Mercury Multipurpose ATGM

[Allanea]

Allanean Arms ‘Mercury’ MultiPurpose ATGM
Credit to Kouralia for image

The ‘Mercury’ ATGM is born from the desire of the Free Kingdom Armed Forces to possess a long-range, fire-and-forget ATGM that can be fired from the Lyran Arms Manticore MLRS, as well as other compatible 220mm MLRS.

The missile is broadly similar to the Russian “Germes” series of long-range ATGMs, however it is equipped with a tandem HEAP warhead rather than a pure HE-F warhead. The primary difference is a longer booster stage, which is 50 cm longer than that of the Germes, allowing the rocket to be conformal with the 220mm launch tube of the Manticore and other MLRS launchers, while receiving a slight range boost.

The Mercury comes stock from the factory with a GPS/CANASS guidance, as well as Millimeter-Wave RADAR fire-and-forget guidance system, which can be partly programmed from the launch unit before launch. The missile body is partly pre-fragmented in the front, allowing it to function as shrapnel. This allows the Mercury to engage fortifications, light maritime vessels, light vehicles, medium and heavy battle tanks, artillery batteries, and even (though this is naturally suboptimal) infantry and the open. Low-flying aircraft can also be attacked with Mercury.

The Mercury can be launched from either its own 24-tube launch vehicle, from standard 220mm MLRS, or from a variety of air and naval platform. It can receive information from a battery’s target designation RADAR, UAVs, or other units.

It is also available in a variant with a passive IR seeker.

Starting September 10, 2014, the Mercury is sold with a multi-mode laser, millimeter-wave RADAR, GPS-coupled-IMU, and passive IR seeker as we all as datalink-based guidance system.

As a result, the ‘Mercury’ is capable of engaging, at long range, tankjs, IFVs, fortifications, low-flying aircraft, infantry in the open, and light maritime vessels.

The Mercury is shipped in a standardized launch and storage container, to be mounted on the user's choice of aerial, ground, and naval platforms. The Aerial, Naval, and Ground variants (Mercury-A, Mercury-N, and Mercury-G) are broadly similar. Specify your choice of Mercury subtype on ordering.

Specifications:

Penetration: (Optimal conditions) 1170mm RHAe after ERA
Length: 4m
Wingspan: 240mm extended, 220mm folded
Width (booster stage) 210 mm
Width (attack stage) 130mm
Range: 120km
Weight: 157 kg
Max speed: 1000 meters/second
Average speed: 500 meters/second
Price: $50,000
DPR: $150 bn
Purchase on Lyran Arms

[Holy Marsh]

The Grand Theocracy sees a great deal of potential for this weapon system and as such wishes to purchase the DPR at a cost of $15 billion as well as 120,000 Mercuries to be delivered as we ramp up our own production. Total cost: $156 billion standard NS dollars.

[Allanea]

The cost of DPR is not $15, but $150 bn.

[Kouralia]

Communique of the Government of HM Queen Alyx Campbell

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From: Desk of Major General Malone, The Office of Procurement, Kouralian Armed Forces.
To: Whom soever it should be directed to.

Subject: Purchase of LRATGM
Encryption Level: A teeny-weeny bit, but not that much - honestly, who do you take us for?

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Dear Sir,

Following much deliberation, Kouralian Royal Army has determined that the Mercury ATGM would be a fine addition to our arsenal, able to strike forth with the fury of the gods against those dishonourable folk who would fight against us. For that reason, we should like to purchase the DPRs for this system for $150bn to outfit Kouralian Depth Artillery Regiments.

Yours,

Major General Richard Malone

[Allanea]

Allanean Arms happily approves your order.