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That still doesn't lessen the fractioning of the shields... Any number thirded is three times less the size it previously was no matter how big it is. Well, except for infinity obviously.

Wouldn't that mean three engineering teams working in three different areas of the ship? Thats a huge crew redundancy for a military maneuver that might never be used if the ship keeps it's nose clean.
 
That still doesn't lessen the fractioning of the shields... Any number thirded is three times less the size it previously was no matter how big it is. Well, except for infinity obviously.

Wouldn't that mean three engineering teams working in three different areas of the ship? Thats a huge crew redundancy for a military maneuver that might never be used if the ship keeps it's nose clean.

Combined, it might be possible to shut down 2 of the cores. Maybe startup is fast for them? It still doesn't excuse hiding the weaponry - which to me is the biggest offense.
 
^ Though it might make sense to Starfleet, they see themselves a primarily an agency of exploration. Hiding the weaponry makes the ship appear more "peaceful" and less threatening.

I can't fully appreciate the design of the ship because, as I recall (and I am sure someone will correct me), the tactics that were used were wrong. Splitting the force of the ship into three would be used to flank and enemy and not multiply firepower. As I recall, they only split by a few meters and didn't have much difference in the attack vector for their multi-vector assault. The firepower of the ship would be the same in either mode, unless the fire ports were hidden in the joints of the whole ship, which itself would be a bad design. The splitting was more of a "golly gee whiz" moment which may have surprised the enemy but wouldn't have done more damage.

True for when the Prometheus engaged the Romulans, but against the Nebula class that was following them, the ship flanked the Nebula and then knocked her out of the fight. You could blame the poor tactics in the latter battle on the fact that the ship was under the command of two holograms whose primary function is medical matters and not starship tactics.
 
I thought it was great...I love Andy Dick in anything. The best scene is when hes climbing into the jefferies tube...The multi-attack-mode-saucer-seperation was kind of silly but other than that :techman:
 
^ Though it might make sense to Starfleet, they see themselves a primarily an agency of exploration. Hiding the weaponry makes the ship appear more "peaceful" and less threatening.

My thoughts exactly. It also had the added benefit of making the ship more of a threat because you may underestimate it.

I can't fully appreciate the design of the ship because, as I recall (and I am sure someone will correct me), the tactics that were used were wrong. Splitting the force of the ship into three would be used to flank and enemy and not multiply firepower. As I recall, they only split by a few meters and didn't have much difference in the attack vector for their multi-vector assault. The firepower of the ship would be the same in either mode, unless the fire ports were hidden in the joints of the whole ship, which itself would be a bad design. The splitting was more of a "golly gee whiz" moment which may have surprised the enemy but wouldn't have done more damage.

True for when the Prometheus engaged the Romulans, but against the Nebula class that was following them, the ship flanked the Nebula and then knocked her out of the fight. You could blame the poor tactics in the latter battle on the fact that the ship was under the command of two holograms whose primary function is medical matters and not starship tactics.

Exactly. With a fully trained crew at the helm of the ship I have no doubt that it would be more of a threat to enemies than almost any other ship we've seen. It could overwhelm a target.
 
I would love to have seen the EMH II being designed after Dr McCoy. That would have been a thrill ride!

Bam!
EMHMcCoy.png
 
I would love to have seen the EMH II being designed after Dr McCoy. That would have been a thrill ride!

Bam!
EMHMcCoy.png

Interesting. I've always thought they should have gotten Alexander Siddig to play the EMH-II. It would clock with events in DS9's "Doctor Bashir, I Presume?" I realise Bashir's genetically enhanced status might have prevented him from becoming the model, but what if Dr Zimmerman decided to keep his physical appearance, but a new personality.
 
The Prometheus while not in multi-vector assault mode has more than enough weapon ports to cover all areas of the ship.
The extra weapons that are in 'hidden places' are there to cover the ship's newly exposed areas after being detached.
The Enterprise-D has the same setup for it's secondary hull (right in front of the battle bridge) when it detaches from the saucer.

As for shield power being reduced overall when detached ... perhaps not.
It's possible that that each sections' warp core is continuously running and covers that part in shielding which 'attach' themselves to other shield bubbles when connected.
Result?
Same shield strength in either standard or multi-vector assault mode.
But it's also possible that when the vessel is connected the shield strength is tripled (although keep in mind that each section would have to project a shield bubble around the entire vessel in order to cover it ... possibly resulting in 3 weaker shield bubbles which are connected and therefore not really anything different than when the ship is in detached mode).

As for evacuating the nonessential crew.
The Prometheus was designed to operate with a skeleton crew given the fact it's entirely automated, and ALL 3 sections were made for tactical operations.
As such, the ship wouldn't really hold any nonessential personnel (unless you have diplomats and the likes on-board given a specific mission, but that would be rare for a ship of such a profile).

Overall, I liked the episode.
But I must admit the holograms were a tad annoying.
 
I would love to have seen the EMH II being designed after Dr McCoy. That would have been a thrill ride!

Bam!
EMHMcCoy.png

Interesting. I've always thought they should have gotten Alexander Siddig to play the EMH-II. It would clock with events in DS9's "Doctor Bashir, I Presume?" I realise Bashir's genetically enhanced status might have prevented him from becoming the model, but what if Dr Zimmerman decided to keep his physical appearance, but a new personality.

Hmm I read somewhere (I think it was in the Companion) that the LMH Project was scrapped. It wasn't mentioned again even in the DS9 episode with Lewis Zimmerman.
 
wouldnt having a skeleton crew be bad? i can see it now....

Enemy - Target weapons array on section with least amount of crew and fire.
Starfleet Captain - Dam section Betas weapons are disabled, lower sheilds and beam repair crew over there.
XO - Sir wouldnt that make us vulnerable to attack?
Captain - Im in charge here, do as i say.
XO - Aye sir, lowering sheilds..... (loud explosion) Direct hit, all power offline. 800 injured.
Captain - crap medical is on section Delta. have delta lower her sheilds and prepare for shuttles with the injured.
XO - Uh sir....
 
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