Why does everyone love the original TOS Enterprise so much?

[Captain Seafort]

This is the turret I was referring to:

But that's a good question; where exactly IS the yacht?!

X

As for the yacht, it's on the underside of the main QT launcher (i.e. the protrusion in the middle of the ventral saucer). How exactly the internals work is anyone's guess - according to the MSD the launcher takes up the entire protrusion.

[LaughingCheese]

X

As for the yacht, it's on the underside of the main QT launcher (i.e. the protrusion in the middle of the ventral saucer). How exactly the internals work is anyone's guess - according to the MSD the launcher takes up the entire protrusion.

That's what I thought.

[Sionnach Glic]

Perhaps the mechanics are above the exterior "bump" bit, and it loads by dropping the torps down into the tubes? That wouldn't require too much space, I think.

[LaughingCheese]

Perhaps the mechanics are above the exterior "bump" bit, and it loads by dropping the torps down into the tubes? That wouldn't require too much space, I think.

Especially if they were micro qtorps, but I wouldn't think so, since those are used on smaller craft like Runabouts.

Oh, I think there was a painting of the docking port of the yacht in one of the Ships of the Line calenders, I think it was the one I have...

[Sionnach Glic]

I'm not sure micro-Qtorps even exist.

[Mark]

Yeah, I don't remember ever seeing them..............but they COULD likely exist by the time of our Gamma Mission.................or be something new for the one after that, since Teaos likes to jump ahead a few years.

[LaughingCheese]

I'm not sure micro-Qtorps even exist.

According to the DS9 tech manual they do.

EDIT: Page 149, under "Tactical Systems." They are 13.3cm long.

[Tsukiyumi]

...since Teaos likes to jump ahead a few years.

I was actually hoping to slow that jump down next time, maybe two or three years ahead. Otherwise, we'll all be senior citizens by Epsilon Mission.

[Mark]

True........another 10 year jump and who knows about Chief McDuff.

[Mikey]

I'll just be hitting my prime. 8)

Anyhow, thank you, Seafort - that's what I was trying to express. Turret or not, the mechanisms of the QT "pillbox" would go right where access, docking, and airlock for the yacht would be.

[Mark]

Is it REALLY a turret? IIRC it always fired in a somewhat fixed position.

[stitch626]

Its always been labeled as a turret in all of the drawings, but it has not been mentioned specifically as a turret in any movie.

[Mark]

Don't turrets by definition rotate?

[stitch626]

Maybe it can rotate 1 degree...

[Mark]