The warp core arrangement was also unique. The USS Prometheus using multi-vector assault mode. Both parts of the engineering hull had two nacelles whilst the saucer section had a small auxiliary unit which would deploy once separated. The ship which emerged from the drawing boards was capable of separating into three sections - the upper and lower engineering hulls and the saucer section. This is the technology Starfleet decided to incorporate into the new Prometheus class. What was needed was a ship which could split into multiple sections, each capable of independent warp speed travel. The primary hull was essentially stationary by warp drive standards, making it an easy target for an enemy which defeated the engineering hull in battle. However, this concept was never really as successful as Starfleet wanted. The intent was to allow the primary hull to escape a combat area with the civilians and family members whilst the engineering hull kept the enemy occupied. The engineering hull was able to use its warp drive whilst separated, not simply as an emergency measure for a few seconds or minutes but as a viable interstellar drive system. The primary and engineering hulls both had impulse engine systems, allowing them to operate as fully equipped STL spacecraft in their own right. With the Galaxy class, Starfleet took the separation process a step further. Reconnection has generally required the services of a Starbase or Drydock in a process which takes several days. Many Starfleet ships have had the ability to separate their primary hull from the rest of the ship, but this has historically been an emergency measure intended to allow the engineering hull to be abandoned in the event that a warp core breach is imminent. Starfleet also decided to incorporate the separation concept into the new vessel.
The Ablative armor and Quantum torpedoes which equipped the Defiant and Sovereign classes were included, as were the advanced hull geometry and warp field technology of the Sovereign and Intrepid classes. It was decided to combine various technologies into the new ship. However, it was felt that further action was needed the Sovereign class ships were relatively resource intensive, and while the Defiants were easy to build they were also rather limited on range and endurance. The stardrive section of a Galaxy class had both impulse, and Warp engines.Īfter the first major encounter between the Dominion and the Federation at the end of 2370 Starfleet responded to the new threat by reactivating the Defiant class project and continuing development of the Sovereign class project.
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