Chapter 3125 Thousand Ships Plan
The new warship that appeared in Soshyan's sight is called the guerrilla space gunboat. It is characterized by its simple structure and complete functions.
First of all, it looks very simple in appearance, without many of the cumbersome facilities of imperial ships. Secondly, this type of ship boldly uses a new product from Ulan Huda. Intelligent core, this product can be understood as an efficient processing core similar to the black iron core, but it is mainly used on ships to greatly improve the automation level of the ship and reduce the number of personnel and unnecessary thinkers, but it It’s not that he hates intelligence and doesn’t have the ability to operate independently. Bangura even said that even if he takes samples to Mars for inspection, he will definitely not find any problems, because its characteristic is that it has removed many traditional burdens. Soshyan guessed that it was Ulan Huda. I learned something from the Furnace Machine Blacksmith, but since Bangura dared to say this, there should be no big problem.
Finally, the design of the hull breaks out of the Empire’s traditional design thinking and uses a full support structure solution common to Furnace ships. This solution saves more material and space than the Empire’s keel support structure solution, but overall The defense strength has not declined. The only disadvantage is that the damage resistance will be relatively reduced. It cannot be beaten to the point of being riddled with holes and still be able to persist. However, this shortcoming of the galaxy defense ship is tolerable, after all, the combat range It is small and surrounded by bases, so the crew can be easily rescued after abandoning the ship.
And all these designs are for a purpose.
"Can you imagine? I didn't believe it until I saw the specific figures. The cost and labor hours of this escort boat are only half of the empire's standard galaxy escort boat."
Hearing what Soshyan said, Fa Erzad looked surprised.
"Is it so cheap? Wouldn't the performance be too bad?"
"I have had this idea too, you see"
Soshiyang raised his hand , a holographic view was projected onto the glass, and a detailed structural diagram of a guerrilla space gunship appeared, along with rows of data indicators.
"4 heavy rail guns, 8 heavy ion missiles, 4 anti-aircraft turrets. The firepower is pretty decent."
At this time, Mark suddenly asked:
"Why use it? What about railguns, weapons that are not commonly used by the Empire instead of lasers or plasmas? "
"Well, the designer's explanation is to ensure the speed of the ship. You see, its sailing speed has reached that of a frigate. level, and its steering ability is even more excellent, thanks to its strong engine power. If you use energy weapons such as laser cannons and plasma cannons, you will need to consume a lot of additional energy, and the characteristic of energy weapons is that they have low power. The weapon power is small, so it is difficult to choose between attack power and maneuverability. After all, the hull capacity is limited, and the reactor output is naturally limited, but for galaxy defense ships, speed is definitely very important, which determines their Rallying efficiency and tactical arrangements when invaders appear."
"What about the Empire's other live weapons?"
"The empire's ship-based live ammunition weapons are generally too large. The smaller the caliber, the more powerful the attenuation is. In addition, the bullet speed is not enough, making it difficult to pose a threat to larger military ships. For this 230-meter-long ship, the empire currently does not have very suitable live ammunition. Weapons, so Ulan Huda’s ship designers decided to use short railguns. This kind of weapon technology is also very confidential and can be bought with money, but it has strong penetrating power and fast bullet speed. More importantly, The energy consumption is much lower than that of pure energy weapons. Another point is that it is cheap and simple to make. The complex crystal cutting of a large laser cannon is very time-consuming and labor-intensive, not to mention plasma weapons." "I see. , no wonder the cost and labor hours of this ship are so low, and the crew is very small. It only needs more than two hundred people."
"Don't underestimate them. With a large number, it is a force that cannot be underestimated, at least within the galaxy."
"Hey, then why is it cheaper to remove it?
" This is a design trade-off. In order to install a high-power engine, some of the armor at the rear of the hull had to be selectively given up. In order to improve the survivability of the ship, a small void shield generator was installed to prevent the enemy from attacking the side and rear. After all, their function is to defend against the enemy, not as a one-time suicide weapon. It is actually inappropriate to describe it as cheap. It should be said to be highly cost-effective. ”
"I see, it's a very novel and bold design, but it can be seen that the designer has a deep understanding of the ship's functionality. Galaxy defense ships only need quantity, so the cost is kept to the lowest possible level and the structure is as simple as possible."
“Well, in the future, the defense fleets of the Nessen System, the Bracato System, and even the Archdiocese will be replaced by guerrilla ships, and its improvement potential is great. It can be converted into a minelayer, or Changed to an anti-smuggling boat, its speed determines that it can do a lot of things. In addition, its requirements for the dock are also very low. It does not even need to be specially produced in Ulan Huda. The three local shipyards in the Nessen system can do it at once. Construction of 36 ships has begun, and the current construction time is 16 weeks. Construction can be completed in 16 weeks, and this is just the beginning. After subsequent workers become proficient in the construction process, it can be reduced to 14 weeks. "
" Legion. Commander, is the shipbuilding capability of the Nessen Galaxy so strong?”
Hearing Texhar’s question, the company commanders around him chuckled, and Soshyan also smiled and explained:
"Since the Astral Knights settled here, they have worked hard to develop the shipbuilding industry here. After all, relying on the Forge World for everything will always be inconvenient. After sixty years of development, Nessen IV has completed a large orbital The shipyard can build all types of cruisers or very large transport ships and merchant ships. Neisen No. 5 has also been expanded from the original small civilian shipyard to a medium-level comprehensive shipyard. It can currently build destroyers and frigates. In addition, Neisen 5 The new colony on the 6th has also built a shipyard. The scale is still relatively small at present, mainly focusing on small and medium-sized civilian ships. It will be expanded into a comprehensive shipyard in the future. The booming development of the shipbuilding industry not only provides a strong guarantee for the legion fleet. , and also increase the number of industrial workers in the galaxy. They are the real treasures.”
"The commander of the legion is really far-sighted. No wonder he can restore the legion to such a prosperous state in such a short period of time!"
"Ha, I didn't think so much at the time, but various subsequent changes pushed it to this point, and the most critical thing is What’s more, there is neither the Ministry of Internal Affairs nor the Ministry of Military Affairs here.”
Everyone was amused by Soshyan’s last two sentences, and they all said yes. Even Mark, who was always serious, laughed:
“I heard a rumor not long ago that in the Loki sector, a world was attacked by greenskins. The local defenders fought until they ran out of ammunition and food. At this time, a force arrived, but it was not to send supplies or reinforcements. , but went to collect tithes, collected all the weapons and ammunition from the defenders, and left. However, the Ministry of Military Affairs destroyed a large number of weapons and ammunition on the grounds that the inventory was full... Haha, it’s just a rumor.”
Soshyan just shook his head without making any comments, and then continued:
"Soon, the Nessen Galaxy will formulate a thousand-ship plan to build a thousand guerrilla ships of various models to form a huge defense fleet, and cooperate with the defender fleet network to prevent the enemy from threatening the galaxy with a small force. Safe.”