Vasili Markov

OOC: And it would be just like a nuclear ICBM if used in that fashion, the only difference being that it would just have a shorter transit time than a normal nuke (probably still subject to SDI though). And to address your second point would have a slight advantage in that you would be out of ground launched cruise missile range if you fired at maximum range at a coastal target , But not airborne or seaborne cruise missile launchers.

Everything marked on the current map as Neo Olympia & the Australian Republic. They are effectively states of the one nation now. I will keep a record of which is which in my nation profile. There is also a copy of the claims on a map in my national profile (link in my signature)

OOC: I think that the maximum practical time that a scramjet can be operated at that level of efficiency is 5 minutes at the most before the engine runs out of fuel. A scramjet eliminates the need to carry a separate tank of oxidiser for the rocket engine, you still need to carry a fuel tank. 5 * 60 = 300 seconds 300 seconds * 12 km/s = 3600 km (Slightly more than a tomahawk class cruise missile (2500 km) due to the using the space saved by removing the oxidiser tank for expanding the fuel tank) [or more if you allow it to coast but it will lose damage if it continues beyond this point] For interest the velocity of a satellite in LEO is 8km/s so you may want to watch how you fire that thing or the projectile may never hit the ground EVER. (No high angle shots (greater than about 30' (I still need to do the maths on this one, but this is a guess)) or you may well put the warhead in orbit) What you have is a fancy missile with about 1.44 times the range of a conventional missile and a kinetic warhead that will perform well at armour penetration (2 tonnes of DU @ 144GJ will probably penetrate most naval grade armour if a direct non-glancing hit can be achieved, this however can be defeated by introducing sloped armour to make a non-glancing hit harder to achieve). Tl;dr: Not a super weapon, but a decent weapon system none the less.

I assumed the boost phase continued until impact. If additional range is desired then energy will decrease according to the ballistics coefficient of the projectile (for reference 1.10 is the BC of a very-low-drag bullet.)

Signed General Vasili Markov President of Neo Olympia.

OOC: These shells will be massively expensive. They are essentially expensive cruise missiles in my estimation. E = ½mv² 1 Where E = Energy in Joules m = mass in kg v = velocity in m/s For reference 1 ton TNT exploding = 4.184 GJ Lets look at how you will propel the weapon Weapon mass = 2 tonnes (2000 kg) Initial boost phase = 2km/s (2000m/s) Energy of weapon in initial boost phase ( E = ½mv², E = ½2000*2000² , E = 0.5*2000*2000*2000, E = 4,000,000,000 J) Secondary scramjet boost phase = 12km/s (12000m/s) Energy of weapon at conclusion of secondary boost phase, ( E = ½mv², E = ½2000*12000² , E = 0.5*2000*12000*12000, E = 144,000,000,000 J) {the energy delivered calculation is correct} Additional energy required to be added in secondary boost phase = 140GJ The speed of sound at sea level at 20'C = Mach number = 343m/s So the speed expressed as a mach number is 34.985. [12000m/s / 343m/s] (slightly less than the Apollo 10 capsule on re-entry) The amount of thermal shielding to protect the complex & delicate guidance systems due to the atmospheric fiction at this speed would be impractical for a weapon system. Possible solutions to this problem are to either make the weapon a unguided shell and eliminate the need for thermal shielding of electronics or slow the weapon down and consider a conventional bunker buster warhead to deliver the required 144GJ impact energy with accuracy.

The following announcement is from the foreign ministry of the Federation of Neo Olympia. The following policies are being announced so that they can go on the public record to eliminate any confusion about them in future. In regards to the following we have these policies: 1. Spys: All spys captured in our territory or in the operational area of our military whilst it is deployed overseas will be arrested and held incommunicado for a full public trial when it is practical to do so. The accused will be given access to a state appointed defender to represent their case. 2. Piracy: Piracy on civilian vessels is considered to be a form of armed robbery and the penalty for it shall be the same. Any person or persons caught committing this crime on any vessel in our territorial waters will be subject to immediate trial. 3. Nuclear weapons: Neo Olympia believes that the indiscriminate use of nuclear weapons is unacceptable and economic sanctions shall be placed on any nation who uses them indiscriminately in future. The strategic use of one or perhaps two of these weapons is the most that we will accept without imposing sanctions on the user. 4. Biological and Chemical weapons: Neo Olympia believes that these are a weapon of last resort for a nation on the brink of capture and we will not accept their use as a weapon for anything else except extreme desperation. Economic sanctions shall be placed on those who use them. 5. Prisoners of war: a. Captured enemy soldiers below the rank of non commissioned officer will be detained for the duration of the war and subjected to extremely thorough checks to ensure there status as such. These men will be released upon the conclusion of the war if they have not committed any crime under Neo Olympian law during the war. b. Captured enemy non commissioned officers will be detained separate from enlisted enemy soldiers and officers and may be subject to interrogation for information. These men will be released upon the conclusion of the war if they have not committed any crime under Neo Olympian law during the war. c. Captured enemy officers will be detained separate from enlisted enemy soldiers and NCOs and may be subject to interrogation for information. Enhanced interrogation techniques are authorised in their case if they are in possession of information that may bring a swifter conclusion to the war. These men will be released upon the conclusion of the war if they have not committed any crime under Neo Olympian law during the war. d. Captured enemy leaders will be held in highly secure accommodation units and will be placed on trial at the earliest convenience. Such a trial will be conducted by a panel of judges drawn from nations allied with Neo Olympia and the supreme court of Neo Olympia.

Neo Olympia will be interested in joining this organisation.

How is the UFE going to contribute to the rebuilding of the world after the war it was directly responsible for? Hardly a nation on the world is unaffected by the negative side effects caused by the reckless use of nuclear weapons by the UFE and the world environment and agricultural sectors the world over are in ruins and unlikely to recover without help. Speaking just for my nation, before the war we had a vibrant luxury wine industry that is now virtually destroyed due to nuclear winter. Only 2% of our vines have been salvaged and are in a condition that can be considered suitable for commercial wine production. And we will not be able to replanting seeds for several seasons due to the changed environment. I am sure many other nations uninvolved with the war have suffered similar losses to their agricultural industries. A simple sorry will not be sufficient to repair the damage you have done to everyone and I for one would like to see real efforts being made by the UFE to restore the damage it caused to everyone.

OOC: There are a limited number of suitable pictures on the internet for certain building types so duplication is sometimes unavoidable. IC: Neo Olympia will send a diplomat to attend the opening.

### Scrambled flash response ### Halting advance at Indochina - UFE border.

General Markov produces a hip flask of vodka and takes a swig and offers it to everyone.

What we need is a global nuclear winter report.

What are we voting on? I missed the start of the meeting.

I RPed preparations long before the nukes even started to fly. I saw this coming. War... war never changes...

Neo Olympia supports this

OOC: I never realised that. I did turn up several posts ago and I was waiting outside. IC: General Markov grew tired of waiting outside so he went inside and greeted Maelstrom with a handshake.

"Aquatic? Pacifica city is a port city so you can stay in the harbour I suppose. We do not have any facilities or accommodations in the harbour itself, but if you send us some instructions we will build some in preparation for your emissaries arrival." There was a buzz of activity in the communications centre as everyone went and looked at books of aquatic mammals and tried to learn everything that they could about the habits and diets of dolphins based on the old stories of the fishers. It was generally agreed that fish would be an appropriate food and this was met with approval, fish was something that they had a lot of and could both enjoy. But a gift well that was going to take some thought never had they considered that a dolphin might be intelligent so they would have to give this some thought.

"We are the Olympian Tribal Federation, we are located on north eastern corner the southern continent. We wish to make friendly contact. Please send an emissary to Pacifica city at the following map coordinates so that we may meet in person" (Map coordinates for pacifica city explained)

"greetings this is kelira sharpclaw at the Olympian communications center, we have your signal loud and clear" a voice replied over the radio in the slow deliberate fashion of someone uncomfortable with english. "How may we assist you?"

Neo Olympia is prepared to offer assistance in underground food production and deep mining and underground shelter construction. We shall require secure transport to send several expert teams of miners to assist with the underground parts of the construction.

The olympian employee uses the credit card to order pizza.

indeed. there shall be no mention of warchests.

I shall invest .... One Billion dollars, and start to produce the LOLlerskates.

20 squadrons of Tiamat fighters have been sent in addition to the ground forces to provide air support and fighter cover for my forces.