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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Reverend: [QB] [QUOTE] Ok, an automated drone moving cargo containers at warp-speed. Sounds like easy prey for pirates! Or would this operate as part of a convoy? [/QUOTE]I'd say yes and yes. Since pirates seam to be a problem that only crops up in certain areas of space (like near the Orion system for instance) and probably the outer borders of the Federation, there should be plenty of space where it is safe to travel without the danger of attack. In these "Green Shipping Zones" robot tugs could be used on direct freight runs on the primary trade routes between major systems (Earth, Vulcan, Andor etc.). In "Yellow Shipping Zones", the ones where there is a known pirate presence, robot tugs would probably move in convoys with at least one manned escort. Probably something like a Ptolemy. The "Red Shipping Zones" would basically be disputed territory or a war zone so the robot tugs would generally move as a part of a carrier group and so be well protected. If you want to be prepared for every possibility then you could say that there are "Blue Zones" for area with space anomalies, "Black Zones" which have large or dangerously arranged gravity wells (like a binary singularity) and "White zones" for uncharted areas of space. [QUOTE] According to FJ's SFTM, you could tow 2 containers linked end to end. But I figured putting a warp field around the containers would be a lot easier if the containers were bundled like sticks. [/QUOTE]Agreed, although it could be argued that the two pod limit could because that is the limit of the warp field and that in the Ptolemy's case a "stick bundle" configuration just isn't possible. The reasoning for this could be that the Ptolemy is primarily designed for towing Starliner pods, which for the safety of the passengers are not permitted to travel in bundles. Which would actually make the Ptolemy-Class a Courier/Warp Sled. [QUOTE] Great. I think the Imhotep class has been thrown onto the pile of unfinished stuff. With the nacelles down, it looks silly. And if I redesign it, it would probably end up much like Reverend's ship. Oh well.. it was a nice try [/QUOTE]You don't have to move the nacelles down that far, just low enough so the bottom edge of the nacelles is in line with the top edge of the forward hull. [IMG]http://lobotomy.pleh.net/~flareupload/uploads/335/imhotep2.jpg[/IMG] See, that dosen't look silly at all. As for looking too much like my design, don't worry about it, I'm sure there could be dozens of different designs for a robotic or manned tug. Just look at how many different types of big-rig trucks there are. Who knows, Masao could even dedicate a whole page to the robotic tugs of the 23rd century at SFM. ;) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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