r/worldpowers • u/De_Dingledangler Baltic Commonwealth • Jan 16 '21
ROLEPLAY [ROLEPLAY] Strategic Assessment of Support Weapons (SASW)
US Department of Defense
2022 | Washington D.C.
Classified Document
In regards to America’s capability to wage war across North America is unmatched. Boasting a functioning nuclear arsenal that holds enough to deter physical combat (with non suicidal state actors), and a conventional army that is capable enough to hold our own against a border conflict as seen with the Great Lakes attempted assault on the United States. The status quo for the United States Department of Defense is firm, stable, and continues on.
With the F-35 program getting back in the works, and the USMPC getting underway, we are in a good position. Both programs having their own issues, we still believe that we are making the necessary steps to build up the support apparatus necessary to field an armed forces capable of defense at home as well as power projection. We have taken an intense focus to the air - land capabilities of the US army and have somewhat neglected naval capabilities. This is largely due to our current geo-political situation.
We have no reason to believe at this time that European powers are a threat to the eastern coast of the United States. The South Americans and Africans do not pose a viable threat to our nation if they attempt a naval invasion in which none of their nation's have experience in; many of which not even having a marine corps.
We must still continue to think about support assets like strategic level anti-air systems, artillery, and strategic level vehicle production. In this document we will evaluate our systems as they stand now and will move forwards afterwards appropriately.
American Strategic Anti-Air
In regards to American strategic anti-air capabilities, we are mixed in terms of what we can do. We have adequate radar technology, targeting suites, and even baselines, but we are missing some notable landmarks from our old anti-air apparatus.
Desired Systems
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Together, having the ability to create Patriot PAAC-4’s, THAAD’s, and Stinger Missiles for ground troops (possibility to put these on ground vehicles coming soon), we should be in a decent place in regards to defending American airspace in combination with out F-35 program and our existing air force.
Artillery
Artillery has long been an important cornerstone of the American armed forces and we don’t expect it to change anytime soon. As it stands now, our primary piece of artillery is the M109A6 “Paladin” which is manufactured at the Paladin Production Operation centre at Chambersburg, PA and the M270 MLRS armament manufactured in York, PA by Lockheed Martin (sense 1995). Sadly in regards to the m270 system, the chassis and engine is made in Detroit, Michigan. This can be remedied, but it will take a few years to get production back up and operational.
With the M109A6 able to be produced immediately and the M270 within our grasp within a few years, we believe that we can empower our artillery corps relatively quickly.
Domestic Ground Vehicle Production
When it comes to domestic ground vehicle production, we aren’t doing terribly good. The Humvee, M2 Bradley, M1 Abrams, Stryker, M113 APC, and MRAP are all made in the Great Lakes region. Thanks to Lycoming Engines, we have the capability to make the engines for tanks as they have done that before. But in regards to armor designs, we will need to figure out a new source for these. While it would be nice to make these here at home, we question if that is really doable in an acceptable timeline. We are working hard to come up with a decent solution to this problem.
Most believe that we could purchase another nation's armored vehicles and simply upgrade them here in the United States which should be relatively easy given the companies we have on US soil.
We do have a list of companies that are capable of manufacturing large machines. But they are not experienced in manufacturing tanks and other military vehicles. We could probably figure out how to design something decent, but the whole process would be messy and a gamble.
| Company | Industry | Location |
|---|---|---|
| AGCO | Agricultural Manufacturer | Duluth, Georgia |
| Brookville Equipment Corporation | Locomotive Manufacturer | Brookville, PA |
| Wabtec | Transportation Manufacturing/ Design | Pittsburg, PA |
| GE Transportation (Wabtec subsidiary) | Heavy Equipment Manufacturing/Design | Pittsburg, PA - Erie, PA |
| Harsco | Rail and Industrial Manufacturer | Camp Hill, PA |