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A question for Steve, Mike or who can answer.
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:15 pm
by The Master
The Hammerfield. The fed engine, Top or bottom of CA's aft.???
Re: A question for Steve, Mike or who can answer.
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:29 am
by mjwest
The Master wrote:The Hammerfield. The fed engine, Top or bottom of CA's aft.???
I thought it was just a bigger Orion engine. Anyway, the normal third engine of the CA is mounted to the bottom of the hull. I would assume the larger engine is mounted in the same location.
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:38 am
by OGOPTIMUS
Captain's Log #3 details the upgrade of the Hammerfield and doesn't make mention of the engine being a non-standard Orion one or not. The text just specifies it being increased by 50%.
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:45 am
by The Master
For some reason I remember it being a non standard engine. It was unable to double. I always assumed it was a fed recovered item. But it could be someone else's 15 pt engine.
More research must be done!!
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:36 am
by Bolo_MK_XL
I would put it down to being the first -- HOT Engine ---
The idea had to start somewhere
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:59 pm
by The Master
Want to thank you all for the input. 25 + years of ST & SFB fluff blurs at times. Not to mention the numrous beer laided speculation with fellow fans. Cpts Log #3 from 1984. I was 28 in Scheinfurt Germany, here I am about to turn 54 and the story still sticks out in my mind, All be it a bit fuzzy . Shows that good stuff passes the test of time. Think I will go with a Orion DN Class Engine. Make it stand out and strike fear like an enforcer should.
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 12:18 am
by MikeBurke
I've always thought it was top mounted and never got the memo that it couldn't double. I've never really played that ship enough to know.
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:10 pm
by The Master
Opps!! Alzheimer alert!!!! (Place sound effect here)
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:02 pm
by MikeBurke
The Master wrote:Opps!! Alzheimer alert!!!! (Place sound effect here)
"Wha, wha, wha, WAHHHHH!
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:15 am
by The Master
Having a lucid moment!!!
I just remembed why I thought the Hammerfield could not double its engine. Some where I got it into my mind that it was a recovered engine. If memory serves me right. ( and it dosen't allways.) ships used by Orions but not of Orion construction can not double the engine.
Ahhh. That makes me feel a bit less stupit. But not by much.
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 3:05 am
by MikeBurke
like the OK6 conversion ship. that couldn't double it's engines because they were Klingon engines.