SWDnovel Chapter 113 Battleship Testing, Fleet Taking Initial Shape
Chapter 113 Battleship Testing, Fleet Taking Initial Shape
Chapter 113 Battleship Testing, Fleet Taking Initial Shape
Neptune Galaxy, Interstellar Dock.
Fang Heng was in the interstellar dock at this moment, watching the planetary battleship that had just sailed away, and he was also very pleasantly surprised.
Now, with development to this point, we can finally expand the size of our fleet to the battleship level.
A complete fleet requires battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and frigates. In the past, due to limitations in industrial manufacturing capabilities, only destroyers and frigates could be built.
Later, even with improved manufacturing capabilities, they were only able to build cruisers.
Now, having acquired civilian technology from the Earth Federation, their manufacturing capabilities have truly reached the level required to build large warships.
The planetary-level battleship in front of us is the first one. There will be a second and a third one in the future, and the fleet will grow larger and larger.
With the existence of teleportation devices, along with robots and clones, the maintenance cost of their fleet becomes very low, allowing them to maintain a large fleet for a long time and ensure their combat effectiveness.
Watching the battleship sail away, Fang Heng opened the parameters of the planetary-level battleship and examined them carefully.
Planetary-level Battleship (General Purpose)
Length: 689 meters
Width: 196 meters
Height: 76 meters
Standard passenger capacity: 5100 people
[Standard maximum propulsion speed: 1080000 km/h]
[Weapon Systems: Starry Sky Type IV Close-In Defense Missile Launcher *16, Star Sword Type III Heavy Laser Cannon *4, Antimatter Cannon *3 (Main Cannon), 155mm Rapid-Fire Electromagnetic Naval Cannon *6, Large Attack Drone *3]
[Defense System: Star Shield Type IV Electromagnetic Shield, Starlight Type II Energy Shield, 32 x 105mm Close-In Electromagnetic Cannons, 24 x Starship Type I Close-In Laser Cannons, 850mm Defensive Armor, Covering Important Spaces]
[Propulsion System: First-generation plasma boosters (main propulsion) *6, vertical takeoff and landing thrusters *8, warp drive *1]
[Energy Core: Second Generation Antimatter Core *2]
[Special Device: Secondary Transmission Device]
These are the main parameters of this planetary-level battleship. Compared with the lower-level planetary-level cruiser, the data has been improved, but the most important improvement is in firepower and defense.
Firstly, in terms of firepower, cruisers only have one antimatter cannon as their main gun, located at the front of the ship, while battleships have three main guns, located at the front and the two sides between the middle of the ship.
The immense power of antimatter was already demonstrated in the battle against omnics, so although the current antimatter main cannon is still a first-generation product, its firepower is sufficient to meet current combat needs.
In addition, the number of heavy laser cannons, which served as secondary guns, was increased to four, located on both sides of the ship, for low-intensity attack missions.
In terms of defense, the newly deployed Starlight Type II energy shield generates ten times the defensive power of the first generation. Combined with the newly developed materials, the 850mm defensive armor achieves a true defensive performance comparable to 2500mm homogeneous armor.
Most importantly, it is the newly developed plasma booster.
This propulsion technology was developed after being cracked from Earth Federation warships and optimized.
Compared to traditional solid-fuel propulsion systems that require carrying large amounts of propulsion fuel, this propulsion technology can use plasma converted from an antimatter core as propulsion fuel.
With the installation of this type of propulsion system, planetary battleships can achieve a propulsion speed of 300 kilometers per second, and their maneuverability is greatly improved.
While this speed is negligible compared to the speed of light (30 kilometers per second), it is sufficient for regular cruising speeds.
If the distance is too far, just activate the warp drive to jump there.
After reviewing the basic data, Fang Heng also turned his attention to the projection screen next to him.
The planetary-level battleships had arrived at the test site, where dozens of unmanned escort ships were the targets for this test.
Ethan, as an intelligent life form, is no less intelligent than humans. Under Ethan's control, these frigates can unleash powerful combat capabilities.
Therefore, this test involves a battle between this planetary-level battleship and these ten escort ships.
"Commander, the site is ready, we can begin the test."
"Very good, let's begin."
"yes!"
With the order to test issued, the first step was to test the defense capabilities.
"Target: Planetary battleship. One salvo, fire!"
"Whoosh~ Boom!"
As the ten frigates opened fire, a barrage of firepower instantly rained down on the warships.
The massive explosion engulfed the battleship, but the next moment, as the battleship sailed away, the shields on its surface flashed, and the entire ship remained completely undamaged.
"Defense capability test passed. Next step: firepower test. Targets ready."
As the order was given, a piece of abandoned warship wreckage appeared in the distant starry sky. Inside the battleship's back-end operations center, the operator immediately locked onto the target.
"Target locked, main gun fully charged, fire!"
"Buzz~ Boom!"
As the thick beam of light appeared, the target not far away was instantly blasted to pieces.
This is a specially built target for testing, and its strength is the same as that of a battleship's armor.
Such test results mean that the main guns of this warship can easily shatter the armor of a battleship.
"Second round of firepower test, activate the energy target."
This time, the target is no longer a physical object, but an energy shield.
"Target locked, main gun fully charged, fire!"
"Buzz~ Buzz!"
The beam of light reappeared, and the energy shield was penetrated after only one second, causing the device used to generate the shield to overload and burn out.
"Test complete, firepower test finished. Proceeding to the third item: combat test."
Fang Heng was in the dock, looking at the test results, and was very satisfied.
The firepower of the antimatter cannon is such that none of our shields can withstand it, making it arguably the strongest spear we have at the moment. As for the shield, we still need to continue researching it and make breakthroughs.
The next step is the combat testing, which will also reflect some of the combat capabilities of this planetary battleship.
As soon as the test began, the frigates opened fire, unleashing all their weapons on the battleships.
From Fang Heng's perspective, it was clear that the shield generator, which was not operating at a high power level originally, reached 80% in an instant.
"Adjust shield strength, open all energy channels."
Inside the command center, the crew members remotely controlling the battleships were constantly adjusting the strength of their shields.
"Activate the close-in weapon laser cannon to destroy part of the attack!"
All defense systems were activated, and close-in laser cannons and electromagnetic cannons opened fire to destroy all incoming physical attacks.
At the same time, another group of crew members also locked onto the attacking frigate.
"Enemy target 10 detected. All targets locked. Main guns charging, secondary guns charging. Anti-ship missiles ready to fire!"
"Buzz~ Boom!"
"Whoosh~ Boom!"
With the battleships unleashing their full firepower, all the escort ships were destroyed in just one minute.
"This firepower is a bit excessive."
Looking at the destroyed frigate, Fang Heng felt his fear of insufficient firepower was greatly relieved.
"Excellent, the more warships like these the better, Ethan. Do you have any plans to build them?"
"Some commanders, the current planetary-level battleships take two years to build due to a shortage of crew. Therefore, our construction plan is for five battleships, and there are other shipbuilding plans that will be completed within five years. Here is a detailed list."
After opening the list, Fang Heng also saw the overall plan.
Over the next five years, the plan is to build five battleships, nine cruisers, and ten destroyers.
These warships will be incorporated into the current fleet, forming a large mixed fleet.
The final diagram clearly shows that Fang Heng's side will then have a fleet consisting of 5 battleships, 1 aircraft carrier, 10 cruisers, 30 destroyers, and 50 frigates.
Leaving aside other advanced civilizations, just considering the Earth Alliance, this one fleet could easily sweep through everything.
After all, the Earth Alliance's most powerful battleship only has firepower equivalent to Fang Heng's armed transport ship.
At the same time, these warships also need to be equipped with the same secondary teleportation device, so it will take about five years to complete the construction of the teleportation device.
This is also Fang Heng's biggest gain from this trip to this world.
Previously, through exploration of multiple worlds, a considerable amount of raw materials for building secondary teleportation devices were indeed found.
However, due to limitations in industrial manufacturing capabilities, it cannot be mass-produced.
Now, having absorbed the industrial manufacturing technology of the Earth Alliance, manufacturing core components has become extremely simple.
In response, Fang Heng made an even higher demand: to build a fully-fledged teleportation device.
The teleportation device on the Punishment Ship has the ability to teleport groups. As long as it connects to the surrounding secondary teleportation devices, it can complete group teleportation.
The secondary teleportation device, however, can only allow a single warship to travel through, and it does not have the ability to search for spacetime coordinates.
As for the complete teleportation device, there are corresponding blueprints in the teleportation device on the Punisher, but the manufacturing level was not good enough before, so construction has not started.
Now, the manufacturing level has reached the minimum requirements; what remains is the core materials.
To build a fully functional teleportation device, spatial crystallization is required for it to function properly.
Space crystals are a cosmic wonder that only appears on a small number of planets.
Of course, if the research into space technology is deep enough, it can also be artificially synthesized.
However, Fang Heng currently lacks the technology in this area, and searching for it would be very difficult. Therefore, Fang Heng's current goal is to build all the components and then assemble them after finding the space crystal.
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