Chapter XVI First meeting
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At this time, Chairman Edward convened the first meeting after Fengyu joined, and the main topic was how to develop Awa-Ker's military power in the future and how to adjust his attitude towards NO.
Since Fengyu joined Awa-Ker, his outstanding performance in several operations has made the Council deeply aware that the pattern of warfare in this era is gradually changing, and individual heroism has returned to the mainstream stage, greatly restraining traditional fleet warfare. Although ace pilots are not easy to train, and the cost of investing in each ace is more than a capital ship, it is clear that a capital ship is no match for an ace pilot.
Although countries are already developing a new generation of warships, by thickening the armor and increasing the defensive turret, the survivability of the battleship against the ace pilots will be improved. However, the ship's main gun ports and engine vents are still the weak link of the pilot's priority attack, and this cannot be changed for the time being.
It is foreseeable that in future wars, the role of the fleet will be more to provide logistical support and fire support for mobile fighters. Of course, it cannot be said that the battleships will be eliminated, and if there is no certain number of battleships, the main guns of the enemy fleet on the frontal battlefield should still not be underestimated. may not be able to play the ace pilot, but it can destroy those supply ships and transport ships that provide logistical support, and not every captain has the "reconnaissance" ability to drive a battleship in an optically invisible state like Luo Yunxi.
Ace pilots who have lost their logistical support have become rootless duckweed, unable to move an inch, and must maintain a sufficient size of warships to ensure the safety of the fleet.
Feng Yu's personal opinion is that if a regular fleet can have about four ace pilots, then it will basically have an absolute upper hand in the face of an enemy fleet of the same size.
It's just that this kind of thinking is a bit wishful thinking, and even countries like UAC and New Asia can't train so many ace pilots, let alone a civilian organization like Awa-Ker.
However, the awakened pilots are naturally more powerful than ordinary pilots, and the awakening abilities of "must hit", "must flash", "iron wall", and "hot blood" can give the awakened pilots an advantage. This is where Awa-Ker will have the advantage of fighting with NO in the future. Even if you can't cultivate so many trump cards, organizing a mobile force of the Awakened is just as deterrent.
In this environment, the board of directors began to consider expanding the scale of the pilot school to train more ace pilots by increasing the pilot base.
Through the discussion at the meeting and the summary of Fengyu's personal experience, the council finally decided to adjust the share of military spending, reduce the input of fleet production, and instead increase the proportion of mobile suits.
At the same time, at Fengyu's suggestion, the students of the pilot school will graduate early and replace the simulator training with actual combat. Although there will be casualties, it will make them grow faster.
In fact, Fengyu's time to receive pilot training is only two or three months, even if you add the training and combat time accumulated as an iron ball pilot before, it adds up to only one year.
In the past, because Awa-ker basically had no military operations, these cadets were allowed to study for a long time in the pilot school to improve their combat ability through long-term training. And now that NO has bared his fangs, even if Awa-ker no longer provokes the other party, there will inevitably be more friction.
On the one hand, the cadets have more opportunities to fight, and on the other hand, the Awa-Ker headquarters in the war-torn New African Galaxy also needs more mobile suits as a defense force.
In another star field less than 10 light-years from Awa-Ker's new headquarters, there is a stronghold of NO. There is a section of overlap between the two star fields heading to the non-Tai Wh course, and it is unlikely that you will not see you when you look down in the future, and it is unlikely that something will not happen. In No's usual style, sending a fleet to attack Awa-Ker merchant ships posing as pirates was almost a certainty.
This brings us to the second topic of the meeting, what is the attitude towards NO. It is to take the initiative to attack and suppress and weaken the opponent as much as possible; It is also a passive defense to avoid the exposure of Awa-ker's military power and arouse the vigilance of neighboring countries. It's a matter of opinion.
Members of the Board have different views on this.
Feng Yu naturally advocates taking the initiative, and the contradiction between him and NO is completely irresolvable.
Although Situ Hui has a good relationship with him, he has different views. She believes that after Awa-Ker experienced the attack on the submarine base, although it has not completely moved from the background to the front of the stage, the existence of the organization has undoubtedly been exposed, and the intelligence agencies of various countries will inevitably pay attention to it. The New African Galaxy is different from the Milky Way, Awa-Ker does not have such deep connections here, and once it is targeted by a certain country, it is very likely that a fleet will be sent to encircle and suppress it.
Regarding Situ Hui's statement, Zuabi, the intelligence officer of the New African Galaxy, expressed a different opinion. Based on his years of activities and observations in New Africa, the situation of the three countries of the UAC, the New European Union, and the Earth Federation here is very delicate, and they will never easily send their fleets into the Isolation Zone Star Domain. The UAC is at war with the new European Union, and these two countries do not have as many spare forces to deal with Awa-ker. In fact, the New African Galaxy is the most rampant place for pirate fleets, that is, because of the connivance and inconvenience of various countries.
Comparing Awa-Ker to a pirate is not a good idea, but it gives Fengyu an idea. "No, will pretend to be a pirate fleet, won't we? We can quite well assemble a small fleet, posing as pirates, specifically to strike at the ships and strongholds of the NO. ”
Hearing him say this, Chairman Edward smiled, "If you, the legendary ace 'Storm', don't mind defiling yourself, I don't object to this plan." It's just that this fleet won't be able to enter the star field under our control at will, and will have to find another place as a base to avoid being involved with Awa-Ker. ”
Edward's opinion represented the idea of the majority of the councillors, and Awa-ker was ultimately reluctant to become a military organization, wanting to maintain the true character of a civil society. This may be a kind of self-cleaning idea, which is a bit out of place in the current era of NO, but it is also a kind of self-discipline of the directors.
However, although this fleet cannot dock in the star field controlled by Awa-ker, it does not mean that the organization will not give enough support, and the manpower and material resources will still be enough, after all, no is already Awa-ker's mortal enemy. The Council wants the world not to fall into the clutches of NO, and there is still some awareness of this.
Speaking of which, even Situ Hui, the representative of the conservative council, has no more objections. The agenda item was successfully adopted.