Although the sage in charge of weapon design in Ulan Huda boasted loudly about the dark flame cannon, he did not get much support. The reason for Zhao Akada's opposition was also very simple. The shortcomings of photon puncture weapons are in mechanical repair.
There is no secret within the society. Although it has been developed for nearly ten thousand years, this weapon is still very immature. Its energy system is designed to be very unstable. During frequent use, catastrophic accidents are very likely to occur, resulting in the failure of the weapon.
The bearer is consumed by raging black flames.
Although generations of sages have tried to improve this weapon, so far, at least there is still no model that can be called stable among the public templates.
For such an important and expensive warship as the Abyss, using an unstable weapon was unacceptable to its primary builder, Zhao Akada.
It is precisely because of this controversy that the newly designed spine main gun of the Abyss class is still vacant.
In addition, a large number of medium-sized gun emplacements are also designed on both sides of the hull, some of which have been installed, shining against the lights of the port area. On the upper and lower floors protruding from the wings, laser cannons and plasma cannons are placed in sharply angled positions.
There are also a large number of gun emplacements and laser arrays on the metal turret, including the belly of the ship, as well as a frighteningly dense missile launch bay.
Dozens of groups of flight decks are densely arranged on the rib-shaped belly from the bow to the hull, which can release hundreds of fighters at a time. However, some of them are also under construction. It can be seen that the entrances and exits are simply closed, not the airlock doors.
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"Abyss Level...The Eleventh Legion actually has an Abyss Level..."
Kassati made a startled sound, and the surrounding children of the night turned to look at him. Sablin was the first to ask.
"Senior, what kind of ship is this? Why... doesn't it look human?"
Bahram on the side also said softly:
"I heard that the Chapter has a top-secret project in Zhao-Arkadar. It is said that only the Fourth Company Commander and the Forge Master know about it... But there are rumors that it is a secret battleship... This is its true appearance, the Abyss-class
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"Of course you don't know, because only three of this kind of warships have been built, and they are in a top-secret state... It was secretly manufactured on Jupiter, and then handed over to Horus by the forging general who had rebelled, and Horus handed it over to Horus.
It was given to the Seventeenth Army Corps to use against the Thirteenth Army Corps."
Li Lin's eyes widened, as if he wanted to see every detail of the distant battleship. After a while, he turned around and asked:
"Senior, is it bigger, or the Queen of Glory?"
"Hmm... As far as I know, the tonnage of the Abyss-class should be larger."
"Hey, then why doesn't it have any reputation? Logically speaking, shouldn't this kind of super battleship be famous?"
A mocking smile appeared on Cassati's lips.
"The sword is very powerful, but it's a pity that it falls into the hands of a fool. No matter how powerful it is, it can only be an unknown sword in the end... The Seventeenth Legion holds three such super ships, but the battle is still like a piece of shit.
One of the Abyss-class ships sank inexplicably before it reached the battlefield. The other two attacked Ultramara, but one of them was soon sunk during the transfer. Now there is another one on the Word Bearers side, although one
Nothing has happened in thousands of years."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, what a waste. Hey, senior, tell me, who is more powerful, the Abyss Level, or the Queen of Glory?"
After Kasati thought for a moment, he shook his head.
"I can't say that. There are big differences between the Glory Queen's ships. It's hard to generalize. Moreover, all the data about the Abyss class from the moment it was built should have been destroyed. I guess its details except for the Word Bearers.
People and outsiders should know nothing about it, so you really can’t answer your question.”
"Huh? If that's the case, where did this one come from?"
Hearing Li Lin's question, Cassati smiled meaningfully, and then joked:
"I can only say that you don't know enough about the skills and abilities of Commander Soshyan. Have you seen that big crescent-shaped thing?"
"Ah, I saw it. Isn't it the artificial moon of the Adeptus Mechanicus?"
Li Lin's words made the surrounding Sablin and Bahram roll their eyes, and Kassati reached out and knocked the opponent on the head.
"In three days I will test your xenos knowledge! If you fail, you will be placed in solitary confinement! Can't you even recognize Necron things?"
"Ah, Necron, that thing..."
As he spoke, Li Lin touched his forehead aggrievedly.
"...Was that thing captured? It's so big..."
"So I said, you are still looking down on that one. The empire may have never seen a Necron warship of this level, let alone captured it. Your Excellency, the Legion Commander, went out and brought it back completely.
So the Abyss level is not a big surprise."
Li Lin then turned his attention to Bahram.
"Hey, Bahram, do you think the Legion will allow us to go up and have a look?"
"Why not... But it seems that the construction has not been completed yet. It may have to wait for a while."
At this time, Alvarez, who was also observing the Abyss Level, was suddenly called over by a priest with an auxiliary communication device. After a pause of more than ten seconds, he came back and told everyone.
"There was news just now from the Chapter that the Soshiyan Chapter Commander has allowed each company to organize their own visits to some areas of the Abyss Level."
As soon as he said this, Li Lin's eyes lit up, and then he looked at Cassati. Before he could speak, Cassati smiled and said:
"Okay, I understand, let's all gather on the flight deck."
Li Lin raised his hand and cheered, then began to greet the people in the company, while Kassati looked at Bahram.
"Captain Tenth Company, do you want to come with us?"
Bahram nodded.
"No problem, I'll gather the company now."
"Okay, then we'll meet on the flight deck."
And just as each company was catching up to the newly arrived Abyss class one after another, Soshyan, accompanied by Talos and others, had already browsed the main structure of the ship.
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It is true that some aspects have fallen behind, or do not meet the war needs of this era. After all, not everything is better the older it is.
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