Mr. DeDFred,
You're an idiot.
Firstly, just to point out something, the deflector dish appears to be mounted just above the warp nacelle, mostly visible on the side view:
http://www.trekmania.net/the_fleet/utopia/others/freedom.jpgAnyway, lets make some analysis of the image posted in the original post. If you want some kind of reference to some of these points, you can find the relevant articles here:
http://www.lcarscom.net/fsd/operations.html- The single warp nacelle would tear the ship to shreds, as it wouldn't be able to create a stable warp field.
- The mounting of the nacelle directly on the neck would probably, well...kill everybody on those lower decks whenever the ship went to warp. Assuming that the ship itself magically managed to survive warp in the first place.
- That ship has NO impulse engines on it. You say it maneuvers entirely by thrusters and can out accelerate a Galaxy? Not even Q could make that ship out accelerate a Galaxy. I don't even want to imagine how bad it's maneuverability would be without impulse engines.
- Because the ship has no impulse engines, it'd be screwed if it had to eject its warp core, as ships tend to bleed off power from the impulse engines when necessary. On battery power alone I doubt it'd last very long...
- The "fix" of impulse engines on the other model you posted doesn't quite solve the problem. They seem like extremely small impulse engines for a ship that size/shape/mass. Also, neither model shows any maneuvering thrusters...
- That ship couldn't outgun a Defiant if it tried. I wont even bother explaining why.
- It's a pure kitbash. The saucer section is obviously not the size of a Galaxy class, but on the second model they still have the door of the main shuttlebay on there. I doubt a shuttle could even fit in there.
- The windows on the bridge module are surprisingly small compared to the rest of the ship. I don't even want to imagine how cramped it must be on there...unless you're a hobbit.
- Why can it go faster than a Galaxy class at warp with only one warp nacelle and a smaller warp core (which it needs if it's going to have any reasonable chance of fitting a warp core in that ship at all)?
You seem to regard this ship as an "uber ship", when it obviously is far from it, and looks ugly to boot. It's simply an insult to compare this ship to the likes of the Galaxy and Defiant, which are on the whole much more superior ships, much more realistic (well, in the case of the Galaxy anyway), and both probably hold superior tactical advantages over any number of Freedom class ships.
Oh, and as for your supposed "experience" with starship combat. ITS A GAME! Games aren't realistic, games are different from each other, and game's cant be used as a basis for eternal knowledge of everything. I've played about 10-20 years of FPS games, but that doesn't mean I know more about FPS games than anyone else, nor does it mean that I'm prepared to shoot a gun in real life. But in all honesty, what's to say you have more experience than someone who's been roleplaying for 20 years? They've been researching the finer points of Trek, tend to know more about ship systems than you ever could, etc. You're just a showoff who thinks his 10-20 years (dude, a 10 year gap is a REALLY big gap - can't you make your goddamn mind up?) experience playing a board game makes you better than everybody here.
You didn't even have the thought to properly research starship components before proclaiming this such a good ship. Fred, when STO comes around, or at least if you ever have a go at PvP, you're going to get your ### severely handed to you by tons of people. People who aren't relying on flaky tactics and bodged knowledge in a fight. People capable of learning from their mistakes, from the experiences of others, and just generally learning. Couple that with the fact that you seem to have NO sense for cooperation whatsoever...what can I say? Good luck finding a crew, you're going to need it.
