I can’t stop making new ships. Today’s ship is a TOS era corvette. A fast, maneuverable patrol and escort ship built in response to Romulus’ new Bird of Prey that was responsible for the destruction of several outposts, subsequently destroyed by the U.S.S. Enterprise. With rumours of advanced Romulan cloaking technology development, and a new Bird of Prey in cooperative development with the Klingons, the Federation has deemed it necessary to create a new vessel able to respond to these threats.
The small ship at 57 metres long, provides a small sensor signature. It’s warp nacelle arrangement, pulled uncustomary and dangerously tight to the ships hull, creates a tighter more efficient warp field, making it a fast, maneuverable little ship with a warp field signature that is more problematic for enemies to lock on-to.
The consequence of this small ship’s power utilization of the warp engines and impulse engines, is it’s reduced weapons complement, and shield strength. Fortunately, the commanders of these ships are trained in the most advanced tactical combat techniques that fully take advantage their speed and maneuverability.
The small patrol bridge is located on the top of the hull, though a fully operational battle bridge is also located on the deck below. A small bridge, it is tight, staffed by the commander, XO, tactical officer, tactical assistant, helm, and conn. The XO is responsible for operations control. The ship’s total crew compliment is only 17.
I built this ship using my impulse deck and saucer components for my Constitution/ and Unihull models. I’m still undecided on how I’m doing the nacelles.
I was looking at my impulse engine deck- and I started doodling pictures with a chopped saucer section. This is what I very simply came up with. I love how much this looks like the Defiant from DS9, and how that was achieved with TOS componants, though when I started building it, I didn't intend for it to look like the Defiant in any way.
I still have some stuff to add. A few windows (just a few), multiple photorp launchers on the forward part of the impulse/ Engineering section (2 on each side). Phasers of course. Markings. Maybe even a little repaired hull plating to indicate past battles.
Now because this is TOS- I'm thinking of have some big warp nacelles. The power plants in them will make it fit the idea of a fast patrol BoP killer. Any thoughts on the idea? I may have to increase the width of the nacelle struts though. They may be undersized for large warp nacelles.
The small ship at 57 metres long, provides a small sensor signature. It’s warp nacelle arrangement, pulled uncustomary and dangerously tight to the ships hull, creates a tighter more efficient warp field, making it a fast, maneuverable little ship with a warp field signature that is more problematic for enemies to lock on-to.
The consequence of this small ship’s power utilization of the warp engines and impulse engines, is it’s reduced weapons complement, and shield strength. Fortunately, the commanders of these ships are trained in the most advanced tactical combat techniques that fully take advantage their speed and maneuverability.
The small patrol bridge is located on the top of the hull, though a fully operational battle bridge is also located on the deck below. A small bridge, it is tight, staffed by the commander, XO, tactical officer, tactical assistant, helm, and conn. The XO is responsible for operations control. The ship’s total crew compliment is only 17.
I built this ship using my impulse deck and saucer components for my Constitution/ and Unihull models. I’m still undecided on how I’m doing the nacelles.
I was looking at my impulse engine deck- and I started doodling pictures with a chopped saucer section. This is what I very simply came up with. I love how much this looks like the Defiant from DS9, and how that was achieved with TOS componants, though when I started building it, I didn't intend for it to look like the Defiant in any way.
I still have some stuff to add. A few windows (just a few), multiple photorp launchers on the forward part of the impulse/ Engineering section (2 on each side). Phasers of course. Markings. Maybe even a little repaired hull plating to indicate past battles.
Now because this is TOS- I'm thinking of have some big warp nacelles. The power plants in them will make it fit the idea of a fast patrol BoP killer. Any thoughts on the idea? I may have to increase the width of the nacelle struts though. They may be undersized for large warp nacelles.
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