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[QUOTE]Originally posted by J: [QB] I think they mean nacelles extending out ahead of the ship.... like in I think at least one of the TNG TM designs [canon or not that's the closest thing I can think of]. Reverse Warp is possible all the same. If you reverse the firing sequence of the plasma injectors you'll reverse the field dynamic [instead of being "squeezed" forward, you'll be "squeezed" backwards]. The real question in this though is if the field can adapt to the change in geometry. The field must be in a completely different shape for this to work. If you look at the diagrams of the GCS' warp field you'll note that from the top or side perspective the warp field is smaller in back and larger in front. This is partly because the ship is built that way, but it is also necessary for the peristaltic action [subspace isn't entirely newtonian but we can say that if the forces involved are imbalanced there will be a reaction]. The GCS isn't built for reverse warp, so the warp field would have to be modified to a severe degree IMO. In fact it seems to me that to reverse at Warp 1 is going to be much more costly than forward at Warp 1, at least in power and efficiency. --- The Defiant does have an advantage in this though, it's warp field doesn't appear to need modification because the ship's hull is fairly regular [the Sabre, Akira, & Steamrunner may also have this advantage]. ---This says nothing for modifying the SIF and IDF for reverse Warp. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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