Battle Bridge

Battle Bridge

A second major facility for starship operational control is the Battle Bridge. This facility, located in the Secondary Module, Deck 5 at the top of the Battle Section, serves as a command and control center for tactical operations during Separated Flight Mode.

The Battle Bridge incorporates the standard Conn and Ops panels for starflight operations, but includes enhanced tactical analysis and weapons control stations, as well as communications and engineering. As with other control facilities, software-definable workstations permit consoles to be reconfigured as necessary to handle specific situations.

In addition to its tactical role, the Battle Bridge is capable of serving as an auxiliary control center as a backup to the Main Bridge. The Battle Bridge computer subprocessors are able to control all major ship's systems, even in the event of total Main Bridge incapacity and partial main computer core failure.

The Battle Bridge is directly accessible from the Main Bridge by means of a dedicated emergency turbo-elevator shaft. Access is also possible by means of the regular turbolift system through a corridor on Deck 5.