An Interstellar Missile Ship is also known as an Interstellar Arsenal Ship or an Interstellar Firepower Ship.

It primarily uses Interstellar Missiles for attack, as its hull contains a large number of ammunition depots for storing them.

Because it's like a powder keg, once hit by an enemy Starship, it's extremely dangerous! Therefore, in fleet combat, it requires extremely high protection, just like an Aircraft Carrier Starship!

But at the same time, its short-term firepower output capability is almost unmatched by any other ship type!

This is because Interstellar Missiles are long-range and highly accurate interstellar weapons, equipped with their own guidance and lock-on functions.

Unless intercepted and destroyed, or the target Starship leaves the maximum firing range, it will definitely hit!

Most importantly, their launch interval is extremely short!

Since no charging or cooling is required, theoretically only the loading time for the Interstellar Missile is needed, and it generally takes less than ten seconds for an Interstellar Missile to be automatically transferred from the ammunition depot to the launch tube.

Therefore, an Interstellar Missile Ship can launch all its Interstellar Missiles in the shortest possible time, creating a saturated firepower strike against an enemy fleet within a short period!

"This Starship is good, it's just..." Zhao Chen muttered to himself.

This Starship has very obvious advantages and equally obvious disadvantages.

It's not that it's easily destroyed after being hit.

It's that it's too damn expensive!

The few T1 and T2 series Interstellar Missile Ships have long been phased out.

The number of T3 series Interstellar Missile Ships is also extremely small!

The reason is that they are too expensive!

Because an Interstellar Missile Ship fully loaded with Interstellar Missiles, after three to five saturated firepower strikes, will have fired Interstellar Missiles whose construction cost is equivalent to the cost of a standard Starship of the same class!

And these three to five rounds of attacks, not counting the time to replenish the Interstellar Missiles, only take less than ten minutes in total!

Ten minutes to expend the construction resources of a Starship!

Even the Imperial Army would find it difficult to bear such high ammunition expenses!

In comparison, ordinary Starships might be more cost-effective.

Therefore, Interstellar Missile Ships have become very unpopular Starships. According to Zhao Chen's understanding, the Starlight Empire currently has only one model of Interstellar Missile Ship still in service! And their numbers are extremely small!

"Let's look at the detailed information first." Zhao Chen began to read the detailed data of this technical blueprint in his mind.

【T2 Lion King-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship

Ship Type: Interstellar Missile Ship

Technology Level: T2

Hull Armor Strength: 130 units - 150 units

Cruising Speed: 25 Star Knots

Warp Engine: Level 4 Warp Engine

Length: 258 meters

Mass: 150,000 tons

Crew Capacity: 50 people 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Starship Weapons: 50 Interstellar Missile Launch Tubes and a full complement of 500 T2 Lion King-class Interstellar Missiles】

The various attribute data of this T2 Lion King are relatively conventional, but its loading capacity of 500 Interstellar Missiles, according to Zhao Chen's understanding, is more than double the maximum loading capacity of the several previously phased-out T2 Interstellar Missile Ships!

It can truly be called a mobile firepower output platform!

The attack power of a single T2 Lion King-class Interstellar Missile is not inferior to the main gun damage of a T2 Interstellar Battlecruiser!

Imagine the magnificent scene when five hundred T2 Lion King-class Interstellar Missiles simultaneously assault an enemy fleet.

But when Zhao Chen calculated the cost, a string of numbers with '0's seemed to appear before his eyes.

The cost of a T2 Lion King is not expensive; it only requires 1.5 million star coins, exactly the same as a T2 Queen Bee-class Heavy Carrier Starship.

This cost includes the first batch of 500 accompanying T2 Lion King-class Interstellar Missiles.

And the cost of these five hundred T2 Lion King-class Interstellar Missiles is a full 1,000 star coins per missile!

This means that if a T2 Lion King depletes its Interstellar Missiles, it's equivalent to having expended nearly 500,000 star coins worth of supplies!

Performing three rounds of firepower output is equivalent to completely expending a T2 Lion King.

Zhao Chen covered his face. What kind of Interstellar Warship is this? This is clearly a 'gold-swallowing behemoth'.

He finally understood why the Starlight Empire couldn't afford to maintain this Starship in large quantities.

One must know that Zhao Chen was only calculating the manufacturing cost!

If calculated according to the selling price, that would be a number tens of times higher!

"But based on its performance, my T2 Lion King is several times more excellent in terms of cost-effectiveness than any T2 Interstellar Missile Ship recorded. Moreover, I can't support a large fleet in a short time, so this kind of small but refined Starship suits me." Zhao Chen showed a thoughtful expression.

Moreover, I can't support a large fleet in a short time, so this kind of small but refined Starship suits me.” Zhao Chen showed a thoughtful expression.

If Zhao Chen had even one T2 Lion King during the previous battle, dealing with a T3 Black Iron-Class Medium Star Destroyer would have been effortless!

As for the other T2 Mechanical Race Interstellar Warships, they would be sitting ducks!

Without considering interceptions, an average of ten to twenty T2 Lion King-class Interstellar Missiles could disable a T2 Mechanical Race Interstellar Warship.

Build it!

Zhao Chen steeled his heart; even if it was a gold-swallowing behemoth, Zhao Chen would build it!

Because as Zhao Chen revealed more and more Starship technologies, the risk of exposure was gradually increasing.

For example, in this battle, Zhao Chen revealed a T2 Carrier Starship with Star Shield technology. He believed this news would surely reach the ears of some interested parties in a short time.

Before that, Zhao Chen must have sufficient self-preservation power.

The Interstellar Missile Ship would become a ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ trump card in Zhao Chen's hands!

"I'll build a few when I get back! And pair them with t2 black rhino-class interstellar heavy assault frigates! With shields and spears, it's simply perfect!" Zhao Chen was excited; he couldn't wait to take such a fleet into actual combat.

Just as Zhao Chen was fantasizing about these good times.

Lilith reported something to Zhao Chen: they had taken in a group of crew members from Shen Bing's T2 Hyena.

"There are a total of thirteen female crew members. They sustained minor injuries in the previous battle, but they have all been properly treated," Lilith reported.

"Ah? Shen Bing's crew? How come I didn't know about this?" Zhao Chen looked at Lilith in surprise.

Lilith looked at the Commander in confusion: "I reported it to you once just now... you just said 'Okay... okay'; I thought you agreed. Shen Bing's T2 Hyena was severely damaged, and its Starship engine also malfunctioned. It looks like it will be difficult for it to sail back and can only wait for a later Interstellar Repair Ship, or be towed back by other Starships."

Lilith looked at the Commander in confusion: "I reported it to you once just now... you just said 'Okay... okay'; I thought you agreed. Shen Bing's T2 Hyena was severely damaged, and its Starship engine also malfunctioned. It looks like it will be difficult for it to sail back and can only wait for a later Interstellar Repair Ship, or be towed back by other Starships."

Zhao Chen was stunned. It seemed that he had been so engrossed in thinking about the T2 Lion King that he hadn't clearly heard Lilith's words.

"In that case, let's settle them on our Starship first... Oh, by the way, why are they all female crew members? Doesn't Shen Bing's Starship have any male crew members?" Zhao Chen asked subconsciously.

Lilith said lightly, "Those male crew members have all been assigned to Zheng Xiong's Starship."

This Zheng Xiong is that Smoking Uncle.

As for why this arrangement? Lilith dislikes all males except Zhao Chen!