NX-01 Proposals

[exiledpiasa]

The following is from a little paper that I did for my own entertainment. the ships I came up with are taken from parts borrowed in good faith from www.dtil.org, www.shipschematic.net, www.efni.org and vance's toolkit. I tried to send it to www.dtil.org, but they don't accept e-mails. Hope you enjoy.

Let’s say for argument’s sake that the NX-01 Enterprise (more likely variants below) used entirely Plasma based weapons for its initial roll out before being upgraded to Lasers. Seeing as the 1701 in TOS under Captain Pike (The Cage) had lasers then installed, I think this is a reasonable assumption. Trying to find power outputs for Star Trek Lasers is problematic so I have decided to look at Babylon 5. I know, I know, but B5 was set in about the same time as Star Fleet was just really taking off. I think that the Plasma and Laser weaponry outputs between the two would be similar.
For the design of the NX-01, I feel you are right about the totally different design philosophy between the NX and the Deadalus classes. To play devil’s advocate, let’s say that since it took 30 years to develop the NX class and war with the Romulans was on the horizon, Star Fleet reverted back to “more primitive” design philosophies that were tried and tested and more importantly quick and cheaper to build. But I do believe that the writers stepped over the transitional designs and went for the more “modern” approach.
The following information about the Laser and Plasma based weapons I borrowed from www.efni.org under good faith.

TECHNICAL DATA: General Electric GAD 16 U "Terminator" Q-spoiling Hard-Ray Heavy Laser.​

Designer/builder: General electric
Mode:Pulses of 0.02" of duration
Power/Feeding requirements
Feeding requirements: 65 Terawatts
Range(effective):40,000 km
Rate of fire: Maximum, 760 pulse/minute
Nominal bore: 0.2 meters
Energy for each shot/discharge: 4.7 Terajoules​

Nominal piercing power, solid steel:112 meters

TECHNICAL DATA: M152 plasma pulse cannon​

Designer/builder: Westinghouse
Mode: Plasma Pulses.
Power/Feeding requirements: 66 Terawatts
Range(effective): 380 km
Rate of fire: Plasma 90 pulses/barrel/minute.
Nominal bore: 2.5 meters (Barrel bore, 4 meters)
Energy for each shot/discharge: 22 Terajoule/bolt
Nominal piercing power, solid steel: 19 meters​

Proposal 6 is a bit of stretch, but not that much I think. The Vulcans shared limited technology with Star Fleet, but I do not think that they would have passed up a lucrative deal for one of their smaller cruiser hulls to be sold to Earth (much like the US does with its outdated warships) with most if not all of its systems removed. The resulting hull would be ideally suited for whatever Star Fleet could cook up.

NX-01 Possibilities
http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/i430/exiledpiasa/NX-01Proposal1.jpg​

NX-01 Enterprise {Proposal 1}
L – 225m
W – 42.86m
H – 96.435m
Crew – 80

Weapons –
(6) Twin Plasma Cannon turrets {fast acting mounts} [132 Terawatts]
* Combat Enhanced*
(6) Twin Laser Cannon Turrets {fast acting mounts} [56.4 Terawatts]
(3) Photonic Torpedo tubes {2 fwd, 1 aft} with 60 rounds [9.25 Isotons/torpedo]
Armor –
Light Monotainium single hull w/
25cm-30cm polarized hull armor
25cm armored internal bulkheads
5cm armored internal decks
20cm polarized turret armor
Low level structural integrity field

Speed –
Maximum – Warp 4.5 / Emergency – Warp 5 for 1 hour

Embarked craft –
(2) Type 0 shuttles

http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/i430/exiledpiasa/NX-01Proposal2.jpg
NX-01 Enterprise {Proposal 2}
L – 225m
W – 85.72m
H – 48.2m
Crew – 100

Weapons –
(6) Plasma Cannon turrets {2 dorsal, 2 ventral, 1 port bow, 1 starboard bow} [66 Terawatts]
* Combat Enhanced*
(6) Laser Cannon Turrets {2 dorsal, 2 ventral, 1 port bow, 1 starboard bow} [28.2 Terawatts]
(2) Photonic Torpedo tubes {1 fwd, 1 aft} with 60 rounds [9.25 Isotons/torpedo]
Armor –
Light Monotainium single hull w/
5cm polarized hull armor
Low level structural integrity field

Speed –
Maximum – Warp 4.5 / Emergency – Warp 5 for 1 hour

Embarked craft –
(2) Type 0 shuttles

http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/i430/exiledpiasa/NX-01Proposal3.jpg
NX-01 Enterprise {Proposal 3}
L – 225m
W – 75m
H – 67.5m
Crew – 120

Weapons –
(5) Plasma Cannon turrets {1 dorsal, 2 ventral, 1 port bow, 1 starboard bow} [55 Terawatts]
* Combat Enhanced*
(5) Laser Cannon Turrets {1 dorsal, 2 ventral, 1 port bow, 1 starboard bow} [23.5 Terawatts]
(2) Photonic Torpedo tubes {1 fwd, 1 aft} with 60 rounds [9.25 Isotons/torpedo]
Armor –
Light Monotainium single hull w/
5cm polarized hull armor
Low level structural integrity field

Speed –
Maximum – Warp 4.5 / Emergency – Warp 5 for 1 hour

Embarked craft –
(2) Type 0 shuttles

http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/i430/exiledpiasa/NX-01Proposal4.jpg
NX-01 Enterprise {Proposal 4}
L – 125m
W – 47.6m
H – 23.8m
Crew – 80

Weapons –
(6) Plasma Cannon turrets {2 dorsal, 2 ventral, 1 bow, 1 stern} [66 Terawatts]
* Combat Enhanced*
(6) Laser Cannon Turrets {2 dorsal, 2 ventral, 1 bow, 1 stern} [28.2 Terawatts]
(2) Photonic Torpedo tubes {1 fwd, 1 aft} with 60 rounds [9.25 Isotons/torpedo]
Armor –
Light Monotainium single hull w/
5cm polarized hull armor
Low level structural integrity field

Speed –
Maximum – Warp 4.5 / Emergency – Warp 5 for 1 hour

Embarked craft –
(2) Type 0 shuttles

http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/i430/exiledpiasa/NX-01Proposal5.jpg
NX-01 Enterprise {Proposal 5}
L – 140m
W – 52.5m
H – 43.75m
Crew – 90

Weapons –
(6) Plasma Cannon turrets {2 dorsal, 2 ventral, 1 starboard, 1 port} [66 Terawatts]
* Combat Enhanced*
(6) Laser Cannon Turrets {2 dorsal, 2 ventral, 1 starboard, 1 port} [28.2 Terawatts]
(3) Photonic Torpedo tubes {2 fwd, 1 aft} with 60 rounds [9.25 Isotons/torpedo]
Armor –
Light Monotainium single hull w/
5cm polarized hull armor
Low level structural integrity field

Speed –
Maximum – Warp 4.5 / Emergency – Warp 5 for 1 hour

Embarked craft –
(2) Type 0 shuttles

http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/i430/exiledpiasa/NX-01Proposal6.jpg
NX-01 Enterprise {Proposal 6}
L – 200m
W – 33.33m
H – 50m
Crew – 125

Weapons –
(4) Plasma Cannon turrets {2 dorsal, 2 ventral} [44 Terawatts]
* Combat Enhanced*
(4) Laser Cannon Turrets {2 dorsal, 2 ventral} [18.8 Terawatts]
(4) Photonic Torpedo tubes {2 fwd, 2 aft} with 80 rounds [9.25 Isotons/torpedo]
Armor –
100,000 Terajoule shield capacity
Light Monotainium single hull w/
5cm polarized hull armor
Low level structural integrity field

Speed –
Maximum – Warp 4.5 / Emergency – Warp 5 for 1 hour

Embarked craft –
(2) Type 0 shuttles

 

[Herkimer Jitty]

http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/i430/exiledpiasa/NX-01Proposal4.jpg
NX-01 Enterprise {Proposal 4}

Great minds, and all that.

 

[Rulius]

For what it's worth, I thought they shoulda went with a Daedalus design.

 

[exiledpiasa]

admiral jitty,
now i did not know about the other NX-01 "Conestoga" hull idea. but as you said "great minds"

 

[exiledpiasa]

i also have some mash-ups of B5/Star Trek, Star Wars/Star Trek, and a whole lot more of Star Trek/Star Trek.

 

[exiledpiasa]

my 2 favorites are #3 and #6

 

[LibraryComputer]

They should have gone with the daedalus design.

 

[exiledpiasa]

or at least a mix of Valiant and Daedalus like #3. www.ditl.org states in his comments about the NX class;
"There has been, throughout all of Star Trek, a remarkably consistent trend in the look of the ships. Over the centuries they have become flatter, more streamlined and sleek-looking. Pick out any two ships designed in the same era and you will be able to pick out many very similar features, from the shape of the saucer section to the type of escape pod used.
Enterprise bucks this trend entirely. It was launched in 2151, after some 30 years of development. Take a look at the Daedalus class next to Enterprise and you will see what I mean. The Daedalus class was in service as of 2158, so if anything it is somewhat more advanced than Enterprise. Yet the two look nothing alike. Enterprise should either be a Daedalus class ship, or it should look something like a cross between a Daedalus and Valiant class, biased mostly towards the former. Yet only in the nacelles do we see anything even remotely suitable for this era."
I must say that I do agree with him. The writers went for a far to "modern" look I think. But that's just my opinion...