1805.Endless-class Super Carrier (Part 2)
And the most important thing is, Endless-class Super Carrier, just like its name, this is an aircraft carrier, not a warship mainly used for anti-ship combat!
And the positioning of Endless-class Super Carrier is actually very similar to that of the Galactic Empire Pursuer-class aircraft carrier. They are both called aircraft carriers, but they actually carry a large number of army units and can carry out combined operations in various environments.
Mal-Tuk also talked about the carrying capacity of Endless Class at this time, "The most important thing about Endless-class Super Carrier is that it can carry a huge army. Including 8,900 Marines fighters, and equip them with 560 Warthog off-road vehicle and 80 Scorpion tank, and 10 Mammoth Armored Personnel Carrier. There are also 100 all-terrain vehicles and 40 Wolverine anti-aircraft vehicle. The formation of this Marines is at the division level. If it is directly airborne, the capital of an ordinary planet cannot resist the attack of this force."
"And the warship can also carry 8 Tyran Heavy Industries's Hercules Dropship, 150 Wraith fighter, 150 Pelican transport, 6 0 Viking fighter, in addition, there are 124 multi-person airborne pods and 329 single-person airborne pods that can directly carry out Orbital Drop operations. Similarly, if it is used as a fleet flagship. If you want to join the war, you can change Pelican transport to Wraith fighter, then you can get 300 Wraith fighter aircraft, which can carry out absolute air suppression. Finally, we also equipped Endless Class with 500 Vulture droid fighter or Acolyte Type I attack drone cabins, which can also assist fighter operations."
When Mar-Tuk introduced it, it could be seen that he himself was very excited. After all, if nothing else, the Company One string of numbers alone is an almost unstoppable force. "Finally, there is a space port among the battleships. There are 10 berths in it, which can directly dock 10 battleships with a length of no more than 600 meters!"
Hearing this, even Tang Xiao was slightly moved. He turned around and asked, "600 meters long? According to our classification system, isn't this already a cruiser level?"
He knew that Endless-class Super Carrier could carry frigates, but he had not looked at the data of Endless Class carefully before. Unexpectedly, the UNSC ship classification was completely different from that of Duchy of Dawn. Warships with a length of 600 meters were counted as frigates.
"Of course there are still certain restrictions. For example, the battleship must be in a long shape." Mal-Tuk said, "Originally, we planned to adjust the structure of the space port, but then Doctor Halsey's suggestion was to match it based on the original design content. So we have started The research and development work of the supporting Stalwart-class frigate and Twin-Blade-class frigate, well, according to our current battleship classification, the 575-meter-long Resolute class should be Heavy Cruiser, and the 372-meter-long double-edged class should be Light Cruiser."
(PS: Strictly speaking, this is a drawback of me classifying battleships by length. After all, length alone is definitely not enough to define the level of a battleship. But as mentioned before, I use length to define it, mainly to facilitate everyone's reading and understanding. So everyone can be aware of some inconsistencies in this regard.)
"So what happens before the Steadfast and Twin Blades are developed? Are these spaceports empty?" Tang Xiao asked.
Mar-Tooke quickly said, "No, no, no, we still have an alternative. In this space port, we plan to park 20 Garda Flak Frigate and 10 Purifier-class electronic warfare frigates. Although the shapes are somewhat mismatched, these are small warships with a length of about 100 meters after all, and they can still be loaded in."
Tang Xiao nodded.
"Then, considering the issue of long-term operations in deep space, we also equipped Endless Class with a well-equipped barracks area, training ground, living area, and cinema. We also opened two bars in it, one of which is for officers, and the other larger bar is for soldiers and technicians. At the same time, "There is also a dome structure on the top of the warship, and there is an ecological square with a radius of about 150 meters, where soldiers who have been fighting abroad for a long time can relax," Mal-Tuke said, "The entire warship has a total of 17,000 members including 8,900 Fourth Civilization Marines, and the degree of automation is very high."
Tang Xiao smiled because he thought of an example of failure - Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser before Galactic Republic. Before modernization, the 600-meter-long Heavy Cruiser actually required 12,000 crew members. Comparing the two, you can see how intelligent and automated Endless-class Super Carrier is.
"In terms of defense, although the main armor belt of Endless-class Super Carrier is 4.9 meters thick Tritanium armor. However, the main armor belt does not cover the entire ship. There are weaknesses in Hangar Platform, weapon systems and spaceports. Oh, when Of course, the dome structure is also a very weak area. But Doctor Halsey, that ecological square is very important - although for me, I still have objections." Mar-Tuke adjusted his goggles and gave Doctor Halsey a black mark.
Tang Xiao said calmly, "Endless-class Super Carrier, its main positioning is not just for fleet operations. If I just wanted a warship for fleet operations, I would not choose Endless Class. You should understand this."
"Yes..." Mal-Tuk quickly nodded in agreement, "In short, Endless-class Super Carrier is indeed very powerful and can perform almost any combat mission. However, the huge internal space requirements cause the space inside the warship to be very tight. For example, the number of explosion-proof compartments is very small. Under such circumstances, it is best for Endless-class Super Carrier to fight with Deflector Shield. Once the shield is penetrated, the warship will be easily damaged."
That is to say, this is a shield-resistant ship, Tang Xiao knows it clearly. In fact, if you compare it with shield-armor composite battleships such as Imperial-class Star Destroyer and Victory-class Star Destroyer, or armor-resistant battleships such as Hell-Angel Class Battlecruiser, you can find obvious differences——
That's space utilization.
Endless-class Super Carrier is essentially the same as Hunter Class Battlecruiser, both are thin-skinned and big-filled. Although they all have thick armor, they are all single-layer structures, so once the shield is penetrated, they will be severely damaged immediately due to the lack of explosion-proof compartments.
But correspondingly, once the data of this kind of battleship is listed, you will find that there are a lot of them, as if the space inside is infinite, and countless things can be stuffed in. In fact, these spaces are obtained at the expense of armor strength and structural strength.
On the contrary, when you look at the configuration of battleships like Hell Angel-class, Imperial-class, and Victory-class, you will wonder why there are so few things! But in fact, when the two sides fight, you will find that the one who laughs last is the one with less pretentiousness.
That's the difference.