Eggman Empire Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 [quote][b]Memo to:[/b] Minister Ryst [b]Subject:[/b]Project Mosquito Hawk Minister, Authorized and Administered by the Imperial Military R&D Bureau , and in conjunction with the Imperial Military Science Department, project Mosquito Hawk is nearly finished with the planning stages. As you may be aware, Project Mosquito Hawk is a program to develop anti-satellite and possibly anti-missile weaponry that can be deployed from space. The building of a prototype satellite is now underway. The satellite(not counting the solar panels) is estimated to be around 15 meters long and have a circumference of 2.5 meters. It's payload will consist of, at the moment, 8-10 javelin missiles. However, it was feared that using conventional warheads would cause shrapnel to damage nearby friendly satellites. Therefore, they will be modified to carry explosively pumped flux compression generator payloads(EPFCG). The purpose of EPFCG warheads is to destroy the electronics of the satellite(rendering it useless) without destroying it as a whole. What sets the Mosquito Hawk apart from others is that instead of merely maintaining a stagnant orbit, thrusters will be installed on it. This will allow the Hawk to line up with the target satellite and fire on it. A command satellite will be set up prevent the Hawk from leaving the range of ground communications. If deployed correctly, the Hawk could be able to target anything over the northern hemisphere. Before production can be started, however, there are still large problems our scientists are still dealing with: range and aiming. Obviously the Hawk can be pointed at a target satellite. But depending on where the Hawk is from it's target, the space required for the missile to travel could be hundreds of kilometers. Relatively speaking, in order for a javelin sized missile to reach it's target, either the Hawk would have to be right next to the target or the missile would have to be modified to burn longer. There is also the problem of aiming the missile. Either thrusters would have to be installed on the missile, making it bigger and more expensive, or the Hawk would lead it's target, shoot the missile like a bullet, and hope that nothing moved the missile off-course. Currently, our scientists are working in the production of a new fuel which would last longer and burn more powerfully. It is estimated to be ready soon. As to the aiming problem, we are working on it, though if a better solution is not found, then the gun-and-bullet concept will be used. Attached to this memo are specifics about the project. Such as time, expense, and amount of manpower required. There is also a request for the project's budget next year. Please review thoroughly and respond when you are finished. From: Imperial Military Science Department Imperial Military R&D Bureau [URL=http://img237.imageshack.us/i/eeflag.png/][IMG]http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/3151/eeflag.th.png[/IMG][/URL][/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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