Phytoon Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 (edited) OOC: How does Taiga Sentry suck? It a double entendre in that they are patrolling a taiga, but their as fierce as a tiger. IC: We can sympathize with your desire to train our joint forces together, but we also like to maintain a sense of specialty. Is there any way we could have the troops train in our country? *edit* OOC: Also, when do youse guise wanna continue the tunnel system? I don't think anyone will let us just assume that we have a huge grid of tunnels without proving it with an RP. Edited January 11, 2009 by Phytoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo11 Posted January 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 OOC: How does Taiga Sentry suck? It a double entendre in that they are patrolling a taiga, but their as fierce as a tiger.IC: We can sympathize with your desire to train our joint forces together, but we also like to maintain a sense of specialty. Is there any way we could have the troops train in our country? *edit* OOC: Also, when do youse guise wanna continue the tunnel system? I don't think anyone will let us just assume that we have a huge grid of tunnels without proving it with an RP. ooc:just no dude. Also go ahead and make the thread for it and post the link in here. IC:The forces must have a strong communal base so as to promote kindred spirit. Which is why the must all start from zero together and then branch off with various units from each country working together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Wilding Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Where are we to put this base? There isn't exactly unclaimed land in Antarctica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tahsir Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 OOC: actually there are two tiny tiny islands "west" of the Dragonisia area on the big map. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lalzar Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 i say we place it smack dab in the middle of all our countries in a dedicated dome city Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo11 Posted January 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 i say we place it smack dab in the middle of all our countries in a dedicated dome city Agreed. We can also network it into the tunnel project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo11 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 U.R.P.R. is reactivating the naval construction yards to finish the construction of its 60 ship quota for the I.S.A.F. naval forces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo11 Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 As of today the keels of 10 ships have been laid. These are for 2 more carriers, and 4 each of the blizzard and ice-breaker class battleships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phytoon Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 The construction of the tunnel network has begun. Please comment if you have any suggestions for its construction. Tunnels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo11 Posted January 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 The construction of the tunnel network has begun. Please comment if you have any suggestions for its construction.Tunnels Excellent. Construction on the ships is progressing smoothly and we are currently looking into activating the other ten docks to construct the remaining ships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo11 Posted January 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Continuing progress is being made on the ships Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo11 Posted January 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 The battleships have been completed and progress is continuing to be made on the aircraft carriers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo11 Posted January 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 ooc: I know I should be more active on this topic but IRL stuff has me a little busy. IC: The aircraft carriers are currently half done and making steady progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo11 Posted January 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 OOC:will be doing updates later on for this thread including numbers IC: Sub-systems are now being installed and tested on the aircraft carriers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo11 Posted January 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Continuing progress is being made and the carriers should be completed soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo11 Posted February 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 the two carriers have been completed and are undergoing shakedown runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo11 Posted February 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Today we have begun progress on a new type of gun system. Dubbed Combustion Light Gas Gun, it will have the potential to hit targets up to 120 miles away using hydrogen and oxygen propellant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo11 Posted February 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) *Top Secret* *In a lab on the border between B.R.A. and U.R.P.R.* Several scientists had gathered around a small cannon. Hooked up to it were several pumps and tanks and directly in front of it was a wall painted with stripes and a long block of ballistic jelly. As they cleared the room they watched from behind some safety glass as the gun pumped in hydrogen and oxygen into the containment and then hit the igniter. Much to their disappointment the rear end suffered a blow out and the gun was completely destroyed. They would have to redo the prototype. Referance Edited February 8, 2009 by Apollo11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phytoon Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 "Perhaps it was the feeding pump..." proposed Dr. Braun. "It may not have had high enough compression." "No, that can't be it," Dr. Li interjected. "The problem was in the rear O-ring. Look, it's completely sheared. It seems there was a small leak which allowed the hydrogen to ignite prematurely, completely destroying the rear end of the cannon." "Ahah! That must be it, Li! Perhaps if we implemented a larger one we would be able to contain it properly." "Maybe. But it could also be due to the temperature causing it to shrivel and become brittle. We should make the O-ring out of nylon rather than rubber." "Or perhaps an integrated shaft?" Dr. Hoffman had been listening to their conversation and decided to speak up. "You know the old adage about the fewest moving parts. It would apply even to seals. With less parts seperate from the device, the less likely it is to fall apart like that." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo11 Posted February 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 "Perhaps it was the feeding pump..." proposed Dr. Braun. "It may not have had high enough compression.""No, that can't be it," Dr. Li interjected. "The problem was in the rear O-ring. Look, it's completely sheared. It seems there was a small leak which allowed the hydrogen to ignite prematurely, completely destroying the rear end of the cannon." "Ahah! That must be it, Li! Perhaps if we implemented a larger one we would be able to contain it properly." "Maybe. But it could also be due to the temperature causing it to shrivel and become brittle. We should make the O-ring out of nylon rather than rubber." "Or perhaps an integrated shaft?" Dr. Hoffman had been listening to their conversation and decided to speak up. "You know the old adage about the fewest moving parts. It would apply even to seals. With less parts seperate from the device, the less likely it is to fall apart like that." Dr. Salvador began drawing the schematics on his computer. "So here is what I have so far..." he piped up. "Going by calculations from the computer about the these drawings and the added information about the first prototype, I am giving a prediction of a 40% improvement in containment." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phytoon Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 On the next test, the CLGG had sufficient containment for the intake of H2 gas, but upon firing, created too powerful of a pressure wave, resulting the warping in the barrel. "Blast! I thought we had it that time! At least we know now that compression isn't the problem." Dr. Hoffman lamented. "Well, think of it this way," Dr. Li proposed. "At least we have enough power to send a narwhal through a glacier!" After a short bout of laughter, the staff returned to their business of strengthening the gun's barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo11 Posted February 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Dr. Salvador immediately began analyzing the barrel. "Well its obvious that the choice of materials isn't ideal. I suggest we move from sheet steel to pressed steel and see the results from that." There was a murmur of agreement. 1 week later. The test still had the same results as the previous result. Dr. Salvador looked at the results with a thoughtful look on his head. He then reached down and got a burlap sack and then place it over his head. "What the hell are you doing Dr. Salvador?" Dr. Hoffman asked with disbelief. "It's my thinking sack." he said and then looked at his computer screen. "What if we use carbide steel with a carbon nanotube strengthening structure?" he said looking at Dr. Hoffman through a hole in the sack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phytoon Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 After making the modifications to have buckytube reinforcement on the barrel, the team tested the CLGG once more. With no problems in gas delivery, containment, combustion, or projection, it would seem that the team had a working model. "At last, success!" Cheered Dr. Hoffman. "Now we need to replicate this design to make sure it's not a fluke!" "Wait a minute, what happened to the bullet?" Dr. Braun was crouching next to the projectile with a stern look on his face. "It missed the target and looks fractured." Apparently, while the firing was successful, the CLGG inadvertently destroyed the projectile. Further experimentation must be done to adjust the pressure of combustion to an ideal threshold to avoid warping the projectile and altering its trajectory. "Well damn. At least it'll kill if the enemy's standing right in front of it." Dr. Li joked sadistically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo11 Posted February 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Dr. Salvador got his sack back on his head. "Well we weren't exactly using high grade munitions were we, they were basically pieces of forged scrapped metal. I propose a depleted uranium round with a tungsten core." he typed in the projections. "It is a tried and true design and shouldn't be too much trouble to adapt. While we're at it how about adapting some HEI rounds for this as well." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phytoon Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 For the next test, the team uses a depleted uranium shell with a tungsten core as the bullet in the CLGG. The depleted uranium is dense enough that its form is not altered by the incredibly high heat and pressure it undergoes in the barrel, and the tungsten is strong enough to not shred off upon impact. "So how's it look?" Dr. Hoffman asks Dr. Salvador with a walkie-talkie from the other end of the testing range--a ten mile stretch of land cleared solely for the purpose of testing this gun. "Target hit!" Replied Dr. Salvador on his end, the signal shaky because he was jumping up and down excitedly. "We're going in to check on the projectile now!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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