Vessel A establishes computer uplink with vessel B for purposes of transferring nanobots and shield batteries.
At this point weapons are taken offline for both vessels in order to reserve the necessary processing power and energy required for the task.
Bots and Bats are requisitioned for the transfer and are moved from their superclean chambers to the airlock.
Once the material supplies are in place shields are harmonized and a special low intensity tractor link is established, automatically transferring the materials from vessel A to vessel B.
Once the transfer is complete, the computer link is severed and weapons are brought back online.