Project: Akhetaten - Phase One

[Armageddon]

“The hangar bay needed to be moved to allow the CMS to be fitted.” Cobra brought up a detailed schematic of the nose section.

“As you can see there is a lot of additional bracing and reinforcement in the nose. This is to handle the additional force of the CMS system.” He paused and switched the schematic to a moving diagram. “In a normal ship turning is achieved through the RCS systems. An alternate force is put on say the front and rear of the ship to turn it.” The overlord displayed on screen fired it’s port rear RCS and forward starboard RCS and began to turn.

“The CMS puts additional force onto the front of the ship. As this isn’t an equal force there is additional load placed on the nose as it is under more force than the rear. In a traditional design this would cause damage over time as the force was applied. Leading to fatigue cracks and eventual failure of the hull frames in that area.” A diagram was shown of the nose section again.

“As you can see there is additional bracing throughout the nose of the ship that absorbs the load of the CMS. This would not be possible if the hanger was placed on the underside. With the hangar above the bracing can continue unimpeded throughout the nose section.” Cobra returned the schematic to the default display. “Any more questions Captain?”