And the second Borg crisis was resolved because the Enterprise-E could race from the patrol it had been sent on to Earth in record time too, for that matter.
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And the second Borg crisis was resolved because the Enterprise-E could race from the patrol it had been sent on to Earth in record time too, for that matter.
.. It's Star Trek. They don't do this until Picard, and even then, nowhere was it listed as a sector fleet. So, no, it's definitely going to be doing not a battleship things.
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The Defiant shows off skill of Starfleet warship design. (Once O'Brien fixes it) It's the size of a fast attack craft while having heavy cruiser levels of defense and firepower. USS Defiant vs. USS Lakota comes to mind.
And it's only labeled as an escort. The more apt label would be "fast attack craft" or "fighter" analog. Starfleet will do anything to not give their ship aggressive labels I guess.
And it's only labeled as an escort. The more apt label would be "fast attack craft" or "fighter" analog. Starfleet will do anything to not give their ship aggressive labels I guess.
Okay, but in actual reality, this is not remotely how the Sovereign class will function. We know this based on the series of television shows and films collectively called "Star Trek". This is also not how battleships functioned in real life, for that matter!
Cruise speed is incredibly important, arguably the most important characteristic for a battleship along with armament. It is what makes a battleship a battleship and not a coastal defence monitor.
Because we can have more cruising speed, which makes battleships vastly more intended at their effective role, which is going wherever they damn well please and fucking shit up. This has been understood by every naval theorist going back to before the time of Nelson.
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[X] Streamlined Hull (Warp Efficiency)
[X] Streamlined Hull (Warp Efficiency)
Not relying on Yoyodyne for a bonii to warp via thier Nacelles again. So this is probably better. Speed kills.
Not relying on Yoyodyne for a bonii to warp via thier Nacelles again. So this is probably better. Speed kills.
To chime in:
One of the reasons bronzing was adopted on ships of the line wasn't just to delay the time between careening the ship and cleaning, it was also because it made the ships faster! Speed is life for battleships.
Do you mean copper sheathing? That was because the boreworms that ate hulls in warm water also caused drag and the copper's reaction to sea water poisoned the worms.
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[X] Streamlined Hull (Warp Efficiency)
I have trust issues with Yoyodyne.
I have trust issues with Yoyodyne.
chaotic-logic
possible impossibility
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we all do
NSMS
Probably evil, unfortunately.
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I trust them!
...to make products that explode on use, but that's still trust!
LunaMoth
Wings of Kynareth is my comfort song...
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We can weaponize Yoyodyne, turn them into a top of the line warp bomb manufacturer.
Yeah. Wasn't sure of the direct reason why but that doesn't surprise me.
slybrarian
Creature of Fable
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Yes, when it ran from the Romulan Neutral Zone to Earth in record time.
[X] Compact Hull (Internal Space).
Personally I think we should just have Yoyodyne partner with a shuttle manufacturer. That it'll cost less when their nacelle experiments explode!
Or possibly an exorcist.
CrabMonarchy
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It's brilliant! The torpedo can use the nacelle functionality to travel to the target at high speeds, and once it arrives it can simply overload itself to detonate. In Starfleet, we shoot 65% more torpedo per torpedo, because the whole thing is simultaneously propulsion *and* warhead!