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Vital Dornalian-Colonial Goodies Aug 1, 2010 23:33:21 GMT -5

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Jormungandr-Valkyrie Transformer

Artist's depiction of the new transformable fighter in action, on the world of Miradath/New Kobol.

IC:

The merger of the United Colonies of Kobol saw the implementation of new technologies and designs into one armed body. Part of this push to produce upgraded weapons and such with this new technology involved the improvement of military aircraft.

Initially, the United Colonial Fleet's starfighter arm debated what to do with the Komsomol Mark III fighter-bomber, seeing as how its unorthodox transformable nature was not previously utilized by Colonial battle strategy. Indeed, several Admirals pushed for its decommissioning, until Admiral of the Fleet De Bruyn pushed personally for the salvation of the class in starfighter service--in particular, as part of the newly redesignated Marine Special Aviation groups, which would provide air combat performance equivalent to that of the RL US Marine Corps.

However, even with modifications and refinements to the Komsomol III using advanced technologies, a new fighter was needed. A redesign was called for by a blue-ribbon panel, which fielded designs from Shirow Armaments, Triumph Engineering, Thatherton Armaments, and others. The result was a radical design manufactured by Fort MacAllister Military Reservation Special Laboratories. Renamed Jormungandr-Valkyrie, after a combination of its original class name and its "beastly" strength, it is commonly known as "Valkyrie" owing to simple shortening, or the "Starscream" noting it's similarities to that Transformer, by Colonials.

This new design, like the Unity Fighter and other improved ships, utilizes advanced technology developed by Tennenbaum Laboratories to improve combat performance without adding too much extra weight and compromising other performance characteristics. Additionally, the gunsights have been changed to those on the RL F-35 Lightning, among other modifications such as the MARISA Targeting System.

Statistics-
Designation: Jormungandr-Valkyrie Transformable Fighter
Mecha Class: Veritech fighter, aerospace capable
Crew: 1 pilot, 1 secondary officer
Weight: 20 metric tons (dry)
Powerplant: Tennenbaum GK-1 Power Plant, Enhanced Bosun Jump Drive
Materials: Tennenbaum UltraFlex Silksteel-Cortosis Material, Joint Defense Kit.
Defensive Measures: Temporal Shield, ECM Suite
-FIGHTER MODE (Standard mode used to hunt enemy fighters and attack ships)-
Length: 20 m
Height: 5 m
Wingspan: 10-18 m
Max speed at sea level: Mach 5
Max speed at 10,000m: Mach 6
Max speed at 30,000m: Mach 7
Max speed in Space: 100 MGLT
Hyperdrive Rating: .70x (also has limited Bosun Jump Capability)
-Fighter Armament-
1 x 6-barreled 60mm Vulcan-style Gauss Gun in a gun pod mounted on nose.
6 adaptable wing hardpoints (3 per wing) that can fold in and out of the wing. Each hardpoint as standard is mounted with Anaconda-type Fighter Torpedo Launchers (Uses internal replicator to replicate ammunition for combat purposes) capable of using Proton Torpedoes, El Cid Enhanced Proton Torpedoes, Tien Long Ion Torpedoes, etc., but it can be mounted with other implements such as laser cannons.
-GUARDIAN MODE (Legs and arms extended, but not fully deployed into mecha mode. Used for quick raids and times when heavier support is needed.)-
Length: 15 m
Height: 10 m
Wingspan: 10-18 m
Max speed at all altitudes: 750 kph
Max speed in Space: 50 MGLT
-Armament-
1 x 6-barreled 60mm Vulcan-style Gauss Gun in a gun pod mounted on nose.
6 adaptable wing hardpoints (3 per wing) that can fold in and out of the wing. Each hardpoint as standard is mounted with Anaconda-type Fighter Torpedo Launchers (Uses internal replicator to replicate ammunition for combat purposes) capable of using Proton Torpedoes, El Cid Enhanced Proton Torpedoes, Tien Long Ion Torpedoes, etc., but it can be mounted with other implements such as laser cannons.
2x Wrist mounted McAllister-type Demolisher Cannons, one on each wrist.
-BATTLOID MODE (Fully deployed mecha for ground offensive operations)-
Height: 22 m
Depth: 7 m
Breadth: 10 m
Max speed at all altitudes: 650 kph
Max speed in space: 50 MGLT
Max walking speed: 175 kph
-Armament-
1 x McAllister-type Mobile Suit Demolisher Cannon, mounted on the head/turret
2x Wrist mounted McAllister-type Demolisher Cannons, one on each wrist.
1x 40mm Repeating Railgun Carbine, which fires three shot bursts (used in mecha mode). Can use Tennenbaum AMR Shots or Infinite Improb Shots, but in single shot only and only when specially authorized in the case of IIS.
1x Folding 70mm Heavy Railgun Rifle (used in mecha mode) with underslung torpedo launcher
1x Monomolecular Cutter, for close-in emergency defense and rough terrain clearing.

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Vital Dornalian-Colonial Goodies Aug 1, 2010 23:33:52 GMT -5

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The Multiple Attack Response Integrated Specialized Attack Guidance System, or MARISA, is the Tennenbaum Institute's proprietary guidance system for directing multiple launched rockets at once at individual targets.

How does it work?

MARISA uses scanning technologies formerly used with the Amethyst Anti-Cloaking system, which detected disturbances in neutrinos to "bust" conventional cloaking devices. MARISA uses a similar principle, broadcasting a scanning field projected over a broad array of frequencies at the targets in mind. Emphasis on "targets," as MARISA is aimed to take on multiple targets at once, so it operates on a scanning range and sweep that is projected in 360 degrees around the Jorumungandr, and broadcasts at multiple distances to catch people within its net. Combined with an IFF system that sorts out friendly fighters from enemies, the MARISA system immediately detects the multiple targets, and feeds them to an ordinary guidance computer for immediate tracking and destruction.

What's cool about MARISA, however, is that once it does this, MARISA also had the capacity to feed individual coordinates and calculations of each target to each individual missile. Thus, when fired in the usual Dornalian-Colonial "Alpha Strike" protocol--whereupon a flurry of missiles is launched all at once--MARISA locks on to multiple targets, and effectively assigns each group of missiles a particular target, letting onboard systems do the trick. Thus, a swarm of missiles can effectively engage a swarm of targets.

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Vital Dornalian-Colonial Goodies Aug 1, 2010 23:35:15 GMT -5

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A pre modification Marinesko II.

An unlikely company, Triumph Engineering, descended from the British Motorcycle company decided to compete with an in-house design from Fort MacAllister Military Reservation to try and supply the government with a usable fighter.

When MacAllister MR was reportedly working on something similar, the two collaborated to make the Marinesko II prototype that is now entering service. Key to the fighter's performance is the use of integrated weapons systems that deploy only when needed, like the RL F-22, to provide a lower profile for detection and better aerodynamics. Dedicated vectoring was added to provide better stability too, among the most recent mods suggested. All in all, the Marinesko II proved to be a superb fighter, surviving up until the Tauronese Mutiny, whereupon it was decommissioned in favor of newer generations of fighters and mostly consigned to Citizens Forces service and export sale.

The Project Partizan upgraded Marinesko Mark II, known as the Black Arrow Series, is geared to correct some of the previous failings of the Marinesko--namely, the fact the Marinesko seemed to be a beast to manage in terms of power supply, even with Gracie assisting the helm. Additionally, Marinesko series craft were inordinately expensive to maintain, and thus the upgrade helps simplify their maintenance. Finally, the Partizan upgrade also contends with the issue of armor--armor thought to be adequate proved inadequate when dealing with Tauronese insurgents and Gaian gods.

Name/Model#:
Black Arrow Fighter
Refitters:
Tennenbaum Laboratories, Buenos Aires, Argentina, under Dr. Edelmira Tennenbaum and Armin Filipovic
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries/Triumph Engineering (a division of Mitsubishi Heavy)
Ft. MacAllister Armory
Scorpia Works
Kobol Institute of Aeronautics and Aviation, under Amelia Lang.

Combat Designation:
Multirole Fighter

Propulsion System:
Kobol Aerotek Type 1 Engine, Mitsubishi-Triumph Bellerophon G3 Thruster Suite with dual rear thrusters and vectoring thrusters throughout.

Crew:
1 pilot
Speed Rating:
250 MGLT

Weapons:
1 x6-barreled Ft. MacAllister 65mm Vulcan-style Gauss Gun in a gun pod mounted on nose.
Two Scorpia Shipyard Anaconda Generation Two Fighter Torpedo Launchers capable of using various types of munitions up to 1000 US Pounds. Max Payload 8.
--G2 Anacondas are intermittently activated, for power savings. The replicators are only initiated when the pilot runs out of torpedoes.
Hyperdrive:
Tennenbaum-Scorpia Model 29 Bosun Jump Drive x 1
Colonial Jump Drive x 1

Shields/Armor:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Owari Temporal Shielding,
Scorpia Shipyard Cortosis Weave-Titanium Composite Armor,
Ft. MacAllister Cortosis-Durasteel-Alloy frame

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Vital Dornalian-Colonial Goodies Aug 1, 2010 23:36:06 GMT -5

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M70B Upgrade Package

The Arbalest in action, with Scorpia Works Shotcannon.

The M70B upgrade package and new standard for all Arbalest mecha was conceived and developed by the consortium responsible for making the Black Arrow possible.

The initial concept itself was submitted by an ex-Special Mechanized Infantry operator, Trooper Hiroshi Takahashi, whose unit experienced urban and rural combat during the Tauronese Insurgency. Takahashi felt the Arbalest, while a superb mecha, suffered the inevitable problems of bipedal giant robots in MOUT combat--a vulnerability to booby traps such as mines, limited mobility when confronted with dense urban and jungle terrain, as well as the ability of clever Tauronese insurgents to exploit the inevitably lesser armored joints of the mecha to deliver incredibly violent damage with concerted IED or rocket strikes, despite the presence of existing Dornalian pulsed energy shielding, weapon upgrades, and later addition of Tennenbaum-developed Urban Hardshell Kits made of silksteel armor which reinforced the joints.

Thus, the Arbalests, for the first time since being purchased from the Ganoxans years ago, were due to recieve a major upgrade.

Name: M70B Arbalest
Type: Mechanized Combat Walker

Refitters: Tennenbaum Laboratories, Buenos Aires, Argentina, under Dr. Edelmira Tennenbaum and Armin Filipovic.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Ft. MacAllister Armory
Scorpia Works, varied Colonial Arsenals

Specifications:

Weight: 10.3 t
Height: 8.5m
Crew: 1 pilot, 1 Gracie AI
Armor: Tennenbaum Institute Armor Upgrade Kit, which includes:
--Tennenbaum Institute Enhanced Joint Defense Kit, made of flexible silksteel armor, shield-steel lamellar plates, and kevlar to protect the joints of the mecha from attack and from environmental damage
--Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Cortosis Weave-Titanium-Silksteel Composite Armor

Armament:

Standard Issue Arm Slave sized weapons. These include (but are NOT limited to):
-1x MacAllister High Explosive Dagger--explosive throwing knife meant for close-quarters and/or silent destruction of heavily armored targets and fortifications.
-1x MacAllister Monomolecular Cutter, for close-in emergency defense and rough terrain clearing.
-1x Mitsubishi Lasgun, modeled on the Elysian Pattern.
--The shorter Elysian Pattern was favored by Special Mech Infantry in the Hajarran and Tauronese Insurgencies, due to its handier size thanks to a bullpup configuration.
-1x AS Pistol
-Scorpia Works AS Shotcannon, chambered in 60mm, for handling mass infantry formations. With Explosive Shells, can be used against enemy vehicles.
-M1337 Rocket Launching system
-RPG-Krak Rocket Launcher (AS Sized)
Note: Items with numbers are those which form part of a "standard" loadout. In quotes, as Special Mechanized Infantry have freedom in picking their gear.

Defenses:

See Armor. Also, add in Mitsubishi Pulsed Defense System
--Mitsubishi Pulsed Defense System is a combination of an intermittently activated Temporal Shield, and .50cal gauss machineguns placed around the body. Both are linked up to the integrated Tennenbaum Laboratories BFC-12 Battle Computer, built with isolated frameworks to Colonial Standards but keen enough to allow Gracie to coordinate the PDS. Said PDS activates only when the subject is under attack, to save energy.
1x Tennenbaum-Mitsubishi Enhanced Electronic Concealement System
--A refinement of the previously acquired Ganoxan ECS designs, it incorporated elements from recovered cloaking technologies found on White Diamond, before its incorporation as New San Francisco, and substantial refinements by the Tennenbaum Institute and ex-Telrosian cloaking. This was done to address problems with residual energy "giveaways" such as anti-protons and ionization of the air (which produced ozone--a dead giveaway for Tauronese insurgents), as well as the significant power consumption of previous ECS units and tendency to short out in inclement weather.

Powerplant:

1x Tennenbaum Institute Portable High Efficency Fusion Reactor
1x Scorpia Works Backup Tylium Fuel Engine
--The Tylium fuel engine is a last resort.

Notes:

--"Soles" of the Arm Slave equipped with retractable "cleats" that are extended in case of muddy or heavy vegetation terrain. This was requested by Takahashi himself, who reported that the Arbalest, while a good performer on unstable terrain, could "benefit from something like cleats."
--Hardpoints on the M70B have been added to better work with additional equipment, such as M1337 Rigs, the Mark 45 Heavy Lift Pack, and the Mark 12 Gravchute for HALO insertion.

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Vital Dornalian-Colonial Goodies Oct 22, 2011 13:09:40 GMT -5

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Post by New Dornalia on Oct 22, 2011 13:09:40 GMT -5

Post-Schism Military Shuttles

The Raptor Shuttle continues on in Dornalian Military Service, owing to its nigh indestructible nature, rugged reliable design, and a reputation for running on fuels with as much quality as say, Justin Bieber albums.

This is not to say they have been kept idle. The Raptor itself, while a venerable design, has been upgraded and augmented.

The following models exist in ND service, referred to by their codenames. A proposed name change for the class to "Gagarin III" keeping in line with pre-Unification Dornie naming schema was defeated, thus literally leaving the name, "Raptor." Another attempt to introduce an official name in line with the CRE's Native American scheme for shuttles and light transports was launched, with the proposal to name the class the Mohawk or Mohican; this move was likewise defeated, although HT Industries does use the latter name for its Raptors.

--Hunter: A gunship-type modification similar in purpose to the Huey Gunship or the HueyCobra. Adds not only extended rocket pods on the bottom, but also a minigun turret and a door gunner's post. Geared towards offensive ground support, but also can pull bomber duty a-la the TIE Bomber if push comes to shove (although truth be told, the Thunderhawk, described below is better for that).

--King: Raptor-King models are VIP transport models. Often, these are Tyrol Industries designs with extra defenses, owing to their luxurious features and extra leg room.

--Slick: Bare bones transport and utility model. Used to ferry supplies, troops, and with a winch and hooks, small vehicles where they need to go, be it to another base or to the heart of a battlefield. While it can host a door gunner with a minigun (and usually does to keep pesky infantry away and to protect its passengers), the Slicks usually are geared for defensive ops--they mostly sport chaff, ECM equipment, and heat sinks borrowed from the principles of the Armored Cav's Battlemechs to reduce heat signature.

--Medevac: Raptor-Medevacs are flying ambulances.

The uppers are the most common. However, in line with changing combined arms tactics or for specialized jobs...these models exist.

--Ghost: Raptor-Ghost models are models with cloaking devices, noise dampening equipment, composite hulls and gravitic thrusters only for the purposes of silent infiltration and exfiltration of special ops teams. Come with internal gun pods with come in and out of the ship, like on the F-22 Raptor. Due to its specialized purpose, the Raptor-Ghost models often receive extensive structural and body modifications, such as extensions to hold a squad of men and such.

--Thunderhawk/Lakota Dropship: A modification of the classic Imperium of Man Thunderhawk Gunship, the "Thud," officially designated as the Lakota, was adopted by the CRE to provide a moderate size transport/combat ship in between the Raptor and the larger Pelican-Dakota.

In equivalent terms to modern helicopters, it is the size of a MH-53 Pave Low or Mi-8 Hip, but obviously its a lot different as it can carry vehicles.

It comes in two flavors, both made by the Big Four:
---Thunderhawk/Lakota: Dropship, equivalent in role and function to a Hind Helicopter. A flying tank, it supports ground ops, handles pesky space targets and also drops more infantry and light vehicles than the smaller ships can.
---Thunderhawk/Lakota-Goshawk: Stealthed dropship for insertion of Special Ops troops. Comes with a radically modified bodykit and gravitic thruster system to compensate for the otherwise "loud" outlines of the standard Thunderhawk, and Tennenbaum Enhanced Electronic Concealment Suite, a multispectrum cloaking system using Ganoxan ECS, Tennenbaum-Romulan Cloaking, and other such things.
---Thunderhawk/Lakota-Owl: A flying command post edition, with significant electronic warfare capacity.
---Thunderhawk/Lakota-Vulture: Gunship edition. No passenger space, swaps it out for pure firepower with 20mm cannons and miniguns, both energy and gauss.

Pelican/Dakota (OOC: Thanks to Abh, who allowed me to use this.)

--A design licensed from the Rangers of D'Hara, partly to get them cash and partly also because the JRCCC Purchasing Commission needed something bigger than the Thunderhawk. Adopted as the Dakota in official nomenclature, Dornies tend to just fuck the system and call it the "Pelican." Licensed copies are made mostly by Tyrol Industries, although a number of production runs from the MacAllister Armory and NORINCO's plants in New Chicago and Chengdu have surfaced.

In equivalent sizes to RL craft, it's treated as something akin to a mix of a C-47/C-130, with hints of the Canberra's flexibility and the A-10 Warthog's violent nature--a rugged, reliable craft which goes long distances, does any job well, and hurts those who get in its way.

---Pelican/Dakota: The main transport edition. Comes with the extended Troop Deployment Pod attached straight from the factory, unlike the regular Pelicans--that's the standard loadout. Of note is that the Dornie-made Pelicans are modified with integral shielding and slightly more armor to make them resistant to enemy fire, as well as more hardpoints on the compartment to customize them. Still, for the most part, they're similar to classic D'haran Pelicans, and in fact one could actually use parts from one to fix the other.

---Pelican/Dakota-Tomahawk: Gunship mod for close air support, equivalent to an AC-130 or AC-47 gunship, with railcannons and miniguns and all that good shit. The wings themselves are modified with electronically controlled dual missile turrets, as is the front nose of the Pelican, and the crew compartment itself is replaced with an all new assembly widened and expanded to hold two 40mm railcannons (one on each side), four more Gauss Miniguns (two per side), a single 105mm replicating railcannon, and a couple of 40mm automatic grenade launchers (one per side) just because we didn't think it had enough dakka.

---Pelican/Dakota-Thunderbird: Bomber/Strike Aircraft modification for ground attack over wide areas, especially against entrenched or armored targets. In particular, the emphasis is on attaching a dual 76mm railcannons to the nose along with a single forward facing Gauss Minigun, along with rocket pods, guided replicating torpedo launchers, and Imperium of Man style Lascannons in clusters of four in the wings of the craft as well. Additionally, the Thunderbird replaces the Troop Deployment Pod with an extended powerplant and bomb bay, to facilitate low level bombing.

---Pelican/Dakota-Metacom: Electronic Warfare/Command edition.

---Pelican/Dakota-Comanchero: Infiltration/Stealth edition with purely gravitic thrusters, FTL drives, redesigned bodykit and composites, cloakling device and ECM Suites to absorb and reduce radar signature and facilitate infiltration.