Stuart research station:
A maximum-security research station orbiting the black hole in the Noenda Sector. The Stuart specializes in very-high-risk research on various fields. Its remoteness and close proximity to a black hole is one of its best security mechanisms: In case of a catastrophic research accident, the effect to surrounding population is practically zero. Should irrecoverable leak of NBC contaminants occur, the station is comprised of modules that can be jettisoned into the black hole.
Hel-class superweapon:
Currently the only craft classified as a superweapon in active service, the Hel is a 24,000 metre long supercapital craft comprised of the 15,000-metre-long superbattleship "Muspelheim" and the 12,000-metre-long supercarrier "Niflheim". The two smaller craft are superweapons by themselves and are capable of independent operation. They are equipped with the prototype variable planform linkage system "Ginnungagap" which enables them to join and separate in minutes without requiring any additional facilities.
C-XR (Contengency eXperimental measuRes) Sparta:
The first completed project of the C-XR initiative, it is a gigantic battlestation hidden away in a naturally-occurring subspace rift rumoured to be somewhere an extragalactic star system code-named Kappa-9. It is accessed via an intersection gate which coordinates are classified.
C-XR Athens:
The second step of the C-XR initiative was to create a backup seat for the government in case the capital Hildeburg is destroyed or in any way rendered unavailable for government use. It is a self-sustaining command and control complex placed in an artificial subspace pocket. Access is only possible via intersection gate which links C-XR Athens to C-XR Sparta.
C-XR Terracotta:
Based on results on classified research on self-replicating nanomachine technology and elemental alchemy, C-XR Terracotta is an attempt to construct an armada for the Federal Republic by utilizing the mass of a planetoid. The precise site, status and scale of the experiment is currently unknown.
C-XR Rök:
The very existence of this project is a secret even to the management of the C-XR initiative. C-XR Rök is a singularity warhead mounted in the casing of a standard LGM-520 Gungnir superluminal cruise missile. If detonated it would create a black hole in its epicentre, with an effect duration of approximately 70 minutes before it is vaporized through Hawking radiation if no target of significant mass is drawn in. 20 missiles in total were produced.
C-XR Azure Canopy:
Optical camouflages are possible by using exotic gravity well mimicking technology to emulate the light-trapping of a black hole's event horizon. The Azure Canopy is a massive optical camouflage system with emitters placed evenly across the Moreillian border. In theory, it is possible to cloak the entire Moreillian space from the rest of the galaxy. But due to the limited speed of light, effects would most likely take tens of thousands of years to manifest across the galaxy.
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FV 9520/2 Sabretooth 2 Main Battle Tank
Standard variant, this particular tank is painted in the desert khaki unique to the MGSDF 56th Armoured Division.
160mm gun-howitzer armed variant. Colour scheme suggests this tank was on loan from the 107th Steamhulks to the 56th Armoured.
Optional assault dozer attachment designed to neutralize mines and used as a ram.
Specifications:
Weight: 57.6 tonnes
Length: 9.580m (Chassis), 13.430m (gun forward)
Width: 4.373m
Height: 3.480m (w launcher), 2.520m (w/o launcher)
Ground clearance: 0.594m (normal, variable between 0.212m and 0.945m)
Armour: Third generation aggregated diamond nanorod-ceramic matrix composite armour
Glacis and turret protection:
3000mm RHAe against APFSDS
3500mm RHAe against HEAT
2500mm RHAe against lasers
1700mm RHAe against high-energy plasma
Optional slat armour and ERA tiles available
Main Armament:
140mm smoothbore cannon (60 rounds) (Autoloader equipped, average 17 rounds per minute.)
4-missile GAM-10 Garm box launcher on 360-degree transverse turret
Secondary Armament:
coaxial 20mm autocannon (1,000 20×110 mm Hispano rounds)
pintle-mounted 12.7mm heavy machine gun (2,000 .50 BMG cartridges)
pintle-mounted 25mm automatic grenade launcher (400 rounds)
Engine: Sierra Motors G-6B multi-fuel gas turbine engine (2,575 kW)
Operational range: 1500 km
Speed: 73.1 km/h (road), 62.4 km/h (off-road)
Suspension: Torsion bar
Crew: 2 minimum (1 driver, 1 gunner), 3 standard (1 driver, 1 gunner, 1 commander) and seating for 1 extra passenger/assistant gunner
The original Sabretooth was a capable tank, but even before the first production vehicles had rolled off the factories, an improved version was already approaching its prototype stage. The Sabretooth 2 retains the hull of the original, but the turret is redesigned to accommodate more ammunition, equipment, and a 360-degree CITV similar to the one mounted on the M1A3R6 Abarms. Weight had increased slightly, from 53.4 tonnes to 57.6 tonnes, most of the increase came from additional 140mm rounds, which it now has 60, and the CITV systems, which gave the tank a safe way to survey the surroundings even in battle, and allowed it to perform the duties of the the command variant of the Sabretooth 1, although the camera was somewhat weaker.
The G-6 engine of the original is updated to G-6B standard, giving the Sabretooth 2 an impressive road speed of 73.1 km/h and an off-road speed of 62.4 km/h, making it the fastest tracked tank in the galaxy.
Older Sabretooth 1 tanks are currently being upgraded to Sabretooth 2 standard. Upgrading the whole force is expected to take 5 years.
Owing to its similarity with the American M1A3 Abarms, Sabretooth 2 tanks were used to replace the M1 series of tanks in defector US Army/Marine divisions and were deployed to great effect along with GSDF-operated Sabretooth 2s against M1A3 Abarms of the (Unrecognised by the Federal Republic of Moreillia) Republic of Gilead during what was known as the Gilead Calamity.
The 56th Armoured division was the first unit to be outfitted with the new tank. These tanks were used in the making of "Metropolis Under Fire" in place of the older Sabretooth 1 tanks in the original adoption.
In line with their principle of heavy artillery firepower, the 107th Tabinkan Steamhulks Division operates a special variant which replaces the main 140mm gun and the coaxial 20mm Hispano cannon with a single 160mm gun-howitzer system. This has turned the tank into a makeshift mobile artillery piece in addition to enhancing its direct-fire abilities.
The first time the Sabretooth 2 is deployed in actual combat was in the siege of Ataraxia, where the MGSDF 58th Heavy Armoured Division lifted the siege of the town from a large force of Mak Infantry and hovertanks. Sabretooth 2s in service of the 23rd Armoured Calvary Regiment, in support of Impeder tanks of the 67th Armoured Regiment, forced a pincer move that successfully cleared a path of advance for their parent unit. Notably, one tank, nicknamed "Whippet" by its crew, managed to slip behind enemy lines after being separated from its formation and destroy six artillery batteries by itself before meeting up with the main force.
Standard variant, this particular tank is painted in the desert khaki unique to the MGSDF 56th Armoured Division.
160mm gun-howitzer armed variant. Colour scheme suggests this tank was on loan from the 107th Steamhulks to the 56th Armoured.
Optional assault dozer attachment designed to neutralize mines and used as a ram.
Specifications:
Weight: 57.6 tonnes
Length: 9.580m (Chassis), 13.430m (gun forward)
Width: 4.373m
Height: 3.480m (w launcher), 2.520m (w/o launcher)
Ground clearance: 0.594m (normal, variable between 0.212m and 0.945m)
Armour: Third generation aggregated diamond nanorod-ceramic matrix composite armour
Glacis and turret protection:
3000mm RHAe against APFSDS
3500mm RHAe against HEAT
2500mm RHAe against lasers
1700mm RHAe against high-energy plasma
Optional slat armour and ERA tiles available
Main Armament:
140mm smoothbore cannon (60 rounds) (Autoloader equipped, average 17 rounds per minute.)
4-missile GAM-10 Garm box launcher on 360-degree transverse turret
Secondary Armament:
coaxial 20mm autocannon (1,000 20×110 mm Hispano rounds)
pintle-mounted 12.7mm heavy machine gun (2,000 .50 BMG cartridges)
pintle-mounted 25mm automatic grenade launcher (400 rounds)
Engine: Sierra Motors G-6B multi-fuel gas turbine engine (2,575 kW)
Operational range: 1500 km
Speed: 73.1 km/h (road), 62.4 km/h (off-road)
Suspension: Torsion bar
Crew: 2 minimum (1 driver, 1 gunner), 3 standard (1 driver, 1 gunner, 1 commander) and seating for 1 extra passenger/assistant gunner
The original Sabretooth was a capable tank, but even before the first production vehicles had rolled off the factories, an improved version was already approaching its prototype stage. The Sabretooth 2 retains the hull of the original, but the turret is redesigned to accommodate more ammunition, equipment, and a 360-degree CITV similar to the one mounted on the M1A3R6 Abarms. Weight had increased slightly, from 53.4 tonnes to 57.6 tonnes, most of the increase came from additional 140mm rounds, which it now has 60, and the CITV systems, which gave the tank a safe way to survey the surroundings even in battle, and allowed it to perform the duties of the the command variant of the Sabretooth 1, although the camera was somewhat weaker.
The G-6 engine of the original is updated to G-6B standard, giving the Sabretooth 2 an impressive road speed of 73.1 km/h and an off-road speed of 62.4 km/h, making it the fastest tracked tank in the galaxy.
Older Sabretooth 1 tanks are currently being upgraded to Sabretooth 2 standard. Upgrading the whole force is expected to take 5 years.
Owing to its similarity with the American M1A3 Abarms, Sabretooth 2 tanks were used to replace the M1 series of tanks in defector US Army/Marine divisions and were deployed to great effect along with GSDF-operated Sabretooth 2s against M1A3 Abarms of the (Unrecognised by the Federal Republic of Moreillia) Republic of Gilead during what was known as the Gilead Calamity.
The 56th Armoured division was the first unit to be outfitted with the new tank. These tanks were used in the making of "Metropolis Under Fire" in place of the older Sabretooth 1 tanks in the original adoption.
In line with their principle of heavy artillery firepower, the 107th Tabinkan Steamhulks Division operates a special variant which replaces the main 140mm gun and the coaxial 20mm Hispano cannon with a single 160mm gun-howitzer system. This has turned the tank into a makeshift mobile artillery piece in addition to enhancing its direct-fire abilities.
The first time the Sabretooth 2 is deployed in actual combat was in the siege of Ataraxia, where the MGSDF 58th Heavy Armoured Division lifted the siege of the town from a large force of Mak Infantry and hovertanks. Sabretooth 2s in service of the 23rd Armoured Calvary Regiment, in support of Impeder tanks of the 67th Armoured Regiment, forced a pincer move that successfully cleared a path of advance for their parent unit. Notably, one tank, nicknamed "Whippet" by its crew, managed to slip behind enemy lines after being separated from its formation and destroy six artillery batteries by itself before meeting up with the main force.
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Federal Moreillian Navy Thunderstorm-class Guided Missile Destroyer
The Thunderstorm-class is one of the longest-serving naval surface combatants serving with the Federal Moreillian Navy. It remains the main destroyer class in the FMN 65 years after its introduction. It is the result of combining the 2 competing designs for the FMN's Ocean-going Destroyer Project, which called for a 100% Moreillian-designed destroyer-class naval surface combatant at least 3 times more capable than the Earth-designed Atago-class destroyer.
The Thunderhead design put forth by the Tabinkan Metalworks had a highly streamlined hull, advanced armour and a cruise speed of 60 knots; however, its main armament of 3 twin 90mm gatling gun turrets proved impractical in missile-based naval warfare.
Meanwhile, Lagoon City's Swiftstorm boasted the highly-advanced P-X-31 radar system and its proprietary fire-control system, the FCS-653, greatly enhancing the full-missile armament of the Swiftstorm; however, the Swiftstorm suffered from problems with hull integrity and bridge placement, in addition, FMN officials expressed concern for the lack of a backup weapon should the missile FCS be disabled.
Eventually, the FMN decided to merge the two teams and share the contract equally between the two competitors. The resultant merging of the two design proposals would become the basis of the Thunderstorm-class destroyer.
Armament:
1 X 200mm L90 gun (can be refitted with X-15 ECPKPWS)
384 VLS launch cells capable of supporting cruise missiles, SAMs, SOMs (Surface-to-Orbit Missiles) and VLS-launched ASROCs.
2 X 4-cell launchers for Vasalia Mk.IV Intermediate-Range Anti-ship Ballistic Missiles
4 X RAM systems
5 X G6-30X2 Cyclone CIWS
4 X Mk 70 triple tube torpedo launchers with lightweight torpedoes
Hanger space for 2 VTOL craft/helicopters.
The Thunderstorm-class is one of the longest-serving naval surface combatants serving with the Federal Moreillian Navy. It remains the main destroyer class in the FMN 65 years after its introduction. It is the result of combining the 2 competing designs for the FMN's Ocean-going Destroyer Project, which called for a 100% Moreillian-designed destroyer-class naval surface combatant at least 3 times more capable than the Earth-designed Atago-class destroyer.
The Thunderhead design put forth by the Tabinkan Metalworks had a highly streamlined hull, advanced armour and a cruise speed of 60 knots; however, its main armament of 3 twin 90mm gatling gun turrets proved impractical in missile-based naval warfare.
Meanwhile, Lagoon City's Swiftstorm boasted the highly-advanced P-X-31 radar system and its proprietary fire-control system, the FCS-653, greatly enhancing the full-missile armament of the Swiftstorm; however, the Swiftstorm suffered from problems with hull integrity and bridge placement, in addition, FMN officials expressed concern for the lack of a backup weapon should the missile FCS be disabled.
Eventually, the FMN decided to merge the two teams and share the contract equally between the two competitors. The resultant merging of the two design proposals would become the basis of the Thunderstorm-class destroyer.
Armament:
1 X 200mm L90 gun (can be refitted with X-15 ECPKPWS)
384 VLS launch cells capable of supporting cruise missiles, SAMs, SOMs (Surface-to-Orbit Missiles) and VLS-launched ASROCs.
2 X 4-cell launchers for Vasalia Mk.IV Intermediate-Range Anti-ship Ballistic Missiles
4 X RAM systems
5 X G6-30X2 Cyclone CIWS
4 X Mk 70 triple tube torpedo launchers with lightweight torpedoes
Hanger space for 2 VTOL craft/helicopters.
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