- Location
- England
[X] Half-Saucer Primary Hull (Less Internal Space) (Industry: 11)
The call of style compels me.
The call of style compels me.
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[ X] Full Saucer Primary Hull (More Internal Space) (Industry: 13)
slybrarian
Creature of Fable
- Location
- A Far and Sunless Land
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Full Saucer Primary Hull (More Internal Space) (Industry: 13)
Choosing anything else will be the spark that starts the Temporal War in the 30th Century and cause untold disaster up and down the timeline.
Choosing anything else will be the spark that starts the Temporal War in the 30th Century and cause untold disaster up and down the timeline.
[X] Half-Saucer Primary Hull (Less Internal Space) (Industry: 11)
KleverKil'Vanya
Ortillery Operator
The first chance we have I wanna try to get this monster rolling out 
Basically a Battleship to the Connie's Heavy Cruiser size wise.
Basically a Battleship to the Connie's Heavy Cruiser size wise.
- Location
- USA
Later era but there are more designs and hulls in the starfleet command series, including BB and DN and Carriers for the Federation
Empress_Boog
Grand Empress
So what do you guys think the NX should be called when actually put into production? I like the idea of the class being mountains, Olympus Mons (largest mountain in the solar system), Everest (largest fully above water mountain on Earth), or Mauna Kea (largest mountain on Earth).
Obviously for the entire quest we've been choosing based on the options we're presented, but these are just some of the names I like.
Obviously for the entire quest we've been choosing based on the options we're presented, but these are just some of the names I like.
LunaMoth
Wings of Kynareth is my comfort song...
- Pronouns
- He/They
The name of a sea god, or something else vaguely related to the sea, considering the names Stingray and Zheng He both have something to do with the ocean.
Pontus?
The NX is our dive in the void, the ship that will let us explore the largest sea yet.
Strunkriidiisk
THE LEGEND
- Location
- Canada
- Pronouns
- He/Him
I do like the principle of achievement (i.e. summitting) that naming them after mountains implies. Also it reminds me of Lancer (the starter mechs being Everest, Sagarmatha, and Chomolungma) which is a good way to get my vote.
Empress_Boog
Grand Empress
Naming ships after underwater trenches seems cool. I actually really like that.
- Location
- United States
[X] Full Saucer Primary Hull (More Internal Space) (Industry: 13)
[X] Full Saucer Primary Hull (More Internal Space) (Industry: 13)
- Location
- United States
I agree, half saucers are often some of the coolest looking ships.
NavySeel
"I don't know what I'm doing."
- Location
- Places
I want famous explorers, or early space pioneers, Gagarin, Armstrong, Magellan, Hanno.
2149: NX Project (Spaceframe: Part Two)
[X] Full Saucer Primary Hull (More Internal Space) (Industry: 13)
With this vessel expected to do so much, going with more internal space feels like an obvious choice. While a half-saucer would have provided plenty of advantages, for United Earth's first major Warp 5 starship, the one that will be going out into the depths of space and meeting new species? Every inch is precious. So with that decided you get to work drawing out the full plan of the saucer section, from the command deck to the reaction control system.
But as you work a flaw quickly becomes apparent. This is the largest ship that Earth has ever fielded, and at these scales the nacelles are necessarily going to have to be thrown back from the main saucer if you want even a prayer of hitting Warp 5. Therein lies the rub: the current technology does not offer the capability to maintain a stable warp field of that size and field strength. The deflector deals with larger obstacles, but the warp field itself passively deflects low-mass material. Or it should, if it's strong enough. Trying to go ahead anyway would lead to the forward hull being sandblasted by interstellar dust - or worse. But there are options to work around this flaw.
The first is a small-scale solution. By mounting a warp field regulator unit between the two primary nacelles, the rear of the subspace field can be shored up even as the nacelles throw the majority of their spatial warp forward to the bow of the ship to correct the deficit. This would neatly resolve the issue with minimal changes to the design, though given its critical role you will have to make sure the regulator is structurally sound with plenty of reinforcement.
Option two is a little more dramatic. By substantially expanding the ship with a secondary hull beneath the main saucer, the currently main deflector could be superseded by another, more powerful variant. With both the current deflector and this hypothetical super-deflector working in tandem, the forward warp field wouldn't have to deflect microdebris at the same level and the graviton density could be accordingly dialled down. Same nacelle power, no problems.
Either option would resolve the issue, but they have notably different expenses. More hull plating, more polarisation relays, another deflector that will have to be prototyped with nearly double the material - the costs are substantial. Not to mention the costs incurred by using the extra space it would provide.
[ ] Warp Field Regulator (Industry: 13 -> 14)
[ ] Secondary Hull (Industry: 13 -> 17)
Free Industry: 14.4 (Next Year: 17.2)
NX-class Prototype: Subsidised
Stingray-class Production: 20 (Ends 2152)
Merchant-class Production: 24 (Ends 2152)
Two Hour Moratorium, Please.
With this vessel expected to do so much, going with more internal space feels like an obvious choice. While a half-saucer would have provided plenty of advantages, for United Earth's first major Warp 5 starship, the one that will be going out into the depths of space and meeting new species? Every inch is precious. So with that decided you get to work drawing out the full plan of the saucer section, from the command deck to the reaction control system.
But as you work a flaw quickly becomes apparent. This is the largest ship that Earth has ever fielded, and at these scales the nacelles are necessarily going to have to be thrown back from the main saucer if you want even a prayer of hitting Warp 5. Therein lies the rub: the current technology does not offer the capability to maintain a stable warp field of that size and field strength. The deflector deals with larger obstacles, but the warp field itself passively deflects low-mass material. Or it should, if it's strong enough. Trying to go ahead anyway would lead to the forward hull being sandblasted by interstellar dust - or worse. But there are options to work around this flaw.
The first is a small-scale solution. By mounting a warp field regulator unit between the two primary nacelles, the rear of the subspace field can be shored up even as the nacelles throw the majority of their spatial warp forward to the bow of the ship to correct the deficit. This would neatly resolve the issue with minimal changes to the design, though given its critical role you will have to make sure the regulator is structurally sound with plenty of reinforcement.
Option two is a little more dramatic. By substantially expanding the ship with a secondary hull beneath the main saucer, the currently main deflector could be superseded by another, more powerful variant. With both the current deflector and this hypothetical super-deflector working in tandem, the forward warp field wouldn't have to deflect microdebris at the same level and the graviton density could be accordingly dialled down. Same nacelle power, no problems.
Either option would resolve the issue, but they have notably different expenses. More hull plating, more polarisation relays, another deflector that will have to be prototyped with nearly double the material - the costs are substantial. Not to mention the costs incurred by using the extra space it would provide.
[ ] Warp Field Regulator (Industry: 13 -> 14)
[ ] Secondary Hull (Industry: 13 -> 17)
Free Industry: 14.4 (Next Year: 17.2)
NX-class Prototype: Subsidised
Stingray-class Production: 20 (Ends 2152)
Merchant-class Production: 24 (Ends 2152)
Two Hour Moratorium, Please.