Yeah... no. And it's still drawing power from somewhere, right? Clean coal?
Someone wanted that holodeck operating NO MATTER WHAT, either in-universe or out.
Why did Starfleet put Ransom in command of such a crappy ship?
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Yeah... no. And it's still drawing power from somewhere, right? Clean coal?
Someone wanted that holodeck operating NO MATTER WHAT, either in-universe or out.
Wouldn't you?
Heaven forbid they couldn't
Ultimately the holodecks continued to operate because the writers/producers wanted to be able to tell holodeck stories just like the other series did - so there was a bit of handwaving/technobabble employed that the power systems weren't compatible with the rest of the ship's systems.
Yes this make very little sense, but I suppose there had to be some explanation (however laboured) why we could still have these holodecks running but needed to build a kitchen to limit replicator usage.
Yes this make very little sense, but I suppose there had to be some explanation (however laboured) why we could still have these holodecks running but needed to build a kitchen to limit replicator usage.
TBF, the holodecks would be something you would expect a crew on a seventy year trip to maintain.
To ease the monotony, increasingly claustrophobia and outright boredom of being on a starship.
Voyager isn’t fighting hostile aliens, dealing with anomalies or what not every week-recall the episode where Janeway discusses her ancestor. Their just traveling through space with little else to do.
If I were captain Janeway-I’d insist the holodecks be maintained for the crew’s mental and emotional health. As opposed to the routine of work and returning to quarters when your shift ends. That’s not going to be healthy on a Star ship with a trip of decades in front of it.
To ease the monotony, increasingly claustrophobia and outright boredom of being on a starship.
Voyager isn’t fighting hostile aliens, dealing with anomalies or what not every week-recall the episode where Janeway discusses her ancestor. Their just traveling through space with little else to do.
If I were captain Janeway-I’d insist the holodecks be maintained for the crew’s mental and emotional health. As opposed to the routine of work and returning to quarters when your shift ends. That’s not going to be healthy on a Star ship with a trip of decades in front of it.
Here's a point that hasn't been brought up yet. Why did a small ship like the Equinox have an O-6 Captain in command? Something that small should only have been commanded by a Lt. Commander. But then again, ships in Star Trek are always commanded by O-6 Captains, even the small ones. Hell, Voyager itself should only have been commanded by a Commander, so I guess I shouldn't be dwelling exclusively on the Equinox here. Hell, only DS9 Behind the Lines ever got it right in the entire franchise.
I'm less bothered about the concept that all ship's CO would wear captain's pins during the assignment (while they are using the title), but that it can be a billet-dependent whether you are permanently promoted to the rank of Captain, on the contrary, assignment to a "shore assignment" after the assignment could be at Commander or even Lieutenant Commander.
One hint that this should be the case is that some of the smaller ships (Voyager, Equinox) had XOs with lower ranks than the larger, longer range Galaxy-class.
One hint that this should be the case is that some of the smaller ships (Voyager, Equinox) had XOs with lower ranks than the larger, longer range Galaxy-class.
It's almost as if this vast interstellar Starfleet of the 2370s doesn't operate EXACTLY like the US Navy of four hundred years in the past isn't it?
How strange.
It's all a bit of a bodged explanation to be completely honest - there's mention of 'holodeck reactors' that are presumably only there to provide power to the holodecks, and that this is the wrong 'type' of power to be put to use elsewhere on the ship. I suppose whatever dedicated, incompatible power system runs the holodecks could also be a vital part of the EMH system as well.
But as I say, it's not a very convincing explanation given that up until Voyager everything appeared to be run from the matter/antimatter reactor -via EPS 'taps' siphoning off energy from the EPS conduits servicing the warp engines to run all other shipboard systems.
I've never had a problem with all Starfleet ships having captains as their ships'... captains. I think of it this way.
A typical astronaut of NASA almost certainly has more training and knowledge of various sciences than a typical naval officer, or even a lot of higher ranked ones. By this barometer, since these are starships, I would think it takes a lot of brains, by today's standards anyway, to run these ships. Hence, 'Captain'.
(I'm not saying naval officers aren't smart. Quite the opposite, in fact, because they are working on basically giant mechanical devices. But it's the closest analogy I can think of at the moment. I would think you'd need more knowledge working in and around space than the ocean.)
A typical astronaut of NASA almost certainly has more training and knowledge of various sciences than a typical naval officer, or even a lot of higher ranked ones. By this barometer, since these are starships, I would think it takes a lot of brains, by today's standards anyway, to run these ships. Hence, 'Captain'.
(I'm not saying naval officers aren't smart. Quite the opposite, in fact, because they are working on basically giant mechanical devices. But it's the closest analogy I can think of at the moment. I would think you'd need more knowledge working in and around space than the ocean.)
Personally I think that's the main reason people join Starfleet.Wouldn't you?
Except, as I point out, in DS9 they do behave that way.
In DS9 Starfleet operates EXACTLY like the 20th Century US Navy? Does it though? Really?
I was hoping the nova project would resemble what was theorized in TNG Technical Manual. When I saw Equinox, and it was Nova Class, I was disappointed.I liked the Equinox. It was cool looking.
IMO, that design has a fair bit of potential, but says more Ptolmey-class follow-on rather than the a general starship/explorer build.
The last design was bonkers but I like the idea of the nacelles being at the front of the ship, takes some getting used to though.
I expected something like that when FC was announced
The upper two kinda fit with established designs. The left one even looks like a precursor to the Intrepid and Nova classes. The right one is a combination of Galaxy and Sovereign elements, with a Universe saucer XD
The lower left one is known in fanon as Insignia class, I think. The right one could be a freighter or tug.
The point I was making was that in DS9 we do have ships commanded by officers lower than Captain.
But if you want to trot out the "Starfleet is not exactly like the US Navy" argument, it's hard to think that way when Starfleet ships have the USS prefix in their name.
More the Nova-class than the Intrepid IMO, it definately has a "small ship" vibe.
Not really a fan of the short, wide saucer section on the top right design.
Sorta, the Insignia-class appears to have the same saucer section and similar detailing on the nacelle pylon detailing but I can't find any pictures showing multiple positions for the nacelles themselves.
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