2530, the Eye of Palpatine
Seeing this meteorite, Gideon-Tarkin showed was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted, "This is... a meteorite? No, there are buildings in front of it. Is it a spaceship?"
"Yes, this is a dreadnought - the Eye of Palpatine (The Eye of Palpatine." Wilhuff-Tarkin said, "After I was framed by the bastard Orson-Krennic, I was temporarily transferred to the dreadnought project by His Majesty the Emperor. At that time, it was almost completed."
"Can it fight Destruction battleship?" Gideon-Tarkin asked.
"First of all, you have to understand that the shape of this thing is irregular. The overall length is similar to that of Executor-class Super Star Destroyer, about 19,000 meters, but its volume is four times that of the latter. The Eye of Palpatine uses the same type of engine as Executor-class Super Star Destroyer, but three sets are installed. Among them, the Eye of Palpatine Group One provides power, Group One specifically supplies power to Deflector Shield, and finally Group One serves this thing. "Wilhuff-Tarkin pointed to a position on the holographic projection.
Gideon-Tarkin looked at this so-called dreadnought. It indeed looked like a potato-shaped meteorite. If the length was about 19,000 meters, then the height would be around 11,000 meters. The gray-black surface is dotted with craters. If there wasn't a building structure at the front, no one would believe that this thing was a battleship.
And it seems that this battleship is indeed not very powerful.
The place Wilhuff-Tarkin pointed to was a dish-shaped structure in the center of the front-end building structure of the battleship. It's just that this dish is not smooth. There are eight groups of laser transmitters around it, and a slender aiming device in the center. This shape makes it look more like a flower.
"Is this its main gun?" Gideon-Tarkin asked.
"That's right. It's not too fancy, it's just a powerful laser transmitter. Moreover, through the guidance of the central aiming device, the lasers emitted by the eight groups of laser transmitters can be focused to form a more powerful super laser beam." Wilhuff-Tarkin said, "Perhaps the power of a single shot is not as powerful as Destruction battleship's Star-destroying cannon, but this thing can continue to irradiate. That is to say, if it enters the range, the opponent will be locked by the super laser and irradiated until it dies."
Gideon-Tarkin nodded seriously and asked, "Then are there any other characteristics?"
"The Eye of Palpatine is built on a huge meteorite, but this is not an ordinary meteorite. The material of this meteorite is very special. To put it simply, its shell is completely insulated. It has a very good effect against EMP cannon, well... let's say basic immunity." Wilhuff-Tarkin continued, "And, under the shell, there is 23 meters of armor. Even if the Shield-piercing missile of Separatists can penetrate the shield, it cannot penetrate the armor layer."
Wilhuff-Tarkin opened the cross-sectional view of the Eye of Palpatine and said, "As you can see, the internal space of this dreadnought ship has actually been occupied by three sets of Executor-class Super Star Destroyer engines, and there is no space for operators to live. Therefore, this dreadnought ship is completely unmanned."
"Robot?"
Wilhuff shook his head, "No, not even a robot. The one who controls the entire dreadnought is intelligent AI. We call this AI 'The Will' (the Will). This AI has a high degree of autonomy and can judge the battlefield situation on its own and then make the best decision in an instant. The most important thing is that it is ruthless enough and nothing can stop it from achieving its goals."
"You should know, Your Excellency the Governor. Such a highly autonomous AI is extremely dangerous and may rebel at any time. Such things were banned as early as the Galactic Republic period." Gideon-Tarkin said with a frown.
"So what do you think Kingdom of Dawn and Geth are colluding with each other? Isn't the destruction caused by Geth in Northern Territory tragic enough?? Kingdom of Dawn can build such a dangerous intelligent machine as Geth, why can't we?" Wilhuff-Tarkin asked.
Gideon-Tarkin nodded, "I understand."
"Now that you understand, let's prepare and set off. The Eye of Palpatine and the fleet to reinforce Eastern Territory will be ready in five days - this is your transfer order." Wilhuff-Tarkin entered the Group One authorization code into a password pen, then walked over and pinned the password pen to Gideon's chest.
"So, what about Governor Seben?" Gideon asked.
"He will still be Twelfth Army Governor for the time being. But after you eliminate Grievous, he will no longer be. Twelfth Army Governor will be you, my brother." Wilhuff-Tarkin said, "In addition, I hope you will bring my son with you on this expedition."
"Garoche-Tarkin (Garoche Tarkin)? Has he graduated from the military academy?" Gideon said with a clear expression, "I haven't seen this kid in more than five years."
"Graduated in the first half of last year." Wilhuff nodded, "I was a little too impatient at the time, so I appointed him Admiral of the Navy directly."
Gideon frowned, "I know what you are talking about. I have also heard that many generals in the military have strong opinions and have even made riots, but the news has been blocked, and even I don't know the details. Wait a minute... that person turned out to be Garrosh?"
Wilhuff-Tarkin sighed, "Yes, this is a mistake of mine. But the appointment cannot be withdrawn. If it is withdrawn, it will appear that this appointment is illegal. Therefore, the best way is to let him follow you as Fleet Commander, then sink Destruction battleship and kill General Grievous. In this way..."
"He is a veritable Imperial Admiral." Gideon-Tarkin understood.
"You have enough power this time. Go and eliminate General Grievous, and then control Twelfth Army for us Tarkin family!" Wilhuff-Tarkin said.
Gideon-Tarkin nodded heavily, then gave another military salute and said loudly, "Yes!"
He understood that as Eriadu was captured by Kingdom of Dawn, the foundation of Tarkin family was gone, and now it was all supported by Wilhuff-Tarkin alone. If things go on like this, the family will inevitably decline... Therefore, the best way is to cultivate as many family talents as possible, spread the branches and control more fields and more power.
Tarkin family, needs a new foundation.
Fourth Army is involved in the interests of Core Worlds, and Tarkin family is far from enough to compete with those wealthy nobles. Therefore, Twelfth Army is the best choice!