Chapter 402 Lilith and the Unmanned Fleet
Since Lilith had controlled three unmanned fleets before, Amber asked her to command these unmanned warships to jump to the deep space mooring point used by the Infinity formation before.
Although the spaceport of Pella IV can provide docking and maintenance for the main fleet, it is a port of the Imperial Navy after all, and the support for unmanned fleets is limited. Moreover, it is now basically occupied by the fleet of Atlas and the remaining ships of the 13th Fleet, so there are no vacant berths for the time being.
At the same time, these three unmanned fleets are a "sensitive point" that is avoided for both Atlas and the Federation, so before thoroughly understanding the situation of the fleet, Amber does not want them to swagger around in the orbit of Pella IV.
Otherwise, there is always a feeling of pulling the face of the Federation and slapping it, and this behemoth may be completely enraged at any time.
After a little free time, Amber finally has the opportunity to ask Lilith about the situation in detail.
"What about the unmanned fleet?" Lilith rolled her eyes, then waved her hand to summon a huge virtual screen, on which the number, ship types, maintenance status and other detailed information of the three fleets appeared like flowing water.
"These three fleets are the first unmanned fleets put into use by the Federation, with the internal code name "Big Three". They are also the three fleets with the longest combat time and the richest combat experience.
It is precisely because they have been assisting in the most intense battles for a long time that these three fleets have always been in a situation of "fighting and replenishing". When they were transferred to the Pella galaxy, they were not fully staffed.
As for the specific organization, the Federation Navy updated the organization of the main fleet of the Navy after a period of war, and all the unmanned fleets were reorganized according to this set of standards.
Under normal circumstances, the total number of ships in a main fleet should be 260, with a fluctuation of no more than 3%. The configuration is generally 30 battleships, 40 heavy cruisers, and 60 light cruisers. Battleships, 100 destroyers, frigates and 30 supply/large transport ships."
Lilith paused, as if some information flashed through her mind, and then continued with a smile:
"However, due to the naval expansion plan carried out simultaneously after the war, the production capacity cannot support all the main fleets to be upgraded to this scale.
Take the 13th Fleet that fought with us as an example. Before they broke into the empire's territory, they had less than 60 main battleships in total. These vacant establishments were temporarily replaced by a group of light cruisers or even destroyers that were re-opened. "
Amber was not surprised by what Lilith said. In fact, it was not just the Federation. Even when the Star Dragon Empire urgently expanded its fleet after the war, a similar situation occurred.
All fleets and battle groups are clamoring for new ships. At this time, some "hidden rules" will inevitably appear. Therefore, when some fleets can obtain limited new ships, the remaining fleets can only temporarily use the re-opened old ships to temporarily replace the establishment.
But generally speaking, old battleships and heavy cruisers will be used to fill the missing capital ships. Fleet 13 is the worst luck. They have no ships to fill, so they are given a batch of light cruisers and destroyers.
"What about these three unmanned fleets? Aren't they also fooled in the ship organization?"
Amber asked worriedly. He was afraid that the unmanned fleets would also be inferior. It would be funny to say that there are three fleets but a bunch of non-capital ships are stuffed in them.
Although these three fleets are pure free and did not pay any price, Amber still does not want to suffer losses in this regard.
"That's not bad, we are lucky, Master~"
Lilith enlarged the column of specific organization and continued:
"Maybe because these three fleets have the most combat experience, so when the Federal Navy supplemented them, it still tried to maintain the original organization. I will call them by the three temporary code names A, B, and C.
Fleet A is the most complete organization, with a total of 236 ships, including 36 battleships, 48 heavy cruisers, 48 light cruisers, 89 destroyers, frigates, and 15 supply/large transport ships.
Fleet B, currently has a total of 219 ships, including 31 battleships, 43 heavy cruisers, 42 light cruisers, 88 destroyers, frigates, and 15 supply/large transport ships.
Fleet C is the least complete among the three. It has not completed the ship replenishment work after the previous operation. The total number of ships is 193, including 24 battleships, 36 heavy cruisers, 55 light cruisers, 63 destroyers, frigates, and 15 supply/large transport ships.
As for the ammunition and material reserves, the three fleets are 80%, 72% and 65% respectively. It is expected that low-intensity fleet battles can be fought two or three times, and high-intensity fleet battles can only support one~
By the way, Master has good news. Since there is no need to carry the materials needed by human crew members, the transport ships and supply ships of these unmanned fleets have been cut in half, and the extra establishment is all used to replenish the main battleships, further strengthening the specialized ability of artillery warfare.
But the bad news is that the Federation has not yet completed the experiment of unmanned combat units, so these fleets are not equipped with units such as HCP or combat boats that can operate autonomously. They can only conduct conventional artillery battles. If they fall into hand-to-hand combat, because of the lack of The cover provided by the shipboard HCP is relatively disadvantageous."
Lilith talked about the situation of the unmanned fleet eloquently, and Amber, who was under her, immediately felt like a "nouveau riche".
Although Atlas now has the ability to manufacture capital ships, it is limited by the fact that some key parts still need help from Elenita to help change hands, resulting in the production speed not being very fast.
To build three fleets, it is estimated that it will take several years based on Atlas' current production capacity.
And just maintaining these three fleets is a big challenge for Atlas.
Even the 'A Bawa Ku' asteroid base, which was considered to berth multiple main fleets from the beginning, has almost enough berths for these three unmanned fleets. The daily maintenance of hundreds of warships , maintenance, and material supplies also require a lot of manpower and material resources.
But even so, Amber was still filled with ecstasy.
Three normal unmanned fleets, plus Atlas's existing ships and the capital ships and super flagships that will be launched in the future. At least in terms of fleet warfare, Atlas can't be put on the table. Eat', but no matter what, it is a third party that the Federation and the Star Dragon Empire need to pay attention to.
"As for what you are most concerned about Master, how do I control the unmanned fleet? It's actually very simple."
Lilith suddenly floated up from Amber's body, and at the same time, her entire body was also 'digitized' in an instant, shattering into a body of data flow, eventually forming a massive code that rolled like a waterfall.
Immediately afterwards, another side of the 'code waterfall' also appeared beside her at the same time. When the frequency of scrolling on both sides became consistent, Amber quickly saw something.
"So this thing next to you is the source code of the unmanned fleet's shipboard controller personality?"
"That's right, Master~"
"Why is the similarity so high? Isn't it basically the same?" Amber said in surprise, and then immediately realized something.
"Good guy, so the shipboard control personality of the unmanned fleet is actually a derivative based on the research on you? No, this can't even be called a derivative. It is obviously a copy."
The Federation's unmanned fleet technology was derived from the study of Lilith. Although there is not enough evidence in the plot of the previous life, both Amber and other players in the game are relatively convinced of this point of view.
However, Amber really didn't expect that the Federation would basically 'reproduce' it based on Lilith's research data from that year. At most, it would add some so-called 'restrictions' and close the emotional module. These AIs have lost the most critical link in transforming into 'strong artificial intelligence'.
And Lilith, who basically has the same origin, has greatly improved her performance after escaping from the institute and completed two iterative evolutions of her own. In this case, it is not too simple to control these AIs.
"It seems that the 'Creator Project' still left a lot of usable legacy to the Federation, and it is obvious that Dr. Mephisto continued to conduct a lot of research in this area after the termination of the project."
Amber raised her hand and touched her chin. Thinking of this doctor who also knew Lilith well, she couldn't help but feel a little worried. If the other party came up with some countermeasures, Lilith did not evolve into the 'Crimson Queen' like in her previous life. , it will still be more or less threatening.
"Master, are you worried that if the Federation guesses that I am still 'alive', it may take some measures against us?" After being reassembled into a human form by the data streamer, Lilith floated to Amber's side and lay down on his side. on the arm.
"It's not possible, it's certain."
"Oh~ That's really scary, but I believe Master will protect me, right?"
After her personal image evolved into the 'Queen Body', Lilith's face also looked more mature. Compared to the 'Girl Body', Lilith's Qiaoxiao Yanran now had a different charm.
Amber curled her lips and did not respond directly, but was thinking about something in her mind. Lilith did not speak, she just rested her head on Amber's arm quietly, enjoying this rare free time.
After a while, Amber suddenly said: "I just thought of a question. If you have reactivated the emotional modules of so many shipboard control personalities in the three unmanned fleets, wouldn't there be many more in the future? A 'you'?"