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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Peregrinus: [QB] Pretty much. The technbabbly explanaions that make the most sense to me run along the lines of: Warp engine nacelles are typically mounted in pairs, as warp-speed maneuvering is accomplished by producing an asymmetry in the field. This is most easily accomplished when you have more than one set of field coils. Single-nacelled vessels tend to be Scouts, Destroyers, Clippers, or Escorts. Ships whose missions usually require them to go straight out to an area of space and do most of their work sublight before returning (or travelling to another destination) in another straight line. It is possible to distort the warp field with a single set of coils, but it is much more energy intensive to do so. Triple-nacelled ships, on the other hand, benefit from both increased maneuverability and a measure of redundancy should one or even two nacellles be damaged or destroyed. Additionally, such vessels tend to be able to power higher-energy shipboard systems than dual-nacelled ships of comparable mass due to the ~33% increase in warp plasma produced by the engine core. These benefits, however, are only of any real practical value in a dedicated large warship. Given that, in the two centuries of the Federation's existence, it has faced only three adversaries powerful and hostile enough to warrant the design and construction of purpose-built triple-nacelled ship classes. As always, an existing dual-nacelled design can be modified in drydock to another engine nacellle arrangement depending on projected long-term mission needs. This is not as efficient as creating a class whose warp dynamics and power generation systemry was intended from inception to power one or three (or four) nacelles, but it comfortably fills the middle road -- where the mission needs warrant such a vessel, but not to the point of creating an all-new class. Similarly, ships with odd numbers of nacelles can be refitted into dual-nacelled vessels, but with their own set of difficulties arising from the conversion. --Jonah [/QB][/QUOTE]
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