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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2023 8:49 amPosted: Mon Dec 25, 2023 8:28 amPosted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 1:56 pmFor the most recent ShipbuckeT challenge I was stumped on what to do and scoured my archives for some of the more novel "Never-weres" of carrier designs, after two failed starts with "Conceptual CV", a concept for a reverse angle carrier designed to reduce the need for deck spotting, and the infamous Stealth Monohull from the CVX program. While both of these were neat, I feel like I have a reputation to uphold and they both felt a bit too conventional for a mega challenge such as this. After all, reverse-angle and stealth carriers are both things that have graced pixelart spergery before and by better artists than me. For this challenge I needed something that SB hadn't seen the likes of before and I finally struck gold with a 1990s paper, "Future Aircraft Carrier Technology Vol 1" *. Among the topics discussed in the layout was full form, the paper suggests a that a future carrier could be built on a Nimitz-derived hull, "a New large monohull", smaller LHA sized hulls, or a "Large Semi-Submersible Hull. From the, sadly brief descriptions in the paper I realized I'd found my choice. Although there was no illustration and details were scant, I felt that I had just enough to go on. I feel that it's important to note that although the appearance and layout are purely speculative, Dimensions/Figures and some design quirks were taken directly from the report. I'm not exactly happy with the result artistically, (specifically I don't like the bow/stern sections of the struts or the fact most of the drawing ended up as just solid slabs) but I had fun drawing it which is what matters. Also if this seems like the ridiculous carrier you've seen, the paper I took this from briefly discusses the potential for a ship *twice* the size of the one I used as the basis for this.
*(A Volume 2 allegedly exists but has so far eluded my efforts to find it. Even a search while logged into DTIC turned up nothing)
Too big for NS
The Essex Class is a Class of 6 nuclear powered aircraft carriers in service with the US Navy. The ships are unique in both size, (An empty displacement of over 300,000 tons makes the Essex Class are largest warships ever built.) but also in their configuration as the ships are of a semi-submersible SWATH design. The ship's structure is composed of large hangar deck perched above two 125 foot diameter pressure hulls containing the ship's engineering, magazine and crew spaces. When ballasted down everything below the hangar deck is below the waterline, with only the hangar, flight deck and island above it. This not only lowers the ship's radar cross section but also protects the ship's vital spaces from attack. Fully loaded an Essex Class Carrier displaces over 660,000 tons, putting them firmly among the largest ships ever built by displacement. When ballasted the ships have a draft of over 180 feet. While draft can be reduced to 40 feet to easier facilitate docking, doing so raises the ship's propellers out of the water, necessitating the use of tugs to enter the majority of ports.
The ship's large size required all new infrastructure and very few ports are capable of berthing the massive vessels. Submarine construction techniques were used to assemble the twin SWATH hulls. Each side hull is of a double-hull construction, featuring a pressure hull containing the ship's engineering, magazine and crew spaces nestled within the outer structural hull. Each of the side hulls contains two reactors for a total of 4 overall. Combined the ship's reactors output size times the power output by a Nimitz Class's engineering plant. The large space within the side hulls allows for a larger than normal, and thus more efficient steam plant compared to earlier nuclear carriers. This extra efficiency is needed to allow the ship to cruise at a blistering 25 knots.
Due to the large rectangular nature of the flight deck the Essex Class feature a set of parallel runways in lieu of a traditional angled flight deck to allow for simultaneous launch and recovery operations. The ship has a single island amidships between the two runways. Each runway features a complete set of arresting gear for aircraft recovery. Aircraft are launched via one of four electromagnetic catapults. To help compensate for the ship's slow speed, the foremost 44 feet of the flight deck are inclined and act as a ski jump to provide additional payload. Weapons magazines are within the submerged hulls with munitions carried to the hangar deck via one of eight elevators (4 per hull). Two elevators on each side continue on to the flight deck. The weapons elevators can also be used to transfer provisions into the hulls from the hangar decks. There are 6 sets of staircases linking each hull to the hangar deck. The Essex Class is capable of storing it's entire air wing internally within two parallel hangars, one beneath each runway. The hangars are served by three centrally located elevators. The space between the hangars is filled with workshops and pilot ready rooms. Each hangar can be subdivided into 3 compartments via large fire doors. Aircraft traversal between hangars can be done via the aircraft elevators or one of two "tunnels". Also located between the hangars is a boat launch /recovery bay where small craft can be lowered into the water between the two hulls. The Essex Class's self defense capability are extensive, with two 64 cell blocks of Mk 41 VLS. Potential missiles carried include SM-6 and quad packed ESSM as well as Nulka Decoys. The ships are also carrying of launching land attack missiles to supplement their aircraft's striking power.
The Essex Class were designed for a notional air wing of more than 80 aircraft. The standard composition of the air wing is shown below:
1 x Heavy All-Weather Attack Squadron (VAH) composed of twelve A-11
3 x Strike Fighter (VFA) Squadrons composed of ten F-35C
1 x Marine Strike Fighter (VMFA) Squadron of ten F-35C
1 x Electronic Attack (VAQ) Squadron composed of eight EF-35D
1 x Carrier Airborne Early Warning (VAW) Squadron of four ES-4Bs
1 x Unmanned Composite Squadron (VUC) Composed of four MQ-25 and four MQ-47B (Tanker, Reconnaissance and Light Attack)
1 x Patrol Squadron (VP) Composed of ten MS-4A (ASW, EW, ELINT and Drone Control)
1 x Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) Squadron of MH-60R (4 aboard ship, 8 detached to escorts)
1 x Fleet Logistics Support (VRC) Squadron Detachment of CS-4A or CMV-22B (Shore Based COD)
*(A Volume 2 allegedly exists but has so far eluded my efforts to find it. Even a search while logged into DTIC turned up nothing)
Too big for NS
The Essex Class is a Class of 6 nuclear powered aircraft carriers in service with the US Navy. The ships are unique in both size, (An empty displacement of over 300,000 tons makes the Essex Class are largest warships ever built.) but also in their configuration as the ships are of a semi-submersible SWATH design. The ship's structure is composed of large hangar deck perched above two 125 foot diameter pressure hulls containing the ship's engineering, magazine and crew spaces. When ballasted down everything below the hangar deck is below the waterline, with only the hangar, flight deck and island above it. This not only lowers the ship's radar cross section but also protects the ship's vital spaces from attack. Fully loaded an Essex Class Carrier displaces over 660,000 tons, putting them firmly among the largest ships ever built by displacement. When ballasted the ships have a draft of over 180 feet. While draft can be reduced to 40 feet to easier facilitate docking, doing so raises the ship's propellers out of the water, necessitating the use of tugs to enter the majority of ports.
The ship's large size required all new infrastructure and very few ports are capable of berthing the massive vessels. Submarine construction techniques were used to assemble the twin SWATH hulls. Each side hull is of a double-hull construction, featuring a pressure hull containing the ship's engineering, magazine and crew spaces nestled within the outer structural hull. Each of the side hulls contains two reactors for a total of 4 overall. Combined the ship's reactors output size times the power output by a Nimitz Class's engineering plant. The large space within the side hulls allows for a larger than normal, and thus more efficient steam plant compared to earlier nuclear carriers. This extra efficiency is needed to allow the ship to cruise at a blistering 25 knots.
Due to the large rectangular nature of the flight deck the Essex Class feature a set of parallel runways in lieu of a traditional angled flight deck to allow for simultaneous launch and recovery operations. The ship has a single island amidships between the two runways. Each runway features a complete set of arresting gear for aircraft recovery. Aircraft are launched via one of four electromagnetic catapults. To help compensate for the ship's slow speed, the foremost 44 feet of the flight deck are inclined and act as a ski jump to provide additional payload. Weapons magazines are within the submerged hulls with munitions carried to the hangar deck via one of eight elevators (4 per hull). Two elevators on each side continue on to the flight deck. The weapons elevators can also be used to transfer provisions into the hulls from the hangar decks. There are 6 sets of staircases linking each hull to the hangar deck. The Essex Class is capable of storing it's entire air wing internally within two parallel hangars, one beneath each runway. The hangars are served by three centrally located elevators. The space between the hangars is filled with workshops and pilot ready rooms. Each hangar can be subdivided into 3 compartments via large fire doors. Aircraft traversal between hangars can be done via the aircraft elevators or one of two "tunnels". Also located between the hangars is a boat launch /recovery bay where small craft can be lowered into the water between the two hulls. The Essex Class's self defense capability are extensive, with two 64 cell blocks of Mk 41 VLS. Potential missiles carried include SM-6 and quad packed ESSM as well as Nulka Decoys. The ships are also carrying of launching land attack missiles to supplement their aircraft's striking power.
The Essex Class were designed for a notional air wing of more than 80 aircraft. The standard composition of the air wing is shown below:
1 x Heavy All-Weather Attack Squadron (VAH) composed of twelve A-11
3 x Strike Fighter (VFA) Squadrons composed of ten F-35C
1 x Marine Strike Fighter (VMFA) Squadron of ten F-35C
1 x Electronic Attack (VAQ) Squadron composed of eight EF-35D
1 x Carrier Airborne Early Warning (VAW) Squadron of four ES-4Bs
1 x Unmanned Composite Squadron (VUC) Composed of four MQ-25 and four MQ-47B (Tanker, Reconnaissance and Light Attack)
1 x Patrol Squadron (VP) Composed of ten MS-4A (ASW, EW, ELINT and Drone Control)
1 x Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) Squadron of MH-60R (4 aboard ship, 8 detached to escorts)
1 x Fleet Logistics Support (VRC) Squadron Detachment of CS-4A or CMV-22B (Shore Based COD)
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2024 7:56 pm
Made a quick propaganda poster
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2024 2:58 amThe Corparation wrote:For the most recent ShipbuckeT challenge I was stumped on what to do and scoured my archives for some of the more novel "Never-weres" of carrier designs, after two failed starts with "Conceptual CV", a concept for a reverse angle carrier designed to reduce the need for deck spotting, and the infamous Stealth Monohull from the CVX program. While both of these were neat, I feel like I have a reputation to uphold and they both felt a bit too conventional for a mega challenge such as this. After all, reverse-angle and stealth carriers are both things that have graced pixelart spergery before and by better artists than me. For this challenge I needed something that SB hadn't seen the likes of before and I finally struck gold with a 1990s paper, "Future Aircraft Carrier Technology Vol 1" *. Among the topics discussed in the layout was full form, the paper suggests a that a future carrier could be built on a Nimitz-derived hull, "a New large monohull", smaller LHA sized hulls, or a "Large Semi-Submersible Hull. From the, sadly brief descriptions in the paper I realized I'd found my choice. Although there was no illustration and details were scant, I felt that I had just enough to go on. I feel that it's important to note that although the appearance and layout are purely speculative, Dimensions/Figures and some design quirks were taken directly from the report. I'm not exactly happy with the result artistically, (specifically I don't like the bow/stern sections of the struts or the fact most of the drawing ended up as just solid slabs) but I had fun drawing it which is what matters. Also if this seems like the ridiculous carrier you've seen, the paper I took this from briefly discusses the potential for a ship *twice* the size of the one I used as the basis for this.
*(A Volume 2 allegedly exists but has so far eluded my efforts to find it. Even a search while logged into DTIC turned up nothing)
Too big for NS
The Essex Class is a Class of 6 nuclear powered aircraft carriers in service with the US Navy. The ships are unique in both size, (An empty displacement of over 300,000 tons makes the Essex Class are largest warships ever built.) but also in their configuration as the ships are of a semi-submersible SWATH design. The ship's structure is composed of large hangar deck perched above two 125 foot diameter pressure hulls containing the ship's engineering, magazine and crew spaces. When ballasted down everything below the hangar deck is below the waterline, with only the hangar, flight deck and island above it. This not only lowers the ship's radar cross section but also protects the ship's vital spaces from attack. Fully loaded an Essex Class Carrier displaces over 660,000 tons, putting them firmly among the largest ships ever built by displacement. When ballasted the ships have a draft of over 180 feet. While draft can be reduced to 40 feet to easier facilitate docking, doing so raises the ship's propellers out of the water, necessitating the use of tugs to enter the majority of ports.
The ship's large size required all new infrastructure and very few ports are capable of berthing the massive vessels. Submarine construction techniques were used to assemble the twin SWATH hulls. Each side hull is of a double-hull construction, featuring a pressure hull containing the ship's engineering, magazine and crew spaces nestled within the outer structural hull. Each of the side hulls contains two reactors for a total of 4 overall. Combined the ship's reactors output size times the power output by a Nimitz Class's engineering plant. The large space within the side hulls allows for a larger than normal, and thus more efficient steam plant compared to earlier nuclear carriers. This extra efficiency is needed to allow the ship to cruise at a blistering 25 knots.
Due to the large rectangular nature of the flight deck the Essex Class feature a set of parallel runways in lieu of a traditional angled flight deck to allow for simultaneous launch and recovery operations. The ship has a single island amidships between the two runways. Each runway features a complete set of arresting gear for aircraft recovery. Aircraft are launched via one of four electromagnetic catapults. To help compensate for the ship's slow speed, the foremost 44 feet of the flight deck are inclined and act as a ski jump to provide additional payload. Weapons magazines are within the submerged hulls with munitions carried to the hangar deck via one of eight elevators (4 per hull). Two elevators on each side continue on to the flight deck. The weapons elevators can also be used to transfer provisions into the hulls from the hangar decks. There are 6 sets of staircases linking each hull to the hangar deck. The Essex Class is capable of storing it's entire air wing internally within two parallel hangars, one beneath each runway. The hangars are served by three centrally located elevators. The space between the hangars is filled with workshops and pilot ready rooms. Each hangar can be subdivided into 3 compartments via large fire doors. Aircraft traversal between hangars can be done via the aircraft elevators or one of two "tunnels". Also located between the hangars is a boat launch /recovery bay where small craft can be lowered into the water between the two hulls. The Essex Class's self defense capability are extensive, with two 64 cell blocks of Mk 41 VLS. Potential missiles carried include SM-6 and quad packed ESSM as well as Nulka Decoys. The ships are also carrying of launching land attack missiles to supplement their aircraft's striking power.
The Essex Class were designed for a notional air wing of more than 80 aircraft. The standard composition of the air wing is shown below:
1 x Heavy All-Weather Attack Squadron (VAH) composed of twelve A-11
3 x Strike Fighter (VFA) Squadrons composed of ten F-35C
1 x Marine Strike Fighter (VMFA) Squadron of ten F-35C
1 x Electronic Attack (VAQ) Squadron composed of eight EF-35D
1 x Carrier Airborne Early Warning (VAW) Squadron of four ES-4Bs
1 x Unmanned Composite Squadron (VUC) Composed of four MQ-25 and four MQ-47B (Tanker, Reconnaissance and Light Attack)
1 x Patrol Squadron (VP) Composed of ten MS-4A (ASW, EW, ELINT and Drone Control)
1 x Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) Squadron of MH-60R (4 aboard ship, 8 detached to escorts)
1 x Fleet Logistics Support (VRC) Squadron Detachment of CS-4A or CMV-22B (Shore Based COD)
boba machine broke lmao
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:45 pmSomebody in the SB discord kept asking for the Beretta AR70/90. I decided to take a crack at it. Went faster than I expected.
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 2:50 pmSan Basil wrote:Wow this still exists, has been over 10 years since Ive last seen this thread. Any of the oldtimers from 2011, plus minus some years still around here ? Also, what kind of templates you guys use nowadays ?
If you're still interested, and talking about factbooks, I think this one: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=412959
is the most successful, popularized, and well used by people, even if they have limited coding/variable knowledge. a lot is plug and play and it still looks really nice
On top of that you can look up "A.I. art generators nowdays" to get images you want to use for leaders (for sure), or places (a bit harder but still possible)
This one, for the past few years, has been very successful: https://hotpot.ai/art-generator?s=site-menu
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 8:59 pmI quickly threw together a GWO Army Medium/Combined Arms Brigade chart
there's some goofups and limitations of the tool I was using (I didn't feel like putting the effort in to do the symbols by hand,) also this was done in the course of like... an hour
we have a brigade divided into a Combined Arms Regiment, Artillery Regiment, and Support Regiment
Combined Arms Regiment is 4 Combined Arms Battalions and a Reconnaissance Battalion
Combined Arms Battalion is 3 wheeled IFV companies with 14 Havoc/Patria AMVs per company, one company of 14 105mm mobile gun Patrias, one wheeled mortar company with 9 AMOS Patrias, one maintenance company for motor pool + vehicle recovery etc
Recon Battalion is one Heavy Recon Company with Patrias, one Light Recon Company with Fenneks, one Infantry and Drone Company for snipers, scouts, and light drone operations, plus maintenance company
Artillery Regiment is Artillery Battalion and Air Defense Battalion
Artillery Battalion is three Gun Batteries of 9 self-propelled Patria (Artillery Gun Module) each, one Rocket Artillery Battery of 9 M142 HIMARS, one ATGM Battery of 9 Patrias outfitted with Spike ATGM launchers, one maintenance company
Air Defense Battalion is three SHORAD batteries of six Skyranger Patrias each, one MAAD battery of 8 NASAMS on truck platforms, one LAAD "battery" of MANPAD teams with 8 Patria APCs to drive them around, plus (another) maintenance company
Support Regiment is Special Troops Battalion and Combat Support & Services Battalion
Special Troops Battalion consists of signals company, CBRN company, combat engineer company, EW company, maintenance company, maintenance company, and, not included on the chart since they're from another branch, the Federal Guard augments the brigade with a rotational company of Carabinieri (military police)
CSS Battalion includes a maintenance and service company for more in-depth maintenance work and additional resources, a transport company, a supply company, and a medical company
there's some goofups and limitations of the tool I was using (I didn't feel like putting the effort in to do the symbols by hand,) also this was done in the course of like... an hour
we have a brigade divided into a Combined Arms Regiment, Artillery Regiment, and Support Regiment
Combined Arms Regiment is 4 Combined Arms Battalions and a Reconnaissance Battalion
Combined Arms Battalion is 3 wheeled IFV companies with 14 Havoc/Patria AMVs per company, one company of 14 105mm mobile gun Patrias, one wheeled mortar company with 9 AMOS Patrias, one maintenance company for motor pool + vehicle recovery etc
Recon Battalion is one Heavy Recon Company with Patrias, one Light Recon Company with Fenneks, one Infantry and Drone Company for snipers, scouts, and light drone operations, plus maintenance company
Artillery Regiment is Artillery Battalion and Air Defense Battalion
Artillery Battalion is three Gun Batteries of 9 self-propelled Patria (Artillery Gun Module) each, one Rocket Artillery Battery of 9 M142 HIMARS, one ATGM Battery of 9 Patrias outfitted with Spike ATGM launchers, one maintenance company
Air Defense Battalion is three SHORAD batteries of six Skyranger Patrias each, one MAAD battery of 8 NASAMS on truck platforms, one LAAD "battery" of MANPAD teams with 8 Patria APCs to drive them around, plus (another) maintenance company
Support Regiment is Special Troops Battalion and Combat Support & Services Battalion
Special Troops Battalion consists of signals company, CBRN company, combat engineer company, EW company, maintenance company, maintenance company, and, not included on the chart since they're from another branch, the Federal Guard augments the brigade with a rotational company of Carabinieri (military police)
CSS Battalion includes a maintenance and service company for more in-depth maintenance work and additional resources, a transport company, a supply company, and a medical company
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 9:56 pmPosted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 7:18 amThat's pretty neat. the handguard has some FAL and dutch AR10 elements to it, front sight has mixed heritage from a few things (HAC-7 maybe?).
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:17 am
motskytte c. 2100
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2024 5:20 amThe Bukowski Twins from Completing the Mission.
Oorah.
Apparently apostrophe completely fucks up a spoiler.
Oorah.
Apparently apostrophe completely fucks up a spoiler.
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:33 amSan Basil wrote:Wow this still exists, has been over 10 years since Ive last seen this thread. Any of the oldtimers from 2011, plus minus some years still around here ? Also, what kind of templates you guys use nowadays ?
I still pop in now and again.
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:36 pmSaving this thread
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:39 pmArshanid Deccan wrote:Saving this thread
Same
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2024 3:44 pm
"Expeditionary Navigation Tender" are US Coast Gaurd amphibous warfare vessels designed to support Expeditionary Aide to Navigation construction teams (EATON). USCG EATON teams are responsible for establishing and maintaining navigational aides in newly explored and remote areas of the endless seas. EATON teams construct and service equipment such as auotmated lighthouses, weather stations, navigation beacons and buoys. Additional duties of EATON teams include building relations with local maritime authroties and upgrading indegenous navigation aids to be in line with international standards.
The USCGC Golden Gate is a Toms River Class "Expeditionary Navigation Tender" and is designed to embark a company-sized Expeditionary Aid to Navigation team for a 3-6 months deployment. A typical deployment will see the EATON establish up to two dozen automated lighthouses, ten navigational/timing beacons, and six to twelve automated weather stations.
Due to the ship's large size and extensive aviation facilities, Expeditionary Navigation Tenders are often used as forward bases for US Coast Gaurd law enforcement missions. The ship have a modest self defence suite including a 16-cell Mk 41 VLS launcher, 2 x Two Mk 38 25mm guns, 2 x Phalnax CIWS and a 5"/54 Mk 45 Gun. A Counter-kaiju sonar provides for limited ASW capability.
Aviation facilities include a hangar capable of carrying all USCG rotorcraft up to and including the HV-75 Stork Heavy Lift Tiltrotor. A typical aircraft load is either one HV-75 or two HH-53K along with two MH-60 Jayhawks. HH-65 Dolphins are occasionally embarked for Law enforcement missions. The flight deck is connected to the main cargo deck via a lift allowing Additional Jawhawks and Dolphins to be carried on the vehicle deck although in practice this is rarely done.
The Well deck has space for two LARC-CL landing craft. The LARC-CL is an ultraheavy captive air amphibious transport designed as a replacement for the older LARC-XL. The LARC-CL has a payload cpacity of over 150 tons, a crane and space for multiple 40" ISO containers. The LARC-CL allows for the transportation of heavy and outsized cargo from ship to shore, enabling for easy construction of ATON systems.
USCGC Golden Gate is currently forward deployed to Fort Twain as part of Operation Camelot Yankee. She frequently deploys to the far side of Avalon with her sister ship USCGC Cape Disappointment and the Maximum Endurance cutter USCGC Valentine in support of the US Corps of Discovery's exploration efforts. The USCGC Golden Gate is named for Coast Guard Station Golden Gate. Here moto is "ardenti viam auream", latin for "Blazing a Golden Path"
The Maximum Endurance Cutter designation was created by the Coast Gaurd in the 1980s to better differentiate the large nuclear powered cutters used upon the endless seas from the more conventional High Endurance cutters used terrestrially. The most numerours Maximum Endurance Cutter in service is the Sandsbury Class. Named for Gold Lifesaving Medal winner Captain Thomas F. Sandsbury, the Sandsbury Class Cutters are large multipurpose warships. Equiped with the AEGIS combat System, a Sandsburry Class Cutter is comparable to a guided missile cruiser in displacement and armament. The ships primary Armamant is the Mk 41 VLS System. Originally 80 cells were fitted, a 48 Cell Module forward and a 32 Cell Module Aft. (On most ships this was later reduced to 32 Cells forward to make room for a 32 cell Launcher for RGM-114L Seafire Missiles) Secondary Armamant includes a twin-mount installation "Weapon Delta" ASW launcher. The ship's main gun battery is composed of a single 8"/55 Mk 71 gun forwards and two 5"/54 Mk 45 guns (one Forward, One Aft). Two Mk 38 25mm guns are fitted amidships, which along with a number of machine guns provide for small boat defense.
A distinctive feature of the Sandsbury Class is the offset rear gun. The aft Mk 45 is offset to the port side in order to accomadate the ship's spacious boat bay. The bay has space for two Over the Horizon Cutter Boats and a Long Range Interceptor. An overhead hatch with integrated crane allows for transfer of cargo from the quarterdeck to the boat bay. The boats in the boat bay can be launched/recovered while underway from the stern ramp. The stern ramp is offset to the starboard side. To the portside of the launch ramp are a towed sonary array and AN/SLQ-25 Nixie decoy. The ships hangar is sized for up to two MH-60 Jayhawks and/or MH-65 Dolphins. In addition to the Cutter boats stored at the stern, two additional workboats are carried on amidship on the portside. A fold-down kingpost is located on the flight deck to allow for UNREP.
Pictured is the USCGC Valentine, currently forward deployed to Fort Twain as part of Operation Camelot Yankee. She frequently deploys to the far side of Avalon to provide protection for the ATON Cutters USCGC Cape Disapointment and USCGC Golden Gate as they support of the US Corps of Discovery's exploration efforts. The Valentine is named for Captain Charles H. Valentine, an officer in the United States Life-Saving Service, who in 1880 led his Station's crew in rescuing two seperate ships in a single night during a major storm. Her Motto is latin for "Love for all we save"
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2024 3:48 pm>qtr
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Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:07 pmIt's not a QTR kreatur, it's the Karem OSTR (Optimum Speed Tilt Rotor) kreatur.
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 5:01 am
The Union Arms Company M57 rifle series is a family of military rifles based off the designs of the ArmaLite AR-15 currently in service with the Cerespasian National Armed Forces' branches. The earliest adopted model, the M57A, was a 5.56×45mm automatic rifle feeding from 20 round detachable box magazines.
The M57 is a lightweight 5.56×45mm/.223 caliber air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed assault rifle with a rotating bolt. The M57, as well as it's predecessor, the M55 uses a short-stroke gas piston system largely based off of the ArmaLite AR-18 platform, rather than the direct gas impingement system used by the more common AR-15 platform. Much like that of the AR-18, the piston itself is of a three-piece design which also includes a hollow forward section with five radial gas vent holes fitted around the gas block. The bolt greatly resembles that of the AR-15, only made to accomodate the M57's operating system, in can function with either a ditect gas impingement or short-stroke gas piston systems. The M57 feeds from regular STANAG aluminium magazines.
The lower reciever on the M57 is made to be interchangable with other AR-15 recievers, alongside other components such as the barrel, stock, pistol grip and handguard, the purpose of which is to allow ease of manufacturing via conversion methods, which is why some exported M57 rifles come in the form of only upper recievers and internal gas assemblies.
The Union Arms Company M55 is a series of 7.62×51mm battle rifles originally based off of the ArmaLite AR-10 which was first introduced in 19935 AT, originally made to supplant and eventually replace the semi-automatic M6 infantry rifle. The original M55 rifle model would later be downsized into the 5.56×45mm M57 assault rifle series.
The earliest M55 model, simply called the M55, is a license manufactured copy of the Portuguese Armalite AR-10, which lost to the M51 battle rifle to replace the antiquated M6 semi-automatic infantry rifle during testing along with other prototype rifles at the time. During the development years of what would become the M57, the original M55 rifle was radically redesigned to look and function more like its intermediate caliber derivative, and 2 years after the adoption of the M57 in 19938. The resulting weapon is named the M55/71, and it entered production and frontline service 8 months after the first M55/71 rifle was shown to the Armed Forces board.
The M55/71 is a lightweight 7.62×51mm/.308 caliber air-cooled, gas operated, magazine fed battle rifle featuring a rotating bolt assembly and short-stoke gas piston system. The rifle feeds from 20 or 29/30 round FAL-pattern magazines rather than M51 magazines, largely due to the FAL being much more preferred by frontline soldiers over the M51, and to also overcome obstacles in exporting these rifles, most notably for countries that are phasing out their FAL-pattern rifles in favor of a more reliable system.
Both the upper and lower recievers on the M55/71 do not interchange with M55A reciever parts, although the trigger assembly and pistol grip can interchange. A large number of external parts are interchangeable with the M57 rifle, notably the stock, pistol grip, handguard, and rear sight aperture, this makes it easier to find replacements for these parts. Other than that, the M55/71 also uses FAL barrels and muzzle brakes to accomodate firing Energa rifle grenades, it can also accomodate modified or unmodified M51 muzzle devices.
In 19946, a new export model of the M55/71 was introduced, the AR-55R. This variant uses a roller-delayed blowback operating system and has a modified lower reciever specifically designed to take G3-pattern magazines, while also accomodating the G3's recoil spring and charging handle assembly. The AR-55R's bolt and internal mechanism had to be modified to accomodate locking rollers. Because of the somewhat rushed design work on the AR-55R model, the variant saw significantly less frontline service in other countries compared to its original piston driven models.
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2024 8:31 pmHypurgeum Exoteric (foreign ministry) badge
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:10 pmI have seen a lot of diagrams that show military uniforms and a wondering what people use to make these.
Below is an example:
Below is an example:
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 1:37 pm
The Shintari National Space Development Center's Crisis Management Division (CMD) is responsible for handling all emergency situations that happen at the center.
Shown are a selection of vehicles from the 3 Sub-departments that fall under the CMD. The first is one of the Space Center Police Department's Lynx Model-4T Tactical Skid-loaders, as equipped with an Armored Approach Platform (AAP). The Model-4T is a specialized tactical vehicle designed for approaching, breaching, and assaulting armed assailants. The AAP is intended to allow a team of SWAT officers to safely approach an armed suspect.The second vehicle is Fire-Rescue Service's Special Incident Response Vehicle-Nuclear (SIRV-N), nicknamed the "Fiddler Crab". The SIRV is a Rad-Hardened vehicle designed to respond to accidents involving nuclear powered launch vehicles. The last vehicle is a Utili-Med MUTV, a UTV-based Ambulance. The MUTV is used by the Medical Support Staff to respond to low-priority medical incidents at the Center's Visitor Complex and Assembly Facilities. It's small size allows it traverse the pedestrian heavy visitor center grounds and cramped factory interiors to allow medical staff to quickly arrive on scene to render first aide. For more serious, but non-critical injuries, it can also be used for transport of patients to either the visitor first-aid station or the center's medical clinic.