Chapter 17 {Unit}

Shen Riku Yuuto walked inside the space station but Shen Yuan Lu dragged him somewhere else where Shen Yuan Lu crew was there everyone stood up and saluted as Shen Yuan Lu was wearing his uniform.

"We will be going to Planet Ehia. Laya starts everything and activates the machines. Dark Night Fleet is already lifting up, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, and ONE! We are in the air and we be reaching space within five minutes," Voice said.

Main Hull

This is the main body of the ship. On most ships, this is where the decks are in. Some ships may be built entirely in a solid hull. On other ships modular sections are used for the sake of versatility (or quick disposal) with atomic engines and chemical thrusters designed separate from the hull for this reason. Military ships are usually designed with sub-sections to maximize survivability. If one section is heavily damaged the rest of the ship can still function. Sub-sections are usually made up of a Forward Section, a Mid-Section (sometimes, an Upper and Lower Mid-Section), and an Aft Section.

Engine Nacelle(s)

Ion drives are safe enough to be incorporated into the main hull. Atomic engines and chemical thrusters are designed to be separate from the main hull, so they can be jettisoned in the case of an emergency. In the case of chemical thrusters, the fuel can be highly combustible and an explosion could send fragmentation into the main hull. Atomic engines don't explode as they do in novels, but when they are damaged or suffer a meltdown they must be disengaged from the hull or they will flood the decks with dangerous levels of radiation. For this reason nacelles are usually mounted on struts with demolition charges to blast them free of the rest of the ship.

It is generally assumed that a self-destructing ship triggers the explosion by causing a nuclear chain-reaction within it's own engines, but atomic engines are not built to do that. Self-destruction is actually caused by arming one or more of the ship's torpedoes, with the ship's hull contributing additional mass.

Modular Sections

Modular sections are built independently of the main hull. Modular sections facilitate the quick removal or attachment of specialized equipment and systems for the sake of versatility, quick repairs or disposal. In most cases, these are modular cargo bins used by freighters, while others allow the introduction of new or different weapons systems. As useful as these sections are, military ships generally avoid them because of their vulnerable nature. The risk of these sections is that they are prone to becoming fused into place, blown off, or cut off from the ship's power and control systems from damage. The only exception to this are the transport bins used by Assault Transports.

Not all ships share the exact-same layout, but there are typical arrangements. There will be a Bridge on the next-to uppermost deck with an

Observation Dome/Deck above it (used by astrogators to plot a course). Engineering is normally the lowest deck, and decks related to various ships' functions (quarters, labs, cargo, etc) are stacked between them.

The typical deck layout (from the top to bottom) of a civilian ship:

Forward (upper) Decks

Bridge

Officer's Deck(s) - Quarters and Living Area

Main computer Deck

Life Support Deck

Mid-decks

Crew Deck(s) - Quarters and Living Area

Recreation Deck

typical for Spaceliners:

Luxury Accommodations Deck

Recreation Deck

Passenger Accommodations Deck

Storage Accommodations Deck

typical for freighters:

Cargo

typical for mining ships:

Intake Deck - raw material bay

Processing Deck - refinery

Outtake Deck - refined material bay

Aft (lower) Deck

Storage

Engineering

The typical deck layout (from the top to bottom) of a military ship:

Forward (upper) Decks

Bridge

Officer's Deck(s) - Quarters and Living Area

Main computer Deck

Life Support Deck

Mid-decks

Crew Deck(s) - Quarters and Living Area

Weapon Deck

Administration Deck - Security station and brig, medical bay, and weapons locker.

Recreation Deck

Aft (lower) Deck

Storage

Engineering

"Son do you understand my job now I am a commander of this fleet and I owe this fleet I can fire and kick people out but being a commander of a fleet isn't a job you must be aware where your enemy lies. Our ships are flown by drones and we can relax but we still need all the equipment and the people after all robots aren't like humans.The military is more regimented than the private sector, as military personnel have to deal with combat situations. Privately owned ships tend to have a more casual structure."

"Here are the list."

Command Crew

Captain - Acts as the Tactical Officer.

First Officer - Acts as the primary pilot.

Astrogator - Calculates course for Jump, acts as secondary Communications Officer.

Communications and Operations Officer - As nerve-center of the ship.

Gunner - Controls the ship's weapons.

Chief Engineer - Controls the ship's power and engine.

Security Officer - Leads the Marines.

Fighter Pilot

Personnel

Technician - Makes repairs to the ship.

Marine - Deals with boarding actions.

Fight Crew - Makes repairs to fighters.

Civilian

Captain - Acts as the primary pilot. (usually the ship's owner)

First Mate - Acts as a secondary pilot or operations officer. (usually the a co-owner)

Astrogator - Also acts as a secondary operations officer. (maybe a co-owner or freelancer)

Engineer (maybe a co-owner)

Gunner (only found on armed ships)

Crewman - They are usually unskilled staff or specialists (almost always an employee or owner's relative)

"I still don't understand what a Tactical Officer is?" Shen Riku Yuuto said.

"Tactical Officer an officer stationed at the tactical station who was in control of all ship- and station-based weapons systems. The tactical officer's duties were to maintain battle readiness of the ship and crew. Pretty much you run the crew you are in charge of whatever you say goes."

"Amazing."

"Yes, follow me, we are going to go deeper into the base," Shen Yuan Lu said to his son.

Shen Yun Lu walked down stairs and they were many people walking on the aircraft.

"These are spirit aircraft one must have a stronger cultivation, Jewel Soul Power, and Spirit Power. It doesn't matter which one but each of these aircraft are different and so different things."

"This summer you will learn everything about leading a fleet and the trouble that comes with it."

Warning, Warning, Warning, Warning.

Enemy Attack.

"Unit B 23, Unit C 20, and Unit D 19 get into your spirit aircraft and mecha!" Shen Yuan Lu shouted, everyone 's movements were so fast even Shen Yuan Lu sat down on his seat and he waved his hand as he stared at the screen in front of him.

"These pirates attack fleets, take people hostage, steal everything and then kill everyone. They are shocked, many of them and each of them are different, some aren't even from the Heavenly Edogend Continent.

"Commander Unit B 23 member is out."

"Daniel, do you copy go and put on Unit B aircraft."

Everything was so fast for Shen Riku Yuuto he was amazed watching his father do his job it's this dangerous."

"All unit wing formation!" Shen Yuan Lu shouted.

"Inside units get in your spots and Mateo, Miles, Lincoln, and Gianna you guys are snipers, do your damn job!" Shen Yuan Lu shouted everyone was in place. Shen Riku Lu didn't dare say a word.

"Unit C 20 left the wing formation and make the Zik formation," Shen Yuan Lu said. Everyone's movements were fast, the snipers were in place, they took our enemy's aircraft, they were other Heavenly Spirit Masters that used a barrier around the Dark Knight Fleet.

"Force move forward and take out the main ship!" She Yuan Lu shouted. Shen Riku Yuuto looked at his father he was wearing a red black military jacket over his shoulder, he had a black red hat on and badges he truly looked like a commander and a general, so is this what it feel like to be in charge but he has so much responsibility."

BOOM!

"Unit D is our Unit D 23 that has been destroyed and one united has been forced to return."

"Fuck! I will go in by myself, vice commander Andrew, if anything happens to me to protect my son."

"Dad!"

Shen Yuan Lu didn't have time to explain everything to his son but Shen Riku Yuuto followed his father and he hid away and jumped down.

Humph no one will harm my father!