Arash, who held his helmet under his arm, heard that Soshyan was about to allocate battleships to the White Temple. He nodded solemnly and said loudly:
"Thank you to the legion commander for your support. We did lose a lot of light ships during the Whirlpool Expedition, and they are in urgent need of replacement."
"Not only support, Commander Arash, but also the rational allocation of ship resources is a compulsory course for a commander."< br>
“Yes, I will definitely keep it in mind.”
The shuttle then arrived at the end of the new star, where there was parked a battleship that was close to a light cruiser, but its appearance and bridge were The distribution is slightly different from the Empire's existing warships.
"This Viper-class destroyer has also completed all tests and can be put into actual combat for testing at any time. However, many sages still have doubts about its combat effectiveness."
The Viper-class guided missile destroyer is a Cobra-class An extreme variant of the destroyer, it was originally designed to remove most of the weapons of the Cobra class to add more torpedo tubes and add boarding torpedoes to its standard equipment, making it a professional torpedo strike destroyer Or jump into a team to transport destroyers.
However, this design proved to be less successful in actual combat, because the destroyers could not carry enough crew to perform large-scale gang jumps, and the limited bomb load of the destroyers meant that they could not carry many torpedoes, almost It has no sustained combat capability and can only be used as a simple decisive weapon.
For the Imperial Navy, which pursues efficiency and versatility, this result was unacceptable, so the Viper-class project was completely abandoned, and most Viper-class destroyers were refitted back to their Standard equipment.
However, after personally participating in several large-scale naval battles, Soshyan realized that the effect of large-scale missile or torpedo attacks was still valuable, especially after he reached a certain status and height, he The idea of doing something for the Human Empire came up very early on, such as updating or creating some valuable new tactics.
For example, he asked Ulan Huda to build a Viper-class. The original idea was that if the missile body could be reduced without reducing its power, thereby increasing the bomb load, then the Viper-class might be able to become a very suitable weapon for large-scale naval battles. Weapons and add a newer option to the empire's naval tactics. As for suitable projectiles, we may have the opportunity to encounter them in the future.
I didn’t expect to find it during the Maelstrom Expedition. Reza’s Sunfall plasma missile became Soshyan’s favorite target.
This special plasma missile is a large Titan in Reza's Warlike Titan Legion. It is a powerful weapon that can only be used by the Warlord class. Its size is larger than a normal plasma missile, even A huge war engine like the Warlord Titan can only carry 6 rounds at a time, but it is smaller than a ship torpedo. This type of plasma missile is even equipped with three small plasma engines, making it extremely fast after launch, and The range is very long. The maximum range that the engine can control in space can reach 26,000 kilometers - but the actual combat distance is only about 20,000 kilometers, and it will break down into six plasmas before impact, which is equivalent to the mass of one blast of a plasma blaster. The group can fill a large area with deadly plasma without interference from enemy equipment, causing coverage and huge damage to enemy Titans or other heavily armored targets.
According to Reza Foundry Director, the single-shot power of this missile is even stronger than the destruction strike missile used by the Warmaster-class Titan. Therefore, even the armored shell of the cruiser may not be affected by a few more rounds. Come on.
In addition, this missile is also equipped with a hunter-killer wetware system, which can autonomously track and lock large targets, avoid obstacles on the route, and perform multi-stage curve maneuvers.
The stuff is good stuff, but this is Reza's special skill, and it can't be obtained by Soshyang just by talking. Even with his relationship, he only got the "purchase right" from the foundry director in the end, but Installation and use must also be the responsibility of Reza's technical priests. Although there are indeed many restrictions, it does give the Viper-class "abolition" model new possibilities.
“Commander, we have re-adjusted the structure of the Viper class, abandoned the torpedo tube on the bow and the main weapon on the spine, and placed the missile vertical launch platform on The front half of the ship, launched from the upper deck, can launch 72 missiles in one minute. There is also an automatic loading system that can reload 72 missiles in ten minutes. The entire ship can carry 216 missiles. In addition, a cruiser-level detection system and radar are installed on the rear half of the ship, so that the ship's scanning range can cover the missile's ultimate firing range. Considering the energy usage of these systems, we have to remove All energy weapons have been removed, and two engine nozzles have been added, giving it an extremely fast speed and being able to get out of the enemy's fire range immediately after launch. It is quite safe during combat." After the meteor missile, the firepower of the Viper class is not unreasonable. Even if it is extreme and a salvo fire has an interception rate of 80%, it still means that 14 missiles will hit the target in a salvo fire, which is quite a lot. After being hit by 84 plasma blaster cannons, let alone a small ship, the Moon class may not be able to withstand a round of void shield, and the Viper class itself is only a destroyer.
Although the combat range of the Sun Meteor missile cannot be compared with long-range energy weapons such as light spears, its instantaneous burst output is enough to compare with the close-range salvo fire of a cruiser, coupled with its smaller hull And with its faster speed, its survivability in combat is still guaranteed.
Of course, the price is not nothing.
“.After removing all energy weapons, the Viper class is left with only point defense artillery and a light bombardment cannon on both sides of the hull. Its direct firepower may be a little worse than that of a galaxy escort ship. Therefore, it cannot perform combat missions independently, which is why many sages question it.”
In fact, for Soshiyan, what Bangura said is not a problem, the real problem is.
Sunrise missiles are too expensive!
This is Reza’s specialty. Even a “deep partner” like Soshyan can’t cut the price. Let’s put it this way, 72 Sun Meter missiles are equal to 72 Leman Russ vehicles. , the Viper class is equivalent to destroying a tank regiment in one round.
As for why it is so expensive, Soshyan doesn’t know whether it’s the materials or the craftsmanship, and Reza won’t tell him. Anyway, Reza is keeping a tight lid on the plasma compression missile warhead technology that is the core of this missile. If you don't buy their Soshyan, there's nowhere to find it.
Soshiyan sometimes wonders, if other forge worlds can master this technology, maybe this kind of missile will not be so expensive?
But there is no way, this is the current situation of the Adeptus Mechanicus. Everyone depends on technical barriers, so they can only build the barriers higher and higher
So this kind of Ulan Huda viper The Snake-class destroyer Soshyan only asked Bangura to build one, more just to verify the use of tactics and technology. If there are more suitable missiles in the future, maybe this kind of destroyer will shine
If this idea of a fast missile ship proves to be feasible, Soshyan will promote it to other Astartes battle groups and the Imperial Navy in the future. He has no intention of hiding it for his own use only. If he can If the Imperial Navy's already very solid combat ideas have been explored, the original intention of developing this type of warship will be achieved.
"It doesn't matter, it's just an experiment in itself. I don't expect it to form a strong combat effectiveness immediately. What I hope to see is a new idea and new ideas. After all, our enemies are always changing. If our tactics don't have corresponding Change, or innovation, is inconsistent with the general rules of war. Any force in the Empire can rest on its laurels, but the Astartes must not, because we never know what enemies we may face. The first Tyranid War is a bloody lesson."
"That's what the legion commander said."