Korean Procurement, Research, Optimization, and Developments

[Alucard Tobor]

A regiment of Artillery had been approved, and is being formed. Additionally, a covert project is underway.

[Alucard Tobor]

3rd Air Division has been selected to upgrade to the Aardvark GRS.1 aircraft. Additionally, all armoured units have been marked to upgrade to the 2M65 Leopard main battle tank.

[Alucard Tobor]

Work has begun on four Audacious-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers to replace the aging Essex-class currently in service. The first three ships are expected to complete in 1968, with another two following in 1971; in the meantime, the Barigongju and Maehwa-class fleet carriers will be phased out to free up personnel, aircraft, and funding for the new hulls.

[Alucard Tobor]

Following the conflict with the PRC, the following orders are put through;

Repairing:
>5 units Fighters
>3 units Carrier Air Wing (CVW)
>1 unit Warships, Medium
>1 unit Warships, Heavy

Rebuilding:
>4 units Fighters
>2 units CVW
>1 unit Warships, Medium
>1 unit Warships, Light

New Construction:
>2 units Nuclear Weapons
>1 Industry

[Alucard Tobor]

Repair and rebuilding orders are issued to replace recent combat losses;

Repair;
>1 unit Warships, Light
>1 unit Warships, Medium
>2 units Motorized Infantry
>1 unit Mechanized Infantry

Rebuild;
>1 unit Warships, Medium (as Kynda-class)
>1 unit Warships, Heavy (as Belknap-class)

New build;
>3 units Fighters
>2 units Nuclear Submarines (Valiant-class)
>1 unit Warships, Medium (Kresta-II-class)
>1 unit Artillery


2 units Conventional Submarines and 2 units Coastal Warships have been decomissioned.

[Alucard Tobor]

The Federal AeroSpace Agency has scheduled the construction of a number of satellites and spacecraft;

>6 VISINT satellites;
>6 SIGINT satellites;
>4 personnel capsules, fitted for unmanned flight;
>4 space observatories.

[Alucard Tobor]

Construction of 10 personnel capsules, 4 space-borne X-ray observatories, and 6 Earth-observation satellites has been scheduled; additionally, an expansion of several key industrial parks has been approved.

[Alucard Tobor]

Orders have been issued for construction of the following;

>6 space capsules
>4 Infra-red telescopes
>10 communications satellites
>3 units of Warships, Medium

[Alucard Tobor]

1969-10-24, 15:30 KST
From: LT COL Dae-sun McFadden, Allied Projects Team
To: GEN Thomas Reynolds

General,

Progress on the 30mm autocannon from the JUMP program has functionally concluded; some details on production need ironing out, but all design and testing-phase objectives are complete. As I imagine you can guess, the Chinese declined the Leopard; the director of their half of the team informed me they were looking more towards a successor design, which I concede seems premature but I've agreed not to press the issue.

Additionally, the Shrike AH.2 prototype has completed its first flight trials successfully; aside the myriad of minor quibbles the test pilots have, the twin-engine layout looks to have solved the weight and lift issues of the AH.1 prototypes. The Chinese have indicated their intent to adopt the design once the outstanding issues are solved; I strongly recommend we do likewise. Bluntly, the Gyrfalcon is a transport, not a gunship, and their inability to even hover while loaded should have been a red flag that cost someone their career.

On a final note, the TOW missile platform is entering final-stage testing; aside issues with the missile abruptly deciding to join the space program, accuracy consistently bests even the latest models of MCLOS missiles. Here, however, the Chinese have noted a preference for the smaller Type 61 ATGM, given its vastly more infantry-friendly size and weight.

This concludes my updates for this cycle.

[Alucard Tobor]

1970-01-12, 10:45 KST
From: CMDR Franklin Chew
To: ADM Huan Ko

Admiral,

Pleased to report nuclear attack submarines Sachiel, Shamshel, Ramiel, and Gaghiel have completed trials and are now commissioned into the Navy. Additionally, Audacious, Aggressor, and Amorous have completed work-up and are joining their respective fleet assignments.

Four more Sachiel-class hulls have been laid down, and reports indicate that Adroit and Angelic are on-schedule for completion next year.

-Commander Chew, Fleet Operations

1970-01-12. 13:00 KST
From: LT COL Dae-sun McFadden, Allied Projects Team
To: GEN Thomas Reynolds

Sir,

Procurement of the Shrike AH.2 attack helicopter is underway; orders have been issued for the upgrading of our extant Gyrfalcon AH.5s to Shrikes, and an additional squadron is being created to bolster our force.

Federal Aviation and Space Agency
1970-01-15


Director,

Our assembly schedule for the year has been drawn up, as follows;

-10 military satellites; split into 6 visual reconnaissance and 4 communications intelligence units
-6 test capsules; all to be fitted with the Test Docking Adapter for in-orbit RVAD experiments
-2 space station modules, tentatively dubbed Endeavour and Discovery
-3 Infra-red deep-space telescopes

Providing no major failures, all should be ready for launch by 1972.