Galactic Empire in New World

Part 6 Chapter 17

"Welcome to the Adikarto military port, gentlemen." Colonel Astana said

"Thank you, this base is quite large." Phiam said.

"Actually, this is not a major naval base. That's why the harbor isn't big either." Astana said.

"Can we have a look at the ships?" asked Phiam.

"Of course. Let's board a destroyer-class ship. We named it the Mardut class." Astana said.
They boarded the nearest Mardut-class ship. On board, Phiam was not impressed with a warship that only had one cannon.

"Does this ship only have one main cannon? Isn't that too little?" asked Baeluno.

"Oh, this ship's main weapon is missiles. Also, the existing cannons use plasma warheads designed with armor-piercing designs, so our bullets can penetrate armor up to more than 800mm. Also, the firing speed is quite high, at 60 rpm, so there is no need for more barrels." Astana said.

"60 rpm? How is it loaded and the heat generated from the friction between the bullet and the barrel?" asked Baeluno.

"Oh, we use automatic loading. The cannon requires no crew to operate at all. Also, we use the magnetic principle to fire the bullets, so we can minimize the friction between the bullet and the barrel, and there is no need for propellant. Any residual heat will be dissipated using water cooling inside the barrel." Astana said.

Phiam and Baeluno looked at each other. What a very advanced cannon system! With such capabilities, it was only fitting that there was no need for so many cannons. Moreover, they knew that the bullets could be controlled.

"In addition, this cannon is stabilized against ship movement. This causes the accuracy of the cannon to increase dramatically. The firing control system that uses radar also improves accuracy. Even with dumb rounds, we can still shoot accurately. The same principle is also applied to other types of cannons," Astana continued.

"Oh, I see. What about the missile system?" asked Phiam.

"We use what is called a Vertical Launch System, or VLS, where the missile is placed on the launcher umbrella vertically. Gentlemen can see the ports there. That is the cap of this VLS system. This ship has 40 VLS tubes, where each tube can be filled with 1 missile for large missiles, for example, for attacking other ships or land, and several missiles for small-diameter missiles such as anti-aircraft missiles." Astana said this while pointing to the VLS system of the Mardut ship they were on.

Oh, that means the defense against airstrikes relies on missiles? What if the missiles run out during battle?" asked Baeluno.

"Hmm, yes and no. We do primarily use missiles for air-raid defense, but we also have a close-range defense system using magnetic cannons. That cannon is also fully automatic, radar-controlled, and has a firing speed of 6,000 RPM." said Astana.

"I see." Phiam said it briefly with a slight tremble. He imagined that a small fleet of HME ships would be attacked using the missiles on this ship. It would be difficult for the HME ships to defend against the missiles.

The two men from HME became depressed after hearing all these things. Moreover, they were on a ship that was the smallest in size outside of a patrol ship. What about the big ships?

As predicted, the two people from HME were even more depressed when visiting other ships. Because they were so depressed about the superiority of the Myto Empire's ships, they did not inquire thoroughly, and as a result, they totally forgot to ask about the energy sources of the ships, their underwater warfare capabilities, and the flying capabilities of the ships as they looked around the various classes of ships in the military harbor.