Oh, I was hoping that mounting the deflector facing backwards would allow all the engine functions to be located in the same area while also freeing extra space in the forward section for Weapons.
IIRC they still serve to push interstellar debris and dust away from the ship, along with some standard Treknobabble reasons given it's a big ol' graviton emitter.
We'd just need to stick more engines to the aft, so it'd balance out.
Or we could stick that number of engines on the Forward deflector version and be even more maneuverable.
Except Engines are already done. So we really can't. Only thing we get after this is weapon votes.
...Where are you getting that from. The post literally says we might be able to add more engines to makeup for the rear facing deflector.
Well, the Stingray has two forward firing cannons and one aft firing. This is 4 forward firing with overlapping fields of fire, as well as being more modern weapons.
I think it's possible one might be aft firing.
I mean, is that really a flaw when the thing is an Arrowhead hull to begin with, i.e. the Make Things Converge Fire Forward hull? proper, balanced hull types are different shapes and, frankly, significantly more expensive than the Antifascist Torpgun Triangle that a 4 gun/2 protorp forward deflector build is (i.e. the low-end cost of 30 industry)
