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#Post#: 1283--------------------------------------------------
Mark 1 RailTank
By: wolfman_six Date: March 10, 2013, 11:18 pm
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Originally built for use on mountainous ore lines, the
8,000-horsepower, double-ended Class 8 locomotives were retired
from FedTrans service after being upgraded to 10,000-hp with
first generation fusion power plants later assembled in the
HHF-1 and HHP-2.
Sold to the military, the handful of Class 8's were armed during
a border security crisis and used to protect supply trains sent
to deliver troops and materiel to frontier outposts being
constructed to stiffen security. Nicknamed the Rail Tanks, the
Class 8's were very successful heading troop trains until the
crisis was eased by the re-garrisoning of the frontier. Class
8's owned by mining companies and being retired for newer GS-70
and HHF-1 locos beefed up the military's supply and were quickly
modified to Mark 1 standard. (See "22309 - Front Toward Enemy"
the Class 8 credited with the most combat action in the crisis).
Troop trains often lashed two Class 8's and unarmed hood units
on the point along with another pair providing helper service at
the rear (making it possible to reverse direction almost
immediately if ambushed). Modified idler flats provided heavy
firepower for the train security force, and were positioned
throughout the train for coverage.
About 210 units, in three acquisition batches, were eventually
placed in service as Rail Tanks, Mark 1. None were lost to enemy
action, but 20 had to be scrapped due to excessive damage in
action. Unit 22309 in the second batch, was damaged multiple
times and remained in service due to the audacity of its
permanent crew.
Armament: 2 x twin cal-50 mounted to RWS remote control and with
internal ammo drums of 4,000 rounds each
1 x 4-tube SA-9G1 SAM launcher
Storage for 40 missiles (reloads for SA9 or crew-portable
Javelin ATGM)
Crew: 7 (Commander, Engineer, Conductor/Radioman, 3 x Gunner, 1
x Engine Tech)
[img]
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#Post#: 1286--------------------------------------------------
Re: A Society of Warriors - Wolfman Six's GEAR 1 Military (and o
ther stuff)
By: Knight Errant Date: March 11, 2013, 3:04 am
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Your output is phenomenal - great stuff!
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Re: A Society of Warriors - Wolfman Six's GEAR 1 Military (and o
ther stuff)
By: wolfman_six Date: March 12, 2013, 8:55 pm
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OK, so we had the Mk. 1 RailTank, which isn't the best armed
thing in the battlespace... here comes its companion.
Armed with a 105mm gun and two twin 50-cals in RWS mounts, the
6-man Idler Gun Car puts heavy fire support on military trains
that need protection while moving.
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HTML http://gear1.drupalgardens.com/sites/gear1.drupalgardens.com/files/styles/media_gallery_large/public/201303/MTSX%20105mm%20GunCar.png?itok=KubQAV_S[/img]
Crew: 6 (Commander, 105mm Gunner, 2 x RWS Gunners, 2 x Loaders)
And a whopping piece of portable fire support:
[img]
HTML http://gear1.drupalgardens.com/sites/gear1.drupalgardens.com/files/styles/media_gallery_large/public/201303/IdlerCarNLOS.png?itok=5WHCFd9T[/img]
The NLOS-LS idler car is a short flatcar built up with
structural steel armor and 18 removable and reloadable NLOS
pallets. At 15 missiles per pallet, and able to fire
autonomously or on command from a wired terminal, this car can
deliver 270 surface-attack missiles or loiter-to-target smart
missiles onto targets in a fair range from the launch point. A
small generator on the idler provides longer battery life than
the pallets' onboard power supply.
And more stuff from the civilian rail sheds:
The Gravesend Heavy Industries Class 7 (originally "GS70F" but
renamed when the competing Inter-Global General Service 70 came
to market first) 7,000 horsepower locomotive in Portage Delivery
Services (PDSX) freight colors
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HTML http://gear1.drupalgardens.com/sites/gear1.drupalgardens.com/files/styles/media_gallery_large/public/201303/PDSX%202031%20GS70F.png?itok=vOm4EhEM[/img]
And a General Service 70, 7,000 horsepower locomotive in Portage
Delivery Services' "Purple Zephyr" special livery.
[img]
HTML http://gear1.drupalgardens.com/sites/gear1.drupalgardens.com/files/styles/media_gallery_large/public/201303/PDSX%200466%20GS70%20Purple%20Zephyr.png?itok=y3GG4KQZ[/img]
#Post#: 1332--------------------------------------------------
"Front Toward Enemy"
By: wolfman_six Date: March 14, 2013, 9:15 pm
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RailTank Mark 1, Buzz Number 22309 (originally Northern Mines
22309) retained its number after being sold to the Army and
modified for troop train service during a border crisis in GEAR
1. The locomotive which saw the most combat action in its Mark 1
configuration, its crew added sheet steel plating along the
safety rails for security in the field and additional mounts for
M60 medium machineguns.
This photo of "Front Toward Enemy" includes a yard
superintendent in the rear area looking the engine over while a
Train Commander (the Captain with M4 carbine) and part of his
guard detail execute a security drill. The cab used by the
engineer was plated over with vision slits, and there is
evidence of battle damage from the prior run.
[img]
HTML http://gear1.drupalgardens.com/sites/gear1.drupalgardens.com/files/styles/media_gallery_large/public/201303/RailTank%20and%20Troops.png?itok=XuD1Lj5D[/img]
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Re: A Society of Warriors - Wolfman Six's GEAR 1 Military (and o
ther stuff)
By: wolfman_six Date: March 21, 2013, 9:38 am
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The 910th Light Infantry Regiment "Mountaineers"
Formed in the extremely mountainous Highlands region of GEAR 1,
the Mountaineers Regiment is composed of highly-trained soldiers
dedicated to fighting and surviving in any mountainous combat
zone. Officers and senior noncommissioned leaders' experiences
while training in the most inhospitable alpine areas of Planet
Haven have quite literally drafted the military's "Vertical
Warfare" doctrine by trial and error, often at the cost of
Mountaineer lives.
In accordance with GEAR 1 military policy, the 910th Regiment
maintains a single Active Duty Brigade Combat Team of
combined-arms units for immediate worldwide deployment. As a
large Administrative organization in the GEAR 1 forces, they
also have a specialized training depot (the Joint Vertical
Warfare School, jointly operated with Air Force, Navy and Marine
Mountain and Arctic Warfare Training Cadres) and other permanent
units which train specifically for mountain combat operations
and cold weather survival. The 910th is responsible for training
and supporting a selection of Organized Military Reserve (OMR)
units as battle reinforcements and fillers in case of war.
The 910th habitually works with the Special Warfare community
since many SpecWar operators need to learn extreme survival
skills, and Mountaineers of the 910th need to develop small unit
battle tactics, special insertion, and unconventional warfare
skills, as applied to their AOR. Because of a much closer
relationship to the SpecWar community than other units, elements
of the Special Active Duty battalions of the 910th have adopted
the 16-soldier "A-Team" platoon organization favored by the Army
SOF, Navy SEAL and Marine FORREC components of the SpecWar
branch. They also operate under a wartime "stay-behind"
strategy, where it is their mission to blend into mountainous,
inaccessible terrain when under attack by conventional units,
survive, train and recruit guerrilla fighters from local
civilians living and working in their Area of Operations, and
then conduct coordinated rear-area disruption attacks from their
operational base.
One classified mission of the 910th is to provide security
forces for the GEAR 1 National Redoubt on a roulement basis. The
National Redoubt is a special, heavily fortified and armed
command and control base hidden in the most inaccessible areas
of the Highlands. It is designated for the preservation of the
Federation Command Authorities (Civilian and Military) in the
event of a catastrophic event that affects the entire
Federation, or a devastating attack on Center City that wipes
out most of the government's agencies and command structure. The
location and existence of the National Redoubt, and a number of
other "Project: Bolthole" evacuation sites for preserving the
population of GEAR 1, is one of the most closely-guarded secrets
of the nation, and entrusted to very small numbers of public and
military officials, until such time as the network of
emergency-use facilities is needed.
General Structure: 910th Regiment of the Line (Light Infantry)
"The Mountaineers"
910th Regimental HQ
Headquarters and HQ Company
Regimental Service Company
Administration Company
"Cannon Company"
Joint Vertical Warfare School and Institute Battalion
School HQ and HQ Company
Company A - Vertical Warfare-Aviation Joint Training Company
Company E - Mountain Sapper Training Company
Company L - Combat Service Support Training Institute for
Vertical Warfare
Company M - Alpine Effects Medical Studies Unit (Operated with
the Joint Medical Service of the armed forces)
Company N - Mountain Warfare Leaders Company (BNCOC/ANCOC/NCO
Academy)
Company P - Alpine Physical Fitness and Survival Training
Company
Company R - Joint OMR Training Company
Company S - Special Warfare Training Company
Company X - Vertical Warfare Exercises Company (Manages annual
unit-level and joint forces FTX)
Company V - Mountain Warfare Pack Animal
Operations and Veterinary Institute
910th Brigade Combat Team of the Line (Light Infantry) / 910 BCT
910th Special Troops Battalion
Brigade HQ and HQ Company
Brigade Band Company (Provides security or filler personnel)
Signal Network Company
Chemical Warfare Company
Military Intelligence Company
Military Police Company
HQ Defense Company (Infantry)
910th Brigade Support Battalion
Battalion HQ & HQ Company
Company A (Supply & Distribution)
Company B (Maintenance)
Company C (Medical/LSA)
Company D (Fwd Support-INF) - Supply, Maint and Medical
Platoons - Approx. 225 support soldiers
Company E (Fwd Support-INF) - Supply, Maint and Medical
Platoons - Approx. 225 support soldiers
Company F (Fwd Support-INF) - Supply, Maint and Medical
Platoons - Approx. 225 support soldiers
Company G (Fwd Support-CAV) - Supply, Maint and Medical
Platoons - Approx. 225 support soldiers
Company H (Fwd Support-F/A) - Supply, Maint and Medical
Platoons - Approx. 225 support soldiers
1st Battalion, 910th Regiment (Light Infantry)
Battalion HHC - 225 Officers and Enlisted
FWD SPT Company D (Attached)
Company A (Rifle) - 175 Officers and Enlisted
Company B (Rifle) - 175 Officers and Enlisted
Company C (Weapons) - 100 Officers and Enlisted
Company D (Weapons) - 100 Officers and Enlisted
Company E (Sapper) - 175 Officers and Enlisted
2nd Battalion, 910th Regiment (Light Infantry)
Battalion HHC - 225 Officers and Enlisted
FWD SPT Company E (Attached)
Company A (Rifle) - 175 Officers and Enlisted
Company B (Rifle) - 175 Officers and Enlisted
Company C (Weapons) - 100 Officers and Enlisted
Company D (Weapons) - 100 Officers and Enlisted
Company E (Sapper) - 175 Officers and Enlisted
3rd Battalion, 910th Regiment (Light Infantry)
Battalion HHC - 225 Officers and Enlisted
FWD SPT Company F (Attached)
Company A (Rifle) - 175 Officers and Enlisted
Company B (Rifle) - 175 Officers and Enlisted
Company C (Weapons) - 100 Officers and Enlisted
Company D (Weapons) - 100 Officers and Enlisted
Company E (Sapper) - 175 Officers and Enlisted
4th Squadron, 910th Regiment (Cavalry/RSTA)
Squadron HHT - 225 Officers and Enlisted
FWD SPT Company G (Attached)
Troop A (Recon) - 175 Officers and Enlisted
Troop B (Recon) - 175 Officers and Enlisted
Troop C (Recon) - 175 Officers and Enlisted
Troop D (Drone) - 100 Officers and Enlisted
Troop E (LRRP) - 100 Officers and Enlisted
5th Battalion, 910th Regiment (Fires-Artillery)
Battalion HQ & Service Battery - 225 Officers and Enlisted
FWD SPT Company H (Attached)
Battery A (DS Fires) - M777 155mm Towed
Battery B (DS Fires) - M777 155mm Towed
Battery C (DS Fires) - M777 155mm Towed
Battery D (GS Fires) - M148 HIMARS
Battery E (ADA Fires) - Avenger (HMMWV)
Battery N (NETFIRES) - NLOS-LS and NLOS-AD Palletized
Autonomous Weapons Systems
Special Active Duty Units
910th Mountain Rifles Battalion (Training)
910th Mountain Sapper Battalion (Training)
910th Special Warfare Battalion (Training)
910th Quartermaster Company (Expeditionary Base)
OMR Affiliated Units
4th Battalion, 910th Regiment (OMR)
5th Battalion, 910th Regiment (OMR)
6th Battalion, 910th Regiment (OMR)
7th Battalion, 910th Regiment (OMR)
Company P, 910th Regiment (Separate)
Company T, 910th Regiment (Separate)
910th Company, The Tundra Rangers (SpecWar Branch)
910th Company, COMMANDOS (SpecWar Branch)
910th Company, The Scout-Ranger Regiment (SpecWar Branch)
910th Company, Marine Force Reconnaissance Regiment (SpecWar
Branch)
(Additional OMR Light Infantry Battalions to be raised and
assigned serials during war or expansion of the Active Duty
Force)
#Post#: 1411--------------------------------------------------
Re: A Society of Warriors - Wolfman Six's GEAR 1 Military (and o
ther stuff)
By: wolfman_six Date: March 21, 2013, 11:57 am
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The Army GS-40 (Mod) Armed Rail Runner (or, RailTank Mark 2)
The Army's second version of motive power for war trains was a
modification of the General Service-40, 4,000 horsepower
locomotive, which was (and still is) the most numerous model in
Military Transportation Service use. The RailTank Mark 2 "Rail
Runner" was a permanent combination of an existing 105mm Gun
Idler Car and a GS-40. Additional armor was added to the GS-40's
fairly thin outer skin, exterior access panels were plated over
to protect the drivetrain, and Kevlar linings reinforced the
crew compartment. A twin .50-cal RWS and quad TOW box launcher
were added for self-defense.
Because of the lower horsepower of the Rail Runner, it was
typically not assigned to large supply trains; instead, it
operated specifically at the head of small consists of armed
cars and scouted potentially compromised routes to identify and
attack ambushes before the more valuable troop and supply trains
passed. However, the Rail Runner could be lashed to unarmed
GS-40's or other types of locomotives and provide motive power
or helper service at the rear of a train.
Crew: GS-40 - 5 (Commander, Engineer, Conductor/Radioman, 2 x
RWS operators); 105mm Gun Idler - 6 (Gun Leader, Gunner, 2 x RWS
Operator, 2 x Ammo Loader)
11 total personnel
[img]
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Inter-Global HHF-30X The Beast
By: wolfman_six Date: April 2, 2013, 8:24 pm
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The most powerful single locomotive available under fusion power
is the 30,000 horsepower HHF-30X. Delivered so far only in
limited numbers, the giant locomotive has been affectionately
called The Beast by its crews. It has been adopted on long haul
runs and hotshot goods trains by major national and
international carriers. It is a good companion to the massive
100-ton Mega Box 94-foot boxcar and container well cars on heavy
unit trains.
Fitted like the HHF-1/HHP-2, the HHF-30 has a bunk room for
relief crews, and is double-ended for ease of reversing.
Trans-Rail Express Demonstrator Colors
[img]
HTML http://gear1.drupalgardens.com/sites/gear1.drupalgardens.com/files/styles/media_gallery_large/public/201304/HHF-30X%20Beast%20DTREX.png?itok=u1snMKoj[/img]
Trans-Rail Express Freight Scheme
[img]
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Inter-Global Transport/RAILPOOL
[img]
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Portage Delivery Services
[img]
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#Post#: 1626--------------------------------------------------
Re: A Society of Warriors - Wolfman Six's GEAR 1 Military (and o
ther stuff)
By: nickygio Date: April 2, 2013, 8:27 pm
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HTML http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfE1Ip2wot4
Those trains are incredible, all of them! Keep it up, can't wait
to see more!
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Re: A Society of Warriors - Wolfman Six's GEAR 1 Military (and o
ther stuff)
By: Dor Date: April 2, 2013, 8:54 pm
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hose trains are amazing m8
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Re: A Society of Warriors - Wolfman Six's GEAR 1 Military (and o
ther stuff)
By: wolfman_six Date: April 6, 2013, 4:51 am
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Thanks for the encouragement, Dor and Nickygio!
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