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Deck 1: Main Bridge
The bridge of the Prometheus boasts some of the most state of the art technology and command-capabilities.
Rearmost, the Bridge is served by a large bank of consoles and data-readout screens. Center of that area is the Master Systems Display. From the MSD, all of the crew can get a compressed view of the ship and major systems for on-the-fly analysis. Control consoles flank the MSD on either side, running everything from science, to communications and enviromental systems control.
Port of the MSD, just next to the breifing room, is the Tactical Officer’s console. This area is maintained mostly for internal security and manned by the Chief Tactical Officer’s assistant or similar. In typical configuration, the Chief Tactical Officer is in primary control of external security and weapons systems with the sister console configured for more sensor work and management of internal security. Tactical console usage is extremely limited; only Beta-2 Tactical clearance personnel can use it, and the user must input special codes to even get access to the massive amounts of computer links that give tactical nearly limitless information at the ship's disposal. For full access, the console's security subsystem can run a battery of scans on the user, including thermal, biological, retinal, and vocal tests. If all of these are passed, full access to the ship's offensive and defensive systems is made available.
Across from the tactical kiosk is the Enviromental Station. From there, any bridge officer has access to and/or control over ship’s internal enviromental system.
The turbolift on the bridge can handle normal transit around the ship. Directly across is access to the briefing room where many command decisions are made instead of on the bridge.
Directly forward of the command area and sunken down by three steps is the Conn and Ops. From the Conn, the Flight Control Officer serves as helmsman and navigator for the Prometheus class. The Conn has access to a wide array of ship systems, including Engineering.
The Ops station is Operations Manager’s post. From there, he or she has access to and/or control over ship’s internal systems, power flow, sensor data, communications, and transporter control. As one of the most important positions at any one time, the Operations kiosk is always manned
To the right of the Conn sits the Chief Engineer. Though far better served in Main Engineering, the Engineer is often needed on the bridge to provide analysis and control ‘on site’, as it were. This location is manned by a single office. Typical configuration keeps a scaled down version of the master systems display keyed to display problems visually, as well as dedicated screens showing the status of the warp drive and structural integrity systems.
Directly opposite sits the Chief Science Officer in a similar console.
This station is linked directly into the Science department's main computer banks and can be used to analyse any sensor data that operations picks up. This is a change from the normal Prometheus class beidge layout that does not include a Science station and represents the new role the Prometheus is being asked to play in the fleet.
Center of the bridge is the single command chair – Captain Kalten Siduri has had a new chair installed that has arm rest consoles installed to give him upto date information about ships systems as well as providing a handy computer access portal for any computer requests he needs to make that are not handled by the ship's crew.
It is possible to upgrade the Enviromental Station to also serve as a medical station with a medical tricorder under the console for removal by the CMO if need be. The USS Alsea has had this upgrade installed in the recent refit so as to provide the Chief Medical Officer a station on the bridge.
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Multi-vector assault mode was a feature developed by Starfleet for its new Prometheus-class starship in the 2370s. By using advanced compartmentalization and automation systems, a ship capable of multi-vector assault mode could split itself into three separate warp-capable craft, becoming an entire squadron operating semi-independently and in concert, effectively tripling the amount of firepower that could be applied against a target.
Upon ordering multi-vector assault mode, the ship's computer would begin a ten-second countdown, going to Blue Alert in preparation for the ship to separate. Separation was generally performed at sublight speeds, although it could be accomplished at warp as well. On the USS Prometheus, the saucer section detaches, deploying a small warp nacelle from behind the bridge, and the secondary hull splits on the X-axis, into two parts, each with two nacelles. Following the separation, the three separate sections could be piloted manually, or could be controlled by the ship's computer to perform pre-programmed attack patterns. After attack operations, the ship is capable of re-connecting itself automatically.
As of 2374, the multi-vector assault mode was still an untested, top-secret technology. The only starship known to be equipped with the system was the USS Prometheus itself. In its first two deployments (both unplanned due to a Romulan attack), the Prometheus successfully crippled the Nebula-class USS Bonchune (while under Romulan control) and destroyed a D'deridex-class Romulan warbird with a little help from an Akira-class and two Defiant-class starships.
During Lotus Fleets last engagement with the Borg the USS Alsea utilised the Multi-vector assault mode to attack the cube from multiple angles and vectors offering a full range of attack
Drawbacks of MVAM include damage to hull over time due to reintegration and unable to reintegrate if one of three sections is either heavily damaged or destroyed requiring extended repair time at the nearest repair facility
How ever engineering teams on Prometheus class vessels are able to repair some of the damage over time to the hull delaying its need for a maintenance cycle at a starbase
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