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Republic of the Rocky Mountains
DIR By: Novgorod Republic
Date: August 27, 2016, 1:43 am
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[center]The Republic of the Rockies[/center]
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[center]Flag[/center]
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[center]Motto:
[b]Nil sine numine[/center]
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[center][b]National Anthem
Where the Columbines Grow[/center]
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Captial City: Fort Collins
Largest City: Kansas City
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Official Languages
- English
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Recognized Languages
- Spanish
- French
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Ethnic Groups
- 70.1% English
- 18.1% Arabic
- 11.9% Asian
- 7.3% Pacific people
- 1.6% Latin American, African
- 1.9% Other
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Demonym: Determined by State
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Government: Federal Republic
President: Ralph Lawrence Carr
Vice President: Edwin C. Johnson
Minister of Foreign Relations: Gordon L. Allott
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Legislature:Congress
- Upper: Senate
- Lower: House of Representatives
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Area:
- Total 459,000 sq mi
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Population:
- Total 200,000,000
- Density: 434 people per square kilometer
- Population Growth Rate: .7%
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Currency:Rocky Dollar($)(RD)
Rate: $1 RD = $1.91 USD
$1 USD = $1.45 RD
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Rocky Government Expenditure:
- Education: 17.7%
- Defense: 15.6%
- Industry: 12.7%
- Healthcare: 10%
- Environment: 8.9%
- Social Policy: 8.6%
- Welfare: 7.9%
- Public Transport: 6.7%
- International Aid: 2.9%
- Administration: 2.6%
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Economy:
[bPrivate:[/b] 77.9%
Government: 18.3%
Black Market: 3%(Estimated)
State-Owned Business: .8%
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Date formats: mm/dd/yyyy
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Drives on the: Left
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Territories:
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Missouri
Iowa
All of Louisiana south of Winnfield
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Re: Republic of the Rocky Mountains
DIR By: Novgorod Republic
Date: August 28, 2016, 11:09 pm
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[left]Republic of the Rocky Mountain Armed Forces
Army
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[size=12pt]Included in the clothing system of a Mountaineer
soldier is an olive-drab (OD) wool garrison cap, olive-drab wool
trousers, an olive-drab wool spread-collared shirt worn with a
black tie, an olive-drab wool four button tunic, and russet
brown Type II (rubber-soled) service shoes. An outer jacket, the
Model 1938 made of Mackinaw, is worn as well. The M1 helmet is
worn by the soldiers as well. The Herringbone Twill Uniform is
worn in tropical areas.
Navy
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Air Force
Mostly the same as the Army, without the M1 Helmet.
Standard Weaponry
M1 Garand
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Weight
Length
Barrel length
Cartridge
Action
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Effective firing range
Feed system
Sights
•front: wing protected post
M1903 Springfield
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Weight
Length: 1,097 mm (43.2 in)
Barrel length: 610 mm (24 in)
Cartridge: .30-06 Springfield
Action: Bolt action
Rate of fire: 10-15 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 854 metres per second (2,800 ft/s)
Effective firing range
Maximum firing range
cartridge
Feed system: 5-round stripper clip, 25-round (Air Service
variant) internal box magazine
Sights: M73 Sniper Scope
Blade Type: Bayonet
Winchester Model 1912
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Caliber: 12 gauge
Action: Pump-action
Feed system: 6-round tubular magazine
Thompson Submachine Gun
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Weight
10.6 lb (4.8 kg) empty (M1A1)
Length
32 in (810 mm) (M1/M1A1)
Barrel length
12 in (300 mm) (with cutts compensator)
Cartridge
Action
Rate of fire
(M1919)
Muzzle velocity
Effective firing range
Feed system
30-round stick/box magazine
50-round drum magazine
100-round drum magazine
(M1 and M1A1 models do not accept drum magazines)
Supermarine Spitfire
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[size=10pt]Crew: one pilot
Length: 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
Wingspan: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Height: 11 ft 5 in (3.86 m)
Wing area: 242.1 ft2 (22.48 m2)
Airfoil: NACA 2213 (root)
NACA 2209.4 (tip)
Empty weight: 5,065 lb (2,297 kg)
Loaded weight: 6,622 lb (3,000 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 6,700 lb (3,039 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 45[nb 16] supercharged V12
engine, 1,470 hp (1,096 kW) at 9,250 ft (2,819 m)
Performance
Maximum speed: 370 mph (595 km/h) (322 kn, 595 km/h)
Combat radius: 410 nmi (470 mi (756 km))
Ferry range: 991 nmi (1,135 mi (1,827 km))
Service ceiling: 36,500 ft (11,125 m)
Rate of climb: 2,600 ft/min (13.2 m/s)
Wing loading: 27.35 lb/ft2 (133.5 kg/m2)
Power/mass: 0.22 hp/lb (0.36 kW/kg)
Armament
Guns:
2 × 20mm Hispano Mk II (120 rounds per gun)
4 × .303 in Browning Mk II* machine guns (350 rounds per gun)
Seafire
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Crew: one pilot
Length: 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
Wingspan: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Height: 11 ft 5 in (3.86 m)
Wing area: 242.1 ft2 (22.48 m2)
Airfoil: NACA 2213 (root)
NACA 2209.4 (tip)
Empty weight: 5,065 lb (2,297 kg)
Loaded weight: 6,622 lb (3,000 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 6,700 lb (3,039 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 45[nb 16] supercharged V12
engine, 1,470 hp (1,096 kW) at 9,250 ft (2,819 m)
Performance
Maximum speed: 370 mph (595 km/h) (322 kn, 595 km/h)
Combat radius: 410 nmi (470 mi (756 km))
Ferry range: 991 nmi (1,135 mi (1,827 km))
Service ceiling: 36,500 ft (11,125 m)
Rate of climb: 2,600 ft/min (13.2 m/s)
Wing loading: 27.35 lb/ft2 (133.5 kg/m2)
Power/mass: 0.22 hp/lb (0.36 kW/kg)
Armament
Guns:
2 × 20mm Hispano Mk II cannon (120 rounds per gun)
2 × .50 in M2 Browning machine guns (250 rounds per gun)
Fairey Barracuda
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Crew: 3
Length: 39 ft 9 in (12.12 m)
Wingspan: 49 ft 2 in (14.99 m)
Height: 15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
Wing area: 405 ft² (37.62 m²)
Empty weight: 9,350 lb (4,250 kg)
Loaded weight: 13,200 lb (6,000 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 14,100 lb (6,409 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 32 liquid-cooled V12 engine,
1,640 hp (1,225 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 228 mph (198 kn, 367 km/h) at 1,750 ft (533 m)
Cruise speed: 195 mph (170 kn, 314 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,524 m)
Range: 686 mi (597 nmi, 1,104 km) with 1,620 lb (736 kg) torpedo
Service ceiling: 16,600 ft (5,080 m)
Wing loading: 32.6 lb/ft² (159 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.12 hp/lb (0.20 kW/kg)
Climb to 5,000 ft (1,524 m): 6 min
Armament
Guns: 2 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine guns in rear
cockpit[27]
Bombs: 1× 1,620 lb (735 kg) aerial torpedo or 4× 450 lb (205 kg)
depth charges or 6× 250 lb (110 kg) bombs
B-17
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Crew: 10: Pilot, co-pilot, navigator, bombardier/nose gunner,
flight engineer/top turret gunner, radio operator, waist gunners
(2), ball turret gunner, tail gunner[207]
Length: 74 ft 4 in (22.66 m)
Wingspan: 103 ft 9 in (31.62 m)
Height: 19 ft 1 in (5.82 m)
Wing area: 1,420 sq ft (131.92 m2)
Airfoil: NACA 0018 / NACA 0010
Aspect ratio: 7.57
Empty weight: 36,135 lb (16,391 kg)
Loaded weight: 54,000 lb (24,500 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 65,500 lb (29,700 kg)
Powerplant: 4 × Wright R-1820-97 "Cyclone" turbosupercharged
radial engines, 1,200 hp (895 kW) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 287 mph (249 kn, 462 km/h)
Cruise speed: 182 mph (158 kn, 293 km/h)
Range: 2,000 mi (1,738 nmi, 3,219 km) with 2,700 kg (6,000 lb)
bombload
Service ceiling: 35,600 ft (10,850 m)
Rate of climb: 900 ft/min (4.6 m/s)
Wing loading: 38.0 lb/sq ft (185.7 kg/m2)
Power/mass: 0.089 hp/lb (150 W/kg)
Armament
Guns: 13 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in 8
positions (2 in the Bendix chin turret, 2 on nose cheeks, 2
staggered waist guns, 2 in upper Sperry turret, 2 in Sperry ball
turret in belly, 2 in the tail and one firing upwards from radio
compartment behind bomb bay)
Bombs:
Short range missions (<400 mi): 8,000 lb (3,600 kg)
Long range missions (≈800 mi): 4,500 lb (2,000 kg)
Overload: 17,600 lb (7,800 kg)
Yorktown Class Aircraft Carrier
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Displacement:
19,800 long tons (20,100 t) standard
25,500 long tons (25,900 t)) full load
Length:
770 ft (230 m) waterline at design draft
809 ft 9 in (246.81 m) length of main hull
824 ft 9 in (251.38 m) overall length
Beam:
83 ft (25 m) at waterline
109 ft 6 in (33.38 m) width at flight deck
Draft:
26 ft (7.9 m)
(24 ft 4 in (7.42 m) design draft)
Propulsion:
9 boilers
120,000 shp (89 MW)
Speed:
Range:
Complement:
Armament:
8 × 5 in/38 caliber guns
4 × quad 1.1 in/75 caliber guns (Enterprise upgraded to 40 mm
Bofors guns)
24 × .50 Cal machine guns (all of the ships upgraded to 20 mm
Oerlikon cannons)
Armor:
Belt: 2.5–4 in (6.4–10.2 cm)
Tower: 4 inches (10 cm)
Aircraft carried:
Aviation facilities:
2 flight deck catapults
1 hangar catapult
3 aircraft elevators
Denver Class Battleship
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Displacement:
Length:
Beam:
Draft:
Propulsion:
4 screws; General Electric geared steam turbines
Speed:
Range:
Complement:
Armament:
8 × 16-in/45 caliber Mark 1 guns (4 × 2)
12 or 14 × 5-in/51 caliber guns
2 × 21-inch torpedo tubes
(1920s) 8 × 5-in/25 caliber guns
Armor:
Belt: 8–13.5 in (203–343 mm)
Barbettes: 13 in (330 mm)
Turret face: 18 in (457 mm)
Turret sides: 9–10 in (229–254 mm)
Turret top: 5 in (127 mm)
Turret rear 9 in (229 mm)
Conning tower: 11.5 in (292 mm)
Decks: 3.5 in (89 mm)
Alaska Class Battlecruiser
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Large Cruiser
Displacement:
29,771 tons (standard)
34,253 tons (full load)[4]
Length:
808 ft 6 in (246.43 m) overall[4]
791 ft 6 in (241.25 m) waterline
Beam:
Draft:
27 ft 1 in (8.26 m) (mean)[1]
31 ft 9.25 in (9.68 m) (maximum)[4]
Propulsion:
4-shaft General Electric steam turbines, double-reduction
gearing,[5] 8 Babcock & Wilcox boilers[6]
150,000 shp (112 MW)[4]
Speed:
38 mph)[6][7][8]
Range:
knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[4]
Complement:
Armament:
9 × 12"/50 caliber Mark 8 guns (304.8 mm)[4] (3 × 3)
12 × 5-inch (127 mm)/38 caliber dual-purpose[5] guns[4] (6 ×
2)[5]
56 × 40 mm (1.57 in)[4] Bofors (14 × 4)[5]
34 × 20mm Oerlikon (34 × 1)[4][5]
Armor:
Main side belt: 9" gradually thinning to 5"[6]
Armor deck: 3.8–4.0"[6]
Weather (main) deck: 1.40"[4][6]
Splinter (third) deck: 0.625"[6]
Barbettes: 11–13"[6]
Turrets: 12.8" face, 5" roof, 5.25–6" side and 5.25" rear.[6]
Conning tower:10.6" with 5" roof[6][8]
Aircraft carried:
Aviation facilities:
York Class
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Displacement:
Length:
540 ft (160 m) p/p
575 ft (175 m) o/a
Beam:
Draught:
Propulsion:
Eight Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers
Parsons geared steam turbines
80,000 shp (59,700 kW) on four shafts
Speed:
load)
Range:
(26 km/h)
Complement:
Armament:
6 × BL 8 inch Mk.VIII (203 mm, L/50) guns, twin mounts Mk.II
4 × QF 4 inch Mk.V (102 mm, L/45) guns, single mounts HA Mk.III
8 × 0.5 inch Mk.III Vickers (12.7 mm, L/50) machine guns, quad
mounts Mk.I
6 (2x3) tubes for 21 inch (533 mm) torpedoes
Armour:
Main belt
3 in
2 1⁄2-1 in enclosing bulkheads
Lower deck
1 1⁄4 in over machinery
1 1⁄2 in over steering gear
Magazine box citadels 4-1 in
Transmitting Station 1 in
Turrets
1 in face, rear, crown
2 1⁄2 in base
1 in barbette
2 in hoist
Aircraft carried:
Aviation facilities:
Gato Class Submarine
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Displacement:
1,525 tons (1,549 t) surfaced[1]
2,424 tons (2463 t) submerged[1]
Length:
Beam:
Draft:
Propulsion:
4 × diesel engines driving electrical generators
(Fairbanks-Morse, General Motors, or Hooven-Owens-Rentschler)[1]
2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries[3]
4 × high-speed electric motors with reduction gears (Elliott
Company, General Electric, or Allis-Chalmers)[1]
two shafts[1]
5,400 shp (4,000 kW) surfaced[1]
2,740 shp (2,040 kW) submerged[1]
Speed:
21 knots (39 km/h) surfaced[3]
9 knots (17 km/h) submerged[3]
Range:
(19 km/h)[3]
Endurance:
48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged[3]
75 days on patrol
Test depth:
Complement:
Armament:
10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
6 forward, 4 aft
24 torpedoes[4]
1 × 3-inch (76 mm) / 50 caliber deck gun[4]
Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon[/size][/left]
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