Argonaute = The extensive refit = And Beyond

[James Horatio Creed]

The refit of the Liberty Carrier
ARGONAUTE

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James Creed again here,

Soooo...... this is the day I get to see the arrival and installation of the weapons to Argonaute.

Docking at Washigton Shipyard with baited breath and my heart pumping really fast and as I stride from the LPI shuttle who agreed to bring me here I wonder how best to fit the weapons will be.
Grease monkey atkins stands with his arms folded next to seven very large crates in the requisition area which is highly classified and for this I have been given special clearance to be in the area to see the crates opened.
So one by one the crates are opened and my new magnificent weapons are positioned on the pallets so i can see which ones to install on Argonaute and after a few discussions the decision is made and we start to hoist each weapon one by one roughly into its hardpoint position on my precious ship.

We have to rearrange a couple of them because I also managed to source two more weapons myself which I came across out of the blue being transported to a scrap yard and have managed to get them operational again.
So the bolting on procedure is started and eventually all the weapons will be ready to test in the specialised testing area that has been hired for a few hours.

I walk the rest of the ship and do alot of final checks myself to see if everything is the way I want it and then make my way to the bridge where my chief engineer is busy wiring in the battleship scanner to the console.
Then I sit in my command chair and I do believe I am itching to take Argonaute for her first fully fitted Test flight seeing as weve had four dummy runs already to test the engines and the normal firing mechanisms and shields.

So after a few hours all the weapons are mounted and she looks magnificent and she is ready to go, so now final details are being done to fully commission LNS-Argonaute to the Liberty Navy and put her into full service especially now that there is trouble in Bering and Texas at the moment and she can be tested to her full potential.

But I must say that is not the end fully of the refit no...no... she will be getting extra equipment fitted so she can be an all round asset to any operation that she can be involved in.
Initially she will be able to summon reinforcements if needed when a Hyperspace beacon is activated to help deter any possible surprise attacks that could occur around Liberty and once the second carrier is ready she will be fitted in exactly the same way and to be honest two carriers of the same firepower and equipment will be a force to be reckoned with that there is no doubt.

So now I will head back to Manhatten and sort out my uniform and come back and take this beautiful vessel for a spin around Sirius and I might also give any lads who are in distress a hand in Texas.

So untill the next chapter ........