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I was thinking no, but I could make it be like the F-35B's rear engine. Able to tilt down to give additional thrust. Though in this case it's two jets.
What would you suggest?
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Alternate Weapons of War thread...
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I was thinking no, but I could make it be like the F-35B's rear engine. Able to tilt down to give additional thrust. Though in this case it's two jets.
What would you suggest?
Another Cavorite Ship, this time a very small and light warship: The Thistle-Class
This is the lightest ship in the Royal Navy that still has a Captain-ranked officer in charge (smaller get Commanders and Lieutenants, though they are still address as Captain on the ship).
Super-light refers to the fact it has no armour beyond the standard radiation shielding.
In peace-time this cruiser type will be showing the flag and doing mail services in the belt and outer system, as well as chasing off claim-jackers, and in war-times will be observaton-pickets and minelayers providing the outer envelope of a interplanetary fleet and missile raiders.
This is the lightest ship in the Royal Navy that still has a Captain-ranked officer in charge (smaller get Commanders and Lieutenants, though they are still address as Captain on the ship).
Super-light refers to the fact it has no armour beyond the standard radiation shielding.
In peace-time this cruiser type will be showing the flag and doing mail services in the belt and outer system, as well as chasing off claim-jackers, and in war-times will be observaton-pickets and minelayers providing the outer envelope of a interplanetary fleet and missile raiders.
I am in awe. The level of detail you put into this amazes me. It also looks very nice.
The devil is in the details, they say. And I think you have each detail worked out really well to avoid disbelief.
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Derp. I accidentally posted this in the wrong thread.
The "Blacktip" bomber, redesignated B-200 in the late 4280's, even though it is older than the B-198 "Great White Shark" bomber. The primary nuclear and strategic bomber used by the CGUAAF until the rollout of the "Great White Shark".
The "Blacktip" bomber, redesignated B-200 in the late 4280's, even though it is older than the B-198 "Great White Shark" bomber. The primary nuclear and strategic bomber used by the CGUAAF until the rollout of the "Great White Shark".
Where's the black tips? I see a black nose...if you had the edge of the wings black, it would not only look cooler, it could have an in-universe explanation that they serve as radiators, as the bomber expends enormous amounts of heat in its supersonic climb into the upper atmosphere.
Just a rambling thought that popped into my head when I first saw it, sorry.
Just a rambling thought that popped into my head when I first saw it, sorry.
lol. I just wanted to keep the shark-naming-theme as with all other CGU aircraft.
It's meant to look more like a militarised Concorde or a sleeker XB-70.
It does look like a Concord, but the wings also remind me of a Space Shuttle.
A Novan TRX-45n3 Conqueror Armored Personnel carrier, one of the most common military vehicles used by the Novan Military and one of the oldest, serving on the front lines for over 163 years with some modifications. Capable of delivering a force of 12 soldiers behind enemy lines and providing support, both against enemy infantry with its 15mm autogun and anti-vehicle using a side mounted 120mm rocket launcher. It is fully amphibious, a capacity improved in 2263 with the installation of limited counter gravity systems making it easier to float and allowing it to handle rough terrain slightly better. From first wave drop operations to keeping the peace in newly annexed, the Conqueror is there.
Hapsburg
Banned
Looking back at pre-CGU vessels in the TL.
The Warsaw class Space Battleship, the first of a long line of fusion-powered space combat ships, operated by Terran Confederate Naval Aviation Command. Constructed in orbit in the late 2140's and used as a symbol of the might of the Terran Confederacy, it saw a considerable amount of combat in the Earth Sphere during the Lunar War of Independence in the early 2150's. All six vessels of the class survived the Lunar conflict, and were planned for retirement in 2195, but when interplanetary war broke out in January of that year, all Warsaw vessels were hastily refitted and put back into front-line service in the Mars and Earth planetary systems, and one was dispatched to the Asteroid Belt. Sadly, all six were lost during the war.
The class was well-equipped with mass drivers, missile modules, lasers, and two SSTO shuttles that could deploy a Marine platoon onto hostile ground.
The Warsaw class Space Battleship, the first of a long line of fusion-powered space combat ships, operated by Terran Confederate Naval Aviation Command. Constructed in orbit in the late 2140's and used as a symbol of the might of the Terran Confederacy, it saw a considerable amount of combat in the Earth Sphere during the Lunar War of Independence in the early 2150's. All six vessels of the class survived the Lunar conflict, and were planned for retirement in 2195, but when interplanetary war broke out in January of that year, all Warsaw vessels were hastily refitted and put back into front-line service in the Mars and Earth planetary systems, and one was dispatched to the Asteroid Belt. Sadly, all six were lost during the war.
The class was well-equipped with mass drivers, missile modules, lasers, and two SSTO shuttles that could deploy a Marine platoon onto hostile ground.
As an answer to a requirement for an effective tank-busting aircraft in WWII, the Gloster Gunship mounted the Molins 6 pounder on the floor and 2 mg for aiming purposes. The nose and front fuselage are armored against small arms. The engines are the ubiquitous Bristol Orion, consisting of two rows of Perseus radials developed in 1932.
F21 "Austeyr II" Assault Rifle (Steyr STG.20 Assault rifle)
Origin: Austria (licence production in Australia)
Weight: 3.8 kg (standard)
Length: 780 mm (standard)
Barrel Length: 541mm (standard)
Cartridge: 6.8mm CT(Cased-telescoped) NATO
Action: Gas Operated, Vertical sliding chamber.
Following the completion of the LSAT program and the NATO future rifle cartridge competition, a 6.8mm variant of the cased-telecoped round developed in the lSAT program was selected as NATO's future standard rifle round. Following this several new weapons were developed by numerous arms manufactures to take advantage of the new cartridge. For the developers at Steyr Mannlicher, this meant dusting off the old plans for Steyr's ACR design from the late eighters and adapting it for the new cartridge. as a result, the new Steyr ACR6.8 (known as the STG.20 in austrian service) was one of the first new rifles to be developed.
Its first foreign customer was Australia. the Australian Defence Force saw replacing their old AUG rifles with a design that was so similar would ease issues of retraining. with the added positive of the ACR6.8 being the most mature of the designs available, it was adopted as the F21 Austeyr II, with licenced production being undertaken at the New Lithgow Armements Factory.
Re-equiping the ADF with the new weapons began with the 1st Battalion, RAR, and was scheduled to take two years to re-equip the whole force. however, during the Federal Government Disolution crisis that occured following Australia becoming a Republic (know more popularliy as the "sixty days of pain"), the Military rushed the procurment, re-equiping the Whole ADF at the same time. as a result, the Austeyr II had completely replaced the AUG in Australian service within the year.
The Austeyr II is a minimally modified variant of the ACR6.8 produced under licence in Australia. their are several variants produced. including a standard length assault rifle, a compact carbine, and a long Barrelled designated markman variant. all variants feature full NATO powered rails (with battery in the grip) and are compatiable with STANG double stack and quad stack magazines.
Shown above are three differnt variants:
- A "standard" rifle with a 541mm barrel, the primary variant used by the ADF
- A compact "carbine", here with a 541mm barrel, although shorter barrels are avalible. The carbine is intended for use by vehicle crews and special forces. this example has been fitted with a long lower rail, for mounting underbarrel grenade launchers.
- A Grenadiers set up, with an underbarrel MSIA three-shot 40mm stacked projectile grenade launcher, and an MSIA digital grenade sight with intergrated red dot sight.
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My redesigned Gawain class Destroyer. Scale is per normal, one pixel per meter.
The Gawain class Destroyer, only slightly shorter than a light cruiser, is capable of bringing deadly firepower to the fore of combat, and at surprising speed. Built to replace older destroyers, the Gawain is equipped with a much more powerful reactor and antiproton engines, giving it the advantage in terms of mobility and speed. Its sleek shape leaves little to get snagged or struck by debris, enhancing its survivability.
This comes at a price, however; more power slaved to the thruster systems means less energy contributed to maintaining the energy shield. Even so, it is a nimble spacecraft and constitutes a significant portion of both Carrier Escort and Fast Patrol forces.
The Gawain class Destroyer, only slightly shorter than a light cruiser, is capable of bringing deadly firepower to the fore of combat, and at surprising speed. Built to replace older destroyers, the Gawain is equipped with a much more powerful reactor and antiproton engines, giving it the advantage in terms of mobility and speed. Its sleek shape leaves little to get snagged or struck by debris, enhancing its survivability.
This comes at a price, however; more power slaved to the thruster systems means less energy contributed to maintaining the energy shield. Even so, it is a nimble spacecraft and constitutes a significant portion of both Carrier Escort and Fast Patrol forces.
Do I spot hydrogen tanks right next to the fusion torch? How does it maneuver, are there attitude jets/pods somewhere?
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I was kind figuring those sphere tanks would have integral manoeuvring jets so it can shift around, but they can be linked directly to the main torch engine to provide extra propellant to the main thrusters if necessary.
"Snagged or struck by debris".....think you're taking the aquatic relations a bit too far here. Unless, of course, you mean "vaporized". Because we're talking about "debris" as in, a million+ ton vehicle slamming into blasted bits of enemy hull plating designed to withstand gigatons worth of radiation from space and weapons at several hundred thousand+ kilometers per hour, not sea weed getting caught on propellors...
Sorry, just thought that was a wierd line.
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Yeah I just kinda pulled it out of my ass. I was thinking sort of like the carrier ships in the Starship Troopers movie, with their fiddly bits whacking into asteroids and shit. 'Course, I wrote this description when its design wasn't a streamlined Retro Rocket.