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Military Orbital Drop Pods(Storefront)

Ralkovia
21-09-2008, 22:43
NEW!!!! NEW!!!! NEW!!!!
Coming out from "Keep-off" Military Hardware is the first line of MODEV(Man Orbital Drop Entry Vehicles) 556. The MODEV are capable of holding one man and his weapon. The pods can be dropped both from high altitude planes or from satellites or spacecrafts.

These MODEV(orbital version) can be dropped at almost any altitude and anywhere on Earth(other planets are not guaranteed). They are perfect for special missions where transportation by boat or parachuting from a plane is limited or impossible. They can easily be launched enmass and come with their very own radios just in case soldiers miss the landing site, which shouldn't happen since these pods are 90% accurate.

The pods come in 2 basic versions of plane-dropped and space-dropped.

Plane versions are obviously meant to be dropped from high altitude planes and survive being dropped at heights of up to 26,000 meters. They are severly limited to certain types of land, they cannot be dropped in cities, mountain based areas, forests, or jungles. They come in 3 models, stealth, heavy, and normal. They are lightly armored and cannot survive any miscalculations or combat damages and are easily pierced by pistol bullets. These are appropriately nciknamed "coffins."

The stealth versions of these are lighter and carry small "heat rods" that dissipate the heat trail of these pods being dropped. Draw backs include that these heat rods have been known to break off when heavily abused and the even lighter armor does not even provide minimal protection to the pilot. These are perfect for special force drops. Survivability is 90%.

The heavy version is a bit bulkier and can carry extra supplies such as extra ammunition, grenades, explosives, light equipment, and larger weapons such as snipers, anti-tank launchers, mortars, etc. They also are equipped with extra protection and come with their own floatation device so they can be dropped into the ocean or lakes and not sink to the bottom. Survivability is 98%.

The normal is nothing special and is a standard one gun plus 2 extra magazines for a standard assault rifle. It has more protection than the stealth and leaves less of a trail than the heavy. It does not have a floating ability but it does carry a small 'jet' button that launches the coffin up 400ft if underwater. Survivability is 95%.



Space units are heavier and stronger than their airplane dropped counterparts. The space units have more features than the airplane based units including thicker armor, computer based guidance, emergency escape drop pods, more space, and supplies for 14 days. They come in 4 models, Stealth, Heavy, Companion, and Supply Drop. They can be dropped from anywhere above the mesosphere.

Stealth uses the same heat rod technology but with stronger materials that reduce the heat trail by 80% They are lightly armored but still provide more protection than the normal version of the plane dropped pods. They have more room for the pilot to carry extra ammunition as well. They have a 96% survivability.

Heavy comes with extra room for more weapons, medium sized equipment, etc. They have heavier armor and can drop onto almost any terrain known to man and survive. They have 99.9% survival rating.

Companion sized is larger than heavy but is limited to the amount of ammo carried. It can hold two soldiers but in extremely close quarters face-to-face. They can also hold a single person with plenty of room to spare and substitute for normal types. Companions have a 99.9% survivability.

Supply drops are unmanned pre-destined computer guided drop pods that can carry up to 600lb of equipment, food, ammo, etc. They can also carry extremely light vehicles in "crash" casings. They have higher accuracy rating than the rest of the models but a lower survivability rating.
94% Survivability.


Plane Basic Image (http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/4/42/51337064-Full.jpg)

Space Basic Image (http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/a/af/HEV-ODST-scaled.jpg)
(Yes I know these are taken from halo and bungie, which I don't own and probably never will, I will make my own originals soon enough)

Plane; Stealth: $10 million
Plane; Heavy: $15 million
Plane; Normal: $12.5 million

Space; Stealth: $20 million
Space; Heavy: $25 million
Space; Companion: $30 million
Space; Supply Drop: $24 million
Ralkovia
21-09-2008, 22:43
Making room
Ralkovia
21-09-2008, 22:44
making room
Ralkovia
21-09-2008, 22:45
making room for more
Ralkovia
21-09-2008, 22:46
Making more room for more
Ralkovia
21-09-2008, 22:46
Almost finished for room
Ralkovia
21-09-2008, 22:47
Okay now it is officially open
Ralkovia
14-10-2008, 02:08
bump
Leistung
14-10-2008, 02:25
OOC: So...how exactly are you contending with the G-forces of dropping from space, and then the *splat*-forces when you actually hit Earth? For that matter, wouldn't these be fairly obvious on radar, and susceptible to SAMs, same as normal missiles?

I feel like I've shot down two of your ideas in as many days, but I just don't want...Roef, or someone buying one and dropping tens of thousands of troops in my backyard unfairly.
Ralkovia
14-10-2008, 03:26
(I never said anything about being impervious to radar. Also they are glued to the chamber)
Leistung
14-10-2008, 03:31
OOC: Well think about it:

A hunk of metal with a man inside travels at 25,000 km/h and smacks into the ground. No amount of glue is going to stop him from death.
Ralkovia
14-10-2008, 03:34
(The entire chamber forms around the users body gluing him in. After that there is a parachute on top that slows descent to about 30MPH)
Leistung
14-10-2008, 03:37
(The entire chamber forms around the users body gluing him in. After that there is a parachute on top that slows descent to about 30MPH)

OOC: Aaaaaaah...this is something you should mention in your OP.
Daiwiz
14-10-2008, 03:39
OOC:LMFAO....I can just see that....

But that is a major problem. Also, the SAMs probably wouldn't have: enough time to launch, target, and reach the target. Also, it would instill fear. I suggest having a chute deploy once the ground closes.

I was going to say: Taking an idea from Halo, are we? But then I read the caption under your picture link. It is a good idea, however. I support your ideas for this type, etc. But then, I support most peoples ideas :D Yours are normaly good.
Ralkovia
14-10-2008, 03:39
OOC: Yeah I understand
Daiwiz
14-10-2008, 03:44
OOC:OTAGIA? Sorry for seemingly spamming your thread, I will probably purchase a couple pods, be they plane, or space. It would be easier, however, to merely chute them down, or fire them in a pod from an oversized artillery gun. Just a suggestion. The orbital drop pods would be of great importance for a FT nation.
Ralkovia
14-10-2008, 03:47
ooc: I know this is mostly for the PMT nations
Otagia
14-10-2008, 04:22
Gluing someone in probably would just make things worse, as you're forcing them to decelerate at the same rate as the drop pod (which is virtually instantly). They'd arrive mostly intact due to the glue (or rather, their clothing would), but would probably end up as a nice, ready-to-serve blood pudding. Some sort of bungie system or large amounts of foam padding would probably work best, although you'd have to combine it with a nice, slow impact.

Also, the SAMs probably wouldn't have: enough time to launch, target, and reach the target.
Heheheh... No. Considering the absolutely massive heat signature and nice big RADAR cross-section, a SAM would have no trouble locking on to one of these things, and they're made to catch far, far, FAR faster targets than a box falling at terminal velocity, and from LEO to ground, a one-way trip gives any missiles about an hour or so to intercept it. And at 30 mph on final descent, it makes a pretty nice target for small arms fire as well.

To sum it up, this is basically a fancy parachute, and there's a reason modern militaries don't go for paradrops: They're bullet magnets.
SaintB
14-10-2008, 04:26
OOC: after reviewing the whole thread I can't figure out how these would be useful in MT at all... let alone cost effective.
Forensatha
14-10-2008, 04:26
OOC: The orbital one could be solved, but you'd have to go full FT to do it. Just slap some inertial dampeners on it, have it drop at about three times terminal velocity, and then have it slow down during the last ten feet to a relatively slow stop. Add in a special shield to disperse heat so you don't have plasma buildup and you're good to go.
Otagia
14-10-2008, 04:29
OOC: The orbital one could be solved, but you'd have to go full FT to do it. Just slap some inertial dampeners on it, have it drop at about three times terminal velocity, and then have it slow down during the last ten feet to a relatively slow stop. Add in a special shield to disperse heat so you don't have plasma buildup and you're good to go.
Well, yes, but you can solve ANYTHING in FT. It's a side effect of bending realism over with a pineapple. ;)
Forensatha
14-10-2008, 04:31
Well, yes, but you can solve ANYTHING in FT. It's a side effect of bending realism over with a pineapple. ;)

I know ^^ Some days I'm really sad that Forensatha is an MT nation, since there's some sillier things I'd like to try that wouldn't realistically work.
Ralkovia
14-10-2008, 04:32
OOC: Otagia I must not be very clear don't comment on my threads. We stay away from each other its simple as that. If you want to talk send me a telegram don't fuck around in my threads. Especially in my storefront threads.
Otagia
14-10-2008, 04:35
Just doing my civic duty in warning people about inanely silly products. This isn't spam, I'm not trying to troll. I'm simply offering constructive criticism on why this wouldn't work. If you want my posts to go away, you don't have to read them. Jolt does have an Ignore function, after all.
Ralkovia
14-10-2008, 04:44
(You are not welcome in my threads. I don't want you in them. Finito
Otagia
14-10-2008, 04:46
Well, on that note, would you prefer I have other people comment on the rediculousness of the design? Because I'm pretty sure I could round up plenty of them.
Zinaire
14-10-2008, 04:56
(You are not welcome in my threads. I don't want you in them. Finito

Seriously, he's being constructive. I see no problem with his comments and you don't get to ban random people from public storefronts because of whatever grudge you have against each other.
The PeoplesFreedom
14-10-2008, 05:16
To be honest, Otagia is, shall we say, mild with his criticism. There are plenty out there who can rip these designs to shreds in a very humiliating and even more public manner, if you would prefer that.
Ralkovia
14-10-2008, 21:29
( I just don't like the guy, I don't care about criticism and I love otagia's weapons in his storefronts, top of the line designs. I respect the guy, I love his weapons, and as I said before his designs are top of the line. I just really don't like him. I'm always looking to improve my designs. I just don't like Otagia and I'm not talking about the practicality of the designs here anyway, this storefront is PMT/FT.

Comment away I really need help on the designs.)