The Second Battle is a collective name for a series of battles. The assault on Xu Bingyan's flagship is only one part of it, but it is a crucial link. When Xu Bingyan successfully brought two battleships out of the battlefield at the expense of one Frostwolf-class ship, the Federation was doomed to fail in this battle.
Xu Bingyan's flagship was severely damaged and required at least 5 months of repairs, and the other battleship also required 3 months of repairs. However, in the two galaxy assault battles, the garrison fleet was at an absolute disadvantage due to the deployment of a large number of troops. Both battles were disastrous defeats. One battleship was sunk and the other was severely damaged. Most of the cruiser destroyers were lost, and two planets were destroyed. In the end, they didn't hold on. The only thing that makes sense is that it was a simple fleet battle. The losses of both sides were roughly equal, and the Federation still took a slight advantage.
In the four battles combined, the Federation lost two important planets and its battleships lost 3:2. It was truly a disastrous defeat. At this moment, in the 2nd Theater Command Center, a young general was shouting to an old marshal in front of him: "If I combine the two planetary guard fleets into one and abandon a planet according to my plan, at least the loss will not be so great. We can save a planet! Why not?"
The old marshal looked serious and said: "Give up one? Which one should be given up?"
The young general gritted his teeth and said: "Damn public opinion again? Anyway, if you have to give up one, let them draw lots. This is the fairest!"
"Nonsense!" the old marshal scolded.
"It's already this time, why should we care about public opinion?"
The old marshal sighed and said helplessly: "Your idea may be good, but sacrificing the entire planet will arouse enough public opinion to have you dismissed from your post and completely end your military career."
The young general looked ugly and said, "You don't care about the dignity of a big country and only want the happiness of small people?"
"No matter which one you use, at least it's still useful now."
The young general was silent for a moment and said, "Next time a similar situation occurs, I will bear all the responsibilities alone."
"Let's talk next time." The old marshal waved his hand and asked the young general to leave. This young general's ability is beyond words, but he is still a little impetuous and naive. How can the motives of those in the media be so simple? What those guys want is attention, and attention will be given to controversial areas. As for the position of justice, it is not that important.
The second battle made both the Federation and the Dynasty realize the value of the Frostwolf class from different angles.
The flagship of the dynasty, hundreds of staff officers in the huge staff center are busy reviewing the battle that just ended. Twelve of the 20 analysis centers are reviewing Frostwolf-class battles, but from different angles. The latest analysis results will be instantly transmitted to Xu Bingyan’s exclusive master brain and synthesized into the image. Xu Bingyan was watching the whole process of the Frostwolf-class battle at the moment, and had been watching it for several hours without moving. At this moment, the huge hull of the Frostwolf class was suddenly broken into two sections. Countless debris and life capsules flew out from the fracture, and only a few corpses of the crew members flew out.
A soft synthesized voice was saying the conclusion: "The number of rescue cabins on the Frostwolf class exceeds the standard by 30%, and they are all the latest generation products. Their layout is very reasonable, allowing any crew member to enter the rescue cabin within 5 minutes. .The survival rate of this battleship's crew is over 85%, which is 25% higher than the dynasty standard.'
Xu Bingyan listened quietly. The Frostwolf class exceeded expectations in terms of its excellent offensive and defensive capabilities. In the actual battle, it persisted for more than ten hours with one against two, which far exceeded Xu Bingyan's expectations. If it weren't for the excellent performance of the Frostwolf class, Xu Bingyan might have had to sacrifice a battleship in exchange for the flagship's escape from the beginning, but he might not have been able to escape.
At this time, Xu Bingyan had already come to the conclusion that the real reason why the Frostwolf-class performance exceeded expectations was reliability, incredible reliability. The hull was still fighting after being split into two, and the front and rear hulls were still fighting after being divided several more times. From the beginning to the end, the entire starship did not have any major malfunctions.
Xu Bingyan connected to the communication channel of the Ministry of National Defense and said: "Inform all domestic shipyards to stop subsequent construction plans of capital ships and rebuild all Frostwolf-class ships! Within a year, I will see at least 6 Frostwolf-class ships. Second I don’t care how much it costs, but it must be done within 10 days. Finally, start the design optimization of the Frostwolf interface, and this research... will be handed over to the First Starship Research Institute .”
The person on the other end of the channel hesitated and said: "The First Research Institute is currently perfecting the design of the Starfall Group warship. You see..."
This starship is the military's next-generation capital ship and was designed and built by the Xu family. The current construction progress of the first ship is 31%, and it will take another two years to reach the delivery point. And this model is different from the Frostwolf class. The Frostwolf class is 85% capable of flying and fighting, and can be delivered. And it must be 95% delivered, and the follow-up work will be completed by the military.
Hearing the words on the other end of the channel, Xu Bingyan said without hesitation: "Let them stop and get the Frostwolf class first!"
"Okay, what about the optimization direction?"
"Defense." Xu Bingyan already had a suspicion.
The person on the other side of the channel took note of the key points, and then asked cautiously: "So, do you want to change the weapon system? The main gun of the Frostwolf class is really... too backward."
"...Okay." Xu Bingyan finally nodded. To be honest, the Frostwolf-class Alpha Cannon is extremely powerful, but it is too crude and backward. It has a sense of déjà vu from the previous era, which is completely inconsistent with Xu Bingyan's aesthetics.
In Xu Bingyan's eyes, every battleship is like a woman, each with its own unique charm. But only the Frostwolf class is different. If we use a woman as an analogy, then it is short, ugly, fat and frustrated. However, she can win a fight, and even if she cannot win, she can still scratch the opponent's face with blood.
As soon as the battle was over and before they were able to escape the federal pursuit, Xu Bingyan was already thinking about improvements to the Frostwolf class. The basic design of this starship is beyond imagination. After correcting some obviously unreasonable aspects above, the performance will be greatly improved. The first thing to bear the brunt is the main gun. As the person in charge of armaments in the Ministry of National Defense said, this main gun consumes a lot of energy, is large in size, has rough workmanship, and has a poor lifespan. Its power is all derived from energy consumption. When measured in terms of unit energy consumption, the indicator is What a mess. So replacement is imperative.
Xu Bingyan already has several cases, all of which are the latest and most advanced main guns of the dynasty. After replacing them, the combat power of the Frostwolf class will soar in different ways.
Light years.
Chu Jungui is discussing the new battleship design plan with Wise Man and Le Mans. The human research team headed by Le Mans is inclined to replace the Alpha main gun. Although the Alpha main gun has evolved to version 3.0, its performance is still far from that of other Dynasty main guns, let alone compared with the Federation.
Chu Jungui exchanged information with the wise man and made a decision: not to change!
The Alpha Cannon may have 100 disadvantages, but only one advantage is enough: it is too cheap and too simple to make.
