My Empire of Clones
Chapter 650

Planetary Computer

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Tens of thousands of transport ships hauled the artificial planet, which had been dismantled into dozens of sections, through transfer stations toward the location designated by Titan Group.

Transportation had been considered from the very beginning of the artificial planet's design, which was why it had been built to be detachable.

Some might have assumed that Tang Shizhe had bought the planet to use as a warship.

Tang Shizhe could say with certainty that this was impossible.

Even with Galaxy Heavy Industries' technology, an artificial planet could not withstand the kind of maneuvering required of a warship.

Take the artificial planet purchased by Titan Group, for example. Simply turning it around required at least half a month, while acceleration and deceleration each took several months!

If it accelerated too quickly or came to an abrupt stop, the artificial planet would be crushed by its own weight into a heap of space debris.

How could such mobility possibly be used in battle? Once it reached the battlefield, the enemy would not give it several months to slowly decelerate!

A ship that huge was as easy to hit as a wall covered entirely in targets at a shooting range. Even firing randomly would guarantee a hit!

When facing enemy attacks, an artificial planet could only passively serve as a target.

Some might wonder whether fortress cannons could not simply be mounted on an artificial planet.

Of course they could, but to be honest, an artificial planet might not even be as sturdy as a natural planet. Using one as a fortress simply was not worth the cost.

At present, artificial planets were mainly used to establish colonial outposts or fortresses in planetary systems without suitable planets.

Or, like the six major civilizations, they could be used as warehouses for storing all manner

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