Discovery - what are her combat capabilities?
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In the past I always thought that the Constitution class was the pinnacle of human technology at the time of Kirk and slightly before (Pike's time). It represented the best both in terms of technology and in terms of combat capabilities that the federation had to offer.
The first season of Discovery presented the Discovery as quite technologically advanced and also having great offensive and defensive combat capabilities. In season 2 we saw a direct size comparison between the Discovery and the Enterprise (seeing them side by side), which looked to me like the Discovery had a slight size advantage compared to the Constitution class.
That made me wonder if there is any info on the combat capabilities (armament, shields) of the Discovery itself and how strong this is compared to a Constitution class vessel?
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In the past I always thought that the Constitution class was the pinnacle of human technology at the time of Kirk and slightly before (Pike's time). It represented the best both in terms of technology and in terms of combat capabilities that the federation had to offer.
The first season of Discovery presented the Discovery as quite technologically advanced and also having great offensive and defensive combat capabilities. In season 2 we saw a direct size comparison between the Discovery and the Enterprise (seeing them side by side), which looked to me like the Discovery had a slight size advantage compared to the Constitution class.
That made me wonder if there is any info on the combat capabilities (armament, shields) of the Discovery itself and how strong this is compared to a Constitution class vessel?
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Size is far from everything, the Discovery was originally built as a science vessel around the spore drive and making that spinny saucer bit probably added a lot to the size. Then of course we have the Defiant which strips out almost all the science stuff along with penthouse sized quarters, holodecks and all that other stuff to pack so much power into a warship that it almost literally cannot contain it.
– IG_42
14 hours ago
The Constitution itself is also a science vessel (deep space science) @IG_42
– Thomas
13 hours ago
memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Crossfield_class
– Kai
12 hours ago
Doesnt say a lot about how strongly armed,... it really is sadly (came across it already before I made the question) @Kai
– Thomas
9 hours ago
add a comment |
In the past I always thought that the Constitution class was the pinnacle of human technology at the time of Kirk and slightly before (Pike's time). It represented the best both in terms of technology and in terms of combat capabilities that the federation had to offer.
The first season of Discovery presented the Discovery as quite technologically advanced and also having great offensive and defensive combat capabilities. In season 2 we saw a direct size comparison between the Discovery and the Enterprise (seeing them side by side), which looked to me like the Discovery had a slight size advantage compared to the Constitution class.
That made me wonder if there is any info on the combat capabilities (armament, shields) of the Discovery itself and how strong this is compared to a Constitution class vessel?
star-trek star-trek-discovery
edited 14 hours ago
DavidW
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asked 14 hours ago
ThomasThomas
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In the past I always thought that the Constitution class was the pinnacle of human technology at the time of Kirk and slightly before (Pike's time). It represented the best both in terms of technology and in terms of combat capabilities that the federation had to offer.
The first season of Discovery presented the Discovery as quite technologically advanced and also having great offensive and defensive combat capabilities. In season 2 we saw a direct size comparison between the Discovery and the Enterprise (seeing them side by side), which looked to me like the Discovery had a slight size advantage compared to the Constitution class.
That made me wonder if there is any info on the combat capabilities (armament, shields) of the Discovery itself and how strong this is compared to a Constitution class vessel?
star-trek star-trek-discovery
star-trek star-trek-discovery
edited 14 hours ago
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asked 14 hours ago
ThomasThomas
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edited 14 hours ago
DavidW
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asked 14 hours ago
ThomasThomas
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DavidW
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edited 14 hours ago
DavidW
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edited 14 hours ago
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ThomasThomas
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asked 14 hours ago
ThomasThomas
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asked 14 hours ago
ThomasThomas
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Size is far from everything, the Discovery was originally built as a science vessel around the spore drive and making that spinny saucer bit probably added a lot to the size. Then of course we have the Defiant which strips out almost all the science stuff along with penthouse sized quarters, holodecks and all that other stuff to pack so much power into a warship that it almost literally cannot contain it.
– IG_42
14 hours ago
The Constitution itself is also a science vessel (deep space science) @IG_42
– Thomas
13 hours ago
memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Crossfield_class
– Kai
12 hours ago
Doesnt say a lot about how strongly armed,... it really is sadly (came across it already before I made the question) @Kai
– Thomas
9 hours ago
add a comment |
2
Size is far from everything, the Discovery was originally built as a science vessel around the spore drive and making that spinny saucer bit probably added a lot to the size. Then of course we have the Defiant which strips out almost all the science stuff along with penthouse sized quarters, holodecks and all that other stuff to pack so much power into a warship that it almost literally cannot contain it.
– IG_42
14 hours ago
The Constitution itself is also a science vessel (deep space science) @IG_42
– Thomas
13 hours ago
memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Crossfield_class
– Kai
12 hours ago
Doesnt say a lot about how strongly armed,... it really is sadly (came across it already before I made the question) @Kai
– Thomas
9 hours ago
2
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Size is far from everything, the Discovery was originally built as a science vessel around the spore drive and making that spinny saucer bit probably added a lot to the size. Then of course we have the Defiant which strips out almost all the science stuff along with penthouse sized quarters, holodecks and all that other stuff to pack so much power into a warship that it almost literally cannot contain it.
– IG_42
14 hours ago
Size is far from everything, the Discovery was originally built as a science vessel around the spore drive and making that spinny saucer bit probably added a lot to the size. Then of course we have the Defiant which strips out almost all the science stuff along with penthouse sized quarters, holodecks and all that other stuff to pack so much power into a warship that it almost literally cannot contain it.
– IG_42
14 hours ago
The Constitution itself is also a science vessel (deep space science) @IG_42
– Thomas
13 hours ago
The Constitution itself is also a science vessel (deep space science) @IG_42
– Thomas
13 hours ago
memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Crossfield_class
– Kai
12 hours ago
memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Crossfield_class
– Kai
12 hours ago
Doesnt say a lot about how strongly armed,... it really is sadly (came across it already before I made the question) @Kai
– Thomas
9 hours ago
Doesnt say a lot about how strongly armed,... it really is sadly (came across it already before I made the question) @Kai
– Thomas
9 hours ago
add a comment |
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Size is far from everything, the Discovery was originally built as a science vessel around the spore drive and making that spinny saucer bit probably added a lot to the size. Then of course we have the Defiant which strips out almost all the science stuff along with penthouse sized quarters, holodecks and all that other stuff to pack so much power into a warship that it almost literally cannot contain it.
– IG_42
14 hours ago
The Constitution itself is also a science vessel (deep space science) @IG_42
– Thomas
13 hours ago
memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Crossfield_class
– Kai
12 hours ago
Doesnt say a lot about how strongly armed,... it really is sadly (came across it already before I made the question) @Kai
– Thomas
9 hours ago