Exploding Consoles, Convulted Technobabble

[Master of Ossus]

But, if they had time, they could use drop the saucer section off near a starbase and then go back after their enemies. It's kind of a good ability, even if its utility is somewhat limited. I guess it's one of those options that they have, just in case.

[Isolder74]

But, if they had time, they could use drop the saucer section off near a starbase and then go back after their enemies. It's kind of a good ability, even if its utility is somewhat limited. I guess it's one of those options that they have, just in case.

sure it leaves them options but it also adds a massive structural weakness to the vessel. those clamps can't be all that strong

[Cpt_Frank]

Irrelevant if this is a structural weakness or not, since the ship will explode anyway after several direct hits to the hull.
When the warp core goes up, it doesn't matter if the clamps will hold or not.
Btw, the separation feature would make sense if the saucer had a pair of spare nacelles and a torp launcher or two.
But in it's present state, the only thing you can do is use it to draw the fire away from the engineering section.

[Isolder74]

Irrelevant if this is a structural weakness or not, since the ship will explode anyway after several direct hits to the hull.
When the warp core goes up, it doesn't matter if the clamps will hold or not.
Btw, the separation feature would make sense if the saucer had a pair of spare nacelles and a torp launcher or two.
But in it's present state, the only thing you can do is use it to draw the fire away from the engineering section.

the whole increadible 'Sploden warp core thing. the Imperials could infiltrate a spy to sneeze on the core during combat.

[Master of Ossus]

Actually, the "structural weakness" between the saucer section and the warp drive was actually a safety precaution. That way, if the Warp Core began to destabilize, they could try to evacuate the main hull and get everyone in the saucer section. They could then use the saucer section as a kind of lifeboat to get everybody out of the area before the warp core totally destroyed itself and the ship.

The necessity of this measure is essentially an admission that the warp core is an extremely unstable source of power. It would not be necessary in the Empire.

[Kuja]

The next ST war: the Federation vs. the Bridge Consoles!

Every battle involves suicide bombers...

[Dennis Toy]

Here is some convulted technobbable...

Mucilaginous...Whats that a new laxative...Janeway it's called Goo..

Interferometric.... A New metric system. Its called Jamming

[Cpt_Frank]

If you look at ST, the Federation's fiercest enemy is truly their own technology.

[Isolder74]

at least after the TNG era. The Tech In TOS is much more robust

[Darth Yoshi]

Well that's because in TOS, people actually had brains.

[Isolder74]

good point

[Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi]

Actually, I think it could be part of the plot. Between TOS and TNG, all of the Federation's intellegent engineers were killed.

[Isolder74]

Actually, I think it could be part of the plot. Between TOS and TNG, all of the Federation's intellegent engineers were killed.

or retired

[Darth Yoshi]

Everybody with a brain retires within 80 yrs. That's real likely.

[Isolder74]

Everybody with a brain retires within 80 yrs. That's real likely.

yes, Example, Scotty

[GreenZXZ]

Perhaps they retired in the same way that the Replicants in Blade Runner retired. It would be a threat to the UFP if smart engineers actually won a war against the Romulans & Klingons, since they can't do that "we threatened so give us better weapons" routine.

[Isolder74]

Perhaps they retired in the same way that the Replicants in Blade Runner retired. It would be a threat to the UFP if smart engineers actually won a war against the Romulans & Klingons, since they can't do that "we threatened so give us better weapons" routine.

could you reword this it doesn't make sense