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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Timo: [QB] In terms of what we have seen of Trek battles, I'd argue a starship as such is a "single citadel" by default... From stem to stern. But NX-01 did manage to take partial hull damage in the third season, mainly on the saucer rim, and this did not seem to hit any "strategic" targets. The rim indeed seems dedicated to crew quarters... ...Although one might think crew quarters would warrant [i]more[/i] protection than warp cores or the like. I mean, if UESF is an organization with roots in early spaceflight, and little experience with space warfare, the natural (if anachronistic) tradition would be to banish the machinery outside the hull and to protect the crew from both reactor and ambient radiation. Then again, Earth might have started this on a different foot altogether. The VLS clustering argument parallels the aft torpedo argument in a sense. With just one set of silos, there would be geometrical limitations in the system; ships still require high superstructures for sensors, and if a sea-skimming enemy approaches from behind those... Perhaps not a big problem when the ship is slow and reaction times are relatively long, but the Trek situation is more akin to that of aircraft. A tailgunner is a good idea when speeds are high and maneuverability limited, and weapons have ranges akin to those of machine guns! Timo Saloniemi [/QB][/QUOTE]
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