Chapter 972 [Compilation of the "Eight Majors" of Naval Warships]
On the basis of the Star Sea and the Earth Ocean, the two are of the same nature, but the former is an upgraded version of the latter.
If the earth's ocean is a one-dimensional combat surface, then the sea of stars is a three-dimensional combat surface integrating sea, land, air, and sky.
The role of the Navy has been unlimitedly improved, and it has become the leader of the service!
Since the interstellar battle fleet under the navy is the absolute main force in the four-dimensional battlefield, the functions of the configured interstellar battleships will also be more versatile.
According to the function of the battlefield existence, it can be divided into three major types -
Attack warships, frigate warships, logistics warships.
According to the core combat style, it can be divided into eight broad categories -
Frigates, destroyers, cruisers, aircraft carriers, battle cruisers, battleships, flagships, motherships.
These two ways of dividing the battleship into large categories, coupled with the division of the size and class of the battleship, combined the three plans together, and the "ship sequence compilation" created by Xingfeng was born.
Let's start with the largest battleship......
Ship Sequence Compilation 1 - Mothership!
Sequence compilation is called its function, and it is generally divided into three types -
Logistics combat carriers, base carriers, super-voyages (super-large aircraft carriers)!
These three motherships all need to play the role of a mother with a battleship, not only with a group of children with "different personalities" to join in various interstellar voyages and battles.
It is also necessary to open the mother's arms and "breastfeed" her children at any time, providing all kinds of material support, so that the children can "play all kinds of games" with peace of mind.
At present, there is only one representative of the "logistics battle carrier" in the hands of Xingfeng, that is, the "fortress-class" logistics battle carrier that has now been completed and is about to enter the first trial stage.
This kind of logistics battle mothership can send its own "children" to provide meticulous "care" for its main fleet in a fleet war, which is an indispensable ship formation sequence for every large fleet.
The second type of "base logistics carrier" has a certain combat capability, but it will not join the battlefield, and what stands out is the role of a "mother nest".
That is, a mobile base camp!
A starfleet must carry mining ships, research and development personnel, exploration ships, communication ships, large transport ships, army corps for ground combat, food and ammunition production and distribution, and so on.
All personnel, ships, troops, etc., who do not participate in the frontal combat of the Navy, are centered on the base carrier and rely on the base carrier to maintain normal operation.
The "Kunpeng" of the prawn clan is this kind of representative of the base mothership!
The remaining third main combat "super flag", which is completely born for combat, also uses the "super large" hull of more than 10,000 meters to make it the only mothership that can fight independently.
To put it bluntly, the meaning of the existence of Chaohang is that it is a comprehensive combat platform that can be moved.
It has strong combat effectiveness, and will be equipped with a large warship level or above, which will only have a "shipborne super-large caliber main gun", and various types of secondary guns, heavy guns, defensive guns and other shipborne artillery.
Coupled with the thick armor layer on the outside, and the structural layer advantage brought by the large size.
Even if it is a one-on-one confrontation with the "Titan-class" super-flag capital ship, the "super-sailing" battleship can confront it head-on, and even if it can't defeat the "Titan-class" super-flag, it can easily retreat and leave.
In addition to the ferocious firepower, the "Super Voyage" is usually equipped with a super-large hangar inside.
This hangar will be loaded with a large number of different special warships, combat spaceships, drones, and other carrier-based aircraft according to the different combat purposes.
If you load stealth bombers, you can rely on your own armor and firepower to advance to the front line of the battlefield, and in a surprise way, release the irascible "children" to carry out intensive bombing of the enemy's rear fleet.
If you load a large number of unmanned spaceships, you can send a large number of Lakers to bomb and strike at the enemy when you are in close combat.
Whether it is used for attacking, or dragging the enemy, allowing yourself to retreat smoothly, it has an extremely powerful advantage.
The "Starry Sky" of the Yate tribe is the representative of "Super Voyage"!
Generally speaking, the first type of logistics combat mothership is equivalent to a mother of a "career strong woman", working the battlefield with her children.
The second type of base mothership belongs to a "gentle and virtuous" mother, who takes her children to tidy up the housework at home and solve all the worries of the fleet.
And the third type of super aircraft carrier is like the "She Lao Taijun" among the Yang generals.
A tough mother!
will not take the back to do laundry and cooking, nor will she play the role of a nanny in the battlefield, but choose to go out in person, with a group of sons and daughters-in-law, and charge into battle in all directions on the battlefield.
The three motherships are three different styles entirely, but each one has a role to play that cannot be ignored!
Due to the complex and multi-functional tasks performed by logistics carriers, the motherships will be very large in size, and they are the first in the sequence of all ships.
According to the size of the battleship, the mothership belongs to the "super large" class, and it is also the largest type of warship.
Flagship Sequence Preparation II - Flagship!
The flagship is a functional ship sequence organization, and it does not refer to a specific type of warship, mainly highlighting the word "flag" in the establishment title.
A flag is a flag, a country has a national flag, an army has a military flag, and a fleet has a command flag.
In the battlefield, no matter how big a fleet is, as long as it is formed into a fleet, it will have its own fleet flag.
And there will only be one side!
Where the fleet flag exists, this battleship is the "flagship", the location of the "brain" of the fleet, which undertakes all command tasks and the core of the entire fleet.
All the warships participating in the battle, as a rule, arranged around the flagship to fight the enemy.
Flagships are divided into two sub-categories according to the size of the battleship formation -
Super flags and flagships!
With a super-large warship as the battleship scale, then this super-large command ship will be divided into a super-flag and serve as the commander-in-chief of this super-large fleet.
This is like China's first seven military regions, each of which has a commander-in-chief and has the ability to conduct a campaign on its own.
To put it bluntly, the fleet where the superflag is located can launch a campaign on its own.
And because the fleet led by Chaoqi must have hundreds of warships of various types, then it will be divided into many sub-echelon fleets.
Just like a general military region, it is composed of many military regions.
With the current warships under the banner of Xingfeng, there is only one "Titan-class" super flag -
"Queen"!
And in these second-level battleship formations, there will also be one battleship as the commander of the formation, so the battleship where the commander of the formation is located will be considered the flagship.
This type of flagship is no matter the size of the ship, as long as it is the commander's battleship, he is a flagship.
Even if the size of this battleship only reaches the lowest light level!
However, there is no limit, there is a premise here, that is, this and the number of fleets must be enough to launch a fleet battle alone.
Other words......
If you only have one large ship, but can fight independently with a medium ship formation, then you can apply to become the flagship from the headquarters where the superflag is located.
However, if there is only one light warship and does not have the ability to fight at the fleet level, then it cannot get the honor of commanding the flagship battle in the naval battle log.
Of course, if you have more than two, then even light warships have no problem, and you can also apply to become a flagship serial formation.
In general, the flagship represents the command of the fleet and is the pursuit of honor for every naval commander.
After all, if after a battle is fought, participating in the battle, and commanding the battle, are completely two different natures, and the honors obtained are also very different.
At the same time, the flagship is also the title of the command ship, in order to command and control the battle of the entire fleet, so that one fleet will not fight alone.
You hit yours, I'll beat mine, it's a mess!
Ship Sequence Preparation III - Battleship!
The battleship first appeared in World War I in the last century, and is a kind of large main combat warship with large-caliber naval guns as its main weapon, strong armor protection ability and strong assault power, and undertaking ocean-going combat missions.
The outstanding ones are the fierce firepower, thick armor, long endurance, and strong breakthrough ability!
In the words of a woman with an image point, that is: don't give me any moths, play any deceitful tricks, it's just a sentence-
Don't be cowardly, rush to the front and do it!
In the history of naval battles on the earth, battleships have always had absolute supremacy in naval battles with this fierce combat style.
However, in modern times, the strike distance of artillery has become longer, the attack methods of missiles have diversified, the strong rise of aircraft carriers and missile submarines has shifted the combat duties of battleships to an unlimited extent, and so on.
This also makes it possible to take on the "meat shield" to top the front of the fleet in modern naval battles, and it is no longer necessary to have expensive battleships.
In the end, this powerful capital ship became a dispensable chicken rib and was eliminated by the navies of various countries.
But in the space universe, because it is a four-dimensional all-round combat mode, there are no occlusions, shooting dead ends, and both sides are all-round attacks in space.
This also made the battleship rise again!
To use the simplest analogy, play a team battle game, if there is no meat shield in front, absorb a lot of damage from the enemy and deal a lot of damage to the enemy at the same time.
And by virtue of the superiority of the ship's strong artillery, it will make a strong breakthrough into the enemy's fleet and disrupt the enemy's battle formation.
The consequences of this will be very serious!
No matter how fierce your firepower is, you can only be chased and beaten by the enemy, running all over the world like a chicken in soup, and there is no way to stand in formation.