In fact, it is more powerful than the Three Gorges Dam, the graviton reactor is theoretically passive to pick up energy, consumes very little fuel, and adding a cubic can be used for several years, and there is no radiation. Although the price of this fuel is not cheap, which is extracted from isotopes of helium, hydrogen and oxygen, it is really not much evenly distributed every day.

Astonished? No, there is a more anti-natural energy source than the graviton reactor, which is the antimatter drive of the Emma Empire. Hearing the name Hong Tao knelt down, antimatter, this time I can't understand what this thing is, anyway, I think it's very high-tech.

The energy generated by this drive is endless, and it never needs to be fueled, it is simply a perpetual motion machine. But it also has the big flaw of not being able to generate much energy quickly. As a result, Emma's ships generally don't use energy shields, which are too electric, and instead use silver-like superalloy armor to counter external attacks.

The answer to which of these two defenses is superior and which is inferior is difficult to say. Simply competing in two ways, the energy shield will definitely have the advantage, because it is not an entity, so it cannot be broken, but can only be weakened. As long as the power source, i.e., the ship, is not destroyed, it will not take long for this thing to be re-strengthened, or even intact.

Silver-like superalloy armor is different, it does not consume electricity, but even if those superalloys can absorb nearby elements and rearrange and combine them on their own, there will be losses after being hit, and it is impossible to make up for it indefinitely, and it must be thinner and thinner, and finally broken.

But no combat method can ignore all objective conditions to calculate the advantages and disadvantages of a certain aspect, taken together, the energy shield and superalloy armor are really half a pound and eight taels.

The former consumes electricity, but it can be restored repeatedly, and the strength can be adjusted, which is more convenient and flexible to use. The latter saves electricity, but there are losses after each battle, and it cannot be repaired in wartime, and the logistics requirements are relatively high, and the continuous combat capability is not as strong as the energy shield.

However, the Energy Shield is relatively susceptible to interference and weakening by the enemy in some way, such as destroying the ship's power reserves from a distance. Superalloy armor is different, as long as it is installed, it can be as thick as it should be, and it will be as strong as it should be, no matter what weapon it is used to attack.

Which one is better? Not only Hong Tao couldn't tell the difference, but even Claire, an old driver who had fought with pirates and self-disciplined drones more than once, couldn't tell clearly.

For her part, she prefers energy shields, as they are cheap to use, maintain, and maintain, and they don't have much impact on the speed and agility of the ship. If you change to superalloy armor, the weight of the ship will increase significantly, and the speed of the drive will inevitably be damaged if you don't modify it.

"What a disgrace to the clone pilot!" Contrary to Claire, Sanger is not a clone pilot and is not very proficient in ship piloting, but he is a staunch fan of Superalloy armor. In her words, warships should be heavily armoured, fierce and courageous, and what kind of warrior is hiding in the shadows to sneak attack, worse than pirates and smugglers.

"It's better to lose face than to lose your life, you are used to being pampered, you only have theoretical imagination and lack of practical experience, and you have no right to speak!"

This is Hong Tao's response, what qualifications does a noble lady who grew up with a golden spoon have to define a warrior, don't think that you can point fingers if you have contact with smugglers, if people don't fancy your family's wealth and power, they will rob you all in minutes, regardless of whether you wear heavy armor or not.

More power means more defensive equipment and offensive weapons. Whether it is a New Eden's ship or a battleship, there is never too much attention to the appearance, let alone deliberately reducing the drag, because the aerodynamics have failed in outer space, and the beautiful streamlining and ugly big potato type have almost no effect on the flexibility and speed of the ship.

The designers of the Executive apparently thought the same thing, and in addition to the five space missile launchers that were the same as the destroyers of the Federal Navy, three additional expansion bases were set up in the middle and rear of the hull.

Their role is simple, like a bus interface on a computer motherboard, which contains data transmission, power supply, and electromagnetic protection. The function is also very simple, that is, all the equipment that meets the standards can be connected to the main brain and main capacitor of the spacecraft through the base, so as to achieve the same level of control and operation as all the equipment originally installed in the spacecraft.

To put it bluntly, this four-leaf clover-class destroyer is a big horse-drawn trolley, called a light assault ship, in fact, it is a V12 engine with a displacement of 6 liters installed in the hatchback Charili, and the chassis, suspension, and braking systems are all upgraded, and the main brain and energy drive system are far beyond the needs of the destroyer class.

With such an abundant energy supply, it would be a waste if we didn't make full use of it. Take advantage of it, due to the size of the spaceship, it can't be fully stuffed in, and the redesign of a change is too big, which goes against the original intention of the experiment.

So the spaceship designers began to think of crooked ways, and if they couldn't fit inside, they would hang it outside the main shell of the spaceship, and the three expansion bases would be used for this.

As for what equipment should be hung, then people don't care, anyway, the foundation is laid, compatible with all standard equipment, who uses this spaceship in the future will be decided, what you want to hang and what to hang, as long as it does not exceed the bandwidth of the main brain and the peak power supply of the main capacitor.

Moreover, the expansion base is more flexible than the pre-installed equipment inside the spacecraft, and can be replaced at will without touching any shell structure. The only restriction is credit, which is money to put it bluntly. If you have money, you can toss it around, and if you don't have money...... I don't have money and I still want to play with modified cars, how far and how far to roll!

To say that Daley is also a loser, he got such a test battleship and put it away, and he did it so much for the sake of showmanship. The three pedestals had already been filled by him, and it wasn't just a mess, and in Claire's words, there must have been experienced Federation Navy pilots to help her brother with advice, and the equipment was not only expensive but also very applicable.

Shield Enhancement Subsystem, Energy Management Subsystem, Bandwidth Expansion Subsystem. Without Claire to explain too much, just by looking at the name Hong Tao, you can roughly guess what it is for.

With these three subsystems equipped, the Executive's Energy Shield strength is only increased by 5%, but its resistance to electromagnetic, thermal, and physical attacks is increased by a full 30%.

The original five space missile launchers have also been increased to eight, not only can they easily crush battleships of the same level, but even if they are hard to shake with cruisers, they will not suffer too much, and if the tactics are used reasonably, it is still not a dream to sneak attack battleships.

Judging from the idea of modifying the spaceship, Daley seems to have a tough guy dream, which is quite similar to Sanger, his mind is full of fantasies of charging into battle, but he doesn't dare to face it in a real battle, a standard mouth peddler.

Then the question is, since a destroyer-class spaceship can compete with a cruiser after being refitted, why not modify other destroyers and even frigates in this way, so that the combat effectiveness can be increased by at least one level, isn't it beautiful!

The truth is true, and it can be done technically, but there is an objective condition that makes it impossible for most warships to imitate the executive name, and that is the energy supply.

Whether it is the New Eden or the Earthlings, there is a common denominator in the design of weapons, which has to consider the cost-effectiveness ratio, that is, the ratio between cost and efficacy.

To put it bluntly, mass-produced weapons and equipment, from tanks to airplanes to space warships, must all be optimized, and all aspects can meet the design needs.

It is also because of this factor that the New Eden's ships, both civilian and military, do not have much electricity to drive the defense system, the weapon system, and the electronic jamming system at the same time, and must choose one or two of them, while being forced to abandon the other.

At this time, the combination of various weapons and equipment has become the key to making up for each other's shortcomings, and the navies of various countries have also designed and built warships with different functions, and the effect of 1+1 is greater than 2 after forming a fleet.

For example, assault ships with particularly balanced firepower and defense capabilities, electronic attack ships with particularly outstanding auxiliary capabilities, interceptor ships dedicated to delaying the opponent, logistics ships for rescue on the battlefield, and so on.