Saladin and Hermes

Discussion in 'Trek Tech' started by MantaBase, Sep 13, 2015.

  1. Timo

    Timo Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    ...Regarding that, an offhand remark from the TNG Tech Manual has made me speculate that the blue-glowing thingamabob at the aft saucer hull of some starships is related to this. It's a feature in many designs, but not all - and in the backstage technobabble of ST:Enterprise, it's said to manipulate the warp field generated by the nacelles of NX-01.

    In the TNG TM, the Ambassador class is said to do impulse by generating the required subspace fields within the impulse engine itself, and this is supposed to be a novelty. And interestingly, Ambassador omits the blue dome thing, while her predecessors Excelsior and Constitution-refit and their sister designs all had the dome!

    Perhaps Kirk's old ship, also domeless, had an "internal" impulse engine that did not need assistance from the warp nacelles? There would be tradeoffs, but in that scenario the Saladin, too, would only drag the nacelles as inert weight in impulse maneuvers. TOS does feature dialogue to the effect of "impulse is down but we still have warp" and "warp is down but we still move on impulse". Then again, there's also that bit from "Elaan of Troyius" where lack of warp drive is said to have a direct and highly adverse impact on maneuverability, supposedly of the impulse sort...

    Timo Saloniemi
     
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  2. DeepSouthTrekFan

    DeepSouthTrekFan Lieutenant Junior Grade Red Shirt

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    I was glad they made up a reason for not just replicating whole starships.
     
  3. Vance

    Vance Vice Admiral In Memoriam

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    Saladin Class Destroyer:
    - Phasers: F/V, F/S, F/P
    - Torpedoes: 2x F
    - Internal arrangement geared for combat patrols, few labs, etc.

    Hermes Class Scout:
    - Phasers: F/V
    - Torpedoes: None
    - Internal arrangement heavy on labs, heavy sensors, and so on.

    Cygnus Class Courier:
    - Phasers: F/V
    - Torpedoes: None
    - Internal arrangements primarily for VIP quarters, extended light cargo

    For a model, you're not going to see a lot of difference between the three types. To really highlight them, you need to get the 'phaser turret' add-ons sold via 3rd parties. Otherwise, externally, they're very close to identical.