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Factbooks and National Information / Re: Kingdom of Angola
« on: August 28, 2016, 01:04:53 am »

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Factbooks and National Information / Kingdom of Angola
« on: August 27, 2016, 07:53:59 pm »
Kingdom of Angola



Flag


Coat of Arms

Official Name: Kingdom of Angola
Status: Constituent kingdom of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves



Capital and largest city: São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda
Official Language: Portuguese
Demonym: Angolan
Religion: Roman Catholic
Government: Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
    Monarch: Duarte Pio
    Prime Minister: Manuel Vicente
Legislature: National Assembly
Area: 1,246,700 km2; 481,354 sq mi
Population: 200,000,000
Growth Rate: 2.78%


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Embraer T-50



Role

Stealth multirole/Air superiority fighter

National origin

Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves

Manufacturer

Embraer Defense and Security

First flight

7 September 1997

Introduction

15 December 2005

Status

In service

Primary users

Portuguese Royal Air Force

Portuguese Royal Navy

Produced

1996–present

Number built

387

Program cost

US$8–10 billion (est.)

Unit cost

US$50+ million

Variants

-



General characteristics

  • Crew: 1

  • Length: 19.8 m (65.0 ft)

  • Wingspan: 13.95 m (45.8 ft)

  • Height: 4.74 m (15.6 ft)

  • Wing area: 78.8 m2 (848.1 ft2)

  • Empty weight: 18,000 kg (39,680 lb)

  • Loaded weight: 25,000 kg (55,115 lb) typical mission weight, 29,270 kg (64,530 lb) at full load

  • Max. takeoff weight: 35,000 kg (77,160 lb)

  • Powerplant: 2 × izdeliye 30 thrust vectoring turbofan

    • Dry thrust: 93.1 kN / 107 kN (21,000 lbf / 24,300 lbf) each

    • Thrust with afterburner: 147 kN / 167 kN (33,067 lbf / 37,500 lbf) each

  • Fuel capacity: 10,300 kg (22,700 lb)

Performance

Armament

  • Guns: 1× 30 mm (1.181 in) 9A1-4071K (GSh-301cannon in right LEVCON root

  • Air to air loadout:

    • 4× K-77M or 4× izdeliye 810

    • 2× K-74M2 or 2× izdeliye 300

  • Air to ground loadout:

    • 4× Kh-38or 4× Kh-58UShK or 8× KAB-250 or 4× KAB-500

    • 2× K-74M2 or 2× izdeliye 300

  • Air to sea loadout:

    • 4× Kh-35

    • 2× K-74M2 or 2× izdeliye 300

  • Hardpoints: Six external hardpoints.

Avionics


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Spam Forum / Re: NATO ****
« on: January 21, 2016, 03:14:33 am »
Have you guys ever heard about the American "concentration camps" of WWII? I didn't find out about these until I followed George Takei on Facebook (I'm a Trekkie).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_Americans

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Map Requests / Re: free expansion
« on: January 21, 2016, 02:58:06 am »
Done.

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Map Requests / Re: Map Claim? :D
« on: January 21, 2016, 01:52:06 am »
Well, I can't really say anything about having territory on more than one continent, but I have a really good excuse. So I look forward to a factbook entry about how the Mongols wound up in South America, or vice versa. Incidentally, because part of Inner Mongolia had been taken I took a sliver of Argentina and connected Paraguay and Uruguay.

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Map Requests / Re: Map claim for the combined states of Alaska and canada
« on: January 21, 2016, 01:24:09 am »
Any claims after your free one time expansion have to be Roleplayed for and then approved through a map poll.

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Swiftsure-class submarine

Artist's concept of a Swiftsure-class SSGN launching Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles

Class overview
Name: Swiftsure-class submarine
Builders: Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo
Operators: Portuguese Navy
Built: 1976–1997
In commission: 1981–present
Planned: 36
Completed: 30
Active: 30
Canceled: 6
Lost: 0
Retired: 0
General characteristics
Type: Nuclear guided missile submarine
Displacement:
  • 16,764 tonnes (16,499 long tons) surfaced
  • 18,750 tonnes (18,450 long tons) submerged
Length: 560 ft (170 m)
Beam: 42 ft (13 m)
Draft: 35.5 ft (10.8 m) maximum
Propulsion:
  • 1× S8G PWR nuclear reactor
  • 2× geared turbines; 60,000 shp (45 MW)
Speed:
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged (official)
  • 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) submerged (reported)
Range: Limited only by food supplies
Complement: 15 officers, 140 enlisted
Test depth: +800 ft (240 m)
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • BQQ-6 passive bow-mounted array (which includes BQS-13 fire control array)
  • BQR-19 navigation
  • BQR-23 towed array
  • BQR-25 conformal array
Armament:
  • 22 tubes, each with 7 Tomahawk cruise missiles, totaling 154
  • 4 × 21 in (53 cm) Mark 68 torpedo tubes

The Swiftsure-class submarines were designed specifically for extended war-deterrence patrols. To decrease the time in port for crew turnover and replenishment, three large logistics hatches have been installed to provide large-diameter resupply and repair access. These hatches allow rapid transfer of supply pallets, equipment replacement modules, and machinery components, significantly reducing the time required for replenishment and maintenance of the submarines.

A second major change was in propulsion. Rather than the seven/nine-bladed propeller used by the previous classes, Swiftsure-class submarines used a shrouded pump-jet propulsor. The propulsor was perhaps as much as 50% more efficient than a propeller, producing the same speed at lower revolutions, thus reducing the noise signature. In addition all pipework connections to equipment on the main machinery raft had expansion/flexible coupling connections, which also reduced noise.

The class's design allows the warship to operate for about fifteen years between major overhauls. These submarines are reported to be as quiet at their cruising speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) or more than the previous submarines were at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), although exact information remains classified. Fire control for their Mark 48 torpedoes is carried out by Mark 118 Mod 2 system, while the Missile Fire Control (MFC) system is a Mark 98.

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Tridente-class submarine

HMS Arpão during sea trials

Class overview
Name: Tridente-class submarine
Builders: Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo
Operators: Portuguese Navy
Cost: $2.688 billion per unit (FY2016)
Built: 1989-present
In commission: 1997–present
Planned: 48
Completed: 40
Active: 40
Canceled: 0
Lost: 0
Retired: 0
General characteristics
Type: Nuclear attack submarine
Displacement: 7,900 metric tons (7,800 long tons)
Length: 377 ft (115 m)
Beam: 34 ft (10 m)
Propulsion: S9G reactor 40,000 shp (30,000 kW)
Speed: 30–35 knots (56–65 km/h) or over
Range: unlimited
Complement: 135 (15:120)
Test depth: +800 ft (240 m)
Armament:
  • 12 × VLS (Tomahawk BGM-109) tubes
  • 4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes (Mk-48 torpedo
  • 27 × torpedoes & missiles (torpedo room)

The Tridente class has several innovations that significantly enhance its warfighting capabilities with an emphasis on littoral operations. Tridente class SSNs have a fly-by-wire ship control system that provides improved shallow-water ship handling. The class has special features to support special operation forces including a reconfigurable torpedo room which can accommodate a large number of special operation forces and all their equipment for prolonged deployments and future off-board payloads.

In contrast to a traditional bladed propeller, the Tridente class uses pump-jet propulsors (built by BAE Systems), originally developed for the Royal Navy's Swiftsure-class submarines. The propulsor significantly reduces the risks of cavitation, and allows quieter operation.

The class also has a large lock-in/lock-out chamber for divers. In Tridente-class SSNs, traditional periscopes have been supplanted by two photonics masts that host visible and infrared digital cameras atop telescoping arms. With the removal of the barrel periscopes, the ship’s control room has been moved down one deck and away from the hull’s curvature, affording it more room and an improved layout that provides the commanding officer with enhanced situational awareness. Additionally, through the extensive use of modular construction, open architecture, and commercial off-the-shelf components, the Tridente class is designed to remain state of the practice for its entire operational life through the rapid introduction of new systems and payloads.

As part of the Tridente-class’ third, or Block III, contract, the Portuguese Navy redesigned approximately 20 percent of the ship to reduce their acquisition costs. Most of the changes are found in the bow where the traditional, air-backed sonar sphere has been replaced with a water-backed Large Aperture Bow (LAB) array which reduces acquisition and life-cycle costs while providing enhanced passive detection capabilities. The new bow also replaces the 12 individual Vertical Launch System (VLS) tubes with two 87-inch Virginia Payload Tubes (VPTs), each capable of launching six Tomahawk cruise missiles. The VPTs simplify construction, reduce acquisition costs, and provide for more payload flexibility than the smaller VLS tubes due to their added volume.

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World Court / Re: Question
« on: January 20, 2016, 01:31:05 pm »
What the spreadsheet mostly does is allow you to "buy" equipment. So just "budget out" the amount of forces you actually want and never adjust your population. It should stay stagnant that way. Follow me?

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Trusteeship Council / Re: Incorporation of persian influence
« on: January 20, 2016, 01:26:52 pm »
I don't believe you could have done it anyway. Topic moved.

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International Incidents / Re: Oil Struggles
« on: January 20, 2016, 01:06:12 pm »
OOC: I use the ships to ascertain the location(s) of your rigs. Now will you show, or tell, me where they are. I would feel silly demanding action be taken on rigs in my economic exclusion zone that aren't actually there. Which is why I simply asked in the first place. So we wouldn't have to go through this whole two-step. Perhaps that request should have been out of character though now that I think about it. ;)

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World Court / Re: Question
« on: January 20, 2016, 12:48:25 pm »
Bear with me here. At first I was leaning towards yes, after all I already have in my factbook, if you look, that I have a draft system also. However, then it occurred to me that what very well might happen is that if we allow that then everyone will go, "Oh, look, I can get more troops with a draft." Then everyone will be at 1.5% so in the end it won't really be any different than everyone being at 1%.

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