Archer Class crew complement -- 14 isn't enough!

[Nathan]

[FONT=Times New Roman]First of all I think the Archer class ship is a great idea and loved it use in the Vanguard series and that it was featured in the That Which Divides.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New Roman]So I really just have a nitpick. I think the crew should be at least doubled in size. Yeah I read that everyone has multiple disciplines. But for a crew that is out in possible enemy/unknown space, I think there needs to be more people.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New Roman]Assume everyone works a 12 hours shift 7 days a week. That is asking a lot, but I’ll buy into it. (I think it’s a tall order cuz when I was in the @$$ end of Afghanistan working that shift, it was grueling for a year), but like I said, I’ll buy into saying that only elite Starfleet folks get assigned to the Archer class.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New Roman]Since the ship is designed as scout-type missions I think of this…[/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New Roman]2 people are assigned at the bridge stations are skilled in helmsman, sensors/navigation, communications are skilled is astronomy and space phenomena per shift (for a total of 4 people as the other two folks work the night shift.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New Roman]Say the Captain and First Officer are also the medical doctors and have degrees/specialty training in the earth sciences (biology, ecology, geology). Hence they are cross trained and no need for a medical department as they are covering.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New Roman]I think you would need two people to run engineering per shift. One guy monitors the engines etc and the other guy walks around the ship doing checks, maintenance, diagnostics etc. Besides have the engineering background, they also double as the security officers/crewman. That’s a total of 10 folks.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New Roman]There is probably another two folks who double as security and the earth sciences...as if the Captain and First Officer on an away mission, the CPT and First Officer y aren’t gonna get saddled with doing the science stuff as there is probably planetary folks they have to interact with + all the command responsibilities, they won’t be doing all the science experiments alone and will delegate that stuff to the assistants.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New Roman]That’s a total of 12 folks.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New Roman]They remaining two folks are land scouts/sorta like the MACOs and could double as one of the bridge shifts (helmsman, communications etc). Yeah, I already mentioned the security guys with the engineering guys, but doing security on a ship is different that infantry/scout skills on a planet. Plus, I think if there are land crafts that the MACOs would operate etc. And could fill in for any spot say someone gets sick with the flu.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman]I was an Army Ranger but am not qualified to be a security officer on a Navy ship as it is different skill sets (nor could the Navy guy on the ship do a route recon).[/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New Roman]Again, ain’t saying it can’t be done, but its stretching the crew pretty thin. Plus, it’s not like the ship is patrolling the area from Earth to Jupiter, but its unknown space.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New Roman]I say again, I do love the Archer Class ideas but think the crew should be doubled in size. Just my two cents.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New Roman]Your thoughts???[/FONT]

 

[DimesDan]

What's with all the formatting and [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT], what you're wrote is incomprehensible.

 

[Therin of Andor]

What's with all the formatting and [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT], what you're wrote is incomprehensible.

It can happen when someone cuts 'n' pastes from a word processing document. Easy mistake to make.

 

[Steve Roby]

And hitting Preview Post before posting is a great way to avoid mistakes.

 

[trash80]

He said :

"First of all I think the Archer class ship is a great idea and loved it use in the Vanguard series and that it was featured in the That Which Divides.

So I really just have a nitpick. I think the crew should be at least doubled in size. Yeah I read that everyone has multiple disciplines. But for a crew that is out in possible enemy/unknown space, I think there needs to be more people.

Assume everyone works a 12 hours shift 7 days a week. That is asking a lot, but I’ll buy into it. (I think it’s a tall order cuz when I was in the @$$ end of Afghanistan working that shift, it was grueling for a year), but like I said, I’ll buy into saying that only elite Starfleet folks get assigned to the Archer class.

Since the ship is designed as scout-type missions I think of this…

2 people are assigned at the bridge stations are skilled in helmsman, sensors/navigation, communications are skilled is astronomy and space phenomena per shift (for a total of 4 people as the other two folks work the night shift.

Say the Captain and First Officer are also the medical doctors and have degrees/specialty training in the earth sciences (biology, ecology, geology). Hence they are cross trained and no need for a medical department as they are covering.

I think you would need two people to run engineering per shift. One guy monitors the engines etc and the other guy walks around the ship doing checks, maintenance, diagnostics etc. Besides have the engineering background, they also double as the security officers/crewman. That’s a total of 10 folks.

There is probably another two folks who double as security and the earth sciences...as if the Captain and First Officer on an away mission, the CPT and First Officer y aren’t gonna get saddled with doing the science stuff as there is probably planetary folks they have to interact with + all the command responsibilities, they won’t be doing all the science experiments alone and will delegate that stuff to the assistants.

That’s a total of 12 folks.

They remaining two folks are land scouts/sorta like the MACOs and could double as one of the bridge shifts (helmsman, communications etc). Yeah, I already mentioned the security guys with the engineering guys, but doing security on a ship is different that infantry/scout skills on a planet. Plus, I think if there are land crafts that the MACOs would operate etc. And could fill in for any spot say someone gets sick with the flu.
I was an Army Ranger but am not qualified to be a security officer on a Navy ship as it is different skill sets (nor could the Navy guy on the ship do a route recon).

Again, ain’t saying it can’t be done, but its stretching the crew pretty thin. Plus, it’s not like the ship is patrolling the area from Earth to Jupiter, but its unknown space.

I say again, I do love the Archer Class ideas but think the crew should be doubled in size. Just my two cents.

Your thoughts???"

 

[Yevetha]

Does the Sagittarius has autopilot?

 

[captcalhoun]

probably

 

[Ronald Held]

Double the crew in size and where is the extra space for them and the machines to support them?

 

[ProwlAlpha]

If an RN Astute Class SSN which is roughly double the size at 97m can hold a crew of 98, I imagine an 23rd Century scout can easily fit 28 people.