Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords! - Chapter 532

Chapter 528 06.0527: ‘Type IX Experimental Plan—‘Bayonet Class’ Long-Range Cruiser Assault Ship’

Her prosthetic eyes directly projected a complex holographic plan and showed it to Horatio: “Today’s Epic is a Type VII (Type 7) medium-range attack ship plan, but the final result is a Type IX (Type 9) Type) long-range ocean-going program. Internally, she is known as the ‘Bayonet-class’ long-range attack cruiser.”

“Bayonet level? Her appearance fits this classification name quite well.”

Horatio looked at the lengthened Type IX long-range cruise assault ship plan and commented:

“The width and height remain the same, but the length is elongated. It is also the blade of a table knife. It is straight and long. It does have a bit of a bayonet flavor, and it is indeed like a bayonet piercing the enemy’s chest. It is slender and deadly.”

“You don’t know, Captain, if we really want to trace the origin of its design, she has many similarities with the Scimitar-class escort ship.

(There are Scimitar escorts that are half the length of light cruisers.)

They are both 2.2 kilometers in length, which is half the length of the Dreadnought light cruiser. Among warships of the same type, this is simply a ‘little giant’. This means she can carry more torpedoes, with four torpedo silos in the front and two in the rear, allowing for more deceptive ambush tactics.

There are also as many as 36 built-in torpedoes, four of which are located in the forward launch tube, and 26 spare bombs are located in the forward bomb bay; two torpedoes are located in the rear torpedo silo, and four spare bombs are located in the rear bomb bay. “

“I approve of your Voss product in terms of length.

When other escort ships were only 1.6 kilometers long, you came up with something as big as the Scimitar class, which is 2.2 kilometers long. Well, speaking of which, are you the priest of Voss, the priest of Mars, or…? “

“It’s not important, Captain, what’s important is what I can bring you.” She smiled and said: “If you follow the normal process, I will arrange a Scimitar-class escort ship for you to make your career as a lieutenant colonel Spend time aboard the largest escort ship in the Imperium of Man.

But unfortunately, it seems that you are not satisfied with your current status as a lieutenant colonel in the navy, and you are not interested in escort missions. You are eager for military success, so you hope to continue commanding on the Epic, so I can also meet your needs. “

[To be precise, I long to fish, but the disaster that will happen in the future does not allow me to fish. ]

Horatio complained silently in his heart while giving his own answer:

“Yes, Father Ratty, as you said, I am not satisfied with my current status as a lieutenant colonel in the navy, and I am not interested in boring escort missions, but how can you meet my needs? From the Gothic Sector Forging the world or deploying a new warship in other ways is probably not a matter of a day or two. “

“Of course not.” Her smile became more and more mysterious: “I will take the Epic to the main star of Ganz’s forge world, Konnor. Although we are not the same Adeptus Mechanicus, the Great Sage Clone Barberel They supported Macragge, and Macragge spared no effort to support the second expedition to the Gulf of Damocles.

Therefore, we can borrow their shipyard to modify the Epic, and the necessary components for the modification from Type VII to Type IX can be obtained from the inventory, and the technical team accompanying the expedition can also perform all aspects of the transformation. Well, or we originally planned to try the Type IX solution during the second Damocles Gulf expedition.

However, after the transformation is completed, because some technical issues are not yet mature, I suggest that you continue to use her as an attack ship without subspace navigation capabilities, and wait until I have completely solved the relevant problems before proceeding with subspace jump navigation. “

“It sounds a bit ridiculous that a warship equipped with a subspace jump engine cannot enter the subspace.”

“To be precise, this is just to comply with your status as Lieutenant Commander of the Navy. After all, Navy regulations only stipulate that you should command a graded ship that can conduct subspace navigation, but there is no requirement that you must use subspace navigation for combat. Isn’t it?” Letty took advantage of this slyly.

This irresistible little trick reminded Horatio of an old incident from the age of sailing.

A naval colonel was ordered to command a warship to intercept the smuggling ship, but only the brig was left in the port.

According to regulations, a naval captain should command a ‘three-masted warship’, and the brigantine obviously did not meet the status of this naval captain.

Just when the naval captain was about to make do with the command, the Admiralty actually ordered a false mast to be installed on the ketch. The reason was that “according to the Admiralty Decree, a naval colonel should command a warship with three masts.”

At first he thought it was a joke to satirize the British Admiralty for being too rigid in following rules and regulations, but later he learned the name of the ship, ‘HMS Beagle’, the Beagle, which actually happened in history, even in the 41st After thousands of years, my own personal experience is actually somewhat similar.

But it is entirely legitimate and necessary to test new designs with caution, making the matter less ironic.

“Of course, Captain, it shouldn’t take too long to solve this technical problem, and the machine soul will not change too much. You are still facing your familiar comrades, although the changes caused by new additions and replacements will cause the machine soul to need Re-run.

Once I complete all the preparations, you can take advantage of all the new equipment on the Bayonet-class Epic! “

“Well, since you are so confident, the Epic will be handed over to you. I will recruit crew members in Zhendan and prepare a lot of supplies in advance for long-range operations.”

“No problem, Captain, I wish you a happy vacation in Zhendan.” Lati gave Horatio a very ladylike gear salute, then left his side and conveyed Horatio’s wishes to the person in charge of the commission of the Imperial Navy.

His commission deliberately left a blank space for the name of the commissioned warship, and soon this space was filled with “IX Plan Experimental Bayonet-class Epic Long-range Cruiser Attack Ship”.

A drawing ship that still remains on the drawing, without a physical object.

This undoubtedly adds a special stroke of ink to the service resume of this ambitious and adventurous young “Wolf King”.

If it were someone else, they would not have such a big face to get the opportunity to be selected-there are many people who want to become the captain of a classified ship. If you don’t do it, there are many people who want to do it, and there is no room for bargaining at all.

But for the legendary heir who had just made remarkable achievements on the front line, he was fully qualified to make his own choice in the Gothic Sector Fleet.

‘This is called choosing a better way to serve the Emperor.’ Lieutenant General Samuel Hood, commander of the expeditionary fleet, said to his colleagues.

——

Accepting the welcome ceremony at the starport was only the first step of his entire journey after arriving in Zhendan.

Under the escort of the tall and straight Zhendan honor guard, he went to the most magnificent Imperial Temple on the entire planet – a religious ceremony venue with higher standards than the cathedral.

Its design combines the ‘thirteen-story tower’ with the characteristics of Zhendan on the basis of the Gothic style.

The entire building is majestic and magnificent, with the top reaching into the sky, which is breathtaking.