It will take 45 days to launch a batch of high-quality Minotaur-class battlecruisers.

Although the spectacle attribute is not fancy, for a production facility, what other attributes are more important than safety and efficiency.

The cost may be counted as one, but the Tiangong Shipyard, which is backed by the Hell Gate Industrial Base, has no shortage of resources. The prefabricated components on the ground will be continuously transported to the orbital shipyard to contribute to the expansion of the Shentang fleet.

Lu Feng started a new round of creation.

This time he does not need to build it in one go. The construction requirements of the orbital dock are not as stringent as those of the battleship, so it is possible to build it piece by piece independently and finally splice it together.

While the Tiangong orbital dock is being constructed, the space construction group with the Crescent mothership as the core is also busy.

In other words, they have been busy since the end of the last war.

They are refitting the captured Imperial and Vigor battleships.

Shentang is short of manpower, so it strives for excellence in ship selection.

The 18 Deathhalberd cruisers and 45 Horn-class destroyers captured by Lu Feng were all leased to the Chinese Army for use in expanding the Chinese fleet.

Zhong Mingzhao did not bother Lu Feng whether it was dismantling or refitting these captured ships.

He has a higher vision now and no longer looks down on these rags, but Zhong Mingzhao does not refuse anyone who comes.

Lu Feng left behind the captured 3 Hunter-class ships and 3 Shining Halberds.

All three Jaeger-class ships have been repaired and then underwent targeted modifications.

The modification content is:

1. Re-plan the layout of the hangar, and use Yutu’s calculations to design the most reasonable spatial structure and match the supporting facilities with Shentang’s current fighters.

2. Increase the degree of automation, reduce the number of crew members, add more point defense turrets and missile launchers on the surface of the ship, and improve anti-aircraft firepower.

3. Reduce some hangar space, at the expense of reducing the number of aircraft carried, and install a high-energy laser main gun array on the bow of each Jaeger-class ship.

4. Add protection to the too-exposed bridge and carry out information upgrades to match the command system of the Tianshu.

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The four transformation plans are all designed to address the obvious shortcomings of the Jaeger class.

The original hangar was used to park relatively small TIE fighters. Now that it has parked Blades and Vikings, it has become overcrowded and must be redesigned.

The Jaeger-class requires more than 7,000 crew members to be fully staffed. Shen Tang does not have that many crew members, and does not want to temporarily recruit too many imperial soldiers, so it is necessary to increase the modernization of the three old ships.

The Jaeger-class firepower is undoubtedly weak compared to its size, with only 8 pitiful heavy turbolaser cannons, and it is also limited by the range of fire.

For waste utilization,

Lu Feng asked the Ministry of Military Industry to dismantle the three Weigel's Shining Halberds, take their laser main guns, and graft them onto the Jaeger-class ships to enhance the Jaeger-class firepower.

This project is very huge, and it is no different than a heart surgery for a ship. However, Shentang has a large and skilled engineering corps, and there is no shortage of blueprints for the Jaeger class. What is lacking is space and time.

The Black Cat engineering ship shined during the transformation process. It was able to directly fix itself above the Jaeger class to control the robotic arm for precise construction, solving the site problem.

Unfortunately, there is only one Black Cat, so during this period, only one Chasseur-class vessel has been renovated and made brand new.

This completely reborn new ship design was designated by the Shentang Academy of Sciences as the [Iron Guard-class battleship] to commemorate the Meteorite Belt Defense Campaign.

Although this type of battleship is a bit crude, its firepower has finally reached the threshold of a battleship, and it can be used.

In this way, time flies by in busyness.

In the blink of an eye, the window period for the restoration of Tianjixing Channel has arrived.
Chapter completed!