TMP Klingon Battlecruiser Bridge Stations

[James Wright]

I've tried several times over the years to find out where the Communications and Science stations are on the Klingon Battlecruiser Amar? There's a diagram in a Star Trek magazine which show the Captain's chair, Helm & Navigation and 2 weapons stations, I think the blueprints show the same thing but my set isn't handy right now!
Shouldn't there be an Engineering station to!
Are the 3 bridge stations not seen located on another part of the bridge not seen on screen?

James

 

[CuttingEdge100]

I do remember the episode with Captain Kang that they did have a science officer, but did all D-7's and Klingon ships have them?

I mean they were far more military oriented and less peace oriented.


CuttingEdge100

 

[James Wright]

Day of the Dove, I remember it too!
From what Kang's wife said about the empire having to expand to find resoueces.(Can't recall her exact words!) I guess a science station would come in handy.

James

 

[Lieut. Arex]

The blueprints show communications is located in the alcove on the starboard side of the bridge with damage control on the port. Probert's concept painting of the bridge shows two or three more stations in those alcoves so it's possible the science officer's post is one of them, though not being necessary to combat operations, it may not even be on the bridge.

 

[James Wright]

On several episodes of TOS and in STII Spock kept track of the enemy vessels, reporting damage and movement, from the science station.

James

 

[Lieut. Arex]

Okay, from the Klingon perspective.

You're welcome.

 

[Data Holmes]

The blueprints show communications is located in the alcove on the starboard side of the bridge with damage control on the port. Probert's concept painting of the bridge shows two or three more stations in those alcoves so it's possible the science officer's post is one of them, though not being necessary to combat operations, it may not even be on the bridge.

Where did you find Probert's concept painting?

 

[Lieut. Arex]

The first place I saw it was in a Starlog magazine from around TMP's release. It's on this page over at Forgotten Trek, sixth image down.

 

[cwl]

Science is vital for the Klingon Empire. if the Empire lets itself fall behind technologically the Empire risks its downfall.

 

[Mark_Nguyen]

Speaking of Klingon bridges, was there ever a schematic of the original IKS Bortas from "Redemption"? It had a spiffy aft weapons station that was above the rest of the deck. It was NOT the "generic Klingon bridge" set that was probably being used for Star Trek VI at the time, but a one-shot built up from various set pieces.

Mark

 

[James Wright]

Thanks Lieut. Arex for directing all of us to the pictures of the K't'inga bridge!
Does anyone know if any scenes of the bridge were deleted from the movie?

James

 

[Cary L. Brown]

I've tried several times over the years to find out where the Communications and Science stations are on the Klingon Battlecruiser Amar? There's a diagram in a Star Trek magazine which show the Captain's chair, Helm & Navigation and 2 weapons stations, I think the blueprints show the same thing but my set isn't handy right now!
Shouldn't there be an Engineering station to!
Are the 3 bridge stations not seen located on another part of the bridge not seen on screen?

James

Well, first off, there's no reason for an "engineering station" on a bridge, except for filmmaking purposes. No more than there would need to be a "chief medical officer" station on the bridge.

That said... the Amar had two "wings" off the main central bridge area, which could have had any variety of substations.

What we KNOW:

1) Captain, forward.
2) Behind the captain... helm/nav
3) Behind helm/nav... the executive officer (on a circular platform)
4) Behind the XO... two "weapon turret" stations.

Also... beside the captain, on either side, is a glass panel with displays. And behind each of those is a whole 'nother room, with multiple workstations.

I'd suggest that you might have an "engineering-ish" workstation over there, but that the main engineer wouldn't be on the bridge. I'd suggest that there's an "internal security" station on the bridge, and a "communications" and an "external intelligence" (somewhat similar to what we think of on the Enterprise as "science") station, and almost certainly a "damage control" station. The security, intelligence, and communications ought to be in one "wing" and the engineering status and damage control status stations would be in the other "wing."

The guy on the bridge at the "engineering" station would be a flunky. The head engineer would be off "motivating" his work crews.

I don't imagine a Klingon captain really caring about much that any of those stations were up to... but any information which he'd need to see would be on those glass panel displays on either side of his chair.

In front of him, there are two displays... a "tactical display" at his feet, and a main viewer, above that.

I believe that's what the original intent of the Amar bridge was. I can't really support that with annotated notes from the designer, though, so you can disregard it if you wish.