2087.Ling Liang Report (2)
[Paladin-class battlecruiser (Paladin-class), I have to admit that the engineers of Salarian are really excellent. Originally, I thought that Calamity-class battlecruiser's design would be difficult to break through, but Engineering Department's Arroyo-Barlow will always show his amazing talent.]
[Paladin-class, this is a new battlecruiser newly listed in the Duchy of Dawn Navy series. It is an upgraded version of Calamity-class battlecruiser. The basic appearance of Paladin-class battlecruiser is almost identical to that of Calamity-class battlecruiser, and the length is also 1550 meters. But Salarian assured me that the energy supply structure inside the battleship has been almost completely redesigned, and the most cutting-edge anti-matter engine has been adopted.]
[In fact, when I first participated in the maiden flight ceremony of Paladin-class, I was originally not interested in those fancy performances, but they told me the most basic data, which can intuitively show the excellence of Paladin-class battlecruiser - its energy supply power is 2.15 times that of Calamity-class battlecruiser.]
[And as the best carrier for Particle Beam Lance, the internal energy supply structure of Paladin-class battlecruiser is almost entirely designed for this large Energy Weapons. This made me a little confused at the time. I asked Arroyo-Barlow, isn't the energy structure of Calamity-class specially designed? He told me that the design of Calamity-class still made a lot of compromises.]
[Okay, so now, the Paladin-class battlecruiser equipped with Particle Beam Lance, the single-shot power of Particle Beam Lance is far better than that of Calamity-class.]
[But what I am most concerned about is the actual combat effect. After all, Particle Beam Lance, who used to be Calamity-class battlecruiser, was already somewhat powerless when facing Knight-class Star Destroyer/Imperial-class Star Destroyer. But this time, according to experimental data, Particle Beam Lance launched by Paladin-class battlecruiser will cause a devastating blow to Imperial-class Star Destroyer.]
[Also, Arroyo-Barlow also told me that Particle Beam Lance launched by Paladin-class battlecruiser can deflect for up to 1.5 seconds. This is an excellent result, as it means that a 1.5-second correction of the angle of incidence can be made during the irradiation process. This also means a higher hit rate, and of course, for these 1.5 seconds, the Paladin-class battlecruiser is more than twice as powerful.]
What makes Paladin-class battlecruiser more in line with my plan is that because there are almost no major changes in appearance, if the retired Calamity-class battlecruiser is modified and upgraded, the reuse rate of its parts will reach more than 60%.
It takes 12 months of work to build a new Paladin-class battlecruiser (again, the Star Wars calendar has 10 months in a year and 35 days in one month), while it only takes 6 months to convert a Calamity-class battlecruiser into a Paladin-class battlecruiser. Five years will be enough to comprehensively upgrade the 170 Calamity-class battlecruiser currently in service, and build about 200 Paladin-class at the same time.
Originally Vaxian Core Industrial Zone did not have the ability to produce Paladin-class battlecruiser, but if Dawn Star Planet Core Industrial Zone can share part of the manufacturing of high-precision parts, then Vaxian Core Industrial Zone can complete the entire Paladin-class construction plan.
[Rendili Planet Industrial Zone, this is the only industrial zone in within the Duchy of Dawn that is being downgraded. There is nothing we can do about it. Even though the Star Gate has been built now, Rendili Planet is still the most dangerous place. This danger is not only due to the more than 800 Star Destroyer that Galactic Empire has gathered around Rendili system, but also because of the current population of 400 billion on the planet.]
Rendili StarDrive's loose organization makes it relatively easy for Rendili Planet's interstellar shipyard to relocate, but even if it is being relocated, Rendili Planet Industrial Zone is still within the Duchy of Dawn's largest industrial zone at present.
The peak Rendili Planet has more than 3,600 interstellar docks, and currently there are only 1,500 left, but this is far from all of Rendili Planet.
On a planet with a maximum population of 600 billion, more than 3,000 layers have been developed. Among them are extremely large-scale industrial zones. It can be said that at least a quarter of Rendili Planet is a huge factory.
Regarding these, I can only say that they are worthy of the heritage of more than 20,000 years, Rendili StarDrive. If you don't have an in-depth understanding, you will never know how many things they have. I even suspect that even Adele-Ulan himself does not have a thorough understanding.
Bangjila-Ulan ostensibly stepped back and left the property to his granddaughter Adele-Ulan, but I always think that he still holds some more powerful power in his hands. If this is true, maybe I need to talk to Solomon Lane, although I don't really like anyone at the Intelligence Department.
The problems Rendili Planet Industrial Zone faces are, on the one hand, the input of raw materials, and on the other hand, the aging of the equipment.
It is not an easy task to fill Rendili Planet's countless factories and interstellar shipyards with raw materials. Even building a stargate in the shadow of a planetary satellite is very risky, because it is very likely that Galactic Empire will know the secret of the stargate. There is no doubt that once Galactic Empire knows the true function of the Star Gate, the war will immediately break out. I have to make sure this doesn't happen.
Therefore, at least half of the factories on Rendili Planet are still in a state of shutdown and storage. However, to ensure the progress of Operation Zero, these factories cannot remain idle. I have sent a plan to the National Security Department Minister Peggy Carter, hoping that she can find a way to transport Vaxian Core Industrial Zone's raw materials to Rendili Planet without being discovered by the Galactic Empire's Imperial Security Bureau.
[But she didn't look very good at the time. She probably thought I was looking for trouble.]
As for the production plans for the Rendili Planet Industrial Zone, I have advised them not to continue building the Victory II-class Star Destroyer. This blueprint of Star Destroyer had already been submitted to Republic Ship Construction Review Committee for review when it was still Galactic Republic. It is already public data. Now Galactic Empire has equipped at least 1,000 Victory II-class ships.
In addition, after the upgrade of old warships such as Kohl-class Battlecruiser is completed, the performance of Victory II-class can no longer meet the requirements of our military.
Therefore, after discussion, I asked Rendili Planet to be mainly responsible for the construction of small and medium-sized warships. Steadfast-class Cruiser, Twinblade-class EW light cruiser, and the latest models Fanatic-class Assault Cruiser and Ognor-class Logistics and Repair Ship.
I can tell that Adele-Ulan is not happy about this decision. She may think that not building a battleship means that she does not recognize Rendili StarDrive's strength and feels that she is being squeezed out.
I advised her not to think so, because as a woman, she had already reached the pinnacle of Duchy of Dawn. But she just told me that I didn't understand her position in Grand Duke Tang Xiao's mind.
I don't want to speculate on these things. I just told her to complete the construction of at least 60,000 small and medium-sized warships within five years. I don't think other industrial zones can do this.