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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Siegfried: [QB] [QUOTE]The Starship Enterprise is state-of-the-art. At 190 meters, 80,000 metric tons and a crew compliment of 87...[/QUOTE] Okay, about 40 meters shorter than people here were guessing. It definitely feels like a small ship with that tonnage, length, and crew complement. [QUOTE]...she brandishes laser cannons and spatial torpedoes.[/QUOTE] So far so good. Except that [i]technically[/i] you can't see laser beams unless they are fired right at your eyes. [QUOTE][Shuttlepods are] launched through bomb bay doors by a magnetic arm, the pods are released after being positioned below the ship.[/QUOTE] So the shuttle bay is actually under the ship like the [i]Defiant[/i]? Pretty interesting. I also see that there is no mention of tractor beams for deploying and retreiving the shuttle pods. [QUOTE]The ship's galley is stocked with traditional foodstuffs, but features an early replicator called a protein re-sequencer that produces a limited range of items such as pasta or drinks.[/QUOTE] I like the idea of going back to the galley. The protein re-sequencer I'll worry about. Still, this sounds like a pretty happening mess hall since it will likely become the social center of the ship. I hope it's decorated better than the other mess halls we've seen. [QUOTE]Without the bio-filters of the 24th century, any time crewmembers return to the ship with foreign agents along for the ride, they must apply decontaminating gel in the cramped Decon Chamber.[/QUOTE] Sounds good. I wonder how the crew members get to the Decon Chamber from the transporter room, though. [QUOTE]The crew must use touch-panel intercoms to converse throughout the ship.[/QUOTE] Good. I always liked those intercoms on The Original Series. And, boy, they were everywhere. Every wall, every station, and almost every desk. [QUOTE]Without shields or forcefields, the Enterprise is equipped with polarized hull plating that leaves the ship vulnerable when retracted.[/QUOTE] Hmmm... [QUOTE]There are no phaser banks, though Malcom Reed may "invent" this technology down the road.[/QUOTE] I really don't like this. Hopefully this will be one of the things that doesn't carry over from the series bible. [QUOTE]Long-range communications are only possible at warp speed, so contacting Starfleet will be sparse.[/QUOTE] So subspace communication is only possible while the ship is in subspace? This could probably explain some of the subspace radio inconsistencies that cropped up with the Horizon. Well, over all, I like a lot of the information presented. I know that it may not all get put in the show, but I really do like this direction with the technology limitations. The only things that concern me are the protein re-sequencer (open to misuse but not a real biggie) and the possiblity of phaser banks. Other than those, I like the sound of it all. Thanks, Mark! [/QB][/QUOTE]
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