2734. Rebellion in the Imperial Capital (3)
Demetrius Zarin wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly explained, "Your Majesty, The Galaxy Gun is not yet capable of actual combat. We have already conquered the key technology, and we can only build a missile. This is an idea proposed by Umak Leth, a genius scientist in our team."
Palpatine obviously does not expect that this super weapon, which he has only heard the name of so far, can actually be launched. He waved his hand and said, "If it is a weapon that can directly attack Separatists, then it will naturally get enough investment. Marshal Zarin, I believe you will not let me down."
Zaarin took half a step back, waved to the team on the side and said, "Doctor Leth, it's your turn."
A fat scientist with a mustache quickly stood up and said eagerly, "Your Majesty... Dear Your Majesty, in order to create this kind of cross-system strike weapon, two problems must be solved. The first is how to reach the target, and the second is how to destroy the target. Dawn Star Planet's Novalith Cannon actually only solved the first problem, but although the cannonballs they fired were very cheap, they were not enough to destroy a planet. So our idea is to go in the opposite direction. We need to create a cannonball that can fly in hyperspace and destroy planets. This is...Particle Disintegration Bomb."
He seemed very excited when facing His Majesty the Emperor. When he spoke, the fat all over his body was trembling, and he spoke incessantly, "After Particle Disintegration Bomb contacts the target and detonates, the negatively charged particles in it will continue to have a chain reaction with all the surrounding materials. Yes, this chain reaction will destroy all materials." Crush it into the most basic molecular form! Depending on the number of negatively charged particles on Particle Disintegration Bomb, as long as it reaches the threshold, the material of a planet will continue to be cracked. When the basic form cannot be maintained, large-scale gravitational collapse will occur, destroying the planet. This process can take anywhere from 10 hours to seven days."
Palpatine was obviously very satisfied. He nodded and said, "Very good! I can already look forward to the scene of people on Dawn Star Planet wailing under this Particle Disintegration Bomb. So, how will this thing be launched to Dawn Star Planet?"
"Hyperspace jump, Your Majesty. We have installed a powerful hyperspace engine on the missile launched by Star Killer. Using the hyperspace channel, we can reach the target planet within ten days, and then start the Sublight engine to launch an attack." Wu Mark-Leis said quickly.
Palpatine's face suddenly darkened, and he slowly asked, "So, this thing is an unmanned spacecraft. So, can it be intercepted?"
"Uh... Yes, Your Majesty. So, we installed heavy armor, high-strength Deflector Shield, and 20 close-in defense laser cannons on this missile..." U Mark-Lais, who noticed that His Majesty the Emperor's tone was wrong, kept wiping cold sweat from his forehead.
He had to admit that compared to the genius idea of the particle disintegration cannon, the design of turning this missile into an unmanned spacecraft was completely a stupid way to treat a headache and a pain, and could not solve the substantive problem at all.
Just imagine, no matter how well-armed an unmanned spacecraft carrying Particle Disintegration Bomb is, it will be difficult to penetrate the interstellar defense lines deployed by Dawn Star Planet. After all, the opponent has the most advanced hyperspace detection array and automatic interception system. Any flying object entering its star field will be locked within three seconds, and the ten-day voyage means that the enemy has sufficient time to deploy a counterattack.
Not to mention the Interdictor scattered all over the border hyperspace channels, which are all obstacles that prevent it from reaching its target.
Coupled with the obvious high cost, this makes Star Killer an expensive toy that cannot attack planets with high value and high defense, and planets with low value and low defense are not worth selling.
Compared with Kingdom of Dawn, which has bombed several planets in Imperial frontier in the past year, making Novalith Cannon very annoying, Star Killer is far less practical.
Palpatine raised his hand and blew the piece of fat away several meters away and smashed it into a mountain of meat. Then he turned to Demetrius-Zaarin and said, "As long as you find the most suitable way to shoot this missile at Dawn Star Planet, you will get the highest reward."
His tone couldn't express disappointment. If he hadn't admitted that the design of the particle disintegration cannon was indeed good, Wu Mark-Doctor Leth would have been a corpse.
Demetrius-Marshal Zarin also seemed a little nervous, and he quickly said, "Your Majesty, compared to the technology of particle disintegration cannon, how to deliver missiles is actually just a small problem, and we will definitely solve it. Then Eclipse-class Super Star Destroyer, we have rebuilt the basic framework of the battleship, and in With the help of Wilhuff-Governor Tarkin, the weapon system has been further improved. At present, Eclipse-class Super Star Destroyer has been determined to be able to carry the scaled-down Death Star weapon. After completion of charging, it will also have the firepower to destroy a planet. At present, the prototype ship is ready to be completed."
Palpatine nodded and said, "Very good. What I need is a Super Star Destroyer that can ensure victory over Kingdom of Dawn Titan warship. You'd better not let me down."
"Your Majesty, please allow me to take you to the test site. We have also prepared an asteroid as a target. However, for safety reasons, I suggest not to board the prototype ship and watch it from this battleship." Demetrius-Zaarin asked for instructions very respectfully.
"Hehehe... okay." Palpatine agreed to his request.
"It's time to go." Demetrius-Zaarin said to the operator sitting in front of the console in his unique kind tone.
Majestic Star Destroyer started to start the Sublight engine and flew towards the depths of the experimental no-fly zone. At this moment, the people who had followed Palpatine The two Star Destroyer also wanted to follow, but their captains immediately received clear instructions from Demetrius-Marshal Zarin - to stay put and not to enter the no-fly zone without authorization.
Not only that, all types of warships on alert around them also turned their guns and locked onto the two Star Destroyer.
As a last resort, the two Star Destroyer had to shut down their engines and hover quietly in place.
Majestic is slowly approaching the scheduled observation position. About three thousand kilometers directly ahead, the brass-colored Eclipse-class Super Star Destroyer is dormant in the dark void like a giant beast.
Looking at this huge battleship, Palpatine's eyes flashed with fanaticism.
At the same time, Hangar Platform in Majestic, Jing Fang dressed as a ground crew member, walked towards the Lambda-class shuttlecraft on which Palpatine was riding.