Engineering Seminar 
Stardate 10509.25 1200 
Conference Room #Engineering 
Hosted By: Lt Kell Former CEO of the USS Dublin
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LtJG_Jonathan_Rome says:
::takes a seat and brings up his PADD, and motions for Andrews to sit next to him::

CNS_Ens_Andrews says:
::sits next to him and takes out her PADD::

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
:: The large Cardassian an a Starfleet uniform walks to the from of the stage :: All: Very good of you to join me

LtJG_Jonathan_Rome says:
Lt_Kell: I look forward to hear what you have to say Lieutenant. ::stands up and extends his hand:: I'm the Cherokee's CEO.

CNS_Ens_Andrews says:
::shifts forward to better pay attention

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
:: shakes Rome's hand:: Rome: The pleasure will be all mine, I am Pirak Kell formerly of the USS Dublin now teaching at the academy

LtJG_Jonathan_Rome says:
Lt_Kell: How did you ever muster the strength to leave Engineering? ::grins::

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
Rome: Actually I found the decision easier than you might think.  My wife and unborn child served on my ship and were killed in the line of duty.  After that space travel did not seem so appealing

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
McDonald: Please commander have a seat and join us

LtJG_Jonathan_Rome says:
::nods gravely:: Lt_Kell: I'm sorry to hear that Lieutenant. I really am.

CNS_Ens_Andrews says:
::looks sympathetic from her seat::

Cmdr_McDonald says:
CEO: Thank you Mr. Kell :: sits down ::

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
:: looks at the people gathered :: All : I see you are not all engineers.

LtJG_Jonathan_Rome says:
::pats him on the shoulder:: Lt_Kell: I look forward to the seminar. ::takes his seat again::

CNS_Ens_Andrews says:
::realizes her blue uniform sticks out somewhat::

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
All: How many of you are aware of just what your ship is capable of ?

LtJG_Jonathan_Rome says:
::whispers to Andrews:: Andrews: Sometimes I should just not speak.

Capt_McKnight says:
::walks in and takes a back seat::

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
McKnight: Greeting captain nice of you to join us

Cmdr_McDonald says:
:: raises hand :: :: nods to McKnight at the back.

CNS_Ens_Andrews says:
::whispers to Rome:: Perhaps that wasn't your best move, no

Cmdr_McDonald says:
If you will excuse me a moment, I will be back shortly.

LtJG_Jonathan_Rome says:
::shakes his head::

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
McDonald: Yes commander

Capt_McKnight says:
Kell: Thank you

Capt_McKnight says:
::looks around and recognizes Rome and Andrew::

LtJG_Jonathan_Rome says:
::smiles at Captain McKnight::

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
All: Well it appears that the saying is true...engineers never put enough 'heads' on a station

Capt_McKnight says:
::smiles back and nods at Kell's sentence::

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
McKnight: What class of ship do you serve on sir

Capt_McKnight says:
Kell: I serve aboard the USS Perseus, a Nova Class Variant

Capt_McKnight says:
Kell: Before that I used to be an OPS officer and before that I was an EO

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
All: Ah yes a Nova class, that makes your phaser output about 6MW per emitter, what if I told you that it could be doubled?

Capt_McKnight says:
Kell: Really?

Capt_McKnight says:
::thinks that he should have also invited his CEO::

LtJG_Jonathan_Rome says:
::listens intently, a bit concerned because fiddling with phaser power is dangerous::

CNS_Ens_Andrews says:
::listens, because she know Falor will be interested in it::

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
McKnight: The hold back is phaser arrays are designed to be charged and dischaged it is this process that reduces power.  Shunting burst of power directly from one of you fusion reactors will double your power

Capt_McKnight says:
Kell: Interesting. ::takes out a PADD and writes notes::

CNS_Ens_Andrews says:
::takes notes to share later::

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
All: The phasers can also be used to target your torpedoes

Capt_McKnight says:
::continues to write down notes

Capt_McKnight says:
::notices that another officer entered the lecture::

CEO_Lt_McKnight says:
::walks into the lounge looking around for familiar people::

CEO_Lt_McKnight says:
::walks over to the captain:: Capt_McKnight: Nice to finally meet you sir!

LtJg_Burton says:
Kell: How is that possible?

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
CEO: Please Lieutenant join the group

Capt_McKnight says:
:: looks at Lieutenant:: McKnight: ::Whispers:: Nice to meet you too Lieutenant...?

CEO_Lt_McKnight says:
Lt_Kell: Ow....yea...right...sorry ::takes a seat next to the captain::

Capt_McKnight says:
Kell: when you say use the phasers to target your torpedoes. Are you saying you can use it as a guidance system?

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
Burton: Photon torpedoes target many different things depending on their base programming.  But things like shields interfere.  Programming them to seek your phasers they will target the point of impact because it will be the greatest dispersal of phaser power

LtJG_Jonathan_Rome says:
Lt_Kell: Excuse me, but from what I remember from my Tactical lessons. Having a photon torpedo hit the same mark as a phaser at the same moment has been used on many occasions.

Capt_McKnight says:
::nods and thinks back to his Academy days::

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
Rome: Very true but not with the augmented phasers we are speaking of.  The phasers should cause enough momentary weakening of the shields so that the yield of the torpedo is sent to the ship not the shields

LtJG_Jonathan_Rome says:
Lt_Kell: I see what you are getting at.

LtJG_Jonathan_Rome says:
Lt_Kell: With these augmented phasers, the targeted area could open a window in the shield grid, allowing the torpedo explosion to reach through.

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
All: Just as we layer our attacks with the fleet, the attacks per ship can be layered also

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
Rome: Exactly.

LtJG_Jonathan_Rome says:
::nods to the Lt and takes notes for later review::

Capt_McKnight says:
::nods and takes some more notes::

CNS_Ens_Andrews says:
::takes notes, knowing that Falor, and her CTO will be very interested in this::

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
All: Remember power will be your main concern.  Evacuating nonessential personnel to emergency areas and diverting power from the now empty crew areas will increase the available power

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
All: Power can be diverted from life sciences and stellar cartography also, you will not need them in a fight

Capt_McKnight says:
:: nods. Make a special note not to get life science mixed with life support::

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
All: Narrowing the beam of your tractor emitters makes them available to your CTO as a weapon also

Capt_McKnight says:
Kell: How?

Capt_McKnight says:
::ponders how a tractor beam can be used::

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
McKnight: Tractor beam emitter are designed for a wide path to pull a ship or repulse a ship.  Narrowing the beam and/or changing the polarity of one emitter makes an effective weapon.  Most ships can not be pulled and pushed on at the same time without structural failure.  Just a narrow beam will allow you to pull loose sections of hull

Capt_McKnight says:
Kell: Interesting. ::writes down notes onto the PADD::

CNS_Ens_Andrews says:
::writes this down as well::

CEO_Lt_McKnight says:
CEO_Lt_Kell: I have a question about the tractor beam, there is a certain theory I have that I would like to ask you about.

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
CEO: Please do

CEO_Lt_McKnight says:
CEO_Kell: What do you think about re-enforcing a ships structural integrity with a wide spread tractor beam?

Capt_McKnight says:
::ponders about that::

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
CEO: Too unstable and too power consuming, a better use of the power would be to augment your SFI fields  :: looks at the counselor:: Forgive me counselor, the Structural Integrity fields

CEO_Lt_McKnight says:
CEO_Kell: For example, a Galaxy class gets hit by a disruptor cannon at the middle, where the saucer section connects to the drive part. So, you have a Nebula class starship emitting a wide tractor beam to that section in order to keep it from falling apart.

CNS_Ens_Andrews says:
Kell: Thank you for clarifying, Lt.

LtJG_Jonathan_Rome says:
::smiles at Andrews::

CNS_Ens_Andrews says:
::returns the smile::

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
CEO: I am not a tactical officer, at least not in this military, but I would suggest using your ship to attack the source of the disruptor else it will just keep hitting the galaxy classes weak spot

CEO_Lt_McKnight says:
CEO: What about on smaller ships, like the defiant, if it's damaged and it's structural field is failing, would you not consider trying this option if you had nothing else?

Capt_McKnight says:
::thinks about the point McKnight made. It will provide a chance for people to escape::

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
CEO: Perhaps, remember a defiant class is a special case.  Their SFI is continually over taxed.  In the first trials of the Defiant class the engines ripped the SFI apart

CEO_Lt_McKnight says:
CEO: Yes, I was think about it like this. If you can use the Tractor beam to "drag" and "rip" things, you could use it to hold them together, like compress them. Something similar to explosion and implosion.

Capt_McKnight says:
McKnight: ::whispers:: Good point

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
Although: A miscalculation on the engineer's part and it will crush the already failing SFI and turn the crew in biologic  stew

CEO_Lt_McKnight says:
::nods to the captain::

CEO_Lt_McKnight says:
CEO: Thank you for the explanation Mr. Kell ::sits down feeling happy::

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
All: Well it appears I have answers for most concerns except keeping time from passing.  My time is over, I am afraid I must bring this to an end

Capt_McKnight says:
Kell: Thanks for an interesting lecture

Capt_McKnight says:
Kell: It gave me a lot of details to pass onto my CEO and CTO

LtJG_Jonathan_Rome says:
Kell: Thank you, I look forward to running some simulations.

CNS_Ens_Andrews says:
::nods to Lt Kell:: Kell: My CEO will enjoy this information.

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
All: It is my hope that what I have given you today keeps your ships and crews safe.  Nobody should lose crew or family :: looks saddened for a moment ::

Capt_McKnight says:
::looks at Kell::

Capt_McKnight says:
::wonders why he looks saddened::

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
:: regaining himself:: All: If any of you find anything you feel important please contact me, my recruits should learn this at the academy instead of in battle

LtJg_Burton says:
Kell: Thank you for another informative lecture, however I must be off to the operation lecture now. Thank you sir.

CEO_Lt_McKnight says:
::gets up from his chair::

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
Burton: Good day jg

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
:: starts collecting up his notes and padds ::

LtJG_Jonathan_Rome says:
::stands up and nods to the Lt::

LtJG_Jonathan_Rome says:
Kell: Thank you Mr. Kell.

CNS_Ens_Andrews says:
Kell: Thank you for your time sir.

LtJg_Burton says:
::Gathers his PADDs and exits the room::

Host CEO_Lt_Kell says:
CNS: A pleasure counselor

LtJG_Jonathan_Rome says:
::exits the room::

Capt_McKnight says:
::gets up from his seat::

CNS_Ens_Andrews says:
::exits::

Capt_McKnight says:
::nods to the CEO who sat next to him::

CEO_Lt_McKnight says:
::nods back and heads for the exit::

Capt_McKnight says:
::gets up and decides to head for the cafeteria::

Capt_McKnight says:
::leaves::