Chapter 2769 Ten Thousand Gold and One Cannon
The Abyss-class bow main gun is a huge focused plasma cannon. In fact, in terms of attack method, it seems very ordinary, but it may be the most powerful gun currently known to the empire. It is the plasma cannon with the largest caliber and energy output, so its construction difficulties all lie in the energy system and high-temperature-resistant materials. Another problem with this main gun is that its range is relatively short, and it is almost exclusively used for close combat. This obviously does not meet Soshyan's positioning requirements for it-putting such an expensive battleship into a close fight with the enemy's capital ship is undoubtedly throwing an excellent sniper into a gladiatorial cage and fighting barbarians. Melee combat is stupid and meaningless. This is one of the reasons why the Abyss-class battle results are very poor. Its design is very unclear. Therefore, the weapon settings prevent it from serving as a long-distance output gunboat, and the ship-shaped structure prevents it from acting like a battle barge. It gets close to the enemy and uses dense side-side macro cannons for efficient output. Almost all of its sides are laser cannons. It seems that it can only shoot towards the opponent like an arrow, and use the super-powerful main gun on the bow to kill the enemy with one hit.
But the problem is that there is no turning back when the bow is fired. What if the main gun on the bow misses, or does not produce the expected effect?
At this time, the Abyss-class has definitely placed itself within the enemy's attack range, and the huge hull cannot move flexibly and quickly. What's worse is that the front of the slender hull is very fragile and can easily be It was destroyed by the enemy's fierce fire, that is, the "arrow" was broken.
Here is another weird part of the Abyss-class design. It is okay to emphasize the forward attack power, but its firepower in the forward position has not actually been strengthened. In addition to the main gun on the bow, The only forward firepower supplement is actually torpedoes, and the turret on the belly of the ship is limited by the shape of the ship and is not suitable for attacking the front
So if I have to describe it in detail, it can be said that the rebel sages of the Adeptus Mechanicus in the past created a long-range gunboat that looked like a long-range gunboat, but also equipped with all-round firepower. In fact, there was no strong firepower in any one direction. It is necessary to get close to the enemy's front line and use the main gun on the bow to attack the enemy's capital ship in a lottery-like manner, and it has many blind spots for "Decisive Battle Battleship". (The battle between the Furious Abyss class and several frigates can be called the 59 Whack-a-Mouse style in WoT)
I have to say that this is in line with the research characteristics of some sages of the Mechanicus who "greed for the big and seek perfection".
Of course, this is not to say that the Abyss class is not strong. After all, the tonnage is there. Even a scrap ship with this size would be unstoppable in the universe. However, its combat effectiveness does not match its tonnage at all. It should be able to do better.
Therefore, Soshyan’s positioning of it has been clear from the beginning. It is a capital ship used for long-range artillery battles. All its designs will revolve around long-range artillery attacks, which can maximize the The firepower is concentrated in one direction, which is why the mechanical mages designed a large spine turret. In this case, the plasma cannon used for close range bombardment naturally needs to be modified. It must be changed from a "bombardment cannon" "It turned into a "long cannon", which posed a big problem for the sages. Originally, this cannon was difficult to build, and now it is even more difficult. Therefore, the ship was almost finished after it was dragged, and the main gun was still Not good.
In this case, Soshyan made the decision to design the two forging worlds separately. On the one hand, this decision was to speed up the progress, and on the other hand, it was also convenient for Ulanhuda to do some "little tricks".
When it comes to plasma technology, the Human Empire recommends Reza first, and within the galaxy, Ada is the best in plasma-related materials science. Their plasma weapons can even remain cold after being continuously fired, but this kind of thing cannot be found. Reza definitely can't do it. The materials and technology on Ada's side are completely incompatible with humans. Soshyan doesn't want to actually install an Aida main gun on a human-made warship. That would be detrimental to the race's self-confidence. , but Soshyan has a third choice -
"Idiot! Don't move that position! Can you tell those cyborgs to get out of the way!"
The irritable voice echoed in At the construction site, everyone looked over and saw a stocky, short man wearing a dusty closed protective suit and a bearded man. He pointed the plasma welding gun at a panic-looking mechanical priest.
"Granny's beard! Why is it so hard to make money from you two! I want you to get this damn drainage device to that damn G7 mark now! Don't you even listen to your own language? Don’t you understand?”
Kayon chuckled.
"These dwarves have quite bad tempers." Soshyan didn't care about this.
“But their technology is very good. Their plasma technology is comparable to that of Ada. Only they can make this long-range plasma destroyer. It can launch a cluster of ions. The range is three times that of the original main gun of the Abyss, and the power will not be reduced."
Because there are no outsiders here, he speaks more casually.
"It's a pity that it's too expensive. You can't exchange it for one even if you sell a planet. It's no exaggeration to say that the price of this cannon and this Abyss-class ship are probably about the same. For it, I'm equal to Now we still owe a foreign debt.”
In order to increase the construction speed of the Abyss-class and improve its plasma main gun, Soshyan specially spent a lot of money to hire a technical team of more than a hundred machine forgers from the Great Sorian Alliance. Of course, these are only personnel, and the plasma destroyer can It is said that the main equipment of the current front-line fleet of the Hearth Alliance fleet will generally not be sold to outsiders. The Business Alliance does not have the right to sell physical objects or technologies of this level on its own. The Hearth Council needs a collective vote to reach an arms sales agreement.
Obviously, normally an Astartes Chapter would not be able to obtain this kind of core weapon. The Hearthborn Alliance also has a corresponding arms sales restriction order against the Human Empire, but Soshyan still has Another identity, that identity had to be taken seriously by the Hearthfire Council. After a series of negotiations and discussions, it finally agreed to sell a plasma destroyer to Soshyan - of course, the price was also extremely expensive.
Fortunately, the Sorian Alliance agreed to Soshiyang's "offer" in exchange for his own interests on the human side, so he was not allowed to embezzle a large sum of money from the royal court's treasury.
However, the Fire Council also imposed relevant restrictions on this arms sale. For example, the core components of this plasma destroyer were directly transported by the short people, and the subsequent maintenance was also the responsibility of the machine forgers. To put it simply, they only sell weapons, not technology.
Soshiyan can understand this. After all, unlike plasma missiles, this thing is already the specialty of the Hearthborn, and is usually only installed on their most powerful battleships.
In a sense, the composition of this Abyss-class ship has also become more complex. It can be said to be a combination of the technologies of humans, Hearthborn, and Ada, but this is nothing to the current Soshiyan. question.
"Master Engineer Mikazny, is the progress going well?"