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Chapter 884: Chapter 481, Only a Madman Would Pay You Taxes!

Chapter 884: Chapter 481, Only a Madman Would Pay You Taxes!

Battleship Cruiser!

Though not truly a battleship, its significance might not be less than that of a battleship itself.

Essentially, it’s a high-speed battleship. Compared to battleships, the battleship cruiser has slightly thinner armor and slightly weaker firepower, but the speed gained from sacrificing some armor endows it with extremely high tactical value.

It possesses firepower akin to that of a battleship, yet has the speed of a cruiser.

In the Empire, the mainstream idea is still centered on fleet engagements, with thick armor, sturdy shields, and fierce firepower making the battleship the undisputed core; however, within the Imperial Navy doctrine, there are theorists and Navy Generals who, in wartime, favor the battleship cruiser.

Its pursuit is to outpace any ship that can outrun mine and outgun any ship that can outgun mine.

The former refers to cruisers—battleship cruisers can easily defeat cruisers through superior speed and firepower;

The latter refers to battleships, those much slower than cruisers for battleship cruisers, that truly can’t catch up. It might even circle around to the other side of a star or planet before the battleship can close in.

This grants the battleship cruiser a very flexible role in warfare.

It’s more suited for solitary operations than a battleship, less likely to fail in striking the enemy or getting easily surrounded;

It can serve as the vanguard during fleet operations, pushing the enemy’s vanguard into difficult positions. If the enemy’s vanguard fleet engages alone, it’s obviously disadvantageous for them.

If the enemy vanguard retreats to join the main force, the battleship cruiser can use its high speed to chase from behind, inflicting significant damage before engagement; it can also flank the enemy fleet, creating a side-attack advantage; or, if impossible, it can return to the main fleet during major engagements, acting as a standard battleship.

It can also act as a rearguard, quickly joining the frontline battle after the onset; and during retreats, it can hold off enemies, making itself an unavoidable target, yet capable of swiftly disengaging from combat due to its speed advantage.

Among the Imperial Navy, those who support the battleship cruiser believe that under the current cosmic conditions, where forces are balanced, relying on battleships to resolve fleet battles is a rare occurrence.

In wars, there’s always one side with an advantage and the other at a disadvantage.

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As the superior side, battleship cruisers can better chase, disrupt, and annihilate enemies; as the inferior side, they are more flexible and capable of outmaneuvering the cumbersome battleships.

They believe that building more battleship cruisers, rather than traditional battleships, represents a more advanced approach.

Gu Hang, not caring about which theory is right or wrong, if forced to choose, he chooses to have it all!

And now, before drawing a battleship, getting a battle cruiser is also a good choice.

The battleship cruiser drawn this time is named ‘Holy Grail Class,’ similar in length to the Retribution-class battleship but much slenderer; it uses a similar power specification, even slightly stronger.

Its firepower is also formidable, unable to surpass a true battleship, but when compared with a cruiser, it’s simply overpowering. With 12 L-sized cannons, six times that of the Lunar Class, and one X-sized cannon, it’s truly a death sentence for cruisers.

But the cost is that its armor and Void Shield ability level, compared to a Lunar-Class cruiser, can be considered in the same category, only slightly stronger, not much difference, and certainly no match for a battleship.

But how does that matter?

Gu Hang still doesn’t know how long it will take to construct a battleship after drawing battleship technology, but it seems, it will take quite a long time; however, building a ‘Holy Grail’ only requires 6 years, time-wise just two years more than a Lunar-Class cruiser!

But the cost is much higher, one ‘Holy Grail’ costs 450 billion Tax Currency, five times that of the Lunar Class.

And currently, the Alliance doesn’t have any dock capable of building the Holy Grail. The docks for building cruisers are too small, without even a margin for remodeling. The Alliance will need to construct bigger docks to accommodate the assembly and production of the Holy Grail Class.

But fortunately, Gu Hang had planned for this.

He never doubted that he would draw larger ship technologies; it was just a matter of sooner or later.

In fact, the dock where ‘Firebath Nova’ was positioned during the washing process, originally for the gigantic belly-class transport ship, had been undergoing modifications for the past two and half years, to make it more suitable for a battleship military dock.

On one hand, it facilitates the need for the Firebath Nova to return for major repairs when necessary, on the other hand, it prepares for the current situation.

They can start construction now.

Finished Black Boxes can pull out some high-difficulty components, and as one gets produced, they are sent skyward; production lines are methodically set up, starting from simple ones; and finally, assembly work is completed within the battleship dock.

With the help of Finished Black Boxes, the construction time for the Alliance’s first battleship could be cut by more than half.

Of course, if two ships were constructed simultaneously, the help from the Finished Black Box wouldn’t be as significant.

But currently, the Alliance only has the capability to start one vessel, unless a new large dock is built and a complete production line capable of handling all parts of a battleship cruiser is established.