Federation Battlestar

[Mark]

That is ALOT of power. And more potential weak spots.

[Sonic Glitch]

Your getting at two seperate shield systems? One "bubble" and one "skin"? We'll have the power with twin cores.

The bubble shield would be over lapping with a second layer on the skin. And I'm not thinking two cores... but eight.

I could see this thing running on a few Defiant-style cores

[Deepcrush]

That is ALOT of power.

Yes, but we'll need it.

And more potential weak spots.

Not really, a room is a room. Doesn't matter if its got one core in it or fifty. Its still only one weak spot that can be sectioned and protected. 10m of armor, three layers of shields and dual heavy grade SIFs... and thats only from a single direction.

[Reliant121]

Your getting at two seperate shield systems? One "bubble" and one "skin"? We'll have the power with twin cores.

The bubble shield would be over lapping with a second layer on the skin. And I'm not thinking two cores... but eight.

I could see this thing running on a few Defiant-style cores

Your thoughts echoed mine. I was thinking having a single or a pair of standard sized cores for the drive systems and maybe some of the more menial systems, then a quartet or sextuplet of Defiant style cores to run weapons/shields etc.

[Mark]

Has anybody read the TOS novel "Dreadnaught"? It had a similar shield system to what we're going for here I think. I THINK it had three complete seperate shield systems (which seems like overkill), but with regenerating shields, we could use an Equinox move, and drop the outer shield completely to let it recharge, or recycle, or whatever technobabble they used, while we still have the inner shield. Then reactivate and we're good.

[Deepcrush]

The MonCals SW and the Advent both used systems like that. Rotating which shield system they had active. Allowing for minor repairs and recharge.

I think with what we are building, we need to account for the fire this thing will draw. The ability to keep the ship shielded is beyond important.

[Mark]

True. The Battlestar will have to be ready to contend with small fleets, entire system defense forces, orbital platforms, and planetary weapons. She'll be getting pounded from all sides as she moves in to deploy her troops and fighters.

[Tsukiyumi]

She'll be getting pounded from all sides...

Wow. What a slut.

[Mark]

She'll be getting pounded from all sides...

Wow. What a slut.

And when we get done with her.......she'll be asking for more still yet

[Tsukiyumi]

[Deepcrush]

What a dirty bitch!

[Captain Seafort]

All right you lot, that'll do. Remember rule 7:

Innuendo, while it has become an accepted part of the forum, needs its limits.

[Tsukiyumi]

Sorry about that. I just couldn't pass that one up.

[Mark]

Good god....I think Seafort's mind is completely in the gutter. We WERE all speaking tactically, weren't we?













(JK...we'll tone it down)

[Tsukiyumi]

Anyhoo... You guys have put together a real beast here. If I ever get Bryce 5 running again, I might give modeling it a shot.