frostytheplebe
Seventh Part of the Seal
Ok this is in regards to the ship we all know, love, and seem to not know all that much about. Much of what we see in fan renders and add-ons is mostly guess work due to the pixilated graphics of the era. There have been theories and some things proven from improved graphics during the in-game movies.
At the end of the runways we see a pair of bulbs that from the normal game play, we could only guess as to what they are. Based on what we've seen from the Spirit's funeral, These are gun turrets. Given their enormous size and the fact that we can locate about 8 of thing, I believe it's safe to assume that these are the antimatter, battleship style, guns.
This means that the Confed dreadnought has almost no rear defense from enemy capital ships, except what can be hit from below. Which calls into question, what/where the Flak guns are. It is possible that they are the red "pods" up front, but as the manual said there is only 3, this isn't possible as there are at least two more on the sides. It's more likely that these are some sort of sensor pod or navigational array.
Though not 100% certain, one of the two structures of the top, the one between the runways, is either an advanced sensor pod, or more likely a com array. The second structure, seated above the hanger deck is quite obviously the bridge. This is, of course, based on other ships' design such as the TCS Victory's and the TCS Midway's bridge placement.
The placement of the Phase Transit Cannon is the most obvious one of the bunch. From the description in the WC2 Joan's manual, "It makes up the keel of the ship." Meaning that the entire under part of this massive warship IS the PTC.
So the two big questions about this ship design I guess would be:
#1. Where are the Flak guns located.
#2. What is the "pit" behind the the forward tower and between the runways?
After careful inspection of the magnificently designed model by the Standoff Team, mostly by smashing into it so many times, keeps this pit in it's place as the structural design.
Klavs81, however, eliminated this pit. In it's place, he put what appears to be a landing pad. Perhaps this would explain where the Bonnie Heather docked, as we see the Dilligent do the same thing in the Wing Commander Movie. This may be perhaps the most likely conclusion.
Any thoughts?
At the end of the runways we see a pair of bulbs that from the normal game play, we could only guess as to what they are. Based on what we've seen from the Spirit's funeral, These are gun turrets. Given their enormous size and the fact that we can locate about 8 of thing, I believe it's safe to assume that these are the antimatter, battleship style, guns.
This means that the Confed dreadnought has almost no rear defense from enemy capital ships, except what can be hit from below. Which calls into question, what/where the Flak guns are. It is possible that they are the red "pods" up front, but as the manual said there is only 3, this isn't possible as there are at least two more on the sides. It's more likely that these are some sort of sensor pod or navigational array.
Though not 100% certain, one of the two structures of the top, the one between the runways, is either an advanced sensor pod, or more likely a com array. The second structure, seated above the hanger deck is quite obviously the bridge. This is, of course, based on other ships' design such as the TCS Victory's and the TCS Midway's bridge placement.
The placement of the Phase Transit Cannon is the most obvious one of the bunch. From the description in the WC2 Joan's manual, "It makes up the keel of the ship." Meaning that the entire under part of this massive warship IS the PTC.
So the two big questions about this ship design I guess would be:
#1. Where are the Flak guns located.
#2. What is the "pit" behind the the forward tower and between the runways?
After careful inspection of the magnificently designed model by the Standoff Team, mostly by smashing into it so many times, keeps this pit in it's place as the structural design.
Klavs81, however, eliminated this pit. In it's place, he put what appears to be a landing pad. Perhaps this would explain where the Bonnie Heather docked, as we see the Dilligent do the same thing in the Wing Commander Movie. This may be perhaps the most likely conclusion.
Any thoughts?