Post by zer on Jul 8, 2010 19:04:06 GMT -5
I play Bridge Commander often enough. The Tiburon is amongst one of my favorite ships to fly. I've always imagined the Tiburon as a post Dominion war vessel, don't ask me why, I just got that vibe from it. It definitely makes sense that she was built alongside the Intrepid and the Defiant, although I've had an idea for the Tiburon, or at least a refit of it. Some CC would be welcome (yes this does contain some amount of fanfic).
Let us begin.
After the Dominion War, Starfleet found itself in a difficult position. The war has taken a massive toll on Starfleet's numbers, and they needed to rebuild quickly. Although one intrepid admiral (who has gotten a great deal of recognition during the Dominion War) had begun work on a secret project to help rebuild the foundation of Starfleet. This project involved research in almost every field. Some of the first technologies to emerge from this project involved more advanced mining methods that improved mining efficiency by a great deal. Advances were also made in ship construction as well.
The project has developed a highly advanced command and control system that streams combat data through several ships to allow for a fully functional holographic model of the battlefield. Through a special holo-interface fitted on some of the newer ships, admirals are able to pull up detailed information on any ship in the battlefield. Critical status updates on the fleets are streamed to the command interface where the admiral can make more informed decisions on how to deal with combat situations. Starfleet's older ships are not fully compatible with this new system, although LCARS updates were released to allow these ships to stream systems and sensor data to command vessels. Older ships are able to display a model of the battlefield on their viewscreens in 2D.
Now this is just an example of some of the technology ideas that have been brewing in my head over the years, but let's move on to what I've had in mind for the Tiburon.
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Starfleet began research into a new sensor technology that would allow ships to accurately gather data in the most difficult environments. One of the primary goals of this project was to develop a sensor system that could take planetary anomalies such as ion storms into account. Such a sensor system was initially not intended for a combat purpose.
When Starfleet sought a ship to test their new technology on, they scouted out the best design to implement their new sensor system. The first vessel that came to mind was the Tiburon class for her unique nacelle design and weapons pod design. Starfleet scientists began to adapt their new sensor system for the Tiburon class. Amongst the primary features of this new sensor systems is to provide the most accurate targeting system in Starfleet. Scientists mounted four sensors on the ends of each nacelle and weapons pod, they began to wire the sensors to take in targeting data. Starfleet opted to keep the Tiburon's normal sensors intact for general purpose scans.
During early tests with the new targeting system, Starfleet was pleased with the results. The Tiburon was able to accurately target subsystems and take them out with ease. After the initial success, Starfleet began to modify the Tiburon's computer core to process sensor data gathered by the four emitters. The Tiburon's computer was unable to process the vast amounts of sensor data gathered, so scientists began to explore a solution.
A few weeks later Starfleet performed their first test with two Tiburons equipped with the new sensor packages along with a Galaxy class starship to process the gathered data. The set up was as follows:
The Tiburons were tasked with gathering data on a black hole found in the stellar nursery. All the data gathered by the Tiburons was immediately transferred off to the Galaxy class for processing. Starfleet was pleased to find that the test was a resounding success. A great deal of detailed data was gathered on the black hole, which is currently being analyzed by Starfleet's leading scientists.
Starfleet was also surprised to find out that their new sensor system is capable of penetrating all known methods of masking cargo signatures. With the newly equipped sensor systems, the Tiburon class ships began patrolling Federation territory conducting scans on cargo ships. The newly equipped Tiburons were surprisingly successful at catching smugglers. Furthermore, tests with the Defiant's cloaking device indicate that the Tiburon's new sensors are capable of penetrating through cloaking devices.
Starfleet has noted one major drawback to this new sensor system. When operational, the vessel emits four beams which can easily be detected. This makes it impossible for the Tiburon to perform scans while cloaked. Overall, Starfleet has deemed the new sensor package a resounding success, and has already made plans to fit current (and future) ships with the new Sensor package as soon as possible.
Thanks for bearing with me. Hope you enjoyed.
Let us begin.
After the Dominion War, Starfleet found itself in a difficult position. The war has taken a massive toll on Starfleet's numbers, and they needed to rebuild quickly. Although one intrepid admiral (who has gotten a great deal of recognition during the Dominion War) had begun work on a secret project to help rebuild the foundation of Starfleet. This project involved research in almost every field. Some of the first technologies to emerge from this project involved more advanced mining methods that improved mining efficiency by a great deal. Advances were also made in ship construction as well.
The project has developed a highly advanced command and control system that streams combat data through several ships to allow for a fully functional holographic model of the battlefield. Through a special holo-interface fitted on some of the newer ships, admirals are able to pull up detailed information on any ship in the battlefield. Critical status updates on the fleets are streamed to the command interface where the admiral can make more informed decisions on how to deal with combat situations. Starfleet's older ships are not fully compatible with this new system, although LCARS updates were released to allow these ships to stream systems and sensor data to command vessels. Older ships are able to display a model of the battlefield on their viewscreens in 2D.
Now this is just an example of some of the technology ideas that have been brewing in my head over the years, but let's move on to what I've had in mind for the Tiburon.
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Starfleet began research into a new sensor technology that would allow ships to accurately gather data in the most difficult environments. One of the primary goals of this project was to develop a sensor system that could take planetary anomalies such as ion storms into account. Such a sensor system was initially not intended for a combat purpose.
When Starfleet sought a ship to test their new technology on, they scouted out the best design to implement their new sensor system. The first vessel that came to mind was the Tiburon class for her unique nacelle design and weapons pod design. Starfleet scientists began to adapt their new sensor system for the Tiburon class. Amongst the primary features of this new sensor systems is to provide the most accurate targeting system in Starfleet. Scientists mounted four sensors on the ends of each nacelle and weapons pod, they began to wire the sensors to take in targeting data. Starfleet opted to keep the Tiburon's normal sensors intact for general purpose scans.
During early tests with the new targeting system, Starfleet was pleased with the results. The Tiburon was able to accurately target subsystems and take them out with ease. After the initial success, Starfleet began to modify the Tiburon's computer core to process sensor data gathered by the four emitters. The Tiburon's computer was unable to process the vast amounts of sensor data gathered, so scientists began to explore a solution.
A few weeks later Starfleet performed their first test with two Tiburons equipped with the new sensor packages along with a Galaxy class starship to process the gathered data. The set up was as follows:
The Tiburons were tasked with gathering data on a black hole found in the stellar nursery. All the data gathered by the Tiburons was immediately transferred off to the Galaxy class for processing. Starfleet was pleased to find that the test was a resounding success. A great deal of detailed data was gathered on the black hole, which is currently being analyzed by Starfleet's leading scientists.
Starfleet was also surprised to find out that their new sensor system is capable of penetrating all known methods of masking cargo signatures. With the newly equipped sensor systems, the Tiburon class ships began patrolling Federation territory conducting scans on cargo ships. The newly equipped Tiburons were surprisingly successful at catching smugglers. Furthermore, tests with the Defiant's cloaking device indicate that the Tiburon's new sensors are capable of penetrating through cloaking devices.
Starfleet has noted one major drawback to this new sensor system. When operational, the vessel emits four beams which can easily be detected. This makes it impossible for the Tiburon to perform scans while cloaked. Overall, Starfleet has deemed the new sensor package a resounding success, and has already made plans to fit current (and future) ships with the new Sensor package as soon as possible.
Thanks for bearing with me. Hope you enjoyed.