Command bridge of the IUSP/USOC-Ships
Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2023 11:17 am
Here's an interior view of the command bridge of my IUSP faction ships. The bridge shown here is for cruisers and larger vessels, but the only difference from the bridges on corvettes, frigates, and destroyers is its size. The bridge on larger ships spans two floors, occupying the two uppermost floors of the four-floor command tower.
The upper picture shows the actual bridge of the ship, located on the third floor, which is officially referred to as the "astrogation bridge." This is where the ship's commander is stationed, controlling the ship's movements and monitoring all operations onboard, except for the hangars.
The picture below shows the fourth-floor bridge, officially known as the "flag bridge." Its specific use varies depending on the ship's purpose. On vessels with carrier capacity (all ship classes except for Hammond-class battleships), the main flight control center for all fighter squadrons on board and the main hangar control are located here. On ships serving as flagships for a flight, squadron, wing, or space command (the numbered fleets of the IUSP), which includes almost all carriers and battleships and a large number of cruisers, the respective "fleet staff" is also located here.
However, on all ships with a large command tower, this bridge serves as a secondary bridge in the event of astrogation bridge failure or when additional capacity is needed.
Oh, one more thing. The spherical objects are supposed to be holographic screens. The rings show the axes of the 3 dimensions. The rest is supposed to be a stylised map of a just scanned continent. Unfortunately, Raylectron crashed every time I tried to define the map as a light source. No matter if I had already defined the rings as a light source or not. So it can't necessarily be because there were too many artificial light sources.
The upper picture shows the actual bridge of the ship, located on the third floor, which is officially referred to as the "astrogation bridge." This is where the ship's commander is stationed, controlling the ship's movements and monitoring all operations onboard, except for the hangars.
The picture below shows the fourth-floor bridge, officially known as the "flag bridge." Its specific use varies depending on the ship's purpose. On vessels with carrier capacity (all ship classes except for Hammond-class battleships), the main flight control center for all fighter squadrons on board and the main hangar control are located here. On ships serving as flagships for a flight, squadron, wing, or space command (the numbered fleets of the IUSP), which includes almost all carriers and battleships and a large number of cruisers, the respective "fleet staff" is also located here.
However, on all ships with a large command tower, this bridge serves as a secondary bridge in the event of astrogation bridge failure or when additional capacity is needed.
Oh, one more thing. The spherical objects are supposed to be holographic screens. The rings show the axes of the 3 dimensions. The rest is supposed to be a stylised map of a just scanned continent. Unfortunately, Raylectron crashed every time I tried to define the map as a light source. No matter if I had already defined the rings as a light source or not. So it can't necessarily be because there were too many artificial light sources.