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

The Emperor-class battleship, a fusion of a command ship and an aircraft carrier, is one of the oldest designs still in use by the Imperial Navy.

The hangar of an Emperor-class battleship can accommodate eight squadrons of carrier-based aircraft, such as space fighters such as Fury-class interceptors or Starhawk-class bombers, which can loiter far away from the ship and engage enemy ships.

In the 41K period, if the Human Empire had not dismantled a group of space hulks, found the "Divine Right" that had been integrated into the space hulks, and recreated this type of battleship based on the "Divine Right", otherwise, this ancient type of battleship might have disappeared in the equipment sequence of the Imperial Navy.

If what greeted him was an Emperor-class battleship, Fu Qinghai would wake up laughing in his dreams at night.

Naval enthusiasts are roughly divided into the BB Party and the aircraft carrier Party. Although most of the warships of the Human Empire belong to the BB Party, Fu Qinghai personally tends to the aircraft carrier party. There is no other reason, because the US aircraft carrier fleet won the Second World War.

However, in the space naval battles of various science fiction IPs, there is no strict distinction between heavy artillery bombardment and fighter jets flying together. It depends on the specific setting. After all, warships in the real world do not have various shield technologies.

Warhammer 40K prefers heavy artillery bombardments, while Star Wars prefers fighter planes flying together, because the former is produced by a British company and the latter is produced by an American company, each of which embodies the fond memories of the most powerful state of its own navy in history.

The Nemesis-class aircraft carrier has the same positioning as the Emperor-class battleship. It was a battleship that was born during the Gothic War. In essence, it was based on the Emperor-class battleship, but some lances and macro cannons were removed and more carrier-based aircraft hangars were expanded.

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

There is also the "jack of all trades" Opal-class battleship, which has every function but no outstanding feature.

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

It's a very strange design concept. Except for the White Scars, probably no legion would like this kind of battleship.

Although Fu Qinghai is an aircraft carrier fan, he knows very well that the Brotherhood of God Machine will have only warships but no fleet for a long time in the future. Aircraft carriers generally need warship formations to escort them, so although Fu Qinghai likes aircraft carriers, from a realistic point of view, a heavy artillery battleship is more suitable for the current situation of the Brotherhood of God Machine.

As the Fiery Horse gradually approached Saturn's giant ring belt, Fu Qinghai couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

"Welcome, Qingshan Khan of the White Scars."

As Fu Qinghai and his men walked out of the airport's docking station, a technical priest in 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 eager, and said:

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

As they walked towards the depths of the dock, the noise of forging and the scorching heat waves hit everyone violently, electric arcs jumped and flashed, ion sparks splashed, Fu Qinghai and others followed the technical priest through the giant forging workshop, through the surrounding earth-shaking hammers, crucibles and furnaces, and came to a giant battleship as big as the sky.

Everyone present looked up.

"Emperor-class battleship."

Fu Qinghai muttered to himself, his eyes slowly widening.

The heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and both hearts were pounding.

"Yes, sir."

The Tech-Priest raised his head and chanted in ecstasy:

"Great God of Machines, we beg you to cast a merciful gaze upon this battleship. Let your burning power boil in its engines. Let your immortal guardian lean against its shield generators and armored bulkheads. Let your mighty wrath spew destruction and vengeance through the great mysteries of lasers, plasma, and torpedoes. Infuse your soul into this solid armored hull and breathe life into its energy lines and pipes."

Some areas of this battleship have not been completely completed. Spider-web-like scaffolding supports some parts of the battleship. From a distance, dense mechanical servants and mortal ants can be seen attached to it, constantly working in the low-gravity space environment.

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, was now in tears and choked up as he said:

"Khan, please let me board this warship as an adjutant, gunner, ship doctor, sailor... even if you want me to clean the toilets on the lower deck, I can do that."

The Emperor-class battleship is not a pure aircraft carrier. It has traditional macro-cannon arrays and light spear arrays, as well as multiple sets of torpedo tubes, a bit like the early Soviet aircraft carriers.

Compared to his two subordinates who were losing their composure, Fu Qinghai was relatively calm on the surface. He carefully examined the huge battleships that lay before 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 the Imperial Navy ten years to launch a standard Moon-class cruiser. Now that the human Empire has just recovered from the disaster of the Horus Heresy and has not yet launched any new expedition plans, it is not the time to launch dumplings.

"This is an Emperor-class battleship that was sunk in the Golden Apostle campaign. After being salvaged and repaired by us, it was rejoined by the Astartes Chapter's fleet."

The Tech-Priest explained.

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

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

However, the warships of the Human Empire are quite commendable in terms of durability. The Divine Right has been wrapped in a space wreck for 10,000 years, and it can still be used after being dismantled and repaired.

As if he had read Fu Qinghai's mind, the technical priest spread out eight mechanical tentacles and said,

"Please rest assured, sir. We have already cleaned all the lower decks and internal pipes with highly toxic chemicals, and all cabins have been replaced with the latest components. This battleship is no different from a brand new one. No, it has one more baptism and blessing from the Great Expedition than a brand new one."

This engine oil guy is very good at talking.

He is a rare eloquent person among the technical priests, no wonder he was sent by Saturn Shipbuilding Corporation to be the receptionist.

There are mostly straight men in science and engineering in the Forge World, but they are not fools without emotional intelligence, especially when it comes to business negotiations such as arms sales. If a merchant ronin fleet orders ships, Mars will also send anthropomorphic mecha beauties to receive them.

But for Space Marines, who are famous for their sexual apathy, there is no need for that. Just do your job impartially.

Fu Qinghai said,

"Before we set off, Vice Admiral Ilia Lavalle told me that some areas of the battleship can be modified at will, is that right?"

"Yes, sir, please look."

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

Fu Qinghai took it and started reading it.

First of all, as for the essential components, namely the plasma engine, subspace engine, Geller field, void shield, and bridge, there is almost nothing that can be changed, because this is a salvaged shipwreck, not a custom-made spacecraft from scratch, and the original essential components of the Emperor-class battleship can be said to be the best models within the existing technological range of the Human Empire and do not need to be replaced.

Fu Qinghai paid special attention to the life support system. The data tablet displayed "Merciful Life Support System". In addition to the traditional water purification filter and air purifier, independent emergency oxygen tanks and space suits were added. These equipment were stored in pressure-sensitive lockers throughout the ship at fixed intervals.

That is to say, there is an additional measure to prevent decompression caused by hull collapse, which is conducive to saving the lives of crew members - don't underestimate these basic safeguards. Many stingy merchant ships will omit these essential components to save costs.

"If you don't like this life support system, we can also replace it with 'Euphoria Life Support System'."

The technical priest noticed that Fu Qinghai's gaze lingered here for a moment, and immediately came over and spoke.

Fu Qinghai shook his head immediately after reading the introduction:

"No, my crew doesn't need drugs."

The Euphoria Life Support System is described as: By continuously adding intoxicating chemicals to the air and drinking water on board, it reduces the probability of mutiny among the crew and reduces the morale damage of boarding. The only risk is that it may make the crew too calm, making it impossible to complete the mission normally.

Fu Qinghai rejected this plan immediately.

What kind of navy is the drug-taking navy? Is it the Beiyang Fleet?

The bridge of a naval warship is generally a combat bridge or an armored bridge, while the bridge of the 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 dormitory is a standard marine dormitory, the same type that Fu Qinghai lived in before on the Dagger and Sothalan. The Space Marines have single suites, while ordinary sailors have dormitory beds.

This is already very good accommodation conditions. Some spaceship crew members even lay beds on the ground and hang hammocks in the pipes, or simply spread a sleeping bag next to the wheels, engines and pipes where they are working. They start working when they wake up and lie down directly when they are tired.

The technical priest came over and suggested,

"Sir, I suggest you upgrade some of the crew dormitories into cryogenic dormitories. The cryogenic dormitories are equipped with cryogenic stasis chambers. You can store the 'extra' crew members in them and wake them up when needed. This will save the daily supplies of the warship and increase the endurance and self-sustaining capabilities of the warship."

Uh this...

Fu Qinghai was a little hesitant.

Of course, he knew that the number of crew members needed for a warship during fierce battles and daily voyages would definitely be different. Freezing the crew members who were not needed in normal times in a cryogenic stasis chamber was also a good way to save supplies. This was the method...

Fu Qinghai considered the issue of morale.

This is different from leading a tactical team.

Firstly, Space Marines are warlike by nature, which is determined by their biochemical transformation. Space Marines may also have low morale, but generally speaking, they don't need to think too much about morale. However, the morale problem of mortal crew members is real.

Secondly, once the size of the army reaches a certain level, such as the Emperor-class battleships that can carry tens of thousands of people, morale changes from a small issue that can be ignored to a big issue with huge influence. Fu Qinghai is not the political commissar of the navy, so he cannot do psychological and political communication work one by one. He can only do macro-control.

He felt that frozen dormitories were not very conducive to boosting morale during wartime, and after much thought, 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 instruments, and can be called a giant radar ship.

This is where Fu Qinghai felt flattered.

The Emperor-class battleship is the flagship of the naval fleet in later generations and the flagship of the Lord Admiral (commander-in-chief of the star zone fleet).

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

Theoretically, the only Primarch ships larger than the Emperor-class are the Queen of Glory-class, so the flagship of the Supreme Lord Admiral (the commander of the star field fleet) is likely to be an Emperor-class battleship.

(PS: The Emperor's Fantasy is the Emperor's flagship. It is special and will not be considered. In addition, the Emperor's Fantasy is actually not as big as the Phalanx and the Stone. The latter two are mobile space fortresses and do not belong to the category of battleships.)

The Khan really gave me a good heirloom-level ship. This means that the regiment base has been delivered to me in advance.

Fu Qinghai thought.

However, Fu Qinghai is not satisfied with being the commander of a fleet-based regiment.

Fu Qinghai fell into deep thought, and the oil man did not stop introducing. He led the three people to walk slowly along the corridor surrounding the giant ship, saying as he walked:

"Saturn Shipbuilding Group enjoys a high reputation in the empire. We are a dual-purpose shipbuilding group. Many merchant ronin dynasties will come to us for personalized modifications and private customization. Not only the weapon system, but also the production and living facilities can be customized according to your requirements."

Saturn and Jupiter are both huge gas planets, and their shipbuilding facilities are located on the planets' satellites or rings. Both are well-known shipbuilding organizations within the empire. They are both under the jurisdiction of Mars. Fu Qinghai doesn't know which one is stronger, but he just feels that the Jupiter shipyard is more famous.

The Las Forge World and the Mezoa Forge World are also very famous shipbuilding factories in the forge world.

It is not known when Phaeton Foundry World will be able to have its own shipbuilding factory.

The necessary components are over, and now it's time to move on to the additional components.

"I want the Nova Cannon."

Fu Qinghai said without hesitation.

This was his most desired add-on.

"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 battleship with the Nova Cannon. And if you want to equip your battleship with the Nova Cannon, you need to dismantle some hangars and weapon arrays to make room and energy for the Nova Cannon. This move may delay the delivery of the battleship."

The Tech Priest said.

Fu Qinghai felt slightly disappointed when he heard this.

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

Looking at the entire reincarnation world, in Fu Qinghai's personal impression, the only shipborne weapons 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".

Demolition of facilities and delayed delivery are minor matters.

The key is insufficient budget.

"well..."

Fu Qinghai sighed helplessly.

Seeing this, the technical priest took the opportunity to make a suggestion:

"Sir, perhaps you can apply again to Lieutenant General Lavallee. Perhaps there is still room for maneuver..."

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

"Macro cannon and light spear, my lord."

Fu Qinghai looked through the data tablet and said:

"Broadside macro cannon, I want the Las-type gravity cannon."

Another application of gravity technology by the Human Empire is to use gravity to launch artillery shells, which is limited to ship-borne weapons. The Nova Cannon relies on the gravity turbine to launch. Fu Qinghai thought that if I can't equip the Nova Cannon, I can at least equip a scaled-down version of the Las-type gravity cannon.

"I'm sorry, sir. You have to order this macro cannon from the Forge World of Las. Saturn doesn't have it."

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

"receive."

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

The technical priest was slightly stunned, and then praised:

"You are a commander of great courage and ambition."

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

Interference macro cannons can neither penetrate armor nor damage the hull. Its greatest function is to overload and shut down the target ship's energy delivery system, paralyzing the hit part.

Fu Qinghai requested to switch to jamming macro cannons, indicating that he wanted to capture the enemy ship intact.

That's right, this is Fu Qinghai's plan. There is only a flagship but no fleet, so I will go and rob it myself. Boarding and seizing ships is the strong point of Space Marines. By seizing ships, I can eventually seize a fleet.

Fu Qinghai did not comment on the oil man's praise, and continued to examine the data tablet. As he flipped through it, he said,

"The Light Spear of the Gods' Disaster."

"receive."

"Forti-style torpedo tubes."

"receive."

At this point, the add-on is complete.

Fu Qinghai continued to read.

The armored bow and powered ram are not considered, because the Emperor-class battleship is a very bulky warship with slow movement and slow turning. There is no need to perform bow ramming at such a slow speed. What's more, installing an armored bow requires removing the bow lance and bow macrocannon, which is not worth the cost.

Fu Qinghai directly skipped the modification of some of the additional components, and the oil man did not mention it either.

Crew reuse facilities, commonly found on Mechanicus ships, can quickly transform severely injured crew members into servitors... Fu Qinghai feels that this add-on is somewhat inhumane.

For example, the grappling hook macro cannon, a modified macro cannon that fires magnetic harpoons and thick chains to firmly fix enemy ships and then conduct boarding. Fu Qinghai scoffed at this.

This is the practice used by pirates. Space Marines only have three ways of boarding: teleportation, torpedoes and various assault boats. They will never use such a crude boarding method as a grappling hook.

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, solar energy networks, and botanical gardens.

That's right, these additional components can enhance the battleship's self-sustaining capabilities. For example, asteroid mining equipment combined with ore processing equipment can increase consumables, cloud mining equipment combined with promethium refining equipment can increase fuel, and the solar energy network can allow the battleship to absorb solar energy when it is parked near a star.

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

Sounds great.

But Fu Qinghai was very clear about one thing: a warship is a warship, not a merchant ship or a mining ship. It cannot sacrifice combat space for the sake of self-sustaining capability. If a warship is short of supplies, it can directly call on the logistics fleet to deliver them. There is no reason for an Emperor-class battleship to mine clouds and mine minerals. Moreover, the solar energy absorbed by the solar energy network is not enough for a twelve-kilometer-long battleship.

"grown ups."

At this time, the technical priest reminded:

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

Fu Qinghai looked at the oil man in surprise and said,

"I see. Thank you for your reminder, Mr. Technician."

The technical priest enlightened Fu Qinghai: this was a warship that sank during the Great Crusade. Many of its structures and facilities were valuable technological achievements from the early Forge World.

It is not only the products from the Dark Age of Technology of the Old Night that are called "Relic Technology". As the rebellion destroys more and more Forge Worlds, the products that the Human Empire was originally able to produce will gradually become so-called "Relic Technology".

For example, incendiary weapons. Fu Qinghai once took an incendiary assault gun from the Sosaran and now gave it to Qiao Shida for use. The manufacturing technology of this weapon has been lost.

What surprised Fu Qinghai was:

The oil man at the Saturn Shipyard could actually be a bit more unscrupulous and replace the additional facilities inside the battleship that belong to "relic technology" with ordinary facilities. In this way, the customer (White Scar) might not be able to find out, and he can make a lot of money.

This is just Fu Qinghai's sinister idea of ​​judging others by himself.

After all, it was the battleship that the Primarch specifically requested to be modified, so a state-owned 4S shop like Saturn Shipyard would surely not dare to play such a trick of replacing one thing with another.

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

"I have no other requests, I just want to ask when the new ship can be delivered."

"Within five Terra weeks, my lord."

The technical priest pointed to the battleship's hull and said,

"Before that, please name this battleship."

Fu Qinghai looked up and vaguely saw the mottled words "Unyielding Fury", which might be the name used by the battleship before it sank.

When talking about the "aircraft carrier turning around" joke, Fu Qinghai originally wanted to call it "the Clumsy Ma Kui".

After all, it is the flagship of the chapter, so it's better to be serious.

Fu Qinghai thought of the upcoming "Great Hunt", the grand scene of the future regiment galloping across the starry sea, and the endless war with the Chaos Heretics. He couldn't help but feel overwhelmed. He took a deep breath and said to the technical priest in a serious tone:

"Rectification, this is its new name."

"Yes, sir."

......

　Thanks, Oath of the South, the book shortage, the sound of wind and rain, the compassionate listening, and the rewards from several book friends.

　　Is the Beiyang Fleet considered a drug-taking navy? Anyway, in the movie "Towards the Republic", Li Hongzhang said that they smoked opium, but there are also rumors that they did not take drugs. And it is also a fact that several heroic captains committed suicide with opium.

(End of this chapter)