Chapter 2412 Revisiting Ulan Huda
Standard Terra Calendar 972.M41, Brakato Galaxy, Ulan Huda
Visiting Ulan Huda again after ten years, Soshyan is amazed by the development of this forging world.
Ulan Huda fixed himself in the satellite orbit of Rogon, the original home planet of the Crimson Sabers Chapter. On the one hand, he uses the energy of the star, and on the other hand, he facilitates the direct acquisition of metals from planets whose crust has been destroyed. After raw materials no longer need to be displaced, Ulan Huda has also deployed all its internal docks in orbit, giving it the ability to build and repair large warships.
Today's Ulan Huda is no longer a lonely world in the past. Huge orbital facilities have appeared at both the equator and both poles, shaped like a forming honeycomb, and the cargo spacecraft that are constantly traveling back and forth are like They are hard-working bees.
In the dock, there are more warships. In the past, Ulan Huda itself was a huge mobile fortress. There was not such a strong demand for the fleet. It only maintained a small-scale exploration fleet. Now that it has stabilized, there is no need for the fleet. The demand has skyrocketed, and the shipyard is being built almost non-stop, even omitting some "useless rituals" in order to speed up the process.
However, in addition to Ulan Huda's own fleet, the shipyard also has to bear orders from the Astral Knights.
Soshyan's first stop here was to check out the battleships that had been built.
“.Legion Commander, as of last year, all nine new-star frigates had completed system testing, mooring testing, void navigation and subspace navigation experiments, and had reached full commissioning status. ”
Standing in the shuttle, through the huge semicircular observation window, Soshyan, wearing ceremonial armor, overlooked the warships parked side by side in the dock. They were like soldiers waiting for review. All the lights are on.
The construction of new star frigates was Soshyan's request. After so many years of fighting, he deeply realized that the traditional dagger-class frigates or other frigates were not suitable for the current Astral Knights, because these frigates themselves were still used as "transportation ships". " and "assault" are the main purposes, and their own combat capabilities are not strong.
But now the Star Knights are still in a state where there are only a few people on board. It is impossible for those small ships to have Space Marines stationed and defended, so they must have sufficient self-protection capabilities when facing the enemy.
The new star frigate fits this requirement very well.
This type of frigate is a small light spear ship. Its role is very similar to that of the Firestorm-class frigate in the Imperial Navy fleet. It is a pure-blooded combat ship. It is equipped with It has a light spear turret that can shoot forward and on both sides. Two sets of weapon array turrets are installed on the bow of the ship. The engine is also more powerful than the Firestorm class, allowing the new star frigate's physical space speed to reach that of an imperial cruiser. double.
This high speed and maneuverability also allows Nova Stars to quickly reach a favorable shooting position and attack with a light spear, and then quickly retreat before the enemy can react to counterattack, and can adopt wolf pack hunting tactics Attack the enemy's large and medium-sized warships alone in a swarm.
But the disadvantage is that it cannot carry ground troops to land, or transport ground troops to other ships. Therefore, this kind of ship is quite controversial within the Empire, because its existence does not meet the tactical requirements of the Codex Astartes and cannibalizes the The scope of the Imperial Navy's responsibilities has destroyed the balance of power within the Empire. There has been a heated debate within the Imperial Navy and the Inquisition over the existence of this class of ships for a long time, and at one point they wanted to ban the construction of the Astartes Chapter. and own frigates of this type.
Although the ban ended in vain, in order to avoid trouble, most chapters still chose the more "sacred" dagger class. Therefore, in the 41st millennium, new star classes were already relatively rare in the Space Marine fleet. existence.
But Soshyan feels that this kind of battleship is very suitable for the current Astral Knights, or the Undead Army, because the reason why the small ships of the Chapter in the past suffered huge losses in naval battles was their own self-protection ability. It is relatively poor, and there are no Space Marines on it. Not only can it not launch close-range gang-hopping tactics against the enemy, but it also has to prevent itself from being jumped by the enemy. So instead of doing this, it's better to arm them to the teeth.
“According to your needs, we have further armed these new stars, adjusted the distribution of the superstructure, and added an additional plasma bombardment door at the front part of the spine. The cannon gives it stronger firepower at close range, and the ship's power distribution system has also been improved to fully supply the energy of the plasma bombardment cannon."
As the height of the shuttle descended, Soshyan saw the very "flat spine" of these frigates compared to most of the empire's ships and the huge plasma turret at the front end. This was a technology he "introduced" from Rezana. It can also be regarded as extra compensation for Ulan Huda.
“Great upper deck design, cutting out many unnecessary buildings and retaining only the bridge and church, allowing the two spine main guns to have an excellent firing range.”
< br>"In addition, we have also made adjustments to the point defense system of the dock."
"Oh, what adjustment?"
"In the past, the point defense system of the imperial warships always used independent calculation and shooting. mode, resulting in slow response, increased errors, and serious waste of firepower, especially when facing small and fast targets. This time we tried the black iron nuclear technology obtained from Zhao Akada. This technology was originally used for combat soldiers. It allows fighter soldiers to have better reaction speed and a certain degree of independent combat capability. At the same time, different black iron cores can be integrated into a larger unified network. These characteristics are used in ship point defense systems and play unexpected roles. Effectively, each point defense turret can calculate parameters independently, and can also be coordinated in a fire control meditator system to form a concentrated firepower advantage. In addition, you can see that the 36-door point defense automatic weapons of the new star are mainly distributed on the sides of the hull and Below, this is the area most frequently attacked by enemy fighters and jumping aircraft. In the past, the empire’s point defense firepower was mainly distributed at the bow and stern of the ship. This was not a reasonable arrangement, so we also made adjustments.”
"Ulanhuda's superb skills are impressive."
Soshiyang gave a proper praise, and the gloomy face of Banguli, who looked much "smaller" next to him, appeared. Smile.
"We will need more Ulanhuda-type Nova frigates in the future. There will be many orders for the shipyard, and the shipyard can continue to expand."
As he spoke, Soshyan turned sideways, Look at Arash, the leader of the White Templar Chapter.
“The frigates of the White Templar will also be gradually replaced with new star classes. Five of the nine ships in this batch will be transferred to the Astral Knights, and four will stay here in the White Templar.”< br>
(End of this chapter)