Bridge Comparisons - AHL vs Element

[pzmcgwire]

The Azhanti High Lightning (AHL) class cruiser is built at TL14 on a 60,000 ton hull and the Element class cruiser is a TL15 75,000 ton ship, depending on pod configuration. Star Trek's Enterprise is up to 190,000 tons, but all three ships have about 400 crew.

In looking at the deckplans of the Bridges, the Element class seems less spacious with poorer ergonomics in a longer, narrower bridge. Is there a reason for the difference between a TL15 bridge and a TL14 bridge, since on the Element, the Command seat can't easily see many of the stations unlike on the AHL or the starship Enterprise.

The below plans are at 15mm scale (1.5m per square) for the Enterprise and AHL and my attempt to scale the Element main bridge to 15mm. Not exactly sure what all the stuff is on the Element deck plan but there seem some hardware columns in the way. Those can't all be tactical display tables.

(From Left to Right) Bridges from Star Trek's Enterprise, Azhanti High Lightning, Element (sorry for the poor resolution for the Element but 1:300 scale doesn't expand easily)

 

[Condottiere]

In theory, they all have the same sixty tonne bridge.

And, if Airbus built them, they have the same layout.

 

[whartung]

I like how the command chair and bridge orientation of the AHL is off axis like the Enterprise is.

 

[pzmcgwire]

I like how the command chair and bridge orientation of the AHL is off axis like the Enterprise is.

It's good feng shui, which the Element may not have if that center command chair on its main bridge has its back to the main entrance!