The Briefing
After a dry defeat for the battle of Anvil Gate, the Coalition of Ordered Governments have devised a new plan that will ultimately shatter the morale of the Locust. This operation will provide the COG with more time to retaliate and defend the citizens of planet Earth. This marks the beginning in the defeat of the Locust. This operation, code-named Estes is COG's last resort in silencing the Locust for good. In this specific mission, the COG intend to use the "Egg Drop Capsules" differently. Initially, it was used for the safety and transportation of COG soldiers from air to land. However, now it is utilized to transport soldiers from land, to underground. Remember that the Locust's stronghold is located underneath the seven kilometer thick crust, and will be hard to get through without proper equipment. This is where the "Egg Drop Capsule" comes in and is used to be blasted right through the ground. At a high enough speed, the capsule will break through the crust and send our COG soldiers right into the heart of the enemy.
Recently, COG had sent out a scouting party to determine the best location to "drill down" and send our soldiers feet first into hell. After several days of no communication with this reconnaissance party, we found their convoy destroyed, and ransacked in the Valley of Bertha. Satellite Intel has shown recent Locust activity on the high cliffs located on the sides of the Valley. The path leading towards our drill location is narrow and limits much movement. However, there are no other options. Our newly added team, Epsilon, are working on a new Demolitions Weapon. For operation Estes, the COG have created the T3X Mortar. While it can be used with small mobile mortar equipment, the overall demeanor of the projectile is different. The T3X Mortars have the ability to disassemble themselves while in mid-air. These fragments then act as a separate, single missile. The result: an area bombarded with multiple projectiles. The T3X Mortars must be able to reach a high enough altitude to bombard the Locust defenses along the cliff sides.
Before any prototype can be made, rigorous testing must occur. During this testing, Epsilon will create model rockets. Accompanied by an engine and a fuse, the model rockets' overall thrust will be proportional to the actual weapon. Moreover, in order to replicate the disassembling of the T3X Mortars, Epsilon has included parachutes with the corresponding rockets. When these parachutes eject, it will replicate the disassembling action that takes place by the actual T3X Mortars. Team Epsilon will require the overall height of the rocket, the time taken to reach that specific altitude, and a functional parachute system. This is our last and final effort, Team Epsilon. Make it count.
Recently, COG had sent out a scouting party to determine the best location to "drill down" and send our soldiers feet first into hell. After several days of no communication with this reconnaissance party, we found their convoy destroyed, and ransacked in the Valley of Bertha. Satellite Intel has shown recent Locust activity on the high cliffs located on the sides of the Valley. The path leading towards our drill location is narrow and limits much movement. However, there are no other options. Our newly added team, Epsilon, are working on a new Demolitions Weapon. For operation Estes, the COG have created the T3X Mortar. While it can be used with small mobile mortar equipment, the overall demeanor of the projectile is different. The T3X Mortars have the ability to disassemble themselves while in mid-air. These fragments then act as a separate, single missile. The result: an area bombarded with multiple projectiles. The T3X Mortars must be able to reach a high enough altitude to bombard the Locust defenses along the cliff sides.
Before any prototype can be made, rigorous testing must occur. During this testing, Epsilon will create model rockets. Accompanied by an engine and a fuse, the model rockets' overall thrust will be proportional to the actual weapon. Moreover, in order to replicate the disassembling of the T3X Mortars, Epsilon has included parachutes with the corresponding rockets. When these parachutes eject, it will replicate the disassembling action that takes place by the actual T3X Mortars. Team Epsilon will require the overall height of the rocket, the time taken to reach that specific altitude, and a functional parachute system. This is our last and final effort, Team Epsilon. Make it count.
Approved Designs
Rocket A : Retro Flyer PSG3
Rocket B : Hammer of Dawn
Rocket C : M21K - Mortar
Plan For Completion
The following two images (courtesy of www.smartsheet.com) display COG's work schedule for this project.
The first image shows the chart view, listing all the tasks required and the dates on which they were started/completed:
The first image shows the chart view, listing all the tasks required and the dates on which they were started/completed:
The following image is a calendar view that corresponds with the above data:
Construction
The following video, shot the night before the rocket due date, shows the COG team hard at work to finish and finalize our rockets for launching:
Launching
Launching for all rockets took place over three days, through much wind and bitter cold. The individual videos for all COG rockets launched are below. Please see the last video to view the class montage:
Calculations
The following calculations are in order, analyzing the motion of Rocket A across two launches: