MAIN
BRIDGE
General Overview:
Primary operational control of the Aggressor Class is provided by the
Main Bridge, located just under the topmost area of the saucer section.
The
Main Bridge directly supervises all primary mission operations and
coordinates all departmental activities.
Layout: Due to the profile of
missions the Aggressor Class typically undertakes, the bridge aboard
this class of ship is designed for free range and ‘strategy tank’ style
management. Much of what the ship does is interrelated to a significant
amount, and allowing the ship’s top officers to interact freely in a work
environment helps the missions to operate at peak efficiency as a opposed to
ships that operate ‘under sail’.
The ship’s
commanding and executive officers have chairs at the very center of the
circular bridge in a submerged location. In this manner, the bridge helps
the idea that there is ‘work’ being done and the command staff are an
integral part of it, rather than the overseers.
The
captain’s chair is starboard side, and the executive officer’s is on the
portside. Between them is a console built into the structure that provides a
place for information dissemination, as well as operational command of the
starship. On either side of the command and executive officer’s chairs, are
smooth benches, an architectural element that can be used when necessary by
extra officers on the bridge, as well as visitors and other personnel by the
permission of the command staff.
Directly
ahead of the command area and down into a further sunken area, is the Conn.
This split console is just forward of the viewscreen and houses enough space
to be used in the traditional Conn/Operations arrangement where necessary.
Under most conditions, the entire console is used for Helm/Navigation and
Operations is managed by one of the other stations.
