Prometheus had 18 phaser arrays
-40 identifiable docking latches
The Saucer Section:
-6 phaser arrays
-2 Forward firing torpedo launchers
-6 Long/Short Range Lateral Sensor Pallettes
-12 Short Range Printed sensor arrays.
-14 Lifeboats
-92 view ports
-4 RCS thruster clusters
2 Impulse engines
2 Warp engines
Problems
1. Biggest problem is the last of aft torpedo tubes and the complete lack of Transporter emitters.
2. There is no hardpoint for the very necessary X- axis turbolift umbilical on the underside of the Saucer section.
The Ventral Star Drive:
-8 phaser arrays
-1 forward torpedo tube
-Primary Deflector
-10 Transporter emitters
-8 Lifeboats
-74 view ports
2 RCS thruster clusters
2 Impulse Engines
2 Warp Nacelles
Problems
1. No landing Gear as shown in MSD.
(Likely an Okuda mistake)
2. No aft torpedos
3.No aft phasers
4. No apparent Bridge in MSD
The Dorsal Star Drive:
-1 nose Deflector
-4 phaser arrays
-2 dorsal torpedo launchers (according to Rick Sternbach
-2 Short Range Sensor arrays Dorsal/Ventral Printed Arrays
-2 forward torpedo launchers
-30 Docking receptors
-1 shuttle bay
-32 view ports
2 RCS thrusters
2 impulse engines
2 Warp nacelles
Problems
1. Comparing MSD to CGI Model shows differences for some hard points. The Dual Warp core for the section does not match any hard point on the exterior.
2. The Dual Warp Core occupies the same location on the MSD as the dorsal torpedo launchers.
3. There is not an umblical hard point for the First Vertical Turbolift. (tentative) This maybe an Okuda issue entirely because of the MSD's impropper form which doesn't match the model exactly.
4. There is no Bridge on the MSD for this section- If there is to be one at all.
5. No transporter emitters
6. No Lifeboats
7. No Aft thrusters
SaQ Summary:
Prometheus has more weapons than any Federation starship EVER. Problematicly, for a full Starship it lacks alot of aft weaponry and thrusters clusters.
Model Technicalities:
The Model is highly molded, a simple mesh, with little surface features. It could have used additional sensor pallettes, transporter emiters on the dorsal side and perhaps some further umbilicals. Lifeboats are also in short supply.
One should keep in mind that Propetheus' lack of surface detail may have more to do with the ablative armor it was supposedly equiped with. However armor is always best applied to hull with as few through holes as possible (Defiant). Prometheus still has a quite a few ports and hard points spread pretty evenly over the surface.
It's not as well designed as the Galaxy or the Intrepid. It is better designed than the Sovereign (amazing considering the short amount of time a series would dedicate to this task as opposed a movie) The model doesn't have many of the finishing errors the Sovereign had it merely has lackings. Originally I thought this was merely a badly designed ship but the truth is in the details. It's clear the Prometheus was designed to work as a whole. The independent sections weren't designed to opperate continuously seperated. Together they have what is required.
