USS Tempest Sketch

[bobafett]

This is the old sketch I did in 2002 for the USS Tempest.
Tried to come up with a Dauntless type design and put the main deflector behind the bridge to give it more imact to the design. Have also included the old 3d render I did of the ship. Hope you like it.

[Aresius]

This looks interesting. A nice idea, this ship could be somewhere in the 26th or 27th century. It looks like the missing step between the slant elegant but technical designs of the 24th century (Sovereign, Ronin, etc.) and the 29th century designs (Relativity).

[AdmGillis]

Main problem I see with the whole deflector thing...

The point of a Deflector is to emit bems/particles to push space debris out of the way. At warp speed, a small rock in the wall could cut through the hull like a hot knife through butter.

So, that in mind, putting anything in front of the deflector, especially the bridge, seems very unsafe. Sure, you could calibrate it so the particles move around or over the bridge...but any slight instability, such as a rough warp field or weapons impact could throw that off, and you'd end up shearing off your bridge.

That's the reason most, if not all, designs of starships have the deflector in a position where there's nothing blocking it. Also, remember, that the deflector is still in use even at sublight speeds.

[MadKoiFish]

point missed is deflected debris are done so quite some distance ahead of the ship. Only thing to be concerned about is emissions from the deflector.
There is too much JPG though.

[Dark Angel]

Love to see more of this starship! :D