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- Kilonum
- Sep 30, 2002
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You know where you are? You're in the suburbs, baby. You're gonna drive.
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General of the Combined Armies, CSAD
Air Mobility Officer Crab, I need your assistance in getting these Chaparrals to the front line. They need to be delivered to an airport in the Rio Turbio/Puerto Natales region. The dimensions of the vehicles are as follows:
4x M48 Chaparral.
code:Weight: 13.3 tonnes combat load
Length: 6.09 m
Width: 2.68 m
Height: 2.89 m over canopy(the turret can be decoupled if required, but will then take more horizontal space)
code:Mass: 21,020 lb (loaded)
Length: 26 ft 7 in (8.10 m)
Width: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m)
Height: 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
Seamos libres, que lo demás no importa nada!
General Humberto, EA
5 ton tucks are too large for a 747-8. Max width and height on the nose entrance is 3.5m by 2.5m, side door is 3.4m by 3.1m but the fuselage interior is only 3.5m wide. Can fit all 4 M48s with the turrets decoupled in one go, however (main cargo deck is 54.3m long and total weight capacity is 140 tonnes)
Kilonum fucked around with this message at 15:31 on Nov 4, 2023
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Nov 4, 2023 01:19
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- Kilonum
- Sep 30, 2002
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You know where you are? You're in the suburbs, baby. You're gonna drive.
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Admiral Ileana Maria Sampaio
South American Combined Armada
Air Tasking Order: Repair Transformer
Suggested Aircraft: Cessna 208 Grand Caravan (freeware) / BN-2 Islander (payware)
Payload: 6 PAX
Route: Santiago, Chile to Temuco, Chile (SCEL > SCQP)
Distance: 615 km / 330 nmi
The nation of Chile woke to a chilly fall morning on Monday, March 15th, 2010, but finally power had been returned to most of the 16 million people who had been victims of the country-wide outage. Technicians had worked tirelessly for many hours to reroute power and shed load where possible. Mines were shuttered, and areas of the capital city experienced scheduled rolling brownouts, but for the most part the electricity was back on. The entire population exchanged their stories of shared national trauma: Santiago Metro commuters trapped underground without lights or working phones, the overworked Antofagasta fire department attempting to rescue hundreds of people stuck in residential elevators, and the general panic of Concepción residents still recovering from multiple seismic events. Aftershocks still rumbled from time to time, terrifying people and setting off car alarms, though thankfully the actual damage remained minor. Rumors of PRC sabotage and other nefarious plots abounded throughout the disparate communities, most of whom were cut off from radio or other broadcasts. Chinese international propaganda outlets were quick to crow over the news, and published stories dripping with concern about the Chilean population and their inept new government, while implying that the cause may have been “artificial” in nature. Some of the more credulous people believed they held a kernel of truth.
Still, there were many good stories to be proud of: Neighbors sharing food and blankets to get through the cold, volunteers helping police conduct congested traffic, and Good Samaritans picking up stranded commuters. Generators hummed outside hospitals and other civic buildings, and pedestrians navigated the dark morning streets with the light of their cellphones. There was an oddly communal atmosphere as people gathered around bonfires in city parks to exchange news and keep the children entertained. It was as if the world had stepped back 150 years in the course of a single night. Except, of course, for the faint contrails of jet fighters and the distant boom of artillery.
Meanwhile, state energy officials exchange blame for the outage with power company executives, and engineers scramble to identify the problem transformers and ship replacements to where they are needed. While power rerouting has helped mitigate the immediate problem, the grid system is now precariously delicate. A task force of transformer electricians has been assembled in Santiago and are awaiting priority air transport to Temuco, Chile, which is the town that is nearest to the origin of the breakdown. They hope to effect temporary repairs to the damaged unit, which will give the wounded nation some breathing room while the heavy replacement equipment is shipped in by semi-truck.
In spite of it all, Chileans feel unified and ready to tackle this challenge - together. Weeks of mutual difficulties have not hampered their culture of solidarity, they have emboldened it. Hopefully resolving this final domestic crisis will be the start of a new chapter for this proud and resilient nation.
«Irse a pique antes que rendir el pabellón!«
We took off a few hours after dawn. The Cessna Citation easily lifted into the air, but the technicians in the plush seats in the cabin were nervous. They were whispering about this being a doomed mission, as the two flights that were attempted earlier had ended in disaster, the first by a Cessna Caravan that reportedly crashed short of the runway in Temuco after its wings came off on approach, the second by a PC-12 that mysteriously broke apart in mid air at 23,000ft halfway between Santiago and Temuco. I did what I could to keep the flight smooth. There were no incidents, other than a couple of overspeed warnings due to shifts in the wind. Easily corrected. The landing was also smooth, I even managed to keep the still-smoking wreck of the first attempt out of view during the approach. An hour after takeoff, we were back on the ground. After we landed, the technicians made a hasty exit, claiming they would rent cars for the trip home. I smiled and went to the bar to get myself a glass of wine.
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Feb 14, 2024 00:46
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- Kilonum
- Sep 30, 2002
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You know where you are? You're in the suburbs, baby. You're gonna drive.
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Admiral Ileana Maria Sampaio
South American Combined Armada
Service Support Order: Upgrade Kits and EWR
Suggested Aircraft: Airbus A310 (freeware) / Airbus A300 (payware) [Heavy Cargo]
Payload: 28 PAX & 22,400 kg
Route: Brasilia, Brazil to São Paulo, Brazil to El Calafate, Chile (SBBR > SBGR> SAWC)
Distance: 4,555 km / 2,460 nmi
In coordination with USSOUTHCOM, a variety of technological upgrade kits have been made available to CSAD for the use of their aviation force. These upgrade kits have been shipped to the Brasilia Air Force Base, in the heart of Brazil, and are ready for pickup. They need to be delivered to El Calafate Airbase, which is the center of CSAD’s advanced aircraft refurbishment program.
At the same time, Brazilian authorities have reached out to CSAD regarding the discovery of a SABER Early Warning Radar system that was supposed to have been transported to El Calafate weeks ago. Apparently the supply officers responsible for this critical material were engaged in some sort of illicit activity, and could offer only lurid and impossible stories regarding the delay in transport of this equipment. They therefore have been sacked and charged for malingering.
The upside of this discovery is that these two transport assignments are near each other and offer a good opportunity for a multi-stage transport operation. Pick up the Upgrade Kits at Brasilia, then onload the SABER EWRs in São Paulo, before delivering it all (plus their technicians) to El Calafate:
«Irse a pique antes que rendir el pabellón!«
I looked over the loadsheet once more. I wasn't sure how we were going to get 25 passengers into a plane with no passenger seats until I saw the ground crew bringing a few rows of seats to the plane and installing them after the cargo containers were loaded. The poo poo you can get away with in wartime, I thought.
We taxied from the military ramp at Brasilia and got pelted with rain from the passing storm cell. By the time we were holding short, the storm had passed
We got the plane airborne, and started our climb to FL360.
An hour later we landed at Sao Paulo, where we were scheduled to take on 3 more passengers and the radar unit someone forgot a couple weeks ago.
After a break for lunch, we were taxiing again, and once airborne, were weren't going to be on the ground again for almost 5 hours.
As we approached El Calafate, we took in the scenery of Lago Argentino
We were a bit oversized for the airport's facilities, but still managed to get the cargo, self-loading and otherwise, delivered.
Kilonum fucked around with this message at 13:43 on Feb 18, 2024
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Feb 18, 2024 02:43
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- Kilonum
- Sep 30, 2002
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You know where you are? You're in the suburbs, baby. You're gonna drive.
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Admiral Ileana Maria Sampaio
South American Combined Armada
Air Tasking Order: Staff Mobile Hospital
Suggested aircraft: DC-3 (freeware) / DC-6 (payware) [Light Cargo]
Payload: 10 PAX & 1,200 kg
Route: Bogota, Colombia to Talcahuano, Chile (SKBO > SPJC > SCFA > SCIE)
Distance: 4,715 km / 2,545 nmi
Over the last couple weeks, there have been persistent low-level rumors of chaos and disorder within the nation of Chile. While international attention has remained focused on the conflict in the South Atlantic, there have been reports of unusual tremors felt as far south as Buenos Aires, high wave warnings along the Pacific coast, civic unrest, and even prison riots. Military commanders have tried to keep CSAD focused on their conflict, and suggested that these rumors boil down to nothing more than unusual weather and a civilian society unused to artillery explosions or the influx of refugees. But the stories persist…
Throughout these incidents, outgoing Chilean president Michelle Bachelet has insisted that these concerns are overblown, and that there have been no problems that Chile is incapable of dealing with. Still, there was a lockdown of national newspapers, and border authorities limited all traffic to military shipments. There is a war on, after all. International geologists registered their concerns regarding significant seismological readings on Feb. 27th originating near the Chilean area of Concepción, but without any access to the region it was difficult to know the depth and severity of the activity. However, on March 11th, 2010, two events occurred that completely changed public perception: First, Sebastián Piñera officially assumed office of the president, after his party of liberal conservatives defeated an incumbent socialist party considered too ideologically sympathetic to China. Second, a major VII Mercalli earthquake struck during his inauguration and rocked the halls of Congress. It was an aftershock.
In the hours that followed, the truth came out swiftly. Due to the interests of wartime national security, as well as protecting her own legacy, Bachelet had been covering up the effects of a massive IX Mercalli earthquake. Hundreds are dead, and more than 350,000 buildings were damaged. Tsunamis devastated coastal cities such as Talcahuano, and caused a complete breakdown of law and order. Vigilantism, looting, and prison breakouts had overtaken a number of the rural areas, catalyzed by the lack of military police that were already dedicated to the war effort. Unlike his predecessor, President Piñera declared a catastrophe and called for international assistance.
The Long Afternoon War has consumed a vast amount of resources and attention by the allied nations, but there are still a number of South American countries that have studiously remained unaligned and therefore relatively untouched. Chief amongst them is Colombia, which enjoys one of the largest economies and populations of the region and commands a strong strategic position due to the nearby Panama Canal. The country has a long history of treaties and pacts with its neighbors, such as Mercosur or the Union of South American Nations, and was once a founding member of the Council of South American Defense. Indeed it was recently considered one of the closest American partners in Latin America. As such its non-participation in the conflict has been highly contentious, though Colombian president Álvaro Uribe has defended the policy of nonalignment on the basis of confronting marxist FARC rebels. Still the uncovering of this humanitarian crisis in Chile has prompted a display of neighborly goodwill. Emergency supplies and aid workers are now being organized for delivery to the relief hotspots. In particular, mobile hospitals are being deployed - professional doctors and specialist medical equipment are in extremely short supply.
Colombian regional airlines like Aliansa and Air Colombia are unique on the global stage - they still operate the venerable Douglas DC-3s and DC-6s. Some of them are carefully maintained C-47 Skytrains that were originally developed for the Second World War! With a number of Chilean airports reporting service disruptions, the austere capabilities of these aircraft may prove invaluable for reaching the afflicted areas. Still, their relatively short range and cargo capacity are a testament to the hesitant commitment of the Colombian government. Perhaps this first airlift will also be accompanied by a much-needed political thaw.
«Irse a pique antes que rendir el pabellón!«
  
Combined flight report of Verónica Castillo (pilot), Jorge Casárez (co-pilot), and Titus Mitchell (flight engineer)
We have the joy to report our mission was successful with no surprises.
The day began before dawn, getting the DC-6 loaded, then the engines started.
Soon enough, we were airborne
We were at cruise altitude before the sun rose, and settled in for the next 8 hours of cruise flight.
By mid-morning, we were crossing the Amazon River near Jorge's hometown of Iquitos
A few hours later, we crossed the Andes
And found ourselves over the Pacific, hugging the Chilean coast
Finally, our destination was in sight
One last S-turn to line up with the runway
And we landed safely
We got the plane parkeed and shut down and went in search of dinner.
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