The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

1805. Endless-class super aircraft carrier (Part 2)

And most importantly, the Endless-class super aircraft carrier, as its name suggests, is an aircraft carrier, not a warship mainly used for anti-ship combat!

And the positioning of the Infinity-class super aircraft carrier is actually very similar to the positioning of the Galaxy Empire's Tracker-class aircraft carrier. They are both called aircraft carriers, but they actually carry a large number of army units and can perform combined operations in various environments.

Mal-Tuk also talked about the carrying capacity of the Endless class at this time, "The most important thing about the Endless class super aircraft carrier is that it can carry a huge army. Including 8,900 Marines, and they are equipped with 560 Warthogs. No. 1 off-road vehicle, 80 Scorpion tanks, and 10 Mastodon armored personnel carriers. There are also 100 all-terrain vehicles and 40 Wolverine anti-aircraft vehicles. The establishment of this Marine Corps is at the division level. If it is directly airborne, If so, the capital of an ordinary planet would be unable to resist the attack of this force."

“In addition, the warship can also carry 8 Tyrann Heavy Industry Hercules transport ships, 150 Phantom fighters, 150 Pelican transport aircraft, 60 Viking fighters, in addition to 124 multi-person drop bays and 329 single-seat drop bays. Orbital airborne combat can be directly carried out. Similarly, if it is to participate in the war as a fleet flagship, the Pelican transport aircraft can be changed into a Phantom fighter, then the aircraft carrying capacity of 300 Phantom fighters can be obtained, which can carry out absolute air suppression. Finally , we have also equipped the Infinity level with cabins for 500 Vulture robot fighters or Acolyte I attack drones, which can also assist fighter combat."

When Mar-Tuk introduced it, it could be seen that he himself was also very excited. After all, if nothing else, the series of numbers alone represented an almost unstoppable force. "Finally, among the battleships A space port with 10 berths, which can directly dock 10 warships with a length of no more than 600 meters!"

Hearing this, even Tang Xiao was slightly moved. He turned around and asked, "600 meters long? According to our classification system, isn't this already a cruiser level?"

He knew that the Endless-class super aircraft carrier could carry frigates, but he had not carefully looked at the data of the Endless-class before. Unexpectedly, the UNSC's ship classification was completely different from that of the Principality of Dawn. Battleships with a length of 600 meters were counted as frigates.

"Of course, there are still certain restrictions. For example, the battleship must be in a long shape." Mal-Tuk said: "Originally, we planned to adjust the structure of the space port, but then the suggestion made by Dr. Halsey was based on the original to match the design content. So we have started the research and development work on the supporting Steadfast-class frigates and Double-blade class frigates. Well, according to our current battleship classification, the 575-meter-long Steadfast-class should be a heavy cruiser, and the 372-meter-long Steadfast-class The Twin Blades should be light cruisers.”

(PS: Strictly speaking, this is a drawback of me classifying battleships by length. After all, length alone is definitely not enough to define the level of a battleship. But as mentioned before, I use length to do this. The definition is mainly for the convenience of everyone’s reading and understanding. So everyone can just be aware of some inconsistencies in this regard.)

"So what happens before the Steadfast and Double Blades are developed? Are these spaceports empty?" Tang Xiao asked.

Mar-Tuk hurriedly said: "No, no, no, we still have alternatives. In this space port, we plan to park 20 guard-class air defense destroyers and 10 purification-class electronic warfare frigates. Although the shapes are somewhat mismatched, these After all, they are all small warships with a length of about 100 meters, so they can still be loaded into them."

Tang Xiao nodded.

"Then, considering the issue of long-term operations in deep space, we also equipped the Infinity level with a well-equipped barracks area, training ground, living area, and cinema. We also opened two bars, one of which is for officers. Yes, another larger bar is for soldiers and technicians. At the same time, there is a dome structure on the top of the battleship, which contains an ecological square with a radius of about 150 meters, where soldiers who have been fighting abroad for a long time can relax. "Mood." Mal-Turk said, "The entire battleship includes 8,900 Marines, a total of 17,000 members, and the degree of automation is very high."

Tang Xiao smiled because he thought of an example of failure-the Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser before the Galactic Republic. Before modernization, this 600-meter-long heavy cruiser actually required 12,000 crew members. Comparing the two, we can see how intelligent and automated the Endless-class super aircraft carrier is.

"In terms of defense, although the main armor belt of the Infinity-class super aircraft carrier is 4.9 meters thick tri-titanium alloy armor. However, the main armor belt does not cover the entire ship. There are weaknesses in the hangar platform, weapon systems and space port. Oh, of course, the dome structure is also a very weak area. But Dr. Halsey, the ecological plaza is very important - although for me, I still have objections." Mal-Tooke helped himself Goggles, gave Dr. Halsey a black eye.

Tang Xiao said calmly: "The main position of the Endless-class super aircraft carrier is not just for fleet operations. If I just wanted a battleship for fleet operations, I would not choose the Endless-class. You should understand this."

"Yes..." Mar-Tuk quickly nodded in agreement, "In short, the Infinity-class super aircraft carrier is indeed very powerful and can perform almost any combat mission. However, the huge internal space requirements cause the space inside the battleship to be very tight. , for example, the number of explosion-proof compartments is very small. Under such circumstances, it is best for the Infinity-class super aircraft carrier to operate with a deflector shield. Once the shield is penetrated, the battleship will be easily damaged. .”

That is to say, this is a shield ship, Tang Xiao knew it in his heart. In fact, if you compare it with shield-armor composite battleships such as the Empire-class Star Destroyer and Victory-class Star Destroyer, or armor-resistant battleships such as the Hells Angel-class battlecruiser, you can find obvious differences——

That's space utilization.

In fact, the Infinity-class super aircraft carrier is essentially the same as the Jaeger-class battlecruiser, both of which are thin-skinned but big-bodied. Although they all have thick armor, they are all single-layer structures, so once the shield is penetrated, they will be severely damaged immediately due to the lack of explosion-proof compartments.

But correspondingly, once the data of this kind of battleship is listed, you will find that there are a lot of them, as if the space inside is infinite, and countless things can be stuffed into it. In fact, these spaces are obtained at the expense of armor strength and structural strength.

On the contrary, when you look at the configuration of battleships such as the Hells Angels, Empires, and Victories, you will wonder why there are so few things! But in fact, when the two sides fight, you will find that the one with the last laugh is the one with less pretentiousness.

That's the difference.