1536. Grand Duke of Dawn (Thirteen) [Navy Chapter]
In addition to Cobalt Alloy Class, Shriken Class and Stilat Class, Pulsar-class frigate has also completely retired from active service. Moreover, due to design problems, Pulsar-class frigate is a slow medium-range fire support ship. After this kind of frigate is decommissioned, it has no value even in joining the escort fleet, so it is all sold on the black market.
However, the reasons for the retirement of Shriken Class and Stilat Class Light Corvette are somewhat different. The reason for the retirement of these two light frigates is that they can no longer find opponents.
In the past, Dawn Territory relied on these two light frigates to supplement its own fighter performance and insufficient firepower, and was mainly used to fight against the Galactic Republic fighter cluster.
But now, with a large number of new fighter jets joining active service, the Dawn Territory fighter fleet has the strength to compete head-on with the Galaxy Republic fighter squadron. Therefore, there is no need for these two light frigates to continue to serve. It is also a light frigate of about 30 meters, but Valkyrie missile frigate is much more lethal to fighter jets.
Dawn Territory's fighter jet is still based on Wraith fighter. However, Wraith fighter has now made radical progress through continuous improvements. Whether it is the avionics system, fire control system, weapon system, energy transmission system, engine system, as well as the shield system and stealth system, they have all been equipped with the most advanced equipment. The combat capabilities are completely the same as those of the original model.
In fact, the current Wraith fighter is also invisible. The detection radar of Galactic Republic still needs to operate at extremely high power to detect it. Although Galactic Republic is also constantly improving his Anti-Stealth methods, the one who takes the initiative is always Wraith fighter.
The latest CF/A-17-Type-G Wraith fighter is indeed no longer as good as the latest V-wing fighter in terms of actual air combat performance compared to the Galactic Republic. However, with the help of the stealth system, the V-wing fighter is also helpless in the battle with the Wraith fighter. If you are not careful, you will lose the opponent's traces and be unilaterally massacred.
In fact, it is precisely for this reason that the Dawn Territory headquarters did not promote the replacement of Wraith fighter.
However, this does not mean that Dawn Territory has stopped developing in the fighter field. After the new Viking fighter joins active service, the firepower of the Dawn Territory fighter formation has directly increased to a higher level. In addition to being slightly less flexible, Viking fighter has far greater speed and firepower than Wraith fighter, and it also has stealth capabilities. To put it more vividly, Wraith fighter is a dog-fighting fighter, while Viking fighter is a long-distance strike fighter.
After being incorporated into active service, although Viking fighter did not participate in many battles, he achieved good results every time.
And now Dawn Territory Army is also thinking about Viking fighter, because the current naval model Viking fighter has removed the deformation function, but Army Lieutenant General Cheng Shitao hopes to order a batch of Viking fighter with deformation function to meet their needs for combat in the atmosphere.
After all, who wouldn't like a piece of equipment that can be used for air combat when it flies, and can transform into a mecha for land combat when it lands?
But in the future, in the field of fighter jets, Halo Weapon Systems Group will also join the competition. They have proposed the F-41 Broadsword fighter plan and prototype, which is currently undergoing military evaluation.
In addition to these two air superiority fighters, Dawn Territory is also equipped with a large number of Vulture droid fighter to supplement its lack of fighter numbers. These fighter jets were purchased through Trade Federation, and they were cheap and large in quantity. Of course, in actual combat, they were shot down in pieces by Galactic Republic fighter jets flown by clone pilots.
As for the new Tri-fighter and Dawn Territory, although they are also purchased, the quantity is not large. The reason is that the headquarters feels that the introduction of Droid Tri-Fighter is not cost-effective. As for Hyena-class Droid Bombers, it is also because the tasks they perform are actually competent for Viking fighter, so Dawn Territory is also introduced in small quantities.
Of course, Vulture droid fighter will also be eliminated. According to the plan of Dawn Territory High Command, what will replace Vulture droid fighter is also a drone.
At present, Salarian Industrial Group has come up with two designs of drones, namely the light drone Acolyte and the medium-sized drone Infiltrator.
Similarly, the ambitious Halo Weapon Systems Group also came up with its own UAV solution - the F-99 Kangaroo.
However, in the field of drones, a new competitor suddenly appeared, and no one expected this opponent - it turned out to be Protoss!
Anyway, I don't know what the current leader of Protoss, Shelak Tribe leader Zerakas, thinks. He also provided Protoss's drone-Swarm Unmanned Interceptor to Dawn Territory High Command!
This unmanned drone Interceptor has good performance both in the air and on the ground, and its body diameter does not exceed two meters. It really lives up to its name, just like a swarm of bees! This kind of drone was originally equipped on the aircraft carrier Protoss. Although the current Protoss is not capable of producing aircraft carriers, there is not much problem in building Interceptor.
However, in the past, Protoss would not take the initiative to hand over its equipment to Dawn Territory, including their transport aircraft and a series of probe robots, Sentry robot, etc., which were all for their own use. Taking the initiative to take out Swarm Interceptor this time is indeed a good thing.
At present, the upgrading of fighter jets, especially drones, is proceeding rapidly, and Vulture droid fighter, which possesses certain intelligence, has begun to be handed over to the security forces on the planet, and these robot fighters have also proven that they perform very well in public security.
And finally, there is another fleet of the Dawn Territory Navy that is low-key but still very important - the escort fleet!
Now when conducting trade and material transportation within Dawn Territory and with other galaxies in the Milky Way, sufficient power is needed to escort. Especially now that many of Dawn Territory's trades have to go through Hutt Space, it's even more confusing there.
Galactic Republic Leaving aside the destruction of the infiltration fleet, the interstellar pirates who can be seen everywhere will be eyeing these transport fleets. They don't care what you do Dawn Territory or what you do Confederacy of Independent Systems. They will just grab a handful and disappear, find a place with a mixed bag of good and bad people to sell the stolen goods, and then live in peace for a while, and then continue after the limelight has passed.
However, it is impossible to waste the resources of front-line battleships when escorting, so the cost-effectiveness of these escort fleets is very important.