Starting with God's perspective, how to lose an interstellar war?

He marked the parameters on the screen.

"The speed must be at least 1.8 times that of a standard cruiser."

Passive detection arrays require state-of-the-art quantum gradiometers and broad-spectrum harmonic receivers.

The ship's interior must have space to carry at least fifty small passive detection buoys.

Wu Tao frowned as he looked at the design sketches.

"This configuration... has almost no ability to defend itself."

Once discovered, they become sitting ducks.

Moreover, passive detection buoys are now mainly active, and the detection range and accuracy of passive buoys are limited...

"I want to be passive."

Qin Beiwang interrupted him.

"The buoy does not need a communication device or a power core."

Using long-half-life isotope batteries ensures operation for more than three months.

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They simply need to float silently in deep space, monitoring the characteristics of passing starship engines, gravitational disturbances, and changes in the curvature of space, and then store the data.

"But how can we retrieve data without communication equipment?"

"No recycling is needed."

Qin Beiwang said.

"When our reconnaissance ship passes by again, the buoy will transmit the stored data via a directional laser beam."

Transmit once, then self-destruct.

The entire process is completely passive, emitting no signals that could be detected.

Wu Tao's eyes widened.

"Are you going to... set up a silent surveillance network?"

"right."

Qin Beiwang continued drawing the second type of starship.

"The second type is a large supply ship."

I need a rapid resupply platform that can move with the fleet, not just an ordinary transport ship.

Equipped with a modular repair bay, it can perform emergency repairs on damaged ships on the battlefield.

It also needs a fuel refining system capable of collecting and refining fusion fuel from asteroids or gas giants.

He added several modules to the supply ship's sketches.

"These ships themselves do not need to be combat-ready, but they must have the highest level of maneuverability."

Their role is to prolong the fleet's sustained operational time, not to participate in combat.

Wu Tao was taking notes quickly, and sweat began to bead on his forehead.

"This... is technically very difficult."

Modular maintenance requires standardized interfaces, but currently, the interfaces are not standardized across different ship models…

"Then let's unify."

Qin Beiwang said calmly.

"Tell the shipyard that all new ships built thereafter must be designed according to the new standards."

The modernization of existing ships will be carried out in batches.

"Yes……"

Wu Tao wiped his sweat.

"What about the third one?"

Qin Beiwang remained silent for a few seconds.

Then he drew a completely new ship design on the screen.

Larger than a battleship, it had a huge, crater-like gun mount in the middle of its hull.

"Star Destroyer." When he uttered that word, everyone on the bridge was stunned.

"It wasn't a real planet destroyer!"

Qin Beiwang explained.

"It is a planetary attack platform."

Equipped with a super-heavy railgun, or... if technology allows, a miniaturized atmospheric ablation beam generator.

Its mission is not to attack ships, but to attack ground targets.

Orbital defense platforms, planetary fortresses, and even surface command centers.

Wu Tao's expression changed completely.

"Lieutenant Colonel, this kind of weapon... the Federation hasn't built a new planetary attack ship for hundreds of years."

According to the Walunsi-Kuiber Convention…

"The convention prohibits devastating attacks on habitable planets."

Qin Bei looked at the engineer.

"I didn't say I was going to attack civilians."

However, the Elvira system has three federally controlled resource planets with mining bases, fuel plants, and orbital docks.

If the war escalates, we will need the capability to destroy those targets.

He paused, his voice lowering slightly.

"And what about the Empire... do you think they don't have something similar?"

Wu Tao opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.

Qin Beiwang closed the design interface.

"Of these three ship types, the reconnaissance ship has the highest priority."

I want to see the first prototype ship within a month.

The replenishment ship's timeframe can be extended to two months.

Star Destroyer...we'll start with conceptual design, and construction will begin once the technology has been validated."

"Yes."

Wu Tao, stand at attention.

"I will mobilize all resources."

"There's one more thing."

Qin Beiwang walked to the observation window on the bridge and looked at the new ships under construction in the dock outside.

"The AI ​​systems of all new ships will maintain the existing standards."

No upgrades allowed, no additional autonomy granted. Understand?

"clear."

After Wu Tao left, only Qin Beiwang and Zhuang Zhixuan remained on the bridge.

Zhuang Zhixuan walked to his side and asked in a low voice.

"Lieutenant Colonel, those passive detection buoys... are you monitoring the entire Elvira system?"

"more than."

Qin Bei gazed into the deep sky.

"I need to monitor all areas that could potentially become battlefields."

Where did the Imperial fleet come from, what route did it take, and where did it assemble?

I don't want to wait until they get to my doorstep to find out.

Then, Qin Beiwang continued.

"Furthermore, the best defense is to take the initiative!"

Rather than letting them wreak havoc on our territory, we should move the battlefield to their territory!

Zhuang Zhixuan stared at Qin Beiwang in shock.

Considering the previous special reconnaissance ship and supply ship, plus what the other party just said.

A terrifying thought suddenly popped into Zhuang Zhixuan's mind.

She blurted out her name.

"Commander, do you perhaps intend to launch a preemptive attack on the Savannah system?"

Qin Beiwang nodded.

"The Empire probably hates me to the core, and the next offensive may involve more than just one fleet!"

"It will be larger and more powerful than the Wells Squadron!"

She pulled up the latest border situation map, with the direction of the Savannah Galaxy highlighted.

"But what about the scale and timing of proactive action?"

Our fleet is essentially a newly established defensive force; the soldiers need time to train, and the new ships need time to be integrated.

And in the direction of Savannah…”

She zoomed in on the star map, where the red markers representing the Imperial Fleet were unusually dense.

"The Obsidian Squadron is a tough nut to crack. More importantly, recent hyperspace fluctuation monitoring and abnormal reports of civilian cargo routes indicate that the Empire is reinforcing its troops in the region."

They are clearly preparing for a large-scale operation, likely targeting our Elvira system or a nearby region.

She turned around and faced Qin Beiwang directly.

"Under these circumstances, is it too... risky for us to take the initiative, given our current strength and condition?"

Should we first strengthen our defenses, while simultaneously accelerating the construction and training of the specialized ships you just planned, waiting for a more opportune moment, or at least waiting for clear reinforcements from the theater of operations?

Qin Beiwang finally turned his gaze from the window to Zhuang Zhixuan's face.

His expression remained calm, even overly calm.

"Your analysis is correct."

The Empire's gathering in Savannah has a clear intention.

He walked to the central tactical console, pulled up another set of data—a simulation of the Imperial border fleet's activity patterns over the past six months—and overlaid it on the real-time situation map in Zhuang Zhixuan's hand.

But look at their rallying pattern.

They were mobilized in batches from different star systems to build echelons around Obsidian.

It will take at least 60 to 90 days to complete the final integration.

This was the phase when their forces were most dispersed and their command chain was most vulnerable.