Tour - Auxiliary (Battle) Bridge

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Summary

The battle bridge is an auxiliary control center located on Federation starships that acted as a supplemental control center to the bridge and main engineering. If necessary, a starship could be controlled from this room alone.

Additional Information

Location		Deck 08
Description		The auxiliary (battle) bridge is modular like the main bridge to keep in tune with changing technologies. A bridge module based on that of the Wright-class starship has been the latest design to be deployed for this purpose. Despite the compact size, it nonetheless accommodates the familiar engineering, tactical, science, and flight operations stations. Access to the battle bridge is provided by a double-wide open doorway located directly in the middle of the aft bulkhead. The port side of the battle bridge houses the Auxiliary Control I, Strategic Operations, and Engineering Stations while the starboard side features the Auxiliary Control II, Tactical, and Science stations. Because of its nearly exclusive role in hostile and combat environments, space was created for the installation of a secondary computer core designed specifically to manage the ship's tactical systems. Experimental holographic computer interface terminals which had already proven themselves aboard other vessels and elsewhere aboard the ship are replaced here with standard LCARS in order to increase combat processing efficiency. The center of the bridge features the lone Captain's chair on a raised platform with clear view of all the bridge stations as well as the main viewscreen. Separate control panels are located on either side of the command chair which allow the occupant access to virtually every system aboard the ship. Directly behind the command chair stands a large holographic Master Systems Display. This vertical imaging system is capable of displaying various mission relevant information in a variety of forms including tactical readouts and often serves as primary focus for "huddle session" style mission briefings. Between the command chair and the viewscreen is an integrated flight operations panel capable of performing the joint duties of those stations' larger counterparts on other Federation starships.