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Stonehenge
- the Stonehenge Turret Network -


STN Close-up - Erusean Forces Guarding STN - Schematic 1

The Stonehenge Turret Network (STN) was a complex of eight rail guns built between 1996 and 1999 by a coalition of Usean and non-Usean nations, led by the FCU. It was designed to shoot down fragments of the Ulysses asteroid, but was later used as a powerful anti-aircraft weapon during the Usean Continental War by the forces of Erusea.

WEAPON INFORMATION:
Purpose: Planetary Debris Defense and Air Defense
Manufacturer(s): Various Usean and World Nations (Including the FCU, North Point, Erusea, and San Salvacion)
Date Started: 1996/97
Date Completed: Late 1998
Date Destroyed: April 2nd, 2005

Armaments: Eight 120cm-Caliber-Anti-Surface-and-Air Gunpowder-And-Electromagnetic-Propelling Semiautomatic-Fixated-Guns
Firing Range: 1000+ Miles
Energy Source: Electro Magnetic Energy

SPECIFICATIONS:
Height: 120+ Yards
Width: 4 miles (Total Circumference)
Length: N/A
Weight: N/A

OVERVIEW:
When the existence of the probable impact of Ulysses was revealed to the public in 1996, the government of the FCU called for the world's nations to work together to create an interception system. After nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles were ruled out as interception systems, a gun-based interception system called the Stonehenge Turret Network was chosen. Construction of it began in the neutral nation of San Salvacion.

Stonehenge's turrets were 120cm in caliber. Its shells were propelled by a series of magnets as well as conventional gunpowder. Initially planned to have a muzzle velocity of Mach 23 (8km/sec), time and budget constraints reduced these expectations. Armour Piercing Explosive (APE) shells, which have the ability to both penetrate deep into a target and carry high explosive power, were used for the largest fragments, while an unspecified type of ammunition was used to deal with wide areas of smaller fragments. Stonehenge’s targeting systems was automated, controlled by a vast network of 8192 supercomputers that computed firing solutions together.

On July 8th, 1999, Stonehenge was called into action as Ulysses passed Earth’s Roche limit. As expected, the asteroid broke up into thousands of fragments. Though incapable of stopping all of the fragments, Stonehenge was successful in preventing most of the Ulysses fragments from impacting.

In 2003, the Erusean military took control of Stonehenge during its invasion of San Salvacion, and began employing it as a surface-to-air weapon. Using the cannons, Erusea was able to shoot down any airborne threats above 2,000 feet within its 1200-kilometer range, giving the Eruseans almost complete air supremacy over the continent. Many attempts by the Independent States Allied Forces (ISAF) to destroy the system were foiled by the 156th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Aquila", and by 2004, the Eruseans had forced them off of the mainland.

By 2005, however, ISAF had gained a secure foothold in eastern Usea and had begun to conduct aerial missions into the continent's heartland. On April 2nd, ISAF sent a small group of fighters from the 118th Tactical Fighter Wing to Stonehenge to destroy it. The attack was a complete success, with the elimination of Stonehenge as well as the Aquila Wing Leader's wingman.


SOURCES:
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
Shattered Skies.net
PROJECT ACES: AC4 SITE

[Demon Lord Razgriz]

The decision of Nuclear Weapons seemed to 'far fetched' to stop an Asteroid of the Ulysses's size, so a new technology was created. The Super Weapon was to use Electro-Magnetic Energy to launch it's payloads, instead of 'Conventional' or 'Nuclear weapons'. The Rounds it fires are believed to be 280mm Low Yield Nuclear Rounds. Work continued at an alarming pace and the project grew. Soon, 'Stonehenge', the Super Weapon, was operational.

That don't make sense, if it saids it doesn't use nuclear weapons, then why does it uses 280mm Low Yield Nuclear Rounds?

[Neo]

That don't make sense, if it saids it doesn't use nuclear weapons, then why does it uses 280mm Low Yield Nuclear Rounds?

The whole sentence doesn't make sense. It says it uses electrical energy to launch its rounds, instead of "other rounds?"

Think about it...

[Zaku]

I've rewritten the History section, spellchecked, and fact checked from the Titan Guns article.

The Stonehenge Turret Network (STN) is a complex of eight railguns built in the 1990s by a consortium of Usean nations led by the FCU. It was designed to shoot down the Ulysses asteroid discovered in 1994, which was predicted to impact Earth and cause catastrophic damage.

Stonehenge’s turrets are 120cm in caliber and shells are propelled by a series of magnets plus conventional gunpowder. Initially planned to have a muzzle velocity of mach 23 (8km/sec), time and budget constraints reduced these expectations. Armor piercing explosive (APE) shells, which have the ability to both penetrate deep into a target and carry high explosive power, were used for anti-asteroid duties. Although the payload used after the Erusean occupation to engage aircraft is unspecified, the shells have a powerful concussive force when detonated. Stonehenge’s targeting systems are automated, controlled by a vast network of 8192 supercomputers that compute firing solutions together.

On July 8th, 1999, Stonehenge was called into action as Ulysses passed Earth’s Roche Limit. Unexpectedly the asteroid broke up into many large fragments, numbering approximately one thousand overall. Though incapable of stopping all of the fragments, Stonehenge was successful in preventing the largest Ulysses fragments from impacting.

In 2002 the Erusean military seized Stonehenge and began employing it as a surface-to-air weapon. Using the cannons, Erusea was able to shoot down any airborne threats within its 1200-kilometer range, giving the Eruseans total air supremacy over the continent.

By April 2nd of 2005 ISAF had gained a secure foothold on the shorelines of eastern Usea and sent a small group of fighters to Stonehenge with a mission to destroy it. Though other attempts to destroy the cannons were foiled, with only one of the seven turrets being put out of commission, this one succeeded and eliminated all of the STN’s operational capabilities.

[Scherzo]

Edits Made.

[Ribbon-Blue]

@Demon Lord Razgriz: Well, now that we actually know what these rounds are, we can change it, smarty pants.

[Zaku]

May want to spellcheck that again; "its" is the possessive form, "it's" is a contraction.

[Tazuren]

The decision of Nuclear Weapons seemed to 'far fetched' to stop an Asteroid of the Ulysses's size, so a new technology was created. The Super Weapon was to use Electro-Magnetic Energy to launch it's payloads, instead of 'Conventional' or 'Nuclear weapons'. The Rounds it fires are believed to be 280mm Low Yield Nuclear Rounds. Work continued at an alarming pace and the project grew. Soon, 'Stonehenge', the Super Weapon, was operational.

That don't make sense, if it saids it doesn't use nuclear weapons, then why does it uses 280mm Low Yield Nuclear Rounds?

From what I was reading on acecombat.wikia.com, I got that it DOES use nukes for Ulysses and that it launches them like a MAC* round and NOT like an ICBM. It uses Electro Magnetic energy to fire the rounds and not standard chemical propulsion that ICBMs use.



*MAC= Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (Halo-series super weapon)

[jonathan roehm]

280mm low-yield nuke rounds could be the type of ammunition for it........

but why would you need a nuke for something that uses a lot of kinetic energy?

[Ribbon-Azure]

280mm low-yield nuke rounds could be the type of ammunition for it........

but why would you need a nuke for something that uses a lot of kinetic energy?

Air-burst/added destructive power. And 280mm low-yield nuclear rounds is the ammunition for it, as stated in Namco Bandai's canon.

[jonathan roehm]

ah okay so my original assumption was correct(I just said could though)

either way that's pretty cool!

would be fun to watch!

[Ribbon-Azure]

ah okay so my original assumption was correct(I just said could though)

Kinda. Well. it was correct from the get-go, lol.

either way that's pretty cool!

would be fun to watch!

Play AC04.

[jonathan roehm]

I meant in real life.......

I no longer own my own PS2 I sold it....I'm regretting that now....

I'll get a used one maybe...

will AC3 play on the PS2?

[Ribbon-Azure]

I meant in real life.......

I no longer own my own PS2 I sold it....I'm regretting that now....

I'll get a used one maybe...

will AC3 play on the PS2?

AC3 (US) will, I know that much.

[EstovakianHarrierPlus]

I fixed the grammar.

[Shirai_Kuroko]

Okay... So I still wonder why the STN is unable to hit an aircraft at altitude below 2000 feet?

[EstovakianHarrierPlus]

What do you mean?

[Shieldheart]

Okay... So I still wonder why the STN is unable to hit an aircraft at altitude below 2000 feet?

Because of the turret's height & the fact that firing the rail gun with it's turret facing down, it'll be thrown off from it's platform due to the enormous amount of power?

[Shirai_Kuroko]

Can this pic be used in the article to show the Stonehenge's range?