I going to disagree based on one thing.
We have so far slaughtered basically their entire army in exchange for relatively limited losses, much of which we hope/expect to be able to make good out of captured battlefield equipment salvaged from their defeated forces.
Our industry may not be WWI Britain, but on the other hand, we're supplying shells for, like... fifty or sixty guns, total. It's not actually that many compared to the kind of enormous barrages you saw in WWI trench combat.
The United Socialist States of America?
RPG-29s remain ridiculously rare even today. In four tours of Iraq, I recall them being shot at our tanks in my Battalion only four times, in 2007. They were, however, reliably able to penetrate the armor about 50% of the time, as long as the angle was pretty flat.
So, this is obviously tongue-in-cheek, but I can use it for constructive criticism for other shipbuilders anyway.In response to the current tendered request for operational vessels from the Commonwealth, we have decided to submit a specialized proposal.
I propose the development of a unified weapon of victory. A Heavy Command Cruiser, designed to coordinate our vast arsenal of weapons from the air in complete safety. It will of course be outfitted with the latest weapons - a mixed arsenal of air to air missiles, long ranged anti-aircraft batteries, and specialized laser systems for advanced point defense, all powered by an onboard nuclear reactor. Because no conventional airfield will be large enough to successfully house the aircraft, it will be capable of landing on any medium or greater sized body of water, greatly obfuscating potential basing sites to the enemy.
For offensive armaments, we have taken the liberty of developing an advanced long range air to air and air to surface cruise missile code-named HELIOS. When launched from the Heavy Command Cruiser or a supplementary Horizon Strike Platform, the HELIOS missile is guided to its targets by GPS satellites in high orbit. To further improve accuracy, MQ-121 Markerlight drones will be deployed to saturate the enemy airspace, allowing us to guide in HELIOS with lethal precision. Outfitted with a high-powered non-radioactive thermonuclear warhead, the HELIOS missile will be able to sweep a target area clean of all enemy forces, allowing for our ground and air forces to sweep up the mess in with relative ease.
With a theoretically infinite range thanks to a combination of nuclear and solar power, the heavy command cruiser will be able to respond to any incident on the North American continent within 8 hours with its complement of 40 F-35C and 20 F-18G fighter aircraft and an onboard Marine strike element with specialized deployment systems. When operating in conjunction with the supplementary Horizon Strike Platform, also known as the MA-230 Arsenal Bird, the Heavy Command Cruiser will be capable of completely dominating North American air space. With this aircraft, any threat to our nation and our command and control capabilities will become a thing of the past.
The current designation of the new Heavy Command Cruiser proposal is P-1112 AIGAION.
Furthermore, in addition to both AIGAION, HELIOS, and Arsenal Bird, to more supplementary aircraft are being developed as part of our ongoing Aerial Fleet Initiative. These aircraft consist of a large scale airborne support battleship P-1114, and a large scale electronic warfare aircraft P-1113.
Their corresponding designations are GYGES and KOTTOS, respectively.
Overall, we estimate that the cost for our Aerial Fleet Initiative, when combined with supplementary aircraft like the Horizon Strike Craft, will be well south of 60 billion dollars, placing it well within the budgets of the Commonwealth. We sincerely hope that your esteemed generals will consider our proposals and the ramifications for your nation's security, and that you make the right choice.
I object to the fifth point:So, this is obviously tongue-in-cheek, but I can use it for constructive criticism for other shipbuilders anyway.
First of all: Submitted not via PM, but in the thread.
Second: No mention of which proposal it is attempting to fill.
Third: Does not mention its performance figures, instead opting to speak in broad generalities which, despite making a very nice elevator pitch, do not aid the Commission's work in determining the best design for the Commonwealth's present needs. Of cost, in particular, there is absolutely no mention.
Fourth: Completely disregards the stated technological limitations.
Fifth. That is not a ship. That is a plane.
So, this is obviously tongue-in-cheek, but I can use it for constructive criticism for other shipbuilders anyway.
First of all: Submitted not via PM, but in the thread.
Second: No mention of which proposal it is attempting to fill.
Third: Does not mention its performance figures, instead opting to speak in broad generalities which, despite making a very nice elevator pitch, do not aid the Commission's work in determining the best design for the Commonwealth's present needs. Of cost, in particular, there is absolutely no mention.
Fourth: Completely disregards the stated technological limitations.
Fifth. That is not a ship. That is a plane.
Yeah, but they're too small to actually seize all these islands against a division-sized force. From what I can tell, they're basically accustomed to operating in platoons or companies at most, deployed directly from our gunboats.
Sara Goldblum:In response to the current tendered request for operational vessels from the Commonwealth, we have decided to submit a specialized proposal.
We propose the development of a unified weapon of victory. A Heavy Command Cruiser, designed to coordinate our vast arsenal of weapons from the air in complete safety. It will of course be outfitted with the latest weapons - a mixed arsenal of air to air missiles, long ranged anti-aircraft batteries, and specialized laser systems for advanced point defense, all powered by an onboard nuclear reactor. Because no conventional airfield will be large enough to successfully house the aircraft, it will be capable of landing on any medium or greater sized body of water, greatly obfuscating potential basing sites to the enemy.
For offensive armaments, we have taken the liberty of developing an advanced long range air to air and air to surface cruise missile code-named HELIOS. When launched from the Heavy Command Cruiser or a supplementary Horizon Strike Platform, the HELIOS missile is guided to its targets by GPS satellites in high orbit. To further improve accuracy, MQ-121 Markerlight drones will be deployed to saturate the enemy airspace, allowing us to guide in HELIOS with lethal precision. Outfitted with a high-powered non-radioactive thermonuclear warhead, the HELIOS missile will be able to sweep a target area clean of all enemy forces, allowing for our ground and air forces to sweep up the mess in with relative ease.
With a theoretically infinite range thanks to a combination of nuclear and solar power, the heavy command cruiser will be able to respond to any incident on the North American continent within 8 hours with its complement of 40 F-35C and 20 F-18G fighter aircraft and an onboard Marine strike element with specialized deployment systems. When operating in conjunction with the supplementary Horizon Strike Platform, also known as the MA-230 Arsenal Bird, the Heavy Command Cruiser will be capable of completely dominating North American air space. With this aircraft, any threat to our nation and our command and control capabilities will become a thing of the past.
The current designation of the new Heavy Command Cruiser proposal is P-1112 AIGAION.
Furthermore, in addition to both AIGAION, HELIOS, and Arsenal Bird, two more supplementary aircraft are being developed as part of our ongoing Aerial Fleet Initiative. These aircraft consist of a large scale airborne support battleship P-1114, and a large scale electronic warfare aircraft P-1113.
Their corresponding designations are GYGES and KOTTOS, respectively.
Overall, we estimate that the cost for our Aerial Fleet Initiative, when combined with supplementary aircraft like the Horizon Strike Craft, will be well south of 60 billion dollars, placing it well within the budgets of the Commonwealth. We sincerely hope that your esteemed generals will consider our proposals and the ramifications for your nation's security, and that you make the right choice.
For those who are, somehow, still wondering.
To the best of my knowledge, this is not physically possible within the weight constraints given. Not just in our techbase, but anyone's.
