There's a number of ship structural and weaponry questions that have come up. I've seen a handful of orthos that show parts in more detail, but I don't know how much of that is taken from the Voyager episode "Message In A Bottle" or how much is informed speculation. Additionally, there's a variety of ship specifications out there as well, with varying degrees of legitimacy. I tagged the esteemed Rick Sternbach in the thread title in the hopes that he'll chime in...I understand full well that many of these questions may not have answers due to the needs of quickly creating Prometheus for the episode at hand, but what I'm looking for are in-universe explanations and elaboration. Beg pardon if all of this has been asked elsewhen in Trek Tech, but I recently viewed a Facebook page in which a Prometheus technical briefing video brought some of these questions to the forefront.
In no particular order, here we go.
(1) What are those two thick panels atop the primary hull, extending downslope from the bridge area? What is their purpose?
(2) How many torpedo tubes does Prometheus have, and where are they? I was of the understanding that there only two, but not where they are (inside the two small alcoves atop the nose of the primary hull?). Seems to me that each section should have at least two torpedo tubes for maximum utility.
(3) Are there indeed multiple bridges for each section, or are the other two battle sections controlled from the main bridge? If the latter, are they controlled by crew, or by the ship's computer?
(4) How many phaser strips does Prometheus have available in separated configuration? I want to say 14 altogether...2 long dorsal strips atop the primary hull plus 2 small dorsal strips on the aft edges of the primary hull, then 2 long ventral strips under the primary hull; 2 long dorsal strips atop the middle separated section; then 4 small ventral strips below the front of the lower separated section plus 2 more shorter ventral strips on the keel just aft of the main deflector dish. The Eaglemoss ship appears to have 2 dark strips on the lower nacelle plyons that could also be phaser strips a la those on the Galaxy nacelle pylons; if those are phaser strips, that brings it up to 16 total. This is all I could see on the Eaglemoss ship; schematics when separated may show additional phaser strips that would normally be hidden in docked mode; if so, please inform.
(5) How many phaser strips does Prometheus have available in docked configuration? I want to say 12; the 4 atop and 2 beneath the primary hull, plus the 4 below the lowermost section's "dish", plus 2 two on the keel; again, if the Eaglemoss ship shows nacelle plyon strips, brings it up to 14.
(6) Is Prometheus' top speed Warp 9.9, or Warp 9.99? I thought there was dialogue about Prometheus being the fastest ship in the fleet, and if the Intrepid-class can achieve a stable cruise velocity of Warp 9.975 (per Stadi in "Caretaker"), then I'm leaning more towards Warp 9.99.
(7) Where are the impulse engines on the middle and lower segments when separated?
(8) Was Prometheus a one-off, or were there others in the class created after her? There was one seen at the very end of Voyager's "Endgame", but we don't know if that was indeed Prometheus or a sister ship. Were any follow-ons also capable of multivector assault mode, or were they constructed without the ability to separate? I can see Prometheus' ability to MVAM being a one-of-a-kind and other ships of the class being constructed as capable battle platforms but simplified for ease of construction into one-piece starships like Intrepid and Nova.
(9) Was there any backstory explaining how Commander Rekar of the Tal Shiar got hold of Prometheus in the first place in "Message In A Bottle"? This might be more of a question for Trek Lit...
(10) Are there pop-up auxilary deflector dishes for the middle and lower sections in separated mode?
(11) What are the two thick panels on the secondary hull, one on either side, just forward of the shuttlebay door?
(12) What are the ship specifications for both the combined configuration as well as each of the separated portions? I think she's 415 meters long when fully assembled but not the other dimensions.
Thanks in advance, folks.
In no particular order, here we go.
(1) What are those two thick panels atop the primary hull, extending downslope from the bridge area? What is their purpose?
(2) How many torpedo tubes does Prometheus have, and where are they? I was of the understanding that there only two, but not where they are (inside the two small alcoves atop the nose of the primary hull?). Seems to me that each section should have at least two torpedo tubes for maximum utility.
(3) Are there indeed multiple bridges for each section, or are the other two battle sections controlled from the main bridge? If the latter, are they controlled by crew, or by the ship's computer?
(4) How many phaser strips does Prometheus have available in separated configuration? I want to say 14 altogether...2 long dorsal strips atop the primary hull plus 2 small dorsal strips on the aft edges of the primary hull, then 2 long ventral strips under the primary hull; 2 long dorsal strips atop the middle separated section; then 4 small ventral strips below the front of the lower separated section plus 2 more shorter ventral strips on the keel just aft of the main deflector dish. The Eaglemoss ship appears to have 2 dark strips on the lower nacelle plyons that could also be phaser strips a la those on the Galaxy nacelle pylons; if those are phaser strips, that brings it up to 16 total. This is all I could see on the Eaglemoss ship; schematics when separated may show additional phaser strips that would normally be hidden in docked mode; if so, please inform.
(5) How many phaser strips does Prometheus have available in docked configuration? I want to say 12; the 4 atop and 2 beneath the primary hull, plus the 4 below the lowermost section's "dish", plus 2 two on the keel; again, if the Eaglemoss ship shows nacelle plyon strips, brings it up to 14.
(6) Is Prometheus' top speed Warp 9.9, or Warp 9.99? I thought there was dialogue about Prometheus being the fastest ship in the fleet, and if the Intrepid-class can achieve a stable cruise velocity of Warp 9.975 (per Stadi in "Caretaker"), then I'm leaning more towards Warp 9.99.
(7) Where are the impulse engines on the middle and lower segments when separated?
(8) Was Prometheus a one-off, or were there others in the class created after her? There was one seen at the very end of Voyager's "Endgame", but we don't know if that was indeed Prometheus or a sister ship. Were any follow-ons also capable of multivector assault mode, or were they constructed without the ability to separate? I can see Prometheus' ability to MVAM being a one-of-a-kind and other ships of the class being constructed as capable battle platforms but simplified for ease of construction into one-piece starships like Intrepid and Nova.
(9) Was there any backstory explaining how Commander Rekar of the Tal Shiar got hold of Prometheus in the first place in "Message In A Bottle"? This might be more of a question for Trek Lit...
(10) Are there pop-up auxilary deflector dishes for the middle and lower sections in separated mode?
(11) What are the two thick panels on the secondary hull, one on either side, just forward of the shuttlebay door?
(12) What are the ship specifications for both the combined configuration as well as each of the separated portions? I think she's 415 meters long when fully assembled but not the other dimensions.
Thanks in advance, folks.
As to whether the ship has such and such other bits that weren't actually seen in the episode, I haven't a clue. But we saw it flying, so it must have everything it needs 
