1149. Battleship review (Part 2)
"Knight-class Star Destroyer?" Palpatine thought for a while, "If I remember correctly, this kind of warship was produced on a small scale last year, mainly used by several task forces."
"That's right, Knight-class, a warship specially designed for artillery battles. Based on a few combat data in the past year, I made the final modifications and finalization of Knight-class, and docked it with Republic Sienar Systems's latest battleship operating system has brought Knight-class to the standard for formal mass production. This is also one of the topics I raised for review today," said Lila-Blythex.
As she spoke, she turned on the projection, and a huge, triangular-wedge-shaped battleship appeared in the projection. The shape of this battleship was very impactful, and one could feel the terrifying pressure at a glance. Above the tail of the battleship, a huge single bridge stands proudly, becoming the most obvious feature.
Gali-Ulan frowned because he found that the appearance of this Star Destroyer was exactly the same as the Victory-class Star Destroyer made by their Rendili StarDrive! But the biggest difference is that the Victory-class Star Destroyer is only 900 meters long, while the length of the Knight-class Star Destroyer in front of you is an astonishing 1,600 meters!
"Knight-class Star Destroyer is a warship design that puts ship-to-ship combat first. It has 60 XX-9 heavy-duty Turbolaser cannons, 20 at the front and 20 on the left and right sides; 60 large ion cannons, 20 at the front, 15 at the left and right, and 10 at the tail; in addition, there are Additional 6 twin-mounted heavy-duty Turbolaser cannons, 2 twin-mounted ion cannons, and 40 point defense laser cannons," Lila said, "Knight-class has devastating firepower, enough to destroy any warship on the battlefield in the galaxy now!"
When she said this, her chin almost went up to the sky, and she was obviously extremely proud of her 'own' design.
A simple and crude enlarged version of Victory-class Star Destroyer, with more turrets, thicker armor, and larger reactors... Gali-Ulan crossed his arms and looked towards Kuat Drive Yards.
It happened that Little Kuat was also looking here. Gali-Ulan raised the corners of his mouth, turned sideways at an angle that Palpatine couldn't see, and made a thumbs down gesture to Little Kuat.
At the same time, he was also full of vigilance, because this also meant the homogenization of the functions of Knight-class Star Destroyer and Victory-class Star Destroyer! If this is the case, then Victory-class of Rendili StarDrive...
"... But if I remember correctly, Knight-class Star Destroyer should not have Hangar Platform, so the carrier-based aircraft is 0, is that right?" Sheev-Palpatine asked.
"Yes, Knight-class Star Destroyer is used to deal with the battleships of Separatists. Even Xuanwu Titan warship of Separatists, as long as enough Knight-class is invested, it can also cause a fatal blow to it!" Lila-Blythex said very confidently.
"But there are no carrier-based aircraft at all. Will this have an adverse impact on combat?" Palpatine asked again.
"Of course not, I have also fully considered the current situation of Republic Navy. We have enough Hunter Class Battlecruiser, and also have sufficient carrier-based aircraft protection. Therefore, Knight-class Star Destroyer is a very targeted fleet-type warship! Not only that, this is just the beginning. We are designing a brand-new warship - Imperator-class Star Destroyer (Imperator-class Star distroyer)! This Star Destroyer will be more comprehensive than the Knight-class, equipped with a moderately sized hangar." Lila replied.
What follows is a long process of data comparison and review of simulated combat records...
The result was no surprise. Sheev-Palpatine was very satisfied with Knight-class Star Destroyer. He praised Lila-Blythex and Kuat Drive Yards on the spot. After praising them, he directly made an order for 500 Knight-class Star Destroyers in the next fiscal year!
The cost of building a Knight-class, and the price quoted by Kuat Drive Yards is 140 million credit points! After cost accounting, the final order price was determined to be 122 million per vessel!
For 500 Knight-class Star Destroyer, the order price reached 61 billion!
In addition, Galactic Republic military still placed an order for 600 ships for Hunter Class Battlecruiser, but asked Lila-Blythex to reduce the cost of Hunter Class as much as possible, so that Hunter Class can gradually transform into a second-line support ship type.
To put it bluntly, it is used exclusively as an aircraft carrier.
So in the end, the total of these two orders alone exceeded 100 billion!
Seeing the triumphant smiles on the faces of Little Kuat and Lila-Blythex, Gali-Ulan really wanted to rush over and punch each of them in the face regardless of their status!
After the day's meeting, Gali-Ulan returned to his residence in Coruscant. First, he gave his father Bangjila-Ulan a daily report on the contents of today's meeting. Then, he connected to Willix-Blythex's communication.
A tall middle-aged man with a kind face appeared in the holographic projection. His hairline was a bit high, and it seemed that he was caused by staying up late.
He is the father of Willix-Blythex, Kuat Drive Yards Chief Warship Designer Lila-Blythex. He currently serves as Chief Engineer at Rendili StarDrive, and is also the best battleship designer in the entire galaxy today.
It's just that his daughters Lila-Blythex put all his light into themselves, making many people think that Lila is the best one.
The ultimate reason is that although Willix is a genius, he is not good at using computers. This is a very big contrast, but he just can't use these things at all. Therefore, when he designs battleships, he often draws the design framework with a ruler, compass and pen, and then guides his daughter Lila to operate the computer for him to complete the design.
As a result, all the signatures on his designs were his daughter's names, but he didn't originally care about this.
Later, Willix discovered that Kuat Drive Yards was going further and further in the direction of using its own weapons to cause killings, and his daughter also enjoyed it. What they cared about was only how many people the warship they designed could kill, but not whether it could end the war.
Lila-Blythex is also thinking about how to climb to a higher position and even become a member of the aristocracy.
That's why the father and daughter broke up.
"Today, Lila, on behalf of Kuat Drive Yards, submitted the design of Knight-class Star Destroyer for review, and it was approved." Gali-Ulan said, " Then, there seems to be a version with an additional hangar called Imperial-class. I simply can't imagine that Kuat Drive Yards is so shameless that the same design plus a hangar can be submitted for review as two different warships!"
"I know. Lila has the first draft of my Victory-class Star Destroyer design. Based on her ability, it is not surprising that she designed a bigger and stronger Knight-class." Willix-Blythex said lightly.
"I know it's bigger, stronger? Are you sure?" Gali-Ulan asked.
"Without considering the cost, yes. But I have to say that Knight-class does not reach the performance limit that the size of 1,600 meters and the cost of 122 million should have... far from it." Willix sighed.
"Compare Victory-class with a cost of 57 million and Hunter Class with a cost of 59 million. It is indeed the case." Gali-Ulan said and then asked Next question, "Tomorrow's meeting is to discuss a new type of Kuat fighter, Alpha-3 Nim Bass-class V-wing fighter (Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-wing starfighter)... Why is the design of this fighter signed by you?"
"This is a commission from an old friend that I can't refuse. Jedi Master Sass-Ting, he is Northern Galaxy resisting that mysterious Mechanical Lifeforms, Geth. Our pilots need a more powerful fighter to support them, and the current V-19 fighter jets are no longer enough to cope with Geth's air power," Willix said.
"Then why don't you give it..." Gali-Ulan swallowed the question half-way through.
That's right, if this design was given to Rendili, the result would probably be nothing, so frontline soldiers can still only continue to use V-19 fighter jets.
In fact, Willix has another meaning that is not stated. The V-19 fighter jet has already lagged behind. Compared with the Wraith fighter, which has launched several subsequent models, from Type-A to Type-G, it is no longer a match.
Galactic Republic, a new type of fighter jet is urgently needed.
Gali-Ulan sighed and said, "Promise me, there will be no next time, okay?"
"I'm tired of Galactic Republic's intrigues, and I really won't do it again." Willix-Blythex said.
"So, there is no doubt that this new type of V-wing fighter will replace the V-19 Torrent and become the new main fighter of the Galactic Republic. This is another huge order... See Based on the V-19 order volume this fiscal year, we estimate that the formal orders for V-wing fighter once it is officially put into production should be more than 100,000 aircraft..." Gali-Ulan said.
"Is there anything else I'm interested in?" Willix obviously didn't want to continue chatting.
"Republic Sienar Systems proposed TIE fighter's plan. It seems that this plan is supported by Kuat... It seems that they have formed a strategic alliance..." Gali-Ulan said.
"TIE fighter's plan?"
"Yes, Republic Sienar Systems is applying for research funding of about 10 billion from Galactic Republic. It seems that this number will probably be approved at around 8.5 billion."
"So, where is Rendili?"
Gali-Ulan fell silent, and after a long time, he slowly said, "It's getting late, you should go and rest early, Mr. Willix."
Turning off the communication, Gali-Ulan walked to the balcony and looked at the bright night sky Coruscant outside the window, his eyes and thoughts flying far away...
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[Easter Egg Chapter Attached Picture 1: Knight-class Star Destroyer. In fact, the appearance is similar to Imperial-class. The main reason is that the hull is slightly thinner and there is no hangar hatch in the abdomen. To be honest, it's almost impossible to tell even this way...]
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