You Have Got To Be FK'ing S***ing ME!

[Hugh Manatee]

Meh, looks like the rest of the federation ships, big stupid lookin dish connected to a cylinder by a dinky, flimsy strut with 2 more cylinders sticking out on toothpicks....

I honestly can't see what the issue is... looks like any average Federation ship...

I always liked the look of the klingon and romulan ships anyhow, sleeker, more functional.

[Randallw]

I've always found interesting the different design philosophies of various empires in Star Trek. On the face of it it's just to differentiate them, but as they are used various aspects become connected to them.

Federation ships are joint explorers/warships. They're mostly just for flying around looking at things, with a few added weapons just in case. Most recognisable is their big sensor dish.

Klingon ships are pure warships. They don't mess around with luxury and they would admittedly be rather poor at science stuff.

Romulan ships are especially symptomatic of Romulan aims, though it might not be particularly apparent. Obviously the real reason you don't see much variation in Romulan ships is they have never really been extensively covered. You want the Romulans to show up, just throw in the same Warbird as usual. Story wise though it is interesting. The Romulans favour big ships, a Warbird is twice the size of the Enterprise. It's slower than other races ships, perhaps mostly because it's larger, and it uses a unique power source, which might give more power but destroys the whole ship if it fails.

So, Klingons like ships that are fast and can fight like warriors, using tactics to strike and withdraw. The Federation just wants the best they can make to fly around looking at things, while apparently the Romulans just want a huge ship to get somewhere, decloak, then blast the hell out of any victims. Hopefully destoying them as quickly as possible because they can't afford heavy damage.

[Black_Knyght]

VERY nicely done, Randallw, very nicely done indeed.

I like how you breakdown the individual design philosophies, and how they're justified.