Chapter 157: Gathering The Fleet (1)

Chapter 157: Gathering The Fleet (1)

"The small boat carries big roots, that's why I like this boat, haha!" Tang Xiao looked at the large plasma cannon barrel more than 20 meters long, and felt itchy in his heart.

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"This ship was originally called a Pulsar Gunship in the "Hiigaran" database, but according to the grading method of our Fourth Civilization Navy, the 42-meter Pulsar-class Light Frigate in the field belongs to the class of Light Frigates, so it was renamed Pulsar-class Light Frigate." Chi Jianjun said.

"Oh! That's great, is there a sea trial?" Tang Xiao was eager to try.

"The trial voyage has just ended, and a thorough inspection is still needed." Chi Jianjun directly rejected Tang Xiao, "It should take about a month before this kind of Frigate enters mass production. The main reason is that we need it. Short-wave ion guns are used to accumulate technology, so as to complete the construction of larger naval guns."

"Okay, okay, you have the final say." Tang Xiao was a little frustrated, but still nodded, "Have you achieved anything else in the past two months?"

"Yes, Antimatter." Professor Chi Jianjun was looking at the data just now and adjusted his glasses indifferently.

Tang Xiao's eyes lit up, "Now we are already researching Antimatter Energy?"

"Yes, most of the technologies of the Trader Emergency Coalition requires the use of Antimatter Energy. However, their technology for Antimatter Energy is not mature enough and lacks continuity. Therefore, the conventional energy of the Spacecraft is still cold nuclear fusion, but at the same time, it will carry Antimatter Energy. In this way, a burst of energy can be activated when needed, which will bring more powerful power." Chi Jianjun nodded and said.

But then he poured cold water, "But you have to understand Supreme Commander, our current main energy supply is still ordinary Nuclear Fusion Reactors. Cold Nuclear Fusion technology is still being tested, and it will take at least a year to fully Master Cold Nuclear Fusion technology. Antimatter Energy needs at least 5 years from research to application. This is a long-term project that requires a stable team and large-scale experimental facilities."

After sending Ni Yongxiao and Kanidi to Dawn Star for a day off, Tang Xiao began to discuss the specific combat plan for the Battle of Malastare with the Supreme Combat Command.

Qi Jian directly opened a huge holographic projection in the center of the conference room, with dozens of large and small spaceships arranged on it, which looked quite spectacular.

"Supreme Commander, all of our available spaceships are here now." Qi Jian said, "One Hammerhead-class Cruiser, Iron Tooth, which is 315 meters long, and six Assault-class Light Destroyer, which are 108.7 meters long, are 78 meters long. There are 5 Cobalt-class Light Frigates and 60 31.4-meter-long Gunship-class Light Frigates. In addition, there are 20 44-meter-long APOD-33 Dropships."

"Five of the Cobalt-class Light Frigate are actually built, so fast? I remember that the production plan I approved was 20 ships, but that was a half-year production plan, right?" Tang Xiao pointed to the hook-shaped frigate and said.

Cobalt-class Light Frigate, the technology of the Trader Emergency Coalition in "Sins of a Solar Empire", is the most basic Frigate in the game. It looked very small in the game, but I didn't expect it to be 78 meters long when it was actually made! Basically, another 2 meters is enough to be at the level of a Light Destroyer!

Moreover, the crew of the Cobalt-class Light Frigate is 75 people. Compared with the spaceships in the "Homeworld" technology tree, the number of crew members is quite large. But in fact, it does not mean that fewer people are better. After sufficient training, the shipboard crew of the Cobalt-class Light Frigate can respond to various emergencies much better than the "Homeworld" series of spaceships with only a small number of crew members.

The Cobalt-class Light Frigate is only equipped with two Laser Cannons, and the firepower can only be said to be average. However, this kind of Frigate has strong protection capabilities and is also very flexible. It is a very good Battleship for line combat.

What is line combat? The spaceships on both sides stood in line to draw each other. In the vernacular, it was miserable earwax. This was line combat. Most fleet battles are currently in this mode unless you have a very powerful Battleship that can take the lead and directly conduct a central breakthrough.

However, Tang Xiao was called away by Darth Plagueis just after the production of this Frigate began, and it was already two months later that he came back. Unexpectedly, 5 ships were produced in just two months! This speed caught him by surprise.

"After analysis, we believe that the Cobalt-class Light Frigate is the most suitable Frigate now. So we vacated all the Frigate docks and built them at the same time. These five ships were just completed and joined our battle immediately." Qi Jian replied.