NationStates Jolt Archive

This is mainly a factbook devoted to the various weapons used by the Royal Armed Forces.

Infantry Weapons
-Desert Eagle .44 Magnum pistol
-MEU(SOC) .45cal pistol
*Royal Marines only
-SCAR A1 assault rifle
-SCAR A1C carbine
-FN40GL 40 mm rifle-mounted grenade launcher
-Mossberg 500 Mariner shotgun
*Coast Guard/Royal Marines only
-Mossberg 590 Tactical shotgun
-M268 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW)
-Squad Advanced Marksman Rifle (SAM-R)
-AT5QC light anti-tank weapon (LAW)
-M24A3 .338 Magnum sniper weapon system
-M120 .50cal sniper rifle

Support Weapons
-M240G 7.62 mm medium machine gun
-M2 .50cal machine gun
-Mk19 40 mm grenade machine gun
-FGM-172 Predator Short-Range Assault Weapon (SRAW)
*Royal Marines only
-FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile
-BGM-71 Tube Launched, Optically Tracked, Wire Guided (TOW) missile weapon system
-FIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft missile
-M224 60 mm Mortar
-M252 81 mm Mortar

Vehicles
- AMZ-26 Badger
Armored personnel carrier
Length-7.9 meters
Width-3.0 meters
Height-2.4 meters
Weight-6.9 tons
Power Plant-552 HP hybrid engine
Armament-30mm chain gun (standard)
TOW missile system (AT variant)
*Can carry one infantry squad

- M118 Fastback
Infantry fighting vehicle
Length-21 feet, 2 inches
Width-10 feet, 6 inches
Height-9 feet, 9 inches
Weight-50,000 pounds
Power Plant-600 HP hybrid engine
Armament-30mm chain gun
TOW IIIA missiles
*Can carry one infantry squad

- Panther 1A3
Light tank
Length-8.9 meters
Width-3.8 meters
Height-3.4 meters
Weight-35 tons
Power Plant-1,200 HP hybrid engine
Armament-105mm smoothbore self-loading cannon
7.62mm chain gun coaxial

- AMZ-50 Marksman
Light SP artillery
Length-11.1 meters
Width-2.6 meters
Height-3.9 meters
Weight-16.0 tons
Power Plant-480 HP electric engine
Primary Armament-110mm self-loading howitzer

- M5A2 Schwarzkopf
Main battle tank
Length-33 feet, 1 inch
Width-12 feet
Height-8 feet, 3 inches
Weight-40 tons
Power plant-1,650 HP gas turbine engine
Armament-120mm smoothbore cannon
RAVEN 20mm chain gun coaxial

- M320 Spartan
Heavy SP artillery
Length-29 feet, 6 inches
Width-10 feet, 1 inch
Height-10 feet, 5 inches
Weight-26 tons
Power Plant-80 HP hybrid engine
Armament-155mm howitzer
‘Grid Smasher’ rocket pods

OOC: good overall mix, quite a bit of Firepower

OOC-thanks. Pretty much all of this is ripped off from the game EndWar. Here's the unit list: http://endwargame.us.ubi.com/units.php

Aircraft
-F-22 Raptor
Fighter
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 62 ft 1 in (18.90 m)
Height: 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m)
Empty weight: 43,430 lb (19,700 kg)
Loaded weight: 64,460 lb (29,300 kg)
Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 Pitch Thrust vectoring turbofans, 35,000+ lb (156+ kN) each
Maximum speed:
o At altitude: Mach 2.25 (1,500 mph, 2,410 km/h)
o Supercruise: Mach 1.82 (1,220 mph, 1,963 km/h)
Range: 1,600 nmi (1,840 mi, 2,960 km) with 2 external fuel tanks
Combat radius: 471 miles
Service ceiling: 65,000 ft
Armament:
1× 20mm M61A2 Vulcan Gatling gun

Air to air loadout:
6× AIM-120 AMRAAM
2× AIM-9 Sidewinder

Air to ground loadout:
2× AIM-120 AMRAAM and
2× AIM-9 Sidewinder
and either
2× 1,000 lb (450 kg) JDAM
or
2× Wind Corrected Munitions Dispensers (WCMDs)
or
8× 250 lb (110 kg) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs

*Note-There is also a F-22N, which is a navalized version of the F-22 designed for takeoff and landing on Telvira's carriers

-F-35A/B/C Lightning II
Multi-role aircraft
Crew: 1
Length:
A: 51.4 ft
B: 51.1 ft
C: 51.4 ft
Height: 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
Empty weight:
A: 29,036 lb
B: 32,161 lb
C: 32,070 lb
Loaded weight: 44,400 lb (20,100 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney F135 afterburning turbofan
Secondary Powerplant: 1× General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136 afterburning turbofan, >40,000 lbf (178 kN)
Lift fan (STOVL): 1× Rolls-Royce LiftSystem driven from either F135 or F136 power plant, 18,000 lbf (80 kN)
Maximum speed: Mach 1.6+ (1,200 mph)
Range:
A: 1,200 nmi
B: 900 nmi
C: 1,200 nmi
Combat radius:
A: 590 nmi
B: 450 nmi
C: 600 nmi
Service ceiling: A/B/C: 60,000 ft (18,288 m)
Armament
Guns: 1 × GAU-22/A 25mm cannon
Hardpoints:
6× external pylons on wings
2× internal bays with 2 pylons each,
Missiles:
o Internal: 4 air-to-air missiles, or 2 air-to-air missiles and 2 air-to-ground weapons.
o External: 6 air-to-air missiles, or 4 air-to-ground weapons and 2 air-to-air missiles

*Note-The F-35A is a regular takeoff version. The F-35B is the short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) version. The F-35C is the navalized version, designed for takeoof and landing on Telvira's carriers

-B-1B Lancer
Bomber
Crew: 4 (aircraft commander, copilot, offensive systems officer and defensive systems officer)
Length: 146 ft
Height: 34 ft
Empty weight: 192,000 lb
Loaded weight: 326,000 lb
Powerplant: 4× General Electric F101-GE-102 augmented turbofans
Maximum speed:
o At altitude: Mach 1.25
o At low level: Mach 0.92
Range: 6,478 nmi (7,456 miles)
Combat radius: 2,993 nmi (3,445 miles)
Service ceiling: 60,000 ft

Armament
Hardpoints: six external hardpoints for 59,000 lb (27,000 kg) of ordnance (use for weapons currently restricted by START I treaty) and 3 internal bomb bays for 75,000 lb (34,000 kg) of ordnance.
o 84× Mk-82 AIR inflatable retarder general purpose bombs
o 81× Mk-82 low drag general purpose bombs
o 84× Mk-62 Quickstrike sea mines
o 24× Mk-65 naval mines
o 30× CBU-87/89/CBU-97 Cluster Bomb Units (CBU)
o 30× CBU-103/104/105 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser
o 24× GBU-31 JDAM GPS guided bombs
o 15× GBU-38 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-82 general purpose warhead)
o 24× Mk-84 general purpose bombs
o 12× AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon
o 96× or 144× GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb GPS guided bombs
o 24× AGM-158 JASSM
o 24× B61 thermonuclear variable-yield gravity bombs
o 24x B83 nuclear bomb

Helicopters
-PAH-6 Cheetah
Helicopter gunship
Length-14.2 meters
Width-4.7 meters
Height-3.7 meters
Weight-5,500 kilograms
Power Plant-2X 1,500 KW turboshaft engines
Armament-30mm chain gun
68mm rockets
HOT-3 missiles
-EC 220
Light helicopter transport
Specifications coming soon!

-EC 660
Heavy helicopter transport
Specifications coming soon!

-V-25 Goshawk
Light tiltrotor transport
*Royal Marines only
Specifications coming soon!

V-120 Valkyrie
Heavy tiltrotor transport
*Royal Marines only
Specifications coming soon!

-CH-53K Super Stallion
Heavy-lift cargo helicopter
Crew: 5: 2 pilots, 1 crew chief/right gunner, 1 left gunner, 1 tail gunner (combat crew)
Capacity: 37 troops (55 with centerline seats installed)
Payload: 35,000 lb (15,900 kg)
Length: 99 ft 1/2 in (30.2 m)
Height: 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
Empty weight: 33,226 lb (15,071 kg)
Loaded weight: 74,000 lb (33,600 kg)
Powerplant: 3× General Electric GE38-1B turboshaft, 7,500 shp (5,600 kW) each
Cruise speed: 170 knots (196 mph, 315 km/h)
Range: 454 nmi (841 km) no reserves
Combat radius: 110 nmi (126 mi, 204 km)
Service ceiling: 14,400 ft (4,380 m)
Armament:
Guns-
o 2 window-mounted .50 BMG (12.7 mm) XM218 machine guns
o 1 ramp-mounted .50 BMG (12.7 mm) M3M/GAU-21 machine gun

Transports
-C-130H Hercules
Light air transport
General characteristics
Crew: 4-6: at least 2 pilots,1 flight engineer (eliminated in the J variant), and 1 loadmaster; additional loadmaster and navigator are usually part of the crew
Capacity:
o 92 passengers or
o 64 airborne troops or
o 74 litter patients with 2 medical personnel
Payload: 45,000 lb (20,000 kg) including 2-3 Humvees or an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier
Length: 97 ft 9 in
Height: 38 ft 3 in
Empty weight: 83,000 lb
Powerplant: 4× Allison T56-A-15 turboprops, 4,300 bhp (3,210 kW) each
Maximum speed: 329 knots (379 mph)
Cruise speed: 292 knots (336 mph)
Range: 2,050 nm (2,360 miles)
Service ceiling: 33,000 ft

-C-5B Galaxy
Strategic transport
Crew: 8 typical (Pilot, first pilot, copilot, two flight engineers, three loadmasters)
4 minimum (Pilot, copilot, two flight engineers)
Payload: 270,000 lb
Length: 247 ft 1 in
Height: 65 ft 1 in
Empty weight: 380,000 lb
Powerplant: 4× General Electric TF39-GE-1C high-bypass turbofan, 43,000 lbf (190 kN) each
Maximum speed: Mach 0.79 (579 mph)
Cruise speed: Mach 0.77
Range: 2,400 nmi (2,761 miles) with a 263,200 lb payload
Service ceiling: 34,000 ft

-C-17 Globemaster III
Strategic/tactical transport
Crew: 3: 2 pilots, 1 loadmaster
Capacity:
o 102 troops with standard centerline seats or
o 134 troops with palletized seats or
o 36 litter and 54 ambulatory patients
Payload: 170,900 lb of cargo distributed at max over 18 463L master pallets or a mix of palletized cargo and vehicles
Length: 174 ft
Height: 55.1 ft
Empty weight: 282,500 lb (128,100 kg)
Powerplant: 4× Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofans, 40,440 lbf (180 kN) each
Cruise speed: Mach 0.76 (515 mph)
Range: 2,420 nmi (2,785 miles)
Service ceiling: 45,000 ft

OOC-thanks. Pretty much all of this is ripped off from the game EndWar. Here's the unit list: http://endwargame.us.ubi.com/units.php


i did a fair share of that myself, the M6A2 Hundley, the MBT my Marines use, a Upgraded M5A2 Scwartzkopf from EndWar, lol, also stole the Rods From God and made my RFG-233s based off it

lol, also stole the Rods From God and made my RFG-233s based off it

OOC-ah, kinetic strikes. My nation just got the military funding issue, so orbital weapons, here I come! lol

OOC:lol, Kinetic Strikes, just got done using using 3 in EndWar, so much destruction, but, its a improvement over World in Conflict in that matter, no radiation

OOC-definitely

UAVs
-TU-3 Vulture
UCAV (unmanned combat air vehicle)
Armament:
2 multipurpose guided missiles
8 70mm unguided rockets
Other specifications coming soon!
-MQ-3 Scryer
UCAV (unmanned combat air vehicle)
Armament:
2 multipurpose guided missiles
Other specifications coming soon!
-Eaglefly
Battlefield UAV
-RQ-4 Global Hawk
Strategic UAV
-MQ-9 Reaper
-Long-range hunter-killer UAV

-RQ-3 DarkStar
High-altitude endurance UAV
Powerplant: One Williams-Rolls FJ44-1A with 1,900 lbf (8.5 kN) thrust
Length: 15 ft (4.6 m)
Height: 3 ft 6 in (1.1 m)
Cruising speed: 288 mph (464 km/h)
Range: 575 mi (925 km)
Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,500 m)

This is a Gratuitous amount of firepower!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

PS: Kenyans (inside joke)

lmao