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Starship Design Bureau
- Thread starter Sayle
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[X] Lengthened Secondary Hull
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Is a prototype deflector also going to be an option if the ovoid secondary hull wins? For even more go-fast?
The Project Intrepid Design Team apparently:
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[X] Ovoid Secondary Hull
Thinking that if we do this and the prototype deflector that we could have an even faster cruise speed on the long- range science ship. Which gives it larger range and, in a pinch, makes it a better scout.
Thinking that if we do this and the prototype deflector that we could have an even faster cruise speed on the long- range science ship. Which gives it larger range and, in a pinch, makes it a better scout.
LunaMoth
Wings of Kynareth is my comfort song...
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There's no guarantee the prototype will work, I think more space is the safer option.
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The lengthened hull is the one which requires the prototype deflector to match the speed of the ovoid hull tho
[X] Ovoid Secondary Hull
It's more than just not going as fast, we already doubled down on science with the saucer/primary hull. Having space to build out more support for scientific endeavors and supplies is going to make this ship better at its mission. OOC knowledge we know that top speed wasn't what was going to get Voyager home anyway, so fitting it out to have better endurance, Science, etc., is going to leave it in a better place than just squeezing out another 0.01 of warp velocity.
[x] Lengthened Secondary Hull
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[X] Ovoid Secondary Hull
I think we do want the prototype deflector if we go for the lengthened secondary hull - speed is really important for the design in general and not just for Voyager. It would be sad to build an Intrepid which could not match the impressive speed of its canonical predecessor.
Also, speed was what got Voyager home - the first time. Before any time travel shenanigans or transwarp corridor journeys occurred, Voyager still had to get home the slow way, before Admiral Janeway decided to screw the Temporal Prime Directive and save the whole crew. Food for thought.
Also, speed was what got Voyager home - the first time. Before any time travel shenanigans or transwarp corridor journeys occurred, Voyager still had to get home the slow way, before Admiral Janeway decided to screw the Temporal Prime Directive and save the whole crew. Food for thought.
Yeah, but in a "realistic" way, speed wouldn't have gotten them home since they'd have long run out of supplies. I realize this is for writing reasons - not everyone wants to see constant resource management shenanigans, but we joked upthread about the shuttle and torpedo printing machine for a reason.
Like I'd not mind that extra .01 warp factor, but a consistent theme of Voyager was they needed more space and sustainability. That and it'd make the Intrepid more of a long-range ship to begin with.
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If we are looking at the Voyager, space was not really an issue. Because a large portion of the crew was killed in the first episode.
Resources are, but so is cruising speed. The higher the cruising speed, the faster it can get back- and we are talking over decades. So, a tiny difference can shave years off a trip.
Thinking of for all the other intrepids, the faster the cruising speed, the more range it has. And the more useful it is as a scout in situations of warefare as it could outrun other ships.
Resources are, but so is cruising speed. The higher the cruising speed, the faster it can get back- and we are talking over decades. So, a tiny difference can shave years off a trip.
Thinking of for all the other intrepids, the faster the cruising speed, the more range it has. And the more useful it is as a scout in situations of warefare as it could outrun other ships.
LunaMoth
Wings of Kynareth is my comfort song...
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yeah this, also I feel like the QM is going to have the intrepid class face more challenge in the delta quadrant, like I mean no infinite shuttle/torpedo/resources glitch. Then again the Voyager wasn't isolated while they were stranded, there were also a bunch of alien civilizations on their route back home.