“We have begun construction of the super-large construction dock. The number of docks is three. In addition, we will add three large construction docks. There will be a total of six large construction docks.”
Construction of a massive dock began on the coast near the Second Fortress (Black Iron).
It is for the construction of grand battleships and mother ships, as well as for the additional construction of the current main Fringhorni-class battleships and Naglfar-class aircraft carriers.
Here, in order to rapidly enhance naval power, it was decided to expand the construction facilities.
“If possible, I’d like to be able to operate the 2nd and 3rd fleets simultaneously, but I don’t think we have enough resources for that…”
“Immediate deployment is considered difficult. If no problems occur in the surrounding area, perhaps. However, it is unlikely that nothing will happen on either the other continents or the Northern Continent. Corresponding will require considerable resources. Prioritizing fleet construction will make it difficult to respond to sudden events.”
However, as RINGO says, the resource output is not enough to continuously produce large ships. When building huge battleships or aircraft carriers, hundreds of thousands of tons of iron are required. With the current output, it is impossible to keep all the construction docks operating at all times.
Of course, one of the problems is that the construction speed is too fast.
“Please adjust that nicely. The first grand battleship will be assigned to escort The Tree and the Northern Continent, right? The dispatch will be from the second ship onward, right?”
“Yes, Ma’am. The first ship is intended to operate around The Tree, with the expectation of collecting operational data and early detection of defects.”
And, RINGO had casually carried out the reinforcement of The Tree’s military strength. There is a strong pretext that the first ship will be used for trial operation, though.
“Okay. Next is the satellite, but…”
Eve, in the commander’s seat, muttered while looking at Akane and Olive, who were working busily.
In theory, they can work without moving their bodies, but it seems that actually moving their hands provides better stimulation to the Brain Unit, so they often move around unless it’s an emergency.
“The production of satellites and return vehicles is going smoothly… Since there are few launch sites, we’ll need to expand them. If we’re going to deploy them all at once, we’ll need a lot of launch pads. And since they’re return vehicles, we’ll also need a place to recover the returning vehicles…”
Nodding to herself, Eve scrolled through the documents.
Olive, who had created the documents, was glancing at her older sister, fidgeting nervously.
“Well, it takes time to get them into geostationary orbit. Oh, we’re also adding a concealment function so they can’t be seen from the ground. Well, that makes sense. If the number increases, the chances of being discovered will also increase.”
All of the satellites scheduled for deployment this time are equipped with stealth functions. This is to hide the satellites from hostile entities such as Threat Creatures or other civilizations.
They are equipped with active stealth shields on the ground surface to make them difficult to see, and the structure is inclined so that stellar light is not reflected back to the ground.
In addition, in terms of electromagnetic waves, the entire structure is covered with an electromagnetic wave absorbing film to minimize the emission and reflection of electromagnetic waves.
Of course, the communication system is also designed to minimize the use of radio waves.
“If we’re this careful, well, they shouldn’t be visible. If we get taken down with this, then we’re done for.”
This is the maximum concealment that can be achieved with the current technology tree. Of course, if we disregard the cost, we could aim even higher, but the number of operational units would be severely limited.
In other words, it’s a response with the maximum cost performance.
“At this point, I want a mass driver or a space elevator…”
While checking the launch details, Eve muttered to herself.
Launching using return vehicles is costly, and there are considerable restrictions on the launch weight.
Compared to a launch mechanism that can be accelerated on the ground or using rails, rockets are expensive and have a low orbital insertion weight.
Of course, compared to the construction cost of advanced structures such as space elevators, it cannot be said to be unequivocally high cost.
“Well, a space elevator would be too conspicuous…”
Due to its structure, a space elevator requires a structure to be connected to geostationary orbit. In short, it is very conspicuous.
There is also the problem that it is vulnerable to attacks from hostile forces.
“Mass drivers can only launch cargo that can withstand acceleration. For the time being, we will have to use rockets for launches.”
A mass driver is a facility that launches cargo into space by throwing it into the air after accelerating it on the ground.
Since it is necessary to calculate the resistance of the atmosphere to ensure the escape velocity of the planet, the ejection speed is extremely high.
Normally, acceleration is achieved on a circular loop of rails, but the acceleration and centrifugal force generated during acceleration place a tremendous load on the target cargo.
Depending on the radius of the circular rail, a centrifugal force of 1,000G to 2,000G is applied, making it impossible to launch living organisms or precision equipment.
Of course, it is an absolutely necessary facility in the future for transporting materials that are not affected by excessive G-forces.
“If the satellite operation goes well, we might consider using a mass driver. If we can secure a full-fledged base on land, we’ll have to consider that as well…”
“If there are no hostile forces of comparable scale in the surrounding area, operation will be possible.”
While talking about such future prospects, Eve displayed a world map.
“If we’re going to dispatch a fleet, we need to set up sea routes as well. How much have we surveyed?”
“Yes, Ma’am. We have surveyed approximately 3,000 km of the surrounding sea area.”
Along with RINGO’s answer, the surveyed area was added to the map.
3,000 km is a very long distance for a human being.
However, on the scale of this planet, it is not a significant area.
It is a size that can be said to be almost unexplored.
“We’ve been putting off the sea area, haven’t we…”
“Older Sister, Older Sister! If we’re going to do a full-scale survey, I’d like to release buoys and dispatch survey machines! What do you think!”
As Eve tilted her head, Asahi raised her hand and shouted as if this was her chance.
“Ah, that’s right. Originally, we were trying not to get involved because we wanted to be careful and not be discovered. RINGO, what do you think?”
“Yes, Ma’am. With the current defense capabilities, we believe we can respond even if there is some kind of intervention. We believe that there will be no problem in conducting a survey using Automated Machines on a large scale.”
Eve nodded at RINGO’s answer.
In order to avoid contact with other hostile forces, including Threat Creatures, they had been careful to deal with areas other than the Northern Continent.
But it was about time to remove those shackles.
The Tree has grown that much.
“Okay. Asahi, I’ll leave the survey to you. Akane, can you help?”
“Yes, Older Sister. No problem.”
“Alright, let’s get started right away! We’ll release buoys in areas where the ocean currents are unclear! Let’s also fly the Solar-powered Scout Aircraft (SWIFT)!”
Asahi, who had received Eve’s permission, began to issue instructions excitedly.
The Solar-powered Scout Aircraft (SWIFT), while undergoing repeated updates, is still the aerial infrastructure that continues to exchange a large amount of information in The Tree’s airspace.
However, as its role is being shifted to artificial satellites and large drones, the number of operational aircraft was becoming redundant.
Those surplus aircraft will be used for ocean surveys.
“RINGO, can we increase production of the Kestrel! It’s perfect for ocean surveys!”
“Permission granted. Production lines 5-16 will be opened. Adjust as necessary.”
“Oh, generous!”
The stealth reconnaissance aircraft SSRF-1 Kestrel is a flying boat. Its power source is a microwave receiving system.
It is not flashy, but it may be a bit dazzling in terms of radio waves.
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