United Mechodamian States

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Name: The United Mechodamian States

Informal Name: UMS

Flag: No official flag

Revolutionary Coat of Arms:

Location: West of The Republic; Borders with Atlantic Ocean; Composed of 'The Gambia' & 'Senegal'

Government Type: Autocracy

--Affiliation: Pacifist Dictatorship

Government Conclave:

Emperor Prefect: Zemunda St. George

Grand Patriarch: Callin Nkailu

Patriarch of Foreign Affairs: Simond Zulua

Patriarch of Military Affairs:

Patriarch of Internal Affairs: Yoshiro Hamakutchi

Population Counts:

Citizens: 6,954,800

Military: 556,390 (5,564 tanks)

Edited August 18, 2009 by SpacingOutMan

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The Royal Mechodamian Navy

The Prefect's Iron Breakers

Sandoria Class Carriers:

Based upon the Gerald Ford Class Carrier

•Displacement: 100,000 tons

•Length: 1,092 ft (333 m)

•Beam: 134 ft (41 m)

•Propulsion: 2 x A1B reactor

•Speed: 30+ knots

•Range: Essentially unlimited

•Complement: 4,660

•Armament: Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile, Rolling Airframe Missile, Close-in weapons system(CIWS)

•Aircraft Capacity: ~75

Bastok Class Amphibious Assault Ships:

Based upon the America Class AAS

•Displacement: 45,000 long tons (45,700 metric tons) full load

•Length: 844 feet (257.3 meters)

•Beam: 106 feet (32.3 meters)

•Propulsion: Two marine gas turbines, two shafts, 70,000 total brake horsepower, two 5,000 horsepower auxiliary propulsion motors.

•Speed: 20+ knots

•Complement: 65 officers, 994 enlisted, 1,687 Marines (plus 184 surge)

•Armament: 2× Rolling Airframe Missile launchers, 2× Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile launchers, 2× 20 mm Phalanx CIWS mounts, 7× twin .50 BMG machine guns

•Aircraft carried:

F-35B Lightning II

MV-22B Osprey

CH-53E Super Stallion

UH-1Y Venom

AH-1Z Viper

MH-60S Seahawk

Windurst Class Cruiser Class

Based upon the Ticonderoga Class

•Displacement: 9,600 tons full load

•Length: 567 feet (173 m)

•Beam: 55 feet (17 m)

•Draught: 33 feet (10 m)

•Propulsion: 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 80,000 shp (60 MW)

•Speed: 32.5 knots (60 km/h)

•Range: 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h); 3,300 nautical miles (6,000 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h).

•Complement: 33 officers & 327 enlisted

•Sensors and processing systems: AN/SPY-1A/B multi-function radar, AN/SPS-49 air search radar,

AN/SPG-62 fire control radar, AN/SPS-55 surface search radar, AN/SPQ-9 gun fire control radar, AN/SQQ-89(V)3 Sonar suite, consisting of:

* AN/SQS-53B/C/D Active sonar

* AN/SQR-19 TACTAS Passive sonar

* AN/SQQ-28 Light airborne multi-purpose system

AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare Suite

•Electronic warfare and decoys: Mark 36 SRBOC, AN/SLQ-25 Nixie

•Armament Cruiser mark 26:

*2 × Mk 26 missile launchers

*88 × RIM-66 SM-2

*8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles

*2 × Mark 45 5 in / 54 cal lightweight gun

*2–4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) gun

*2 × Phalanx CIWS

*2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes

•Armament Cruiser mark 41:

*2 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems

*122 × RIM-66 SM-2, RIM-162 ESSM, BGM-109 Tomahawk, or RUM-139 VL-Asroc

*8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles

*2 × Mark 45 5 in / 54 cal lightweight gun

*2 × 25 mm

*2–4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) gun

*2 × Phalanx CIWS

*2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes

•Armor: limited Kevlar splinter protection in critical areas

•Aircraft carried: 2 × Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters.

Jeuno Class Destroyer

Based upon Zumwalt Class Destroyer

•Displacement: 14,564 tons

•Length: 600 ft (182.9 m)

•Beam: 80.7 ft (24.6 m)

•Draft: 27.6 ft (8.4 m)

•Propulsion: 2 Rolls-Royce Marine Trent-30 gas turbines and emergency diesel generators, 78 MW

•Speed: 30.3 kn (56 km/h)

•Complement: 140

•Sensors and processing systems: AN/SPY-3 Multi-Function Radar (MFR) (X-band, scanned array)

Volume Search Radar (VSR) (S-band, scanned array)

•Armament: 20 × MK 57 VLS modules, comprising a total of 80 missiles, Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM), Tactical Tomahawk Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine Rocket (ASROC), 2 × 155 mm Advanced Gun System, 920 × 155 mm total; 600 in automated store + Auxiliary store room with up to 320 rounds (non-automatic), 70-100 LRLAP rounds, 2 × Mk 110 57 mm gun (CIWS)

•Aircraft carried:

*2 SH-60 LAMPS helicopters or 1 MH-60R helicopter

*3 MQ-8 Fire Scout VTUAV

Selbina Class Frigate

Based upon Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate

•Displacement: 4,100 long tons (4,200 t) full load

•Length: 408 ft (124 m) waterline, 445 ft (136 m) overall, 453 ft (138 m) for "long-hull" frigates

•Beam: 45 ft (14 m)

•Draft: 22 ft (6.7 m)

•Propulsion: 2 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines generating 41,000 shp (31 MW) through a single shaft and variable pitch propeller; 2 x Auxiliary Propulsion Units, 350 hp (.25 MW) retractable electric azipods for maneuvering and docking.

•Speed: 29+ knots (54+ km/h)

•Range: 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 knots (40 km/h)

•Complement: 176

•Sensors and processing systems: Radar: AN/SPS-49, AN/SPS-55, Mk 92 fire control system

Sonar: SQS-56, SQR-19 Towed Array

•Electronic warfare and decoys: SLQ-32(V)2, Flight III with sidekick, Mark 36 SRBOC, AN/SLQ-25 Nixie

•Armament:

*One single-arm Mk 13 Missile Launcher with a 40-missile magazine that contains SM-1MR anti-aircraft guided missiles and Harpoon anti-ship missiles.

*Two triple Mark 32 Anti-submarine warfare torpedo tubes with Mark 46 or Mark 50 anti-submarine warfare torpedoes

*One ETC Powered OTO Melara 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun with RAM system

*One 20 mm Phalanx CIWS rapid-fire cannon

*Eight Hsiung Feng II SSM on Chinese vessels only)

•Aircraft carried:

*Two LAMPS multi-purpose helicopters (the SH-2 Seasprite LAMPS I on the short-hulled ships or the SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III on the long-hulled ships)

Al Zhabi Class Battleship

Based upon Iowa Class Battleship

Displacement: 45,000 tons (standard);

52,000 tons (mean war service);

58,000 tons (full load)[1]

Length: 861¼ ft (262.5 m) between perpendiculars

890 ft (271 m) overall

Beam: 108 ft (33 m)

Draught: 36 ft (11 m) maximum

Propulsion: 4 screws; geared turbines; 8 Bab$@ & Wilcox Boilers; G.E. (BB-61;BB-63); West. (BB-62; BB-64; BB-66); 212,000 shp (158,000 kW)

Speed: 31 knots (57 km/h) normal operating[2]

35 knots (65 km/h) theoretical maximum (light displacement)[2]

Range: 9,600 miles (15,000 km) @ 25 knots (46 km/h);

16,600 miles (27,000 km) @ 15 knots (28 km/h)

•Complement: 1,800 officers and men

•Electronic warfare and decoys: AN/SLQ-32(V), AN/SLQ-25 Nixie, Mark 36 SRBOC

•Armament:

*9 × 16-inch / 50 cal. Mark 7 guns

*12 × 5-inch / 38 cal. Mark 12 guns

*32 × BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles

*16 × RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles

*4 × 20 mm / 76 cal.Phalanx CIWS

•Armor: Belt: 12.1 in (310 mm), Bulkheads: 11.3 in (290 mm), Barbettes: 11.6 to 17.3 in (295 to 439 mm), Turrets: 19.7 in (500 mm), Decks: 7.5 in (190 mm)[3]

•Aircraft carried: 8 × RQ-2 Pioneer Unmanned aerial vehicle

Urgan Class Subermaine

Based upon Virginia Class Submarine

•Displacement: 7,900 tonnes (7,800 long tons)

•Length: 377 feet (115 m)

•Beam: 34 feet (10 m)

•Propulsion: S9G reactor

•Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h)

•Range: Unlimited

•Test depth: 800 ft (244 m)

•Complement: 134

•Armament:

*12 x VLS (BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile) &

*4 x 533mm torpedo tubes (Mk-48 torpedo)

Edited June 16, 2009 by SpacingOutMan

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The Royal Mechodamian Airforce

The Prefect's Raptors

MV-22 Osprey

* Crew: two pilots

* Capacity: 24 troops (seated), 32 troops (floor loaded) or up to 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) of cargo (dual hook)

* Length: 57 ft 4 in (17.5 m)

* Rotor diameter: 38 ft 0 in (11.6 m)

* Wingspan: 45 ft 10 in (14 m)

* Width with rotors: 84 ft 7 in (25.8 m)

* Height: 22 ft 1 in/6.73 m; overall with nacelles vertical (17 ft 11 in/5.5 m; at top of tailfins)

* Disc area: 2,268 ft² (212 m²)

* Wing area: 301.4 ft² (28 m²)

* Empty weight: 33,140 lb (15,032 kg)

* Loaded weight: 47,500 lb (21,500 kg)

* Max takeoff weight: 60,500 lb (27,400 kg)

* Powerplant: 2× Rolls-Royce Allison T406/AE 1107C-Liberty turboshafts, 6,150 hp (4,590 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 305 knots (351 mph, 565 km/h) max operating at 15,000 ft[59]

* Cruise speed: 241 knots (277 mph, 446 km/h) at sea level

* Range: 879 nmi (1,011 mi, 1,627 km)

* Combat radius: 370 nmi (430 mi, 690 km)

* Ferry range: 2,417 nmi (2,781 mi, 4,476 km)

* Service ceiling: 26,000 ft (7,925 m)

* Rate of climb: 2,320 ft/min (11.8 m/s)

* Disc loading: 20.9 lb/ft² @ 47,500 lb GW (102.23 kg/m²)

* Power/mass: 0.259 hp/lb (427 W/kg)

F-35 Lightning II

* Crew: 1

* Length: A: 51.4 ft, B: 51.3 ft, C: 51.5 ft (A: 15.67 m, B: 15.6 m, C: 15.7 m)

* Wingspan: A/B: 35 ft, C: 43 ft (A/B: 10.7 m, C: 13.1 m)

* Height: A/B: 14.2 ft, C: 14.9 ft (A/B: 4.33 m, C: 4.54 m)

* Wing area: A/B: 460 ft², C: 668 ft² (A/B: 42.7 m², C: 62.1 m²)

* Empty weight: A: 29,300 lb, B: 32,000 lb, C: 34,800 lb (A: 13,300 kg, B: 14,500 kg, C: 15,800 kg)

* Loaded weight: 44,400 lb (20,100 kg)

* Max takeoff weight: A/C: 70,000 lb, B: 60,000 lb (A/C: 31,800 kg, B: 27,200 kg)

* Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney F135 afterburning turbofan

o Dry thrust: 25,000 lbf (111 kN)

o Thrust with afterburner: 40,000+ lbf[35] (178+ kN)

* Secondary Powerplant: 1× General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136 afterburning turbofan, >40,000 lbf (178 kN) [in development]

* Lift fan (STOVL): 1× Rolls-Royce LiftSystem driven from either F135 or F136 power plant, 18,000 lbf (80 kN)

* Internal fuel: F-35A: 18,480 lb (8,382 kg); F-35B: 14,003 lb (6,352 kg); F-35C: 20,085 lb (9,110 kg)

Performance

* Maximum speed: Mach 1.6+ (1,200 mph, 1,931 km/h)

* Range: A: 1,200 nmi; B: 900 nmi; C: 1,400 nmi (A: 2,220 km; B: 1,670 km; C: 2,520 km) on internal fuel

* Combat radius: A: 610 nmi; B: 500 nmi; C: 640 nmi (A: 1,110 km; B: 910 km; C: 1,150 km) on internal fuel

* Service ceiling: A/B/C: 60,000 ft (18,288 m)

* Rate of climb: classified (not publicly available)

* Wing loading: 91.4 lb/ft² (446 kg/m²)

* Thrust/weight:

o With full fuel: A: 0.89; B: 0.92; C: 0.81

o With 50% fuel: A: 1.12; B: 1.10; C: 1.01

* g-Limits: F-35A: 9 g, F-35B: 7.5 g, F-35C: 7.5 g

Armament

* Guns: 1 × GAU-22/A 25 mm (0.984 in) cannon — slated to be mounted internally with 180 rounds in the F-35A and fitted as an external pod with 220 rounds in the F-35B and F-35C.

* Hardpoints: 6× external pylons on wings with a capacity of 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) and 2× internal bays with 2 pylons each,

* Missiles:

o Internal: 4 air-to-air missiles, or 2 air-to-air missiles and 2 air-to-ground weapons.

o External: 6 air-to-air missiles, or 4 air-to-ground weapons and 2 air-to-air missiles with combinations for the following missiles:

o Air-to-air missiles:

+ AIM-120 AMRAAM

+ AIM-132 ASRAAM

+ AIM-9X Sidewinder

o Air-to-ground weapons:

+ AGM-154 JSOW

+ AGM-158 JASSM

* Bombs:

o Mark 84 general purpose bombs

o Mark 83 GP bombs

o Mark 82 GP bombs

o Mk.20 Rockeye II cluster bomb

o Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser capable

o Paveway-series laser-guided bombs

o JDAM-series

F-22 Raptor

General characteristics

* Crew: 1

* Length: 62 ft 1 in (18.90 m)

* Wingspan: 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m)

* Height: 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m)

* Wing area: 840 ft² (78.04 m²)

* Airfoil: NACA 64A?05.92 root, NACA 64A?04.29 tip

* Empty weight: 43,430 lb (19,700 kg)

* Loaded weight: 64,460 lb (29,300 kg)

* Max takeoff weight: 83,500 lb (38,000 kg)

* Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 Pitch Thrust vectoring turbofans, 35,000+ lb (156+ kN) each

* Fuel capacity: 18,000 lb (8,200 kg) internally, or 26,000 lb (11,900 kg) with two external fuel tanks

Performance

* Maximum speed:

o At altitude: Mach 2.25 (1,500 mph, 2,410 km/h)

o Supercruise: Mach 1.82 (1,220 mph, 1,963 km/h)

* Range: 1,600 nmi (1,840 mi, 2,960 km) with 2 external fuel tanks

* Combat radius: 410 nmi[114] (471 mi, 759 km)

* Ferry range: 2,000 mi (1,738 nmi, 3,219 km)

* Service ceiling: 65,000 ft (19,812 m)

* Wing loading: 77 lb/ft² (375 kg/m²)

* Thrust/weight: 1.08 (1.26 with 50% fuel)

* Maximum g-load: -3.0/+9.0 g

USAF poster overview of key features and armament.

Armament

* Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan gatling gun in starboard wing root, 480 rounds

* Air to air loadout:

o 6× AIM-120 AMRAAM

o 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder

* Air to ground loadout:

o 2× AIM-120 AMRAAM and

o 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder and one of the following:

+ 2× 1,000 lb (450 kg) JDAM or

+ 2× Wind Corrected Munitions Dispensers (WCMDs) or

+ 8× 250 lb (110 kg) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs

* Hardpoints: 4× under-wing pylon stations can be fitted to carry 600 US gallon Sargent Fletcher drop tanks or weapons, each with a capacity of about 5,000 lb (2,268 kg).

Avionics

* RWR (Radar warning receiver): 250 nmi (463 km) or more

* Radar: 125-150 miles (200-240 km) against 1 m2 (11 sq ft) targets (estimated range)

FB-22 Bomber

* Subsonic max speed

* A combat radius of 2,000+ miles

* A Weapons load of 14,000-28,000 lb

* Ability to "survive in hostile airspace for extended time"

* Ability to carry nuclear weapons

* Designed to use off-the-shelf propulsion, C4ISR, and radar technologies

X-47 Pegasus

General characteristics

* Crew: none

* Length: 38.2 ft (11.63 m)

* Wingspan: 62.1 ft (18.92 m)

* Height: 10.4 ft (3.10 m)

* Empty weight: 14,000 lb (6,350.29 kg)

* Max takeoff weight: 44,567 lb (20,215 kg)

* Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney F100-220 turbofan

Performance

* Maximum speed: "high subsonic"

* Cruise speed: 0.45 mach

* Range: 2,100+ NM (3,889+ km)

* Service ceiling: 40,000 ft (12,190 m)

Armament

2 x JDAM (905 kg each); Sensors: EO/IR/SAR/GMTI/ESM/IO

Edited June 16, 2009 by SpacingOutMan

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The Royal Mechodamian Armor Corps

The Prefect's Steel Maelstrom

M-37 Alpha: Prefect's Honor Guard

Based upon the Leclerc

•Weight: 54.5 tonnes

•Length: 9.87 m (6.88 without gun)

•Width: 3.71 m

•Height: 2.53 m

•Crew: 3 (Commander, gunner, driver)

•Armour: Steel, titanium, NERA

•Primary armament: 120mm tank gun, 40 rounds (1 round ready to fire in the chamber, 22 rounds inside autoloader magazine with additional 18 rounds in the chassis)

•Secondary armament: 12.7 mm coaxial M2HB machine gun, 1,100 rounds, 7.62mm machine gun, 3,000 rounds

•Engine: 8-cylinder diesel Wärtsilä 1,500 hp (1,100 kW)

•Power/weight: 27.52 hp/tonne

•Transmission: Automatic SESM ESM500

•Suspension: Hydropneumatic

•Operational Range: 550 km

•Speed: 71 km/h (44 mph)

C-88/1 Gamma

Based Upon the Challenger 2

•Weight: 62.5 tonnes

•Length: 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in), 11.50 m (37 ft 9 in) with gun forward

•Width: 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in), 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) with appliqué armour

•Height: 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)

•Crew: 4 (commander, gunner, loader/operator, driver)

•Armour: Chobham/Dorchester Level 2 (classified)

•Primary armament: L30A1 120 mm Rifled gun with 52 rounds

•Secondary armament: coaxial 7.62 mm L94A1 EX-34 (chain gun), 7.62 mm L37A2 Commander's cupola machine gun

•Engine: Perkins CV-12 Diesel, 1,200 hp (890 kW)

•Power/weight: 19.2 hp/tonne

•Transmission: David Brown TN54 epicyclic transmission (6 fwd, 2 rev)

•Suspension: Hydropneumatic

•Operational range: 450 km (280 mi)

•Speed: 59 km/h (37 mph), 40 km/h (25 mph) off road

M-1231 Delta-Paros

Based upon the Leopard 2E German/Spanish Model Variation of Leopard 2A6

•Weight: 63 tonnes (69.4 tons)

•Length: 7.7 m (25.26 ft)

•Width: 3.7 m (12.14 ft)

•Height: 3.0 m (9.84 ft)

•Crew: 4

•Armor: Composite armor

•Primary armament: Rheinmetall 120 mm L/55

•Secondary armament: 2 × 7.62 mm MG3s

•Engine: MTU MB 873 Ka-501 12-cylinder diesel, 1,500 PS (1,479 hp, 1,103 kW) at 2600 rpm

•Power/weight: 23.8 PS/t (17.5 kW/t)

•Transmission: Renk HSWL 354

•Suspension: Torsion-bar

•Fuel capacity: 1,060 liters (208.02 gallons)

•Operational range: 500 km (311 miles)

•Speed: 72 km/h (44.74 mi/h)

S-89/31 Phantom

Based upon the K-21 KNIFV

•Weight: 25 tonnes

•Length: 6.9 m

•Width: 3.4 m

•Height: 2.6 m

•Crew: 3 crew + 9 passengers

•Armor: Layers consisting of soft-kill anti-missile defense systems, ceramic, glass fiber, modular & new unknown type of composite armor

•Primary armament: 40 mm autocannon, 200 rounds, Two ATGM launchers

•Secondary armament: 7.62 mm machine gun

•Engine: D2840LXE diesel, 740 hp (840 hp for the PIP)

•Power/weight: 27 hp/tonne

•Suspension: Semi-active In-arm Suspension Unit

•Operational range: 500 km

•Speed: 70 km/h

Edited June 16, 2009 by SpacingOutMan

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Royal Mechodamian Infantry Corps

The Prefect's Librarium and Sanctuary

Infantry Weaponry: XM-8 Rifle

•Cartridge: 5.56x45mm NATO

•Action: Gas-operated, rotating bolt

•Rate of fire: 750 rounds/min

•Muzzle velocity: 920 m/s

•Feed system: 30-round detachable box magazine, 100-round C-Mag drum magazine

•Sights: Unmagnified reflex sight (4x for DMR variant)

Grenadiers Weaponry: XM25 Ind. Airburst Weapon System

* Caliber: Low-velocity 25 x 40 mm grenade.

o Thermobaric

o Flechette

o Training

o High-explosive airbursting.

o Non-lethal

* Range: 500 m point, 1000 m area.

* Operation: Gas operated semi-automatic.

* System weight: 14 lbs (6.35 kg).

* Target acquisition/fire control (XM104).

o Weight: 2.54 lbs

o 4x thermal sight with zoom.

o 2x direct view optical sight.

o Ballistic computer.

o Digital compass.

o Laser rangefinder.

o Ammunition fuze setter.

o Environmental sensors.

Long-ranged Weaponry: AW50 Anti-material Rifle L96 Accuracy Intl. Variation

•Weight: 15 kg w/ bipod (33 lbs)

•Length: 1,420 mm [1], 1,170 mm (folded)

•Barrel length: 686 mm (27 inches)

•Cartridge: 12.7x99mm NATO

•Caliber: .50 BMG

•Action: Bolt-action

•Effective range: 2,000 meters (2190 yards)

•Feed system: Box magazine, 5 rounds

•Sights: Mil spec Mk II in 6x, 10x and standard iron sights

Anti-armor Weaponry: RP-32

•Weight: 3 kg unloaded, 10 kg loaded with 105mm rocket, 6kg loaded with 72mm rocket

•Length: 1200 mm (complete with 105mm launch container), 900 mm (complete with 72mm launch container)

•Shell: PG-32V tandem HEAT, TBG-32V thermobaric / FAE

•Caliber: 105 mm barrel, 72/105mm warheads

•Action: +650 mm: Rolled homogeneous armor with 105mm PG-32V tandem HEAT rocket

•Effective range: 700m

Infantry Support Weaponry: M249 LMG

•Weight: 7.5 kg (17 lb) empty, 10 kg (22 lb) loaded

•Length: 1,041 mm (41 in)

•Barrel length: 521 mm (21 in)

•Cartridge: 5.56x45mm NATO

•Action: Gas-operated, open bolt

•Rate of fire: 750–1,000 rounds/minute

•Muzzle velocity: 915 m/s (3,002 ft/s)

•Effective range: 1,000 m (1,094 yd)

•Feed system: M27 linked belt, STANAG magazine

Infantry Support Weaponry: XM312 HMG

•Weight: 52 lb. (19kg)

•Length: 61.42 in. (1,560 mm)

•Width: 9.84 in. (250 mm)

•Height: 7 in. (180 mm), 18 in. (46 mm) adjustable tripod

•Crew: 2

•Cartridge: 12.7 × 99 mm NATO/.50 BMG

•Caliber: 12.7mm

•Action: "Recoil-reducing action" (modified rotating bolt)

•Rate of fire: 260 rpm (4.3 Hz)

•Maximum range: Lethal and suppressive to 2000 meters

•Feed system: Belt-fed

•Sights: Open, optics may be mounted.

Back-line Infantry Support Weaponry: XM307 HMG XM312 Variant

•Weight: 50 lbs (22.7 kg) (Gun, mount, and fire control)

•Length: 52.2" (132.8 cm)

•Crew: 2 men

•Caliber: 25x59mm

•Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt

•Rate of fire: 250 rounds per minute

•Effective range: Lethal and Suppressive out to 2,187.2 yd (2,000 m)

•Maximum range: 3,937 yd (3,600 m)

•Feed system: Weapon-Mountable Ammunition Can (Left Feed), belt fed

•Sights: Grenade Launcher: computerized with viewfinder Machine Gun: fixed rear iron

Edited June 16, 2009 by SpacingOutMan

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United Mechodamian States Geography & Demographics

Citizen Population: 7,035,400 citizens

Military Population: 562,830 soldiers

Military Personnel: 80,500

Immigrant Population: 340,329 people

Projected Illegal Immigrants: 983

Felons (no citizen rights): 11,394

Sandoria

Bastok

Windurst

Kazham Training Grounds

Jeuno

Selbina

Aht Urgan

Al Zhabi

Edited June 11, 2010 by SpacingOutMan