299 Turning defense into offense
It's a pity that there are good cooks everywhere in Amada, but there are very few battleship designers, whether it is purchased from the Republic or the Federation, it is definitely impossible to get the most advanced model, and it is very fortunate to be able to obtain the blueprint for the design and manufacture of the active capital ship at a high price.
This situation makes the Amada people in a dilemma, they are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, and they have not yet had a slight advantage in performance. This discussion has been debated in the Amada government since the beginning of the war, and there is still no clear answer.
If at this time, the Poetry Group or the Song Group can come up with a new type of warship design that meets the needs of the Amada people, and the possibility of getting the attention of the main battle faction of the Amada government will be very high.
Hong Tao just had a blueprint for the design and manufacture of a cruiser in his hand, the Weasel! It was based on the Imperial Juggernaut-class drone cruiser, but it was changed to the point where it didn't even know its own mother, mainly because it added too much Sleeper technology, and it was definitely not suitable for the Amada.
However, it can be changed again, such as replacing the new energy core, restoring the original laser weapon, and equipping five drones with new energy cores as capabilities, and then using the new alloy armor and energy shield of the poetry group to form a dual defense system.
The performance after this change is definitely not as good as the Weasel, but compared with the main cruisers of various countries, the advantage is very obvious, in a one-on-one situation, as long as the pilot does not make too many operational mistakes, there is no doubt about the victory, anyway, Hong Tao can't think of how to lose.
In fact, Hong Tao still has the blueprints for the manufacture of two battleships in his hand, both of which are redesigned on the basis of the captured Emma battleship. However, he believed that there was no need for the Amada people to vigorously develop battleships, because their land area was relatively small and their war potential was insufficient, and it was wasteful and unsatisfactory to engage in a face-to-face duel with large warships.
Cruisers, which were relatively small in size, fast, and second only to battleships in attack and defense, were more suitable for the Aimada. It can be used for patrolling, vigilance, and anti-smuggling in peacetime, and can be used as the main fleet in wartime, which can strike battleships and battlecruisers, and will not be difficult to deal with the harassment of small warships because of the excessive caliber of weapons and slow response.
In addition, from the logistical aspect, a cruiser formation with a relatively single model and a relatively diverse function can greatly reduce the logistical pressure, and the combat cost is much lower than that of using battleships.
After all, the Amada people don't plan to really turn against the Emma people in their bones, they just want to defend their rights and have a certain ability to resist, there is no need to spend the whole country to support a huge battleship formation, it's too wasteful.
"I can start by bringing up the design ideas and operational concepts with the Amada Military Committee, and if I can get positive feedback, I can make samples. Aite, I hope you will make it clear to me in the near future! ”
Claire agreed with Hong Tao's suggestion, this cruiser was already very rebellious in her opinion, and the dual defense system of alloy armor and energy shield alone could make warships of various countries die to death.
But she wasn't happy at all, seeing that her man suddenly became omnipotent, she didn't know the reason, and she couldn't ask how awkward she was.
"Don't worry, if it goes on like this, I'll soon have to confess. By the way, you have to install this program on your ship, so that your ship will not be attacked by autonomous drones. If you encounter danger, don't hesitate, don't be reluctant to do anything, hurry up and run into the home galaxy, as long as you enter the territory of the autonomous drone, it is basically safe. Wealth, power, or something can be earned slowly in the future, as long as people are in everything possible. ”
After this period of investigation, Hong Tao decided to give Sanger more trust, and even Claire had the right to freely enter and leave the home system. In fact, this convenience is not mainly for them to visit the door, but to save their lives, once someone intends to be unfavorable to them, there is no harm in having another way to escape.
"Hmph, you have a lot of eyes! It's long overdue for me...... If I become nothing, will you support me? I'm very expensive! Claire's face was very solemn, she knew very well what level it would be if there was danger, and she couldn't take it easy. But Sanger had never experienced such a thing, and she didn't believe that anyone would dare to attack the people of the Gora family, and she was in the mood to fight Claire.
"No matter how expensive it is, it's not life-threatening! Aite, we can't be too passive, we should be proactive. A slightly hoarse voice and a slender figure appeared at the same time, and the Empress came, holding her hands in front of her, and every step was a whole body movement, as if walking was a very important ritual.
This transformation did not occur because of Claire and Sanger, but after she and Hong Tao announced their marriage. The Vault Dweller stopped talking about the Empress of the Empire, as she had envisioned, and immediately changed their attitude and treated her as a member of the Clan. For this reason, five elders specially came from the planet Voshen to attend a simple but complicated wedding and pay a big gift to the new patriarch's wife.
Now that she's the rightful leader of the Home Galaxy, Princess Poison, Anhaka, April, and most of the Vault Dwellers are under her command, with the exception of Sandra, the Seven Kids, and a few Vault Dwellers who have just become clone pilots.
This kind of arrangement is also what Hong Tao meant, he doesn't want to spend too much energy on personnel management, and he is not very good at it, but the empress has professional skills here and is willing to operate.
The group of cloned pilots has always existed in isolation from governments, and they do not have many restrictions other than to comply with special regulations issued by the Ministry of Integration. This habit has also continued in the home galaxy, not that Hong Tao deliberately wants to do this, but that the empress made it clear that there is no good way to restrain the cloned pilots, so she simply threw it to Hong Tao, she didn't care.
What about the effect, in fact, there should be no accidents at all. The Emperor, who had managed hundreds of nations and hundreds of billions of people for nearly a decade, might not even have the strength of his little finger in the face of thousands of Vault Dwellers in his home galaxy.
But there is still a big difference between the empress and Hong Tao on the question of what system should be adopted in the future, don't look at Refa as an emperor in the slave empire, but she is not in favor of slavery in her bones, but is more inclined to the republic of the Uruks.
Although there is only one large race in the home galaxy at present, the empress's heart is relatively large, and she thinks that more races will definitely be recruited in the future, so she must plan ahead and think about the system in advance, and don't wait for something to go wrong before making hasty adjustments.
Hong Tao's opinion is not to talk about the system first, because he doesn't want to build a country at all, let alone worry about that. But it can't be said clearly, so it can only be made with excuses to drag. Fortunately, the empress was still willing to listen to his opinion and did not force each other.
"Your Majesty......" Seeing the Empress coming, Sanger was the first to stand up and salute. Don't look at her chewing tongue behind her back the most powerful, and she has the biggest opinions, but she is also the most polite when she meets the empress, and this social habit has been deeply rooted in her bone marrow.
"What do you mean by initiative?" Claire is not so polite, and she doesn't care about the status of the empress before, and they get along more equally.
"......" Hong Tao was full of embarrassment, obviously Claire was his girlfriend, but he had to have an extra lady first, and he wondered how embarrassing it was whenever the two of them were together.
"At the moment, our capabilities are still very weak, and even with the protection of autonomous drones, we will not be able to stop a large-scale attack. I know more about Canedi II's style, and if he is really targeted, danger will follow, and it will certainly be more troublesome than Isaac. Now we need time to develop, but passive dodging will not only not buy time, but will also make danger come faster. ”
The Empress also had different attitudes towards the three men, and immediately smiled with the same grace in the face of Sangar's aristocratic etiquette; Seeing Hong Tao's embarrassed face, he simply didn't bother with it; Treating Claire, who is neither humble nor arrogant, is the closest, sitting next to each other, holding hands very affectionately, it seems like two people talking, but in fact it is for everyone to hear.