Just by simple editing of common\unit_upgrades file you can now really rebuild ships to newer models!
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And after just one year (instead of two) and mere 4.39 IC a day (instead of 8.7)I got brand new type of battleship. With just 30% of starting XP of course, but new and functioning nontheless. Finally we don't have to scrape that old junk anymore#Battleship
upgrade =
{
base = battleship
target = battleship
}