The Metaverse World
Transformation of Warships
As he made his way to the naval port, he asked Joko Tingkir to invite shipyard adviser Grandpa Heryamin and manager Wakidi to discuss matters concerning the expansion of the Pantura Navy fleet.
Naval Port, Hall of the Council.
Heru Cokro sat on the floor, and he looked around before saying something, “A long time ago, I have decided to expand the scale of the naval fleet, a strategy aimed at dominating the oceans. During this period of time, the region has built a sophisticated shipyard and Pantura Port, formed a naval fleet, made our main warship, the Jung Jawa warship. Everything seems fine. But what's going on? We can't even take down a small island, can't exterminate a small group of pirates, why is that?”
The question is so sharp that it makes the atmosphere stagnant.
“Admiral Joko Tingkir, you are the naval commander, so let us know your opinion.” Heru Cokro started naming people.
Joko Tingkir knows he needs to deliver something with actual content. He got up, first bowed and greeted Heru Cokro, then he said, “Reporting to the Regent, if we point out a reason, I can name a few of them. For example, lack of troops, lack of combat experience and ignorance of surrounding waters. But this is not the main cause. The naval fleet can overcome these obstacles if we so desire. The crux of the problem lies in the lack of variety of warships. There was only one type of warship in the region. We cannot arrange large-scale naval battles.”
Joko Eliminate points brighten Heru Cokro's eyes, "Continue."
As a former naval general of the imperial court, Joko Tingkir was highly experienced in naval combat. He had a clearer idea than anyone about the problems that existed within the Pantura Navy fleet.
Joko Tingkir tidied up his thoughts in his mind, as the thoughts were sorted, he continued, “To form a complete organizational structured naval fleet, we need at least 3 types of warships. The first were the command ships, which were the warships of the Tower, they were the main warships, and they also carried the logistical support of the naval fleet. Only then came the second type, warships which were Jung Javanese warships, their defense capabilities weaker than those of tower warships. The weak point was that they could not individually engage in sea battles far from the base as they could only carry a limited amount of logistical resources. Lastly, the third type is the reconnaissance warship. They are small, lightweight, fast, and easy to hide.”
“Only with reasonable coordination between 3 types of warships, we can tap into our full potential in sea battles. The organizational structure of a naval fleet should not be a replica of an army. Instead, the naval fleet would be grouped into units of the fleet. In a single unit the fleet is not only made up of soldiers but must also be equipped separately with sailors. The Pantura naval fleet is now only equipped with Jung Jawa warships. Therefore, we will face great risk if we sail across the ocean and attack Noko.” Island
Heru Cokro nodded as he understood the crux of the matter, he took it too lightly earlier.
Amongst the 3 battleships, the small reconnaissance warship was not of much concern. The main problem was the large command warships, the tower warships.
In order to build a warship tower, they had to face two obstacles. The first was to acquire the War Ship Manufacturing Guide Tower and the second was to build a premium shipyard. The advanced shipyards he had now could only produce medium-sized warships.
The biggest hurdle to raising shipyards to premium levels has been overcome as Wakidi is already a master shipbuilder. The only thing Heru Cokro needed to do was spend 5,000 gold coins on the blueprint of building a premium shipyard.
The main key is still the War Ship Manufacturing Guide Tower. It belonged to a special class, and one could only pray in order to obtain such a rare item. Heru Cokro can hope it will appear at the next system auction. However, the distant water was unable to quench his thirst at this moment. Help will come too slowly to help.
Heru Cokro turned around and looked at Wakidi. "Is there anything to report about the shipyard?"
"Why is that?"
“That's because Jung Jawa's warship's request has been fulfilled. In addition to those sent to the Pantura Navy fleet and the Gedongkedoan Lake naval unit, there are still 20 additional Jung Jawa warships anchored in the port. We barely fit them.”
Heru Cokro was astonished since when did the shipyard have such high efficiency? They cannot be underestimated. Heru Cokro asked, “How high is a shipbuilder in a shipyard?”
A proud expression appeared on his face as Wakidi answered Heru Cokro's question with a bright smile. “Reporting to the Regent, after half a year of cultivating, the shipyard now has a total of 870 shipbuilders. Among them are 1 master, 12 advanced, 54 medium, 228 basic, and 575 apprentice level shipbuilders.” Maintaining such a big team is really not easy.
"Not bad." Heru Cokro nodded in agreement.
Finally, Heru Cokro turned to Grandpa Heryamin and asked, "Grandfather Heryamin, how is the transformation of the battleship?"
In addition to his usual research work at H4SEL, Heryamin's grandfather spent most of his time at the shipyard. He Ayu Heryamin grumbled to Heru Cokro over the matter, and said that Heru Cokro was oppressing as well as exploiting the last remaining value of his grandfather.
Heru Cokro could only answer her with a wry smile.
In fact, ever since they entered the game, the restraints of the real world no longer restricted the elders. Each of them was filled with endless spirit and energy. Heru Cokro could not even slow them down.
Grandfather Heryamin, with a face full of enthusiasm and his voice loud and clear, shook his head and said, “As Admiral Joko Tingkir has explained, this type of warship is too little. There are many technological transformations that cannot be used. In particular, on the warship Jung Jawa, we have equipped it with a compass, increasing its sail. At the same time, I have a plan to improve the ship's structure with the inner metal plate, install it with naval ram to improve the impact damage capability of the warship Jung Java.”
He continued. “The most important research is watertight bulkhead technology. With this technology we can increase water shrinkage. Otherwise, it will be useless to install the metal plate if the water flow can not follow.”
Heru Cokro was overjoyed. He had not expected Grandfather Heryamin to apply so many improvements in such a short period of time.
“Heryamin's grandfather is too humble, such a transformation is worth more than tens of thousands of gold.” Heru Cokro said with a smile.
Grandpa Heryamin waved his hand. "Heru Cokro, you don't have to praise me."