Arash, who held his helmet under his arm, heard that Soshyan was going to allocate battleships to the White Temple. He nodded solemnly and said loudly:
"Thanks to the legion commander for his support. The legion did lose a lot of light ships during the Maelstrom Expedition and needs to be replenished urgently."
"Not only support, Commander Alash, but also reasonable allocation of ship resources is a compulsory course for a commander."
"Yes, I will definitely remember it."
The shuttle then arrived at the end of the new star, where there was parked a warship that was close to a light cruiser in size, but its appearance and bridge layout were 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 an extreme variant of the Cobra-class destroyer. It was originally designed to remove most of the weapons of the Cobra-class to add more torpedo tubes, and to add boarding torpedoes to its standard equipment, allowing
It becomes a professional lightning strike destroyer or team transport destroyer.
However, this design proved to be less successful in actual combat, because the destroyers could not carry enough crew to carry out large-scale gang jumps. At the same time, the limited bomb load of the destroyers meant that they could not carry many torpedoes and had almost no sustained combat capability.
It can only be used as a simple decisive weapon.
For the Imperial Navy, which pursued efficiency and versatility, this result was unacceptable, so the Viper-class project was completely scrapped, 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 came up with the idea very early
Ideas for doing something for the Imperium of Man, 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, there may be a chance to encounter them in the future.
Unexpectedly, he actually found it during the Maelstrom Expedition. Reza's Sunfall plasma missile became Soshyan's favorite target.
This special plasma missile is a large Titan in Ryza's Warlike Titan Legion. It is a powerful weapon that can only be used by the Warlord-level Titan. Its size is larger than normal plasma missiles, even the Warlord-level Titan.
The huge war engine 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 with a very long range.
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 be broken into six plasma clusters with the mass of one blast of a plasma blaster before impact, which can kill deadly
Plasma fills a large area without interference from enemy equipment, causing massive coverage 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, so even the armored shell of the cruiser may not be able to withstand a few more shots.
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 Sosh Yang 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 priest.
Although there are indeed many restrictions, it does give the Viper-class "abolition" model new possibilities.
"...Commander of the Corps, we have re-adjusted the structure of the Viper class. We have abandoned the torpedo tubes on the bow and the main weapons on the spine. We have placed the missile vertical launch platform in the front half of the ship and launched it from the upper deck.
, can launch 72 Sun Meter missiles in one minute, and also has an automatic loading system that can reload 72 Sun Meter missiles in ten minutes. The entire ship can carry 216 Sun Meter missiles. In addition, there is an automatic loading system in the rear half of the ship.
In the department, a cruiser-level detection system and radar were installed so that the ship's scanning range could cover the missile's ultimate firing range. Considering the energy usage of these systems, we had to remove all energy weapons and increase
The two engine nozzles allow it to travel at extremely fast speeds and can immediately escape the enemy's fire range after launch, making it quite safe during combat."
After being equipped with Sun Meteor missiles, the firepower of the Viper class is quite fierce. Even if it is taken to the 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.
, this is equivalent to being hit by 84 plasma blaster cannons. Not to mention small ships, the Moon class may not be able to withstand a round of void shields, 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 faster speed,
Survivability is still guaranteed to a certain extent during combat.
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 gun on both sides of the hull. Its direct firepower may be a little worse than that of a galaxy escort ship, so it cannot be independent.
It carries out combat missions, which is why many sages question it."
In fact, for Soshyan, what Bangura said is not a problem, the real problem is...
Sun Meteor missiles are too expensive!
This is Reza's special skill. Even a "deep partner" like Soshyan can't cut the price. Just put it this way, 72 Meteor missiles are equivalent to 72 Leman Russ, and the Viper class is equivalent to
Destroy 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, the core plasma compression missile head technology of this missile, Reza, is tightly covered.
If you don’t buy their Soshyan, there is nowhere to find it.
Soshyan 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 Mechanicus. Everyone relies on technical barriers to survive, so they can only build the barriers higher and higher...
Therefore, this kind of Ulanhuda Viper-class destroyer Soshyan was only built by Bangura. It was more just to verify the tactical and technical use. If there are more suitable missiles in the future, maybe this destroyer will be bigger.
It's so brilliant...
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