Chapter 2414 Rogun-class high-speed light aircraft carrier
After viewing the 10 small ships, the shuttle began to accelerate, passing through the busy dock work area, and came to another larger dock where many people were parked. Most of the large ships bear the symbols of the Adeptus Mechanicus and Ulan Huda. An Emperor-class battleship on the largest slipway has begun to take shape. It will be one of the main ships of the Ulan Huda fleet in the future. In addition, there are three battleships painted silver gray in the berthing area, with the Astral Knight logo on the bow side.
“One Dictator-class cruiser and two Moon-class cruisers have also completed all system tests, and the void navigation and subspace navigation tests have met the predetermined requirements.”
The Dictator-class is actually It is a variant of the Moon class. Its length and tonnage are slightly increased. The original light spear deck is completely replaced by the flight deck, but the Moon class's macro gun array and torpedo launch tubes, armored bow, and shield system are still retained. The aircraft carrier and engine remain unchanged, it is just a small aircraft carrier.
The lack of support from fighter formations is the main problem of the current Immortal Army fleet. After all, the battle barge is not a professional aircraft carrier. There are actually not many flight decks and there are no professional flight control systems and departments. The fighters in the Maelstrom Expedition The outstanding performance in naval battles proved that these small combat units did not only have support value.
Especially special units like the Silent Goshawk can sometimes even turn the tide of the battle.
However, these ships were ordered to be built before the expedition. At that time, Soshyan only felt the shortcomings of the fleet, but did not have such a profound understanding.
It wasn't until he experienced the Maelstrom Expedition that he truly realized what the Chapter's fleet lacked in strength. This was one of the reasons why he chose the Mars-class battlecruiser after the expedition. This type of battleship itself also has It has certain aircraft carrier functions, which can make up for the lack of fighter power in the Undead Army fleet.
Speaking of the Deadly Goshawk, also known as the DSB-LK project, Soshyan spoke highly of this special fighter after the Maelstrom Expedition. In addition to its unique anti-psionic function, its own speed , the maneuverability is also very good, but the range is a bit shorter, and it is only suitable for mid-range space operations, but this is not a fatal problem.
Soshiyan had intended to introduce this fighter from Reza, but in addition to it not being officially put into production, another problem was that it was expensive, especially the special requirements for coating and driver, which made it very expensive. It is difficult to mass-produce, and Reza admitted that they cannot mass-produce such weapons and can only "save" them little by little.
But this does not hinder Soshyan's determination to build a powerful carrier-based aircraft force, because this can make the fleet's tactics less monotonous. In recent centuries, many Astartes battle groups have often had to fight to the death with a single type of ship. Single tactics have a very direct relationship.
"Director Bangula, I remember that the technical proposal you sent to the Monastery Fortress last year included a fast aircraft carrier solution?"
Hearing that Soshiyan mentioned this, a person beside Bangula The servo skull flew over and unfolded the flexible screen of the lower jaw, and then a ship structure diagram appeared on it.
Its appearance is close to the provocation-class light cruiser that Soshyan is familiar with. However, the distribution of various weapons is completely different. It can be seen that most of the provocation-class side defense weapons have been moved to the spine of the ship. The side seems There were only a few small point defense turrets, there was no ramming angle on the bow, and the deck looked too flat to look like an Imperial battleship.
“This model is a new type of warship that is redesigned based on the platform of the Defiant-class warship. It is currently tentatively named the Rogun-class high-speed light aircraft carrier solution. It increases the engine power and the number of reactors, and adjusts the flight deck and The location of the hangar further reduced unnecessary weapons and cabins, and raised the height of the superstructure to accommodate more detection and induction equipment, resulting in an 11.3% increase in length and an 18.1% increase in tonnage compared to the Defiant class. Close to the standard of a Moon-class cruiser, the hangar can accommodate 12 squadrons of fighters and interceptors or 8 squadrons of bombers.”
Considering that the "non-professional" aircraft carrier Emperor-class battleships generally carry 8-12 combat squadrons, this kind of aircraft carrier is already very different from the Emperor-class in terms of aviation power. "Legion Commander, this model has two very innovative designs. First, the launch platforms on the side are all slanted. The launch ports are all facing the rear of the ship at 45 degrees. Part of the launch platform is moved out of the hull, so that The internal space of the hull is greatly saved to accommodate more fighters. The launch platforms of existing imperial ships are completely retracted within the hull. This not only takes up a large amount of space in the hull, but also makes the launch port the weakest part of the hull. It is easy to be invaded by enemy gangs."
Soshiyang had previously wondered why there were rows of protruding structures on the side of the ship that looked like spouts, but he did not expect that they actually extended out. The launch platform is indeed a very bold design. In fact, it is equivalent to sacrificing the hull's defense ability against shelling and stacking aviation power to the limit that the hull can reach.
". There are 12 launch platforms on each side, divided into upper and lower levels. Therefore, during combat, the Rogun-class high-speed light aircraft carrier can launch 4 squadrons of 48 fighters at one time, and it is estimated to be launched in 8 minutes. Able to put all the fighters in the hangar into combat."
Soshiyang nodded and looked at the bow of the ship. Then the structural diagram also adjusted its direction. Only then did he see the rhombus-shaped bow clearly. , but there were a total of six rows of holes similar to torpedo launch tubes distributed up and down.
"Another feature is that the bow armor has been removed and the recovery deck has been moved to the bow, so that the route of the flight deck will not be affected when recovering fighters. At the same time, the larger recovery port also prevents damaged fighters from entering narrow spaces. Accidents that may occur on the flight deck. We have collected and counted many reports of damage to fighter aircraft in hundreds of large-scale naval battles in the Tempest Star Territory recently. It shows that at least 13% of the damaged fighter aircraft crashed during return recovery. One of the main factors is that the recycling port is too small."
Soshiyang pointed at the structural diagram and said with a smile:
"This is a very bold innovation, probably only done by you, Director Bangura. Being able to preside over this project would be considered a heresy by outsiders. But if you think about it from the perspective of an aircraft carrier, your idea is reasonable. Of course, this means that it can only be an aircraft carrier. The self-protection ability is even worse than that of the Provocation class. "
"Legion commander, what can the weak firepower of the Provocation class do against real enemies? It is better to extremely strengthen the aviation power, I believe. The attack capability of one Rogon-class ship is equivalent to that of three Defiant-class ships! In addition, the Rogon-class speed is also close to the level of the Scimitar-class frigate. Although its own defense capabilities are indeed poor, its maneuverability is good enough. At least it can be run away, and it can keep up with the attack speed of the covering light ships or the main fleet."
Then Bangura called up a data panel.
“…In addition, after eliminating unnecessary weapons, reducing some armor plates, and undergoing a series of internal structural adjustments, the Rogun-class is larger than the Defiant-class, but its construction difficulty, consumption of materials and man-hours is less than that of the Defiant-class. If all the medium-sized shipyards in Ulan Huda are gathered to speed up construction, 50 ships can be built a year. When the technology and processes are fully proficient and a certain number of slipways are added, 100 ships can be built a year. This is a method that can be built in large quantities! A cheap but superior light aircraft carrier.”
“So is the construction started now?”
“The first ship has been mostly completed before I sent you the proposal. Some remaining internal equipment is being installed and debugged”
(End of this chapter)