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 is very simple in appearance, without many cumbersome facilities of imperial ships. Secondly, this type of ship boldly uses a new product of Ulan Huda, the Quanzhi Core, which can
It is understood to be 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 ships and reduce the number of personnel and unnecessary meditators. However, it does not hate intelligence.
With the ability to operate independently, Bangura even said that even if he took a sample to Mars for inspection, he would definitely not find any problems, because its characteristic is that it has removed many traditional burdens. Soshyan guessed that Ulanhuda was a machine forger from the furnace.
I learned something there, but since Bangura dared to say this, there should be no big problem.
Finally, the design of the hull jumped out of the Empire's traditional design thinking and used 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 the overall defense strength does not decrease.
The only disadvantage is that the damage resistance will be relatively reduced, and it cannot be able to survive being beaten to the point of being riddled with holes. However, this shortcoming of the galaxy defense ship is tolerable. After all, the combat range is very small, and it is surrounded by
It is a base, and 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, Farzad looked surprised.
"Is it so...cheap? Wouldn't the performance be too bad?"
"I also had this idea, you see..."
Soshyan raised his hand, and a holographic view was projected on the glass. A detailed structural diagram of a guerrilla space gunship appeared, along with rows of data indicators.
"Four heavy-duty railguns, eight heavy-duty ion missiles, four anti-aircraft turrets...the firepower is pretty decent."
At this time, Mark suddenly asked:
"Why use railguns, a weapon 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 can see that its sailing speed has reached the level of a frigate, and its turning ability is even better. This is due to its strong engine power. If you use laser cannons and
Energy weapons such as plasma cannons require a large amount of additional energy, and the characteristic of energy weapons is that the power is small, and the weapon power is small, so it is difficult to choose between attack power and maneuverability. After all, the hull capacity is limited.
The reactor output is naturally limited, but for galaxy defense ships, speed is definitely very important, which determines their assembly 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 rail guns. 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 also very small. It only requires more than two hundred people."
"Don't underestimate them. Once their numbers increase, they will become a force that cannot be underestimated, at least within the galaxy."
"Hey, then why is the void shield installed again? Wouldn't it be cheaper if it was removed?
"This is a design trade-off. In order to install a high-power engine, some of the armor on 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.
When activated in the 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...high cost performance."
"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 as low as possible 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 changed into a minelayer or an anti-smuggling ship. It
Its speed determines that it can do a lot of things. In addition, its requirements for the shipyard are also very low. It does not even need to be specially produced in Ulan Huda. The three local shipyards in the Naisen system can start building 36 ships at the same time.
The current construction time is... 16 weeks, and the construction can be completed in 16 weeks, and this is just the beginning. After the 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 surrounding company commanders 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 increased 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 much about it at the time. It's just that various changes later pushed it to this point, and the most important thing is that 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 and said:
"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 to I went to collect tithes, collected all the weapons and ammunition from the defenders, and left. But afterwards, 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. Safety."