Developing New Warships

Long Fei continued reviewing the Guanwana-class MS Carrier's current construction progress, which had exceeded 30%.

Stroking his chin as he looked at the screen projected from the tablet, Long Fei said, "This warship's firepower is inferior to the Revil MS Carrier's, but its carrying capacity definitely surpasses the latter's. It can carry around 250 MS, has sixteen MS launch catapults, and can also operate within the atmosphere."

"If the Dion Empire had not appeared, the Guanwana-class MS Carrier would never have been brought out. It competed against the Revil MS Carrier back then, and many generals chose the latter over the former. Aside from its firepower being inferior, the more important reason was that its maintenance costs were far higher. Most importantly, the Skywing Mercenary Group is merely a private armed organization, not a nation. Using Guanwana-class MS Carriers to escort merchant convoys would be a waste of their potential."

"Only after the full-scale conflict with the Dion Army did we realize that our carrying capacity was inferior to theirs. If Minov Particles had not restricted their automated systems, forcing them to seize people from the Colony Sphere, threaten them, and throw them onto the battlefield to obtain enough pilots, their terrifying carrying capacity and automated systems alone would have been enough to wear down the Skywing Mercenary Group."

"Quite a few of the generals who opposed the Guanwana-class MS Carrier back then now support it. However, we cannot build too many of them. Some generals believe four to eight ships will be enough."

"Besides the Guanwana-class MS Carrier, we should also build other warships. ZAFT's Airdrop Transport Ship truly ought to be built as well. The Dion Empire and we are already locked in a fight to the death. Even though the battle has ended, this is only a