Adding a third nacell?

sunnyside · Post by **sunnyside** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:16 pm

One the subject of maneuvering it's true that you aren't going to be able to totally get out of a federation ships phasor arc. And the phasors seem to miss rarely.

Torpedos however are a different story. I don't remember how often they miss. But there is a lot of time where they could be firing but aren't. Presumably because they lack a target lock/firing solution to allow them to hit the target.

And other races weapons in Trek miss a lot. Just to refresh my memory I watched the Duras sisters trying to shoot down the E-D. After Data started going evasive they had a hit percentage at or below 33%. And the E-D was the starfleet equivalent of the broad side of a barn really.

Post by **Captain Seafort** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:29 pm

Starfleet accuracy isn't that great either. I could dig out TrekMiss again if anyone wants some evidence to prove it.

Granitehewer · Post by **Granitehewer** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:32 pm

just joining in here,without ready that many preceding posts(ok i read 2), and wary of further topic deviation,does anyone here rate dominion or romulan accuracy as any higher or lower,than that of the federation or klingons?

Blackstar the Chakat · Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:34 pm

I think the reason why the Lakota didn't miss was because she was engaging the Defiant at close range. At that range you could hit just about anything.

Wait...are we still talking about the Prometheus' issues or the Defiant's?

sunnyside · Post by **sunnyside** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:34 pm

I haven't seen that before so go ahead and dig it out.

Sounds like fun.

Post by **Mikey** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:41 pm

"Realistically," nothing fired by a ship with the kind of fire control computing and sensor equipment such as that featured in the 24th century should ever miss... ever, save for a sudden jump to warp, etc. However, it doesn't make for great drama.

I wonder if having phaser arrays, as opposed to single-emitter disrupters, would enhance accuracy, or detract from it?

Granitehewer · Post by **Granitehewer** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:47 pm

perhaps mikey,that countermeasures have exceeded the 'measures' ie target acquisition, i know that sounds preposterous and people will quote allsorts about electronic countermeasures etc, but am trying here

mlsnoopy · Post by **mlsnoopy** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:48 pm

Wait...are we still talking about the Prometheus' issues or the Defiant's?

When most people are satisfied with the end of the debate it just moves on.
I think that now we are at weapons acuracy.

Post by **Captain Seafort** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:05 pm

sunnyside wrote:I haven't seen that before so go ahead and dig it out.

Sounds like fun.

The reason I asked is because there's at least a couple of people here who aren't keen on it.

Voila

Granitehewer · Post by **Granitehewer** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:10 pm

hahahaha, that hurt my ribs,funny

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:42 pm

The music in that makes the whole thing seem hilarious.

Granitehewer · Post by **Granitehewer** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:44 pm

i like DS9 popping out torpedos like a horny hare, yet missing the immense fleet

Post by **Mikey** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:53 pm

You've got to hit a Negh'Var a couple of times just by accident! That's like throwing a ball into the air and missing!

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:01 pm

My personal fave was the Klingon ship classing a barely-moving satalite as a 'very difficult' target.

Blackstar the Chakat · Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:13 pm

Rochey wrote:My personal fave was the Klingon ship classing a barely-moving satalite as a 'very difficult' target.

Well if he was targetting it visually rather then using a computer it would be difficult.