African Unity Pact Actions Thread

[Gloval]

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An ambassador from Terre Regius has arrived via aircraft; Count Eustorgio Siciliano. "To the esteemed nations of the African Unity Pact, I come as a representative of His Majesty, King Andrea Gloval the First. It is my hope that we may secure both our own nation's future as well as friendship with the AUP."

[Axolotlia]

As an update to our fellow African nations, the protests in Northern Algeria have died down. With these not hindering us, the PRA would like to offer its advanced technology within our nation to produce goods (military or otherwise) for fellow AUP nations to use.

[Executive Minister]

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An ambassador from Terre Regius has arrived via aircraft; Count Eustorgio Siciliano. "To the esteemed nations of the African Unity Pact, I come as a representative of His Majesty, King Andrea Gloval the First. It is my hope that we may secure both our own nation's future as well as friendship with the AUP."
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Count Siciliano would be greeted warmly by the Principality's councilor, Minister Corrine Teguse.

"Count Siciliano, on behalf of the Principality of Aeon, I extend my warmest greetings to Africa's newest neighbour," she would reply cordially from her seat at the AU gathering. "I was concerned that the presence of the African Union Security Forces' 'Firebase Falcon' was making the local populations in your region too complacent for self rule," she added.

Minister Teguse acted as if walking on eggshells - yes, the initial reports from both Falcon and AUSF protectorate forces on the ground suggested that the majority of Terre Regius' government and functioning body was comprised of local Arabic and Italo influences, keeping in line with the AU and AUSF's emphasis on indigenous self-rule. However, the state seemed to hold its European influences in a rather high regard. In and of itself not a problem given the country's proximity to the Mediterranean, but troublesome due to the Athenian presence nearby. Teguse would decide to see what the Count had to say for himself and his nation, and then judge accordingly.

"I will get to the crux of the issue at hand, my esteemed ambassador," she continued. "The African Unity Pact, and later African Union was originally established to stem the growing tide of foreign influence upon the African continent. As you see around you, these advances have been halted thanks in no small part to our efforts. We stand for both mutual development and protection of all AU member states, as well as unaffiliated peoples and city-states currently under the protection of the AUSF, a status your own people enjoyed only until recently prior to Terre Regius' formation."

Teguse clasped her gloved hands lightly infront of her, continuing, "we welcome any and all attempts by protectorate regions to self-govern, and will fight to protect that right to do so."

Taking a breath, she paused, waiting for the right moment to speak. "Before we formally recognize your nation, we must ask - does Terre Regius share these noble sentiments?"

[Gloval]

Count Eustorgio Siciliano smiled and heartily shook Minister Teguse's hand, "And I extend to you the King's formal greeting." Pausing to simply listen, he waits for her to finish before replying, "Firebase Falcon has certainly been a staple in the local people's minds, but as long as it's guns are turned to the sea, I see no problem with it's existence. His Majesty understands the need for defense in these traumatic times. As for the the ideals of the African Unity Pact, Terre Regius is a nation of self, internal rule; King Gloval has started a simple chain reaction. By allowing the cream of the crop to rise and establish itself as nobility, we can insure a stable, long term native rule that can remain free of foreign influence. To that extent, we would happily apply to become members of the African Unity Pact."

Edited September 21, 2012 by Gloval

[Lord Zephyr]

"We see no problem with it. Shall we start a vote to let them into the AUP? Haven votes aye."

[Axolotlia]

"The PRA shall also vote to approve their acceptance. In addition we would like to develop better relations between our two nations given the close proximity."

[Executive Minister]

The Principality will vote aye.



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The Principality is looking to develop a long range, long loiter maritime patrol craft capable of acting as both a strategic deterrant aganst enemy shipping, as well as a platform for long, to extremely long range engagements in support of forward elements of the Principality.

[Gloval]

Terre Regius is wondering if it could have a copy of the AUP Constitution before we officially join.

[Lord Zephyr]

[quote]African Unity Pact

"To better serve the unique character of Africa the nations that sign this agreement concur that the future of Africa is best determined by Africa.

[b]"Signing this pact in no way commits the nations listed to a policy of armed aggression should they not desire it.[/b]

"Member nations will provide and agree to the following:

Each member nation will permit a base within their borders.

Each member nation will contribute men or money towards a force that will be responsible for the garrisoning of the bases.

[b]Each member nation will enter into a mutual defense pact that, in the event one member of the pact is attacked by an outside force, the other members all pledge their full support in defense of that nation.

This defensive pact is to take precedence over any other agreement made outside of the African Union.[/b]

Each member nation will enter into an optional aggression pact that ties us but does not bind us.

Each member nation signs and agrees that should their government fall it is their expressed wish that the African Union protect their people until a new government organizes itself.

All members are obligated to providing assistance to the African Union Protectorate activities.

All members are obligated to deal in good faith with their African neighbors in terms of diplomacy, trade, and other relations. Do what you wish outside of Africa, but do not cheat your African neighbors. We have to share this continent and it can be extremely small at times.

All members are encouraged participate in a joint research and development center that will promote the transmission of scientific, cultural, and industrial information and the improving of Africa's educational system as a whole. Those who do not participate with helping with the funding and staffing, will not share in the bounty of information.

All members agree that signing this document gives the African Union Pact the authority to address internal issues that may or may not have the possibility of expanding outside of your borders.

The African Union Pact will be guided by a council consisting of one member from each participating nation. The council will elect a leader who will serve at the council's leisure.

The African Union Pact will not seek to address current foreign holdings in Africa, nor will the African Union Pact attempt to dictate governance to a signatory providing said governments are not acting in such a way that is harmful to its population or other nations. Action against a government found acting a manner contrary to the health and safety of others will be voted on.

The territorial protectorate clauses of this pact are binding even after you leave the pact or are dismissed from it.

72 hours notice is required for leaving, majority rules vote for dismissal. Voting on all issues is conducted by a simple majority vote and issues can be brought forward by any member representative at anytime.

All issues not covered within the pact are subject to a simple majority vote after appropriate discussion on the issue has been conducted.[/quote]

Edited October 8, 2012 by Lord Zephyr

[Gloval]

Count Eustorgio Siciliano has been granted the power to sign this charter and legally tie Terre Regius to it, if the AUP accepts us.

[Axolotlia]

To fellow AU delegates: "The PRA would like to point our fellow African nations' attention to North-west Africa. The Union Protectorate which has long standed in Africa has been assimilated into the Athenian Federation. The PRA delegation finds this further encroachment onto African soil to be a baseless and insulting. While the AU constitution does say that "The African Union Pact will not seek to address current foreign holdings in Africa," I must stress the wording of [b]current[/b]. This further excursion into Africa by a European power is a precedent that we should not be allowed to be set."

[Executive Minister]

It is indeed an affront, but one that cannot be addressed by the AU charter as it stands without a substantial rewrite. The Athenians had claimed that territory prior as a protectorate, annexing it now is merely a formality.

The Principality recommends no action be taken at this time - there are far better reasons to commit oneself to war, and this is not one of them. Maintain the hard stance against further expansion as we always have - that is why there is no "Scramble for Africa" today, unlike cases in North or South America.


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[color=#0000FF][b][size=5]BS/N-9 Cormorant[/size][/b][/color]

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[b]Mission:[/b] The BS/N-9 is a highly modified derivative of the B-12 Recluse and F-12 Tarantula stealth bomber family. Designed for extremely long loiter periods with heavy payloads over large bodies of water, the Cormorant is a highly advanced offshoot of the aforementioned family - so much so as to require the immediate refit and overhaul of the existing Air Militant Command (AMC)'s bomber fleet.

The Cormorant enjoys a multi-mission profile - it is well equipped to engage enemy naval assets with both a strong anti-submarine warfare capability, as well as the ability to operate as a platform for usage of strategic (Class-D) and tactical weapons against enemy shipping. A secondary role of the BS/N-9 is armed reconnaissance and ELINT missions as well as battlefield surveillance and control.

[b]Design:[/b] The Cormorant maintains most of its munitions within a large internal ordinance bay, along with provisions to mount additional weapons on specially designed external pylons which are sheathed so as to reduce radar cross-section. In total, a BS/N-9 can bring to bear a grand total of 70,000 lbs of mixed ordinance. The aircraft can field both the 533mm Hautecleres and 650mm Naegling conventional torpedos, as well as a myriad of air launched cruise missiles such as the 'Serenader' (a legacy naval derivation of the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raduga_Kh-55"]SL-R Mod 07[/url]), '[url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=105172&#entry2805004"]Punisher[/url]' Tactical Assault Missile, 'Damnation' Intermediate Assault Missile, and 'Providence' Strategic Assault Missile. The addition of the purpose built 'Trident' Air Launched Multi-purpose Ballistic Missile (ALM-BM) family gives the Cormorant added flexibility, especially when fielded in hunter killer packs that utilize the present norm in Aeon air launched ballistics - the NMI '[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kh-22"]Eviscerator[/url]' Air Launched Anti-ship Ballistic Missile (ALAsh-BM).

[b]Sensors and Equipment:[/b] The Cormorant has several utility features in addition to its stand-off ordinance platform configuration. It boasts the capability to field a number of depth charges, sea mines, and gravity bombs in addition to de-mining tools such as the standard anti-torpedo ROV fielded by the NMI. Up to six of these unmanned vehicles may be dropped in a single sortie, where after retrieval is handled by rotor-based aircraft.

The Cormorant fields a dedicated magnetic anomaly detector in a shielded tail boom, and can also drop and monitor sonobuoys. A dedicated multi-mission, LPI surface search AESA radar fit to the AU STARS architecture make the BS/N-9 the first aircraft of MILitary Aviation Complex (MILAC) to conform to the standard. This affords the aircraft the ability to integrate itself (either directing, target designating or engaging supplied targets) with STARS and non-STARS sensors and shooters. A EO/IRST system based on the highly sensitive IIDU sensor developed for the AMC complements this radar, in addition to high resolution, low light television sensors.

A dedicated fuselage mounted command and control module allows the Cormorant to act as a networked hub in a pinch, should no other capable aircraft be in the vicinity. Combined with an integrated SIGINT and ELINT package, the Cormorant is flexible in its ability to control and shape the battlefield. The BS/N-9 is fully compatible with the [url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=108972&st=220#entry2961917"]SCALS[/url] (SEAD-MA Cargo Air Launched System), allowing it to be used as both a decentralized sensor network and defense against enemy aircraft. This provides a harder to jam ability to search, track and detect enemy targets, as well as providing a large number of false signatures for enemies to attack, complementing the Cormorant's inherent stealth.

[b]Specifications:[/b]

Crew: 5 (Pilot, Copilot, Electronic Warfare Officer, Weapons Officer 1, Weapons Officer 2)
Length: 48 m
Wingspan: 56 m
Height: 9 m

Maximum Speed: Mach 0.9
Combat Radius: 7000 km

[color=#0000FF][b][size=5]'Trident' Air Launched Multi-purpose Ballistic Missile (ALM-BM)[/size][/b][/color]

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Mission: The 'Trident' is a multi-purpose air launched ballistic missile capable of flying at different flight profiles depending on its payload. While it has been envisioned by the Militant Naval Command (MNC) several scenarios in which an enemy naval task force is engaged by high speed, low flying AN-1 'Krieg' Fast Close Air Support Crafts with either hypersonics or the NMI Eviscerator, the Trident was designed for a secondary approach.

Designed specifically for the Cormorant and other allied aircraft with similar dimensions, the Trident is capable of delivering a single heavy conventional warhead, or several maneuverable, independently targeted re-entry vehicles. With an almost 90 degree top down attack profile, this attack pattern was deemed more than sufficient when dealing with massed enemy shipping - especially when paired together with the lower flying, fast flying AN-1 strikes. The Trident main warhead, and to a lesser extent, the MIRVs, are designed with the evasion of enemy anti-ballistic missile defense capability in mind. The warheads are all constructed out of a singular piece of heat ablative material on the outermost layers, with additional layering underneath to protect against both the heat of re-entry as well as the heat emitted by laser-based ballistic missile defenses. This forces the warheads to have a sub-par conventional warhead payload, but is deemed an acceptable loss - especially when Class-D (full-scale nuclear) weapons are permitted.

A secondary flight pattern is engaged when the Trident is directed towards enemy submarine forces - the Trident is able to fly at a horizontal flight path, similar to that of air launched cruise missiles. The warhead in this case is removed in favor of 6 'Curtana' Light Weight Torpedos stored in the shaft of the missile. This configuration is only achievable at airfields or properly equipped carrier facilities at sea, and is such only suitable for dedicated Maritime patrol or ASW mission aircraft.

[b]Specifications:[/b]

Weight: 5,000 kg
Length: 12 m
Diameter: 1 m
[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaheen-I"]Warhead[/url]: Conventional: 1,000 kg single warhead OR 3 - 5 200 - 300 kg Maneuverable Independently-targeted Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) || Nuclear: 1 MT single warhead, 3 - 5 MIRV (rated in hundreds of kT)
ASW: 6 '[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_54_LHT"]Curtana[/url]' 300 mm Light Weight Torpedo
Engine: Two-stage Solid Fuel Rocket

Operational Range: 1,850 km
Flight Ceiling: >480 km
Speed: > Mach 11
Guidance: Inertial Guidance + Active Radar Homing / Semi-Active Radar Homing / EO/IR

[Mara Lithaen]

[quote]The Confederacy of West Africa wishes to apply for membership in the African Unity Pact. What are the procedures required to gain entry?[/quote]

[Lord Zephyr]

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The Confederacy of West Africa wishes to apply for membership in the African Unity Pact. What are the procedures required to gain entry?
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The procedure is you apply for membership and we vote on whether or not to let you in. I presume you wish to apply now?

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Count Eustorgio Siciliano has been granted the power to sign this charter and legally tie Terre Regius to it, if the AUP accepts us.
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As the majority of the standing members have already voted in your favor, the AUP gladly accepts you into it's halls. Welcome. As I'm sure you've read in the charter you may now reap all the benefits of being a member nation of the AUP.

[Mara Lithaen]

We do wish to apply now, yes.

[Lord Zephyr]

Very well, I shall start the vote then.

All in favor of the Confederacy of West Africa to join the AUP?

[Gloval]

Terre Regius abstains from the vote, as we do not know much of the nation in question.

[Axolotlia]

The PRA shall vote in favor

[Executive Minister]

Favor is granted by the Principality.

[Vedran]

Arctica votes in favor of granting the Confederacy's request for membership into the AU.

[Lord Zephyr]

Haven votes in favor as well, the motion passes with a simple majority. Welcome to the AUP West Africa.

[Mara Lithaen]

The Confederacy thanks you all, and looks forward to the commencement of trade and full diplomatic relations with the rest of this glorious Continent.

[Executive Minister]

[size=5][color=#0000FF][b]'Laelaps' Integrated ARM Defense System (IARMDS)[/b][/color][/size]

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[b]Description:[/b] The 'Laelaps' IARMDS is designed to protect STARS architecture radars of all patterns and sizes against the threat of super velocity, anti-radiation missile attacks performed by enemy aircraft and other precision stand-off weapons, supplementing the present Patron and Guardian soft and hard kill systems present on STARS vehicles. It consists of a central 'Gelert' Solid State VHF Band Surveillance Radar system, 'Maera' 3-D Solid State Phased Array Radar, and 'Garmr' Countermeasure Rapid Response System (CRRS). Laelaps requires only five STARS pattern vehicles - an ultra-durable 'Maxis' 10 x 10 wheeled transport (TELAR), and four 6 x 6 'Throne'-pattern wheeled or tracked vehicles (Self-propelled Radar (SPR)) for minimum capability amongst a STARS equipped battle space.

The IARMDS is based on the creation of a closed network within the overall battle plan of Aeon or African formations. It acts as a node within a larger STARS network deployed to a battle space. In mission-specific terms, a Laelaps unit attached to any STARS or non-STARS radar networks is designed to minimize the ability of an enemy weapon to gather targeting data on a friendly radar, cause error in a weapon that has acquired a target lock, facilitate the premature detonation of a weapon fuze at a safe distance from the protected radar or forcibily destroy the weapon in a last ditch scenario. Simply put, Laelaps creates an umbrella within which friendly radars of other networked systems may reside. The large range of both the Maera and Gelert systems ensures that this umbrella is wide enough to ensure difficulty in wiping out the network in a strategic strike. The additional ability to accept targeting information on incoming weapons from friendly STARS radars helps ensure operational reliability under all battlefield conditions.

[b]'Gelert' VHF Band Surveillance Radar System:[/b] The fully digital 'Gelert' is a new take on a old concept. While VHF band surveillance radars previously ungainly, relatively immobile, and were intended for the detection of airborne (tactical and bomber aircraft), this solid state take on the technology has been repurposed for primary use against low altitude, or stealth aircraft targets while retaining its legacy capabilities in case a back up is needed. The Gelert is composed of three 6 x 6 vehicles - an incredibly small (for VHF) antenna array, L-band radar and command module.

The inclusion of VHF is paramount to the Laelaps system, as well as other systems soon to be released under STARS. With wavelengths on the order of a meter or more, only very large stealth aircraft satisfy the physics requirement for illumination scattering. Smaller targets see most of their shaping features fall into resonance or Raleigh scattering regions, where it is rendered unimportant. Skin depth penetration of the induced electric surface current created by radar radiation defeats absorbent coatings or laminates via heat generation. It is this property that makes VHF perfect for hunting down stealthed invasion craft or ARM weapons with low RCS. In practice, Gelert finds a rough location of a potential low RCS target, queuing extreme amounts of radiation from allied radars into a hit box in order to defeat any radar-based stealth features of a target.

The Gelert employs its AESA design with transmitter and reciever modules integrated on each antenna. Analogue-to-digital conversion is capable along each channel, with the option of creating additional beams in the vertical plane in the case of Anti-ballistic Missile duties. It is designed to be rigorous in the face of jamming environments. In the case of enemy countermeasures or antenna element failures, Gelert utilizes adaptive automatic operation modes to ensure continued operation. It employs adaptive sidelobe cancellation when jamming is being under taken - even in the case of multiple jamming sources. This ensures that the system is able to pin point the location of enemy jamming, while still being sensitive to legitimate targets present during the jamming period.

The Gelert's radar components have a much greater mobility compared to conventional VHF radars and are capable of shoot-and-scoot tactics, something previously unheard of in older systems. All antenna components employ hydraulic stow/deploy and chassis levelling mechanisms for rapid deployment operations in under 15 minutes.

Command and control vectors follow STARS architecture procedures - pencil beam microwave and secondary millimetric wave data links to provide both covert, high volume data exchanges with very high jam resistance. In addition, each vehicle has a tertiary point-to-point laser transmission system in addition to older cable and fibre optic cable connections.

Specifications:

Range Maximum: 1,800 km
Altitude Maximum: 1,200 km
Detection of <<1 m2 RCS object: at altitude of: 0.5 km: 65 km, 10 km: 270 km, 20 km: 380 km
Number of Simultaneously Tracked Targets: 100
Activation Time: On/Off: <5 min
Deployment: <15 m

[b]'MAERA' 3-D Phase Array Radar:[/b] The Maera operates in a decimetric-wave band, and is able to detect a broad range of modern air threats including high-flying, low-signature air launched missiles, as well as targets travelling in ballistic trajectories in heavy ECM and natural noise environments. Maera consists of a single 6 x 6 STARS vehicle and towed L-Band AESA array. The robustness of the system comes from its mobility - a single Maera vehicle contains the phased array mounted on a turntable, data processing, presentation and transmission equipment, control equipment, IFF-interogator, power generation systems and spare parts, tools, accessories and test equipment needed for prolonged operation. In addition, it has several built in features central to its mission within the Laelaps system:

-The ability to concentrate emissions into search sectors which are being jammed.
-Wideband pulse-to-pulse automatic frequency hopping with automated avoidance of jammed frequencies via spectrum analyzer
-Signal processing functions designed to reject messy signals recieved such as jammers or other interfering emissions within the band.
-Multi-channel rejection of jamming via formed nulls in mainlobe.
-Jammer rejection via sidelobe blanking.
-Adaptible multi channel pulse doppler filter for clutter rejection.
-Short burst transmission operation slaved to the Sirius anti-radiation missile decoy system to defeat ARM and Emitter Location Systems aimed at the Laelaps system itself.

In practice, Maera is capable of steer angles of +/- 60 degrees in elevation and 360 azimuth, and a robust detection range of up to 600 nmi against high elevation ballistic targets. It is capable of weaving search and track beams together, and can place nulls on sectors being jammed. Other features include a 'high update rate search mode' to provide high quality tracking of high speed targets closing in.

In operation, Laelaps employs several Maera systems inconjunction with other STARS radars to ensure Gelert is not saturated in an engagement.

Specifications:

Range: 10 km to 330 km
Altitude: 60 km
Number of Simultaneously Tracked Targets: 100 - 200
Activation Time On/Off: 1.5 min
Deployment: 5 mins

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[i]'Maxis' 10 x 10 ultra-durable chassis, twin Garmr CRRS units retracted in armored clam shells.[/i]

[b]'Garmr' Countermeasures Rapid Response System:[/b] The Garmr CRRS is a rapid response system capable of providing highly effective, last ditch defense against weapons aimed at friendly radars and terrestrial STARS defenses. Garmr is integrated with Laelaps, or can be used as a stand alone system.

Based on a modular launcher design similar to the Throne mixed-package launcher, a Garmr CRRS equipped vehicle contains the entire system - a single multi-mission launcher (6 x 6 Throne transporter) or dual launcher set up (10 x 10 Maxis), two (or four) doppler missile detection unit (MDU) and provisions to network with the legacy AD-MARS (Active Denial - Mission Anti-Radiation System) radio frequency decoy emitters. In theory, a Garmr launcher maintains the same functionality of Throne - it can house any combination of 'Valiant' or 'Heroic'/'Warrior' missiles so long as the rule of one larger missile to four smaller ones is followed. In practice, a Garmr CRRS will either employ only a 'Valiant' derivative soft kill missile dubbed 'Sirius' in either a stand alone (small missile) or dual stage (larger missile) configuration, or employ a mix of both soft and hard kill missiles.

Garmr launch units are slaved to the doppler missile detector units they deploys, with primary control relegated to the Gelert Command module. Once either Maera or Gelert detects inbound PGMs, or a friendly radar strobes the STARS network for assistance against PGMs, Garm prepares to engage the weapon with both the hard kill weapons it stores in the launcher and Sirius. If none of these early warning systems are tripped, Garmr has the ability to be automatically queued via the doppler MDUs and launched.

Sirius is a 'hovering' rocket based on the Valiant's dimensions. Instead of a warhead, Sirius contains a powerful wide band active radar decoy system, and is intended to replace the target radar in an enemy ARM by being placed in an intercepting path. With rapid calculations done on Garmr's end, Sirius is launched at speed at an intercept course with the ARM, placing itself relatively close to the radar to be defended. Hovering infront of the radar, it is intended to take the weapon's full effect should other kill systems fail. Sirius maintains its active radar emissions from the moment it launches to its destruction.

Specifications:

Range: Booster: 75 km, No Booster: 10 km
Speed: Mach 8 (both configurations)
Weight: Booster: 420 kg, No Booster: 100 kg

[Mara Lithaen]

The Confederacy would like to purchase a full refit-package of arms and armament for the Confederate Marines from the AUP; we are able and willing to foot the bill for equipment for a three-hundred-thousand strong force.

[Executive Minister]

The Principality will work with allied procurers on the continent to both manufacturer newer units and release existing surpluses to the Confederacy. Everything from small-arms to aircraft will be considered. Later deployments shall open the Confederacy to STARS compliant missile systems. All the Confederacy must do is consult with its experts to determine exactly what is needed.