Tom was confident that once he massively deployed Venus-class Battleships, his fleet's combat power would skyrocket.
At that time, the large Venus-class Battleships and the smaller Mercury-class Battleships, two different types of warships, would complement each other; the Venus-class Battleships would handle tough targets and provide long-range fire support, while the Mercury-class Battleships would deal with smaller targets, responsible for harassment and entanglement, making tactics more diverse and flexible.
If he had Venus-class Battleships when confronting the Blueprint Civilization's vanguard fleet, that battle would certainly not have been so risky, so passive, and would not have required various schemes to defeat the enemy.
"Considering my current industrial and technological level, the number of Clones, logistics and supply capabilities, communication capabilities, and operational range, hmm... at this stage, it's best for my fleet to maintain a total of 1,000 warships.
