Chapter 377, Nian Haijun

Chapter 377, Centennial Navy

The space that originally belonged to the secret research institute on the outskirts of Wei Xing City was transformed by Gu Hang into a superimposed state with the Kingdom of Storm God. This was just the beginning.

The more than fifty black boxes that Gu Hang had created thirty times in a row have all been placed.

As the production capacity and raw material demand of black box factories increase, they will become more and more conspicuous when placed in a single place.

Since time and space are distorted, there is no need to put them in just one place.

In the next period of time, Gu Hang and Wu Jiarong traveled to many places on the angry owl planet. Nominally, the alliance has built a new secret research center under the jurisdiction of Wu Jiarong in another part of Weixing City, in Xiongya Province, in the Far North Industrial City, and in Skaro Star Port City. Place.

But in fact, these so-called research institutes are essentially just a ‘channel’.

These places are all connected to the same place in subspace, which is the real black box factory.

This also means that materials transported to any secret research institute can be sent to the black box factory located in the Kingdom of Storm God. Things produced there can also be brought to any research institute at will.

This will further solve the problem of confidentiality. No longer will there be abnormal raw material consumption and product output when concentrated in one place, and it will be more secretive when dispersed.

At the same time, it also saves the difficulty of transportation.

Wu Jiarong was full of praise for the design of the Governor.

Then, she was given a new task by the Governor: supervising the construction of the Alliance Shipyard.

This conversation took place within the Alliance Star Port.

Gu Hang and Wu Jiarong took the subway and arrived at the Star Port. He walked around the starport and inspected it.

The star port of Angry Owl has been under construction for five years, and external investment has been introduced, so the construction speed is very fast.

Up to now, its scale is no less than that of the famous Yancheng Star Port.

Of course there are starports on Koroga, and there are more than one. Fifteen of the forty hive cities have their own star ports, ranging in size. Without a star port, large-scale interstellar cargo exchange would be impossible.

But think about it, not to mention anything else, just the star port named Yancheng on Koroja has a corresponding population of 4 billion; even if there are a large number of immigrants on the angry owl planet, there are only 150 million people. The starports in the two places are actually about the same size, which shows how much effort was put into the construction of the starport on Raging Owl.

——It can also be said from the side that the construction of the star port on Koroga is terrible.

Moreover, the difference in star ports between the two places is not just in scale.

The construction of the star port on the Raging Owl was based on the blueprint of the star port that Gu Hang had drawn, and external construction ships were invited to help with the construction. In terms of the rationality of the overall design and the efficiency in handling goods and personnel, it is not comparable to the famous Yancheng Star Port of the same scale.

Gu Hang was relatively satisfied with this, but he also gave his own instructions.

First of all, the star port of Raging Owl needs to be further expanded and equipped with orbital defense equipment to transform into a star fort. The entire planet should have a dual defense system from the star port to the surface. In the future, when the alliance's naval construction catches up, it should be a three-layer defense of naval ships, star forts, and surface.

To this extent, it can be said that the defense of Raging Owl Star is foolproof.

At the same time, the expanding scale of the star port corresponds to Gu Hang's plan. The productivity of Nu Xiao Star will also grow at a high speed in the long term. Raging Star will be an important engine for the entire alliance to move forward. Not only safety must be guaranteed here, but cargo throughput is also the blood vessel and lifeline.

The powerful shipyards to be built in the future will also require larger-scale star ports to accommodate them.

Eventually, a space city may be formed here.

As for the current Alliance Shipyard, it actually already has a certain scale. In the past few years, at least it has been able to produce Voyager spacecraft here. The alliance's independently operated flights have also been scheduled to travel through the three places of Black Arrow, Angry Owl, and Koroga.

Although, due to the size of the travelers, it is not yet capable of large-scale transportation and is only suitable for the transportation of official personnel and some documents.

But at least there is a connection between them.

Under Gu Hang's initial request, the Alliance Shipyard's foundation was to become bigger and better. Now, when there is a real need for expansion, the expansion space left over from the past plays a lot of roles and can save a lot of things.

Wu Jiarong will have to travel between the surface and the star port for a long time in the future.

The alliance's shipyard will be designed and constructed according to the newly obtained [Shipyard Blueprint] plan. Some key components can even be produced in black boxes associated with shipyards.

In the process of expansion of the shipyard, every completion of a dock will mean that a model of ship can be put into production.

The two civilian ships, Flying Dolphin and Whale, are relatively simple. They are fixed models and do not change much. They just need to follow the design blueprint.

However, patrol ships, frigates, destroyers, what the alliance now has are only initial blueprints. Wu Jiarong wants to study these materials, knowledge and black boxes to complete further and specific model design.

There are currently four models planned.

The 'Blackfish-class' fast patrol ship is equipped with a shield generator, S-standard laser cannon and kinetic energy cannon. Compared with conventional patrol ships, the engine is equipped with a spiritual engine unit that ordinary patrol ships are reluctant to install. Specialized for flexibility and speed.

This is to facilitate patrol ships engaging in wolf pack tactics.

Although it is small, its protective power is limited by the specifications of the patrol ship. It will not be very big and the ship will explode if it is shot. However, the 'Blackfish-class' can run fast and be flexible, and can escape from lock more easily, minimizing the risk of being hit. It is possible, and it is easier to form a formation and besiege ships much larger than one's own.

In short, its design idea is to defeat the big ship with a small boat and win with flexibility.

The 'Silver Helmet'-class frigates have stronger shield strength and thicker armor, and are required to be able to withstand several rounds of M-standard firepower; they are equipped with rapid-fire kinetic energy cannons and laser cannons, and are specialized in interception capabilities. The main goal is to stand in front of the main ship and act as a human shield. Try to intercept the artillery fire, landing modules, and space fighters projected by the enemy ships as much as possible.

The 'Silver Sword' class high-speed torpedo ship, which is also a frigate, has simpler energy shields and armor than the Silver Helmet; its interception capabilities are not as good; but it is also specialized in speed and flexibility, and has strengthened engines. , and on the basis of reducing the conventional S-type firepower, it is equipped with S-type 'Scalpel' missiles, and a set of M-type 'Axe' torpedo missiles are installed on the frigate.

Torpedo missile weapons can pass through the energy shield or void shield through the ability of terminal deceleration, and may directly pass through and damage the hull. Ship-based torpedo missiles are also very powerful and are not conventional artillery fire. However, the problem is that it is easy to be intercepted when passing at low speed and then given up for nothing. But as long as it is hit by one shot, the shield does not take effect, and the interception fails, the enemy ship will suffer a big blow, especially since the 'Hollow Axe' itself is an M-class weapon. Not to mention frigates of the same level, even a cruiser two levels higher would be severely damaged if it took a single shot of the Sky Split Axe. This is also based on the idea of ​​​​a small boat fighting a big ship. The 'Silver Sword Class' is small and relatively cheap anyway. If you win the bet once, you will make a big profit.

The 'Crazy Shark'-class battle destroyer is a conventional gunboat, without any bells and whistles. It uses the 'Hot Hammer' macro cannon as its core, emphasizing protection and firepower balance.

The estimated cost of building a 'Blackfish-class' fast patrol ship is 17 million tax coins. The cost of building the ‘Silver Helmet Class’ reached million tax coins. The cost of building a 'Silver Sword-class' torpedo frigate is slightly cheaper than that of a Silver Helmet, and one can be built for million. The cost of building a ‘Crazy Shark-class’ combat destroyer is billion tax coins.

After completing the design of these four types of ships, Gu Hang also communicated with his mother, and with the help of Ms. Wang Qi, he contacted his future father-in-law, retired Navy General Lao Fofana, to evaluate these four types of ships.

After listening carefully to Wu Jiarong's introduction, the old general was silent for a long time, as if he had been shocked by something.

After a while, the old general finally spoke: "Young man, don't be too ambitious."

"?"

Gu Hang was a little confused after being criticized by his father-in-law.

What’s so ‘too ambitious’ about this? The old general has been on the battlefield all his life. He has commanded ships of all sizes, and has fought many naval battles of different scales. As for the small ships in the Alliance, can he say this?

Isn't it?

Moreover, I don't have to aim too high. These ships were designed by Wu Jiarong with the help of blueprints obtained through technology lottery.

The alliance's shipyards have already begun building docks for these types of ships. As long as the shipyard is built, all these ships can be produced seriously.

Why are you so ambitious?

Moreover, the so-called ‘cost’ mentioned by Gu Hang is still on the high side, and is not actually the cost price.

After all, many things are produced in black boxes or on production lines pulled out of black boxes, but the cost is actually not that high. According to estimates, the cost of the alliance to actually produce these things ranges from one-tenth to half of the ship's cost. The difference mainly depends on the proportion of black box output in ship construction.

The higher the proportion, the lower the cost.

This 'cost' is nothing more than an estimate made by Wu Jiarong based on the Imperial Navy's order prices from various shipyards.

But then, the old General Fofana told Gu Hang about the conditions and prices of the ships that the Pegasus fleet wanted when they placed an order with the Flying Star shipyard.

It’s hard to say much about specific parameters and design specifications. However, after Gu Hang listened, he roughly understood why the old General Fofana said this.

Take the 'Crazy Shark-class' combat destroyer as an example. The several models produced by Feiyingxing Shipyard range from the cheapest one worth 2.2 billion to the most expensive one worth 2.2 billion. In terms of technical specifications, Not as good as 'Crazy Shark'. In Gu Hang's opinion, the 'Crazy Shark' had no special features when it was designed, except that it was strong and powerful, but with its level of protection and firepower, it was already considered powerful among destroyers.

In the end, you said it was only 17 billion?

The same goes for ‘Silver Helmet’ and ‘Silver Sword’. The price of a frigate produced by Feiyixing Shipyard is generally around 300 million, but even if it is a conventional frigate, compared with the 'Silver Sword', all parameters are similar. The protection is at the same level, and the normal firepower is also at the same level. The result Your 'Silver Sword' has an extra 'Hollow Axe' stuffed into it, and it also has high-speed characteristics, and it turns out to be 60 million cheaper...

Then who goes to Flying Star to buy a boat?

Old Fofana didn't believe the price and performance parameters Gu Hang said at all.

He thought that this was Gu Hang talking nonsense.

The old man's heartfelt words rang in Gu Hang's ears: "It's great that the Wrathful Star can start building space ships. It proves that your work is effective. I am also optimistic that the Wrathful Star can grow up and build good ships in the future. Build a big ship. However, the development of everything must abide by objective conditions. You should take one step at a time and develop well, and don't do those messy and fancy things, which will make you fall hard. Moreover, your so-called Ship designer, either she is lying to you, or she is talking nonsense because of her incompetence. Execute her, don’t believe her."

"Yeah, I've learned a lesson. I'm going to kill that designer right now, how dare you lie to me!"

During the call, Gu Hang nodded frequently, showing that he fully understood his father-in-law's good intentions.

After hanging up the communication, Gu Hang breathed a sigh of relief.

Wu Jiarong's face turned green as she listened. When she saw the communication was hung up, she immediately said: "Mr. Governor! I didn't..."

"Okay, no need to say more." Gu Hang had an excited smile on his face, "Now, immediately adjust the 'cost' of all ships by 30%!"

"?"

Gu Hang said earnestly, "You are still too honest!"

"Uh, okay."

"How long until our shipyard can be up and running?"

Wu Jiarong calmed down and said: "According to our plan, the first phase of the project will be completed in one year, and then the Silver Helmet, Silver Sword, and Black Fish classes can be put into production; the second phase of the project will be completed in four years, and by then the existing All four types of ships can be put into production; the third phase of the project will take six years to complete. Only then will we be able to achieve the goal you set before: a two-year shipbuilding cycle to produce one destroyer, three frigates, and ten patrol ships. ... Our first destroyer will not be commissioned until at least eight years later."

Gu Hang sighed.

How about a ten-year army and a hundred-year navy?

The same goes for Xinghai.

According to this posture, even if the alliance is cheated, it will be eight years before the alliance can truly have its own naval fleet, which will still be a small fleet with only one destroyer.

Of course, in the meantime, there should be more than three or ten patrol ships and frigates; and after the completion of the third phase of the project, the alliance's shipyards will not stop construction and enter a complete shipbuilding cycle, producing ships at a speed , will become faster and faster.

If you really give Gu Hang a hundred years, he will probably have a very powerful fleet by then.

But a hundred years...

(End of this chapter)