1974.Divinity-class battleship (Part 1)
The battleship classification used by Fourth Civilization is relatively simple and rough. Compared with the Anaxes War College classification commonly used by the Galactic Empire, it is sometimes not so accurate, but it is very clear (note it in a small book and take the test later).
For the battleship Fourth Civilization, the classification is as follows:
30 meters and below: fighter;
80 meters and below: frigate;
300 meters and below: destroyer;
1000 meters and below: cruiser;
3000 meters and below: battlecruiser;
8000 meters and below: battleship;
20,000 meters and below: Dreadnought;
Above 20,000 meters: super-dreadnought.
On this basis, they will also be divided into light, heavy, or other different names according to their size, such as electronic warfare frigates and guided missile frigates. This is based on the characteristics of those different warships. For example, if it is a heavy cruiser, then roughly speaking the size is in the second half of the 300 to 1000 meter range.
Spaceships from other technology trees, no matter what they were called before, are now uniformly called by the classification Fourth Civilization.
At the same time, there are also classifications including transport ships, auxiliary ships, aircraft carriers, motherships, engineering ships, command ships, Titans, Colossus, and masters. These are all professional warships and are not directly included in the warship classification. For example, Ragnarov-class, if divided according to size, the length of 14,100 meters should be a dreadnought, but in fact it is called a Titan in the Fourth Civilization Navy preparation.
For example, the definition of Titan warship in Fourth Civilization Navy is that it exists as the flagship of a sector-level fleet, is unique and irreplaceable in the same sector, and exists as the core flagship of the fleet in the entire sector.
In other words, the cost of this kind of warship is too high, and its functionality is very high. Some high-precision equipment and parts cannot be put on the assembly line, so there is no possibility of mass production. Therefore, a sector-level fleet with one is overwhelming.
Taking Ankollon-class Titan warship as an example, the construction period is close to 5 years, which requires a huge amount of resources and industrial production capacity. Even with the current productivity of Duchy of Dawn, it was not until two years ago that the second Ankollon-class Titan warship Taowu was completed and entered into active service. And currently High Command has not approved the construction plan of Number Three Ship, and instead invested resources in Salarian to build Archangel-class Titan Warship.
Therefore, another example is the 9440-meter Ankollon-class Titan warship. If one day Fourth Civilization can mass-produce this kind of battleship, then Ankilon-class will be removed from the name Titan warship and renamed Ankilon-class dreadnought according to the battleship classification.
Of course, in fact, if the technology reaches the level where Ankilon-class can be mass-produced, there is no need to produce warships like Ankilon-class with various auxiliary functions packed in. Instead, we will choose warships that are more professional and have a single function.
So when that day comes, the names Ankilon-class and Titan warship will probably be retained as a souvenir.
By the way, Duchy of Dawn is indeed ready for mass production Ragnarok-class Titan warship, but there is no need for it, so the Navy has not mentioned the idea of renaming Ragnarov-class as a dreadnought. In the Fourth Civilization Military Museum, the only ship Ragnarok-class Titan warship Plague built by Fourth Civilization is still being sung and remembered for its great achievements.
Tang Xiao took a shuttle and entered the Divinity-class battleship, and the battleship reached such an extent that it was almost a steel city!
Along the way, Salarian Chief Engineer, who is also Duchy of Dawn, Chief Engineer Arroyo-Barlow, personally explained the various performances of this warship to Tang Xiao.
"In the design of Divinity-class battleship, although Deflector Shield can be installed, we still have not done so. The main energy supply of this warship is concentrated in the six groups of Flagship-class laser array on both sides. At the same time, in order to strengthen the targeted protection, Oracle-class is equipped with high-level thermal, electromagnetic, and explosive armor, and also uses adaptive Nanotechnology, which can adjust its defense capabilities according to the type of attack," said Arroyo-Barlow.
"I know that the resistant armor in the Amarr Empire technology also consumes electricity. Why not just cancel the armor and use Deflector Shield? At least this can reduce the research and development cycle and match our other warships." Tang Xiao asked.
"This is a problem in the structural design of the battleship. For example, when Deflector Shield is attacked, the energy consumed to neutralize the attack is borne by the reactor of the entire battleship. But if it is resistant to armor, then if If attacked, the affected point will be the affected point. "Arroyo-Barlow projected the elevation profile of Divinity-class battleship on the screen and made gestures on it.
"So during battle, you can avoid repeated attacks on the same place through your own evasion and maneuvering. In this way, the battleship's protective capabilities are greatly enhanced. At the same time, the structural design of Oracle-class is very excellent. Even if one part suffers a devastating blow, it will not be affected. "Arroyo-Barlow is also very proud of its performance. "According to our simulation, Divinity-class battleship is capable of breaking out of the siege and retreating calmly even when faced with a siege by 20 Imperial-class Star Destroyer."
"Well, that's right. According to our intelligence, although Galactic Empire is also strengthening the research and development and construction of other types of auxiliary ships, the main force of their navy is still Imperial-class, which keeps rolling off the production line like dumplings." Tang Xiao nodded.
Arroyo-Barlow showed a contemptuous smile, "The main firepower of Imperial-class lies in 60 double-mounted heavy-duty Turbolaser cannons and 60 heavy-duty ion cannons. The ion cannon, which is mainly used to attack shields, is simply scratching the itch when faced with the Divinity-class battleship equipped with electromagnetic armor. So in Oracle-class In front of E, only half of Imperial-class's firepower can be effective. Based on Galactic Empire Navy's main attack methods, we focused the installation of armor on three aspects: thermal energy, electromagnetism and explosion... I can guarantee that when Oracle-class appears in front of them, Imperial Navy will only cry."
He added, "Of course, using armor as a defensive method is not without its shortcomings. Whether it is Divinity-class battleship or Hell-Angel Class Battlecruiser, they can only be used as simple gunboats. There is no hangar, no carrier-based aircraft, no Marines, and even a few point defense turrets are the minimum. Because for every additional point defense turret, there is one more weakness in the armor."