skin of the Black Eagle is a simple but effective carbon infiltrated rubberized polymer providing excellent structural ‘give’ while providing many overall benefits. The primary benefit of the polymer coating is durability, its ability to move with the aircraft without ripping, and its smoothing effect on the airflow around the plane decreases fatigue and increase aerodynamics. The other Benefit of the Polymer covering is IR and LIDAR Suppression, the matte non reflective coating prevents accurate readings by means of LIDAR, and its thermal properties remove entirely the Internal radiated IR signature of the aircraft, the carbon infusing also helps to quickly dissipate stress heat generated by the aircraft as it moves through the air at high speeds decreasing its enemies detection and engagement envelope significantly. It is in fact this graphite colored coating that gave the aircraft its name.

Underneath the composite a coating of radar absorbing materials is attached to the composite, but this is only the first step, below the skin lies thin cells of carbon aerogel infused with radar absorbing materials with carbon fiber plates set at intersecting angles according to their position on the aircraft. This arrangement creates a radar ‘echo chamber’ where a signal passing though the RAM material dampening it, then is reflected away from the enemy transmitter and again passes through the RAM layer before exiting further dampening the return to even semi-passive bi-static systems making the aircraft nearly invisible to high and low frequency radar system both ground and air based. This arrangement is not only highly effective but, is much more resistant to stress and heat build up as it is on the inside of the aircraft skin. An added benefit of this system is also a 10% reduction in sound and a 5% reduction in the Black Eagle IR signature, even without additional coatings this simple modular arrangement fills many of the complex needs of the aircraft without complicating or increasing aircraft general maintenance requirements.

The lightweight skeleton of the Black Eagle is composed of Ti-48Al-2Nb-2Cr Alloy ribs that are highly resistant to creep or thermal expansion. The composite structural skin over this 'skeletal frame' are actually under pressure and are connected sheet by sheet via ‘stress joints’ that expand when needed allowing the skin of the plane to act as a structural form decreasing the need for extensive ribbing and decreasing weight and costs drastically. The Cockpit and both Engines rest independently in composite armored and shock isolated ‘hammocks’ designed to protect the primary components (the engines, pilot, and avionics) from possible damage due to ground/air fire or hard landings and allows for higher survivability with very little increase in the airframes overall weight.

Tail design is a pair of tilited 'wings' and a single rudder all capped off at the top by a single cross 'wing'. Placement and size of the tilited wings conceals the unstealthy rudder from side view completely while the rudder allows for turning during forward flight without reducing the rear facing thrust.

However, the ARV-94 doesn't just rely on agility and stealthy for it's passive defences, but also on a grand armor scheme. The main armor of the ARV-94 is directly under the structual skin. It is composed entirely of XD Titanium Alloy, although the thickness varies by the sections vunerability. Here is a list of the various armor values around the helicopter, note, this does not take into account the outer skin or structual skin, which would generally add around 10-20mm of real thickness

Tail Boom Assembly: 35mm-25mm [Real Thickness]; 70-50mm [LOS Thickness]
Rear Tail Assembly: 25mm-12mm [Real Thickness]; 39-19mm [LOS Thickness]
Top/Bottom/Rear Side Body/Munitions: 45mm [Real Thickness]; 90mm [LOS Thickness]
Side Body: 50mm [Real Thickness]; 70mm [LOS Thickness]
Top/Bottom Body: 25mm [Real Thickness] 96mm [LOS Thickness]
Cockpit/Gun Turret: 60mm [Real Thickness] 122mm [Frontal LOS Thickness] 97mm [Side LOS Thickness]
Engine: 30mm [Real Thickness] 52mm [LOS Thickness] + Side Body LOS Thickness

The cockpit glass and cameras lenses are made of AlON Optical Ceramics, a strong, yet relatively light weight ceramic. Two 50mm layers of this tough ceramic and a 25mm layer of polycarbonate make up the canopy. Giving the cockpit canopy a total thickness of 125mm, or a LOS thickness of 176mm from the lower side/front and a LOS thickness of 250mm on the upper front/side.

All of this helps to make the ARV-94 'Black Eagle' a stealthy, agile and strong bird.

Electronics/Avionics:
The Avionics and Targeting Package of the Black Eagle allows it the enjoy a large edge over competitors aircraft, namely that of ARSB Orgin, which are several years outdated. This new brand of electronics package, nearly as deadly as the crafts armament itself! The comprehensive electronic package is named AN/AYG-1013 'Digital Electronic Advanced Targeting System' [DEATS], and it really does what it says. It combines every threat detection, fire control, avionics, and active countermeasures into a single streamlined entity capable of truly awesome capabilities matched by none in the aerial arena. The system also allows it's data to be send to any other unit capable of processing the data, via Skyian Armed Forces StrikeNet, a three-dimensional composite system utilizing data from every threat detection system throughout the entire Armed Capitalist Republic. The system is made of almost fiber optic cables, and all things that must be metal are placed in faraday cages if possible.

The Black Eagle and its DEAT System is the embodyment of the Skyian Republican Air Force's 'See First, Kill First' Doctrine. With the Black Eagle's level of stealth it is capable of getting closer then ever to assure the pilot and gunn of a kill without being detected.

The Advanced Threat Detection and Classification Suite [ATDCS] is a system that can provide an on-demand [to reduce computer loading] three dimensional map of the surrounding aerospace, and beyond when intergrated with StrikeNet. The ATDCS is a comprehensive set of detection systems. The initial set is the combined Photon Emission, Detection, and Ranging [PEDR] suite which utilizes two detection methods: Ambient Light [LIDAR] and Introduced Laser Detection [LADAR]. The two systems are intertwined. The AN/AES-703 Pulsed Laser Focal Plane Array [PLFPA] provides an wide view, three dimensional composite imaging, increased frame rates [faster threat detection], and can provide up to nine centimeters of depth perception since it is a photon emission and ranging device and does not measure intensity of the laser/light that returns too it, but rather the time of flight of the photons to the target, and thereby giving the range, also while increase the system usefulness in smoke and precipitation, and letting it penetrate netting. Because information is encoded in each pixel, the system can produce a three-dimensional, or "angle-angle-range", image. Emitters are located through-out the aircraft. The suite is tied in with a AN/AEG-905 pulsed laser rangefinder for determing accurate target distances in conjunction with the infrared search and track system, and is also capable of designating sites for laser guided weapons.

Total Number of Tracked Entities: >60 Threats [Total All Systems]
Aerial General Surveillance: 52km
Detail Scan: 40km
Surface Scan[Ground Mapping]: 25km

However, this advanced suite is not the only system that provides the Black Eagel's Pilot and Gunner with unparalleled situational awareness capabilities. It is further completmented by the AN/AAG-611 Thermal and Infrared Detection Suite [TIDS] which offers enhanced thermal and infrared viewing and threat classification. The system can be used passively like most IR suites or actively by using an active infrared imager to offer near-RADAR-like qualities. This system networks directly, as do all other systems, into the DEATS CES to provide an on-demand three dimensional view of the battlespace for the pilot. The infrared suite also has a IRST set-up to allow for scanning and tracking abilities at ranges of up to 30km pending atmospheric conditions and temperatures. Also, the TIDS is networked into the flare/chaff and active missile defence system on the aircraft [detailed later] by tracking incoming missiles and releasing decoys/AMMs at the precise moment.

Total Number of Tracked Entities: >60 Threats [Total All Systems]
Aerial General Surveillance: 35km
Detail Scan: 30km
Surface scan [Passive][Surface-to-Air Threat Management]: 16km
Gun Mounted IR/Night-Day Set Up: 8km

The final portion of the infinitely deadly DEATS CES is the 'Omni-Light' RADAR Primary Threat Detection System [PTDS]. The primary system of the PTDS is the Combined Radar Suite, composed primarily of the AN/APG-526 Next Generation LPI [low/no probability of intercept] Active Electronically Scanned Array Multi-Function Radar with a full three hundred-sixty degree[360] range of ninety-five [75] kilometer courtesy of a top mounted Apache Longbow type setup. The forward arc viewing range, due to an enhanced emission set and focusing of sets. is around ninety-seven[97] kilometers, especially with the bundled AN/APY-532. The whole system contains 1,500 T/R tiles.

This is augmented by an AN/APX-541 short range composite ID radar, and the AN/APR-522 Panoramic Passive Radar Imager [PPRI] to offer a unique geo-location ability. The AN/APR-522 unit utilizes passive radar to obviously detect emitted radio waves and radiation; however, after this, it takes the data and from its incoming frequency and power-level, determines the range to target and actually calculates where the radar-emitting source is, as well as the effective range of its capabilities. This allows the Black Eagle to map the enemy's ground radar installations, or even track airborne sources of radar emission, to best avoid their effective ranges according to power levels and return signal power [as well as frequency, band, etc.].

Each radar has been updated with its counter-electronic, and even counter-counter-counter-electronic warfare system upgrade to allow for autonomous radar cycling in accordance with other aircraft and any airborne radar system. This is further enhanced with fibre-optics to allow for near-simultaneous frequency cycling. Again, this alows for the tracking of missiles to deploy countermeasures and AMMs.

Total Number of Tracked Entities: >60 Threats [Total All Systems]
Aerial General Surveillance and General Threat Detection: 97km
Detail Scan and Specific Threat Detection: 75km
Surface scan [full power][Ground Mapping]: 55km
Surface scan [Stealth][Ground Mapping]: 40km

The only remaining system networked with the threat detection and management system is the electro-optical expansion set. This system, designated AN/AVD-823, is designed to fit snugly into the rotating turret located on the underside of the Black Eagle's nose section, in a stealthied turret, much like the RAH-66 and gives it the ability to both operate as a reconaissance aircraft and a ground attack aircraft. The AN/AVD-823 operates in both the visual and infrared spectrums and offers stereo dual-band imagery at a rate of up to twenty-five thousand square miles of imagery an hour. The dual band imagery will give tactical reconnaissance the ability to clearly distinguish man-made from natural objects. The ability to also display data from other targetting systems enhances the overall quality and effects of imagery taken in a reconaissance role. The actual AN/AVD-823 pod is designed to be of a low-RCS nature and does little to raise the total radar cross section of the aircraft.

Detection is but one part of the equation which results in the definite victory over an opponent, and fire control must be on par with your detection capabilities in order for the equation to truly be on your side. This is where the DEATS system rises above all. It provides unparalleled data consumption and utilization to ensure the complete and utter dominance of this truly amazing aircraft on the battlefield.

The heart of the DEATS Fire Control Suite [FCS] is the StrikeNet which links this singular aircraft to a database of immeasurable information and the computing power to process hundreds of separate targets per aircraft. The first thing the fire control suite does is turn all consumable data into the singular three-dimensional battlespace view which the system relies upon [an imaginary concept as all data is 'on-demand']. From there, the DEATS system actually assists the commander and/or crew in determining which targets to attack. Regardless of the commander's actions, the DEATS system observes friendly unit actions as well as opposing force actions to determine likely outcomes in all forms of attack and can advise the crew, or work in conjunction with him. Obviously, the system can be disengaged, but when engaged, it gives the crew a foresight into any potential maneuver or action. Supplementing this is the fact that each individual aircraft can track upwards of sixty targets, ranking them according to type, threat level, range, and other factors and placing them in a prioritized fire list, which can be changed according to mission objectives and/or other factors [60 targets utilizing non-basic material. Cannot provide firing solutions, nor advanced tracking upon seventy of them without communicating with seperate aircraft]. Up to three hundred seperate targets can be detected and tracked at a basic level.

By using the StrikeNet and its computer system aboard, the DEATS system can fire on an unlimited number of targets if it had the armament [assuming a non-interrupted data-link]. This means that a single Black Eagle could fly ahead of a wing of similar aircraft, find and designate targets, relaying that data back to the rest while those aircraft open fire. Yet, chances are, this strategy wouldn't have to be used as the enemy aircraft wouldn't even know of any of their existance [the lead plane or the rest].

Even though the DEATS system can control other aircraft, how about its own? This is where it outperforms itself, avionics. The Enhanced Flight Control and Stability System [EFCSS] is an all-inclusive fly-by-light [fibre-optic] control system providing superb, fluid, and precise movement and maneuverability using all control surfaces available. The system links together every movement system together to give the aircraft maneuverability unmatched by even the swiftest bird in existance. The system is also very easy to get used to, due to its fluid and precise movement controls, allowing even newly released cadets fly the aircraft as though he'd been through hell and back with it. The EFCSS is triple redundant and utilizes a back up fly-by-wire system as well as an emergency mechanical linkage providing basic maneuvering capabilities.

Another system networked with DEATS the helmet used by Skyian Pilots, the HEads All Direction, Gunnery/Engagement and Attack Gear System [HEADGEARS] which provides a 180 Degree Off Bore-Sight Targeting Capability, allowing it to fire missiles at enemies above, to the sides, back and to some degree below provide a missile is capable of such feats. Also the [i]Black Eagle's AVA 'Arbalest' A8 25x135mm Gas Revolver Cannon [GRC]'s turret is slaved to the gunners helmet, feeding day/night camera vision and IR, literally letting the gunner look at and kill something, the system was named 'Death Glare' by it's users, but has no official name.

The Foreign Version of the DEATS system has slightly lower power electronics, meaning a 5% reduction in range for all systems and the tracking capability of only 55 targets.

Counter-Measures/ECM

Beyond stealth, aircraft no matter how advanced can be vulnerable to enemy missiles. It was in this that the Scapa team set to make a very effective electronic and physical countermeasure suite.

First among the countermeaure system is the AN/APG-526 LPI AESA Multi-Function Radar, a broad spectrum low signature system designed to be used in high threat areas where radar signature is not as much of a concern, however, it does have a low strength scan mode for when EM signatures need to be kept low, but not off. In this role it provides nearly flawless detection of even stealthy high-velocity threats with an 98% sucess rate, although this rate goes up as the threat get's closer. A passive setting on the AN/APG-526 allows for radar lock warnings at long range and high speed allowing the pilot ample time and options in so far as countering the threat.

When radar emissions are not advisable, the AN/ALR-1643 Front and Rear Laser/IR Warning Receivers with launch detection cues allows for zero signature warning and tracking against beam riding, and MANPAD systems, this is tied into the AN/AES-703 PLFPA and AN/AAG-611 for maximum effectiveness.

The second set of countermeasure systesm used by the ARV-94 follow a more direction approach, The AN/ALD-900 ‘Laser Point’ Laser/Infrared Dazzler allows for the direct distraction and subsequent neutralization of IR or multi-mode seeking missiles. But as such is partially limited in its role, requiring missiles to get fairly (15-10km) before it becomes effective. The second and last system is not so much an independant system as a mode of something else. the AN/APG-526 has a third mode after active and passive. This mode focuses intense high power radar waves on a focal point identified on the missile/aircraft (generally the nose), bombarding it with intense microwaves, this has shown in that in aircraft, cruise missiles, and AAMs/SAMs without dedicated fly by light or secondary electronic systems that the microwaves can damage and even destroy electronics, much like the vaunted F-22 AN/APG-77 is supposed to be able to do. It can jam enemy radars, especially older sets with varying degrees of effective, IE better against missiles, not so much against complex SAM ground radars.

The third and last teir of the ARV-94s countermeasure system is much more physical in it's approach. The systems are listed below.

*AN/ALE-1831 Decoy Dispensers: 30 Chaff and 30 Flares are arranged two 'metal storm' stacked arrays allow for high volume of countermeasures in a very compact area, and high exit velocity increasing the countermeasures ‘footprint‘ for increased effect.

*AN/ALE-1832 Advanced Decoy Dispensers: Located just fore of the AN/ALE-1831 system this system is based on ground based grenade launched countermeasures. It carries nine countermeasures per launcher, they are fired off under their own power, using a small rocket motor. They are designed to have a similar RCS and IR signature to a ARV-94. They streak away from the airframe in an attempt to distract the missile, and then explode in a flare like explosion. Also included is a capacitor and a large bundle of copper wire. Which, slightly before the the decoy explodes the shell around this comes off, the copper wire flows out and the capacitor fires, vaporising the wire and creating an EM 'Scream' of a frequency similar to that of the ARV-94's radar, allowing it to draw off ARMs or missiles with a home-on-emissions mode. Effectiveness hovers about at 50%, varying missile by missile. The orginal concept is used in the 81mm 'Screamer' Grenade on the M160A2 'Phoenix' MBT, and that concept comes from ZMI.

*AN/AWE-1910 Missile Interceptor Dispensers: Last, but not least, is the last ditch defense against long range missiles. These 'Wasp' Missile Interceptors are pushed out of their tubes via a compressed air system, which also fires compressed air on the nose. This caused the munition to tumble, until the Semi-active radar comes online and places the munition on the horizontal plane, which then it fires the motor, streaks towards the target and explodes showering the incoming missile with tungsten pellets. This allows the system to engage targets front, rear, and sides. Effectiveness is debatable, hovering about 50-60% for long range unmanuverable missiles, all the way down to nearly 25% for short ranged dogfighting missiles. And is all but useless, with 8% effectiveness against missiles during a dog fight.

Propulsion

The ARV-94 is powered by two Aerone Model 604 Turboshaft Engines which generate 2,750 hp [2,050 kW] each. The electricity supplied by the Turboshafts is harnssed and then used to power an Aerone Model 654 Turboshaft Powered Contra-Rotating Lift Fan via an eletric motor, which is equipped with ten blades, each 1.25m long and put in contra-rotating groups of five, allow for a large amount of power from a smaller amount of space then a helicopter rotor, also, because it is shounded in nature, being in the middle of the aircraft and all, it does not have to deal with problems of. This set-up allows for the removal of the conventional tail rotor set up or NOTAR set-up, as applies no torque on the ARV-94's body.

The air intakes for the turboshafts are given the usually stealthy S-curve, and a decent skin of same material that makes up the outermost skin with a backing of thin titanium to hide the compressor face from nosey enemy radars, moving the engine to the rear abit compared to helicopter designs. The whole main body is also given a decent amount of acoustic dampening, especially near the actual engine area. The blades of both the turboshafts and the lift fan are built of ceramics and given a small support rod of titanium and covered in the same material as the structual skin of the aircraft. The Lift Fan is also mounted in a moveable cacoon, it is capable of pitching the entire system around 12 degrees in any direction, allowing for what is basically 3D thrust vectoring, giving the craft incredible manuverability.

Reduction of Thermal signature is provided by a pair of sub systems comprised primarily of; The fuel/exhaust heat exchanger, and the Mixer. The Fuel/Exhaust heat exchanger is quite simply an insulate coil of piping around the first stage exhaust of the aircraft, fuel enroute to the engine passes through this tubing and by means of thermal conduction warms up the fuel and lowers the exhaust temperature. Because Aviation fuel has a higher thermal density than air, it makes it a very efficient system overall, and with eight separate fuel cut off locations safety is maintained to prevent a possibly catastrophic malfunction. This pre-warmed fuel is then fed into the Shadows engine where the heated fuel allows for higher engine efficiency allowing longer ranges with less fuel than any other comparative system.

Also the NOTAR and Lift-Fan system seriously reduces acoustic signature by eliminating the air vortexes usually caused by the interaction between a helicopters main rotor and tail rotor, which usually accounts for over 75% of a helicopters acoustic signature. Also, the Lift-Fan's location withinin the body instead of outside helps to reduce sound, and slightly different sized blades help to reduce the harmonic frequency usually produced by such systems, making it more likely to blend into the background noise.

A seperate variabe pitch fan assembly is the main part of the NOTAR maunvering system. It sucks in fresh air from two inlets on the top of the body and mixes it with the exhaust air from the turboshafts, and pushes it down the tail of the gunship through a single pipe and to two side mounted thrust vectoring nozzles. Each nozzle is capable of being aimed up/down 12 degrees from horizontal, while forward/rear/side thrust if directed via ceramic 'blinds' that can almost instantly turn from pushing the craft forward and then directing the thrust forward to slow the bird. Also, they can be closed completely, should the pilot want to face hard left the right 'blinds' would close directing the air to the left nozzle, thus pivoting the craft hard left.

[u]Armament

The armament of an aircraft is just as important as it's avionics and powerplant, if not more so.

The armament of the ARV-94 starts out the same as with any gunship worth it's salt, with the gun. The ARV-94 mounts an AVA AVA 'Arbalest' A8 25x135mm Gas Revolver Cannon [GRC] in a completely rotatable turret. Capable of a ROF of 760RPM, the gun is fed from four 375 round removeable magazines, allowing the pilot to select the best round for the job.

The primary weapon system of the Shadow lies within the belly of the beast. Straight down the side of the fuelsalage lies the primary weapons bays, twelve 2.15m long, .2m wide and .3m deep bays.

In ground attack combat load out, weapons are held by one 'pylon', about 2m in length and capable of holding missiles with a diameter of less then .24m and a length of less then 2m, under a weight of 50kg. With a puff of compressed air the and the opening of the doors the weapon is released. An extra strong dose of compressed air is applied to the missile's nose, causing it's nose to pitch down and 'tumble' away from the aircraft, this allows the missiles to be launched during hard manuvers, for smaller missiles like the ATA Stinger the operation is slightly different, with two missiles per 'pylon'. This allows the Black Eagle to carry 12 Brimstone type missiles, and 8 ATA Stinger type missiles(two to 'pylon'), for a very balanced load out.

They secondary weapon mounting for the Shadow is it's two bottom internal bays. Each bay is capable of holding either one AMRAAM type munitions, wether they be simply long ranged dogfight missiles (Python 5) or medium range munitions (AMRAAM), they are released in a similar fashion as the main weapons bay, minus the rotating stations. Weapons must be under 670kg, 4m in length, and .4m in diameter. This gives the ARV-94 the capability to hold long range AGMs such as the Mekugian AGM-43 Shinkai, US Maverick and the Omzian AGM-531A/B Bumblebee.

Also, two long 'hardpoints' have been positioned on the side of the helicopter, they have several uses. The main one is for the mounting of conformal fuel tanks to increase range. They other is for the mounting of stub wings with two mounting points, or one single mounting points. In twin mount mode, each mount can hold up to 120kg of munitions. In single mount, they can hold 350kg. This all comes at the cost of stealth though.

Generally, without the stub wing hardpoints, a typical load out in ground attack configuration is 12 Brimstone type missiles, eight ATA Stingers, and two AMRAAM type AAMs, for strike missions the loadout is usually the same except that the AMRAAMs are replaced with what is generally two AGM-43 Shinkais.

To: The Procurement Offices of the Shenyangi Military
From: The Office of the President of Tachibana Aerospace
Subject: Re Mako production rights

New-unit production rights are most assuredly not available for this, or any other, aircraft that we are a contractor on. Licensing for DPR on spare parts have been known to be available on orders of sufficient magnitude, but that is not the point here, as such an order has not been made.

AGM-43 Shinkai Air-to-Ground Missile
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Name: Shinkai
Type: Precision Guided General Purpose Air Launched Munition
Primary Function: Air-to-Ground Missile
Targets: Vehicles, Armor, Maritime Surface, Buildings and Bunkers.
Operation: all weather, day and night, fire-and-forget
Launch Weight: 330 kg
Length: 1300 mm
Diameter: 350 mm
Minimum Range: 130 m
Maximum Range: 50 km
Speed: 1,500 km/h (initial) 1,230 km/h (sustained)
Propulsion: Compound Dual Stage, Solid/Air-Augmented Rocket
Guidance System: 94 GHz millimetric wave radar with EO secondary
Warhead: 130 kg General Purpose, or 150kg Penetrating
Fuse: Delayed Impact
Average Hit Probability: 98%
Cost: 250,000 NSD

Construction-
The body of the AGM-43 is constructed of a TiAl reinforced composite known as Thermofiber. Duralex-314 boron fabric held together with Polyaryletherketones or PEEK thermoplastic resin comprises the entirety of the ‘Thermofiber’ composite, which provides structural stability, and protection without the added machining cost or weight of a metallic outer skin. The PEEK Thermofiber material has excellent mechanical properties due to the fiber embedded semi-crystalline polymers, good thermal stability and good chemical resistance. the continuous service rating of 250°C. PEEK is inherently fire retardant. It has been said it is easier to burn a hole through an aluminum sheet than through a thermo fiber sheet. Likewise the near fiberglass method of construction requires less thermoplastic and decreases the overall cost dramatically.

Propulsion-
Composite Solid rocket motor comprising of two separate motors combined into a single stage, the first is a super low signature low emission booster for initial acceleration, and once depleted acts as the starting motor for the primary booster an Air Augmented Rocket. With an air-augmented rocket, an otherwise conventional rocket engine is mounted in the center of a long tube, with open slats along the sides. As the rocket moves through the atmosphere the air enters sides of the tube, where it is compressed via the ram effect. As it travels down the tube it is further compressed and mixed with the fuel-rich exhaust from the rocket engine, which heats the air much as a combustor would in a ramjet. In this way a fairly small rocket can be used to accelerate a much larger working mass than normally, leading to significantly higher thrust. This allows the Sustainer to have a specific impulse of around 550 lb-s/lb far exceeding traditional rockets, in terms of efficiency while being only half the overall weight.

Guidance-
The Shinkai Air-to-Ground Missile uses a Combined MMW radar and Infrared/Electro-Optical seeker. The millimetric wave multi-beam radar seeker operates at 94GHz and Uses three independently adjustable hexagonal arrays at the front of the missile allows for wide angle searches each with a small beam width and therefore very high angular resolution with reduced clutter for the given antenna size, which is limited significantly by the diameter of the missile. The seeker operates in low visibility, contaminated battlefield conditions and is not susceptible to obscurants such as smoke, dust, sea spray, flares and chaff. With all three arrays focused on a single target or all three arrays focused on separate targets; the seeker of the cutlass has nearly unlimited high resolution tracking capability up to its maximum terminal range. This arrangement gives the Shinkai the capability to operate in all weathers and by day and night without distraction.

The Electro-Optical seeker which is located in the center of the primary MMW array utilizes Scene Matching by preloading several target images, and then comparing the targets to a real-time Electro-Optical image which is acquired by the missiles seeker, the missile can locate the target autonomously, prepare its flight course and hit it with absolute precision regardless of any sort of electronic Warfare Jamming in the vicinity.

Warhead-
Designed as general purpose munition for engaging targets as small as convoy trucks to large bridges and reinforced bunkers. The AGM-43 was developed to be the Air force and Armies ‘go-to-missile’ when engaging both soft, and hard ground targets. The Shinkai has two primary warheads; The first is a 130 kg High Explosive impact detonated device capable of shredding just about any non reinforced vehicle, or building on the planet, and one that has proven itself both in the standoff, and direct attack modes continuously.

The second Primary Warhead is a Penetrating 150 kg Penetrating Warhead designed to take out buried or reinforced targets, such as Bunkers, reinforced building or bridgeheads as may be required. Though the missile has less explosive power than many ‘bunker-busters’ the AGM-43 retains a large amount of flexibility over such systems allowing it to engage a multitude of dug-in positions without the need of a larger more expensive GBU-X or other specialized munition.

SGM-330 Broadside SHAShM-
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Targets: Maritime: Surface, Land: Hardened
Range: 230 km
Weight (oa): 24,500 kg
Weight (penetrator): 15,000 kg
Length: 10 m
Penetrator Diameter: 1000 mm
Booster Diameter: 1100 mm
Wingspan: 1300 mm
Optimum Launch Angle: Vertical +/- 15*
Guidance: ATAPS and Inertial Guidance with Course-correction during first stage only.
Countermeasures: 4x 4 round stacked 71x180mm EO/IR and Improved Chaff/ECM decoys
Propulsion: Two-stage solid propellant
Initial Velocity: 2300 m/s
Penetration Velocity: 3200 m/s
Warhead: 800 kg High Explosive EED Warhead or 350 kiloton nuclear
Cost: [Restricted purchase, Negotiable]

Designed in part with the realizations and advancements of the CAPER project AVA fresh with cash from both local and international customers set about improving the CAPER concept even further. Knowing that the 70cm round that had been developed for the Epion concept had been turned down a 100cm round was produced and provided as a competitor for the Epions‘ main battery. When this too was rejected in favor of the much more accurate and longer ranged 55cm round the hundreds of 100cm rounds developed for the Epion bid were left without home or a purpose, but were none the less frighteningly effective weapons.

When a contract for a Super large Anti-Shipping Missile were released by Kora Inlet Shipyards as part of a wider bid for the Epion and Flight III Archon project, AVA seized the chance to recoup lost development costs from the Initial Epion bid by converting the prototype rounds.

Adding a redesigned rocket stage to the existing test stock of 100cm RAPs (Rocket Assisted Projectiles) they added four tubes of stacked countermeasure grenades to help protect the round from any attempted counter to the one meter diameter the incoming round on its terminal flight. They also added a set of sturdy and fixed fins to stabilize the now non spin stabilized projectile to increase its overall accuracy. The designers then re-purposed the rocket motor on the round, instead of using it to propel the round forward they would take advantage of the near vertical impact vector available and assist gravity by burning the rocket during the rounds terminal phase of flight. At 15000kg carrying 800kg of Fox-7 insensitive explosive in a stacked Explosive Energetic Deflection style warhead moving at 3.2 km/s the new warhead was to be rightly feared by any vessel of any navy the world over…

The question now came of delivery; with the rocket motor on the round itself being used to increase its penetrating velocity, and the fins preventing its use in a gun of any sort, they were left with only one reasonable propulsion method; another rocket.

Stealing the main booster from a TSSM-3 land based Ballistic Missile they removed the second stage and fitted a linking section between the two motors. The larger diameter tube fitting over the main penetrator and protecting its terminal rocket engine from the hazards of high velocity flight. Between the two stages they fitted one of the most advanced Integrated guidance system available at the time. Using a triple set of ATAPS (Advanced Tactical Positioning System) receivers the system is capable of keeping itself on course with only one of three systems active, and with extreme accuracy available under ideal situations. Coupled with the ATAPS system is fifth generation inertial guidance system using a laser-ring gyroscope and a multitude of both back up and somewhat fragile very accurate accelerometers and whatnot. These all are fed to the rear control fins of the booster allowing the now ten meters long missile to stick firmly to its shallow ballistic course.

The major difference between the Broadside Missile was not that it was a converted Naval round, but that on its terminal phase it is completely unguided. This makes its jamming impossible and immunizes it against any sort of extreme ECM/ECCM cluttered environment. The missile is launched out of a tube like a conventional ballistic missile, though the Broadside never pierces the upper atmosphere it gains height merely to increase its range. When it reaches the Apex of its flight the two stages separate and the firs stage then arcs towards the target area upon confirmation of the correct path the round ignites its rocket and speeds towards its target at amazing speeds. Though this does somewhat decrease its overall accuracy, for the size of targets the missile was designed for the missile was still found to be lethally effective at maximum range.

Unlike the Sledgehammer Missile (as exported by Kriegzimmer) the Broadside Missile is immune to the seemingly widely available THEL system, the hardened steel skin being far to thick to be effected significantly during its flight time, the resulting KE being more or less of equal value after penetration. Also unlike its competitor the Broadside is not limited to a near vertical impact, any strike will bare fruit even if as low as 30 degrees to 85 degrees (with of course ideal being at 90 degrees.)

Braach Class SSBN-
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Type: Ballistic Missile Submersible, Nuclear
Cost: 15,000,000,000.00 NSD

Dimensions-
Length: 303 m
Beam: 41 m
Draft: 19 m
Displacement-
Displacement (Surfaced): 80,000 tons
Displacement (Submerged): 100,000 tons
Speeds-
Surfaced (full ahead): 10 knots
Surfaced (auxiliary power): 5 knots
Submerged (full ahead): 30 knots
Submerged (Silent): 8 knots
Endurance: 180 days
Operating Depths-
Maximum Safe Depth 2000 feet
Never-Exceed Depth: 2500 feet
Crush Depth: 2800 feet
Propulsion-
3x 200 MW JS-30A Improved Liquid PbBi Nuclear Reactor
4x Direct-flow LM Turbine [OK2] [Ceramic] [50,000 shp]
8x JS-50 Low Rotation Induction Generators rated at 2,500 kwh each
4x 1300 hp Auxiliary Diesel Generators (emergency power)
2x Dual prop Inline contra-rotating Nine bladed; Williamson Disk Actuators (WDA) Propellers (4 props)
Crew [320]-
Officers: 92
Enlisted: 228
Armament-
40x Mk. 36 SLBM DLO Capable Tubes or 120x Broadside SHASM Tubes
20x SA-N-60 ‘Sea Bishop’ SAM [Non-Reloadable Underway]
6x SA-N-33 ‘Sea-Wraith’ Sub/SAM [Non-Reloadable Underway]
4x 660 mm Torpedo Tubes [Forward]
2x 1000 mm Torpedo Tubes [Forward]
Construction-
Dual Hulled, Titanium
Inner Hull internally coated with Foamed Aluminum
Buoyancy Reserve: 40%
Dual Shrouded Pump-jet or Propulsor at Rear
Large vertical tail w/ rubber forward of the Propulsor
Short horizontal stabilizers at rear
Wide rear dive plane between propulsors
Retractable Bow Planes
Both Hulls Wrapped in Anechoic Polymer
Outer hull covered in ‘Dark Echo’ class Anechoic Tiles
Peizo-Ceramic based Active Vibration dampening bearing system
Systems-
-ATI Optronic M46 Search and Attack Photonics Mast
-Type 311 I-band navigation radar
-ATAPS II ’Sapphire’ Navigation system
-Obelisk OPSAT Satellite communications
-MEK-03 Underwater communications
-Kona, and Sushi Communications antennas
-Karill Towed VLF Antenna
-M50 Combat direction system
Sonar-
-Shark Tooth MK-708 Active/Passive suite with Induction Amplifier
-Essex Guard Flank array
-Galeocerdo towed array
-Lorezini PAHP Passive Suite
-MGS-13 Passive Mine Detection Sonar
Countermeasures-
-Strong Wall ECM/ECCM
-4x ‘Argon’ Effector Projectors [8 reloads]
-2x ASD-7 Active Simulation Decoys
-MT-650 Passive Sonar Intercept Receiver [Blisters]
-‘Coffin Nail’ Active Intercept Array
-Null-Wave Active Acoustic Canceling Array
-Handshake IIA IFF Q/R

Outreach Class SSGN-
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Type:Guided Missile Submersible, Nuclear
Cost: 2,300,000,000.00 NSD

Dimensions-
-Length: 133 m
-Beam: 13 m
-Draft: 8 m
Displacement-
-Surfaced: 10,500 tons
-Submerged: 13,000 tons
Speeds-
-Surfaced: 13 knots
-Surfaced (Emergency Power): 5 knots
-Submerged: 33 knots
-Submerged (Silent Running): up to 11 knots
Propulsion-
-1x 185 MW JS-21D Improved Liquid PbBi Nuclear Reactor
-2x Direct-flow LM Turbine [Ceramic] [33,000 shp]
-4x JS-50 Low Rotation Induction Generators rated at 2,500 kwh each
-2x 1300 hp Auxiliary Diesel Generators (emergency power)
-2x Inline contra-rotating Nine bladed; Williamson Disk Actuators (WDA) Propellers
Crew [85]-
-Officers: 35
-Enlisted: 50
-Endurance: 60 days of stores
-Diesel stores: 200 hours worth
Construction-
-Dual Hulled, Titanium
-Inner Hull internally reinforced with Foamed Aluminum
-Buoyancy Reserve: 25%
-Shrouded Pump-jet or Propulsor at Rear
-X-Tail forward of the Propulsor
-Retractable Bow Planes
-Both Hulls Wrapped in Anechoic Polymer
-Outer hull covered in ‘Dark Echo’ class Anechoic Tiles
-Peizo-Ceramic based Active Vibration dampening bearing system
Operating Depths-
-Maximum Safe Depth 2500 feet
-Never-Exceed Depth: 3000 feet
-Crush Depth: 3100 feet
Weapons-
-4x 660mm Torpedo Tubes [Forward]
-6x Light VLS tubes [Sail]
-12x 4 tube Mk.VII 'Vikhr' VLS system [Rear of Sail]
Ordinance-
-20x Mk.86 ‘Morae’ ADCAP Heavy Torpedoes
-6x MS05 ‘Stingray’ CAPTOR Mines [78 Mines in Lieu of torpedoes]
-6x SA-N-60 ‘Sea Bishop’ SAM [Non-Reloadable Underway]
-48x AS-5 ‘Falchion’ Sub-launched ASM, Gannet ASW Missile or Sub-launched Cruise Missiles
Systems-
-ATI Optronic M46 Search and Attack Photonics Mast
-Type 311 I-band navigation radar
-ATAPS II ’Sapphire’ Navigation system
-Obelisk OPSAT Satellite communications
-MEK-03 Underwater communications
-Kona, and Sushi Communications antennas
-Karill Towed VLF Antenna
-M50 Combat direction system
Sonar-
-Shark Tooth MK-708 Active/Passive suite with Induction Amplifier
-Essex Guard Flank array
-Galeocerdo towed array
-Lorezini PAHP Passive Suite
-MGS-13 Passive Mine Detection Sonar
Countermeasures-
-Strong Wall ECM/ECCM
-4x ‘Argon’ Effector Projectors [8 reloads]
-2x ASD-7 Active Simulation Decoys
-MT-650 Passive Sonar Intercept Receiver [Blisters]
-‘Coffin Nail’ Active Intercept Array
-Null-Wave Active Acoustic Canceling Array
-Handshake IIA IFF Q/R

Kora Class SSN-
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Type:Attack Submersible, Nuclear
Cost: 1,300,000,000.00 NSD

Dimensions-
-Length: 95 m
-Beam: 11.3 m
-Draft: 8 m
Displacement-
-Surfaced: 6,112 tons
-Submerged: 8,664 tons
Speeds-
-Surfaced: 18 knots
-Surfaced (Emergency Power): 8 knots
-Submerged: 35 knots
-Submerged (Silent Running): up to 13 knots
Propulsion-
-1x 135 MW JS-21D Improved Liquid PbBi Nuclear Reactor
-1x Direct-flow LM Turbine [Ceramic] [45,000 shp]
-2x JS-50 Low Rotation Induction Generators rated at 2,500 kwh each
-2x 750 hp Auxiliary Diesel Generators (emergency power)
-2x Inline contra-rotating Nine bladed; Williamson Disk Actuators (WDA) Propellers
Crew [45]-
-Officers: 20
-Enlisted: 25
-Endurance: 60 days of stores
-Diesel stores: 200 hours worth
Construction-
-Dual Hulled, Titanium
-Inner Hull internally reinforced with Foamed Aluminum
-Buoyancy Reserve: 33%
-Shrouded Pump-jet or Propulsor at Rear
-Dual T-Tails forward of the Propulsor
-Retractable Bow Planes
-Both Hulls Wrapped in Anechoic Polymer
-Outer hull covered in ‘Dark Echo’ class Anechoic Tiles
Operating Depths-
-Maximum Safe Depth 2700 feet
-Never-Exceed Depth: 3000 feet
-Crush Depth: 3300 feet
Weapons-
-6x 533mm Torpedo Tubes [Forward]
-10x Light VLS tubes [Sail]
Ordinance-
-24x Mk70 ‘Swordfish IIIA’ Torpedoes
-6x MS05 ‘Stingray’ CAPTOR Mines [78 Mines in Lieu of torpedoes]
-6x SA-N-13 ‘Ignis’ Sub/SAM [Non-Reloadable Underway]
-4x AS-5 ‘Falchion’ Sub launched ASM or Sub launched Cruise Missiles
-4x SA-N-60 ‘Sea Bishop’ SAM [Non-Reloadable Underway]
Systems-
-ATI Optronic M46 Search and Attack Photonics Mast
-Type 311 I-band navigation radar
-ATAPS II ’Sapphire’ Navigation system
-Obelisk OPSAT Satellite communications
-MEK-03 Underwater communications
-Kona, and Sushi Communications antennas
-Karill Towed VLF Antenna
-M50 Combat direction system
Sonar-
-Shark Tooth MK-708 Active/Passive suite with Induction Amplifier
-Essex Guard Flank array
-Galeocerdo towed array
-Lorezini PAHP Passive Suite
-MGS-13 Passive Mine Detection Sonar
Countermeasures-
-Strong Wall ECM/ECCM
-4x ‘Argon’ Effector Projectors [8 reloads]
-2x ASD-7 Active Simulation Decoys
-MT-650 Passive Sonar Intercept Receiver [Blisters]
-‘Coffin Nail’ Active Intercept Array
-Null-Wave Active Acoustic Canceling Array
-Handshake IIA IFF Q/R

Swordfish IIIA Improved-
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Designation Mk. 70
Diameter: 533 mm
Length: 6.3 m
Weight: 2100 kg
Warhead: 350 kg FOX-7 Explosive, or 15kt Nuclear
Range: 45 km
Speed: 75+ knots (classified at up to 90 knots at short range)
Power: Water-cooled mono-propellant Turbine
Propellant: Hydrogen Ammonium Pechlorate
Propulsion: Enclosed Reinforced Contra-rotating Propulsor
Guidance: Wire guided with Terminal Active/Passive Acoustic/Magnetic homing
Steering: Six axis, Enclosed Pump-jet housing
Maximum Depth: >700 m (unconfirmed reports of 900 m)
Cost: 830,000.00 NSD

Fu-121 Neuromancer
Service Model: Block 1
Primary Contractors: Nijino Aeroworks, Oda Aerosystems, and Katagiri Aeronautics
Designation: Four-engine MC3EW2A aircraft
Crew: 47(Pilot, Co-Pilot, Navigator, Flight Systems Engineer, and 44 Combat Information Officers)
Dimensions(L*W*H): 57.4*61.7*14.6m
Weight: 120,000kg(empty), 225,315kg(clean take-off), 255,884kg(combat take-off)
Top Speed, Level Flight Achievable: >~1,000 km/h(>~Mach 0.8)
Top Speed, Maximum Sustainable: ~1,000 km/h(~Mach 0.8)
Maximum Cruising Speed: ~1,000 km/h(~Mach 0.8)
Cruising Speed: ~500 km/h(~Mach .4)
Engines: Four OAE3-TF-700 variable bypass turbfan jet engines
Service Ceiling: 22,000m
Rate of Climb: 43 m/s
Range: 8,000km(combat radius); aerial-refueling capable
Flight Controls
-Pilot Input: Yoke, pedals, and throttles with touch-screen, voice, and biometric command supports
-Transmission: Primary fiber, secondary fiber, tertiary fiber, auxiliary hydraulics
Avionics:
-Computers, hardware: Forty-eight reinforced, EM-hardened parallel processing combat servers; each powered by a 3.3 GHz quadruple quad-core chipset and 256GB of RAM with eight terabytes of storage capacity per server
-Computers, OS: Juumanistran Integrated Air Warfare Operations Architecture, a proprietary modularly-organized, software-based operating system
-Computers, software: “Burgundy” environmental awareness module, “Sentinel” flight status and information module, “Danube” flight control module, “Bulldog” threat assessment and management module, “Skynet” integrated aerial combat module, “Aries” land warfare information, awareness, and integration module , “Sauron” sensor data management and processing module, “Whisper” combat communications relay and management module, “Eclipsing Shadow” advanced EW/ECM/ECCM.VS module, “Warrenkeeper” advanced ground mapping and targeting module
-Displays: SkyStead digital glass cockpit and Virtuoso CHUDs
-Sensors: P661.L1 passive phased flight radar array(forward-looking), 7 x RXT69.8A spinally-mounted SAESA(37,000 scanning elements, downward-looking and sideward-looking) linked together into a single 259,000 scanning element master array, 2 x RXT72.2U ULPI SAESA(23,000 scanning elements, upward- and sideward-looking) half-hemispheres forged together into a single 46,000 scanning element array, LRD-SH-4B 245* swivel-headed, nose-mounted blue-green LiDAR array, 4 x AG-4.H3 tail-mounted IRST scanning arrays
-Navigation: PBX.14C ULPI radio altimeter, DDR.111 ULPI terrain mapping radar, GPS.211 system-integrated GPS suite, GPS.211 JIAWOA-integrated GPS navigation suite, YBC.12A system- and JIAWOA-integrated inertial guidance system, CHB.19 ULPI radio transponder
-Communications: ACX.316D1 JIAWOA-compliant and –integrated radio communications and array(LF, HF, VHF, UHF, VUHF), CZT.5R JIAWOA-integrated satellite communications array, AKL.14 secure, encrypted datalink, IFF.9B IFF uplink
-Countermeasures, Airframe: None
-Countermeasures, Consumable: 144 CXF.1B IAMECS, 4 x UPL.6P towed decoy dispensers
-Countermeasures, Fixed: ACX.316EW EM warfare suite(ACX.66Z integrated, Shadow-governed), PL44 laser detection/warning system, PQ8 multiband radio receiver and warning system
Cost:
-New Unit Cost: $2,400,000,000
-New Unit Price: $3,000,000,000
-Export Unit Price: $3,500,000,000
Service History:
-The Remarkably Sane Dominion’s Air Force: 1,714
-The Remarkably Sane Dominion’s Navy: 2,115
-The Imperial Cohenian Air Force: 10

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Foreign Ministry of Cohenia
Hail Cohenia!

To whom it may concern in the Havenic Trading Company Vehicles Storefront regarding sales and purchases:

The Imperial Jaredcohenian Air Force is interested in purchasing several aircraft from the Havenic Trading Company Vehicles Storefront..

We first need to ask to procure one thousand Maelstrom II gunships, five hundred of each variant. The total for this comes out to be $1,750,000,000,000.

We also would like one thousand Dracotaur UCAVs for $54,000,000,000.

Finally, we require ten Neuromancers for $35,000,000,000.

The grand total is 1,839,000,000,000.

Thank you,

Her Imperial Highness the Princess Kristin Ferrin
Crown Princess of Jaredcohenia, Foreign Minister

The People’s Republic of Ravenstskia requires 1,000 Dracotaurs. We will pay 54 billion dollars for them.

Brettonian Military Industries
Aeronautical Division - Senior Design Staff
Official Communique

Attn: Havenic Trading Company sales dept., Juumanistran office

It is with much begrudging that we of the senior design staff are approaching the Havenic Trading Company.

Despite the excellent performance of our own domestically produced (with some outsourced components) ORF-03B Mithras (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=498537) air superiority fighter, the relative crash course in development has produced an extraordinarily costly aircraft. Though our budgetary coffers are not lacking for want of funding, wasted jions are wasted jions.

We have carefully reviewed the posted statistical capabilities of your Na-24G Mako (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13008920&postcount=15) aircraft, and have found it to be quite to our liking. It exhibits a number of "must-have" qualities demanded by the discerning commanders of the Brettonian Army Air Force, including (but not limited to):

Twin engine configuration
Two seat cockpit
High thrust-to-weight ratio
High performance in both mobility and payload
Stealth faculties

Bearing that in mind, we wish to purchase one squadron (twelve units) of Mako, along with relevant spare parts and technicals, for testing and evaluation. Furthermore, we request the presence of a small aeronautical design staff of your employment during such trials and examinations. Our lucrative contract with Relic Aerospace for avionics, power plants and other relative itemry creates numerous possibilities to swap stock components for those more easily available to us - these and other options for customization will be studied in depth.

Depending upon the nature of compatibility we discover during these exhaustive tests, we may wish to pursue further possibilities of a joint project between Brettonian Military Industries (and by proxy, Relic Aerospace) and the Havenic Trading Company to produce a "localized" variant of this outwardly-splendid aircraft for our own national utilization. We are also considering pursuing a navalization project should initial examinations prove as fruitful as we hope.

If any of the above are of interest to the respectable Juumanistran membership of the Havenic Trading Company, please reply with all due haste and operations shall commence immediately.

For the time being, J$1,723,255,800 (equivalent of $2,964,000,000 at current exchange rates) have been wired. If further funding will be required to initiate this joint venture, or for any other project costs, please inform us in a timely fashion. We are willing to provide transportation within the Haven region if need be. Do not hesitate to contact us with any further inquiries.

We look forward to your response.

To The Foreign Ministry of Cohenia,

HTC is glad to approve your order pending an official responses from WINDS, and associated contractors. We would Like to thank the Ministry for its patience, and will forward the associated request to the associated contractors for an accelerated reply.

To summarize, your order has been been approved by HTC, but the contractors in question seem to be away from the phone at the moment, if you would like to prepare your banking department for the transfer, please dial extension #201 after our normal customer service number.

-Marcus Saito
HTC Board of Directors.

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To: Brettonian Military Industries, Aeronautical Division - Senior Design Staff
From: HTC MHA Division, Sales Department

Dear Sirs and Madams,

HTC is glad to pre-approve your Order post haste, and will forward the necessary inquiries to the contractors for final negotiations, and delivery. We see no direct objection to this order and Have filed it under Pre-approved pending only final approval from the contractor(s) in question.

As for your questions on compatability we have forwarded them tot he Mako design team for more accurate and timely response so as to better assist your procurement.

-Marcus Saito
HTC Board of Directors.

SA-60 Bishop Surface to Air Missile-
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Shown without booster

Type: Dual Stage, Dynamic Surface-to-Air Missile (DSAM)
Length: (total) 4 m (missile) 3.87 m
Diameter: (launcher) 150mm (booster) 140mm (sustainer) 110mm
Weight: (total) 120 kg (missile) 113 kg
Propulsion: (booster) Aerone SMQ-P-13C; Composite Solid (Aerone RAM-7HVA) Ducted Rocket-Ramjet
Thrust: 2,500 kg's at Sea Level
Max Speed: 1,500 m/s
Max Speed for Max range: 1,100 m/s
Time of flight to 10 km range: 7 sec.
Time of flight to max range: 40 sec.
Guidance: Synchronous Variable Frequency Targeting
Warhead: 13 kg; Advanced Fragmentation Aligned Rod (AFAR)
Fusing: Smart (LADAR); Impact/Proximity
Max maneuvering: 65 g
Self destruct time: variable
Max Range: 43,000 m
Min Range: 750 m
Max effective slant range: 40,000 m
Min effective slant range: 800 m
Max Ceiling: 45,000 m (straight climb) 40,000 m (effective)
Weapon reaction time: less than 5 seconds
Reload Time: 30 seconds per round w/ two men
Cost:
-Missile: 1,300,000.00 NSD Per 4 missiles each complete in launch tube.
-Towed Launcher: 130,000.00 NSD
-Towed Radar: 13,000,000.00 NSD
-Combined Launcher/Radar (towed): 130,000,000.00 NSD (holds two sets of 4 Launch tubes, and T/I radar)
-Combined Launcher/Radar (Conversion kit for Tracked Chassis): 85,000,000.00 NSD

The Bishop missile system the missile has a bi-calibre body in tandem configuration, separable booster and sustainer with internal separation mechanism. The booster of the SA-60 missile is the Aerone SMQ-P-13C Composite Solid rocket motor comprising of two separate motors combined into a single stage, the first is a super low signature low emission booster for initial acceleration, and once depleted acts as the starting motor for the primary booster, accelerating the missile to its engagement velocity according to the target distance. The Booster has rudimentary adjustment control and was built primarily to survive the super-g accelerates the missile undergoes during launch, with the sustainer unit providing fine course correction and interception. This though seemingly minor allows the missile to accelerate and come to bear leaving more fuel in the sustainer unit to engage and maneuver with the target.

The sustainer contains the receiver, processor warhead and fusing. Advanced Tail surfaces instead of the larger bending joint form in order to save more room for fuel and to give the missile a much quicker reaction time in turning towards its target. Supplemental reaction jets are integrated with the rear and balance point of the sustainer and allow for high angle of attack maneuvers without the loss of momentum.

A normal chemical rocket engine combines an oxidizer and a fuel, sometimes pre-mixed, as in a solid rocket, which are then burned. The heat generated greatly increases the temperature of the mixture, which is then exhausted through a nozzle where it expands and cools. The exhaust is directed rearward through the nozzle, thereby producing a thrust forward. In this conventional design, the fuel/oxidizer mixture is both the working mass and energy source that accelerates it. With an air-augmented rocket, an otherwise conventional rocket engine is mounted in the center of a long tube, open at the front. As the rocket moves through the atmosphere the air enters the front of the tube, where it is compressed via the ram effect. As it travels down the tube it is further compressed and mixed with the fuel-rich exhaust from the rocket engine, which heats the air much as a combustor would in a ramjet. In this way a fairly small rocket can be used to accelerate a much larger working mass than normally, leading to significantly higher thrust. This allows the Sustainer to have a specific impulse of around 550 lb-s/lb far exceeding traditional rockets, in terms of efficiency while being only half the overall weight.

The missile has a smart LADAR fuse with variable timed delay automatically set at missile launch according to threat priority, and target distance. The Smart LADAR fuse system can autonomously choose whether to set fusing to Proximity; when countering a high agility high speed target, or to Impact; which insures a confirmed kill by transferring the kinetic as well as warhead force into the target with usually lethal results. The Advanced Fragmentation Aligned Rod warhead weighs 13kg is comprised of a Laminated Tungsten alloy (known as Tungsten-Cerium-Copper Carbide or TC3 alloy) which was designed to provide similar effects of a DU round (Pryochloric, self-sharpening, Super-dense, etcetera) but without the side effects and handling issues associated with a moderate radiological material. Compared to similar prefragmented warheads the Bishops warhead is comprised of 1500 heavy sub-projectiles, forming a lethal cone shaped metal cloud, placed ahead of the target or into its current flight path. This system is constructed by forming a sleeve of light metal tubing containing the sub-projectiles arranged in a cage around the explosive casing so that on detonation it disintegrates into its separate spin-stabilized sub-projectiles. Due to the weight and incendiary effects of each sub-projectile the Bishop missile has a larger lethal area of effect and can easily penetrate even lightly armored or composite constructed aircraft with little effort meaning a staggeringly high hit to kill rate.


Bishop Ground Station Tracking and Illumination Radar-

The Bishops ground station radar is a mobile automated solid-state system which can detect targets, measure their distance, azimuth and height, as well as track the targets and furnish their motion parameters to operators. The radar can handle such targets as fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, remote-piloted aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, including those flying at extreme-low altitudes, on the background of intense ground and cloud clutter. The radar can also detect 'stealth' and moving sea-surface targets.

The radar itself consists of two Agile Multi-Beam (AMB) 3D surveillance radar using a "Stacked Beam" antenna arrangement, with one wide beam for reception and ten narrow beams for simultaneous multi-target transmission. This provides a target update rate of greater than one per second, with an elevation coverage of greater than 80°, and can simultaneously detect up to 130 targets at up to 45 km distance. With this arrangement the system is able to track, illuminate and engage up to 10 target simultaneously.

With 120° operation and all-weather day and night capability, including advanced electronic counter countermeasures (ECCM) for operation in dense hostile electronic warfare environments the Tracking/Illumination radar is in a class of its own. Using a variable low frequency signal that makes it extremely difficult to detect except during its higher levels of frequency transition during the tracking and acquisition phase of its operation gives it an edge over traditional systems and its ability to act as a multi-static passive system makes it unmatched in its ability to go unnoticed by SEAD aircraft.

After acquisition, the target is then illuminated by means of Synchronous Variable Frequency Targeting or SVFT allows the illuminating radar to randomly pre-select a frequency pattern for target illumination before giving the cue to launch. The illuminating radar then shares this saved pattern (a pattern is usually <1 minute depending on launch range) with the Bishop missile allowing it to home in on the illuminated target tracking only when the reflected frequency and the pattern match. Increasing accuracy, and decreasing (or in turn increasing the homing ability of the missile in the form of ARC) the effectiveness of active jamming/return canceling systems by a substantial amount. The Illuminating signal is dual digitally encoded for precision and immunity to countermeasures and is essentially immune to weather conditions.

To: The Foreign Ministry of Cohenia
From: Office of Contractor Coordination, Wellington International Defense Solutions
Subject: Re order

On behalf of the respective primary contractors, it is my pleasure to inform you about the status of your orders:
-Your order for 500 Yo-119B3 and 500 Yo-119B6 Maelstrom II artillery gunships has been acknowledged and fabrication has commenced, with initial units arriving within six months and final order completion with eighty-four months.
-Your order for 1,000 Do-13 Dracotaur UCAVs has been received, with fabrication commencing and final order completion expected within fifteen months.
-Your for 10 Fu-121 Neuromancer MC3EW2 aircraft has been received, with order completion set for thirty months.

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To: The Air Force of Ravenstskia
From: Office of the President of Ijuin Aerial Vehicle Company
Subject: Re order

We have received your order and shall be commencing fulfillment post-haste. We expect final rollout and delivery of 1,000 Do-13 Dracotaur UCAVs in approximately twenty-four months.

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To: Brettonian Military Industries
From: Office of the President of Tachibana Aerospace
Subject: Re Na-24G inquiry

We are, of course, always interested in broadening our working relationships with the world’s aerospace defense contractors and are optimistic about the possibilities for the fabrication of a Brettonian variant of the Na-24.

As such, your request for evaluatory aircraft is being fulfilled, with the specified dozen being put into transit to the appropriate facilities as soon as is possible.

Brettonian Military Industries
Aeronautical Division - Senior Design Staff
Official Communique

Excellent! We shall commence trials as soon as the evaluation aircraft arrive. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. We look forward to a lucrative trade deal here and at points beyond.

F/A-9 Helios-
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Type: Stealth Light Multi-Role Fighter
Arrangement: Triple Diamond, Canards, Wings and Ruddervators
Wing span: 8.3 m
Wing area: 33.3 sq m
Length: 13 m
Height: 4.8 m
Empty weight: 8,100 kg
Weapon payload: 4,800 kg (maximum, Internal space is however limited)
Fuel weight: 5,500 kg
Combat Weight: 14,800 kg
Maximum take-off weight: 18,500 kg
Type: 1x Aerone ATF-3-163S Turbofan
Engine rating: 85 kN(19,000 lb-f) [Dry], 133 kN (30,000 lb-f)[Afterburning]
Vectoring: Counterflow Thrust Vectoring, with Fixed IR reducing 'Wash board'
Maximum speeds:
1.2 Mach @ Sea level
1.3+ Super cruise
>1.65 mach @ altitude
Maximum altitude: 16,000 m
Internal Bay Pylons: 6
Internal Bays: 2x Bays 4000x1000x600mm internal Dimensions
Internal Bay pylon limit: 800 kg each
Ferry range: 3,300 km
Combat Range: 1,300 km
G load limits: +9g to -5g
Avionics:
- AEL/APG-8(A1) Ku -Band AESA Radar
- EL/M-303E I-Band ALPI Radar
- AS/LV-9E 'Polaris' All-Weather Targeting and Navigation Pod
- RED/I-3 ‘Red-Eye’ Pulsed IR-LADAR
- MI/S-8A 'Green Light II ' Integrated Imaging Infra-Red/Electro-Optical I3R/CCD
- M3 UHF/(V)HF Tactical Radio
- DV/F5R-76D Strategic Video Datalink
- CNI/DL Communications / Navigation / Identification
- LN/340 Triple Origin Laser-Ring Inertial Reference System (TOLIRS)
- MV/VOR VHF Omni-directional Radio-ranger
- CNI/DL Communications / Navigation / Identification
- AM/ASP ‘Blue Star II’ ATAPS Advanced Tactical Positioning System
- COM/7V ’Python’ Tactical Datalink
- SB33A CI/T ’Query’ IFF
ECM:
-E/M-4A Digital LPI Radar Warning Receiver
-M6-7V Front and Rear Laser Warning Receivers
- AD/EL-8 ‘Hot foot’ Multi-mode Radar Jammer
Counter measures:
-ASM-9V decoy dispenser (x2)
Gun Armament: AVA 'Asp' A6 Gas Powered Revolver CTA Cannon (GPRC)
Gun Ammunition: 630 rounds
Price: 55,000,000.00 NSD

AAGM.34 Bloodhound
Designer/Manufacturer: Oda Aerosystems
Designation: Next-generation advanced tactical stand-off missile [ATASOM-NG]
Length: 346cm(3,460mm)
Diameter: 30.4cm(304mm)
Weight: 490kg
Propulsion: Single-stage biaxially thrust vectored pulsed solid fuel booster, with two sets of four thrust-vectored jets for stability, braking, and maneuvering, powered through thrust impingement
Electronics:
-CPU/OS: Dual-core mission management processor, running the Modular Munitions Guidance Suite
-Sensors: P918 Mod 5 multimode PESA radar, ARX-MG-1D blue-green LiDAR, and KOS.68Z digital EO/NVL seeker
-Communications: WSX.5 Batch VI radio communications, guidance, and warfare array, WYR.6-II satellite communications uplink, WER.15 encrypted data uplink
-Navigation: PBX.44M radio altimeter, YBC.M4M inertial reference and guidance system, and GPS.2M JIAWOA-integrated GPS positioning system
Guidance:
-Initial: Multimode VLPI RADAR, launching aircraft telemetry, GPS, and data uplink
-Mid-Flight: Multimode VLPI RADAR, inertial guidance, GPS, and data uplink
-Terminal: Composite EO/NVL seeker, EM emissions homing, GPS, and data uplink
Speed: >Mach 4+ mid-flight; ~Mach 2.5 terminal
Range: ~130km optimum; ~325km maximum
Warhead: 42kg HE fragmentation
Price:
-New Unit Cost: $1,400,000
-New Unit Price: $1,750,000
-Export Unit Price: $2,100,000

AGM-13 Ghoul-
Type: Stealth Air Launched Cruise Missile
Targets: Vehicles, Armor, Maritime Surface, Buildings and Bunkers.
Operation: all weather, day and night, fire-and-forget
Launch Weight: 1,500 kg
Length: 4000 mm
Diameter: 600 mm
Wingspan: 2200 m
Range: 950 km+
Speed: 1,000 km/h (Mach .816)
Propulsion: Aerone SME-900 turbofan; thrust 3.0 kN (~306 kgf)
Guidance: IBN (Image Based Navigation), INS (Inertial Navigation System), TRN (Terrain Referenced Navigation) and GPS (Global Positioning System)
Warhead: 400 kg [Penetrator, Submunitions, FAE]
Fuse: Programmable
Average Hit Probability: 98%
Cost: 1,050,000 USD

Designed specifically for the Helios project, the AGM-13 is just barely capable of fitting in the Internal Bay of the Light fighter and takes up just under half of the weapons Maximum carry able payload. This weapon is a mix between ALCM, and AGM carrying the guidance suite of the former, but the tactical punch of the later.

This combination of Accuracy, hard hitting and compact size have made it a beloved weapon with more than just Helios crews, which when coupled with the Aircrafts Stealth, and another Light weapons Such as the ATAIM-8 help to further the Aircrafts tactical role.

The Ghoul is a stealth missile incorporating radar absorbing material and low-observable intakes. It has an official range in excess of 950km and is powered by a single Aerone turbofan engine at ~1,000 km/h. The warhead section of the missile is modular and is linked to the fully programmable fuse, this allows a large range of payload and mission such as penetrating triple warheads, wide area-of-effect cluster bombs, or destructive fuel air explosion payloads. The missile also includes chaft and flare counter measures as a self-defense mechanism.

Mission planners can program the missile with the target info, expected and known air defense locations and planned ground path, then the missile typically uses a low terrain-hugging flight path guided by the INS, IBN, TRN and GPS to the proximity of the target. This quad-method of guidance means that the missile is capable of navigating over long distances without GPS support. Once near the target area the missile commences a climb maneuver to an altitude intended to achieve the best probability of target acquisition and penetration. During the cruise flight the high resolution infra-red camera that supports the navigation by using IBN and TRN is also used for GPS-free target attack. The missile attempts to match a camera image with the planned 3D target model. If it can't, it defaults to the other, navigation systems.

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ATAIM-8 "TASOGARE" (Nightfall) Advanced Tactical Air Intercept Munition

Cross-platform Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (XSRAAM)

The ATAIM-8 air to air missile was developed by Tyrandis Precision Machine Import/Export Corporation in order to replace the aging ATAIM-1 series of munitions. Although reliable and highly regarded, the older missiles were considered too vulnerable to latest-generation countermeasures systems popular with a number of airforces considered potential threats to Federal Air Service dominance on a strategic level. Under the auspices of Project Unmei no Atokata, engineers at TPMI/EC proceeded to develop a successor design, which reached operational capacity shortly after introduction of the TF-70 Advanced Air Superiority Fighter. Intended for use as an auxiliary armament for tactical fighters, the ATAIM-8 "Tasogare" is optimized for the modern close-range dogfight environment. The exceptional agility and accuracy of the ATAIM-8 system makes it the premier weapons solution when beyond visual range engagement is no longer an option.

Layout of the Tasogare's aerodynamic surfaces was intended to maximize the missile's agility in order to improve hit probability against targets. ATAIM-8 uses a highly unconventional aerodynamic control layout as a result - unlike previous designs such as the AIM-9 or ATAIM-1 series of weapons, Tasogare uses a split canard configuration. The forward set of canards are fixed in place and greatly enhance maneuverability by generating energetic air vortices which increase airflow speed over the second set of canards located just aft of the first. Additionally, this layout improves the ATAIM-8's performance at high angles of attack by delaying airflow separation as compared to conventional control configurations. Strake extensions that run the length of the fuselage reduce exhibited drag. The swept tail surfaces swivel around the fuselage during flight to improve aerodynamic performance during high-G manuevers, a critical element in the ATAIM-8 XSRAAM's mission of engaging targets in close range.

Guidance for the ATAIM-8 is provided by a gimballed combined imaging infrared/electro-optical seeker head. The wide-angle, focal plane array used in Tasogare enables pilots to engage targets at up to 90 degrees off-boresight. The secondary EO system serves as a filter against IR countermeasures employed by a target aircraft - the seeker is capable of rejecting deployed flares by cross-referencing data regarding UV and optical wavelength emissions with the IR component. Aircraft targets exhibit low UV signatures as well as heat, thereby granting Tasogare a fairly significant level of IRCCM (Infrared Counter-Counter-Measures) capability with its advanced guidance package. Additionally, the electro-optical system generates a clear physical picture of a target in the terminal phase of the missile's flight profile which increases hit probability and lethality. The seeker head is cooled with argon gas, and enables the ATAIM-8 XSRAAM to process targets with finer temperature gradients over longer distances. Digital signals processing modules installed in the guidance section further optimizes and integrates data output from the multiple detectors in order to improve IRCCM and tracking accuracy. The guidance package is fully compatible with most HMD systems and may optionally be manually overriden for command guidance from the launching aircraft.

The ATAIM-8 XSRAAM's powerplant is a thrust-vectored gel-fueled rocket motor, which improves missile agility by a considerable degree. In order to achieve optimal kill probability, the motor uses a variable thrust profile that operates under long burn during the mid-course phase of flight to maximize range. At the terminal phase, the engine will use its fast-burning fuel component to engage in high-energy maneuvers to close with the target and thus enhance the likelihood of a hit. Additionally, the engine plume exhibits minimal environmental signatures compared to conventional solid-fueled rocket motors, which improves stealth characteristics.

[Specifications]

Length: 3.25m
Width (Fuselage): 0.16m
Width (Fins): 0.68m
Weight: 128 kg
Guidance: Dual IR/EO seeker, midcourse inertial navigation
Velocity: Mach 2.6, accelerates to ~Mach 3 in terminal attack phase
Range: ~36.5km
Warhead: 8.5 kg High Explosive Blast Fragmentation

Price for Export: $358,500 USD

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ATAIM-9 "RAKURAI" (Thunderbolt) Advanced Tactical Air Intercept Munition

Cross-platform Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (XMRAAM)

Development of the ATAIM-9 series of weapons was initiated as a core component of Project Unmei no Atokata (Destiny Shadow). Intended to provide the Tyrandis Federal Air Service with an air intercept munition capable of engaging a full spectrum of threats from beyond-visual-range, the ATAIM-9 XMRAAM combines an advanced acquisition suite, robust countermeasure-defeating capabilities, and frightening agility into an extremely lethal package. ATAIM-9 significantly enhances TFAS tactical warfighting standards by supporting all-aspect, fire-and-forget engagement of current and future hostile airborne systems. The ATAIM-9 "Rakurai" XMRAAM serves as the primary armament of the modern Federal Air Service pilot and is designed to retain maximum potency against all current and future aerial threats throughout the course of its service life. As a complete system, the ATAIM-9 XMRAAM provides a versatile weapons solution for air intercept of a given target. Tyrandis Precision Machine Import/Export Corporation presided over general development efforts with limited contractural work by Imperial Aerospace Corporation.

The ATAIM-9 features a novel aerodynamic design and flight control system developed in order to maximize missile agility and thereby expand the kill probability of the weapon. Specifications laid down during initial planning phases for the ATAIM-9 XMRAAM envisioned its use primarily at beyond visual ranges. Thus, the missile employs a tail control scheme which significantly enhances maneuverability at high angles of attack, a level of performance necessary to intercept an agile target at such ranges. The ATAIM-9 XMRAAM employs reduced-span tailfins, actuated by miniaturized servomechanisms, to minimize weight and volume. These control surfaces are additionally manufactured from aeroelastic material and contribute to ATAIM-9's agility by bending and warping up to 5 degrees. A set of fixed stub wings are attached in the midsection of the fuselage in order to improve lift and range. Integrated into the aft section of the powerplant are small, side-thrusting reaction jets which bleed propulsive gas from the rocket motor for high-energy maneuvers, providing an unprecedented level of maneuverability. These are only active during the terminal phase of flight, however, as they consume propellant and thus reduce range if used superfluously.

Guidance for the ATAIM-9 employs a two-stage system. At extended range, the deploying aircraft provides data regarding target disposition and velocity relative to the launch point via a secure two-way datalink. Midcourse updates regarding the changing attitude of the selected target are relayed to the missile which adjusts its flight path accordingly. Between updates, the missile operates under inertial navigation, provided by a fiber optic gyroscope in order to save weight and improve accuracy over more bulkier conventional systems. As the range is closed, the ATAIM-9 XMRAAM may engage its onboard RADAR system to track the target without need for additional updates, thus freeing its data provider to other activities. The solid-state active RADAR operates in X-band, and is able to track fighter-sized targets at up to 28 km in optimal conditions with superb off-boresight capability thanks to its electronically steered antenna. Once the ATAIM-9 has reached the terminal phase of its flight profile, a gimballed combined imaging infrared/electro-optical seeker head activates to maximize kill probability. All elements of the ATAIM-9 XMRAAM's comprehensive guidance package are hardened against attack by high-energy emissions with silicon diode shielding. The missile includes Home-on-Jam and Home-on-Emit modes as well. Due to the ATAIM-9 Rakurai's advanced multiple-detector guidance and agility, the missile has a hit probability of 98.2% in the terminal phase. The warhead is activated by a laser proximity fuze.

In order to optimize missile range, the ATAIM-9 XMRAAM employs a liquid-fueled, ducted rocket RAMjet powerplant, manufactured by Imperial Aerospace Corporation. The rocket motor accelerates the missile during the boost phase, after which the RAMjet activates to improve propellant efficiency. The powerplant is additionally smokeless, which reduces the likelihood of visual detection.

[Specifications]

Length: 3.72 m
Width (Fuselage): 0.165 m
Width (Fins): 0.52 m
Weight: 205 kg
Guidance: Multimode active RADAR, midcourse inertial navigation, terminal dual IR/EO seeker
Velocity: Mach 4 maximum; terminal phase is variable depending on target attitude
Range: ~214 km
Warhead: 15 kg High Explosive Blast Fragmentation

Price for Export: $659,000 USD

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ATAIM-10 "HANABI" (Fireworks) Advanced Tactical Air Intercept Munition

Cross-platform Long-Range Air-to-Air Munition (XLRAAM)

Analysis of foreign conflicts by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency found that enormous attrition was necessary to successfully interdict strategic airborne platforms, such as tanker or AEW&C aircraft. This was due to the invariably large numbers of escort planes that defended their critically valuable charges, which would assist in coordinating a response to an attack to deadly effect. As the Federal Air Service places great emphasis on denying access to these battle management resources in its doctrine, Tyrandis Precision Machine Import/Export Corporation was charged with developing a large air to air missile that would be able to engage these types of aircraft from an extremely long range. Ultimately, TPMI/EC developed a derivative of the abandoned Russian KS-172 project, in order to speed the arrival of these weapons to TFAS inventories. Designated "Hanabi", the ATAIM-10 XLRAAM allows pilots to safely engage and destroy hostile strategic assets from standoff ranges.

The airframe of the ATAIM-10 XLRAAM is almost identical to the KS-172, albeit with the implementation of grid fin stabilization, as these surfaces fold closer to the fuselage which enables carriage in internal bays. These fins allow for a smaller tail assembly which further reduces volume, while enhancing aerodynamic performance by a significant margin, especially at high angles of attack. The fuselage is also cut down by .45 m in length while preserving range with a completely new multiple-pulse rocket motor. Instead of the two-stage system used in the baseline KS-172, ATAIM-10 employs a single, pulsed rocket that relies on several different solid propellant mixtures to achieve optimal energy management over the course of the flight path. This new powerplant also reduces weight and volume as compared to the original it replaces. Like the smaller ATAIM-9 XMRAAM, the missile includes reaction jet controls for enhanced agility in the terminal phase.

TPMI/EC engineers found that the KS-172's guidance package was lacking severely, almost laughable in its primitive design. In its place, the ATAIM-10 Hanabi uses a system comparable to the ATAIM-9, with midcourse guidance provided by a strapdown inertial navigation system coupled to a datalink with the deploying aircraft and initial guidance from offboard systems including friendly AWACS or the deploying aircraft itself. The forward radome houses a solid-state active RADAR, operating in X-band with electronic beam steering to improve off-boresight capabilities. The missile also includes Home-on-Jam and Home-on-Emit modes. All elements of the ATAIM-10 XLRAAM's electronics are hardened against attack by high-energy emissions with silicon diode shielding and Electric Wave Absorbing Material. As the ATAIM-10 was never designed for maximum accuracy (due to the sluggish performance and large size of its intended targets), the missile relies on a large, continuous rod warhead to ensure a kill.

The ATAIM-10 XLRAAM's killing power relies on a 45kg cylindrical assembly of welded rods encasing a core of heptanitrocubane. When the laser-proximity fuze detonates the explosive, the rods rapidly expand outwardly and form a circular ring, which shreds any part of the targeted aircraft that it contacts. Although this system does not have the same blast radius a standard spherical HE warhead would have, the lethality of this weapon is much higher. However, this does mean that the ATAIM-10 is inappropriate for use against tactical fighters due to their much greater agility as compared to the missile's intended victims.

[Specifications]

Length: 6.95 m
Width (Fuselage): 0.51 m
Width (Fins): 0.78 m
Weight: 730 kg
Guidance: Multimode active RADAR, midcourse inertial navigation
Velocity: Mach 4.3
Range: 400 km
Warhead: 45 kg Continuous Rod

Price for Export: $1,250,000 USD

Stumpy Pointworks FIJS Whirlwind class

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Frigate hulled
Interdiction oriented
Joint gun and missile armed
Steam powered

OVERVIEW
The FIJS Whirlwind was designed to replace the dizzying array of large brown and green water combatants in the No Endorse Coast Guard Defense Corps. The design mandate was to create a short ranged Destroyer on a Frigate hull, with firepower, speed, and survivability to be emphasized above range and underway serviceability. After such a stellar performance with the Heisen class Destroyer, Stumpy Pointworks was once again chosen for this next small naval vessel, cementing its roll as the premier small ship designer and manufacturer in No Endorse

After the first several prototypes demonstrated excessively slow performance, a premium was put on finding the most powerful and compact powerplant available. Options at the time were extremely sparse, being limited to two main designs. The first was the 44,000 SHP design, of which two power the venerable Heisen class Destroyer. The second was an extremely ambitious project that would have provided 50,000 SHP if completed. However, an investigation into the latter found it to have exceeded budget by an order of magnitude, and was canceled outright, leaving a single possible power plant. The 44,000 SHP steam power plant was added to the craft, allowing for an impressive sprint speed of just barely over 32 knots, proving that there was simply no need for more power. However, despite extensive modifications, the cramped space resulted in severely restricted range, reliability, and serviceability.

The final design incorporated this and many additional technologies from the Heisen on a smaller scale, resulting in a surprisingly high level of interchangeability between the two vessels. This has led to the incorrect retroactive christening of the Whirlwind as a development of the Heisen line. The two are distinct projects, however the Whirlwind incorporated many of the off the shelf components designed originally for the Heisen, driving down development costs tremendously.

In operation, a squadron of four to five is generally based around a Heisen destroyer simply for simplicity in the logistics and command structures. It is the staple of the Coast Guard Defense Corps, the No Endorse equivilant of a "home fleet" for its navy.

Note: In the No Endorse Naval Fleet, the offensive arm of the Navy, the ship was known as the Whirlwind class Patrol Frigate before the recent naval restructuring, hence the markings in the image.

What's not on the image:
Speed: 32 knots (sprint) 24 knots (cruise)

Range: 2000 nm @ 24 knots

Endurance: 8 week's worth of foodstuffs, water purification systems on board

Armor: sufficient to deflect its own battery over the armored raft, nonexistent elsewhere.

Torpedo Defense: consists of outer bilge and bulge tanks (for trimming the vessel for ideal hydrodynamics at sprint) with the fuel bunker just inside. The fuel is kept misted to prevent flash fire. However, the torpedo room for the bow tubes is not protected by the defense, creating a slight risk of a torpedo entering and detonating there. From its position directly below the main battery, this could cause a rather severe problem.

Gun: The gun is ye olde generic 5.1" rapid fire gun system, sporting 200 rounds of various types. It can be used to attempt to defeat incoming missiles, helicopters, and aircraft, but its main purpose is auxiliary ship to ship combat, and to serve when missiles are overkill. (ex: boghammars)

VLS Pods: This ship comes stock with six No Endorse 2*3 hot-swap VLS pods. These can be removed and replaced rapidly, but come at a cost of lower capacity than a standard design. These are designed to be easily replaced, and the area could conceivably hold up to 48 cells of standard design. (two 3*8)

Coffee: In #d tradition, the ship is equipped to mass produce coffee on an industrial scale. This is often used when called to a foreign port city on a relief mission. DO YOU FOLKS LIKE COFFEE?

Complement: 135 seamen, 25 officers

Price: God knows....

At the HTC main dispatch, a fax rattled out of an aged machine. The Jolt Ordinances of 20XX, keeping the pathways of communication open since 20XX, ensured that this machine, old and outdated as it may be, continued operation, endlessly sending and receiving such messages until such time as it ceased function.

Salutations Brothers in Arms, and Arms indeed!
In recent months, I have avidly watched the expansion of the HTC, and have stumbled upon a rather impressive design, one that I believe perfectly tailored for No Endorse aviation needs at present. I speak of the Helios, a stealth fighter that I have been assured can be readily modified for carrier use. Such a thing would give our naval fleets a much needed boost and the dual use would allow our Air Force to have a stealth fighter, its first. However, there is no agreement within my staff as to the exact numbers to be procured, or even to the role this craft would play in the future No Endorse military.

Therefore, I wish to procure four squadrons of these craft, two carrier ready and two regular, for evaluation while this pointless bickering among my advisers dies down. I would also wish to inquire as to possible Domestic Production Rights, or, in lieu of that, extensive long-term contracts for their production. I can assure that such contracts will be extensive, as there is currently no comparable "bird" as I believed they are referred to as in our air forces. As for the navy, a stealthed craft such as this is a much needed boost, especially to some of our smaller ships.

Atal Amner
Atal Amner

The machine sat there, returning to its deep machine sleep, wondering what the message said...

At the HTC main dispatch, a fax rattled out of an aged machine. The Jolt Ordinances of 20XX, keeping the pathways of communication open since 20XX, ensured that this machine, old and outdated as it may be, continued operation, endlessly sending and receiving such messages until such time as it ceased function.



The machine sat there, returning to its deep machine sleep, wondering what the message said... Its like no problem, seee wez gotz theeze guys on the docks and we tell um where to put them and bada-bing bada-boom therez your planes...

You want four planez we give you four planez. Now about the dough, dont you be forgetting your part of the deal now yo...

Fogetabout it...

Franky Fiquirehead,
HTC Brooklyn Department Director

AAGM.18R5 Dementia
Designer/Manufacturer: Aizawa Avionics
Designation: Next-generation intermediate range stand-off air-to-air missile [IRSOM-NG]
Length: 332.4cm(3,324mm)
Diameter: 23.7cm (237mm)
Weight: 312kg
Propulsion: Single-stage biaxially thrust vectored pulsed solid fuel booster, with two sets of four thrust-vectored jets for stability, braking, and maneuvering, powered through thrust impingement
Electronics:
-CPU/OS: Dual-core 2.4 GHz unitary mission management processor, running the Modular Munitions Guidance Suite
-Sensors: P918 Mod 5 multimode PESA radar and R11 binary EO/IR seeker head
-Communications: WSX.11G home-on-jam/home-on-emissions seeker, WYR.6 satellite uplink, WER.9 encrypted data uplink
-Navigation: PBX.44M radio altimeter, YBC.M4M inertial reference and guidance system, and GPS.2M JIAWOA-integrated GPS positioning system
Guidance:
-Initial: Multimode VLPI RADAR, launching aircraft telemetry, GPS, and data uplink
-Mid-Flight: Multimode VLPI RADAR, inertial guidance, GPS, and data uplink
-Terminal: Binary EO/IR seeker, EM emissions homing, and data uplink
Speed: Mach 4+ mid-flight; ~Mach 3.2 terminal
Range: 90km optimum; 215km maximum
Warhead: 29kg HE fragmentation
Price:
-New Unit Cost: $1,000,000
-New Unit Price: $1,250,000
-Export Unit Price: $1,500,000

[Excelsior.]

Sky Top class AWACs Zeppelin

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Project Origins
After numerous combat operations in the region of w00tville, initially 'liberating' the nation of Collectives and fighting the nation of Miniferg to an unfortunate draw, it quickly became apparent that the Navy was severely lacking in long range sensor assets. The E-2 Hawkeye aircraft that had been touted by the navy for years were beginning to show their age, and most importantly, lacked the loiter time for the long cruises between engagements. Often times, several aircraft carriers were needed just to ensure that there was always at least one Hawkeye in the air. And as supplies dwindled during repeated Miniferg attacks on the long No Endorse supply chains, the fuel hungry Hawkeyes were increasingly grounded in an attempt to save fuel for attack aircraft. This quickly proved to be a horrible move, inadvertently sending numerous vessels to the bottom from lack of Situational Awareness.

After the final 'withdrawal' from Collectives and its nuclear purification, a council was called to examine the mistakes made and the lessons learned. It was from this council that two of the most important projects in No Endorse history were born: Project ALDA (Andorran Laser Defense Array, on the Andorran plateau), based upon stolen schematics pertaining to the Collectives SDI laser defense array, and Project Sky Top, born from the need for new eyes in the sky.

Project Overview
After a rocky start and vague specifications, the project team settled upon a few requirements. Deemed necessary were long radar range, long endurance, and high service altitude, as well as low fuel requirements. After long deliberation, a rigid airship design was settled upon, giving the greatest of all the program requirements, even though great sacrifices had to be made in other areas. “Sky Top” was chosen as the project name, in reference to the Fighting Tops of old sailing vessels and the Skysail, the next to top sail on a sailing ship. (The highest sail, called a Moonsail or Moonraker, was jokingly determined to denote satellites and space-based assets, making Moon Top an inappropriate name for an airship)

The most obvious sacrifice was made in the area of speed, with a mere 60 knot sprint in extreme emergencies, and a cruising speed of 35 knots. However, equipment was added allowing the Sky Top to be tethered to a vessel and pulled, with endurance of up to a week between resupply. The tether application limits the airship’s operating altitude due to cable weight, but allows the airship to be plugged into the host vessel’s powerful electronics suite, greatly aiding in mission capability. This should not be attempted in rough weather however. A hidden bonus is found when you couple the tether with the capability of the Sky Top to carry small payloads. The Sky Top would carry one antenna of a Surface Wave Effect array, while the host vessel carries the other, allowing for unheard-of OTH radar ranges.

Radar Overview
If a rigid airship design were to be used, it was acutely necessary that it be capable of very high altitude flight, in order to maximize the time available to interdict any incoming threats. This meant that airship mass had to be extremely low. However, all of the long range radar arrays available were incredibly heavy, while those light enough for incorporation were too short ranged to be of worth. In a bold move, it was decided to use the very hull of the airship to create a massive phased radar array, incorporating the structure and skin of the ship into its antenna. (check here for details: http://www.darpa.mil/sto/space/isis.html ) Radar rages have approached unheard-of levels, restricted by the quality of the electronics hooked up to the ship rather than by the radar horizon. Generally, some form of side looking radar is carried as well slung beneath the gondola.

Stat Block:

Gas Bag Dimensions:
Length 69.6 meters
Diameter 18.3 meters
Fin to fin 25.1 meters

Gondola dimensions:
Length 25.5 meters
Width 2.6 meters
Height 3.8 meters (just wider than the Boeing 707, which the E-3 is based off of)

Total Unit Height: 28 meters

Propulsion: Twin Union-500Z-2007 turboprops providing 250 metric horsepower each
The engines are imported from Space Union due to the lack of comparably performing domestic designs, and the low project budget precluded development of a new engine.

Endurance: 72 hours (untethered) 1 week (tethered)
Range: 2520 nautical miles cruising (untethered) 1 week (tethered)
Maximum Safe Speed: 60 knots
Maximum Sprint Speed: 50 knots
Cruise speed: 35 knots
Minimum safe speed: 3 knots relative to external air speed, in order to maintain steering. Lower, there is a possibility of the airship backing, nullifying control surfaces.
Maximum Altitude: 25,000 meters
Normal Operating Altitude: 24,000 meters
Radar Range: dependant on altitude of observer and observed

Crew: 8
--2 pilots (1 commander, 1 second in command)
--2 co-pilots/radiomen
--4 radar controllers
Crews work in 12 hour shifts, 4 per shift, and there are 4 cramped bunks near the rear of the Gondola. There are several unmanned versions, which are identical to the standard design but with a slightly higher payload. They must remain tethered at all times, but have a far higher loiter time.

AAGM.22M1 Zealot
Primary: Nijino Aeroworks
Designation: Extremely agile dogfighting missile [XADFM]
Length: 261.8cm(2,618mm)
Diameter: 20.1cm (201mm)
Weight: 188kg
Propulsion: Single-stage biaxially thrust vectored pulsed solid fuel booster, with two sets of eight thrust-vectored jets for stability, braking, and maneuvering, powered through thrust impingement
Electronics:
-CPU/OS: Dual-core 2.4 GHz unitary mission management processor, running the Modular Munitions Guidance Suite
-Sensors: R11 binary EO/IR seeker head
-Communications: WSX.11G home-on-jam/home-on-emissions seeker, WYR.6 satellite uplink, WER.9 encrypted data uplink
-Navigation: YBC.M4M inertial reference and guidance system, and GPS.2M JIAWOA-integrated GPS positioning system
Guidance:
-Initial: Launching aircraft telemetry, GPS, and data uplink
-Mid-Flight: Inertial guidance, GPS, and data uplink
-Terminal: Binary EO/IR seeker, EM emissions homing, GPS, and data uplink
Speed: Mach 3.5+ mid-flight; Mach 3.5+ terminal
Range: 35km optimum; 85km maximum
Warhead: 19kg HE fragmentation
Price:
-New Unit Cost: $875,000
-New Unit Price: $1,000,000
-Export Unit Price: $1,250,000

Ku-47D1 Milkman
Service Model: Block 82
Primary Contractors: Tachibana Aerospace and Nijino Aeroworks
Designation: Four-engine aerial tanker aircraft
Crew: 6(Pilot, Co-Pilot, Flight Systems Engineer, and 3 Refueling Crew)
Dimensions(L*W*H): 58.6*57.7*13.6m
Weight: 149,000kg(empty), 255,247kg(clean take-off), 377,524kg(combat take-off)
Top Speed, Maximum Level Flight Achievable: >1,100 km/h(>~Mach .9)
Top Speed, Maximum Sustainable: ~900 km/h(~Mach .75)
Maximum Cruising Speed: ~900 km/h(~Mach .75)
Cruising Speed: 692 km/h (~Mach 0.58)
Engines: Four TAX3-Y2A2 variable bypass turbofan jet engines
Service Ceiling: 21,000m
Rate of Climb: 38 m/s
Range: 8,000km(combat radius); aerial-refueling capable by siphoning off its own tanks
Flight Controls
-Pilot Input: Yoke, pedals, and throttles with touch-screen, voice, and biometric command supports
-Transmission: Primary wire, secondary wire, tertiary wire, auxiliary hydraulics
Avionics:
-Computers, hardware: Six reinforced, EM-hardened parallel processing combat servers; each powered by a 3.3 GHz quadruple quad-core chipset and 256GB of RAM with eight terabytes of storage capacity per server
-Computers, OS: Juumanistran Integrated Air Warfare Operations Architecture, a proprietary modularly-organized, software-based operating system
-Computers, software: “Burgundy” environmental awareness module, “Sentinel” flight status and information module, “Danube” flight control module, “Bulldog” threat assessment and management module, “Skynet” integrated aerial combat module, “Whisper” combat communications relay and management module, Shadow” EW/ECM/ECCM module
-Displays: SkyStead digital glass cockpit and Virtuoso CHUDs
-Sensors: P661.L1 passive phased flight radar array(forward-looking), AD4/Y3 FLIR/TI-TV/IRST package and Blindsight III-A advanced digital EO package located in refueler’s blister
-Navigation: PBX.14C ULPI radio altimeter, GPS.211 JIAWOA-integrated GPS navigation suite, YBC.12D system- and JIAWOA-integrated inertial guidance system, CHB.19 ULPI radio transponder
-Communications: ACX.316D3 JIAWOA-compliant and –integrated radio communications and array(LF, HF, VHF, UHF, VUHF), CZT.5R JIAWOA-integrated satellite communications array, AKL.14 secure, encrypted datalink, IFF.9B IFF uplink
-Countermeasures, Airframe: None
-Countermeasures, Consumable: 144 CXF.1B IAMECS, DEF.120 chaff dispenser(96 chaffs), DEF.121 flare dispenser(360 flares), 2 x UPL.6P towed decoy dispensers
-Countermeasures, Fixed: ACX.316EW EM warfare suite(ACX.316D3 integrated, Shadow-governed), PL44 laser detection/warning system, PQ8 multiband radio receiver and warning system
Weapons/Hardpoints:
-Two wing-mounted refueling boons, controlled by the refueling crew from a blister in the empennage
Armaments:
-~120,000kg of aviation fuel
Cost:
-Production Cost: $350,000,000
-Per New Domestic Unit: $475,000,000
-Per New Export Unit: $575,000,000
Service History:
-The Remarkably Sane Dominion’s Air Force: 8,122
-The Remarkably Sane Dominion’s Navy: 5,641

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SOM-3I 'Ares' Space to Space Anti-Shipping Missile-
Diameter: 330mm
Length: 5000 mm
Warhead weight: 250 kg
Launch Weight: 3300 kg
Weight-in-Tube: 3500 kg
Structure Weight: 660 kg
Booster: Aluminum-Oxygen chemical Rocket
Primary Propulsion: Hybrid Electro-Thermal MITEE
Thrust: 1700 Newtons
Delta-V: 7,500 m/s
Engine Weight: 1100 kg
Fuel weight: 1100 kg
Fuel Type: Hydrogen (H2)
Axis Thrusters: 3-Dimensional (2x 4 Axis) Arcjet vent
Warhead: Modified ORION Pulse Unit
Warhead type: Nuclear Shaped Charge
Warhead yield: 130 kt (W89 based derivative)
Fusing: Variable; Impact, Delayed Impact, Directional proximity
Guidance: Variable-focus Telescopic Imaging Infrared (VTIIR), Spiral wound Antenna (70% length) for Mid-term to Terminal course Correction
Flight Profile: Rotation along its long axis, Unstable 'tumbling' attitude for High CLAWS (Close-in Laser, Active-defense Weapon System) concentration targets to decrease beam 'dwell'
Maximum Maneuvering Range: ~300,000 Kilometers depending on mid-course maneuvering, and terminal phase profile.
Cost: 3,000,000.00 NSD

Having finally reached the final frontier the Mekugian Military Space Authority in space was left with a pretty big question of how to maintain their foothold in space. Luckily for them they were not alone in the cold vastness of space and with the help of their Izistani comrades developed a standard anti-shipping missile of originally dubious value. That is to say the original Ares was an out-and-out failure packing a conventional warhead and being about as practical or effective in space as trying to tar and feather the enemy. Luckily the MMSA had a large stock of non-conventional thinkers (it was after all the dream child, and product of such people) and after additional talks with their Izistani comrades developed an Improved version of the Ares Space to Space Missile (then designated SOM-3 I) feature what was essentially a converted ORION Pulse module packing a One-hundred and Thirty kiloton warhead with a large blast diverter in order to better focus the wrath of the detonation towards the target instead of uselessly outwards in order to harness all the energy possible considering the somewhat less spectacular effects of Nuclear weapons in space.

The Ares is a tube launched two stage Missile using an inexpensive Al-02 chemical rocket to assist in expelling the missile, and help it up to speed to increase the missiles range and kinetic energy in the terminal phase. Primary propulsion and power for the Ares is a light weight Hybrid Electro-Thermal MInature ReacTor EnginE or HET MITEE which allows for both power and thrust which for its light weight is able to provide sufficient power for propulsion and excellent acceleration. The MITEE is also able to power two sets of Sparkjet (c) a mini thruster version of an Arcjet engine for maneuvering and attitude adjustment. The bimodal power plant also shares fuel with the thruster decreasing the missiles weight by using a common fuel source. Once out of the tube Ares initiates a half-second or so burn to begin the missiles rotation and ignites its main engine giving it forward momentum as it quickly accelerates towards the target. at this point the Missile has not yet opened its eyes merely bringing itself to bare on the target heading as instructed by the firing vessel. once on target the missile becomes active 'opening its eyes' to the target and tracking the heatsource of the target against the cold night sky. The Ares is essentially autonomous after this point correcting its angle for proper intercept of the target receiving course correction only if in times of IR 'dazzling' at which point the missile can be steered towards the target manually using its own engine flare, and the assistance of a skysearch/skyscream DEW Mirror assembly.

Though many assume the Ares is designed to rotate around tis long axis for stabilization this is not true, tis actually to decrease the effectiveness of Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs) by decreasing the amount of time a laser can focus its beam at any one point. Though the DEW may win out int he long runt he extra seconds of survivability this provides can mean the difference between a crippled enemy ship, and a unharmed enemy ship. In cases where the target is shown to be particular heavily DEW arranged the Ares can take on a Tumbling Arrow arrangement rotating in three dimensions along its center point to further decrease beam coherance and effectiveness.

Simple, Effective, and Lethal the Ares has proven itself of great Accord in the Mekugian Space Authority and has been exported to other Commonwealth members where it serves proudly.

[This item is a restricted purchase item.]

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(Original image by Ato-Sara. Thanks man!)

Class Leader: NAS Acolyte (Flight I) NAS Athens (Flight II)
Classification: Missile Destroyer (DDGN)
Type: General Purpose / Fleet Defense Destroyer
Length: 208 m
Beam: 26 m
Draught: 8 m
Displacement:
Light Load: 16,000 tonnes
Combat Load: 21,000 tonnes
Maximum Load: 24,000 tonnes
Complement:
517 Ship Crew
40 Air Crew

Propulsion: CONAS
2x 100 MW GRS6I Improved PbBi-cooled Fast Reactor
2 Steam Turbines, 50 MW each
2 Auxiliary Biolers, 25 MW each
2 Controllable Pitch Propellers
3 Rudders
Speeds:
15 knots (auxiliary power)
20 knots (Stream Turbines only)
29 knots (Cruising, Nuclear only)
38 knots (CONAS)
Endurance:
Nuclear: “Unlimited” (Refueling every 18 years)
CONAS: 10,000 km
Consumables: 7 Months
Aviation:
25 x 20 m flightdeck
2 medium sized helicopters (ie. ~20m in length)
2 UAVs
Hanger Space, Fuel, Weapon, and minor servicing equipment for said aircraft

Gun Armament:
2x 155 mm (6.1”)/72 caliber LP Cannons in a dual-gun turret in the A position
Missile Armament:
2x 60-cell VLS missile blocks (12 x 5 cells)
16x 6-cell VLS missile blocks (3 x 2 cells)
Defensive Armament:
10x Type 7 CIWS
6x 'Sea Shield' Torpedo Defense System
1x 'HOTEL' 15 Megawatt Laser [Flight-II Only]
Electronic and Support Systems:
A/NSR-228 'Jaeger II' ASEA Sea-Air Search and Track Radar
A/NCR-36 'Gazer' Fire Control and Ballistics Radar
A/NNR-12 'Swipe' Doppler Navigation Radar
'Naval Net' Battle Network and Satellite Communication System
Type 7 UHF/(V)HF Radio Network
RSI-12 GPS Transceiver
Mark V Tactical Towed Sonar Array
Mark VII 'Ping' Active Sonar Array
A/EDS-12 Electronic Warfare Systems
A/EDS-106 Defensive Ship Countermeasures System
AX/MR-8 Metric Wave Search and Track Radar [Flight-II Only]

Abstract
The Acolyte-Class is the navy's workhouse. They are the ones at the front of any picket line and are the ones to get first contact. Primarily designed to protect the rest of the fleet from threats such as incoming missiles, aircraft, and submarines, they are equipped with powerful sensors and the best multi-mission armament.

Weapons
The Acolyte-class Destroyer is packed full of weapons able to protect fleets from threats at, above, or below the ocean. The ships weapon systems are divided into three main areas: that of the missile armament, that of the the gun armament, and the ships defensive armament.

The ships main weapon system are it's VLS cells; all 216 of them. They are divided up into two 60- armored cell blocks of 12 x 5 cells mounted fore the forward gun battery with every row of 5 cells being encased in an armored cell and sixteen 6 armored cell blocks of 3 x 2 cells mounted along the sides of the ships main hull and outriggers. The individual VLS cells are two meters in diameter and 11 meters deep and can accommodate four Akavari-standard size box, 1.7 x 1.7 x 10 meter, Anti-Shipping missiles, Anti-Air missiles, Cruise missiles, and VLASROC munitions for a total of 864 munitions. This huge armament of 864 missiles is what truly gives the Acolyte its multi-mission capability while the armored cell blocks make the ship highly survivable.

The gun armament consists of two 155mm (6.1”) 72 caliber Liquid-Propellant cannons. The Liquid Propellant system was originally designed by Dat' Pizdy Arms Corporation of Soviet Bloc and was pioneered in their Mk. 71 Advanced Naval Cannon but has since been refined by Red Star Industries using HAN-based monopropellants. The system can achieve variable velocities, with absolute full power with an kinetic-kill projectile rated at 1.3 km/s at the barrel. To help increase barrel life, the barrel and shells are coated in a dry lubricant that also enhances the seal around the projectile. This lubricant must be reapplied to the barrel after every 300 firings. The cannons have a firing rate of 20 rounds per minuet, a 5 round burst in three seconds. The maximum range for normal ammunition is 50 kilometers (27 nautical miles). This includes illumination, Anti-Air, and HE-CD rounds. A special round developed for the guns though, is the Enhanced Range Munition. The ERM has a range of 150 kilometers (81 nautical miles) and has GPS guidance with a CEP of 5 meters. The anti-air round carries a fragmentation warhead and a radar proximity fuse and is guided initially by the ships own sensors.

Defensive protection against surface and air threats for the vessel is provided by the Type 7 CIWS. Each Type 7 has 12 missiles and a 35mm gating cannon and uses its own Radar and the ships radar for target designation and initial guidance of the missiles. The missiles themselves travel at a top speed of Mach 8.5 and have a practical range of 20 kilometers. Their 13.5 kg blast fragmentation warheads are guided to their targets by a dual passive-RF seeker and IR homing seeker. This system has been rated effective for hypersonic threats traveling past Mach 8; however the system is only 45% effective from targets traveling past Mach 9.5.

For protection below the waves from torpedo threats. The Acolyte is equipped with six 'Sea Shield' Torpedo Defense systems, three on each side of the ship. The 'Sea Shield' is based around the 254mm Mark-IX supercav torpedo and is composed of five 254mm torpedo tubes. When a threat is detected, the system automatically sets in a target to the torpedo and then cold launches it out of tubes located just above the waterline. The torpedo then has a passive acoustic seeker that seeks in on the incoming torpedo's signature that was downloaded into the torpedo before it was fired. When the torpedo gets within a sufficient proximity to the target, the 50kg HE warhead detonates, sending out a concussive wave to destroy the torpedo. This system is rated for targets 800 meters from the ship and each tube in the system is automatically reloaded within 10 seconds from an inventory of 15 torpedoes per system (90 total).

Systems
In order to perform its multi mission role, the Acolyte-class is fitted with advanced electronics that allow it to perform each role effectively and fully.

The main method of search and target acquisition for the Acolyte is the 'Jaeger II' combined Ground-Air Search and Track Radar. The Active Electronically Scanned Array radar has very low-probability of intercept capabilities. Designed to track air and ground targets at the same time, it can detect, track, and engage over 1000 targets at once at a range in excess of 600 kilometers and is designed to be fully compatible with the 'Naval Net' system and control the fire control of anti-air and anti-surface based missiles. The fire control of the guns in handed off to the A/NCR-36 'Gazer' Fire Control and Ballistics Radar which can also provide counter-battery fire control.

Battlefield navigation and communication is handled by the A/NNR-12 'Swipe' Doppler Navigation Radar, 'Naval Net' Battle Network and Satellite Communication System, Type 7 UHF/(V)HF Radio Network, and RSI-12 GPS Transceiver. The Naval Net is a battlefield communications network that allow real-time sharing of battlefield information, radar-feeds, streaming video, and communications.

The ships underwater sensors are the Mark V Tactical Towed Sonar Array and the Mark VII 'Ping' Active Sonar Array. These two systems, both active and passive, allow the Acolyte to find their submarine prey and fire ASROCs or any other weapon system available to the ship.

The A/EDS-12 Electronic Warfare Systems and the A/EDS-106 Defensive Ship Countermeasures System are the ship's offensive and defensive electronic warfare systems. The A/EDS-106 consists of decoys, chaft, flares, and early warning sensors that can be fire manually or automatically to protect the ship from oncoming threats.. This coupled with the 'Sea Shield' Anti-Torpedo System and the Type 7 CIWS give the ship substantial protection against missile, torpedo, and naval artillery. The A/EDS-12 consists of more offensive systems such as radar jamming equipment, IR/EO dazzlers, and radio communication infiltration and decrypting/ jamming equipment.

Aviation
The Acolyte has provisions for, servicing facilities for, and hanger space for two medium-sized helicopters and 2 UAVs. It usually is equipped with a ASW helicopter and a Radar picket helicopter to extend the range of it's sensors and to give further lethality to the overall ship. However, this is not to say that heavy cargo helicopters or even a VTOL fighter can not be operated from the ship as the flight deck is constructed with high engine exhaust temperatures in mind.

Flight-II
The Flight-II of the Acolyte-Class started with the NAS Athens. The Athens has a few changes that drastically changes the design of the ship and it's weapons. Flight-II was designed as a long range theater defense ship, as such, the hanger area is renovated to house a long-range, AX/MR-8 Metric Wave Search and Track Radar and the gun armorment is replaced with a 15 megawatt High Output Theater Engagement Laser ('HOTEL'). The 'HOTEL' laser is a deuterium fluoride laser chemical laser with a peak output capable of 15 MW. This modification eliminates the hanger space on the ship, put it still retains a helopad for resupply. Also applied to all new Flight I and Flight II vessels plus retrofitted to all existing vessels is a new infrared and optical dampening paint. This paint is specifically designed to be used on ocean-going vessels and enhances the stealth of the ships it is used on.

Allanean Procurement Form

We require the following weaponry:

4000 B-22 Zeus bombers

Total Cost: 2,004 billion dollars.

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Designation: AF-39A/B Spatz (Sparrow)
Type: Multirole Fighter
Crew: 1 (A, Pilot) 2 (B, Pilot + Weapons Officer)
Length: 15.3 m
Wing Span: 11.2 m
Height: 4.3 m
Engine: 1 x Aerone 3D Independent Offset Thrust Vectored ATB-8-653 VPCB Turbofan [Meukgi]
Total Net Thrust: 200 kN (~45,000 lbf / ~20,000 kgf)
Empty Weight: 9,000 kg
Maximum Takeoff: 22,500 kg
Minimum Fuel Weight: 5,625 kg
Maximum Fuel Weight: 7,875 kg
Thrust-To-Weight Ratio: .89 @ MTOW, 1.0 @ 3,100kg Payload
Gun Armament: 25x135mm AVA Archer A4 IRC (Impulse Revolver Cannon) [Mekugi]
Rate of Fire: 1200-2100 RPM
Gun Ammunition: 600 rounds (from two 300 round magazines, selectable)
Armament:
2 fuselage pylons
2 wingtip hardpoints
6 under-wing pylons (3 per wing)
CAP Payload: 5,700 kg (2 SRAAM, 6 BVRAAM, 2 2000 kg Drop Tanks)
Strike Payload: 5,200 kg (2 SRAAM, 4 BVRAAM, 4 1,000kg Munitions)
Strike Payload: 3,100 kg (2 SRAAM, 2 BVRAAM, 24 x 100kg SDB)
Range (Operational): 1,900 km
Range (Ferry): 5,130 km
Supercruising Speed: Mach 1.5
Maximum Supercruising Speed: Mach 1.9
Maximum speed: Mach 2.5
Maximum Altitude: 19,812 m / 65,000 ft
In-flight Refueling: Yes
Oxygen Generation: Yes
Avionics:
Type 12 FLIR
RB-26 IRST/Electro Optical tracking system.
RSR-8 AESA, low probability of intercept multimode radar
A/RB-116 LADAR/LIDAR
A/DN-4 'Battleweb' Advanced Broadband Data Link
A/DN-287 UHF/VHF Encrypted Tactical Radio
A/CS-13 Helmet Mounted Display System
'Citrus' Avionic Computer
ECM:
A/ES-1302 Radar Warning Receiver
A/ES-1436 Laser/IR Warning Receiver and Dazzler Systems
A/ES-1111 Independent Multi-Role Radar Jammer
Counter Measures:
A/CM-626 Advanced Decoy System
A/CM-300 Decoy Dispenser System
Unit Price: $50 million


Abstract
The Spatz was born out of the need for a next-generation light mutlirole fighter by the New Akavari Ground Forces, New Akavari Airfrorce and the New Akavari Naval Marines. It is envisioned to dominate both the sky and the ground as a mutlirole fighter capable of supporting ground troops in quick, surgical strikes on fixed or mobile targets, day or night.

Mission
To provide adequate ground and air support, day or night, rain or shine, in a safe, reliable, lethal platform.

Design
The flying properties and performance of the Spatz is optimized for multirole missions with high demands on speed, acceleration, turning performance and effective delivery of payload. The combination of delta wing, canards, and TVC gives it excellent take off and landing performance and flying characteristics. The new airframe and avionics affords the aircraft far more flexibility than anything before it, and its operating costs will only be about two thirds that of its predecessors.

While not truly a stealth aircraft the Spatz is constructed with new high-durability, high-effectiveness, Radar Absorbing Material in the airframe. This new RAM has been shown to withstand extreme hot and cold, sand, snow, and water for long periods of time without losing any effectiveness. The inclusion of Serpentine air intakes also hides a large producer of radar reflections, the engine.

Propulsion
Taken Mostly From The F-33 Write-up
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The Spatz is powered by a single Aerone developed Thrust Vectored VPCB (Variable Post Compression Bypass) Turbofan engine. This engine was developed by the Aerone originally for the Dark storm project and is a derivative of the V636 twin-shaft turbofan engine on the F/I-103 Chimera light fighter Interceptor. The modular design includes a six-stage, low-pressure (LP) compressor, five-stage counter rotating high-pressure (HP) compressor, Advanced annular combustion chamber and dual-stage LP and single stage HP turbines, afterburner, heat exchanger, and mixer.

Each engine can provide 200kN thrust dry and 230kN with the afterburner and is independently directable from -30 to +30 degrees along the vertical and -15 to +15 degrees along the horizontal plane. The nozzles are connected to the annular swivel and can be moved in the pitch plane by a set of three of hydraulic jacks. The thrust vector control allows maneuvers at speeds nearing zero without angle-of-attack limitations. The vectoring controls can be operated manually by the pilot or automatically by the flight control system as per the pilots preference.

The major objective for the Variable Post Compression Bypass Turbofan application is to provide some degree of engine cycle variability that will not significantly increase the cost, the maintenance requirements, or the overall complexity of the engine. In the past, variable-cycle engines were designed with large variations in bypass ratio to provide jet noise reduction. However, these types were complicated and did not perform well. Though the concept of an engine meeting the Supersonic performance of a Turbojet with the economy and subsonic performance of a Turbofan has lead down many interesting and varied roads in the past.

In the VPCB turbofan air enters the compressor and bypass vents as per a normal turbojet. The first noticeable difference between the engines however is that the VPCB design has no fan. This is difference does as they say, make all the difference. As air enters the center vane it is compressed to a higher level than those passing through the bypass. A variable vent allows a certain amount of pressurized air to enter the bypass canal generating a pressure difference and thereby suction drawing air in through the bypass. At lower altitudes the air is thicker and therefore the pressure is greater sucking more air in through the bypass generating the same overall effect of a turbofan. In higher altitudes the air is thinner and thus the compression is less allowing it to work more efficiently as a low bypass turbojet giving greater efficiency. Because there is no fan there is less vibration, less noise and less stress on the turbines as the rotational mass is smaller. Likewise since there is no gear to the fan, the system is less complex and yet completely self adjusting according to the thickness of the air entering the vent. Its this automatic adjusting without complex or easily breakable parts that allows the VPCB to perform superbly at all levels of requirements from subsonic to supersonic maneuvers, all the way to low altitude hat high speeds the VPCB can do it and is nearly uniformly efficient in all transitions.

The aircraft is also fitted with dual-mode air intakes. During flight, the open air intakes feed air to the engines. While moving on the ground, the air intakes are closed and air is fed through the louvres on the upper surface of the wing root to prevent ingestion of foreign objects from the runway. This is particularly important when operating from poorly prepared airfields, and allow for the full use of the aircraft regardless of field conditions.

Reduction of Thermal signature is provided by a pair of sub systems comprised primarily of; The fuel/exhaust heat exchanger, and the Mixer. The Fuel/Exhaust heat exchanger is quite simply an insulate coil of piping around the first stage exhaust of the aircraft, fuel enroute to the engine passes through this tubing and by means of thermal conduction warms up the fuel and lowers the exhaust temperature. Because Aviation fuel has a higher thermal density than air, it makes it a very efficient system overall, and with eight separate fuel cut off locations safety is maintained to prevent a possibly catastrophic malfunction. This pre-warmed fuel is then fed into the Ravens engine where the heated fuel allows for higher engine efficiency allowing longer ranges with less fuel than any other comparative system.

Though the heat exchanger is a highly efficient system its overall cooling effect is limited by the safety requirements of the aircraft and so its overall effect is somewhat limited. However a Inducted Air Mixer (IAM) that uses a separate fan assembly run by the one of the LP turbines. The IAM draws in outside air and mixes it with the heated exhaust providing drastic IR reduction to the already cooled exhaust. This exhaust then passes through a set of carbon screens that conduct heat away from the exhaust before exit giving it a remarkably tiny IR signature allowing for protection from even advanced MAPADS and Air to Air missiles

Avionics
Of special importance to the aircraft is its fully integrated avionics suite. All the electronics were designed to work together and are all controlled and processed by the “Citrus” avionics computer.

To provide information to the pilot the traditional Heads-Up Display has been supplemented with a Helmet-Mounted Display. This new system takes the HUD and puts it in the pilots helmet. This allows him to just look at a target and get tracking data, and other information displayed right there beside it. It also gives better targeting flexibility as the aircraft doesn't have to turn to achieve lock. In fact the Spatz can target its missiles almost directly behind it if needed to. And to help the pilot fly in adverse or night conditions the HMD can use the Type 12 FLIR and RB-26 IRST/EO tracking system to project an infrared overlay directly in front of the pilot's field of view. This allows him to fly just as effectively at night as he can during a bright sunny day. The avionics console of the cockpit has 4 large multifunction OLEDs with touch-screen capability to provide other information such as radar, satellite feeds, video, maps, and anything else the pilot or copilot wish to see. To control the aircraft the pilot has a fly-by-optics mini-stick similar to the one found on the F-16 and is HOTAS equipped.

One of the most important aspects of the avionics was the defensive electronic systems fully integrated with the other electronics. The A/ES-1302 Radar Warning Receiver can alert the pilot to the presence of tracking radar or a radar lock on the aircraft, and can even provide tracking capabilities of the incoming radar. To supplement this is the A/ES-1436 Laser/IR Warning Receiver and Dazzler. It automatically detects laser rangefinding and tracking systems and in return dazzles it to confuse and jam it. Both of these systems are link to the A/ES-1111 independent Multi-Role Radar Jammer and both the A/CM-626 Advanced Decoy System and A/CM-300 Decoy Dispenser System. When a radar is detected tracking the aircraft the pilot has the option of independent jamming the incoming radar without using his AESA radar and the system can automatically deploy chaft and flare as well as fully mobile advanced decoys that behave and emit signature exactly of that to the Spatz.

However the Detection capabilities of the Spatz are provided primarily by the RSR-8 Active Electronically Scanned Array, multimode radar. It's range is classified but is rated 250+km for fighter-sized targets and it can track over 65 air and ground targets at once and it can be operated in a LPI mode. But this is not the only detection device in the Spatz, when a target gets within 150 km of the aircraft two more systems can detect and provide even more information to the pilot. They are the Infrared-Search-and-Track, Electro-Optical and LIDAR/LADAR systems that give extremely detailed tracking and target information about air and land targets. Indeed when coupled with the radar system, the Spatz can attack targets in any weather at any time of Day.

To provide the Spatz with the communication is needs to be effective on the modern battlefield it is equipped with the A/DN-4 'Battleweb' Advanced Broadband Data Link which provides high-speed data transfer capable of transferring large data packets like video and multi-layer audio and the A/DN-287 UHF/VHF Encrypted Tactical Radio for local chatter between friendly units.

Weapons
The Spatz is equipped with multiple weapons pylons in order to facilitate a plethora of weaponry. Two pylons on each wingtip hold short or medium range air to air missiles only and ensure that the aircraft always has at least some air-to-air capability to protect itself. The next pylons (furthest out on the wings) hold up to 500 kilograms and are usually also used to hold air-to-air missiles. The next two pylons on each wing are plumbed and hold up to 2,000 kilograms each and can be used to store more air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground munitions, or extra fuel tanks for extended range. Underneath the fuselage are two pylons rated up to 2,500 kilograms and are used to hold fuel tanks or heavy air-to-ground munitions. For self defense and CAS missions the Spatz has a 25x135mm AVA Archer A4 IRC (Impulse Revolver Cannon).

Dear Sirs,

The Vandaheimian Air Force would like to acquire some AG-6 Ballista Attack Planes for trial evaluations, furthermore, we are interested in the unit price of this fine aircraft.

Thank you,

Cal Penderson
Director
Vandaheim Defense Material Command

Your order has been processed and Approved by all staff currently and we have agreed to send a pair of such aircraft for evaluation free of charge.

-Marcus Saito

Dear Sirs,

We have recieved your generous loan of the two AG-6 Ballista Attack Aircraft, and find them excellent in the COIN role, and find them a valuable addition to our A10 Attack Craft. We wish to order:

120 A6A
120 A6D
40 A6E
20 A6B

The total price of 9.9 Billion will be wired immediately upon confirmation of receipt.

Thank you,

Cal Penderson
Director
Vandaheim Defense Material Command

We will be glad to fill your order as soon as new production models can be assembled, though these are new construction they should be available for delivery in 3 months time for the first batch with additional batches of 100 aircraft per 3 month period for 9 months.

We again thank you for your business and hope to hear from you soon.

-Marcus Saito

To: Havenic Trading Company
From: Prestonian Department of Defense, Department of Procurement

In our everlasting quest to expand our military, we would like to purchase the following:

5,000 AG-6 Ballista
5,000 ARV-94 Black Eagle Attack Helicopter
10 Kora Class SSN

We also request to pay the total over the course of two years. If this is not possible, we shall pay in full. Thank you for your time.

Foreign Ministry of Cohenia
Hail Cohenia!

To whom it may concern in the Havenic Trading Company Vehicles Storefront regarding sales and purchases:

The Imperial Cohenian Air Force is interested in purchasing certain aircraft from HTC:VS. We (the ICAF) are currently looking to test the Na-24G Mako air superiority fighter. We require for our testing 25 of these aircraft for test purposes. Our grand total comes to $61,750,000,000.

Thank you,

Her Imperial Highness the Princess Kristin Ferrin
Crown Princess of Jaredcohenia, Foreign Minister

To: The Air Force of Kampfers
From: The Office of the President of Nijino Aeroworks
Subject: Re: Tanker order

Your order has been received and fabrication has commenced, with a final delivery of 75 Ku-47D1s expected by the end of the year.

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To: Princess Kristin Ferrin, Foreign Ministry of the Iron Imperium of Jaredochenia
From: The Office of the President of Tachibana Aerospace
Subject: Re: Evaluation

Your order has been received and processed, with units being dispatched for evaluation immediately and arriving with all due haste.

Lucianus Class Frigate
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History
In Granate's bid to become more and more domestic in it's military, The Granatian Government called upon it's trusted Arms Manufacturer Hellsing Defense Contractors to design a General Purpose Frigate for the Blue Water Fleet. Granate, already did operate the Whirlwind Frigate, but it was designed for Green Water Duties and did not operate well in the deep ocean. The Granatian Military provided a few guidelines that Hellsing should follow, but mostly Hellsing was left to it's own devices to design the frigate.

Hellsing looked at the Whirlwinds currently in service with the Granatian Military and at numerous other frigates in service and out of service around the world to get a feel for what was needed to make a Frigate. They eventually began work early in the 2005 designing the frigate, and by mid 2006, they had a working prototype, which would be commisioned as the IGN Lucianus as the head of it's Class.

Armament
The Lucianus Class Frigate has quite a few Armaments on board with which it can use to the fullest to eliminate the enemy threat. The first weapon you notice, is the 130mm Liquid Cooled Automatic Gun System placed on the bow. It's twin guns can shoot a 88 kg shell nearly 24 kms at a rate of 40 Rounds per minute in each gun. It is mostly used to assist in shore bombardment and to shoot down low flying planes or helicopters. Although it maybe the a truly immense peice of hardware, it is not the Frigate's main weapon.

That honor lies with the Hellsing Mk. I VLS System, a newly designed Vertical Launch System, specifically for the Granatian Navy. The 36 cells are located at the stern end of Frigate, just fore of the Centurion CIWS and just aft of the Superstructure. These cells can hold quite a large number one weapons. From Surface to Air Missiles, it's usual weapon of choice, all the way up to Anti-Ship Missiles. The VLS was designed to versatile, and as easy to reload as possible. It's also quite easy to maintain.

Finally, we come to the Centurion CIWS. The Centurion was designed from the ground up to be a CIWS, much like it's inspiration the Goalkeeper CIWS. The Centurion uses a 30mm Vulcan Cannon as it's main weapon. This weapon can engage incoming sea-skimming missiles at nearly 2,000 m and can effectively knock them out at 600m. The Centurion can also track upwards of 20 possible targets and can work out seamlessly which target is the most dangerous. This comes at a cost though in price and size. Due to their large size and limited space on a frigate they can only be placed in two places. One directly behind the VLS and one Amidships.

Electronics

The electronics on the Lucianus Class are state of the art. The Type 1001 Mk. 2 Radar is an advanced APAR Radar that can detect air targets at a range of 150-155 kilometers, surface targets at 35 kilometers, and can search the horizon at 75 kilometers. Besides being able to find and locate targets, the system can, in conjunction with the Type 666, aim and fire the CIWS and/or VLS at targets deemed necessary to eliminate. It can also operate as Fire Support for the 130mm Auto-Gun, caculating it's trajectory and point of impact.

Communications on the Lucianus Class are also very advanced. The Mk. 45 Radio System integrates the entire ship together seemlessly. Everywhere from individual crew quarters, to engineering, to the bridge is integrated by the radio system. The system is also integrated into the Granatian National Defense Command Network or GNDCOMNET. The Communications Network integrates nearly every asset of the Granatian Military over a secure and high-speed channel. This allows for the entire Military to act cohesively even, over a vast area.

Class Overview
Type: Frigate
Name: Lucianus
Built at: Hellsing Defense Contactors Ltmd Lucianus and New Munich Shipyards

General characteristics
Displacement: 4,200 tonnes
Length: 130 m
Beam: 14.4 m
Draught: 7m
Propulsion: 2 × Hellsing 4000EX Gas Turbines; 2 Shafts, 42,000 Shaft Horsepower. 2 x Retractable Azipods for Docking.
Top Speed: 30 knots
Range: 4,750 nmi at 20 knots
Complement: 164
Armament: 1 × Twin-Barreled 130mm Liquid Cooled Auto-Gun System
2 × 30mm Centurion CIWS
36 x Mk. I Hellsing VLS
Sensors and processing systems:
Radar: Radar Type 1001 Mk. 2, Type 666 Hellsing Systems.
Aircraft: 1 × anti-ship/-sub helicopters, 2 x Hellsing Mk. 44 UAVs
Export Cost: 900 Million USD.

[Excelsior.]

Ke-85 Lodestone II
Primary Contractors: Asou Aerodynamics and Ijuin Aerial Vehicle Company
Designation: Heavy utility airlifter
Crew: 4(Pilot, Navigator, Flight Systems Engineer, and Loadmaster)
Dimensions(L*W*H): 51.6*66.9*10.8m
Weight: 96,000kg(empty), 154,821kg(clean take-off), 275,397kg(mission take-off)
Top Speed, Level Flight Achievable: >~750 km/h(>~Mach 0.63)
Top Speed, Maximum Sustainable: ~750 km/h(~Mach 0.63)
Maximum Cruising Speed: ~750 km/h(~Mach 0.63)
Cruising Speed: ~600 km/h(~Mach .5)
Engines: Four OAE3-PF-700 contrarotating, scimitar-bladed propfan engines
Service Ceiling: 12,000m
Rate of Climb: 47 m/s
Range: 5,000km(combat radius); aerial-refueling capable
Avionics:
-Computers, hardware: Three reinforced, EM-hardened parallel processing combat servers; each powered by a 3.3 GHz quadruple quad-core chipset and 256GB of RAM with eight terabytes of storage capacity per server
-Computers, OS: Juumanistran Integrated Air Warfare Operations Architecture, a proprietary modularly-organized, software-based operating system
-Computers, software: “Burgundy” environmental awareness module, “Sentinel” flight status and information module, “Danube” flight control module, “Bulldog” threat assessment and management module, “Skynet” integrated aerial combat module, “Whisper” combat communications relay and management module, Shadow” EW/ECM module
-Displays: SkyStead digital glass cockpit and Virtuoso CHUDs
-Sensors: P661.L3 passive phased flight radar array(forward-looking)
-Navigation: PBX.14C ULPI radio altimeter, GPS.184 JIAWOA-integrated GPS navigation suite, YBC.12A system- and JIAWOA-integrated inertial guidance system, CHB.19 ULPI radio transponder
-Communications: ACW.94 JIAWOA-compliant and –integrated radio communications and array(LF, HF, VHF, UHF, VUHF), CZT.5R JIAWOA-integrated satellite communications array, AKL.14 secure, encrypted datalink, IFF.9B IFF uplink
-Countermeasures, Airframe: None
-Countermeasures, Consumable: 144 CXF.1B IAMECS, DEF.121 flare dispenser(520 flares), 2 x UPL.6P towed decoy dispensers
-Countermeasures, Fixed: ACW.94EW EM warfare suite(ACW.94 integrated, Shadow-governed), PL44 laser detection/warning system, PQ8 multiband radio receiver and warning system
Cargo Capacity:
-280 passengers(or 560 in a double-decker arrangement) or 180 paratroopers or 150 litter patients and 11 medics.
-1 MMAV.1 Kyton and 1 MMCV.I Trajan and 14 crew and infantrymen or 4 MMCV.I Trajan and 40 crew and infantrymen or 12 Archon MWV and 24 crewmen
-Up to one-hundred forty-two [142] pallets.
-Up to a combined 125,000kg of cargo.
Cost:
-New Unit Cost: $85,000,000
-New Unit Price: $114,000,000
-Export Unit Price: $137,000,000
Service History:
-The Remarkably Sane Dominion’s Air Force: 18,413
-The Remarkably Sane Dominion’s Army: 3,122
-The Remarkably Sane Dominion’s Navy: 6,415

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The MAS TX5 “Backflip” heavy ground attack cruise missile.

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The Backflip is named after the rather severe manoeuvre it undergoes when dispensing its munitions.

The TX5 was originally designed to carry the Digital Networked Anti Armour munitions system, a payload of 100 100 kilogram P-10 anti tank C4 based explosively forged copper penetrator charge sub munitions each useing a carbon fibre rigid ram glide wing and a pulsed rocket motor for guidance. These sub munitions were intended to be guided to be dispensed at 15,000 feet and guided to target by the extensive and at the time very expensive digital image recognition system mounted on the TX5 as the TX5 "orbited" the target armoured deployment. These were later augmented with anti personnel bomblet dispenser units based on the same basic P-10 layout, counter munitions glide pods carrying fragmentary short range unguided rockets controlled by the TX5s FCS and eventually with units designed to dispense thermobaric vapour inducing explosives and weaponised chemical agents and non lethal crowd control foam.

Most importantly for hidden targets such as bunkers and in bad weather conditions the high resolution TERCOM mounted in the TX5s unique wing link structures provides very high accuracy of the terrain below and indeed has some ground penetration capacity.

A full 23 meters long and powered by twin turbojets deep set into the rear of its rather stubby sub sonic form the TX5 is not a pretty airframe but it is effective. Each of its two jets is fed by two intakes and compressors allowing a maximum of effective stamina in close battlefield conditions where damage from ground based conventional AAA is expected.

Its blunt nose cone covered in lenses for limited side scan optics and twin prongs of its navigation TERCOM, its nose holding the oddly angular armoured glass domed shape of its single massive telescopic system. Designed not to deliver a simple single warhead but an entire suite of munitions pods the Backflip has originally been intended to engage masses of enemy amour from high altitude and had even been equipped with landing skids and mid air refuelling capacity in trials

Not quite a true UCAV Backflip is a relatively old design , with reconditioned upgraded versions available from very extensive stocks that have stood in endless lines in weather shrouds and launch rails in the deep desert. It had been and is one of MAS’s largest cruise body air frames and by far the easiest to transform into its present latest role as the premier delivery system for MACE units.

LENGTH: 23.1 METRES
HIEGHT: 4.9 METRES
WINGSPAN : 14.2 METRES
EMPTY WEIGHT: 41,450 Kg
LOADED WEIGHT: 61,390 Kg
MAX TAKEOFF WEIGHT: 68,000 KG (With SRB)
POWERPLANT: 2 X MAS Voltan 390 Turbofans
(2004 UPGRADE WITH 2D THRUST VECTORING)
THRUST: (92.4 kN) each
(2004 UPGRADE with 120.9Kn each)
MAXIMUM SPEED: 590 Km/h
RANGE: 4280 KM (2004 UPGRADE 4830 KM)
MAX WARHEAD PAYLOAD: 10,340 Kg
AVIONIC BY MAS INCOM DIV
DUAL MAS SAVIOR TERCOM MOUNT
V.N2 (HUGHES AN/APG7 EQUIVLENT+- 14 km)
1 ASTRAL 84mm TELESCOPIC DIGITAL OPTRONICS
MULTI CHANNEL SCANNING MOUNT
23 4mm SOLID STATE MAS
PAXCOM FIXED OPTRONICS
ORIGINAL PRODUCTION PRICE: 11,439,000 RUNGS

Service History:
ZMDF 54,392 remaining in stock, 55,000 target stock, 4,238 used, 1,320 declared weather damaged.
ZMAF 12,141 remaining in stock, 15,000 target stock, 3000 used, 2415 declared weather damaged (Artic territory deployment)

MAS is presently capable of assembling and delivering some 23,000 TX5s per year at full output from Manufactury Fifty Four in the Highfalls central complex in the Blue Rock mountains located in Aurilia.

Purchase Prices
1993 Model 1 Backflip: $ 21,200,000 USD
2004 Model 5 Update: $ 24,800,200 USD

Type 1000 "Flare" Strategic Bomber

Illustration of Type 1000, top down view (http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/6978/abomber24wv.png)

Overview

The Type 1000's titanium boron alloy body is manufactured by Megacity Aerospace Systems (MAS), its avionics systems were manufactured by MAS and General Data Technologies, its low radar profile coating is manufactured by CCA (Chemicals for Commercial Applications) a jointly owned SCAPA and General Data Technologies subdivision. Its closed cycle Nuclear Thermal Ram jets are produced by SCAPA and its conventional Turbofans are produced by MAS. The Type 1000 is the largest aircraft presently in ZMAF service.

Mission

ZMAF Air Combat Command's Type 1000 is a Global-range strategic bomber that can perform a variety of missions. The bomber is capable of flying at supersonic speeds at altitudes up to 68,000 ft for the majority of its mission. It can carry nuclear ,precision guided, air borne laser or stand off conventional ordnance and has the capability to navigate the world precisely. The latest use for the Type 1000 has been the deployment of the Falling Hammer self defending weapon.

Development

Proposed under the 4th ZMAF enlargement program the Type 1000 bomber is seen as the real direct predecessor of the Europa Shuttlecraft paving the way for the Europa's Aviatrix 220 engine design. Proposed to have three primary roles the requirements for the Type 1000 were seen by the major industrial conglomerates as to great for any one group to complete the contract. The Type 1000 was therefore built by a consortium of the Sorrenson, Caperlli, Amiere,Prestwick and Anderson Heavy Industries Combine, Samson Incorporated and Megacity Aerospace Systems.

The requirements for the type 1000 were threefold, to be capable of circling the globe without landing or requiring mid air refuel, to carry a payload in excess of 200,000 lbs and to be equipped with parasite aircraft mounts to support the rapid deployment of combat aircraft or drones in rapidly developing trouble spots with such parasite mounts be capable of mounting high performance escorts up to the at that time under development two seater Type 439 fighter.

Details

The Type 1000 is propelled by four MAS T0440 turbofans producing 310 kN thrust each and two SCAPA Mk.III Damocles closed cycle Nuclear thermal ram jets which each produce 1400 kilo Newton’s of thrust. Within the Damocles the gaseous nuclear fuel is contained in a super-high-temperature quartz container, over which the air flows. It is a closed cycle engine limited by the critical temperature of quartz instead of the fuel stack. Although less efficient than an open-cycle design, the closed-cycle design delivers a rather respectable specific impulse and does not emit a radioactive "hot" exhaust which would be highly detrimental to the environment. The RAM jet is optimised to operate at Mach 2.1 to Mach 3.2. The primary radiation shielding in the lower rear section of the reactor pod features a section of armoured louvers which allow a portion of the reactors output to be used in a very low altitude (120 metres) "sterilising" sweep. The Damocles engines have become known colloquially by the pilots as the “worlds largest butchers lamps”.

The Type 1000 program started in the early 1970s and has been an integral part of ZMAF’s manned operations since the initial flight on may 5th 1989. The initial first year of operation were designated to the completion of various test flight programs under the aegis of the ZMAF ’s 5th generation Aerial Dominance Program.

Each Type 1000 was originally designed for a projected life span of 20 years of operation. Airframe and avionics updates have increased this to sixty.

The Type 1000's crew escape system's initial large level of development are due primarily to fears of catastrophic Mk.III Damocles malfunction or damage to the radiation shielding. The entire forward "control" section which can jettison the rear "operations" section becoming a self contained escape glider that is capable of controlled gliding, the glider section can also deploy a parachute for landing. It is equipped with one solid booster rocket to allow it to distance itself from the main body of the aircraft.


Illustration of Type 1000 jettison points (http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/197/t1000jetisonpoints7xj.png)


The Type 1000’s low signature coating lowers its radar profile by 89 percent.

The last Type 1000 series number 493 was formally decommissioned 23 years after the end of Resource war 2 after over sixty two years of service. At their height in the midst of Resource War 1 a fleet of over 242 type 1000’s were in use in 18 squadrons.

Internally the Type 1000 remains largely similar to the original design, with the exception that the avionics continue to be improved and the addition of an emergency alternative liquid atmosphere modification in series number 210. The original systems were "hardened" GDT computers connected to an "all glass" cockpit with analogue backup. GDT upgrades have included a full distribution of the system and addition of high capacity electromechanical bare bones combat control systems back ups.

The present Type 1000 features high powered LADAR and LIDAR systems, a selection of radar systems and an integrated Electronic Support Measures (ESM) array.

Features

In a conventional conflict, the Type 1000 can perform strategic attack, air interdiction, offensive counter-air and maritime operations.

All type 1000’s are equipped with an electro-optical viewing system that uses platinum silicide forward-looking infrared and high resolution low-light-level television augmented by real time LIDAR forward looking terrain scanning sensors to assist in targeting, battle assessment, and flight safety, thus further improving its combat ability and low-level flight capability.

The use of aerial refuelling gives the type 1000 a range limited only by crew endurance, or in the extreme, required maintenance. It has an un refueled combat range in excess of 15,500 miles. 410 Aeroliner and 120 Stratoliner air-refueling tankers are currently in service. The Type 1000 is refueled by means of a small fuel link mounted in the nose cone.

It is highly effective when used for ocean surveillance, and can assist the ZMN in anti-ship and mine-laying operations.

The Type 1000 series numbers 0 to 130 carried a tail-mounted armament of eight rear facing air defence missile tubes mounted in the tail. The 131 in 2018 replaced the octuplet of missile tubes with a single GDT 1.3 megawatt quantum cascade air to air defence laser. An optic conduit was installed the length of the aircraft to allow the installation of a forward emitter based in the nose cone. The aerial refuelling mount was moved to a hump above the cockpit.

A total of 6,930 Type 1000’s were produced over 20 years of initial operation. Some 1,200 can in theory be produced at maximum output per year.

Specifications:

Crew: 7 (Captain, Co pilot, Navigator, Weapons Operator, Engineer, Nuclear specialist)
Length: 103 metres
Wingspan: 47 metres
Height: 21 metres
Empty: 358,000 lb (162,386 kilograms)
Loaded: 936,500 lb (424,789.255 kilograms)
Maximum takeoff: 980,000 lb (444 520.523 kilograms)

Powerplant:
4× MAS T0440 turbofans; 310 kN thrust each
2 X SCAPA Mk.III Damocles closed cycle Nuclear thermal ram jets; 1400 kilo Newton’s of thrust each

Armament:

Approximately 220,000 lb, (100,000 kilograms) mixed ordnance—bombs, cruise missiles (optionally on external wing sponson mounts for ICCM’s ), mines, and various missiles on two internal racks, one mounted in the main body and one mounted in the forward air defence bay.


Performance:

Maximum speed: Mach 3.4
Range: 15,500 miles, (24,944.832 kilometres)
Service ceiling: 68,000 ft (20 726.4 meters)'

Production cost (initial): $3,400,000,000
Sale Price: $4,000,000,000

Official Allanean Order

We would like to purchase 100,000 Backflip rockets to be produced for us. We will pay Zeppelin Manufacturers, Incorporated 2.2 trillion dollars in the form of ten payments of 220 billion dollars over ten years.

Ku-85 Boondocker
Service Block: 2
Primary Contractors: Asou Aerodynamics, Nijino Aeroworks, Ijuin Aerial Vehicle Company
Designation: Four-engine aerial tanker aircraft
Crew: 4(Pilot, Navigator, Flight Systems Engineer, and Refueler)
Dimensions(L*W*H): 51.9*66.9*10.8m
Weight: 115,000kg(empty), 178,121kg(clean take-off), 280,397kg(mission take-off)
Top Speed, Level Flight Achievable: >~750 km/h(>~Mach 0.63)
Top Speed, Maximum Sustainable: ~750 km/h(~Mach 0.63)
Maximum Cruising Speed: ~750 km/h(~Mach 0.63)
Cruising Speed: ~600 km/h(~Mach .5)
Engines: Four OAE3-PF-710 contrarotating, scimitar-bladed propfan engines
Service Ceiling: 12,000m
Rate of Climb: 47 m/s
Range: 6,000km(combat radius); aerial-refueling capable by siphoning off its own tanks
Avionics:
-Computers, hardware: Three reinforced, EM-hardened parallel processing combat servers; each powered by a 3.3 GHz quadruple quad-core chipset and 256GB of RAM with eight terabytes of storage capacity per server
-Computers, OS: Juumanistran Integrated Air Warfare Operations Architecture, a proprietary modularly-organized, software-based operating system
-Computers, software: “Burgundy” environmental awareness module, “Sentinel” flight status and information module, “Danube” flight control module, “Bulldog” threat assessment and management module, “Skynet” integrated aerial combat module, “Whisper” combat communications relay and management module, Shadow” EW/ECM module
-Displays: SkyStead digital glass cockpit and Virtuoso CHUDs
-Sensors: P661.L3 passive phased flight radar array(forward-looking) and AD4/Y3 FLIR/TI-TV/IRST package and Blindsight III-A advanced digital EO package located in refueler’s blister
-Navigation: PBX.14C ULPI radio altimeter, GPS.184 JIAWOA-integrated GPS navigation suite, YBC.12A system- and JIAWOA-integrated inertial guidance system, CHB.19 ULPI radio transponder
-Communications: ACW.94 JIAWOA-compliant and –integrated radio communications and array(LF, HF, VHF, UHF, VUHF), CZT.5R JIAWOA-integrated satellite communications array, AKL.14 secure, encrypted datalink, IFF.9B IFF uplink
-Countermeasures, Airframe: None
-Countermeasures, Consumable: 144 CXF.1B IAMECS, DEF.121 flare dispenser(360 flares), 2 x UPL.6P towed decoy dispensers
-Countermeasures, Fixed: ACW.94EW EM warfare suite(ACW.94 integrated, Shadow-governed), PL44 laser detection/warning system, PQ8 multiband radio receiver and warning system
Weapons/Hardpoints:
-Two wing-mounted refueling draglines, controlled by the refueler from a blister in the empennage
Armaments:
-~100,000kg of aviation fuel
Cost:
-New Unit Cost: $140,000,000
-New Unit Price: $175,000,000
-Export Unit Price: $210,000,000

MAS PRESS RELEASE
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Transaction TST-394-391

MAS TX5-BACKFLIP 100,000 UNITS WITHIN TEN YEARS

Order accepted and processed, delivery will commence in ten days.

Public relationships and facilitation department
Angela P. Vern
Department Head

MegaCity Aerospace Systems
Helping your imagination fly.

quickie - all orders for Candrian products accepted, processed, and manufacture begun.

Allanea - your order for B22s will be offloaded to foreign manufacture facilities to limit overhead and lessen costs; in return you get a 10% discount.

moar CAT/Pelican/GEM products coming soon.

The Armed Republic would like to replace its aging airfleet with the NA-24G Mako Fighter, and will order 20,000 units for a total price of $4,940,000,000,000. A downpayment of $1 trillion will be paid, with the remaining funds dispersed as the planes approach 50% completion.

-Jacek Stefan
General of the Air Force
"Fear Ensures Loyalty!"

To: Havenic Trading Company
From: Prestonian Department of Defense, Department of Procurement

In our everlasting quest to expand our military, we would like to purchase the following:

5,000 AG-6 Ballista
5,000 ARV-94 Black Eagle Attack Helicopter
10 Kora Class SSN

We also request to pay the total over the course of two years. If this is not possible, we shall pay in full. Thank you for your time.The payment plan is acceptable however we at HTC can only approve the products of which we have control of, and thus have forwarded your order for Five -Thousand ARV-94 Helicopters to SCAPA for their separate approval.

The Order for 5,000 AG-6 however will take five years to complete due tot he massive amount of airframes ordered.

10 Kora Class SSNs will be ready in two years for release in neutral waters.

We apologize for the delay.

-Marcus Saito

Fu-85 Farscape
Primary Contractors: Asou Aerodynamics, Katagiri Aeronatuics, and Himou Defense Labs
Designation: Four-engine MC2EW2A platform
Crew: 19(Pilot, Co-Pilot, Navigator, Flight Systems Engineer, and 15 Combat Information Officers)
Dimensions(L*W*H): 51.6*66.9*16.8m
Weight: 165,000kg(empty), 267,821kg(clean take-off), 272,142kg(mission take-off)
Top Speed, Level Flight Achievable: >~750 km/h(>~Mach 0.63)
Top Speed, Maximum Sustainable: ~750 km/h(~Mach 0.63)
Maximum Cruising Speed: ~750 km/h(~Mach 0.63)
Cruising Speed: ~600 km/h(~Mach .5)
Engines: Four OAE3-PF-720 contrarotating, scimitar-bladed propfan engines
Service Ceiling: 12,000m
Rate of Climb: 37 m/s
Range: 8,000km(combat radius); aerial-refueling capable
Avionics:
-Computers, hardware: Three reinforced, EM-hardened parallel processing combat servers; each powered by a 3.3 GHz quadruple quad-core chipset and 256GB of RAM with eight terabytes of storage capacity per server
-Computers, OS: Juumanistran Integrated Air Warfare Operations Architecture, a proprietary modularly-organized, software-based operating system
-Computers, software: “Burgundy” environmental awareness module, “Sentinel” flight status and information module, “Danube” flight control module, “Bulldog” threat assessment and management module, “Skynet” integrated aerial combat module, “Aries” land warfare information, awareness, and integration module , “Sauron” sensor data management and processing module, “Whisper” combat communications relay and management module, “Eclipsing Shadow” advanced EW/ECM/ECCM.VS module, “Warrenkeeper” advanced ground mapping and targeting module
-Displays: SkyStead digital glass cockpit and Virtuoso CHUDs
-Sensors: P661.L3 passive phased flight radar array(forward-looking), RXT-PR102 radar rotodome, KGSR-001 spinally-mounted downward-looking phased array radar
-Navigation: PBX.14C ULPI radio altimeter, GPS.184 JIAWOA-integrated GPS navigation suite, YBC.12A system- and JIAWOA-integrated inertial guidance system, CHB.19 ULPI radio transponder
-Communications: ACW.94 JIAWOA-compliant and –integrated radio communications and array(LF, HF, VHF, UHF, VUHF), CZT.5R JIAWOA-integrated satellite communications array, AKL.14 secure, encrypted datalink, IFF.9B IFF uplink
-Countermeasures, Airframe: None
-Countermeasures, Consumable: 2 x UPL.6P towed decoy dispensers
-Countermeasures, Fixed: ACW.94EW EM warfare suite(ACW.94 integrated, Shadow-governed), PL44 laser detection/warning system, PQ8 multiband radio receiver and warning system
Cost:
-New Unit Cost: $335,000,000
-New Unit Price: $385,000,000
-Export Unit Price: $462,000,000

Official Allanean Message to the fine folks in Granate

As you may or may not know, recently the fellows at GEM gave us a 10% unexpected discount, putting the Department of Defense procurement 200.4 billion dollars over budget. We decided to spend this money with you folks, to wit, to purchase 200 of your nice Lucianus frigates for 180 billion dollars. Thank you for your attention.

Official Allanean Message to the fine folks in Granate

As you may or may not know, recently the fellows at GEM gave us a 10% unexpected discount, putting the Department of Defense procurement 200.4 billion dollars over budget. We decided to spend some of this money with you folks, to wit, to buy 200 of your Lucianus cruisers for 180 billion dollars. Thank you for your attention.

[Bump.]

AV-13 Dragonfly-
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(shown with Refueling Boom extended)
Type: Tilt-rotor Attack and Close Air Support Aircraft
Crew: 2 (Pilot, and WSO)
Height: 3 meters
Length: 13 meters
Width(body): 1.8 meters
Wingspan: 9 meters
Rotor span: 3 meters
Props: 2x Six scimitar bladed Contra rotating Props
Propulsion: 2x Aerone Emerald Turboprops developing 3500 kW each
Max Speed: 330 knots
Max Range: ~1,200 km
Ceiling: 9,100 meters
Empty Weight: 8,500 kg
Max Payload: 4,000 kg (across 6 pylons)
Max Fuel Weight: 2,125 kg
Combat Fuel Weight: 700 kg + 400 kg Reserve
Combat Range and Payload: 450 km w/ 3000 kg
Ferry MTOW (VTOL): 15,300 kg
Ferry MTOW (STOVL): 17,000 kg
Combat MTOW (VTOL): 13,600 kg
Combat MTOW (STOVL): 15,300 kg
Pylon Limits (max)-
Fox One ( |--[]--| ): 100 kg
Fox Two ( -|-[]-|- ): 1000 kg
Fox Three ( --|[]|-- ): 1000 kg
Gun Armament-
-AVA 'Argon' A3 Gas Powered Revolver CTA Cannon (GPRC)
Type: Single barreled, Six Chamber Revolving, Automatic Cannon
Operation: Gas, with electrical push-through cocking
Auxiliary Power supply: 1300 mAh @ 130VDC continuous
Operation cycle: Dual feed (selectable dual chamber feed) Firing, Ejection, Cooling (dual chamber cooling)
Primer Ignition: Electrical
Caliber: 33x198mm CTA (equiv: 33x330mm)
Height: 250 mm
Width: 250 mm
Barrel length: 3300 mm
Overall length: 4000 mm
Mass of Gun (w/ barrel): 230 kg
Dispersion: 3-5 milliradians, 95%+ circle
Muzzle velocity:1300 m/s
Rate of Fire: 1300 rpm
Barrel Life: ~5,000 rounds
Feed: Linkless Powered Feed
Ammunition: 2x 250 round Linkless, Helical, Closed loop, Cartridges (LHC)
Ammunition Weight: ~800 grams per round
Projectile weights: 490 grams
Maximum Range: 1750 m
Optional Recoil System: Dual chamber pneumatic powering forced air chamber cooling.
Kinetic Energy: 414 kj
Navigation-
-AM/ASP ‘Blue Star II’ ATAPS Advanced Tactical Positioning System
-RED/I-3 ‘Ruby’ Pulsed IR-LADAR MO/MR
-MI/S-8A 'Green Light II ' Integrated Imaging Infra-Red/Electro-Optical I3R/CCD
-MV/VOR VHF Omni-directional Radio-ranger
Communications-
-M5 UHF/(V)HF Tactical Radio
-COM/7V ’Python’ Encrypted Tactical Data link
-SB33A CI/T ’Query’ IFF
-DV/F5R-76D Strategic Video Data link
-M8 Tightband Directional Tactical Flight Communication Network
-CNI/DL Communications / Navigation / Identification
Countermeasures-
-ASM-9V Decoy Dispenser (x2)
Cost: 65,000,000.00 NSD

Aerone/Rothman/Katagiri IR-33 'Nightmare'-
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Type: Area Interceptor & Reconnaissance Aircraft
Crew: 2 (Pilot & Weapon System Operator)
Length: 22.8 meters
Wingspan: 12.1 meters
Wing Area: 58 square meters
Rate of Climb: 2000 meters per minute (Ground to Ceiling in 10.5 minutes)
Fuselage Width: 3.3 meters
Height: 5.5 meters
Empty weight: 23,000 kg
Maximum Payload: 6500 kg
Maximum Fuel: 15,000 kg
Combat Weight: 45,000 kg
MTOW: 48,000 kg
Inflight refueling: Yes
Powerplant: 2x Aerone I300-21 Afterburning Turbofans
-Diameter: 1300 mm
--Length: 6100 mm
-Weight (dry): 3,000 kilograms
--Pressure ratio: ~33 :1
--Inlets: Variable Geometry controlled flow
-Thrust (dry): 33,000 lbf each
--Thrust (wet): 35,000 lbf each
Max speed: Mach 3.3 @ 13,000 meters
Cruising speed: Mach 1.87 @ 8,000 meters
Service Ceiling : 21,000 meters
Ferry Range: 3000 nm
Combat Range: 750 nm
Gun Armament-
-AVA 'Asp' A6 Gas Powered Revolver CTA Cannon (GPRC)
--Type: Single barreled, Six Chamber Revolving, Automatic Cannon
-Operation: Gas, with electrical push-through cocking
--Axillary Power supply: 1300 mAh @ 130VDC continuous
-Operation cycle: Dual feed (selectable dual chamber feed) Firing, Ejection, Cooling (dual chamber cooling)
--Primer Ignition: Electrical
-Caliber: 25x81(135)mm
--Height: 230 mm
-Width: 230 mm
--Barrel length: 2000 mm
-Overall length: 2300 mm
--Mass of Gun (w/ barrel): 103 kg
-Dispersion: 3 milliradians, 95%+ circle
--Rate of Fire: 1300 to 1800 rpm (A/G to A/A mode)
-Barrel Life: ~8,000 rounds
--Ammunition: 300 rounds in two 150 round Linkless, Helical, Closed loop, Cartridges (LHC)
-Other: Retractable gunport cover, Back up geared electric motor for clearing unfired, or jammed cartridges
Hardpoints-
-1x Centerline Fuselage Hardpoint rathed at 2000 kg
--2x Outboard Fuselage Hardpoints rated at 1000 kg
-2x Inboard Wing Hardpoints rated at 750 kg
--4x Outboard Wing Hardpoints rated at 500 kg
ECM:
-E/M-4A Digital LPI Radar Warning Receiver
--M6-7V Front, Wingtip, and Rear Laser Warning Receivers
-M/LD-33 ‘Heat wave’ Laser/UV/Infrared Dazzler
-- M/MD-1 ‘Super-flash’ Microwave soft kill Defense weapons
-AD/EL-8 ‘Hot foot’ Multi-mode Radar Jammer
Counter measures:
-ASM-9V Decoy Dispenser (x2)
--A2VD/SM-9 Advanced Decoy launcher
Price: 130.000,000.00 NSD per airframe.

To: Marketing manager, Havenic Trading Company
From: Admiral Manuel Ortega, head of Programa Armada 2000
Re: Aircraft order

We are currently in the process of acquiring ten (10) Triumph class aircraft carriers from Beaufort Naval Industries, a Questerian shipyard. We are interested in the acquistion of accompanying aircraft to fulfill the compliment of these ten future carriers, plus four (4) possible vessels of the same class to be built in a second tranche. Specifically, we're looking forward to the acquisition of 300 Ne-47 Halberd air supremacy fighters ($46,000,000,000) and 260 Nu-38MKI multi-role fighters ($20,800,000,000).

Furthermore, we would like to inquire on carrier capable AWACs aircraft,and ASW helicopters, as well as other carrier capable aircraft.

Thank you for your patience,

[signed]Ortega

To: Havenic Trading Company
From: Michaelosian Admiralty Procurement Director Semaj Gnilrad
Subj.: Naval Organization

Having been authorized by the Admiralty and the Council to outfit the newly organized Michaelosian Navy, I would like to request the creation of 6 of your Kora Class SSNs (to be designated HTCSSN-1 through HTCSSN-6) for a grand total of $7.8 billion. Should these ships prove satisfactory, you may expect another order in future.

[signed] Semaj Gnilrad

(OOC: If you have budget questions, I RP as a 311,000,000 population nation, though if that does not solve any problem that should come to light just talk to me on IRC sometime [this is Zanziik in puppet form :rolleyes:].)

[Much belated, but approved, CyB.]

Message from the Allanean Government to the Juumanistrans:

For reasons entirely of our own (actually, a very wealthy and connected private donor had just dropped a shitload of money on us) we wish to purchase the following equipment:

2,142 Yo-119B3 Maelstrom II aircraft.

3,748.5 billion dollars will be transferred to your possession as soon as you confirm the purchase.

OOC: I spoke to Juumanistra over IRC and he refused me order for IC reasons. As such, I am forced to seek another aircraft supplier.

IC:

Official Allanean Message to GEM Aerospace:

Due to the Juumanistran refusal to fulfill our need for high-quality aircraft, we will instead spend the money we have come across at GEM Aerospace. As such, instead of purchasing the gunship aircraft we previously wished to acquire from the Juumanistrans, we will spend the same sum of 3.78 trillion dollars on the purchase of 7,412 B-22 Zeus bombers from your company.

We thank you for your cooperation.

Official Communiqué

Dear sir,

The Realm is currently upgrading its military, and is in dire need for munitions to arm its weapons. Having purchased significant quantities of weapons from the Havenic Trading Company's Infantry Storefront and being very pleased with said weapons, we have decided to test the Vehicle and Munition Storefront. Therefore, we wish to aquire domestic production rights for the following weapons systems (if domestic production rights cannot be aquired, the quantity of weapons we wish to aquire of each weapons system will be listed behind the weapons systems).


Mk.70 Swordfish IIIA Improved [conventionally armed] (5 000 000 units - $4.15 billion NSD)


If production rights can be awarded, we will transfer the correct amount on money upon confirmation of this order. We thank you in advance for the swift and hopefully positive reply.

[signed]
Viseadmiral Ørjan Bakke
Procurement Division
Royal Ministry for the Defense of the Realm
The Realm of Cotland

_____________________
OOC: Not sure how active this storefront still is, but I'll place the order here and hope for the best...

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The Democratic Republic of Amastol after reviewing several competing designs in secret, for our new Next Generation Multi-role Aircraft contract. We are glad to announce that the NI-35CAT ‘Deluge’ has won the Block I contract for 310 aircraft. We would however like to inquire about the replacement of several components within the CAT model. Primarily we would like to inquire about replacing the current radar with the PCR Typhoon III SAESA ULPI radar to better improve its lethality. We would also prefer to leave the gun absent from delivered models to coincide with our current Aircraft cannon development by Argus. The official local title given to the aircraft with be J-30 ‘Torrent’.

To be more concise, our order comes to:
300x modified NI35CAT units. To be delivered at a rate of 62 aircraft per year, after the first year, in which only 52 aircraft are required.
10x NI-35T- To be delivered as part of the first installment.

For a total of $10,735,000,000 USD
Which will be paid in installments of: $2,147,000,000 USD per year.

Payment is to be transferred upon delivery of the aircraft or the issuing of serial numbers, which ever happens to come first.

Dear HTC (MA)-

Today we would like to purchase 12,000 Nu-38KMI Aeromancer and 2,000 of its naval variant. This comes to a total of 1.12 Billion USD, which will be wired immediately.

Thanks,
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OOC: Preapproved with Juums over IRC

KA-CHING WE CHOP YOUR DOLLA VERY GOOD MR KAMPF \^_^/

OOC: approved

To: Havenic Trading Company MHA
From: Air Marshal Karl Sandberg, CINC Royal Hryvinian Air Force

Greetings. In light of the recent outbreak of war within Haven His Majesty's Air Force requires a significant and rapid upgrade so as to keep our skies safe from the enemy. Accordingly, we wish to purchase the following:

5,000x Ni-38KMI Aeromancer

Total: $40 billion

If possible we wish to have these aircraft rush-delivered to Hryvinia, as they are needed immediately.

The nation of Tnemrot wishes to make the following purchase:

2,000x Dragonfly
800x Zeus
2,000x IR-33
5,000x Na-24
5,000x Ni-38

Total: $2.43296T

I'm making a big lump purchase because I should have purchased months ago in groups but I never got around to compiling my requirements. I still haven't but these round figures are a rough idea of what I'll need.

To: Whomever it may concern
From: Arthur Kob Military Acquirement

The Chazakain Kingdom wishes to purchase:

3000 of your SOM-3I 'Ares' Space to Space Anti-Shipping Missile for 9,000,000,000 NSD

The money has been wired.

[Tnemrot our store is kinda dead now cause none of us are in Haven. I could start a new one though; consider your orders approved.]

A laser bounced off a relay satellite and ended up somewhere in Chazakain.

"Under emergency foreign requisition order 131, we are obliged to accept your order. In several hours we will fast-deploy six four-cell 'Ares' launchers in LEO, the others will come by ship if you still need them."

-Der Management

[Tnemrot our store is kinda dead now cause none of us are in Haven. I could start a new one though; consider your orders approved.]

A laser bounced off a relay satellite and ended up somewhere in Chazakain.

"Under emergency foreign requisition order 131, we are obliged to accept your order. In several hours we will fast-deploy six four-cell 'Ares' launchers in LEO, the others will come by ship if you still need them."

-Der Management

Chazakain thanks Der Management for their quick response and thanks them for their gift.(ship works for us)

Official Allanean Order Form:

We require the following items:

31,000 F/A-16 Priest Fighters
1,000 B-22 Zeus bombers
2,000 TX5 Model 5 Backflip missiles

3 trillion dollars will be paid over the period of three years.

We wish to also know if it is possible to use a modified F/A-16 Priest as an EW plane.

Official Allanean Order Form:

We require the following items:

31,000 F/A-16 Priest Fighters
1,000 B-22 Zeus bombers
2,000 TX5 Model 5 Backflip missiles

3 trillion dollars will be paid over the period of three years.

We wish to also know if it is possible to use a modified F/A-16 Priest as an EW plane.

\^_^/ KA-CHING WE CHOP YOUR DOLLA VERY GOOD MR ALLANEA. F/A-16 SHOULD BE UPGRADEABLE IN THAT REGARD. \^_^/

[ooc: srry guys but HTC is closed until I can make a new thread. :p]