The Marquesan Special Projects Workshop (WIP)

by **Marquesan** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 5:10 pm

I'm not a weapons dealer, I'm a weapons tailor.

A brief note about what you'll see here.
This is where I'm keeping projects under development and systems available for purchase or for DPR. The upper section here are projects which are essentially complete but aren't going to be fully developed for the storefront. If you see something you like here, reach out to me about license-building it for your country and finishing out its development for you. The section below is tinkering space for me to work on new projects, and projects I'm currently working on. Be sure to check back often, this page always changes.

Check out the Systems Incubator to look at internal projects, the Foreign Export Systems page to view products produced for allied and affiliate nations, or you can view the Anagonian Military Dossier and Kraven Reich Dossier to see more Marquesan-designed equipment.

- Marquesan

by **Marquesan** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 5:10 pm

Communications Suite:
The next generation of secure tactical communications is represented on the Warden-Class Airship as SANMEN, or Secured Architecture Network, Multiple Exchange Nodes. SANMEN is a network operating on a hierarchal node architecture, meaning that groups share information with each other and pass information up to the next group which has access to all the data of the groups below it. Each group (in the case of a military operation, each unit) represents a node and that unit's command center is the "hive" of that node, with access to all others in it. SANMEN employs an extremely broadband approach, automatically sensing "white spaces" from ultra-low frequency to ultra-high frequency, taking advantage of unoccupied frequencies and transmitting on all unoccupied frequencies, electronically scanning and switching between them according to an algorithm which minimizes the possibility of detection. Because this network transmits on sometimes hundreds of frequencies simultaneously, it maintains an extremely high bandwidth, which can be as much as ten gigabytes per second in upload and download when transmitting line-of-sight. All allied vehicles carry SANMEN repeaters, which maximizes throughput and creates smaller Ad-Hoc networks within each node.

SANMEN operates on a 512-bit symmetrical key encryption and is fully digital, transmitting voice, text and data at extremely high speeds with very high security. Because the network transmits on such a broad range of frequencies, the network automatically optimizes the transmission according to the identifiers of the subscribers in contact, including submarines, surface ships, vehicles, airships, aircraft, drones and individual operators. For example, a submerged submarine will need to transmit on ultra-low frequencies, so SANMEN will automatically adjust the transmission at the nearest relay point to transmit only those frequencies. Each subscriber on the network carries a unique network identification that is provisioned according to individual settings; your network privilege depends on rank and role, vehicle type and hierarchal position. SANMEN will automatically present text in the language preferred by the subscriber and will present user status on the allied positional maps according to individual factors such as vehicle diagnostics, ammunition status, time-to-target and personal vitals. Each registered user down to individual operators is geolocated by a GPS transponder in their SANMEN equipment and that information is used to track the movement of allied forces. SANMEN provides turn-by-turn updated directions according to realtime target and objective data. SANMEN is cross-compatible to all existing allied networks and is reverse-compatible to all older communication systems such as MADL and MAGSNET, though access to SANMEN information will be limited according to the network provisions of the user.

SANMEN is transmitted primarily from Warden-Class Airships, which carry solid state, EMP-hardened transmitters rated to 500 kilowatts effective radiated power. These signals are transmitted through an extreme-wideband liquid plasma antenna, facilitating the 2,000 switch-per-second electronically scanned nature of the network. Individual users transmit back on fixed frequencies but receive communication through actively-scanned, encrypted broadband receivers. SANMEN's "central hive" is aboard a Warden-Class Airship, which means that the command center aboard each has access to the "full picture" of the battlespace and uses its combined fusion of information collected from its onboard sensors and information received from SANMEN to fuse together a complete picture of the battlespace and relay that information back down through the network to individual nodes and subscribers. Each Warden-Class Airship has a generally accepted transmission range from cruising altitude of roughly 300 kilometers, though this is limitlessly multiplied by other allied presences repeating the network information on. In the case of there being too great a distance or other mitigating factors prohibiting direct transmission, SANMEN information can be backhauled over satellite uplink.

by **Marquesan** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 5:10 pm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NERVA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_ ... sma_Rocket

Aerogel Core
On 2023-01-23 NASA announced funding the study of "Aerogel Core Fission Fragment Rocket Engine", where fissile fuel particles will be embedded in an ultra-low density aerogel matrix to achieve a critical mass assembly. The aerogel matrix (and a strong magnetic field) would allow fission fragments to escape the core, while increasing conductive and radiative heat loss from the individual fuel particles.

VASIMR is a type of electrothermal plasma thruster/electrothermal magnetoplasma thruster. In these engines, a neutral, inert propellant is ionized and heated using radio waves. The resulting plasma is then accelerated with magnetic fields to generate thrust. Other related electrically powered spacecraft propulsion concepts are the electrodeless plasma thruster, the microwave arcjet rocket, and the pulsed inductive thruster.

The propellant, a neutral gas such as argon or xenon, is injected into a hollow cylinder surfaced with electromagnets. On entering the engine, the gas is first heated to a "cold plasma" by a helicon RF antenna/coupler that bombards the gas with electromagnetic energy, at a frequency of 10 to 50 MHz,[3] stripping electrons off the propellant atoms and producing a plasma of ions and free electrons. By varying the amount of RF heating energy and plasma, VASIMR is claimed to be capable of generating either low-thrust, high–specific impulse exhaust or relatively high-thrust, low–specific impulse exhaust.[4] The second phase of the engine is a strong solenoid-configuration electromagnet that channels the ionized plasma, acting as a convergent-divergent nozzle like the physical nozzle in conventional rocket engines.

A second coupler, known as the Ion Cyclotron Heating (ICH) section, emits electromagnetic waves in resonance with the orbits of ions and electrons as they travel through the engine. Resonance is achieved through a reduction of the magnetic field in this portion of the engine that slows the orbital motion of the plasma particles. This section further heats the plasma to greater than 1,000,000 K (1,000,000 °C; 1,800,000 °F)—about 173 times the temperature of the Sun's surface.[5]

The path of ions and electrons through the engine approximates lines parallel to the engine walls; however, the particles actually orbit those lines while traveling linearly through the engine. The final, diverging, section of the engine contains an expanding magnetic field that ejects the ions and electrons from the engine at velocities as great as 50,000 m/s (180,000 km/h).[4][6]

Advantages
In contrast to the typical cyclotron resonance heating processes, VASIMR ions are immediately ejected from the magnetic nozzle before they achieve thermalized distribution. Based on novel theoretical work in 2004 by Alexey V. Arefiev and Boris N. Breizman of University of Texas at Austin, virtually all of the energy in the ion cyclotron wave is uniformly transferred to ionized plasma in a single-pass cyclotron absorption process. This allows for ions to leave the magnetic nozzle with a very narrow energy distribution, and for significantly simplified and compact magnet arrangement in the engine.[4]

VASIMR does not use electrodes; instead, it magnetically shields plasma from most hardware parts, thus eliminating electrode erosion, a major source of wear in ion engines.[7] Compared to traditional rocket engines with very complex plumbing, high performance valves, actuators and turbopumps, VASIMR has almost no moving parts (apart from minor ones, like gas valves), maximizing long term durability.[8]

Liquid-fuel engine
Propellant Liquid hydrogen
Performance
Thrust, vacuum 246,663 N (55,452 lbf)
Chamber pressure 3,861 kPa (560 psi)
Specific impulse, vacuum 841 seconds (8.25 km/s)
Specific impulse, sea-level 710 seconds (7 km/s)
Burn time 1,680 seconds
Restarts 24
Dimensions
Length 6.9 m (23 ft)
Diameter 2.59 m (8 ft 6 in)
Dry weight 18,144 kg (40,001 lb)
Nuclear reactor
Operational 1968 to 1969
Status Decommissioned
Main parameters of the reactor core
Fuel (fissile material) Highly enriched uranium
Fuel state Solid
Neutron energy spectrum Thermal
Primary control method Control drums
Primary moderator Nuclear graphite
Primary coolant Liquid hydrogen
Reactor usage
Power (thermal) 1,137 MW
References
References [1]
Notes Figures for XE Prime

Rotating fuel reactor

Fission-fragment propulsion concept
a fissionable filaments arranged in disks, b revolving shaft,
c reactor core, d fragments exhaust
A design by the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory[1] uses fuel placed on the surface of a number of very thin carbon fibres, arranged radially in wheels. The wheels are normally sub-critical. Several such wheels were stacked on a common shaft to produce a single large cylinder. The entire cylinder was rotated so that some fibres were always in a reactor core where surrounding moderator made fibres go critical. The fission fragments at the surface of the fibres would break free and be channeled for thrust. The fibre then rotates out of the reaction zone, to cool, to avoid melting.

The efficiency of the system is surprising; specific impulses of greater than 100,000s are possible using existing materials. This is high performance, although the weight of the reactor core and other elements would make the overall performance of the fission-fragment system lower. Nonetheless, the system provides the sort of performance levels that would make an interstellar precursor mission possible.

Dusty plasma

Dusty plasma bed reactor
A fission fragments ejected for propulsion
B reactor
C fission fragments decelerated for power generation
d moderator (BeO or LiH), e containment field generator, f RF induction coil
A newer design proposal by Rodney L. Clark and Robert B. Sheldon theoretically increases efficiency and decreases complexity of a fission fragment rocket at the same time over the rotating fibre wheel proposal.[2] In their design, nanoparticles of fissionable fuel (or even fuel that will naturally radioactively decay) are kept in a vacuum chamber subject to an axial magnetic field (acting as a magnetic mirror) and an external electric field. As the nanoparticles ionize as fission occurs, the dust becomes suspended within the chamber. The incredibly high surface area of the particles makes radiative cooling simple. The axial magnetic field is too weak to affect the motions of the dust particles but strong enough to channel the fragments into a beam which can be decelerated for power, allowed to be emitted for thrust, or a combination of the two. With exhaust velocities of 3% - 5% the speed of light and efficiencies up to 90%, the rocket should be able to achieve over 1,000,000 sec Isp.

The Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application (NERVA; /ˈnɜːrvə/) was a nuclear thermal rocket engine development program that ran for roughly two decades. Its principal objective was to "establish a technology base for nuclear rocket engine systems to be utilized in the design and development of propulsion systems for space mission application".[2] It was a joint effort of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and was managed by the Space Nuclear Propulsion Office (SNPO) until the program ended in January 1973. SNPO was led by NASA's Harold Finger and AEC's Milton Klein.

NERVA had its origins in Project Rover, an AEC research project at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL) with the initial aim of providing a nuclear-powered upper stage for the United States Air Force intercontinental ballistic missiles. Nuclear thermal rocket engines promised to be more efficient than chemical ones. After the formation of NASA in 1958, Project Rover was continued as a civilian project and was reoriented to producing a nuclear powered upper stage for NASA's Saturn V Moon rocket. Reactors were tested at very low power before being shipped to Jackass Flats in the Nevada Test Site. While LASL concentrated on reactor development, NASA built and tested complete rocket engines.

The AEC, SNPO, and NASA considered NERVA a highly successful program in that it met or exceeded its program goals. It demonstrated that nuclear thermal rocket engines were a feasible and reliable tool for space exploration, and at the end of 1968 SNPO deemed that the latest NERVA engine, the XE, met the requirements for a human mission to Mars. The program had strong political support from Senators Clinton P. Anderson and Margaret Chase Smith but was cancelled by President Richard Nixon in 1973. Although NERVA engines were built and tested as much as possible with flight-certified components and the engine was deemed ready for integration into a spacecraft, they never flew in space.

The Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) is an electrothermal thruster under development for possible use in spacecraft propulsion. It uses radio waves to ionize and heat an inert propellant, forming a plasma, then a magnetic field to confine and accelerate the expanding plasma, generating thrust. It is a plasma propulsion engine, one of several types of spacecraft electric propulsion systems.[1]

The VASIMR method for heating plasma was originally developed during nuclear fusion research. VASIMR is intended to bridge the gap between high thrust, low specific impulse chemical rockets and low thrust, high specific impulse electric propulsion, but has not yet demonstrated high thrust. The VASIMR concept originated in 1977 with former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang Díaz, who has been developing the technology ever since.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz-2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-IIA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_V
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March_8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March_2F
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March_3C
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LVM3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Marc ... March_3B/E
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March_7
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9_Block_5
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton-M
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angara_(rocket_family)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_IV_Heavy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March_5
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_Heavy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fission-fragment_rocket
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAR_111
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripropellant_rocket
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_X-30
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-20_Dyna-Soar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Chaser
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes_(spacecraft)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-15
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Marietta_X-24
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_HL-10

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-stage-to-orbit

Nomenclature:
Classification:
Nation-of-Origin:
Crew:

Specifications:

Overall Length: 38.50 meters (126'3.7")
Tail Height: 6.00 meters (19'8.2")
Wingspan: 26.30 meters (86'3.4")
Wing Area: 358.25 m2 (3,856.17 ft2)
Wing Loading: 785.27 Kg/m2

Empty Weight: 89,363 Kgs
Fuel Payload: 176,512 Kgs
- 99,770 Kgs liquid fuel
- 74,030 Kgs oxidizer
- 2,712 Kgs monopropellant (hydrazine)
Gross Weight: 265,875 Kgs
Useful Payload: 14,100 Kgs (31,085 Lbs)
Launch Weight: 279,975 Kgs

Internal Powerplant:
Propulsion Engines:

ARIES CREW TRANSPORT VEHICLE
Mass (Gross no payload): 264.213 tons
Mass (Basic empty): 164.4t
Propellant weight: 99.813 tons

FUEL BY WEIGHT:
33,250 kgs liquid fuel
24,680 kgs oxidizer
900 kgs monopropellant (hydrazine)

OVERALL:
Height: 6m
Width:26.3m
Length: 38.5m
Wingspan: 8m
Wing Area: 358.25 m2

Engines:
6x Whiplash Turboramjet
MAX THRUST: 386.657 kN at Mach 3.0
Stationary thrust: 130 kN
Weight: 1.8t
Isp- 4000 ASL

4x Sabre S (small) Dual Cycle

Weight: 3.0 tons

AIR BREATHING:
MAX THRUST: 771.429 kN at Mach 4.5
Stationary Thrust: 120 kN
Isp: 4800 ASL
Intake: 0.51 units/sec liquid prop at maximum

CLOSED CYCLE:
Thrust:
ASL- 167.647 kN
Vacuum- 200 kN
ISP:
ASL- 285
Vacuum- 340
Intake: 5.389 units Liquid prop/ 6.598 units oxidizer at maximum

1x Sabre M (medium) Dual Cycle

Weight: 12.0 tons

AIR BREATHING
MAX THRUST: 3085.714 kN at Mach 4.5
Stationary Thrust: 480 kN
ISP: 4800 (ASL)
Intake: 2.039 units/sec liquid prop maximum

CLOSED CYCLE:
THRUST:
ASL- 670.588 kN
VACUUM- 800 kN
ISP-
285 (ASL)
340 (Vacuum)
Intake: 21.594 units/sec liquid prop, 26.393 units/ sec oxidizer at maximum

HERCULES SHUTTLE CARGO TRANSPORT ORBITER

Mass (Gross no payload): 570.242 tons
Mass (Basic empty) 356.4 tons
Propellant weight: 213.842 tons

FUEL BY WEIGHT
213,875kg liquid fuel
182,105kg oxidizer
10,712kg monopropellant (hydrazine)

OVERALL:
Height: 7.8m
Width: 37.6m
Length: 35.8m
Wingspan: 18.8m to furthest point

ENGINES:
10x Whiplash Turboramjet
MAX THRUST: 386.657 kN at Mach 3.0
Stationary thrust: 130 kN
Weight: 1.8t
Isp- 4000 ASL

2x Sabre-S (Small) Dual-cycle
Weight: 3.0 tons

AIR BREATHING:
MAX THRUST: 771.429 kN at Mach 4.5
Stationary Thrust: 120 kN
Isp: 4800 ASL
Intake: 0.51 units/sec liquid prop at maximum

CLOSED CYCLE:
Thrust:
ASL- 167.647 kN
Vacuum- 200 kN
ISP:
ASL- 285
Vacuum- 340
Intake: 5.389 units Liquid prop/ 6.598 units oxidizer at maximum

3x Sabre-M (Medium) Dual-cycle
Weight: 12.0 tons

AIR BREATHING
MAX THRUST: 3085.714 kN at Mach 4.5
Stationary Thrust: 480 kN
ISP: 4800 (ASL)
Intake: 2.039 units/sec liquid prop maximum

CLOSED CYCLE:
THRUST:
ASL- 670.588 kN
VACUUM- 800 kN
ISP-
285 (ASL)
340 (Vacuum)
Intake: 21.594 units/sec liquid prop, 26.393 units/ sec oxidizer at maximum

by **Marquesan** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 5:11 pm

Armored Train: 1,250 Tons w/ Locomotive
Locomotive Engine: GZ-251 Prime Mover
Train Order: Loco>Fuel>Fuel>Personnel>Command>Personnel>AA>Ammo>AT>Artillery>Ammo>AT>Artillery>AA
Personnel Cars (60,000 Kgs Each)
Command Car (90,000 Kgs Each)
Fuel Cars (80,000 Kgs Each)
Ammunition Cars (80,000 Kgs Each)
Anti-Aircraft Cars: x6 WO-2,0 L91 KwK-ETC - Triple-Gun AA Turrets + 22x AwR-100 "Bajonett" (70,000 Kgs Each)
Artillery Cars: x2 KOS-14,5 L/57 LMA-ETC - Disappearing Gun Cars w/ Artillery Shrouds (90,000 Kgs Each)
Anti-Tank Cars: x4 WO-5,0 L/49 KwK-ETC - Twin-Gun AT Turrets + 16x TPzaR-58 "Pfahl" ATGM's (75,000 Kgs Each)

Artillery Stabilization: Top-Carriage Traversing Mount, Cradle Recoil & Truck/Rail Clamps, x4 Outriggers & Ground Spades

two eight-wheeled bogies with an articulated inter-bogie connection, each with three axles powered by a separate traction motor per axle and with the fourth non-powered axle in an integral leading pony truck to reduce the axle load.
The 3 kV DC Class 4E electric locomotive was designed for the SAR by the General Electric Company (GEC) and was built by the North British Locomotive Company (NBL) between 1952 and 1953. The Class 4E was amongst the most powerful electric locomotives in the world at that time and at 157,488 kilograms (155 long tons), it was a heavy locomotive for 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge. The reasons for the leading pony truck were both to improve stability at speed and to reduce the axle load.
Between 1959 and 1961, the SAR placed 115 high-nosed Class 32-000 GE type U18C1 diesel-electric locomotives in service in South West Africa, where very light rail conditions necessitated lighter axle loadings which could not be achieved with conventional three-axle bogies under a heavy 96,520 kilograms (95 long tons) locomotive.[1][page needed][2][page needed][4]
In June and July 1966, ten low-nosed Class 32-200 GE type U20C1 diesel-electric locomotives entered service on the SAR. The Class 32-200 was actually a Class 33-000 locomotive on the 1Co bogies of the Class 32-000, which reduced its axle load from the 15,749 kilograms (15.5 long tons) of the Class 33-000 to 12,700 kilograms (12.5 long tons). Apart from the bogies, which necessitated a smaller fuel tank, its physical dimensions and exterior appearance were identical to that of the Co+Co Class 33-000 and it used the same V12 prime mover.
1Co+Co1, like Co+Co, is an articulated variant where the drawbar forces are taken between the bogies rather than through the frame. These were used in South Africa, for lighter loadings on the lightly-laid 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge. A number of Japanese electrics from the 1930s, also on Cape gauge, such as the EF10 also used this arrangement.

The gun was mounted on a simple pivot mount on a ballrace on a well-base flatcar with four outriggers. In action the outriggers and their jacks would be dropped to stabilize the gun and absorb the firing recoil. In addition jacks locked the spring suspension, bore on the surface of the rails and screw clamps gripped the rails for more stability.

by **Marquesan** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 5:11 pm

Nomenclature: 36/68 "DuoFire" mle. 2021 Autocannon
Nation of Origin: Republic of Havensky, Gholgoth
Caliber: 36x288mm Pan-Skyan (1.44x11.33" Steelcase)

Description: Long-Stroke Recoil Operated, ETC-Primed
Weapon Mass: 164 Kgs (360 Lbs, w/ Barrel, Receiver, Magazines & Feeds)
Overall Length: 3,750mm (12'4", Muzzle Brake to back of Receiver)

Barrel Specifications: 2,448mm Rifled Length, (8' - L/68) 12 Grooves, 1:680mm RH Twist
Recoil Mitigation: 200mm (7.87") Recoil Stroke; 6,500 Kilograms Force - Gas-Assisted Blowback
Depression, Elevation & Traverse: -15 to +85, 360 in 3 Sec @ 120/Sec

Select-Fire Operation: 3-Second (72-Rd) Limiter w/ Type-A / Fully-Automatic w/ Type-B
Ammunition Carriage: 432 Rds in 216-Rd Helical Drums w/ Linkless Electric Feed

Ammunition Type-A: AHEAD (Advanced High-Explosive Air Defense) - 2,360 g Projectile
Type-A Description: 64 Tungsten Cubes & 500 g HNIW+Al Filler, LADAR Proximity Fuze
Type-A Performance: 1,236 M/Sec (Mach 3.73) @ Muzzle to 1,260 Meters (4,130') @ 1,440 RPM

Ammunition Type-B: I/I (Incendiary/Illumination Shell) -1,800 g Projectile
Type-B Description: Copper Casing w/ Time Fuze; 400 g White Phosphorous / Magnesium Filler
Type-B Performance: 1,236 M/Sec (Mach 3.73) @ Muzzle to 1,260 Meters (4,130') @ 1,440 RPM

Ammunition Type-C: SAPHE (Semi-Armor Piercing/High Explosive) - 2,700 g Projectile
Type-C Description: High-Strength Case w/ 1,200 g HNIW+Al Filler, Ballistic Cap & Impact/Delay Fuze
Type-C Performance: 1,056 M/Sec (Mach 3.19) @ Muzzle to 4,150 Meters (2.58 Mi) @ 360 RPM

Ammunition Type-D: APFSDS (Armor-Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot) - 1,100 g Projectile
Type-D Description: 330mm Length, 15mm Dia, 10mm Frustrum, 6mm Meplat, Staballoy (Ti/U) Dart
Type-D Performance: 370mm (14.67") Perforation @ 1,000 Meters (3,280') - 1,800 M/Sec (Mach 5.25) @ Muzzle / 360 RPM

The Skyan "DuoFire" program set out to develop a single heavy multiservice projectile and a lightweight, compact autocannon which could be employed in a wide variety of roles as part of a wide variety of current and future platforms and systems. DuoFire cannons replace a number of smaller and older weapon systems in Skyan inventories, and has been retrofitted into existing military systems throughout the Skybound Republic. The complete gun system with all components weighs 360 pounds or 164 kilograms; it is just over 12 feet in overall length with an 8-foot recoiling barrel and "arrowhead" style muzzle brake. Dual ammunition feeds feed from helical drum magazines which can be quickly installed and uninstalled, so that the operator may change ammunition types quickly; magazines can be preloaded in the field and changed in seconds, facilitating rapid turnaround of Skyan fighter aircraft.

The gun is referred to as "DuoFire" because of its dual rates of fire; the gun can operate at a depressed, but continuous 360 rounds per minute, or 6 rounds per second through an entire 216-round magazine, or at its full fire rate, 1,440 rounds per minute or 24 rounds per second with cooling time allowed between bursts. At the slower rate, the accuracy of followup shots increases; it is most often used for the destruction of armored or reinforced ground targets like wheeled and tracked tactical vehicles, or fighters operating inside concrete and steel buildings. Type-C (SAPHE) and Type-D (APFSDS) ammunition will fire at 360 RPM; the gun automatically recognizes ammunition type when the magazine is loaded. Type-A and Type-B ammunition fire at the gun's full 1,440 RPM cyclic rate; short bursts of fire place dozens of rounds downrange and the gun limits single bursts to three seconds automatically, to conserve ammunition and permit barrel cooling.

Four ammunition types are currently manufactured for the DuoFire Gun. Type-A ammo, referred to as AHEAD (or Advanced High-Explosive Air Defense) is a thin-wall case machined from high strength steel. Inside the case, a 500-gram aluminized Octogen explosive charge is packed with 64 smal tungsten carbide cubes. Upon detonation, the metal-augmented charge consisting of Octogen high explosive mixed with aluminum provides a massive concussion, which propels the tungsten cubes and shrapnel at hypersonic speed in all directions, which destroys air targets like missiles, aircraft, drones and helicopters both with blast and shrapnel effects. Type-A rounds have a LADAR proximity fuze, using a very simple laser sensor on the nose of each round to make extremely accurate determinations of distance in flight, leading to an extremely accurate round requiring fewer rounds to destroy an aircraft than a 20mm Vulcan cannon or common 30mm autocannons.

Type-B ammunition is an Incendiary/Illumination round, which contains a bursting charge and a 50/50 mixture of white phosphorous and magnesium powder in a thin-wall copper shell. These time-fuzed shells detonate at an interval programmed into each round during firing; upon detonation, the pyrophoric WP ignites in contact with the air. This ensures ignition of the powdered magnesium, which burns at 2,200 degrees C; the superheated, incandescent cloud created by detonation of these shells starts fires which are difficult to extinguish and cannot be fought with water, as burning magnesium forms hydrogen gas on contact with water, and WP may reignite after being sprayed with water. Type-B ammunition fires at the DuoFire's full rate of 1,440 RPM or 24 rounds per second; it leaves the muzzle at Mach 3.73 and has an effective range of 1,260 meters, or 8/10 of a mile.

Type-C ammunition is a multipurpose Semi-Armor Piercing design, with a tungsten ballistic cap and an impact/delay fuze, which allows the round to punch into concrete or stone before detonating, or to penetrate some distance into armor; the high-strength steel case contains 1.2 kilograms of Octogen high-explosive mixed with finely powdered aluminum. The Metal Augmented Charge (MAC) enhances the blast and incendiary effects behind armor; rounds of this type are frequently used for destruction of buildings and infrastructure targets in urban combat environments; Type-C leaves the muzzle at Mach 3.19 due to its higher weight at 2.7 kilograms, it is fired at the depressed rate, 360 RPM or 6 rounds per second to increase the accuracy of followup shots; the gun runs in fully automatic mode firing this type, and is effective to 4.15 kilometers, or 2.58 miles distance.

Type-D ammunition is a 330mm, 15mm diameter fin-stabilized dart round, constructed from Staballoy, a mixture of titanium and depleted uranium, which is a byproduct of the Nuclear Power industry. Encased in a nylon sabot, the 1.1 kilogram dart leaves the muzzle at Mach 5.25 and strikes at a thousand meters distance with sufficient power to penetrate 370mm, or 14.67" of modern laminate composite armor. The compact, powerful Type-D ammunition is fired at the depressed fire rate, 6 rounds per second, which allows for tight groups of followup shots; the effect of a battle tank or other armored vehicle being bombarded with dozens of finned penetrator darts is devastating; in situations where the vehicle relies on explosive reactive armor for protection, this type of fire can rapidly deplete the ability of ERA to protect the tank, which can then be seriously damaged or knocked out more easily.

Shipunov 2A42
Gryazev Shipunov GSh-30-1
Gryazev Shipunov GSh-30-2
Mk. 101 Cannon
Mk. 103 Cannon
Bushmaster III
BK 3,7
C.O.W. 37mm Gun
Nudelman-Suranov NS-37
Mauser RMK-30
Oerlikon KCA
AK-230
Millenium Gun
Red Queen

by **Marquesan** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 5:12 pm

O - P - S

by **Marquesan** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 5:13 pm

O - P - S

by **Marquesan** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 5:14 pm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/ALQ-218
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/ALQ-99
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Shield
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/ALE-50_towed_decoy_system
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/ALE-55_Fiber-Optic_Towed_Decoy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/ALQ-135
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BriteCloud
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash_10
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khibiny_(electronic_countermeasures_system)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thales_Spectra

The AN/ALQ-218 is an airborne passive Radar warning receiver / electronic warfare support measures / electronic intelligence (RWR/ESM/ELINT) sensor system designed for airborne situational awareness and signal intelligence gathering. The AN/ALQ-218 detects, identifies, locates and analyzes sources of radio frequency emission. The current version AN/ALQ-218(V)2 is manufactured by Northrop Grumman.[1]

The ALQ-99 is an airborne integrated jamming system designed and manufactured by EDO Corporation. Receiver equipment and antennas are mounted in a fin-tip pod while jamming transmitters and exciter equipment are located in under-wing pods. The system is capable of intercepting, automatically processing and jamming received radio frequency signals.[1] The system receivers can also be used to detect, identify and direction find those signals, providing signals intelligence (SIGINT) either automatically or manually.[2]

The AN/ALQ-99 was mounted on the U.S. Navy's and U.S. Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler aircraft and U.S. Navy's EA-18G Growler aircraft. It was mounted on U.S. Air Force's EF-111A Raven aircraft before these aircraft were retired from service by May 1998. The U.S. Navy's EA-6B Prowler were retired from active service following deployment in 2015.

The AN/ALQ-99 has a maximum power output of 10.8 kW in its older versions and of 6.8 kW in its newer versions.[3] It uses a ram air turbine to supply its own power.[4][5]

The AN/ALQ-99 is capable of jamming frequencies from 64 MHz to 20 GHz. Jamming frequency ranges are set forth in 10 bands:

Band 1: 64 - 150 MHz
Band 2: 150 - 270 MHz
Band 3: 270 - 500 MHz
Band 4: 0.5 - 1 GHz
Band 5/6: 1 - 1.25 GHz
Band 7: 2.5 - 4 GHz
Band 8: 4 - 7.8 GHz
Band 9: 7.8 - 11 GHz
Band 10: 11 - 20 GHz [6]

AN/ALQ-99A – Entered service in 1972. Covered bands 1, 2, 4, and 7.[6]
AN/ALQ-99B/C Expanded Capability (XCAP) – Introduced in 1973. Expanded coverage to include bands 5, 6, 8, and 9.[6]
AN/ALQ-99D Improved Capability (ICAP I) – Introduced in 1975. Expanded coverage to include band 3 and introduced the AYA-6B, an improved computer which allowed faster response times and more automation of the systems
AN/ALQ-99E – The version mounted on the EF-111A, a heavily modified variant of the F-111A introduced in 1977. The jamming equipment was mostly stored on the underside of the aircraft in the bomb bay, while the receiving equipment was mounted to the vertical stabilizer, similarly to the EA-6B. It featured a 70% commonality with the AN/ALQ-99F ICAP II. Introduced increased computer automation, allowing the jamming systems to be handled by a single crewmate, as opposed to a crew of 3 on the EA-6B. The ALQ-99E underwent several improvements through the late 1980's and early 1990's, including expanded coverage to include band 10, increased computer memory and processing power, and the improved Universal Exciter.[6]
AN/ALQ-99F Improved Capability (ICAP II) – Introduced in 1980. Featured the AYK-14 computer, with 4 times the memory and increased processing power.[8]
AN/ALQ-99G ICAP II Block 82 – Introduced in 1982. Allowed limited capability for the EA-6B to carry the AGM-88 HARM missile.[8]
AN/ALQ-99H ICAP II Block 86 – Introduced in 1988. Improved the EA-6B's ability to carry the AGM-88 HARM missile.[8]
AN/ALQ-99I ICAP II Block 89 – Introduced in 1996. Introduced the improved Universal Exciter and increased processing power.
AN/ALQ-99J ICAP II Block 89A – Introduced in 2000. Included the Universal Exciter and expanded coverage to include band 10.
AN/ALQ-99 ICAP III – Introduced in 2003, initially for the EA-6B. Provided increased processing power and equipment standardization.[6] Carried by the E/A-18G Growler.[9]

The electronic warfare pod is an all-inclusive multi-purpose escort jammer and electronic attack system. Sky Shield engages enemy radars in hostile environments, providing comprehensive electronic countermeasures against enemy threats. The system creates a corridor for multiple attacking aircraft, thus increasing aircraft survivability in time and providing attack options. The Sky Shield pod covers frequency spectrum range from D band to KU band and includes a digital interferometer system for signal detection, a DRFM based technique generator and a modular solid-state active electronically scanned array transmitter for jamming.

The AN/ALE-50 towed decoy system is an electronic countermeasure tool designed by Raytheon to protect multiple US military aircraft from air-to-air and surface-to-air radar-guided missiles.[1] The AN/ALE-50 towed decoy system is an anti-missile countermeasures decoy system used on U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps aircraft, and by certain non-United States air forces. The system is manufactured by Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems at its facility in Goleta, California. The ALE-50 system consists of a launcher and launch controller installed on the aircraft (usually on a wing pylon), and one or more expendable towed decoys. Each decoy is delivered in a sealed canister and has a ten-year shelf life.[2]

When deployed, the decoy is towed behind the host aircraft, protecting the aircraft and its crew against RF-guided missiles by luring the missile toward the decoy and away from the intended target. In both flight tests and actual combat, the ALE-50 has successfully countered numerous live firings of both surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles. U.S. military pilots have nicknamed the decoy "Little Buddy".[3] The system requires no threat-specific software, and communicates its health and status to the aircraft over a standard data bus

The ALE-55 is an RF countermeasure designed to protect an aircraft from radar-guided missiles. It consists of an aircraft-towed decoy and onboard electronics. It works together with the aircraft's electronic warfare system to provide radar jamming. In addition, it can also be used in a backup mode as a signal repeater, which allows it to lure incoming missiles away from their actual target.[1] It is currently in use with the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, but can be adapted to a wide variety of platforms with minimal modification.[2]

Defensive techniques
The ALE-55 provides three layers of defensive jamming against a radar-based threat: preventing radars from tracking, breaking radar locks, and acting as a target for incoming missiles.[1]

Suppression
The system detects a threat radar in its acquisition mode and tries to prevent it from locking by using jamming techniques. The onboard electronic warfare package analyzes the threat, while the towed decoy emits the jamming signals to confuse the tracking radar.

Deflection
In the case that a radar obtains a lock on the aircraft or decoy system, the electronics on board the aircraft analyze the emissions and then determine the optimum jamming technique to break the radar lock. The jamming is done by the decoy. The ALE-55 also possesses the useful ability to send out multiple jamming frequencies if more than one radar is locked on to the decoy or aircraft.

Seduction
When a missile launch is detected, indicated by the difference in radar signal and type, the ALE-55 runs a last resort attempt to protect the aircraft towing it. This last resort is becoming the target, rather than the aircraft, by trying to jam the missile or simulating the aircraft's radar signature.

Components
The ALE-55 consists of two components. An onboard signal conditioning assembly and fiber optic towed decoys.[1]

The onboard electric frequency converter analyzes radar signals detected by the plane's electronic warfare system and calculates an appropriate jamming and spoofing signal, which is then transmitted to the FOTD through a fiber optic cable.

The towed decoy has dual high power traveling-wave tubes (TWTs) to allow for enough power to protect large aircraft. It is launched with the Raytheon Integrated Multi-Platform Launch Controller (IMPLC), which it shares with the towed ALE-50.[3] A braking system allows for fast deployment.

Since the 1970s, the AN/ALQ-135 system has been a component of F-15 aircraft. The system has been continually upgraded. These upgrades include processor upgrades, durability upgrades, and weight reduction. Now the system is installed on more than 500 F-15s. The band 3 system was first installed in 1988. The band 1.5 system was first installed in F-15s in 2000.[1]

System Information
The modern system consists of five components of band 1.5 and band 3 equipment to cover the full spectrum of threats. The AN/ALQ-135 (v) system consists of the B3 RF Amplifier, B3 Control/Oscillator, B1.5 RF Amplifier, B1.5 Control/Oscillator, and the LRU-14.

The band 1.5 and band 3 equipment share 70% of their hardware. This means that logistics and maintenance are more easily performed. The band 1.5 and band 3 systems can jam both high band and low band threats.

Size Specifications[1]
Component Weight Volume Dimensions
B3 RF Amplifier 97 lbs (44 kg) 2030 in³ (.033m³) 11.8 X 8 X 21.5 in (30 X 20.3 X 54.6 cm)
B3 Control/Oscillator 116 lbs (52.7 kg) 2408 in³ (.039 m³) 14 X 8 X 21.5 in (35.6 X 20.3 X 54.6 cm)
B1.5 RF Amplifier 95 lbs (43.2 kg) 2030 in³(.033 m³) 11.8 X 8 X 21.5 in (30 X 20.3 X 54.6 cm)
B1.5 Control/Oscillator 100 lbs (45.5 kg) 2408 in³ (.039 m³) 14 X 8 X 21.5 in (35.6 X 20.3 X 54.6 cm)
LRU-14 10.5 lbs (4.8 kg) 195 in³ (.0032 m³) 3.5 X 8.25 X 6.75 in (8.9 X 21 X 17.1 cm)

BriteCloud was developed to counter modern tracking systems. Its technology is based on previous generations of electronic countermeasures such as repeaters and Towed Radar Decoys (TRD). When launched, the battery-powered decoy searches for and counters priority threats. Incoming radar pulses are received and the BriteCloud’s onboard computer copies these pulses and uses them to simulate a ‘false target’ so that the threat system cannot detect the intended target and fails.

It is available in two versions: the BriteCloud 55 decoy launched from standard 55mm diameter chaff/flare cartridge dispensers, and the BriteCloud 218 decoy launched from smaller 2”×1”×8” square-format standard cartridge dispensers. In 2019, the development of the BriteCloud 55-T was announced, designed for bigger military aircraft with larger radar cross-sections, eg. the C-130 Hercules.[2]

Carried externally on a pylon under the wing of the attacking aircraft, the Dash 10 pod is used to counter radar guided weapons. It operates by manipulating the radar signals transmitted from such weapon systems and re-broadcasting them back to the sender in a convincing but highly deceptive manner. The intention is to trick the enemy air-defence system into aiming at an imaginary target which is located some miles distant from the aircraft fitted with the Dash 10 pod. Because enemy air defence systems appear to work normally whilst the Dash 10 pod is operating, the enemy personnel monitoring them do not realise that they are being deceived.

Delay aircraft detection;
Mask the true subject against false reflections;
Cause range finding difficulties, namely in speed and angular positions;
Degrading Maintenance Mode TWS when scanning antenna beam radar;
Increase the time and difficulty of capturing an object during real-time active scanning.

The full SPECTRA integrated electronic warfare suite provides long-range detection, identification and accurate localisation of infrared homing, radio frequency and laser threats. The system incorporates radar warning, laser warning and Missile Approach Warning for threat detection plus a phased array radar jammer and a decoy dispenser for threat countering.[1] It also includes a dedicated management unit for data fusion and reaction decision.[2]

The SPECTRA system consists of two infrared missile warning sensors (Détecteur de Départ Missile Nouvelle Génération). A new generation missile warning system (DDM NG) is currently being developed by MBDA. The DDM NG delivered its first in flight images in March 2010 and will be available on the Rafale from 2012.[3][4] DDM NG incorporates a new infrared array detector which enhances performance with regard to the range at which a missile firing will be detected (with two sensors, each equipped with a fish-eye lens, DDM NG provides a spherical field of view around the aircraft). The DDM-NG also offers improved rejection of false alarms and gives an angular localisation capability which will be compatible with the future use of Directional Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM).[5]

by **Marquesan** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 5:15 pm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borisoglebsk-2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasukha
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelena-1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avtobaza
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_36_SRBOC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nulka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/SLQ-32_electronic_warfare_suite
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seagnat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/SLQ-49_Chaff_Buoy_Decoy_System
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Decoy_IDS300
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indrajaal_Autonomous_Drone_Defence_Dome
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_Dome
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repellent-1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-330Zh_Zhitel

The Krasukha (Russian: Красуха; English: Belladonna or Deadly Nightshade) is a Russian mobile, ground-based, electronic warfare (EW) system. This system is produced by the KRET corporation on different wheeled platforms.[1] The Krasukha's primary targets are airborne radio-electronics (such as UAVs) and airborne systems guided by radar. The Krasukha has multiple applications in the Russian Armed Forces.[2]

Krasukha-2
The Krasukha-2 is a S-band system designed to jam Airborne Early Warning and Control (AWACS) aircraft such as the Boeing E-3 Sentry at ranges of up to 250 kilometres (160 mi).[2] [3] [4] The Krasukha-2 can also jam other airborne radars, such as those for radar-guided missiles. The missiles, once jammed, then receive a false target away from the original to ensure that the missiles no longer pose a threat. The Krasukha-2 guards mobile high-priority targets such as the 9K720 Iskander SRBM.[2]

Krasukha-4
The Krasukha-4 is a broadband multifunctional jamming station mounted on a BAZ-6910-022 four-axle-chassis. It complements the Krasukha-2 system by operating in the X-band and Ku-band, and counters airborne radar aircraft such as the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTAR) Northrop Grumman E-8.[4] The Krasukha-4 has enough range to effectively disrupt low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites and can cause permanent damage to targeted radio-electronic devices.[5] Ground based radars are also a viable target for the Krasukha-4.[1]

The Pelena-1 (in Russian means "Shroud") is a Russian ground-based jamming system.

Designed for jamming the AN/APY-2 radar, the primary component of the airborne warning and control system (AWACS), by automatically inducing a jamming frequency on radar carrier frequencies operating in the fast frequency hopping mode. Pelena-1 disrupts the radar capability of detecting targets with RCS of up to 10 - 15 sq.m. The effective jamming range is up to 250 km.

Basic characteristics
Jamming sector: deg ±45
Probability of:
radar suppression: at least 0.8
system kill by antiradar missiles: up to 0.2
Scanning range, deg:
azimuth: 0 - 360
elevation: -1 to +25
Sector of automatic azimuth scanning, deg: 30; 60; 120
Power consumption: 80 kW
Crew: 7

General system information
Max ELINT range in kilometers: up to 150
Radar detection frequency range in MHz: 8000-17544
Operational envelope in degrees: 360 (in azimuth), 18/30 (in elevation for A, B/V Bands)
Target detection/data transmition-to-APUR delay in microseconds: 500
Number of emitting target bearings (at 15 tgt/s flow): up to 60
Probability of radar type classification: 0.8 (with 1.0 being 100%)
Into/out-of-action time in minutes: not more than 25
Power consumption in kilowatts: not more than 12
Crew: 4

System composition
equipment vehicle based on the Ural-43203 chassis with the K1.4320 van
ED2x16-T230P-1VAS electric power generator in the K1.4320 van on the Ural 4310 chassis
The ELINT system displays on the TV screen acquired targets with data on their direction finding, angular coordinates (azimuth and elevation), radiation signal parameters (carrier frequency, duration, pulse repetition frequency) and radar type classification (sidelooking, fire control, low-altitude flight control radar). The APUR automated jamming control system is fed with target data (frequency band number according to frequency assignment of jamming systems, type of emitting radars and their angular coordinates) via cable at a range of up to 100 meters.

The Mark 36 SRBOC uses the Mark 137 launcher, which has six fixed 130 mm mortar tubes arranged in two parallel rows. One row is set at 45 degrees and the other is set at 60 degrees, providing a spread of the launched decoys. Firing circuits use electromagnetic induction to set off the propelling charges in the decoy cartridges.[1] They are launched at a speed of 75 m/s.[2]

Each launcher holds 12–36 rounds, depending on variant. The number and arrangement of Mk 36 launchers installed depends on the size of the ship, ranging from two launchers on a small combatant to as many as eight on an aircraft carrier.[2]

To complement conventional ballistic decoys, the FLYRT (FLYing Radar Target) decoy had been developed in the 1990s.[3] It had rocket propulsion and flew at a ship-like speed in an attempt to present itself as a surface target. However, FLYRT did not undergo production.[4] Instead, a modified version of the Mark 36 SRBOC, redesignated as the Mark 53 decoy launching system, was created to use the newer Nulka active radar decoy. Nulka hovers in the air and emits radiofrequency energy to lure the seekers of anti-ship missiles.[5][6]

The Mark 36 is interfaced with the AN/SLQ-32 electronic warfare suite. The SLQ-32 (with the exception of the (V)4 variant) can automatically fire decoys from the Mark 36 SRBOCs when it detects an anti-ship missile attack.[7]

The Mark 36 SRBOC is similar to the Sea Gnat decoy system.[1]

Components
The decoy launching system consists of:[1][2]

Mark 137 launcher
Mark 158 Mod 1/2 master launcher control - located in the Combat Information Center. This is the primary means of operating the system.
Mark 164 Mod 1/2 bridge launcher control - gives the bridge the capability to also control the system.
Mark 160 Mod 1 power supply (one for each launcher) below deck - the power supplies operate from the onboard single-phase network 440 V, 60 Hz and supply launchers with a constant voltage of 28 V. In the event of a lack of voltage in the on-board network, they are capable of delivering 24 V from emergency batteries for 5–8 hours.
Ready service lockers with Mark 5 Mod 2 or Mark 6 Mod 0 rounds - located near each launcher, they enable quick reloading of the decoy launching systems.

Nulka is an Australian-designed and -developed active missile decoy built by an American/Australian collaboration.[1][2] Used aboard warships of the United States Navy (USN), Royal Australian Navy (RAN), United States Coast Guard (USCG), and Royal Canadian Navy,[3] Nulka is a rocket-propelled, disposable, offboard, active decoy designed to lure anti-ship missiles away from their targets. It has a unique design in that it hovers in mid-air while drawing the incoming anti-ship missile. The hovering rocket concept was initiated in Australia by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), and the system was designed, developed and then manufactured by AWA Defence Industries (AWADI) (now BAE Systems Australia). BAE refers to Nulka as a "soft-kill defence system".[4] The word "Nulka" is of Australian Aboriginal origin and means "be quick".

The Nulka consists of the missile itself enclosed in a hermetically sealed canister. This canister is then contained in a dedicated launcher module, adjacent and used in tandem with the Mark 36 launcher (if fitted).

AN/SLQ-32(V)1 – A simple threat warning receiver. It was capable of receiving low frequency, high-band radar signals of the type commonly emitted by anti-ship missile terminal guidance radars and long-range surveillance radars.[4] The (V)1 was installed on auxiliary ships and small combatants like frigates. This variant of the system was phased out as equipped ships became decommissioned.
AN/SLQ-32(V)2 – Initially the most common variant, the (V)2 expanded on the (V)1's capabilities with new receiving antennas for increased radio frequency coverage. It added the ability to detect high frequency targeting and fire-control radars, providing early warning against an imminent anti-ship missile attack.[4] The (V)2 was installed on frigates, destroyers, and 270-foot (82 m) Coast Guard cutters. Many (V)2 suites have been upgraded to (V)3.

AN/SLQ-32(V)3 – The (V)3 added antennas with electronic attack capability, able to actively jam targeting radars and anti-ship missile terminal guidance radars.[4] The (V)3 was installed on various combatants such as destroyers, cruisers, battleships, large amphibious ships, and high-value replenishment vessels. (V)3 systems are currently being replaced with (V)6.[5]
AN/SLQ-32(V)4 – Designed for installation on aircraft carriers,[4] the (V)4 consisted of two (V)3 systems, one for each side of the ship, tied to a common computer and display console. Additional line replaceable units and software were added to support the wide separation of the two antenna/electronics enclosures. (V)4 systems will be replaced with (V)6.[5]
AN/SLQ-32(V)5 – The (V)5 was built as a response to the Stark incident in 1987. The (V)5 system incorporates a compact version of the (V)2 system along with an active jamming module—referred to as "Sidekick"—to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates, which were too small to carry a full (V)3.[4]

AN/SLQ-32(V)6 – Part of the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP). (V)6 provides enhanced electronic support capability through upgraded antennas and open combat system interface. It is made up of the SEWIP Block 1B2, SEWIP Block 1B3, and SEWIP Block 2, which provide specific emitter identification (SEI), high gain high sensitivity (HGHS), and electronic support (ES), respectively. (V)6 is currently in full-rate production for installation on the latest Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and for retrofit on existing ones, replacing their existing SLQ-32 equipment.[6][5]

AN/SLQ-32(V)7 – Adds onto (V)6 with the SEWIP Block 3, which upgrades electronic attack (EA) capability. As of 2022, it is in low-rate initial production.[6] Select DDG Flight IIA vessels will receive AN/SLQ-32(V)7 as a part of the USN DDG MOD 2.0 program.[7] USS Pinckney (DDG-91) is the first U.S. Navy surface combatant to receive the AN/SLQ-32(V)7 upgrade.[8]
All versions of the SLQ-32, with the exception of the (V)4, are interfaced with the Mk 36 Decoy Launching System, able to launch chaff and infrared decoys under the control of the SLQ-32. A growing number of systems are being upgraded to incorporate the Australian-designed Mk 53 Nulka decoy launching system.[4][8]

The original modular design was intended to allow upgrades of the system from one variant to the next by simply installing additional equipment as required. Starting in the early 1990s, a program was begun to upgrade all SLQ-32s in the U.S. fleet. Most (V)1 systems were upgraded to (V)2, and most (V)2 systems were upgraded to (V)3. This was normally carried out during a major ship overhaul.

The Seagnat Control System (sometimes spelled SeaGnat or Sea Gnat) is a British decoy system produced by System Engineering & Assessment (SEA) Ltd firing rounds produced by Chemring Countermeasures Ltd used on many NATO warships to safeguard against incoming missiles.

Each unit consists of six launchers that can be loaded with different rounds, depending on the threat:[1]

Mk214 Seduction Chaff
Mk216 Distraction Chaff
Mk245 "GIANT" IR Round
Mk251 "siren" Active Decoy Round (only on later "DLH" versions)
The rounds are launched as decoys to trick incoming missiles into missing the ship or to prematurely detonating.

Rounds are launched from NATO standard 130mm Mark 36 SRBOC launchers, either fixed or trainable, and typically mounted in groups of around six barrels.[2]

The Active Decoy Round has three phases: a low g rocket motor to project it away from the ship, a drogue to slow the round, and a parasail wing that allows the decoy to slowly maneuver as it descends to the water. The device is 125 mm (4.9 in) diameter by 1 m (3 ft 3 in) long. It is powered by a thermal battery and its on-board computer allows the transmitters to radiate in either deception mode or noise (smart or barrage). Range is up to 500 m (1,600 ft) from the ship.

The AN/SLQ-49 Chaff Buoy Decoy System, commonly referred to as "Rubber Duck", consists of inflatable radar-reflecting decoy buoys. It is used by the U.S. Navy, Royal Navy, and other NATO countries. The decoy is designed to seduce radar-guided anti-ship missiles by simulating the radar cross section of a ship, presenting itself as a more attractive target than the ship.

The system is deployed in pairs. The deployment process takes a few seconds. When deployed, the system launches into the water two octahedron-shaped inflatable decoy floats, connected by a 5-metre (16 ft) cable. They can last up to 3 hours in sea state 4.

The AN/SLQ-49 has been in operation since 1985. Originally designed to confuse or distract enemy radar operators, it has demonstrated effective missile seduction capabilities.

Naval Decoy IDS300 (Inflatable Decoy System) is a passive, off-board, octahedral, corner reflector decoy of the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyer and the US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, forming part of a layered defence to counter anti-ship missiles.[1] Unlike chaff, the decoy is persistent and will float for up to three hours in sea state 4.[2]

Jane's was first to report the United Kingdom was looking for a new floating decoy as part of a program known as the Naval Passive Off-Board Decoy (N-POD), on March 3, 2019.[3] In US Navy service, it is designated as the Mk 59 decoy launching system.[4] The system is made by Irvin Aerospace Ltd, Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.[5]

Deployment
The decoy is launched out of a deck-mounted tube and self-inflates on the sea surface before being released to free-float past the stern to mimic a ship's radar and radio signatures. The deployment and inflation process takes seconds and the decoy is completely independent, requiring no further input from the ship. Typical ship fitment is four launchers, fitted using eight bolts and an electrical feed. The system is most effective in littoral waters with a calm sea state.

Indrajaal is an Indian autonomous Wide Area Anti-Drone/Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) developed by Grene Robotics.[1][2] It utilizes AI technology to protect against drone threats in a wide area, providing a 360-degree coverage spanning up to 4,000 square kilometers.[3][4]

Development and history
In 2019, Grene Robotics introduced GreneOS, a platform designed for hyper-automation and autonomous decision-making. With 15 years of research and development, Grene Robotics is the first Indian company to develop C5ISRT capability in the defence space.[5] They introduced the greneOS Defence platform, now known as DefOS,[6] an autonomous and unified defence system in 2021. It is an AI-powered Unified Autonomous Defense Operating System that delivers Autonomous Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Collaboration, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting (C5ISRT), taking India from C4I to C5ISRT.

Later in 2021, Grene Robotics introduced two notable products within the DefOS ecosystem which are the Autonomous Manpad Data Link (AMDL) and the Indrajaal autonomous drone defence dome. In 2023, Indrajaal was officially launched in Hyderabad as the only autonomous wide area anti-drone/Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS).

Technology and features
Indrajaal is a wide-area system designed to operate beyond its initial deployment location, making it a network-centric system. It comprises twelve proprietary modular technologies that can be used separately or in combination:[7][8][9]

greneOS - Patented Autonomous Resource Planning Engine
DefOS - Unified Command and Control Engine
HiveMind - AI Computer for mission planning and execution
Zombee Drone - Level 5 autonomous drones for threat neutralization
SkyCop Drone - Level 5 autonomous drone for threat surveillance
Brig Device - Edge AI smart data and control device
SpiderMesh - High-speed wireless mesh network covering up to 4,000 sq. km
Repulsor - Uses a tractor beam to jam and control drones
greneEYE - Utilizes machine vision to identify threats
HyperSensing - A combination of sensing technologies.
WeaponFusion - Integrates existing weapons for autonomous operation
GlobalGrid - Unified real-time command and control interface[8]

Repellent-1 (Russian: Репеллент-1) is a Russian electronic warfare system[1] designed to suppress the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles[2] at a distance of up to 30 to 35 km (19 to 22 mi).[3][4] It weighs more than 20 tons.

"Repellent" is able to detect miniature air targets from their control signals at a distance of more than 35 km (22 mi), but is able to suppress drones only at a distance of not more than 2.5 km (1.6 mi).

The R-330Zh Zhitel is a mobile truck-mounted electronic warfare jamming communication station, manufactured by NVP Protek and fielded by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (AFRF).[1] It is preferably deployed within range of the frontline,[2] and is mounted on a Ural-43203 or KamAZ-43114 three-axle truck.[3]

System
One Zhitel system consists of two elements: a wheeled platform with an operator station for the reconnaissance system (0.1–2 GHz frequency range) and a trailer with emitters and antennas of the active jamming system. According to the official information, the system's purpose is to detect, track and jam the Inmarsat and Iridium satellite communications and GSM-1900 cellphones, and also to act against GPS navigation system utilizing the NAVSTAR satellites. Activation of the station jams all communications and navigation systems.[4] Zhitel covers a waveband of 100 MHz to two gigahertz; this allows attack on both military and civilian communications; for example V/UHF UAV RF links in addition to GNSS satcom signals.[5] The Zhitel system is designed to protect brigade- or division-level command posts against precision-guided munitions (PGMs).[6] It is reportedly able to jam Inmarsat and Iridium satellite broadcasts within a limited region.[7]

Covert surveillance tasks
Use in areas of electromagnetic congestion
Gap filling
Use in areas where jamming is a concern
Detection beyond borders (Twinvis may use broadcasting transmitters beyond the border)
Camp and event protection
Long range border/ coastal surveillance
Harbour awareness & protection without interference
Ship self-protection
Air traffic management

360° azimuth coverage, 3D track
Range FM up to 250km, 300-500m accuracy
Range DAB/DVB-T up to 100km, 50-100m accuracy
Real time fusion of 16 FM transmitters, 5 DAB and 5 DVB-T networks
Antenna-to-track delay: <1.5s
Track update rate <0.5 seconds
Easy deployment, light weight
Easy maintenance
Low power consumption (< 5kW)
Low cost procurement & maintenance (no turning parts, no transmitter needed, COTS computers)
ASTERIX data format
Ethernet based communication
Equipped with a mission planning tool

by **Marquesan** » Wed Dec 30, 2020 1:45 pm

DATAR, short for Digital Automated Tracking and Resolving, was a pioneering computerized battlefield information system. DATAR combined the data from all of the sensors in a naval task force into a single "overall view" that was then transmitted back to all of the ships and displayed on plan-position indicators similar to radar displays. Commanders could then see information from everywhere, not just their own ship's sensors.

Development of the DATAR system was spurred by the Royal Navy's work on the Comprehensive Display System (CDS), which Canadian engineers were familiar with. The project was started by the Royal Canadian Navy in partnership with Ferranti Canada (later known as Ferranti-Packard) in 1949.[2] They were aware of CDS and a US Navy project along similar lines but believed their solution was so superior that they would eventually be able to develop the system on behalf of all three forces. They also believed sales were possible to the Royal Canadian Air Force and US Air Force for continental air control.

A demonstration carried out in the fall of 1953 was by most measures an unqualified success, to the point where some observers thought it was being faked. By this time the US Air Force was well into development of their SAGE system and the RCAF decided that commonality with that force was more important than commonality with their own Navy. The Royal Navy computerized their CDS in the new Action Data Automation system, and the US Navy decided on a somewhat simpler system, the Naval Tactical Data System. No orders for DATAR were forthcoming.

When one of the two computers was destroyed by fire, the company was unable to raise funds for a replacement, and the project ended. The circuitry design used in the system would be applied to several other Ferranti machines over the next few years.

By 1950 the small team at Ferranti Canada had built a working pulse-code modulation (PCM) radio system that was able to transmit digitized radar data over long distances. The opening of the Korean War dramatically shifted the government's spending priorities, and 100 new ships were ordered in 1951. Along with this came renewed interest in DATAR, and over the next two years they spent $1.9 million ($19 million in 2024) developing a prototype.[1] The prototype machine used 3,800 vacuum tubes[6][a] and stored data for up to 500 objects on a magnetic drum. The system could supply data for 64 targets with a resolution of 40 by 40 yards over an 80 by 80 nautical mile grid.[6]

In a production setting, only one ship in a task force would carry the DATAR computer. The rest of the ships had computer terminals that allowed the operators to use a trackball based on a Canadian five-pin bowling ball[7] and trigger to send position info over the PCM links to the DATAR.[b] DATAR then processed the locations, translated everything into the various ship's local view, and sent the data back to them over the same PCM links.[7] Here it was displayed on another console originally adapted from a radar unit. In contrast with the United States Air Force's Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) system, DATAR did not develop tracks automatically, relying on the operators to continue feeding new data into the system by hand.

Naval Tactical Data System (NTDS) was a computerized information processing system developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s and first deployed in the early 1960s for use in combat ships. It took reports from multiple sensors on different ships and collated it to produce a single unified map of the battlespace. This information could then be relayed back to the ships and to the weapons operators.

However, all of these solutions had problems that limited their usefulness. Analog systems were difficult to keep operational and subject to errors when maintenance was less than perfect. The Canadian version, using digital computers, was better, but needed to be transistorized. The US Air Force was also involved in their own Project Charles, a similar system but on a much larger scale. Their system also used vacuum tubes and would end up being the largest computers ever built, each occupying 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) of floor space, weighing 150 short tons (140 t), and consuming 1.5 megawatts of electrical power. The Navy kept a watchful eye on these developments and others under Project Cosmos.[3]

In the original design, processed radar signals were returned from the radar station to L1 and LATCC via microwave links. In the 1960s and 1970s this consisted of processed, but by today's standard raw, video and turning information (i.e. the angle of azimuth of the radar aerial). Received signals from the PD equipment and aerial turning synchronisation information were transmitted over the same links.

In the late 1970s, plot extraction equipment was introduced. This took the primary and associated secondary radar outputs, combined and processed them before sending them over telephone lines to the L1. The RPEARDS (Radar Plot Extraction And Remote Display Equipment) was a hard-wired computer that processed, combined and transmitted the signals. Its memory was magnetic core store that had the capacity of some 1000 words, each of over 60 bits in length, and transmission over the telephone line was at 2400 baud using GMSK.

A mission control center (MCC, sometimes called a flight control center or operations center) is a facility that manages space flights, usually from the point of launch until landing or the end of the mission. It is part of the ground segment of spacecraft operations. A staff of flight controllers and other support personnel monitor all aspects of the mission using telemetry, and send commands to the vehicle using ground stations. Personnel supporting the mission from an MCC can include representatives of the attitude control system, power, propulsion, thermal, attitude dynamics, orbital operations and other subsystem disciplines. The training for these missions usually falls under the responsibility of the flight controllers, typically including extensive rehearsals in the MCC.

Spot jamming or spot noise occurs when a jammer focuses all of its power on a single frequency. This overwhelms the reflection of the original radar signal off the targets, the "skin return" or "skin reflection", making it impossible to pick out the target on the radar display. This technique is only useful against radars that broadcast on a single frequency, and can be countered by changing the frequency or other operational parameters like the pulse repetition frequency (PRF) so the jammer is no longer broadcasting on the same frequency or at the right times. While multiple jammers could possibly jam a range of frequencies, this would consume many resources and be of little effect against modern frequency-agile radars that constantly change their broadcasts.
Sweep jamming is a modification of spot jamming where the jammer's full power is shifted from one frequency to another. While this has the advantage of being able to jam multiple frequencies in quick succession, it does not affect them all at the same time, and thus limits the effectiveness of this type of jamming. Although, depending on the error checking in the device this can render a wide range of devices effectively useless.
Barrage jamming is a further modification of sweep jamming in which the jammer changes frequencies so rapidly it appears to be a constant radiator across its entire bandwidth. The advantage is that multiple frequencies can be jammed essentially simultaneously. The first effective barrage jammer was introduced as the carcinotron in the early 1950s, and was so effective it was believed that all long-range radar systems might be rendered useless. However, the jamming effect can be limited because this requires the jammer to spread its full power between these frequencies—the effectiveness against each frequency decreases with the number of frequencies covered. The creation of extremely powerful multi-frequency radars like Blue Riband offset the effectiveness of the carcinotron.
Base jamming is a new type of barrage jamming whereby one radar is jammed effectively at its source at all frequencies. However, all other radars continue working normally.
Pulse jamming produces noise pulses with period depending on radar mast rotation speed thus creating blocked sectors from directions other than the jammer, making it harder to discover the jammer location.
Cover pulse jamming creates a short noise pulse when radar signal is received thus concealing any aircraft flying behind the jammer with a block of noise.
Digital radio frequency memory, or DRFM jamming, or Repeater jamming is a repeater technique that manipulates received radar energy and retransmits it to change the return the radar sees. This technique can change the range the radar detects by changing the delay in transmission of pulses, the velocity the radar detects by changing the Doppler shift of the transmitted signal, or the angle to the plane by using AM techniques to transmit into the sidelobes of the radar. Electronics, radio equipment, and antenna can cause DRFM jamming causing false targets, the signal must be timed after the received radar signal. By analysing received signal strength from side and backlobes and thus getting radar antennae radiation pattern, false targets can be created to directions other than one where the jammer is coming from. If each radar pulse is uniquely coded it is not possible to create targets in directions other than the direction of the jammer.
Deceptive jamming uses techniques like "range gate pull-off" to break a radar lock.[1][2]
Blip enhancement deliberately makes some returns look larger on radar in order to hide their nature. This is used by escort ships to make them look as large as capital ships.

The CDS system had several layers of input that constructed the overall air picture. This started with operators sitting at conventional radar displays that had been equipped with a joystick. The joystick's internal potentiometers produced a changing voltage in X and Y as the stick moved. These signals were sent to the deflection plates of a separate channel in the cathode ray tube display, overlaying a dot on the existing radar imagery to provide a cursor. Along the side of the display was a series of buttons that allowed the operator to indicate that they had placed the cursor on one of up to eight targets.[8]

Data was collected by the Coordinated Display Equipment (CDE). Inside the CDE, a telephone stepper switch was used to periodically connect to each of the operator's displays in turn. Depending on which button was being held down on the input console at that time, the switch connected the operator's joystick to one of 96 pairs of servomotors connected to potentiometers. The voltage from the joystick drove the servomotor to rotate the CDE's internal potentiometer to match the value of the one in the joystick, thereby copying its value.[8]

The value of those internal potentiometers was also sent back to the input consoles, creating a "blip" on the screen that matched the underlying radar data, but did not move. The operators could then see how much the target had moved since they last updated the CDE, and then prioritize which ones they wanted to update.[8] In the prototype versions, there were only three input stations allowing a total of 24 targets to be tracked, but they could also read up to eight more inputs from external sources, nominally data from other ships. A production version would have more input stations to fully expand the capabilities of the CDE.[5]

In addition to the encoding potentiometers, the CDE also contained a series of ten-position uniselector switches that were used to encode additional numerical information for each input. These included a two-digit track number, a single digit indicating high, medium or low altitude, a digit indicating whether it was friendly, hostile or unidentified and another indicating whether it was a single aircraft, a small group or a large formation.[8]

The output from the CDE was sent to a separate large-format plan-position indicator (PPI) display. By rapidly cycling through the potentiometers, the beam in the display caused a series of spots to appear on the screen, representing the location of the (up to) 96 targets. The operator could select different sets of targets to display, only the high altitude ones for instance, or only friendly aircraft.[8] The prototypes also included a "conference display", a 24 inches (610 mm) Photographic Display Unit that updated once every 15 seconds and was large enough to allow multiple operators to view the same imagery.[4]

Initially, the system considered using a multi-coloured disk that was spun in front of the PPI display, timed so symbols would be drawn while a particular colour was over the display. This concept, which was common in early mechanical television systems of the era, would allow different symbols to have different colours.[5] When this method was found to be impractical, the concept changed to use different symbols instead. This used a series of ten symbols to represent a different group number. The number of aircraft was indicated by increasingly filling in the symbol, and the altitude by placing a line to the right of the symbol that was a dot for low altitude, half the height of the symbol for medium, and the entire height for high.[5]

For instance, if track 41, which puts it in group 4, was a small group of aircraft flying at medium altitude, it would appear as a triangle (the symbol for group 4) with the right half filled in to indicate a small group, and a medium-height bar to the right of it indicating medium altitude. The track number and altitude in "angels" was displayed to the upper and lower left of the symbol.[5]

Production models
The original CDS concept used a complex set of motors and potentiometers to encode data, which was difficult to keep running properly. Pye's solution for the production version was to replace these with capacitors that stored a voltage corresponding to the position of the joystick. Since the voltage slowly leaked out of the capacitors, the system used a memory refresh system to keep it accurate. This greatly improved the availability of the system.[5]

The production version used a simplified display system that removed the symbols. In their place, the original radar blip was displayed, but surrounded by additional data in the form of two-digit numbers. The track number remained in the upper left, but the altitude moved to the lower right. In the upper right was the store number, the local set of registers storing this track. This allowed the system to have a global track number across the task force while each receiving CDS could assign it to a different local ID. In the lower right was the category in the first digit and the size (single, small group, large formation; 1, 2, 3) in the second.[5]

A later addition was the ability to track the velocity of the targets, a concept taken from the US work on their X2 model. This used an integrating circuit to measure the difference in position between subsequent measurements of any given track. This information was also fed to a separate analog computer that automatically calculated intercept locations, making the plotting of multiple intercepts much easier. This version also added additional inputs that transmitted readiness information from the aircraft carriers and missile cruisers, allowing the intercept officers to choose what weapons to assign to a given target. This information was passed from ship to ship using a new data link known as the Digital Plot Transmission (DPT) system that could also share the tracks.[5]

Production models varied in size and capacity. The unit fit to the Victorious held 48 tracks, the Hermes had less room so its system held 32, and the systems in the County Class held 24.[22]

EDS
To address the mechanical reliability issues seen in the X2, in 1953 the NRL adapted their CDS to store data using capacitors instead of the potentiometers, a change that would later be copied by the production CDS. This left the input consoles as the only major moving parts. They further modified their units by replacing the trackball with an electrically conductive sheet of glass which the user pressed on with a metal probe. The assembly was then placed on top of the otherwise unchanged input station display.[23]

An additional change to the central unit added a second set of capacitors for each channel. With each sampling of the channels in the input units, the values were read into the alternating set of capacitors in the CDE. This caused the change in position between scans to be recorded. On the display, the values of these two measurements were rapidly cycled, causing the dots to elongate into short dashes, directly indicating the direction and speed of travel. Finally, they added the AN/SSA-21 unit, which read out the values and sent them as teletype signals to other ships, where they could be converted back to analog signals for display there.[23]

Many of these changes also appeared in the production versions of the CDS, which differed primarily in the input method.[5]

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by **Marquesan** » Sun Jan 10, 2021 7:43 pm

Adaptive Multispectral Panoramic Imager (AMPI)
"False Daylight" Sensor Fused Stabilized Optics

Nomenclature: AMPI.gL "Auriga", Adaptive Thermal Remote Gunsight Pod
Dual-Band M/LWIR Focal Plane Array Sensor, 10 Megapixel, 60° Field-of-View
1-20x Power-Telephoto Zoom Lens, Anti-Reflective-Coated Sapphire Glass
InGaAs System-on-Chip Targeting Computer, Designation Range: 12m - 40,000m
+ Eyesafe Laser Rangefinder: 1570nm 30hz, 10ns Pulse Duration
+ Eyesafe Laser Designator: 1064nm 8-20hz

Nomenclature: AMPI.mL "Corvus", Adaptive Thermal Missile Seeker
Dual-Band M/LWIR Focal Plane Array Sensor, 10 Megapixel, 60° Field-of-View
145°/sec High-Speed Gimbal, Electrothermal Cooling FPA (Missle Seeker Only)
InGaAs System-on-Chip Targeting Computer, Designation Range: 12m - 40,000m
+ Laser Spot Detector, 190° Wide Angle, Passive Multiple-Target, 0.5 μm - 1.65 μm

Nomenclature: AMPI.vL "Fornax", Vehicle Periscope/Turret Sight, Electrothermally Cooled Stare & Scan Optronics Ball
Dual-Band M/LWIR Focal Plane Array Sensor, 10 Megapixel, 60° Field-of-View
Low Light Level Daylight Camera, 10 Megapixel, 75° Field-of-View
1-30x Power-Telephoto Zoom Lens, -45° to +120° Elevation Range, 40°/sec Traverse
InGaAs System-on-Chip Targeting Computer, Designation Range: 12m - 50,000m
+ 3D Laser Scanner: 1550nm/658nm Dual Axis Compensation, 10km Max Range
+ Eyesafe Laser Rangefinder: 1570nm 30hz, 10ns Pulse Duration
+ Eyesafe Laser Designator: 1064nm 8-20hz
+ Laser Spot Detector, 190° Wide Angle, Passive Multiple-Target, 0.5 μm - 1.65 μm

Nomenclature: AMPI.aL "Aquila", Airborne Stare & Scan Targeting System (EOTS)
Dual-Band M/LWIR Focal Plane Array Sensor, 10 Megapixel, 60° Field-of-View
Low Light Level Daylight Camera, 10 Megapixel, 75° Field-of-View
1-40x Power-Telephoto Zoom Lens, Electrothermally Cooled Optronics Ball or Fixed Blister
InGaAs System-on-Chip Targeting Computer, Designation Range: 12m - 60,000m
+ 3D Laser Scanner: 1550nm/658nm Dual Axis Compensation, 10km Max Range
+ Eyesafe Laser Rangefinder: 1570nm 30hz, 10ns Pulse Duration
+ Eyesafe Laser Designator: 1064nm 8-20hz
+ Laser Spot Detector, 190° Wide Angle, Passive Multiple-Target, 0.5 μm - 1.65 μm

Nomenclature: AMPI.nL "Volans" Naval/Submarine Stare & Scan Optronics Ball
Electrothermally Cooled, Hermetically-Sealed Array
Dual-Band M/LWIR Focal Plane Array Sensor, 10 Megapixel, 60° Field-of-View
Low Light Level Daylight Camera, 10 Megapixel, 75° Field-of-View
1-80x Power-Telephoto Zoom Lens, 60°/Sec Traverse
InGaAs System-on-Chip Targeting Computer, Designation Range: 12m - 120,000m
+ 3D Laser Scanner: 1550nm/658nm Dual Axis Compensation, 10km Max Range
+ Eyesafe Laser Rangefinder: 1570nm 30hz, 10ns Pulse Duration
+ Eyesafe Laser Designator: 1064nm 8-20hz
+ Laser Spot Detector, 190° Wide Angle, Passive Multiple-Target, 0.5 μm - 1.65 μm

Nomenclature: AMPI.mXR "Cygnus", Coherent Dual-Mode Terrestrial Identification Array
Uncooled Long-Wave Infrared Sensor, 10 Megapixel, 20x Power-Telephoto Zoom, 30° Field-of-View
Solid-State X-Band AESA Radar, 200W Peak Power, 30 Hz Update Speed
All-Weather Sensor-Fused High-Altitude Seeker, Compact/Lightweight

offers high-resolution blended thermal and image
intensified night vision that provides crisp imagery through total
darkness, fog, smoke, dust, and many other obscurants.
blended channels to optimize target detection and recognition. I2 penetrates glass and provides IFF while thermal circumvents camouflage and
provides rapid target detection. High-resolution blended thermal/image-intensified light night weapon sight provides
crisp imagery in complete darkness and under foggy, smoky, or dusty conditions.

Nomenclature: "Kanaloa" TIMU (Timing & Inertial Measurement Unit)
Classification: GPS-Independent Inertial Navigation System
Components: Ring-Laser Gyroscope, Master Clock, Accelerometers/Magnetometers
Operation: 6-Axis Real-Time Measurement of Altitude/Distance/Heading/Movement
Design Spec: EMP-Hardened, Low Power Consumption, Compact Unit

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Passive Air-Defense Radar Listening Posts

Developed from a requirement for an inertial guidance system that is accurate at all altitudes and velocities to within a meter of GPS referenced positioning but without a need to reference GPS satellites or any communications interface to self-locate, the TM3 Nav Suite represents a massive advancement in inertial guidance. TM3 only periodically references GPS as a redundant calibration check, however the system is considered 99.5% accurate even during extreme movements or at very high speeds. In the Timing & Inertial Measurement Unit, (TIMU) dozens of tiny blown, ground and polished quartz "mushroom" and "wineglass" gyroscopic sensors are coupled to a powerful master clock and also linked to dual acceleratometers and magnetometers. The TIMU measures six axes of rotation, synchronized in real time and sensor fused to provide highly accurate tracking of time, altitude, distance and course. When coupled to an encrypted communication network such as SANMEN, the TIMU enables precise turn-by-turn directions to be downloaded as changes to mission profiles are uplinked by command and permits Blue Force Tracking to maintain an accurate fix on the position of the aircraft with a very low degree of error and without reliance on satellite positioning systems.

Synchronized and GPS/Blue Force Tracking-updated maps can be displayed with updated targeting information shared by all users of the SANMEN network, with mission paths laid out pre-mission or updated while the aircraft is in flight. "Crowdsourcing" intelligence in this way allows the central command structure the clearest picture of what is happening on rapidly evolving battlespaces and allows impromptu changes in mission routes to be distributed to assets throughout the battlespace which, with the help of their onboard navigation suites, change course when new targets are identified and navigate to waypoints, targets or destinations without the need to rely on a satellite connection for positioning information. A ring-laser gyroscope provides a secondary, redundant but highly accurate reference which is used for constant check and recalibration of the TIMU system. The extremely accurate information generated by the Tetsudo Mk. II guidance system is capable of delivering the vessel on target with pinpoint accuracy, in most cases inside three meters of the predesignated point, all without any reference to global positioning satellites whatsoever and only using onboard communications receivers for mid-course correction.

by **Marquesan** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:05 am

Mahui, Mk. II: FL126M.600/30Yb
Battery Array: 3,850 Ampere Hour / 13.25 Volt lithium imide (Li2NH) array, 92.70 Liters (51.03 kWh)
Capacitor Array: 40x 10,000 Farad compact graphene supercapacitors (126,000 Megawatts)
Laser Power: Double-clad Ytterbium-doped silica fiber w/ continuous-wave resonator
Terminal Emitter: 30x6cm Coherent Focusing Lens, Adjustable for atmospheric conditions & target distance
Laser Fires Yield: 50 Shots @ 600kW (30% Efficiency)

The TLH.72 Battlefield Laser, codenamed "Electra" during its development for the Kylarnatian Imperial Army's Usermaatra Program is a 73-ton tracked specialist vehicle designed for serial production in the Imperium Antiquum Kylarnatiae. Usermaatra is designed around a massive turbine powerplant, the MTV45.112R mid-bypass turbofan engine core, adapted as a turboshaft engine, with a free power turbine in place of the Reheat stage. The TSF.45/112 Free Power Turboshaft engine is a massive 1.5 ton, 4.8 meter long engine mounted longitudinally at the rear of the vehicle, with its intake on the top of the vehicle, behind the laser weapon mount. The free power turbine sits in the exhaust path, geared to a 10MW permanent magnet DC electric generator. The massive power the engine generates is held in a network of lithium imide batteries and graphene capacitors which are installed in the floor of the vehicle under internal access doors. These vehicles can store an immense amount of electrical power, of which only 10% is allocated for propulsion of the vehicle. The remainder of its power is held in reserve for the massive 1-megawatt Battlefield Laser mounted on a remote weapon station. The FL126M is an array of 10x 100-kilowatt Ytterbium-doped optical fiber-based cutting lasers, focused in a specially-designed fresnel lens into a single beam of immense power. Usermaatra stores enough energy for 38 shots on the battlefield before the vehicle needs to retire for charging; its 390 kilometer range is limited by Usermaatra's internal fuel storage; the capacitors must be charged in a high-amperage charging cradle which travels with the Imperial Army's logistics train. The white-hot beam of Usermaatra's cutting laser generates an immense of ozone gas when fired, requiring troops in the area to be wearing protective masks during firing; the lightning-like sound of the laser firing is sufficient to shatter windows at several kilometers distance. FL126M shots have an unrestricted line-of-sight distance; the sheer power of the laser overwhelms almost any atmospheric conditions, which allows the weapon to be fired in all weather, day or night.

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Fiber Laser
Gas Dynamic Laser
Free Electron Laser
Skyguard Laser
HELLADS
Advanced Tactical Laser
ALKA Laser
Boeing Laser Avenger
Boeing NC-135
Boeing YAL-1
Sokol Eschelon
ZEUS Laser
Peresvet
MIRACL

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Nomenclature:BLH.73 "Electra" / "Usermaatra" (Kylarnatian)
Classification:
Battlefield Laser, Heavy Track

Combat Weight:
72,725 Kgs

Crew:
3 (Driver, Commander, Weapons Officer)
Hull Dimensions:
10.78m Length, 3.67m Width, 3.17m Height

Hull Type:
Tungsten-Uranium Dioxide (W-UO2) Cermet

Armor Thicknesses:
220mm Frontal Arc, 112mm Flanks, 74mm Top, 57mm Rear
Range:
390 Kilometers

On/Off-Road Speed:
46 Km/H

Propulsion:
2x 500 Kilowatt Electric Motors @ Drive Sprockets (18.44 Hp/Ton)
Powerplant:
Netane Kinetics TSF.45/112 Turboshaft, 9,720 kW

Generator:
1x 10,000 Kilowatt Permanent Magnet DC Generator

Vehicle Battery:
3,850 Ampere Hour / 13.25 Volt Lithium Imide (Li2NH) Array, 92.70 Liters (51.03 kWh)
Weapon Nomenclature:
FL126M.1000/30Yb 1MW Coil Laser

Laser Capacitors:
40x 10,000 Farad Compact Graphene Supercapacitors (126,000 Megawatts)

Weapon Power:
10x Yb-Doped photonic-crystal fibers, Pulsed-Power Coil Laser Array

Terminal Emitter:
50x10cm Coherent Focusing Lens, Adjustable for atmospheric conditions & target distance

Laser Fires Yield:
38 Shots @ 1MW (30% Efficiency)

Weapon Range:
Unlimited Line-of-Sight
Overview:
The TLH.72 Battlefield Laser, codenamed "Electra" during its development for the Kylarnatian Imperial Army's Usermaatra Program is a 73-ton tracked specialist vehicle designed for serial production in the Imperium Antiquum Kylarnatiae. Usermaatra is designed around a massive turbine powerplant, the MTV45.112R mid-bypass turbofan engine core, adapted as a turboshaft engine, with a free power turbine in place of the Reheat stage. The TSF.45/112 Free Power Turboshaft engine is a massive 1.5 ton, 4.8 meter long engine mounted longitudinally at the rear of the vehicle, with its intake on the top of the vehicle, behind the laser weapon mount. The free power turbine sits in the exhaust path, geared to a 10MW permanent magnet DC electric generator. The massive power the engine generates is held in a network of lithium imide batteries and graphene capacitors which are installed in the floor of the vehicle under internal access doors. These vehicles can store an immense amount of electrical power, of which only 10% is allocated for propulsion of the vehicle. The remainder of its power is held in reserve for the massive 1-megawatt Battlefield Laser mounted on a remote weapon station. The FL126M is an array of 10x 100-kilowatt Ytterbium-doped optical fiber-based cutting lasers, focused in a specially-designed fresnel lens into a single beam of immense power. Usermaatra stores enough energy for 38 shots on the battlefield before the vehicle needs to retire for charging; its 390 kilometer range is limited by Usermaatra's internal fuel storage; the capacitors must be charged in a high-amperage charging cradle which travels with the Imperial Army's logistics train. The white-hot beam of Usermaatra's cutting laser generates an immense of ozone gas when fired, requiring troops in the area to be wearing protective masks during firing; the lightning-like sound of the laser firing is sufficient to shatter windows at several kilometers distance. FL126M shots have an unrestricted line-of-sight distance; the sheer power of the laser overwhelms almost any atmospheric conditions, which allows the weapon to be fired in all weather, day or night.
Reference Material:
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ALKA Laser
Boeing Laser Avenger
Boeing NC-135
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Sokol Eschelon
ZEUS Laser
Peresvet
MIRACL

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Nomenclature: Rivière Anahita class
Classification: Iron-built sternwheel passenger/packet steamer
Nation-of-Origin: The Marquesan Imperium, Esvanovia

Dates-in-Service: August 5th, 1832 - August 5th, 1872
Program Cost: 1,672,000 NSD
Number Built: 44

Overall Length: 94.27 meters (309'3")
Overall Beam: 11.57 meters (38')
Net Register Tons: 1,150 (3,254.5 m3)
Gross Register Tons: 1,650 (4,669.5 m3)
Operational Draft: 2.40 meters (7'11")
Capacity: 1,100 day passengers or 600 overnight
Installed Power: 2x "Espérance" condensing steam boilers
Propulsion: Stern paddle wheel
Rated Power: 1,542 HP (1,150 kW)
Best Speed: 11.75 knots (21.76 Km/H)

Nomenclature: Rivière Kokytos class
Classification: Iron-built sidewheel passenger/packet steamer
Nation-of-Origin: The Marquesan Imperium, Esvanovia

Dates-in-Service: September 16th, 1853 - September 16th, 1893
Program Cost: 3,630,000 NSD
Number Built: 66

Overall Length: 105.80 meters (347'1")
Beam over Paddles: 17.90 meters (58'9")
Net Register Tons: 2,340 (6,622.2 m3)
Gross Register Tons: 3,450 (9,763.5 m3)
Operational Draft: 4.45 meters (14'7")
Capacity: 3,400 day passenger, 1,600 overnight
Installed Power: 2x "Mercure" condensing steam boilers
Propulsion: "Paired-twin" common shaft, dual side wheels
Rated Power: 5,710 HP (4,200 kW)
Best Speed: 18.20 knots (33.70 knots)

Nomenclature: Rivière Vaitarani class
Classification: Steel-built sidewheel passenger/packet steamer
Nation-of-Origin: The Marquesan Imperium, Esvanovia

Dates-in-Service: October 22nd, 1874 - October 2nd, 1914
Program Cost: 1,560,000 NSD
Number Built: 12

Steel-built quad side-wheel passenger/packet steamer 1870
Overall Length: 152.84 meters (501'5")
Beam over Paddles: 26.35 meters (86'5")
Net Register Tons: 6,380 (18,055.4 m3)
Gross Register Tons: 7,592 (21,485.36 m3)
Operational Draft: 6.16 meters (20'2")
Capacity: 6,000 day passengers, 3000 overnight
Installed Power: 4x "Mercure" condensing steam boilers
Propulsion: Quad side paddle wheels, independently-driven
Rated Power: 11,420 HP (8,400 kW)
Best Speed: 21.25 knots (39.35 knots)

by **Marquesan** » Sun Sep 26, 2021 5:45 pm

Nomenclature: Bgnp.554 "Kheimon"
Classification: Brise-glace nucléaire polaire (Nuclear polar icebreaker)
Nation-of-Origin: The Marquesan Imperium, Esvanovia

Dates-in-Service: December 6th, 1966 - present
Program Cost: 2,800,000,000 NSD
Number Built: 16

Overall Length: 163.70 meters (537')
Overall Beam: 29.50 meters (96')
Gross Register Tons: 26,250 (74,287.5 m3)
Net Register Tons: 19,050 (53,911.5 m3)
Depth of Hold: 16.1 m (52'10")
Unloaded Draft: 8.0 m (26'3")
Loaded Draft: 10.6 m (34'9")
Ice Class: PC1 (Unlimited)
Aviation Facilities: 2x helipads w/ hangars for 2x helicopters

Complement: 140 officers & sailors
Capacity: 60 mission specialists

Installed power: 4x N4208SC (UPuC) Supercritical light water reactors (208 MWt / 80 MWe per)
Propulsion: 4x turbogenerators & 4x wound-coil electric motors, 4x shafts (30 MW each)

Cruising Performance: 103,806 nmi* (192,248.7 Km) in 219 days @ 19.75 knots (36.5 Km/H)
Flank Speed: 24 knots (44.5 Km/H) in clear conditions, 3 knots (5.6 Km/H) in 2.8 m (9') ice
* = Endurance limited by crew supplies

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OPWAREX ARUNASURA
(Amphibious capture of Cape Hedo, Okinawa)
Marquesan 5th Lance, Sea Dragons (Naval Infantry)
HIGH TIDE: 0645 HOURS
SUNRISE: 0715 HOURS

PHASE 0 BEGINS: 0000 Hours

Éole, Sirène, Pompeux arrive @ Separation Point, Goram ships approach SE direction, Marquesan ships SW direction
Courtisan, Bourbon, Nomad, Charente, Ardent, Heureux, Saint Michel, Lys, Mazarin continue approach CONDITION BLACKOUT

launch 6x "Super Revenant" alert flights at 200 Km distance, engage enemy fighters to the eastern side of the island
Super Revenants deploy "Kisten" small-diameter bombs @ Oku Beach Road & Rte 70 @ Oku Fishing Port
Coordinate w/ Goramite air strikes @ Benoki Dam, Benoki Mountain Lodge, targets of opportunity, interdiction

PHASE 1 BEGINS: 0130 Hours

Éole, Sirène, Pompeux deploy 18x "Castor" assault hovercraft, 6x "Pollux" LCAC & 24x "Mizuchi" gunboats @ 150 Km (81 nmi) distance
Carriers maintain station NNE of island chain during deployment phase
Time to LZ Playa Usahama @ 50 knots: +1 Hour, 40 Minutes

Courtisan, Bourbon, Nomad, Charente, Ardent, Heureux deploy Mizuchi gunboats w/ main group, take up 150 km (81 nmi) stations NE of island chain
Corax helicopters take off @ 0130, transit to mark targets on Izena, Iheya & Yoron islands, +20 minutes

Saint Michel, Lys, Mazarin conduct flank-speed transit between Yoron & Iheya Islands w/ gunboat escort
Time to LZ Ginama Fish Harbor @ 45 knots: +1 hour, 50 minutes

PHASE 2 BEGINS: +40 minutes (0210 Hours)

Éole, Sirène, Pompeux deploy first air wave, 18x "Morrigan" CAS Fighters
ships reset to deploy tiltrotors/helos
Time to Cape Hedo: +20 minutes

Courtisan, Bourbon, Nomad, Charente, Ardent, Heureux deliver "Varuna-Max" MLRS & 130mm "Janus" artillery strikes on Izena, Iheya & Yoron islands @ 0210
Duration of barrage: 20 minutes

Courtisan, Bourbon, Nomad, Charente, Ardent, Heureux deliver "Varuna-Max" MLRS & 130mm "Janus" artillery strikes on:
Hedozaki Lighthouse
Daisekirinzan Museum
Hedo Community Center
Asumori Ontake Shrine
Duration of barrage: 20 minutes

Éole, Sirène, Pompeux deploy first wave of 24x "Hellcat" assault helicopters @ +30 minutes
Time to Cape Hedo: 20 minutes, station to assist amphib landing @ Ginama Fish Harbor
"Morrigan" CAS fighters deploy S to Benoki River / Ie River line, suppress any targets in the open
"Corax" recon helicopters proceed S @ low altitude to Mt Fuenchiji, suppress radar sites & targets of opportunity

PHASE 3 BEGINS: +60 minutes (0310 hours)

Saint Michel, Lys, Mazarin arrive @ Ginama Fish Harbor, suppress local defenses w/ 22mm autocannons on final approach
Gunboats, Hovercraft & LCAC's arrive @ Cape Hedo, Pollux & Castor landings @ Playa Ushama (-3 hours to high tide)
Éole, Sirène, Pompeux deploy 2nd wave 24x "Hellcat" helos & first wave of 6x "Strider" Tiltrotors
Hellcat/Strider formation slingloads 3 Airmobile Artillery platoons to Daisekirinzan parking lot by slingload
Striders drop crews 2x2 on parking lot w/ Hellcat escort aggressively prosecuting any resistance @ Daisekirinzan

Artillery crews set up FIREBASE ELIGOS, "Strider" gunships carry:
2x Howitzer Platoons, 1x Mortar Platoon -

High-Mobility Mortar Platoon, 40-Man, 28.6 ton
8x AEV.1650 Elpis 4x4
4x MLR.155.L/15, "Ōtsuchi" (5-Man)
x2 RMF.2140/6 Munitions Trailer
1x GTM.60 Towed 60.5-kW Generator
1x RCR.6600/4 Towed 5,000 L. Fuel Trailer
16x FZ-GPMG "Raikka" 8.6x63mm (2-Man - Elpis)
8x HMG-14B - 14x110mm (2-Man - Elpis)
4x AMR-25X Anti-Materiel 25x65mm GL (2-Man)
4x MHL.201R2 "Fire Lance" (2-Man)

High-Mobility Howitzer Platoon, 40-Man, 39.5 ton
8x AEV.1650 Elpis 4x4
4x OLR.110 L/34 "Tempête" (5-Man)
x2 RMF.2140/6 Munitions Trailer
1x GTM.60 Towed 60.5-kW Generator
1x RCR.6600/4 Towed 5,000 L. Fuel Trailer
16x FZ-GPMG "Raikka" 8.6x63mm (2-Man - Elpis)
8x HMG-14B - 14x110mm (2-Man - Elpis)
4x AMR-25X Anti-Materiel 25x65mm GL (2-Man)
4x MHL.201R2 "Fire Lance" (2-Man)

FIREBASE ELIGOS first fire missions @ 0400 Hours:
Oku Fishing Port & Oku Beach Road
Ryuku University Okuyamaso
Rte 58 N of Oku River
Leeward 58 @ Uka Community Center

"Castor" & "Pollux" Hovercraft/LCAC's arrive @ Playa Ushama w/ 5x Scout Recon Platoons

Scout Recon Platoon, 37-Man, 125.6 ton
8x ARV.11/4 "Boomslang" 4x4
1x WIC.31/8C "Gharial" C&C
2x RCR.6600/4 Towed 5,000 L. Fuel Trailer
8x FZ-GPMG "Raikka" 8.6x63mm (2-Man)

PHASE 4 BEGINS: +50 minutes (0400 hours)

Saint Michel, Lys, Mazarin deploy @ Ginama Fish Harbor w/
4x Royal Dragoons - Cavalry Platoons
1x Royal Dragoons - Tank Hunter Platoon
1x Royal Dragoons - Scout Recon Platoon

Cavalry Platoon, 65-Man 288.4 ton
4x AWC.444 "Orcus" Mk. IIA "Orcus Mk, II" CFV
2x AWC.444 "Orcus" Mk. IIB MADS
1x WIC.31/8C "Gharial" C&C
2x RMF.2140/6 Munitions Trailer
2x RCR.6600/4 Towed 5,000 L. Fuel Trailer
4x AMR-14B 14x110mm (2-Man)
6x HMG-14B - 14x110mm (2-Man)
10x FZ-GPMG "Raikka" 8.6x63mm (2-Man)

Tank Hunter Platoon, 37 Man, 322 ton
8x DA.354R2 "Ajax" Mk. II Tank Destroyer (6x TDA.354R2A, 2x TDA.354R2B)
2x AWC.444 "Orcus" Mk. IIB MADS
1x WIC.31/8C "Gharial" C&C
2x RMF.2140/6 Munitions Trailer
1x RCR.6600/4 Towed 5,000 L. Fuel Trailer
5x L-10A1 - 105mm RPG (3-Man)
7x AMR-14B 14x110mm (2-Man)
9x FZ-GPMG "Raikka" 8.6x63mm (2-Man)

Scout Recon Platoon, 37-Man, 125.6 ton
8x ARV.11/4 "Boomslang" 4x4
1x WIC.31/8C "Gharial" C&C
2x RCR.6600/4 Towed 5,000 L. Fuel Trailer
8x FZ-GPMG "Raikka" 8.6x63mm (2-Man)

Hellcat & Strider QRF deploy to capture @ Hedo Community Center (240-man)
Scout Recon Platoons from LZ Playa Ushama move south to reinforce Hedo Community Center
Royal Dragoons from Ginama Fish Harbor move south to capture Kunigami Pineapple Farm

"Strider" Tiltrotors return to carriers
"Castor" & "Pollux" Hovercraft/LCAC's return to carriers
Corax Helicopters move south to mark targets on Yagaji & Kouri Islands
Courtisan, Bourbon, Nomad, Charente, Ardent, Heureux deliver "Varuna-Max" MLRS & 130mm "Janus" artillery strikes on Yagaji & Kouri islands
"Mizuchi" gunboats engage targets of opportunity along Yoron-Motobu sealane @ popup targets near Izena Island
"Super Revenant" fighters return to carriers
"Morrigan" CAS fighters strike resistance points/troop concentrations N of Kunigami Pineapple Farm

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