Standard Terran Calendar 972.M41, Brakato System, Ulan Huda
Visiting Ulan Huda again after ten years, Soshyan was amazed by the development of this casting world.
Ulan Huda fixed himself in the satellite orbit of Rogon, the original home planet of the Crimson Sabers Chapter. On the one hand, it uses the energy of the star, and on the other hand, it facilitates the direct acquisition of metal raw materials from planets whose crust has been destroyed, without having to travel around.
Later, Ulan Huda also deployed all its internal docks in orbit, giving it the ability to build and repair large warships.
Ulan Huda is no longer the lonely world it once was. Huge orbital facilities have appeared at both the equator and both poles, shaped like a forming honeycomb, and the cargo spacecraft that keep coming and going are like hard-working bees.
In the dock, there are more warships. In the past, Ulan Huda itself was a huge mobile fortress. There was not such a strong demand for the fleet. It only maintained a small-scale exploration fleet. Now that it has stabilized, there is no need for the fleet.
The demand has skyrocketed, and the shipyard is being built almost non-stop, even eliminating some "useless rituals" in order to speed up the process.
However, in addition to Ulan Huda's own fleet, the shipyard also has to bear orders from the Astral Knights.
Soshyan's first stop here was to check out the battleships that had been built.
"...Legion Commander, as of last year, all system tests of the nine new-star frigates have been completed, the mooring tests have been completed, the void navigation and subspace navigation experiments have been completed, and they have reached full commissioning status."
Standing in the shuttle, through the huge semicircular observation window, Soshyan, wearing ceremonial armor, looked down at the warships parked side by side in the dock. They were like soldiers waiting for review, and all the lights on the ship had been lit.
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The construction of new star frigates was Soshyan's request. After so many years of fighting, he deeply realized that traditional dagger-class frigates or other frigates were not suitable for the current Astral Knights, because these frigates themselves were still used as "transportation ships".
" and "assault" are the main purposes, and their own combat capabilities are not strong.
But now the Astral Knights are still in a state where there are only a few people on board. It is impossible for those small ships to have Space Marines stationed for defense, so they must have sufficient self-protection capabilities when facing the enemy.
The new star frigate fits this requirement very well.
This type of frigate is a small light spear ship. Its role is very similar to that of the Firestorm class frigate in the Imperial Navy fleet. It is a pure fighting ship. It has a light spear turret installed on its spine.
Shooting at the front and both sides, two sets of weapon array turrets are installed on the bow of the ship, and the engines are more powerful than those of the Firestorm class, allowing the Nova frigate's physical space speed to be twice that of the Imperial cruiser.
This high speed and maneuverability also allow the new star to quickly reach a favorable shooting position and attack with a light spear, and then quickly retreat before the enemy can react and counterattack. It can use wolf hunting tactics to attack the enemy alone.
Large and medium-sized battleships.
But the disadvantage is that it cannot carry ground troops to land, or transport ground troops to other ships. Therefore, this kind of ship is quite controversial within the empire, because its existence does not meet the tactical requirements of the Codex Astartes and cannibalizes the
The scope of the Imperial Navy's responsibilities has destroyed the balance of power within the Empire. There has been a heated debate within the Imperial Navy and the Inquisition over the existence of this class of ships for a long time, and at one point they wanted to ban the construction of the Astartes Chapter.
and own frigates of this type.
Although the ban ended in vain, in order to avoid trouble, most chapters still chose the more "canonical" dagger class. Therefore, in the 41st millennium, new star classes were already relatively rare in the Space Marine fleet.
But Soshiyan feels that this kind of battleship is very suitable for the current Astral Knights, or the Undead Army, because the reason why the small ships of the chapter suffered huge losses in naval battles in the past is that their own self-protection ability is relatively poor, and the above
Since it does not carry space warriors, not only can it not launch close-range gang-hopping tactics against the enemy, but it also has to prevent itself from being jumped by the enemy.
So instead of doing this, it's better to arm them to the teeth.
"According to your needs, we have further armed these new stars, adjusted the distribution of the superstructure, and added an additional plasma bombardment cannon at the front of the spine, giving them stronger power at close range.
firepower, and the ship's power distribution system has also been improved to fully supply the energy of the plasma bombardment cannon."
As the height of the shuttle dropped, Soshyan saw the very "flat spine" of these frigates compared to most of the empire's ships and the huge plasma turret at the front end. This was a technology he "introduced" from Rezana.
It can also be regarded as extra compensation for Ulan Huda.
"The design of the upper deck is great, cutting out many unnecessary buildings and retaining only the bridge and church, allowing the two main guns on the spine to have an excellent firing range."
"In addition, we have also made adjustments to the dock's point defense system."
"Oh, what adjustment?"
"In the past, the point defense system of the imperial warships has always adopted an independent calculation and shooting mode, which resulted in slow response, increased errors, and serious waste of firepower, especially when facing small and fast targets. This time we tried to obtain it from Zhao Akada
The black iron core technology was originally used for combat soldiers. It allows combat soldiers to have better reaction speed and a certain degree of independent combat capability. At the same time, different black iron cores can be integrated into a larger unified network.
These features have been applied to ship point defense systems and have exerted unexpected effects. Each point defense turret can calculate parameters independently, and can also be coordinated in a fire control meditator system to form a concentrated firepower advantage... In addition, you
Look, the Nova 36 point defense automatic weapons are mainly distributed on the sides and bottom of the ship. This is the area most frequently attacked by enemy fighter planes and jumping aircraft. In the past, the Empire's point defense firepower was mainly distributed on the bow and stern of the ship.
This was not a reasonable arrangement, so we made adjustments."
"Ulan Huda's superb skills are impressive."
Soshyan made an appropriate sound of praise, and a smile appeared on the gloomy face of Banguli, who looked much "smaller" next to him.
"We will need more Ulanhuda-type Nova frigates in the future. There will be many orders for the shipyard, and the shipyard can continue to expand."
As he spoke, Soshyan turned sideways and looked at Arash, the leader of the White Templar Chapter.
"The frigates of the White Temple will also be gradually replaced with new star classes. Five of the nine ships in this batch will be transferred to the Astral Knights, and four will stay here in the White Temple."