458. Conflicts intensify
Sova-class Carrier (Sova-class Carrier), this will be Fourth Civilization's first regular aircraft carrier, not a modified aircraft carrier like Gray Horse-class, Escort Carrier, or Homeworld-class.
This aircraft carrier is 1,300 meters long, can carry 400 Wraith fighter, or more than 1,400 Vulture droid fighter, and is equipped with the advanced Flight Control System, which can coordinate and command swarm operations of hundreds of fighter jets.
Moreover, this kind of aircraft carrier is also equipped with powerful firepower to prepare for emergencies. Two heavy-duty Turbolaser cannons are installed in the front of the aircraft carrier, and 8 sets of dual-mounted medium-sized Turbolaser cannons for general use against ships and fighters are installed on both sides.
At the same time, Sova-class Carrier also has 8 heavy-duty unmanned missile platforms hoisted outside. During combat, these 8 unmanned missile platforms can be released around the aircraft carrier to form a three-dimensional air defense firepower network, which can fatally strike any enemy aircraft that want to make a surprise attack while the squadron is taking off and landing.
As a professional aircraft carrier, Sova-class Carrier has 4 huge take-off and landing platforms on the top. Each take-off and landing platform has 5 electromagnetic acceleration rails, which can eject and take off 20 fighters at a time, and the initial acceleration of these fighters reaches 10G.
If the battle situation is urgent, the side cargo platform can also be opened to allow the fighter jets to take off in a suspended position with anti-gravity engines and swarm out from the side.
As mentioned before, the Givin and Semirians in the Cooperative Alliance are not very interested in this kind of aircraft carrier, so after the Givin completed the research and development work, this kind of aircraft carrier was basically handed over to Dawn Star Planet to build.
In order to cooperate with aircraft carrier operations, Fourth Civilization Research Department has previously developed two auxiliary ships to cooperate-Hoshiko Robotics Cruiser and Sky Blue-class command ship.
Hoshiko Robotics Cruiser (Hoshiko Robotics Cruiser) is a disc-shaped spacecraft with a diameter of 260 meters, filled with maintenance drones, and equipped with 20 SCVs equipped with jet engines, which can provide maintenance support for surrounding warships.
Sky Blue-class command ship (Cielo Command Cruiser) is a cruiser class, 400 meters long, with a crew of 700. It is equipped with the most advanced tactics and target analysis AI system (T. A. T. A). As the name suggests, this spacecraft is responsible for tactical command at the squadron level, and ensures that it can get closer to the front line, reduce interference, and issue instructions in the complex electromagnetic environment on the battlefield.
As these new warships gradually enter active service, Fourth Civilization Navy also begins a new round of replacement. A large number of old spacecraft have been eliminated.
The spacecraft including Hammer-class light frigate, Pulsar-class light frigate, and Revenge-class light destroyer have all been withdrawn from active service, either sold or used to form escort fleets.
And in order to cope with the increasing demand for personnel, Fourth Civilization Navy has continued to expand, and now the total number has reached 400,000. Even so, they still need to equip a large number of B-1 combat robots to meet the demand.
And in this replacement and expansion, ultraviolet laser weapons have also been eliminated, and the warships and fighter planes of the front-line fleet will be fully replaced with X-ray weapons.
The X-ray weapon is also a type of Energy Weapons. It is a microwave weapon, and the energy beam it emits is basically invisible to the naked eye. However, because the powerful energy causes space distortion within the range, it will appear intermittent green under the light of stars.
The power of this weapon has completely surpassed that of ultraviolet laser weapons. Normal use of electromagnetic energy can no longer produce such powerful rays, and a special radio frequency crystal must be used.
RF crystals can be made from high-purity crystals, so Fourth Civilization began to import crystals in large quantities and use them as strategic reserve materials.
As one of the largest crystal producing areas in the galaxy, Christophsis also fell into the sight of Fourth Civilization. Tang Xiao visited this planet several times and signed a series of trade contracts with them.
In June of 29BBY, Count Dooku visited Dawn Star Planet again. After talking with Tang Xiao, he expressed his intention to reach an economic and diplomatic consensus on the planet of Outer Rim Territories and form a preliminary alliance. He said that there are now more than 500 Outer Rim Territories planets willing to join this alliance and fight for freedom.
After several years of continuous activities, Count Dooku's influence has indeed continued to increase. Because Speaker Palpatine is now basically focusing on how to improve his own political status, and many of the bills he passed were proposed by Mas-Amedda or other political groups based on their own interests.
In many cases, these bills actually harm the interests of the Mid Rim and Outer Rim Territories planets, and constantly consolidate the interests of the noble gentlemen of Inner Rim and Core Worlds. In addition, Galactic Republic continues to promote Free Trade Zone taxation. Although Palpatine has always said that this bill was passed by the former speaker Phineas-Valorum and has nothing to do with him, he has no intention of canceling the bill.
This approach makes Galactic Republic more and more polarized, and also provides a breeding ground for Count Dooku's Separatist Movement.
However, this time, Tang Xiao still declined Count Dooku's solicitation. He still went his own way, forming a small group for himself, and then gradually expanded it.
However, Tang Xiao agreed to the proposal put forward by Count Dooku later on to strengthen ties with corporate giants across the galaxy.
He knows that this is Count Dooku paving the way for the future Separatists forces, that is, the political and economic system of Confederacy of Independent Systems.
Confederacy of Independent Systems is a company composed of five major corporate giants - Trade Federation, Corporate Alliance, InterGalactic Banking Clan, Technological Alliance, Led by Merchant Guilds, a large number of Outer Rim and Mid Rim backward planets provide them with resources and allow them to control their own economic and industrial lifelines, becoming a deformed political system that becomes part of the war machine.
But only in this way will those corporate giants agree to help Count Dooku and Galactic Republic fight a face-to-face war.
For Count Dooku, it doesn't matter what these corporate giants are like. Anyway, sooner or later they will be eaten as food when New Order was established.
And for Tang Xiao, it doesn't matter. Because now among these corporate giants, there is another one to add, Fourth Group. Why not do something about controlling yourself and handing over your left hand to your right hand.
Shortly after Count Dooku left Dawn Star Planet, another earthquake occurred in the galaxy's political arena! As many as 500 planets have officially announced that they refuse to recognize Galactic Republic's taxation proposal and refuse to pay taxes.,
A day later, Dawn Star Planet, Semirres Planet, Yage-Dur and other dozens of planets with good relations also announced their refusal to recognize the tax bill. They declared that they would no longer pay taxes until Galactic Republic could solve the problem of pirates raging everywhere.
Galactic Republic also reacted. Speakers Sheev-Palpatine held a press conference and gave a public speech, scolding Count Dooku for splitting the country, and stated that they would impose sanctions on these planets that refuse to pay taxes.
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[Easter egg chapter attached picture 1: Sova-class Carrier, from "Sins of a Solar Empire".]