[AgentZero]

I don't think there's anything 'wrong' with that strategy in terms of it being a way around the way SE4s mechanics are supposed to work. In fact, I can even think of historical precedent for it. My grandfather used to build cargo ships during WW2 on the west coast of Canada. I remember him saying a lot of the time he said they only built enough of the boat so it could get itself around to the east coast for loading, and most of the work on the inside of the ship (crew quarters etc) was done en route. Sure, they were cargo ships and not warships but the principle is the same.