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[QUOTE]Originally posted by crobato: [QB] In the Peekaboo, is the structure on top intended like an antennae? ELINT or long range scan ships don't need to be fast, but they need to hold a lot of equipment. They don't need to penetrate enemy space, just hold outside of it. It's possible that Oberth classes or for overkill, a Nebula, could do that function. It's not clear whether your design is meant to be a stealth intruder scout or an ELINT, as both have very different functional goals and design parameters. If it's a stealth intruder, a sleek ship would have greatly limited the amount of equipment you can hold. In my fanfics, I came up with two classes that were intended for deep penetration scout and recon missions. Lightly armed, speed for escape is their main line of defense. 1.) Spearhead class---This is basically a Nova class variant. The main hull is replaced by a pointed, semi triangular/elliptoid head that could hold more crew and equipment, and most particularly, a greater sensor area. It has slightly longer warp nacelles for greater speed and slightly larger deflector dish. Has minimal armament compared to a Nova. 2.) Aegis class---This is an Intrepid variant with a deflector design and engineering hull similar to a Sovie's but scaled down. Losing the complicated adjustable warp nacelles which has dubious value, it uses more conventional swept back wing pylons instead and with oversized nacelles whose design are reminiscent to a Sovie/Nova/Promie's nacelles. The new hull enables holding more equipment. Has weaker armament than an Intrepid but possess faster sustained cruising speed. While an Intrepid variant, it does sacrifice the landing gear for holding more electronic spy equipment. As these are based on existing proven classes using proven technology and components, modifications from hulls already under construction could produce these ships easily and economically, than it is to build a new ship from scratch. [This message has been edited by crobato (edited May 11, 2001).] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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