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Even at the battleship level (8 to 12 kilometers in length), various battleships of the Imperial Navy still have different focuses, and there are very few battleships that can cover everything.

The Emperor-class battleship is a fusion of a command ship and an aircraft carrier. This is one of the oldest designs ever used by the Imperial Navy.

The Imperial-class battleship's hangar can accommodate eight squadrons of carrier-based aircraft. Space fighters like Fury-class interceptors or Starhawk-class bombers can loiter far away from the ship and engage enemy ships. Ships at war.

During the 41K period, if the human empire had not dismantled a group of space hulks, found the "Divinity" that was integrated into the space hulk, and relied on the "Divinity" to reproduce this kind of battleship, otherwise, the Emperor-class battleship would An ancient ship type may be about to disappear from the equipment sequence of the Imperial Navy.

If he was greeted by an Emperor-class battleship, Fu Qinghai would be able to wake up from his dreams at night with a smile.

Navy enthusiasts are roughly divided into the BB Party and the Aircraft Carrier Party. Although most of the warships in the Human Empire belong to the BB Party, Fu Qinghai personally prefers the Aircraft Carrier Party. For no other reason than the American aircraft carrier fleet won World War II. .

However, in the space naval battles of various sci-fi IPs, there is no strict distinction between heavy artillery bombardment or fighter planes flying together. It depends on the setting. After all, warships in the real world do not have various shield technologies.

Warhammer 40K prefers heavy artillery bombardment, while Star Wars prefers fighter planes to fly together, because the former is produced by a British company, and the latter is produced by an American company. Each reflects the fond memories of the most powerful state of its own navy in history.

The same position as the Emperor-class battleship is the Nemesis-class aircraft carrier, a battleship born during the Gothic War. It is essentially based on the Emperor-class battleship, removing some light spears and macro cannons, and expanding the capacity of the ship. Jignaku.

Apart from these two aircraft carrier-type battleships, the rest are all heavy-gun battleships, such as the Retribution-class battleship, which emphasizes macro cannons and torpedoes, and the Apocalypse-class battleship, which emphasizes light spears and is equipped with nova cannons.

There is also the "Taiwan Bali" type Opal Dragon-class battleship, which has every function and every feature is not outstanding.

Oh, and there is also a very strange battleship - the Invincible-class high-speed battleship. Its design concept is to improve the internal pipelines, strengthen the engine output, and sacrifice some firepower, so that the battleship can have the speed of a light cruiser.

A very strange design concept. Except for the White Scars, probably no legion will like this kind of battleship.

Although Fu Qinghai is an aircraft carrier party, he knows very well that the Shenji Brotherhood will be in a state for a long time to come: only battleships and no fleets. Aircraft carriers generally require battleship formations to escort them, so Fu Qinghai certainly likes aircraft carriers, but from a practical point of view, a heavy-gun battleship is more suitable for the current situation of the Shenji Brotherhood.

As the Lima gradually approached the giant rings of Saturn, Fu Qinghai couldn't help but feel a little worried about gains and losses.

"Welcome, White Scar Qingshan Khan."

As soon as Fu Qinghai led his men out of the airport connection channel, a technical priest wearing a red robe came up to them.

"Hello."

Fu Qinghai nodded.

The other party saw the gear skull on Fu Qinghai's shoulder armor, and the smile under the hood became more enthusiastic and said:

"The God of All Machines bless you and me. Please follow me. Your battleship has been waiting at the space dock for a long time."

As several people walked towards the depths of the shipyard, the noise of forging and the scalding heat wave violently hit everyone, arcs jumped and shone, and ion sparks sputtered. Fu Qinghai and others followed the technical priest through the giant forging workshop and through the surroundings. Those earth-shaking hammers, crucibles and furnaces arrived in front of a huge battleship.

Everyone present looked up.

"Emperor-class battleship."

Fu Qinghai murmured to himself and slowly opened his eyes.

The heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and both hearts were beating loudly.

"That's right, my lord."

The technical priest raised his head and chanted intoxicatedly:

"Great God of All Planes, we implore you to cast your merciful eyes on this battleship. Let your burning power boil in its engines. Let your immortal guardianship lean on its shield generators and armored bulkheads. .Let your mighty fury spew destruction and vengeance through the great mysteries of lasers, plasma, and torpedoes. Breathe your soul into this sturdy armored shell and breathe life into its energy lines and conduits."

Some areas of the battleship have not yet been completely completed. Spider-web-like scaffolding supports certain areas of the battleship. From a distance, there are dense servitors and mortal ants attached to them, constantly constructing in the low-gravity space environment. With.

Qiao Shida took off his helmet, reached out and touched his bald head, and said in disbelief:

"Oh my God! Your Majesty, we are about to have an Emperor-class battleship..."

Eugene Eleanor, a naval officer in his early thirties, had tears in his eyes and said with choked sobs:

"Khan, please let me board this battleship as adjutant, gunnery lieutenant, ship's doctor, sailor... even if you let me clean the toilets in the lower deck."

The Emperor-class battleship is not a pure aircraft carrier. It has a traditional macrogun array and a lance array, as well as multiple sets of torpedo launchers, a bit like early Soviet aircraft carriers.

Compared to his two subordinates who were very rude, Fu Qinghai was relatively calm on the surface. He carefully examined the huge stern ship that lay in front of him like a mountain, and asked:

"I have the impression that the Empire does not have the latest shipbuilding plan. Where did this Emperor-class battleship come from?"

It takes ten years for the Imperial Navy to launch a standard Lunar-class cruiser. Now that the Human Empire has just recovered from the disaster of the Horus Heresy, it has not launched a new expedition plan for the time being. It is not yet time to launch dumplings. when.

"This is an Emperor-class battleship that was sunk in the Battle of the Golden Apostle. It was salvaged and repaired by us and rejoined the fleet of the Astartes Chapter."

The Tech-Priest explained.

The Battle of the 'Golden Apostles'... Fu Qinghai thought about it carefully. It was a battle during the Great Crusade. It was a conquest battle led by the Thousand Sons Legion. There was no participation from the forces of Chaos, so there was no need to worry about the warships being corrupted by the forces of Chaos.

It's just that it's a bit old.

However, the warships of the Human Empire are quite commendable in terms of durability. The Shenquan has been wrapped in a space hulk for ten thousand years, and it can still be used after being dismantled and repaired.

As if he could see what Fu Qinghai was thinking, the technical priest spread out his eight mechanical tentacles and said:

"Please rest assured, sir, we have used highly toxic chemicals to clean all the lower decks and internal pipelines, and all cabins have been replaced with the latest components. There is no difference between this warship and a brand-new warship. No, it is better than a brand-new one." The battleship has received more baptism and blessing from the Great Expedition."

He's very good at talking, this oil guy.

He is a rare eloquent person among technical priests. No wonder he was sent by the Saturn Shipbuilding Group to receive him.

There are mostly straight men in science and engineering in the Forge World, but they are not idiots without emotional intelligence, especially when it comes to business negotiations such as arms sales. If the Rogue Trader fleet orders a ship, Mars will also send anthropomorphically transformed cyborg beauties to receive them. .

It's just that the Space Marines are famously frigid, there is no need for that, just business matters.

Fu Qinghai said:

"Before departure, Lieutenant General Ilya Lavare told me that some areas of the battleship can be modified at will, right?"

"Yes, my lord, please look."

The tech-priest handed over the data tablet in his hand.

Fu Qinghai took it and started reading it.

First of all, there is almost nothing that can be changed about the necessary components, namely the plasma engine, subspace engine, Geller force field, void shield, bridge, etc., because this is a salvaged sunken ship, not from scratch. There are custom-made spaceships, and the original essential components of the Emperor-class battleship can be said to be the best models within the current technology of the Human Empire, and there is no need to replace them.

Fu Qinghai paid special attention to the life support system. The data tablet showed it as a "merciful life support system". On the basis of the traditional water purification filter and air purifier, independent emergency oxygen tanks and space suits were added. These equipments Stored at regular intervals in pressure-sensitive lockers throughout the ship.

That is to say, there is an additional pressure loss measure to prevent the hull from being broken, which is beneficial to saving the lives of the crew members. Don't underestimate these basic guarantees. Many stingy Rogue Trader ships will omit these necessary components to save costs.

"If you don't like this life support system, we can also replace it with a 'euphoric life support system.'"

The technical priest noticed that Fu Qinghai's eyes stayed here for a moment, and immediately came up and said.

Fu Qinghai looked at the introduction and immediately shook his head:

"No, my crew members don't need to take drugs."

The euphoric life support system is described as: By continuously adding intoxicating chemicals to the air and drinking water on the ship, it reduces the probability of crew mutiny and reduces the morale blow of gang jumping. The only risk is that it may make the crew become deformed. Being too calm makes the task impossible to complete.

Fu Qinghai immediately rejected this plan.

What kind of navy is the Ke Yao Navy? Is it the Beiyang Navy?

The bridge of a naval battleship is generally a battle bridge or an armored bridge, while the bridge of an Emperor-class battleship is a more special flight command bridge. Because it also has the function of an aircraft carrier, it requires a more complex command data chain.

The dormitories were standard marine dormitories, the kind Fu Qinghai had lived in on the Gladius and Sossalan before. Space Marines had single suites, and ordinary sailors had shared bunk beds.

This is already a very good accommodation condition. Some spaceship crew members even lay out hammocks on the floor in the pipeline, or simply spread a sleeping bag next to the wheels, engines and pipelines where they work, and start working when they wake up. , lie down directly when you are tired.

The technical priest came over and suggested:

"Sir, I suggest you upgrade some sailor dormitories into cryogenic dormitories. The cryogenic dormitories are equipped with cryogenic stasis chambers. You can store the 'excess' crew members in them and wake them up when needed. This can save the daily supplies of the warships and increase the number of warships. endurance and self-sustainability.”

Uh, this...

Fu Qinghai hesitated.

Of course he knows that the number of crew members required by a battleship is definitely different during fierce battles and during daily navigation. Freezing crew members who are not used in normal times in cryogenic stasis chambers is also a good way to save supplies. This is method……

Fu Qinghai considered the issue of morale.

It's not the same as leading a tactical squad.

First of all, Space Marines are warlike by nature, which is determined by their biochemical transformation. Space Marines will also have low morale, but generally speaking, there is no need to consider morale, and the morale problem of mortal crew members does exist.

Secondly, once the size of the army reaches a certain level, such as an Emperor-class battleship carrying tens of thousands of people, morale changes from a trivial problem to a big problem with huge influence, Fu Qinghai He is not a political commissar of the navy, so he cannot do psychological communication work one by one. He can only control the situation at a macro level.

He felt that something like a frozen dormitory was not conducive to improving morale during the war. After much deliberation, he finally rejected the technical priest's proposal.

Look further back.

Detection array, because the Emperor-class battleship also has the function of fleet command, the detection array is more complex. It is equipped with various types of deep space detection arrays, passive detection arrays and multi-band auspicious devices. It can be called a giant ship. Radar ship.

This is where Fu Qinghai felt flattered.

The Emperor-class battleship was the flagship of the naval fleet in later generations, and was the ship of the Lord Admiral (Commander of the Sector Fleet).

For example, the command flagship of the Gothic Battle Fleet in the Gothic War was the Emperor-class battleship. The famous Sun Lord Macarius also used the Emperor-class battleship as his flagship.

Theoretically speaking, the only primarch ships larger than the Emperor class are the Glory Queen class, so the ship of the Supreme Lord Admiral (Commander of the Star Fleet) is very likely to be an Emperor class battleship.

(PS: The Emperor's Dream is an Emperor's ship, so it is rather special and will not be considered. In addition, the Emperor's Dream is actually not as big as the Phalanx and the Monolith. The latter two are mobile space fortresses and do not belong to the category of battleships.)

The Great Khan really gave me a good heirloom-level ship. He had sent the battle group base in advance.

Fu Qinghai thought to himself.

But Fu Qinghai is not satisfied with being the leader of a ship-based battle group.

Fu Qinghai was lost in thought, and the oil man there did not stop to introduce. He led the three of them to walk slowly along the corridor surrounding the giant ship, and said as they walked:

"Saturn Shipbuilding Group enjoys a high reputation within the empire. We are a dual-use shipbuilding group for both military and civilian use. Many merchant dynasties will also come to us for personalized modifications and private customization. Not only weapon systems, but also production and living facilities can be customized according to your requirements. Customize accordingly according to your requirements.”

Both Saturn and Jupiter are huge gaseous planets, and their shipbuilding facilities are located in the satellites or rings of the planets. Both are well-known shipbuilding institutions in the empire. They are also under the jurisdiction of Mars. Fu Qinghai doesn't know who is stronger, but he just feels that Jupiter Shipyard is a little more famous.

The Forge World of Lass and the Forge World of Mezoa are also famous shipbuilding factories in the forge world.

It is also unknown when the Phaeton Forge World will have its own shipbuilding factory.

The necessary components are over and it’s time to add-on components.

"I want the Nova Cannon."

Fu Qinghai said without hesitation.

This was the add-on he wanted most.

"Uh..." the Tech-Priest hesitated.

"Sir, according to the budget given to us by the Ministry of Military Affairs, it is not enough to equip your warship with the Nova Cannon. And if you want to equip the Nova Cannon, you need to dismantle some of the Gnakus and weapon arrays to make room and energy for the Nova Cannon. This move may lead to delays in the delivery of warships."

said the Tech-Priest.

Fu Qinghai was slightly disappointed when he heard this.

The Nova Cannon is the most powerful single weapon of the Imperial Navy. It has an extremely long range and extremely poor accuracy, but as long as it hits one shot, it is enough to destroy a small fleet.

Looking at the entire world of reincarnation, Fu Qinghai’s personal impression is that the ship-based weapons that are more powerful than the Nova Cannon are the super laser cannon of the Death Star in Star Wars and the molecular decomposition device "Little Doctor" in the movie "Ender's Game" "Yes.

Dismantling facilities and delaying deliveries are still minor matters.

The key is not enough budget.

"well……"

Fu Qinghai sighed helplessly.

Seeing this, the technical priest took the opportunity to make suggestions:

"Sir, maybe you can apply again with Lieutenant General Lavalet. Maybe there is still room for change..."

"No." Fu Qinghai rejected it directly, "Next item."

"Macrocannons and light spears, my lord."

Fu Qinghai looked at the data tablet and said:

"The side macro cannon, I want the Lars type gravity long cannon."

Another use of gravity technology by the Human Empire is to use gravity to launch artillery shells, which is limited to ship-based weapons. The Nova Cannon relies on gravity turbines to launch. Fu Qinghai thought that I can't equip the Nova Cannon, so I will equip a reduced version of the Lars type gravity. A long cannon is fine.

"Sorry, sir, you have to order this macro cannon from the Forge World of Lars, but not from Saturn."

"Okay, then the standard Mars-type macro cannon."

"receive."

"Two of the macrocannon arrays were replaced with interference macrocannons."

The technical priest was stunned for a moment, then praised:

"You are a very courageous and enterprising commander."

As a salesman for Saturn Shipyard, Oil Man also has a certain understanding of the use of various weapons in warfare.

The interference macro cannon can neither penetrate the armor nor destroy the hull. Its biggest function is to overload and shut down the energy delivery system of the target ship, causing the target part to be paralyzed.

Fu Qinghai asked to switch to a jamming macro cannon, indicating that he wanted to completely capture the enemy's ship.

Yes, this is Fu Qinghai's plan. There is only a flagship but no fleet, so I will grab it myself. Jumping into gangs to seize the ship is the strength of the Space Marines. If you rush to grab a fleet, you will be able to grab it.

Fu Qinghai was noncommittal about the engine oil man's praise, and continued to examine the data tablet, flipping through it and saying:

"Light Spear of the Calamity of the Gods."

"receive."

"Forty Torpedo Tube."

"receive."

At this point, the add-on is complete.

Fu Qinghai continued to read.

The armored bow and power collision angle are not considered, because the Emperor-class battleship is a very heavy battleship. It moves slowly and turns slowly. At such a slow speed, there is no need to engage in bow collision, not to mention the acceleration. To install an armored bow, you have to dismantle the bow lance and the bow macro cannon, which is not worth the gain.

Fu Qinghai directly skipped the modification of some of the additional components, and the oil guy didn't mention it either.

Crew reuse facilities are common on Mechanicus ships, and can quickly transform seriously injured crew members into machine slaves... Fu Qinghai feels that this add-on is somewhat inhumane.

Another example is the grappling hook macro cannon, a modified macro cannon that fires magnetic harpoons and thick chains to secure enemy ships, and then jumps into gangs. Fu Qinghai sneered at this.

This is the method adopted by pirates. Space Marines only have three gang-hopping methods: teleportation, torpedoes, and various assault boats. They will not use grappling hooks, a crude method of gang-hopping.

At the same time, Fu Qinghai did not consider those add-ons that were popular among rogue traders, such as asteroid mining equipment, cloud mining equipment, salvage systems, light energy networks, and botanical gardens.

Yes, these add-ons can all improve the self-sustainability of the warship. For example, asteroid mining equipment and ore processing equipment can increase consumables, cloud mining equipment and promethium refining equipment can increase fuel, and light energy networks can allow warships to park near stars. absorb solar energy.

Not only does it increase battery life, you can also mine and make money.

sounds good.

But Fu Qinghai is very clear: a battleship is a battleship. It is neither a merchant ship nor a mining ship. It cannot sacrifice its battle space for the sake of self-sustainability. If the battleship is short of supplies, it can directly call the logistics fleet to transport it. How can there be an Emperor-class battleship to go to cloud mining? Moreover, the amount of solar energy absorbed by the light energy network is not enough for a twelve-kilometer-long battleship.

"grown ups."

At this time, the technical priest reminded:

"This battleship's external add-on components are mainly severely damaged, but the damage to the internal structure is actually not great. Many of the internal add-on facilities are ancient relic technologies. You can choose to keep them instead of replacing them."

Fu Qinghai glanced at the oil man in surprise and said:

"I understand, thank you for the reminder, Mr. Technician."

The technical priest reminded Fu Qinghai: This is a battleship that sank during the Great Expedition. Many structures and facilities are valuable technological achievements from the early forging world.

It’s not just the products from the Dark Age of Technology of the Old Night that are called “relic technologies.” As the Rebellion destroys more and more Forge Worlds, the products that the Human Empire could originally produce will gradually become so-called "Relic Technology".

Take deflagration weapons for example. Fu Qinghai once took a deflagration assault gun from the Sossalan and now gave it to Joe Star for use. However, the manufacturing technology of this weapon has been lost.

What surprised Fu Qinghai was:

The oil guy at Saturn Shipyard could actually be a bit more profiteer and replace the additional facilities that are "relic technology" inside the battleship with ordinary facilities. In this way, the customers (the White Scars) may not find out, and they can make a lot of money.

This is just Fu Qinghai's sinister idea of ​​using himself to save others.

After all, it was the battleship that the Primarch named to be modified. State-owned 4S stores like Saturn Shipyard would not dare to play such a trick.

Fu Qinghai handed the data tablet back to the oil guy and said:

"I have no other requests. I just want to ask when the delivery of the new ship can be completed."

"Within five Terra weeks, my lord."

The technical priest pointed to the hull of the battleship:

"Before that, please name this battleship."

Fu Qinghai looked up and could vaguely see the mottled words "Unyielding Fury". This may be the name the battleship used before it sank.

Originally, when it came to the idea of ​​"aircraft carrier turning around", Fu Qinghai wanted to call it the "clumsy Ma Kui".

After all, the battle group's flagship should be more serious.

Fu Qinghai thought of the "Great Hunt" that was about to begin, as well as the magnificent scene of the future battle group galloping across the star sea, and the endless war with the Chaos Heretics. He couldn't help but feel excited. He took a deep breath and said seriously to the Technical Priest:

"Su Zhenghao, this is its new name."

"Okay, my lord."

…………

Thank you, The Oath of the Southland, the book wasteland, the book wasteland, the gentle sound of wind and rain, listening with compassion, and the rewards of several book friends.

Is the Beiyang Navy considered a drug-taking navy? Anyway, in the movie "Toward a Republic", Li Hongzhang said that they smoked opium, but some people refuted the rumors and said that they did not take drugs, and then several heroic captains used opium to commit suicide. , is also true.