Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!

Chapter 282 05.0281: ‘Set sail! Evolving Squadron! ’

"Hey, Louise, Farida." After the meeting, he walked towards the two of them: "We are finally setting sail, what positions have you been assigned to?"

"Reporting to Lieutenant, I am affiliated with the 25th Disciplinary Squadron of the Gothic Fleet. I am assigned to Carson's Military Supervisor and responsible for mobile inspections and discipline." Farida Hood, who is the acting Military Supervisor, said solemnly and expressionlessly. Report report.

Of course, this performance does not mean that her relationship with Horatio has fluctuated again.

In fact, he and Farida were still entangled in the same bed last night, enjoying their love before setting sail.

However, because the supervision regulations clearly stipulate that the relationship between the military supervisory committee members and the naval officers on the same ship must not go beyond official business.

Therefore, if she does not want to be transferred, her deep relationship with Horatio will not be known for the time being. It is best for both parties to maintain this business-like alienation mode in front of outsiders.

"I am in the Armed Dispatch Command and responsible for the investigation of ship security risks."

The Armed Dispatch Command is an independent command responsible for dispatching the naval armed forces of the entire ship. As a member of it, Louise and other officers belonging to this department are the only officers on the ship who wear armor instead of uniforms on a daily basis. .

The mobile inspection team is responsible for inspecting various sentries throughout the ship, checking the status of armed sailors on duty, military appearance and discipline, and guarding against possible hidden dangers. It is also responsible for serving as a mobile court on the ship to arbitrate conflicts between crew members.

"There are mobile teams on both sides. It may be a little tiring. Thank you for your hard work, Louise and Farida."

This was expected by Horatio. The internship nature of alternate officers and trainee military supervisors determined that they would be assigned to specific execution positions.

Fidio, like himself at that time, went to the macro artillery array of his combat subordinates.

Leidos went to the damage control dispatch and hull maintenance group within the engineering department.

Archie went to the observation tower on the bow shield of the observation department.

Henry Harvey went to the bottom take-off and landing dock, which is under the management of the Boating Department, to control the take-off and landing of tenders.

David Betty, who has a big family and a big business, is a little better, but only a little.

He went to the drawing room of the Navigation Office, and he was probably still swimming in a sea of ​​chart scrolls at this moment.

"It's not a big deal for me, Lieutenant." Farida saluted coldly.

"Me too."

"I'm right here. If anything happens, you can come to me directly. By the way, Farida."

Horatio took out the Sky Eagle pendant: "This is the pendant of Prisoner Melina. Judge Ravenor has decided to give it to you, please accept it."

Farida took this copper sky eagle with extraordinary significance from his hand.

"Thank you." She saluted solemnly again.

After chatting for a while, both of them went to their respective mobile inspection posts. It was still important to leave a good impression on their internship supervisors.

Horatio skillfully made twists and turns through the maze of corridors and arrived at his post.

"Lieutenant Cochrane, I am Captain Michel, chief officer of the Communications Department." Captain Cyclops and Horatio, who had met once in the captain's office, saluted each other.

The man wears an eyepatch over his right eye and has a very intimidating scar on his face. He has a shaved head and looks energetic. His fierce aura and the gleam in his eyes are enough to be intimidating.

"This is Lieutenant Horatio Corcoran, deputy chief officer of the Communications Department." He introduced to the two second lieutenants next to him, who were about twenty-four or five years old.

"Lieutenant Cochrane, please give me your advice." The two second lieutenants saluted in unison.

Horatio returned the salute.

When he was still training at the naval school, he had practiced in the communications department of unclassified ships, so he was very clear about the responsibilities of this position.

The Communications Department is managed by a Navy Captain, a Navy Lieutenant, two Navy Ensigns, and is assisted by several Warrant Officers. Under the jurisdiction of 3-4 alternate officers.

The department implements a three-shift rotation system in daily navigation duty status, level 3 combat alert, and level 2 combat alert.

In the absence of an officer, the 4 hours + 4 hours, or 2 hours + 6 hours replacement system will also be used.

Ensure that the post operates 24 hours a day, and each officer is on duty for at least 8 hours a day.

Its responsibilities include being responsible for regular communications throughout the ship, including wired and wireless communications, and sending and receiving holographic signal semaphores.

Also responsible for the management, installation, maintenance, and information collection of the ship's closed-circuit television (monitoring probes) and internal sensors.

As well as maintaining the confidentiality of our own communications and deciphering intercepted enemy communications.

The Communications Department is also responsible for training communications equipment for relevant personnel of the naval armed forces on the ship and regulating communications disciplines. Of course, these tasks that require getting off the bridge are usually assigned to alternate officers.

Sometimes they even need to send naval liaison officers to the Imperial Guard.

In addition to the above, for a flagship like the Indefatigable, the Communications Department also has the functions of the fleet communications department, including coordinating fleet navigation formations, combat formations, and inquiring about the status of each ship.

In addition, the Communications Department has four Home Office ship-based clerical officers.

They are responsible for writing communication logs and communication records.

This is a very critical command and coordination department, and the four appointed officers in charge are particularly important.

Usually everyone will be on duty on the first shift before sailing.

The four officers were standing on the high platform at the front of the huge command bridge.

"All units report that preparations are complete. Captain, please give instructions." Horatio reported to Captain Peru.

"Power Department, start the engine! Navigation Department, determine the route! Communications Department, contact all ships and let them set sail!"

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At the same time, in the office of the Admiralty.

"Sir Venuska Kataria, the Gothic Forge World has manufactured a batch of new ships, saying that they can make up for the ecological niche of the raiders that the Imperial Navy has been missing for ten thousand years."

Colonel Elphinstone knocked on the wooden door, and after getting permission, he came to Kataria's desk to report.

Once, the raider was an important equipment during the Great Crusade, and was a flexible scout and route harasser in naval battles.

But due to design problems, almost all the raiders defected to the Chaos side.

Because of this disgraceful history, the Imperial Navy generally held a prejudice against such warships, and the Empire had no new raiders available since then.

"Drawings."

The captain handed the three-view paper of the new ship design to the Lord Admiral.

The drawing on the paper was a small ship with a beautiful shape and streamlined shape.

Its armament is mainly torpedo devices. There is a single-shot light macroturret on the ridge of the ship. There are two torpedo launch holes on the left and right sides of the bow. When facing the enemy head-on, it can fire four torpedoes at once.

There is also an independent torpedo tube at the stern, and a stern torpedo compartment that can carry three torpedoes.

The hull has some kind of experimental optical camouflage holographic force field, combined with a slender bow design with small frontal projection and low visibility.

According to the results of the sea trial, when the ship is hidden in the void and the bow is pointed at the enemy ship, it is difficult to be observed and discovered by ordinary optical sensors.

The detection waves of conventional auspicious instruments either directly filter the slender and narrow hull as debris, or judge it as a fighter plane.

In order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past raiders' widespread rebellion, this batch of experimental equipment that has not yet been tested has no subspace navigation capabilities at the design level.

It belongs to the "non-classified ship" sequence, and in principle only a naval captain is required to command it.

The ship needs to be loaded with a "dock ship" converted from an "Imperial Bell" class freighter.

In wartime, it can be transported to the war zone via the subspace channel, and a team of 6 attack boats can be deployed for free hunting.

But because of this, its ship has a breakthrough in the use of automated components, and there are not many redundant equipment. Only 4,000 crew members are needed to drive this 1.2-kilometer-long ship.

The saved space allows the hull to carry an astonishing 24 Imperial Navy standard Helios-class torpedoes, which is more than the reserve torpedoes of an Imperial Navy cruiser, and can carry out up to 6 rounds of torpedo quadruple salvos.

Although this also sacrifices living comfort to a certain extent, most of the space in the ship is occupied by torpedoes.

The officers have a small Roman cathedral-type bridge to live in, which is much smaller than that on other ships, perhaps only 50 square meters, and the crew can only lay hammocks in the gaps of the torpedoes.

The speed is acceptable, not too fast, nor too slow. The armor level is lower than that of destroyers of the same tonnage. The ships of this tonnage are strengthened in this aspect, and the cost performance is indeed very low. Presumably, the camouflage force field is the guarantee to ensure survivability.

"This ship is an experimental equipment, and only 25 have been produced.

It has not yet been named. It is called the 'E-type attack boat' inside the Gothic Forge World. Let's see if there is any interest in experimental equipment."

"Captain, what impression do you think Horatio Cochrane left on you?" Looking at the ship drawings, Katalia suddenly mentioned a navy star that was about to set sail.

The lord colonel was slightly stunned, and after a moment of contemplation, he commented pertinently: "This time, the hidden threat of the Abyss Port, Lieutenant Horatio showed a lot of outstanding qualities.

Reliable and capable, he prefers action rather than empty promises.

Flexible and adaptable, there are backup plans behind seemingly radical measures, which makes me admire him very much."

Admiral Katalia nodded.

"Please schedule a trip to Gothic Forge World for me in the near future, so we can test the effectiveness of this new weapon.

The Imperial Navy has been lacking attack ships for thousands of years, and it is indeed time for a replacement.

Especially as we are gathering the fleet to participate in the second Damocles Gulf Expedition, the Tau clan's commerce-breaking fleet has already caused a lot of trouble for the front line.

Perhaps this batch of new weapons can make those blue-blooded aliens who constantly provide blood transfusions to the front line's "trade fleet" also taste the pain of having their supply lines cut off.

And it's time for Lieutenant Horatio Cochrane to embark on his journey of captain training.

Or rather, the journey of squadron commander."

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