The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2654 T-34-1, Throne-class Battlecruiser

2654, T-34-1, Throne-class battlecruiser

"T-34-1? What does this number mean?" The technician was very puzzled. "This shouldn't belong to any of the Dawn Kingdom's coding rules. If it were the Geths, they wouldn't use such a label."

Another technician examined it and said, "This code must have some unique significance. I received reports that almost all of these unfamiliar Geth warships have the designation T-34-1."

"Is it a warship model?"

"Uh... I'm not entirely sure. But we've found the model of this warship... inside a relatively complete mainframe core. It's called... well, the Megathron class..."

"Now that there's a model number, what does T-34-1 mean?"

"Report it..."

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Oswald-Tesick looked at the report before him, pondering, "T-34-1? Throne-class battlecruiser? Is that the name of this type of warship?"

“Yes. According to the weapon numbering conventions of the Dawn Kingdom, they assign codes and names to some light weapons. For example, the M-808 Scorpion Tank, the CF/A-17 Ghost Fighter… But they don’t assign codes to warships; instead, they just give them names, such as the Cole-class or the Behemoth-class. This kind of code assignment to warships is quite jarring,” the head of the technical department said. “We all agree that the code T-43-1 might have some special meaning.”

"I'll leave this matter to you to continue your research. Tell me your current findings first," Marshal Oswald Tesick said, waving his hand.

The head of the technical department said, "First of all, I must say that this Throne-class battlecruiser is a completely shoddy product."

"Crude and poorly made?" Marshal Tesik frowned. "Are you saying that these warships, which fought almost to a one-to-one ratio with our Imperial-class Star Destroyers, are just crudely made?"

“That’s right,” the head of the technical department said. “These warships have no shield generators, no anti-gravity systems, and no life support systems; they’re basically just empty shells. But the armor on these warships is incredibly thick, unimaginably so. The armor on the main structure is 15 meters thick! Such thickness is completely disproportionate to the overall structural design of the warships.”

"Incongruous? You mean these warships are modified?" Marshal Tesik asked. "That's right, they look like they've been modified," the head of the technical department said. "Currently, these warships should have ample internal space, but their level of automation should have been very high to begin with. The armor thickness should be around 8 to 10 meters, with internal living space, a hangar platform, shield generators, and life support systems. But now, in the hands of Geth, all of these things have been abandoned."

"It's like installing weapons and engines on a thickened empty shell?" Marshal Tesik said.

The head of the technical department nodded and said, "In fact, the entire warship is controlled by the Ges. Or rather, only the Ges can operate such a rudimentary structure. The Ges possess a high degree of intelligence. After they are stationed on this warship, each individual becomes a control node. They can be directly connected to the warship's main engine to complete most of the control. Furthermore, they do not need to breathe, eat, or live. Without a neutral generator, they can move using their magnetic legs and miniature nozzles without any problems."

He opened a data report, pulled up the complex data within, and continued, "However... although other parts are very rudimentary, the weapon and engine systems of this warship are extremely advanced. The energy output provided by the engine is very powerful and stable, and the warp drive is also very precise, which is why they can directly cut into the vicinity of our warship formation. As for the weapon system... I can only say... it's terrifying..."

Marshal Tesik took a deep breath, his expression becoming serious.

Of course it's terrifying. To achieve such a high casualty ratio, only to find that the enemy's warships were all crudely made, the biggest reason for this is naturally their weapons.

The head of the technical department said, "The other side was obviously worried about leaks, so after the warship lost control, all the weapon systems self-destructed. However, we still found a few weapons that had been partially damaged in the previous battle, preventing the self-destruct systems from activating... We obtained some data..."

“This weapon is called… a large neutron rapid-fire cannon.” He continued, “Inside this weapon, we didn’t find the acceleration system of a traditional kinetic weapon, but we did find a magnetic field generator. This means that this weapon fires something enveloped in a magnetic field… perhaps high-energy charged particles. However, according to reports from our warships, the warship systems did indeed sound alarms, indicating that they were under attack by a kinetic weapon… In other words, this weapon possesses both particle beam and physical form, which is why our warships were attacked on both armor and shields simultaneously.”

"In other words, this is a weapon with extremely powerful firepower but a very short range. In order to maximize the effectiveness of this weapon, the Separatists decided to use Geth to control it, turning this warship into a suicide vessel?" Tessik asked.

"That seems to be the case for now," the head of the technical department nodded.

"Hehehehe..." Marshal Tesik sneered, "What do these separatists mean? Do they really think they can fight us at a loss with these cheap warships? Don't they know that we possess the production capacity of the entire galaxy? Don't they know that the industrial capacity of the core region is a hundred times greater than that of the rest of the galaxy combined? If they were to honestly compete with us in terms of technology and deploy more advanced warships, I would have a real headache. But this kind of tactic? Hahahaha!"

“Even the cheapest warship is still a warship, and it still occupies valuable production capacity. I’d rather they have a hundred of these Throne-class battleships lying in their starship docks than see a single Prophecy-class battleship there,” Tessik continued.

"This is outside our area of ​​expertise, Marshal," the head of the technical department said cautiously. "However, there's something else I need to tell you. The armor of these warships—or rather...impure armor—is highly uneven, containing all sorts of elements. While it's very hard, it's difficult to maintain its structure, meaning that with prolonged use, this armor might peel off. Currently, it's believed that the material used for this armor is some kind of scrap material left over from large-scale mining..."

Marshal Tesik's smile gradually disappeared...