Everyone: Are mechanics weak? I wake up and rectify the natural disaster

Originally, the name prepared by the Ministry of National Defense for this regional air defense ship was 'Aurora'.

After all, when only rough parameters are determined before proceeding with specific design,

Based on the lightweight tonnage of less than 10,000 tons and the requirements of 'high speed and high maneuverability',

Preliminary judgment shows that this should be a rather light and elegant ship.

So according to the previous styles of 'Sea of ​​Clouds', 'Hurricane' and 'Halo', I secretly prepared a name for it as 'Aurora'.

...who would have thought.

When it came to the specific design, I discovered that it was not the same thing at all.

There are indeed some prediction errors:

Before the Empire, no specialized regional air defense ships were ever designed;

There is no such thing in the information I have received...

——The children in the Fire Reef Star Territory are too low-level to play;

——The level of Fei clan and Venerable is too high, so there is no need to play.

So I lost some experience.

Who knows how to design this kind of ship?

Only when I got started did I realize that the styling ideas of this thing cannot be the same as other conventional gunboats.

A gunboat is a gunboat, a 'long-range firepower output platform', focusing on the ability to project firepower as far as possible.

There is no need to be too particular about the layout of gun positions and armor.

It is enough to meet the enemy with the bow.

But the regional air defense ship is different. It is actually an 'air defense platform'.

It is similar to the advanced version of the 'Pterosaur' class air defense platform that Su Wen once played.

It is inevitable that the bow of the ship will meet the enemy;

But not only does the bow of the ship need to meet the enemy, it also requires a certain appearance to avoid bombs.

On top of this, it is also required that the gun positions cover as much range as possible and have a firing range with as wide an angle as possible.

Only when the Ministry of National Defense figured this out did we understand,

Lightness means lightness enough, but 'elegant shape' is not necessarily enough.

...In fact, the 'big-headed doll' that Frederick and the Scientific Research Department tinkered with is already done.

When they turned back and specifically passed through the outpost of Hoen-14 to search for other similar designs from the Fire Reef countries,

The latter's appearance is generally much uglier than their big-headed dolls.

Either a pancake or a hemisphere.

All weird.

Extreme emphasis is placed on the appearance so that it can take advantage of its firepower range as much as possible.

Obviously, the latter are taking the path of 'full-time regional air defense ships'.

That is, it is the "pure upper-level replacement model" of the "Pterosaur" that Su Wen designed before.

Do nothing but air defense.

That's why there is such an extreme hull design.

Relatively speaking...

The 'Warhammer' class designed by the Empire is more or less capable of fighting other gunboats.

If you are more particular about it,

Two of the three L-slot gun positions are equipped with "hard light scattering guns" to ensure anti-aircraft firepower.

The remaining one is freed up for anti-ship weapons such as 'hard light kinetic energy cannon' or 'phase light spear'.

So with 'Warhammer' level armor, shields, and mobility,

It is not difficult to defeat light and heavy cruisers of the same size and with comprehensive technological level of T4 and below.

no doubt.

It is precisely because Su Wen proposed the 'comprehensive' indicator that it can have such ability.

In other words, this can be considered a gain and a loss.

In fact, it cannot be considered a gain or loss.

After all, the 'Warhammer' class is far superior to similar designs in the Fire Reef Star Territory in terms of appearance, professional capabilities, and overall performance.

but...

no way.

After all, the mental humanoids at the top of the empire are still girls.

Girls, their aesthetic requirements are higher than those of rough men like Su Wen.

The 'Warhammer' class is so many times better looking than the weird designs from the Fire Reef countries.

Su Wendu felt that it was somewhat domineering after looking at it for a long time... at least it was ugly and cute.

The girls still find it ugly.

So much so that the original name was changed and a new one was given to avoid inconsistency in style.

...Of course, the original name was not wasted.

After the name of the 'area air defense ship' was determined to be the 'Warhammer' class,

The name 'Aurora' fell on the head of the 'Thunder Strike Cruiser'.

The latter is the standard appearance of the "light and elegant" high-speed cruiser originally envisioned by the Ministry of National Defense.

Eight thousand tons, which is much smaller than the Warhammer class in terms of tonnage, and the lines of the hull structure are slender and smooth.

The 'Aurora' class is a mine cruiser, or to be more formal, it is a 'missile cruiser'.

It does not need to pay attention to the shooting range and shooting angle.

Missiles, their tracking and locking capabilities are naturally not comparable to those of naval guns.

Su Wen called it Lei Xun because of habit.

After all, in the star field, in order to distinguish different types of missiles, there is a tradition of calling certain powerful and high-yield anti-ship missiles 'space torpedoes'.

That's why Su Wen called it the "Thunder Strike Cruiser".

It's just a verbal habit, but it doesn't mean that its main weapon is really an ordinary torpedo without guidance capability...

...In fact, even before he time traveled, in the navy of the pre-interstellar era, torpedoes generally had extremely powerful guidance capabilities.

After all, it was something that was developed a long time ago. Whether it is wire guide or sound guide, the technical foundation was established during World War II.

Interference in water is much more complex than in air.

If you want to lock enemy ships in a complex water environment, the requirements for the seeker are more demanding than anti-ship missiles on the surface.

The unguided torpedoes of World War II, such as the Type 93 'Lance' oxygen torpedo, have basically become a distant memory of the old era along with the heavily armored battleships.

——However, what is gone is only the technology, but the tactical idea of ​​"one shot into the soul" is still retained.

"It doesn't matter if it's one or two rounds.

In order to ensure that "a single hit can cause significant damage", it is also good to add as many spare ammunition as possible.

I’m too obsessed with ‘one gun, one’. If I have to rely on something like this, which has a significantly higher chance of being intercepted than a naval gun, then wouldn’t it be like gambling on the fate of the country?”

Su Wen looked at the scene in the assembly workshop in front of him and said,

Separated by a wall in front of me, behind the bulletproof glass floor-to-ceiling windows,

A large number of mental humanoids are gathering in front of an imperfect assembly line to assemble a 'Positron Heavy Air Mine'.

——Since the required equipment has not yet been fully completed, the first batch of expedited production of air mines can only be assembled in a semi-automatic manner.

"You should know better than me what the consequences of betting on the national fortunes will be. We cannot follow their old path.

The War Department is full of red deer, so why not the Shipping Headquarters and Chi Lian Wari? "

Su Wen sneered.

My wife quietly accompanied Su Wen, listening to his words, she just smiled softly and said nothing.

The relationship between the mental humanoid and the mental prototype camp is much weirder than Su Wen imagined.

The mental archetype affects their lifestyle, causing them to develop some habits invisibly, but it does not necessarily give them a sense of belonging to the archetypal camp...

This cultural influence can be light or heavy.

My wife is the one who is not heavy.

She has no sense of belonging to the archetypal camp.

Suvin's undisguised contempt for the dwarves did not cause her any discomfort.

After all, it was a strange country to her, both physically and psychologically.

On the contrary, in terms of culture, thoughts, and living habits, she was influenced by mental archetypes, which was relatively more profound.

So much so that in terms of family values, she is even more traditional than Zhenhai and Yixian.

...That's definitely much more traditional.

The so-called "three obediences and four virtues" that women in ancient China were required to abide by are already scary enough in the eyes of modern people.

But compared to Fuso in the same period, it can only be said to pale into insignificance.

The constraints of feudal ethics on ancient Chinese women were not as great as those of ancient Fusang women - for the latter, their husbands were like their masters, and many strange customs and rules were simply outrageous in modern times. .

If Su Wen could recall the true meaning of what Azuma's wife said to him when they first met...

He would probably know where her endless obedience and doting towards him came from.

...Unfortunately, Su Wen didn’t know.

There is no way to detect the burning emotion behind that quiet submission.

He just felt... that it was very satisfying when he was paired with Azuma.

Including some mental humanoids who are still drowsy now,

Almost all humanoid forms in the empire,

Except for the unlucky ones like Hipper and Forban who are out and about every day and really have no time to spare,

They all once served as Su Wen's assistant officers.

Among them, if we just talk about the 'use experience', Su Wenjue thinks that Azuma is almost as good as Guanghui.

She can always provide Su Wen with the best help at the most appropriate time.

But other than that, he didn't bother him, and he didn't even make a sound often.

Quiet and quiet, like a perfect shadow.

She seemed calm, but in fact, when Su Wen turned around, she realized that she had quietly completed all the trivial chores and filed them in her hands.

Not a single irritating thing was left behind, leaving him complete space to think.

Su Wen, who had experienced a fierce battle last night, thought that today would also be a day when his energy was drained by the document work.

Who would have thought that with uncharacteristically high efficiency and smoothness, I could finish the tasks accumulated in the past two days before dinner time.

During this period, I even had some spare time to make a few trips to the ship assembly factory.

Not only did they conduct an on-site inspection of the mass-production shipyard that is under construction in lunar orbit, but they also took the time to confirm the final plans of the three hull designs and the full set of weapons they are equipped with.

The work efficiency was so high that Su Wen felt a little unreal.