Improved rangefinders receive priority, followed by armor forging that reduces protective weight, before the next dreadnought refit begins. The sequence treats accuracy and material efficiency as enabling technologies rather than isolated bonuses. Better rangefinding increases the value of the existing guns, while lighter armor releases displacement for protection or other improvements. Staging the work this way lets several advances arrive together at the yard.
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Sequencing rangefinders and armor forging for a refit
Fire-control and armor-production advances are timed to arrive together for the next fleet refit.