Borg Assault Cube MK I

This core cube is the offensive counterpart to the shield cube series. It will serve as the core for a line of offensive oriented Borg vessels to be built around, just as my defensive series was built around the shield cube core.

I had a lot of fun designing this one, trying to get as much fire power out of the space available as was possible. I did hit a fairly large issue however, after finishing the reactors and encasing the weapon systems in shield blocks - I realised the sheer amount of energy such a massive array of AMC's drain. I was only reaching about 50% of the energy generation needed to sustain full fire from the core's AMC's.

Stats;

Mass: 6,876.8 (Blocks: 68,768)
Dimensions: L: 41m, H: 41m, W: 41m
Power: 500,523.4 (505,663.5 e/sec)
Thrust: 13,592.7
Turning Speed: 1.1 on all axis
Shields: 987,253 (23,132 s/sec)
AMC Array: 106,110.4 DPS (Unable to run at 100% firing rate with current reactor set up)
F&F Missile Battery: 1,186 Damage, 20.7 explosive radius, 16.9 reload time
Price: 30,858,100

The Assault Cube series is approximately 25% larger than it's defensive counterpart, accounting for the large discrepancy in stats. The Mark II version of the shield core series will be scaled up to meet this larger size, as this will be the standard for core vessels going forward.

Needless to say, the Mark II version will undergo a significant redesign in terms of reactor sizes, placement, and general power optimisation. Expect the Mark II to have significantly less defensive capabilities and a far larger power output, for now, the core performs well enough to be used in the Mark I assault series with some extra reactor's built into the space between the inner and outer hulls of the assault ships currently planned.

Be aware that this vessel is designed as a core, like the shield cube, based on weaponry, for a series of assault ships to be literally built around - aesthetics aren't a factor in these cases.

Please remember most importantly, that this fleet I'm creating is for my own personal interpretation of a Borg Collective, and not meant to be 100% canon to the Star Trek series/movies in terms of looks, ship functionality and size - though I will aim to be accurate enough for them to be unmistakably Borg.

Thanks for reading my wall of text as always! ^^ Have some pictures!


The basic wire-frame takes shape, with the massive array of AMC's set up within.


Shield blocks filling the spare spare between the main weapons system, and a large F&F missile battery installed at their center.


The 9^9 reactors and power tanks set up using two planes of symmetry to speed up the build. It wasn't until later I realised the reactors needed to be bigger by several orders of magnitude to sustain full fire from the massive AMC system.


Completed Assault Cube MK I all cubed up.