02-01-2014, 08:24 PM
As he stepped out of the CJ-22 armored vehicle (Carlyle-Jeep, model 22), he accepted a glass of ice-cold champagne from the waiting soldier. With his left hand he smoothed out his suit, and by God, what a suit is was. Carlyle was a man of fine taste, and it showed. Perfectly tailored and perfectly ironed, the precision of his Armani suit had a pleasant contrast with the partially unbuttoned maroon Dolce and Gabbana shirt he wore underneath. After inspecting and perfecting his appearance for a few seconds, he made his way to the gathered crowd of Military officials and analysts. Today was a big day. The Excalibur AM-110k was being demonstrated to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Carlyle was here to make an impact. Has he approached the small crowd, he shook a few hands, made some small talk. Once introductions had been made, he cleared his throat and began to speak.
“Gentlemen. You are all gathered here today to witness the next generation. 30 years ahead of time. What you are about to see is a demonstration of the Excalibur missile – a weapon which will revolutionize the way you wage war. The principle is quite simple. Point, shoot, and watch. We created the Excalibur to be compatible with the most used launcher, the CML-23G. Given that its guidance and computer systems are completely autonomous, so no modification is needed to the launcher, GPS, and radar units. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. They also say our eyes see at 60 frames per second. This means the following. My demonstration is four minutes long. In that time you will have seen 240 picture. This means my demonstration is worth 240,000 words. Sadly, I’ll have to increase that by a little bit to say the following. The Excalibur is a smart piece of tech. So smart in fact, that if you swapped out the warheads with pens, it’d write something that’d blow Plato out of the water. Upon leaving the launcher, the rocket travels to an altitude of 40,000 feet. There it splits up into 20 autonomous guided rockets. These are independently targeted and come down in the most efficient manner possible to maximize damage. In this case, you can hide, but you can’t run. Helicopters, tanks, infantry, pickup trucks, you name it. That being said, I’d like to draw your attention to the nearby launcher. Gentlemen, enjoy the ride.”
Carlyle finished his champagne and lit up an American Spirits cigarette. A second later a missile burst out from the launcher, and soared into the sky. At 40,000 feet, the body split open, freeing the projectiles. In a matter of two seconds, they targeted the broken and decrepit cars, choppers, and paper cutouts being used as targets. Calculating the ideal strike patter, the bombs rocketed down, and destroyed each of the targets, hitting them with such accuracy that the miss rate was less than 2 inches. 2 inches over 25 miles, that is, Carlyle thought. Impressive.
As the distant sound wave finally hit them, the Generals and analysts began clapping. Carlyle raised his hands and beckoned to the nearby crates. They hissed open, and small bars began automatically deploying.
“Now,” Carlyle said, taking a sip from his Long Island Iced Tea, “Let’s sign some contracts.”
Edited by John Carlyle, Feb 1 2014, 08:29 PM.
“Gentlemen. You are all gathered here today to witness the next generation. 30 years ahead of time. What you are about to see is a demonstration of the Excalibur missile – a weapon which will revolutionize the way you wage war. The principle is quite simple. Point, shoot, and watch. We created the Excalibur to be compatible with the most used launcher, the CML-23G. Given that its guidance and computer systems are completely autonomous, so no modification is needed to the launcher, GPS, and radar units. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. They also say our eyes see at 60 frames per second. This means the following. My demonstration is four minutes long. In that time you will have seen 240 picture. This means my demonstration is worth 240,000 words. Sadly, I’ll have to increase that by a little bit to say the following. The Excalibur is a smart piece of tech. So smart in fact, that if you swapped out the warheads with pens, it’d write something that’d blow Plato out of the water. Upon leaving the launcher, the rocket travels to an altitude of 40,000 feet. There it splits up into 20 autonomous guided rockets. These are independently targeted and come down in the most efficient manner possible to maximize damage. In this case, you can hide, but you can’t run. Helicopters, tanks, infantry, pickup trucks, you name it. That being said, I’d like to draw your attention to the nearby launcher. Gentlemen, enjoy the ride.”
Carlyle finished his champagne and lit up an American Spirits cigarette. A second later a missile burst out from the launcher, and soared into the sky. At 40,000 feet, the body split open, freeing the projectiles. In a matter of two seconds, they targeted the broken and decrepit cars, choppers, and paper cutouts being used as targets. Calculating the ideal strike patter, the bombs rocketed down, and destroyed each of the targets, hitting them with such accuracy that the miss rate was less than 2 inches. 2 inches over 25 miles, that is, Carlyle thought. Impressive.
As the distant sound wave finally hit them, the Generals and analysts began clapping. Carlyle raised his hands and beckoned to the nearby crates. They hissed open, and small bars began automatically deploying.
“Now,” Carlyle said, taking a sip from his Long Island Iced Tea, “Let’s sign some contracts.”
Edited by John Carlyle, Feb 1 2014, 08:29 PM.