X-Google-Language: DUTCH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,bc9221714149cd53 X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-10-07 17:25:24 PST Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!sashimi.wwa.com!not-for-mail From: dionisio@infinet.com () Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii Subject: Line-talk: The Star Trek ascii FAQ [2/6] Date: 7 Oct 1994 14:07:47 -0500 Organization: InfiNet Systems, Columbus, Ohio, USA Lines: 787 Sender: boba@wwa.com Approved: boba@wwa.com Message-ID: <3746a3$h2j@sashimi.wwa.com> References: <37468d$gv5@sashimi.wwa.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: sashimi.wwa.com The Star Trek ascii-art FAQ [part 2 of 6] _ ___________________________=====____ __--__ / || =<==== NCC-1701 ======= / ___________---______---___________ \_||__________________________________/ \________________________________/ | | \______/ \__ .. : \ | | `--' \_ : \ | | __-`------`-----____| | \ |||_ .::. : |_|--_ -)=|__ =<=======-- :. |_\ / ||| __________---' ------------ _________ ___--- .. ---___ _- -_ _ ___________________________=====__ _/ \_ / || /\ / \ \_||_____,-,___________________ _\/ / \ | | ===== / | | | | ____ __--------------____|_| | ,- __ -. \ ||| `--_ | | (__) | -)=| _) | `-____-' / ||| ______,-- | -------------- | | \ | | | \ / _ _____| |___________________=====___ \_ _/ / || `-' /\ \_ _/ \_||___________________________ __\/ -___ .. ___- ===== ---_________--- __ __ / \ __---__ / \ __\__/_____---_______---_____\__/__ \_________________________________/ \\_ \_______/ _// \\_ `---' _// \\..-|_|-..// `/ .---. \' | | o | | \ `-_-' / `-----' _________ ___--- o ---___ _- -_ _ ___________________________=====__ _/ \_ / || \ / \ \_||___________________________ __/ / \ | | ===== / \ | | | ______ |\-----____| | | ,- __ --_ || `-'--, |o |:(__) _)=========||> O |) | `-______-- || ____,-,--' | |/----- | | \ / | | \ / _ _____|_|___________________=====___ \_ _/ / || \ \_ _/ \_||___________________________ __ / -___ ___- ===== ---____o____--- __________________ _-_ _ _-_ _ \________________|)____.---'---`---.____ _(_).---'---`---.(_)_ || \----._________.----/ \----._________.----/ || / ,' `---' `\ `]-[' /' ___||_,--' -._ `\.' _ `./' /___ ||(- ( (_) ) `---._____-' `._.' _________________ .-------. ________ ___.-.___ |________________|) .-' `-. \______|) \_______/ || / \ _||___//_`-' || / \ '--._____]( ___||_,--| _.--, | |_________|______/_.-. | | __.__ |______ | \_`-' | | --==__ __==-- .___ || `--| `--' | " \ \___/ || \ / -)_____=- ____________||___ \ / |________________|) `-. .-' `-------' ____________________________ __-~~-__ ( ---- =====NCC-1701=== = || ) .----------------------------------. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~|~~~~ /____________________________________\ | | / ... _- ~~-__-~~ | | / ... _-~ ____| |--------------~--_ ________ ___.-.___ / ______________| |/|__ \______|) \_______/ |________ ~~~~~~~~~~| |\|~~ _||___// `-' ~------------------~ '-._____]( /~~\ __-~~~-__ /~~\ .-------------------------------------. /_______________________________________\ \ \ ~~-___-~~ / / \ \ | | / / \ \ | | / / \ \_-~~~-_/ / / /~~~\ \ | | 0 | | \ \___/ / ~-___-~ U S S E N T E R P R I S E N C C - 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Four nacelles (redundant twin setup) connected to a hull that is attached to a saucer. The saucer is not "raised" as much as in the Big-E. The purpose is for power and redundancy - if one nacelle is damaged, you can use the other "twin". I would entertain a "rotating" saucer section that would turn on the secondary hull's end in case diagonal Warp coils got damaged. Warp crusing speed: Warp 9.0 Max. Warp: 9.97+ for 96 hours. (allowing for breakthoughs in TransWarp) The battleship of the Federation has to get to those borders in a hurry, and may have to chase the Borg around. It should also be able to make/use the Borg's TransWarp subspace conduits in "Descent". 2.) TWO antimatter/matter reactors - one for each twin nacelle, since I've had people tell me I would need quadlithium cells to make the plasma stream split four ways. Make the antimatter containment safe and all that. Maybe substitute one of the AM/M reactors for a Romulan-style Forced Quantum Singularity Drive (FQSD) of equal power. The AM/M is ol' reliable, but the FQSD would be there in case something disrupted the AM/M reactions. A faster, more reliable way of ejecting the AM/M Warp core in case of emergency. Too many ST:TNG episodes have the Big-E blowing up because of this design flaw. The backup fusion reactors would be located both in the primary and secondary hulls (the Big-E-D had four? six?). Triple redunant systems in case they try to act up, too. The altogether power compared to the Enterprise-D would be 300%, because of the twin AM/M reactors and additional fusion reactors. 3.) Changes to the saucer section: (keeping the 'swept' or as I call it "Great Cobra Hood in the Sky" look according to Warp physics) No saucer seperation unless you plan to self-destruct. The added 'main cannon' of "All Good Things.." cancels the seperation. No Captain's Yacht. More powerful impulse engines, possibly vaned for more maneuverability. No stupid bar sticking on the nose of the saucer section (Ten-Forward). A bridge located NOT at the top of the saucer section, but in the forward middle of the saucer. It would look a little better than the Enterprise-D's battle bridge. Put an auxiliary bridge in the second hull, just in case. The computer core would be in the center of the saucer, with medical in the rear center. MUCH safer in a battle. _____ _____ _.-' `-._ top _.-' `-._ underside .-' ` || || ' `-. .-' ` || || ' `-. ,' \\ // `. ,' \\ // `. /' \ _,-----._ / \ /' \ _,-----._ / \ ] \\ ,' armory `. // \ ] \\ ,' \ | | / `. // \ ] \ / \ ,---. / \ // \ ] \ / \ ,---. / \ // \ \ ` | \ / \ / |/ - | \ ` | \ / \ / |/ - | |- |\-._ | .---, | -| == | | |\-._ | .---, | -| == | |= || `-',--. \| -| - ==| |---|----------,_|___| - ==| |- || (core)|| bridge --| | |Klingon-buster__ > --| |= || _,-.`--' /| -| - ==| |---|----------' | | - ==| |- |/-' | `---' | -| == | | |/-' | `---' | -| == | / , | / \ / \ |\ - | / , | / \ / \ |\ - | ] / \ / `---' \ / \\ / ] / \ / `---' \ / \\ / ] // `._ armory_.' \\ / ] // `._\ | | /_.' \\ / \ / `-----' \ / \ / `-----' \ / `. // \\ ,' `. // \\ ,' `-._ || || _,-' `-._ || || _,-' `-._____,-' `-._____,-' 4.) The secondary hull would be an actual structure, and not chopped in half like the other Federation starships. Here you would have the AM/M reactors, additional fusion reactors, additional weapon systems, and storage space. The primary deflector dish would be similar to the Enterprise-D's, but strengthened to allow for safe, frequent use of the particle-beam weapon in "BoBW". 5.) THREE completely independent shield systems (see DREADNAUGHT! for ideas) - if one shield system goes down, turn on #2 or #3. Add metaphasic shielding for close-stellar encounters. Add cooling, more ways to store the power, etc. Improve the superstructure metal used, so the starship can better withstand solar photosphere temperatures and atmospheric aerobraking without injuring the ship. 6.) Twice as many photon torpedoes, phaser banks, and other weapon systems. Change the phasers so they have selectable phaser/disruptor percentages-- that would permit the E to destroy ship hulls OR shields (disruptors are better at taking down shields according to someone else). This ship is the battlewagon of the Federation, after all. It should have a better-than-average chance of defeating a Borg cube, laugh at a threat of less than three Romulan ships, or four Cardassian vessels. It should also have non-energy weapons, like railguns, for small targets and so that the enemy cannot read a buildup in power. Add the "main cannon" seen in "All Good Things...". It was an EXCELLENT weapon to have! 7.) This is a military vessel, no dependents allowed. The holodeck provides recreational/physical training. The dreadnaught would have an absolute minimum skeleton crew of 260, with a normal compliment of 700, with room for 300-500 more people. A computer core, medical staff, and science staff equal to a Galaxy-class. This isn't a rescue vessel, or a diplomatic host, this is a battleship. All that extra space would be brigs, triple-redundant backup systems, room for additional equipment, etc. It's called a "hardship" tour in the Army. Typical rotation tour would be one year, with the option to volunteer for additional years of service at 110% pay. 8.) The phase-cloaking device - Let's get real here, folks. Treaty or no treaty, the phase-cloak is just too good to pass up for warfare purposes. And the Federation in "All Good Things..." DID have one! 9.) About the shuttlebays...have two "main" shuttlebays, with a variety of shuttlecraft. Also, perhaps in the secondary hull, have one main bay for Maquis-class starship fighters (I thought they were great in ST:DS9 "The Maquis" and ST:TNG "Preemptive Strike"). Have two to six fighter-craft. 10.) Add two "suicide" or "scorched-earth tactic" Genesis torpedos or modidfied Nemesis torpedos in the main torp bay, just in case. Have a good R&D staff to work on field-testing new weapon systems for when the Borg come back. Make six such craft and the they would be worthy of the name dreadnaught (that's "dread nought" in the old English, folks, or "don't worry"). Put a Rear Admiral (O-7) in charge of each Dreadnaught, because of the firepower . (Just like Riker in "All Good Things...") -- And the Thought of the Moment (tm) is... Wicked Witch Parking Only - Violators will be toad.