Doomsday: I Build a Space Fleet

Chapter 244 Preparing for War

Led by Lorraine, the three stopped slightly to the left of the center of the armored bridge. Lorraine then took out a data pad and called the elevator that led directly to the armored bridge.

Five seconds later, a circular elevator with a diameter of 5 meters, suspended by four carbon nanotubes, arrived in front of the three people.

After entering the elevator, it quickly retracted into the ship's interior and continued upwards until it reached the bridge level.

The hatch opened, and the three men entered the cockpit from the left.

The cockpit was now very different from the previous one, with a much smaller area, and was arranged on a large disc with a radius of 20 meters.

There are a total of 6 seats on the entire disc. The holographic sand table that was originally in the center has been removed and replaced by a large holographic projection system that is spread throughout the cabin.

Instead of the holographic sand table, there is a dedicated area for the ship's pilot, with four chairs arranged in a trapezoidal shape and a series of screens in front of the pilot's seat.

The captain's seat is located behind the pilot, with numerous buttons on the left and right armrests and four external screens.

Platinum took a few steps forward, stood in front of the screen in the cockpit, and looked down. He saw the combat information center, located diagonally below the cockpit but completely independent of it.

The combat center of the Tier 5 flagship has been expanded by a whole circle, with the number of combat positions increasing from 17 to 30. Each position has a larger area and can accommodate more screens.

Compared to the previous combat information center, this center has added four new types of combat positions, including drone control positions and space resource coordination positions.

After touring the cockpit, Lorraine gave the two a brief tour of the flagship's maintenance room and small hangar.

When the three arrived at the maintenance room, Platinum's mech was being lifted up from the bottom of the ship, with six wolf-shaped mech launch ports behind it.

Due to time and space constraints, Lorraine did not retain any preparation space or deployment points for the Royal Guard within the flagship.

After Platinum's mech was secured to the launch port, the three left the preparation room and prepared to visit the flagship's hangar.

As Lorraine walked, she explained the layout of the hangar and related facilities to the two of them.

"Each hangar consists of two 450-square-meter lifting platforms and a large connecting platform. Two electromagnetic catapult tracks responsible for launching fighter jets are arranged near the bow of the ship."

"The catapult track is not parallel to the gun ram and the hull, but extends diagonally to both sides of the hull."

"Behind the hangar, in the space above the cargo hold, there is a dedicated ammunition depot for use by the hangar, which stores a total of 2 air-to-air configurations, 4 anti-ship configurations, and 2 ground-to-air configurations."

When Lorraine finished her brief introduction, the three of them had arrived at the hangar entrance. Xu Ling drooled as she looked at the four WF-01 fighter jets neatly parked inside the hangar.

Then, she turned her head and looked at Lorraine with longing eyes.

Lorraine looked at the feathers on her head that were trembling with excitement, smiled, and nodded without saying anything.

After receiving permission, Xu Lingga rushed up, grabbed the boarding ladder next to her, and secured it to the aircraft before climbing up.

Seeing Xu Ling running around the fighter jets, Lorraine and Platinum exchanged a smile and then spoke.

"Wow, they're really energetic!"

"I'd really like to see her expression when she finds out that these are all unmanned combat aircraft."

Platinum shrugged helplessly as he looked at his commander's mischievous grin.

Sure enough, Xu Ling quickly discovered the special features of these fighter jets.

She walked over with a puzzled look on her face and asked Lorraine.

"Captain, are these fighter jets all drones? I can't find any cockpit canopies that can be opened."

"And it seems there are far more planes than pilots here."

Lorraine smiled and nodded, watching her expression turn dejected in an instant. Then he focused his attention on her drooping earlobes.

Then he asked.

"I'm just curious, what is your native race?"

Then Lorraine saw Xu Ling tilt her head, then narrow her eyes and begin to think.

"It looks like a grey kite, a bird of prey."

Lorraine glanced at the gray kites that Cleveland had selected that matched Xu Ling's description, and then asked a question.

"So your hair has something to do with your race?"

As he asked the question, he also turned around to look at Bai Jin's dazzling white hair.

"Yes, the hair of common bird-like beings is usually black, white, gray, or brown. Only some mythological races have hair in very distinctive colors like blue or red."

After hearing this, Lorraine was taken aback, then turned around to look at Platinum.

"So, you're probably not a typical Mayan, right?"

Platinum smiled and tilted her head slightly before speaking.

"Yes, but not entirely."

Seeing her reticent attitude, Lorraine didn't press further, but instead led the two back to the flagship's cockpit.

Next, he waited for the flagship to complete its self-check. During this time, Xu Ling changed into the anti-G suit specially made for him and entered the driver's seat.

Then, the driver's seat began to sink, and a circular glass dome appeared around it.

Immediately afterwards, the driver's seat completely disappeared inside the flagship.

Lorraine can now only contact Xu Ling, who is located below the bridge deck, through the flagship's communication system.

At this time, Xu Ling had already begun to use the flagship's built-in simulation system to familiarize himself with the warship, so as to avoid missing opportunities in subsequent battles due to unfamiliarity with the warship's performance.

Once the flagship completes its self-check, the flagship's ammunition loading is also completed simultaneously.

Next, Lorraine contacted two other frigates that were waiting 70 kilometers away.

Because these two frigates are smaller and have fewer functions, they were already prepared for deployment.

After leaving the mechanical dogs and six wolf-shaped mechs on land, Lorraine summoned the fleet to rendezvous at the port of Aion City.

While waiting for the ships to rendezvous, Lorraine opened the intelligence system and glanced at the information displayed on it.

【1.一艘硅基生物母舰将会降落在坐标：-6.096860，141.196289处，负责回收周边区域硅基生物採集的矿物。降临倒计时：28天1小时15分钟。】

[2. A ship belonging to a mining bug is approaching Earth and is expected to arrive in Earth's synchronous orbit in 63 days, 14 hours, and 13 minutes.]

[3. At coordinates -41.062786, 165.563965, there is a small ship that has crashed. This ship belongs to the Mining Bug clan. Partial repairs are expected to be completed in 3 days, 07 hours, and 42 minutes, and full repairs are expected to be completed in 11 days, 10 hours, and 23 minutes.]

【4.坐标：-23.024132，132.648926处，巨石阵系统正在被攻击，预计17天9小时42分后弹药耗尽而毁。】

"As expected, thankfully there are no alien warships in Earth's orbit."

Knowing that no alien forces would launch an attack from near-Earth orbit, Lorraine breathed a long sigh of relief and then focused all his attention on the fleet that was assembling.

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