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Amerikanisches Reich Military Organization and Arms
By: Amerikanisches Reich Date: July 4, 2015, 12:13 am
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[center]Overview[/center]
When it became apparent that the defeat of the Third Reich in
Europe was inevitable, its only close ally to survive intact was
the small Confederate State of Northeast Carolina, which freely
granted political asylum to any members of the NSDAP or German
military willing and able to flee. Though the Führer denounced
them as cowards and traitors for not fighting to the last, they
saw the offer as the only opportunity to preserve the sacred
ideals of National Socialism for which they had struggled: Their
homeland might be sacrificed, but its soul, its people, its
culture, and its righteous cause would endure.
The Northeast Carolinians had fought with the Reich in two SS
divisions -- SS Kirkland and SS Ramseur -- almost entirely on
the Eastern Front, distinguishing themselves at Kharkov, the
attempted relief of Stalingrad, and Kursk. In this capacity they
grew familiar with Third Reich weapons and tactics, to say
nothing of the horrors of total war. The arrival in Carolina of
many German senior military officers solidified the attachment
of the newly-declared Amerikanisches Reich to those methods and
arms, though certain lessons were learned and major alterations
in doctrine undertaken.
The heavy reliance on panzer divisions in the East provided
initial success but ultimate failure. The profound liability of
the "dead schwerpunkt", or stalled panzer advance, as well as
the inherent problems with a rapid advance that, even whilst
winning battles, leaves large pockets of resistance behind, led
to an organization of the Amerikanisches Reich's Wehrmacht and
Waffen SS that was more balanced, and included more light and
motorized infantry. Heinz Guderian's combined arms warfare
theory, however, proved sound, and is the cornerstone of Reich
tactics today, as it is with most armed forces around the world.
[center]Women in the Armed Forces of the Reich[/center]
Although the traditional paternalism of Germany and of Southern
America has exerted its influence upon the Reich military,
necessity, in light of the relatively small population of the
Amerikanisches Reich, has mandated that women be allowed to
serve in certain combat roles. They are typically assigned to
vehicle crews (including as aircraft pilots and crew), as combat
medics, and as scout snipers, though not an insignificant number
have risen to become officers -- the most notable example being
Reichsführer-SS Reinhilde Habich, likely the second most
powerful individual in the Reich.
TOE for ground forces
(non-Waffen SS, and Waffen SS assigned to home guard duty
excluded)
-Reichsführer-General
-Reichsführer-SS
-SS Armeegruppe A - Obergruppenführer
-1st SS Motorisiertedivision 'Ehre der Reich'
-1st SS Luftbearendivision 'Adler'
-1st SS Leichtes Infanteriedivision 'Kirkland'
-SS Armeegruppe B - Obergruppenführer
-2nd SS Motorisiertedivision 'Stolz der Nation"
-2nd SS Luftbearendivision 'Falke'
-2nd SS Leichtes Infanteriedivision 'Ramseur'
-Gruppenführer
-1st SS Panzerdivision 'Michael Wittman'
-Reichsführer-General
-Riechsmarschall and Generalstab
-Werhmacht Armeegruppe A - General or Marschall
-1st Wehrmacht Motorisiertedivision
-1st Wehrmacht Panzerdivision
-1st Werhmacht Leichtes Infanteriedivision
-Werhmacht Armeegruppe B - General or Marschall
-2nd Wehrmacht Motorisiertedivision
-2nd Wehrmacht Panzerdivision
-2nd Werhmacht Leichtes Infanteriedivision
-Werhmacht Armeegruppe C - General or Marschall
-3rd Wehrmacht Motorisiertedivision
-3rd Wehrmacht Panzerdivision
-3rd Werhmacht Leichtes Infanteriedivision
-Werhmacht Armeegruppe D - General or Marschall
-4th Wehrmacht Motorisiertedivision
-4th Wehrmacht Panzerdivision
-4th Werhmacht Leichtes Infanteriedivision
TOE for the Wehrmacht Leichtes Infanteriedivision*
-Division - General or Marschall
-Regiment (1,000 personnel) - Oberst
-Brigade (500 personnel) - Major
-Kompanie (100 personnel) - Kapitan
-Zug (30+ personnel) - Leutnant
-Kader (8 personnel) - Oberfeldwebel
Arms allocation:
Kader (Squad): 1x Kar98k with multiple advanced optics (marksman
rifle); 1x StG44 (Oberfeldwebel); 1x FG42; 1x MG42; 4x G43; 1x
Panzerfaust (see below)
Zug: 4x squads (kader) as above, +1 SMG56 and 1 Fliegerfaust
Kompanie: 3x Zugen + 1x 37mm flak (towed), 1x PaK43 (towed), 1x
Nebelwerfer 42 (towed or mounted); sanitäter and sanitäterin
Brigade: 4x kompanie + Pioneerezug, Schweres Waffenzug (3x flak
kanone; 3x PaK43; 3x Nebelwerfer 42); Sanitäter sektion (capable
of establishing field hospital with surgical and mid-term care
capability)
Regiment: 2x Brigaden + mobile 88mm kanone
Division: 10x Regiment
A leichtes infanteriedivision (light infantry division) is
10,000 combat personnel, with heavy support weapons and towing
vehicles also carrying supplies.
A motorisiertedivision (motorized infantry division) is 6,000
combat personnel plus armored transports for all, and heavy
support weapons towed by transports.
A luftbearendivision (airborne division) is 3,000 combat
personnel with man-portable support weapons, plus air transport
(heavy helicopters; they no longer parachute).
A panzerdivision is 60 panzer and crew, 20 flakpanzer and crew,
and 1,500 motorized infantry with armored transports.
Field-tested rates of fire are evaluated from firing conditions
simulating combat conditions, accounting for both accuracy
requirements at various ranges (usually, three, evenly divided,
to the weapon's maximum effective range), reloading, and
variable firing positions (prone, sitting, kneeling, and
standing, where applicable). These are more useful and
informative than cyclical rates of fire, in general, as those
are artificial and don't take into account the aforementioned
combat necessities, size of magazines, etc.
*The Motorisierterdivision and the infantry component of the
Panzerdivision are directly scaled-down versions of the above,
though they are allocated one armored transport per zug, or
platoon.
Small Arms
G43 II Battle Rifle
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Weight: 10 lbs
Length: 44.5"
Barrel length: 21.5"
Caliber: 7.92x57mm
Action: Gas-operated; rotating bolt; semi-automatic
Feed: 15-round detachable box magazine
Muzzle velocity: 2,500 ft/s (steel-core ammo)
Field-tested rate of fire: 30 rounds/minute
Features: 2x magnifying optics; optional night vision or IR
optics; adjustable leather sling; bayonet lug accommodating a
12" or 16"-blade bayonet.
Notes: This is the standard rifle of the AR Wehrmacht and
Waffen-SS Leichtes Infanterie and Motorisierte, and has proved
its worth since 1943. Modern modifications include detachability
of the optical sight, with options for other variants, and a
grooved chamber and receiver to reduce jamming and increase
reliability under adverse conditions. As with all Reich weapons,
which are manufactured to a high standard with parts that fit
together very tightly, jamming has been a problem, though the
payoff is increased accuracy. The III variant provides
reliability without sacrificing accuracy by the grooved chamber,
rather than using loose-fit parts, as in the AK-47/AKM.
StG44 III Assault Rifle
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Weight: 9 lbs
Length: 37"
Barrel length: 16.5"
Caliber: 7.92x33mm
Action: Gas-operated; rotating bolt; selective fire
Feed: 20- or 30-round box magazine
Muzzle-velocity: 2,250 ft/s (steel-core ammo)
Field-tested rate of fire: 360 rounds/minute (30-round magazine)
Features: Optical sight mount (fits any available standard,
holographic, night vision, or IR sight at up to 2x
magnification); 3-point or conventional leather sling
Notes: This is the standard weapon of the Luftbearendivisionen
and is used by NCOs (including corporals) and officers in the
rest of the AR military. Like the G43 III, it has been modified
with a grooved chamber and receiver to absorb fouling and to
endure adverse conditions, and increase reliability. Due to its
relatively short effective range, standard optics are 1.5x
magnifying, with night-vision and thermal/IR sights also able to
be mounted.
Kar98k II-B Marskman/Scout Sniper Rifle
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Weight: 9 lbs
Length: 44"
Barrel length: 24"
Caliber: 7.92x57mm
Action: Bolt action
Feed: 5-round integral magazine
Muzzle-velocity: 2,650 ft/s (steel-core ammo)
Field-tested rate of fire: 16 rounds/minute
Features: 4x magnifying optics, with optional night vision or IR
optics; adjustable leather sling
Notes: Squad marksman/woman's rifle in both SS and Wehrmacht
units; primary weapon in 2-person scout-sniper teams. Virtually
unchanged from original design excepting the capability to mount
more advanced optics.
FG42 III Light Automatic Weapon
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Weight: 11 lbs
Length: 38"
Barrel length: 20"
Caliber: 7.92x57mm
Action: Gas-operated; rotating bolt; selective fire
Feed: 20-round detachable box magazine (side-mounted)
Muzzle-velocity: 2,500 ft/s (steel-core ammo)
Field-tested rate of fire: 240 rounds/minute
Feaures: 2x magnifying optics with night vision and IR options;
flash suppressor/recoil compensator; adjustable bipod;
adjustable leather sling
Notes: This weapon is named for the Fallschirmjäger (thus
Fallschirmgewehr, or FG) of the past, replaced in the Reich by
the Luftbearen Infanterie. It is, in effect if not design, a
lighter, magazine-fed version of the MG42 (see below), and so
suited for the SS-Luftbearendivisionen, who have limited ability
to carry heavier weapons into battle. It is notable that despite
its relatively low weight, the FG42 II fires high-powered rifle
cartridges. This has the advantage of allowing it to penetrate
most infantry armor, and increasing its range and theoretical
accuracy, but does make its recoil more difficult to control. It
is usually fired from an improvised, braced position, or using
its integral bipod. Its foregrip is designed so that a soldier
may press down upon it to control recoil.
Thus, 2 are allocated to each Luftbearen squad, and, because of
the FG42's high degree of performance, 1 to each Motorisierte
and Leichtes Infanterie squad, to bolster their automatic
firepower, particularly on the move.
MG42 II Machine Gun
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Weight: 25 lbs
Length: 44"
Barrel length: 21"
Caliber: 7.92x57mm
Action: Recoil operated; roller-locked delayed blowback;
selective fire
Feed: 60-round drum, 60-round belt, 120-round belt, or 240-round
belt
Muzzle-velocity: 2,500 ft/s (steel-core ammo)
Field-tested rate of fire: 540 rounds/minute (capable of a
practical 900 rounds/minute under ideal conditions, with
240-round belt and loader)
Features: Quick-change barrel w/ spare; anti-aircraft sights;
adjustable folding bipod; carrying handle; flash suppressor
Notes: This is the primary fire support weapon of both the SS
and Wehrmacht formations, though the Luftbearendivisionen
substitute an additional FG42 III for it. It has proved so
reliable, versatile, and effective, with an exceptionally high
rate of fire by any standard -- without any sacrifice in
accuracy -- that few modifications were necessary. Various units
use different feed systems (e.g. Motorisiertedivisionen tend to
prefer the drum magazine, whilst Liechtes Infanteriedivisionen
usually use belt feeds). It is allocated at one per 10-person
squad in the Motorisierte and Liechtes Infanterie.
Optics may be mounted to the rear and above the rear iron sight
aperture, but most often are eschewed in favor of the use of
tracer rounds, considering the role of the weapon.
SMG56 Heavy Machine Gun (Schweres Maschinengewehr 56)
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Weight: 75 lbs
Length: 64"
Barrel length: 42"
Caliber: 12.7x108mm
Action: Gas-operated; rotating bolt; selective fire
Feed: 60-round belt; 60-round belt box
Muzzle-velocity: 2,800 ft/s (steel-core ammo)
Field-tested rate of fire: 540 rounds/minute
Features: Adjustable, detachable folding tripod; 3x magnifying
optics with night vision and IR options, and anti-aircraft
settings; flash suppressor
During the post-war period, the Reich recognized the need for a
heavy machine gun, though no German design was available
(generally, the Third Reich proceeded directly to 20mm cannon).
Despite the Reichsamerikaners' general distaste for all things
of Soviet origin, they could not deny the effectiveness of the
DshK machine gun, and modified it to their requirements. It is
now used on vehicles and allocated at 1 per Motorisiertezug
(platoon) and 1 per Liechtes Infanteriekompanie (company). To
maintain mobility, it must be carried by vehicular transport,
and is not carried by infantry on light infantry marches, but
assembled and set up from the vehicle in the most advantageous
tactical position available.
MP41 Submachine Gun
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Weight: 8 lbs
Length: 33"
Barrel length: 10"
Caliber: 9x19mm (9mm parabellum)
Action: Straight blowback; selective fire
Feed: 30-round detachable box magazine
Muzzle-velocity: 1,300 ft/s (steel-core ammo)
Field-tested rate of fire: 400 rounds/minute
Notes: This is no longer regarded as a particularly effective
military weapon due to its pistol-caliber cartridge, accounting
for modern ballistic armor -- though with steel core ammunition
it does penetrate kevlar reliably -- but is still allocated to
support personnel, including Pioneeren (combat engineers),
medics, and vehicle crews, to grant some means of self-defense.
The weapon is highly reliable, however, and can maintain a high
rate of fire with very minimal recoil. It is also often used by
the Reichspolizei, although they are not technically considered
a military branch, despite being under the command of the
Reichsführer-SS.
Luger Pistole Parabellum 1908
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Weight: 2 lbs
Length: 8.75"
Barrel length: 4"
Caliber: 9x19mm (9mm parabellum)
Action: Toggle-locked, short-recoil blowback; semi-automatic
Feed: 8-round detachable box magazine
Muzzle-velocity: 1,200 ft/s (steel-core ammo)
Field-tested rate of fire: 120 rounds/minute
Notes: This is the standard sidearm for all branches of the
Reich military, and is allocated to all officers (including
NCOs), support personnel, and vehicle or artillery crews.
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Aircraft of the Reich
By: Amerikanisches Reich Date: July 14, 2015, 2:31 am
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[center]Aircraft of the SS and Luftwaffe[/center]
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[center]Overview[/center]
Like its Third Reich predecessor, the Luftwaffe or
"armed/military/weaponized air [force/forces]" of the
Amerikanisches Reich focus on precision, tactical strikes rather
than strategic actions, which has fortunately proven to suit
modern technological developments very well. The airframes in
use have changed little, but their engines, avionics, radar,
targeting, and defensive systems -- including armor, for those
craft that utilize it -- have all been continuously upgraded to
meet contemporary standards.
Production has been limited from a wide possible field to a few
designs, which both increases factory production output and
makes strategic and tactical decisions by officers and pilots
much clearer. The Generalstab and Reichsmarschalls have decided
not to develop a fighter-bomber or dedicated interceptor, but
instead to rely on a multi-role fighter, in the Horten Ho 529,
that can suit all those purposes, though its capabilities most
closely match a fusion of air-superiority fighter and, if
utilizing its cannon, CAS aircraft. It is thus most often
considered an advanced successor to the Messerschmidt Me 109,
though its "flying wing" design has been hailed as innovative
and revolutionary the world over. Interestingly, it is the
inspiration and direct basis for the B2 stealth bomber. The
dedicated interceptor role is now regarded as obsolete by the
Generalstab given advances in guided anti-aircraft rocketry.
A crucial and quintessentially modern addition to the Luftwaffe
is the Focke-Wulf Fw 002 drone helicopter, which extends radar
detection vastly, is relatively expendable, and can relay its
collected data to tanks, aircraft, ships, and infantry
commanders. It is essentially a remote-controlled radome
suspended by a rotor, and is also utilized extensively by the
Kriegsmarine to pinpoint targets and extend awareness.
TOE for Luftwaffe Forces
(Excluding Focke-Wulf Fw 302, which is attached exclusively to
SS Luftbearen Divisions)
-Reichsführer-General
-Reichsmarschall and Generalstab
-I Luftflotte - General
-I Fliegerkorps - Oberst (12x Horten MRF; 8x Junkers CAS;
6x Reichsluft A400; 18x Focke-Wulf Fw 002; ground crew, pilots,
and mechanics)
-I Geschwader - Major (6x Horten MRF; 4x Junkers CAS; 3x
Reichsluft A400; 9x Focke-Wulf Fw 002)
-II Geshwader "
(+2 Luftflotten -- identical composition/command)
Horten Ho 529 Multi-Role Fighter "Pfeil / Arrow"
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Crew: 1 (pilot)
Length: 7.5m/24'6"
Wingspan: 16.76m/55'
Height: 2.8m/9'2"
Wing area: 50.2 m squared / 540.35 ft squared
Empty weight: 4,600 kg/10,141 lbs
Loaded weight: 13,608 kg/30,000 lbs
Engines: 2x Junkers Jumo 007 turbojet
Maximum speed: 2,665 kph/1,650 mph
Range: 2,000 km/1,243 miles
Standard armament:
2x 30x184mm automatic cannon
2x RLL IX (rakete luft bis luft) guided air-to-air missile
(radar homing, medium range)
4x RLL VII guided air-to-air missile (infrared homing, medium
range)
Defensive systems: Chaff and flare launchers; 'cross-eye' radar
disruption
Notes: This aircraft is an incremental development of the
original Horten Ho 229 -- one of the most advanced jet
fighter/bombers of its time. The frame has changed little, but
new materials, engines, radar and avionics have made it
competitive with modern counterparts, along with advanced
munitions. One notable feature is that, as a "flying wing",
which relies heavily upon the lift afforded by almost all lower
surfaces being wing surfaces, it does not have conventional
hardpoints, but rather bays in the wings which rapidly open and
close to launch its munitions at the pilot's direction.
The Ho 529 is notable for being more maneuverable in some ways
than its counterparts, but also slightly slower. It does,
however, have a relatively low stall speed, which allows it to
strafe ground targets with its formidable twin 30mm cannon.
Focke-Wulf Fw 302 Helicopter Gunship/Heavy Transport "Armbrust /
Crossbow"
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Crew: 7 (pilot; main gunner; leutnant/oberleutnant/flight
officer, 2 side gunners, obersanitäter/senior medic, and
sanitäter)
Length: 30m/98'3"
Rotor diameter: 24m/79'
Height: 8.6m/28'
Rotor disc area: 276 m squared / 906 ft squared
Empty weight: 15,000 kg/33,069 lbs
Maximum takeoff weight: 33,300 kg/73,500 lbs
Engines: 2x Junkers Fl 200 turbofan
Maximum speed: 225 mph/362 mph
Range: 1,000 km/621 miles
Carrying capacity
Personnel: 32 + arms/equipment/supplies
Internal payload: 20,000 lbs/9,072kg (can accommodate ~2 light
armored vehicles, if not carrying infantry, though this is rare)
Standard armament:
2x 30x184mm automatic cannon (over-under mounted on "chin"
turret; alternating coordinated fire to effectively double RoF
without resort to rotary mechanism; tungsten-core solid shot or
HE fragmentation rounds can be selected on the fly via dual feed
for both barrels)
3x 12.7x108mm machine guns (1 forward-facing, 2 on side ball
turrets)
2x RLL IX guided air-to-air missile (radar homing, medium range;
winglet hardpoint mounted)
2x RLL VII guided air-to-air missile (infrared homing, medium
range; winglet hardpoint mounted)
Defensive systems: Chaff and flare launchers; 'cross-eye' radar
disruption
Alternate hardpoint weapons:
Nebelwerfer 49 rocket pod (20 60mm unguided rockets each)
RLB II (rakete luft bis boden -- air-to-surface) -- 180mm active
radar homing or laser-guided missile
(HEAT, HE, and HE fragmentation warheads optional for this and
the Nebelwerfer 49)
Notes:
When the SS announced its requirements for the development of
this aircraft, and Focke-Wulf submitted preliminary designs,
many aviation engineers laughed it off as "insane",
"impractical", and "worthy of Howard Hughes at his worst". As
development and testing progressed, however, it became clear
that there was no particular difficulty in combining the basic
design aspects of a heavy transport helicopter with the
extensive armaments of an attack helicopter -- in fact, by
sacrificing a portion of its load-bearing capacity, it could be
armed and armored very heavily indeed.
The concept was essential to the SS Luftbearen Infanterie, or
Airborne: Analysis of parachute drops in the mid-20th C. was not
encouraging overall, nor was the experience of various armed
forces with lighter transport helicopters carrying smaller
numbers of troops, outside a few highly specialized types of
operation. So it was determined that the helicopter should carry
at least a full infantry platoon, be armored to resist at least
small arms and light cannon fire, and be able to provide
meaningful support to the infantry once they dismounted, not to
mention cover if they had to retreat and evacuate. It also may
rely on its guns for ground attack and mount anti-aircraft
missiles for self-defense against enemy aircraft.
To the original concept was added extensive CASEVAC capability,
with a surgeon, a nurse, and an ample stock of triage medical
equipment.
Trials have been encouraging. The Fw 202 is certainly more
vulnerable to anti-aircraft weapons than more nimble and faster
attack helicopters, despite its armor, but is maneuverable
enough to hug terrain and avoid the worst of it in a similar
manner. SS command* eagerly looks forward to testing it in
combat.
*All Fw 202s are attached to the SS Luftbearen Divisionen, but
are still crewed by Luftwaffe personnel.
Junkers Ju 2110 Close Air Support Aircraft "Donner / Thunder"
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Crew: 1 (pilot/gunner)
Length: 17.5m/57'
Wingspan: 18m/59'
Height: 4.5m/14'9"
Wing area: 47m squared / 506 ft squared
Empty weight: 4,600 kg/10,141 lbs
Loaded weight: 11,300 kg/24,912 lbs
Engines: 2x Junkers 107 turbofan
Maximum speed: 700 kph/435 mph
Range: 467 km/290 miles
Standard armament
1x 37x263mm automatic cannon (solid tungsten or HE fragmenting
rounds -- dual feed)
4x RLB II (see above)
2x RLL VII (see above)
Defensive systems: Chaff and flare dischargers; 'cross-eye'
radar disruption
Notes:
Though the original design of its airframe, control surfaces,
and other basic design features date from 1945, and few changes
have been made in those areas, this aircraft has undergone many
iterative developments in order to modernize it, mostly in terms
of the engines, avionics, and composition of its armor. The
present-day version is very similar in performance to the A10
and its variants -- its main cannon having a much slower rate of
fire, but also being much more powerful -- though it is a matter
of pride amongst Junkers engineers that their predecessors
developed this concept for a CAS craft before any other firm
conceived of such a thing.
It is a low-flying, twin-engined, heavily-armored jet with a low
stall speed, able to loiter over a ground target with sharp
turns for extended periods, with the primary objective of
eliminating enemy armor via either its guided rockets (usually
HEAT) or its main gun, which is terrifyingly devastating when
leveled against the top armor of even the most modern MBTs.
The Ju 2110 is beloved of pilots for its ease of handling and
its armor, which has been reported to sustain directed blasts
from MANPADS rockets as well as 30mm cannon rounds, and the
aircraft is often affectionately referred to as the
"Fliegendpanzer", or flying tank.
Reichsluft A400 Militär
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Length: 45m
Height: 15m
Wingspan: 43m
Wing area: 80m sq
Empty weight: 170,000 lbs
Max weight: 269,000 lbs
Engines: 4x Junkers 200 (turboprop)
Range (20-ton payload): 3,450 nautical miles/6,390 km
Max speed: 485 mph/780 km/h
Defensive systems: Chaff and flare dischargers, 'cross-eye'
radar disruption
Notes: Based on Airbus A400M; may accommodate personnel in a
pressurized and heated hold (AU22 variant), or simply transport
materiel and/or supplies; 2-person crew (pilot and
co-pilot/navigator); capable of performing in-flight refueling,
mainly for the Horten.
A civilian variant with much more comfortable seating, albeit
less capacity, serves as the primary international airliner of
the Reich.
Focke-Wulf Fw 002 Scout/Fire Coordination Drone "Kolibri /
Hummingbird"
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Length: 6m
Height: 2.6m
Rotor diameter: 8m
Empty weight: 1,600 lbs
Max weight: 2,600 lbs
Engines: 1 (electric)
Range: 440 nautical miles/800 km
Max speed: 110 knots/200 km/h
Payload: Ship-, land-vehicle- or coastal-battery-interfaced
radar suite (X-band synthetic aperture radar; 360 degree radome)
Defensive systems: Chaff and flare dischargers
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Re: Amerikanisches Reich Military Organization and Arms
By: Amerikanisches Reich Date: August 13, 2015, 6:59 pm
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[center]Armored Vehicles of the SS and Wehrmacht[/center]
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Panzerkampfwagen (PzKfw) VII "Tiger"
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Weight: 68 tons
Length: 6.3m / 20'8"
Width: 3.56m / 11'8"
Height: 3m / 9'10"
Crew: 3 (commander, driver/secondary gunner, gunner --
auto-loader, dual feed system)
Armor: Composite steel, ceramic, plastic, tungsten, and carbon
fiber (interlaced in plastic fillers; 1,800 RHE front; 1.200 RHE
side; 800 RHE top/rear)
Main armament: 88x671mm Rheinmetall-AR smoothbore cannon (25
rounds APFSDS; 15 rounds HE)
Secondary armament: 2x 12.7x108mm machine guns (1x hull-mounted
forward-facing; 1x cupola)
Engine: Junkers V12 twin-turbo diesel -- 1,500 PS / 1,480hp /
1,100kW
Suspension: Torsion bar
Range: 550 km / 340 miles
Max speed: 72kph / 45 mph
Defensive systems: NBC/EMP shielding; smoke launchers
Notes: This version of the Tiger has been kept nearly unchanged
in terms of hull design from the revolutionary Tiger I, largely
due to it being easy to manufacture. However, its internals and
armor are almost entirely distinct due to several generations of
development. It can now match modern MBTs for speed,
maneuverability, ability to fire accurately on the move, and
protection. In the latter case. its flat surfaces are somewhat
of a liability, but are adequately compensated for, for the most
part, by thicker composite armor plates in crucial areas.
Explosive-reactive or spaced armor is also commonly, though not
ubiquitously, utilized, depending on the expected capabilities
of any opposition.
The main gun, though of the same caliber as its WWII
predecessor, fires an extended cartridge for much greater muzzle
velocity, and is smooth-bored to optimize it for firing an
armor-piercing, fin-stabilized, discarding sabot (APFSDS) round
consisting in its final stage of a 28mm solid tungsten dart
propelled at 5,700 fps / 1,740 m/s.
Flakpanzer VII "Fliegerschreck"
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Weight: 47.5 tons
Length: 6m / 20'
Width: 3.71m / 12'2"
Height: 3.29m / 10'10" (radar retracted)
Crew: 3 (commander, driver, gunner -- auto-loader, dual feed
system)
Armor: Composite steel, ceramic, plastic, tungsten, and carbon
fiber (interlaced in plastic fillers -- 800 RHE front; 400 RHE
side; 200 RHE rear/top)
Main armament: 2x linked 37x263mm cannon (HE rounds with
proximity and contact fuse or solid tungsten-core)
Secondary armament: 8x RBL (rakete boden bis luft) AA passive IR
guided, 180mm medium-range rocket
Engine: Junkers 008 multi-fuel -- 830 PS / 819hp / 610kW
Suspension: Torsion bar
Range: 550 km / 340 miles
Max speed: 65kph / 40 mph
Defensive systems: NBC/EMP shielding; smoke launchers
Notes: This vehicle is an evolution of the original concept
flakpanzer, the "Ostwind", built upon the Panzer IV chassis, but
in design is entirely different. Its cannon are linked to a 360
degree medium-range radar system and can be targeted
automatically either thereby, by passive radar detection, by
laser guidance, or manually. Its guided rocket system
compensates for natural limitations with IR guidance. The cannon
have a range of 6,500m and are lethal to all aircraft, whilst
the RBL rockets have a range of 12,000m.
In essence the 'Fliegerschreck' or "aircraft-ripper" is designed
to protect ground assets, in which role it has performed
admirably and also economically, against close air support, and
is present in both Panzerdivisionen and Motorisiertedivisionen.
However, it has proved equally useful against ground targets,
both infantry and armor, with either the standard HE fragmenting
round or the solid-core tungsten round, respectively. It has
demonstrated a severe threat to light armor, though is of course
overmatched against MBTs and relies upon support to protect it
from them.
SwS III Transport/Carrier (Schweres Schlepper III)
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Weight: 13.5 tons
Length: 7m / 23'
Width: 2.5m / 8'2"
Height: 2m / 6'6"
Crew: 2 (driver and assistant)
Armor: Composite steel, ceramic, plastic, tungsten, and carbon
fiber (interlaced in plastic fillers -- 800 RHE front; 400 RHE
side; 200 RHE rear/top)
Main armament: 12.7x108mm machine gun
Engine: Junkers 008 multi-fuel -- 830 PS / 819hp / 610kW
Suspension: Leaf spring / torsion bar
Range: 550 km / 340 miles
Max speed: 72kph / 45 mph
Capacity: 32 + infantry; 4,000 kg / 8.8 tons
Notes: This is the primary transport for the
Motorisiertedivisionen and the infantry of the Panzerdivisionen.
It is armored against mines and aircraft, to a limited extent,
and provides complete protection against small arms up to .50
BMG. It is commonly also used to haul towed weapons (see below)
and can be mounted with a 37x263mm cannon, a multiple rocket
launcher (cf Nebelwerfer 42), or an 88mm anti-tank cannon (see
main armament of the Tiger), though these variants are
exclusively used in the Motorisiertedivisionen.
The decision to use a half-track design has been controversial
but was approved in light of the need to cross difficult terrain
and maintain pace with the Panzers, at which task the SwS III
has proved highly capable.
AA or infantry support variant
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Artillery or AA rocket support variant
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Re: Amerikanisches Reich Military Organization and Arms
By: Amerikanisches Reich Date: September 1, 2015, 12:50 am
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[center]Support Weapons of the SS and Wehrmacht[/center]
Pak (Panzerabwehrkanone) 43 Ausf. III
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Weight: 9.5 tons
Length: 26'
Barrel length: 21'
Caliber: 88x671mm
Action: Horizontal semi-automatic sliding block
Feed: Manual
Muzzle-velocity: 5,700 ft/s (APDS); 3,900 ft/s (HE)
Field-tested rate of fire: 8 rounds/minute
Features: Hydropneumatic recoil-absorption system; magnifying,
night-vision, or IR sights; automated target tracking via laser
designation; GPS-guided targeting for artillery support
Notes: This is a rifled version of the 88mm gun mounted on the
Tiger VII, and thus fires pointed tungsten rods in the anti-tank
role role, rather than the tank's APFSDS finned tungsten darts.
Rifling was deemed necessary in order for it to serve adequately
in its secondary role as artillery support with HE and HE
fragmentation rounds, and, though the APDS rounds are slightly
less accurate, the spin initiated by the casing engaging rifling
prior to separation from the projectile does provide adequate
stability.
While a split-trail carriage was previously employed, it was
found to inhibit the movement of the SWS towing vehicles
necessary to deploy this gun. The four-wheeled carriage allows
the towing vehicle almost complete freedom of movement within
its own capabilities, and may be folded such that the gun is
lowered and rests upon the bars of the carriage, rather than its
wheels. This lowers its profile for emplacement in defensive
positions.
A further benefit of this carriage is that it allows 360-degree
traversal at a rapid rate, and the gun can thus track a target
moving at a transverse heading far more easily. It can also
elevate to 40 degrees and depress by 15 degrees.
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