Antidean transport ships have one and a half command sections due to their species’ long history with space travel.
Antideans know that they will be spacefarers for thousands more years, so they have contingencies for every outcome in all their vessels. This makes the ships a little blobby-looking, and they’re reportedly maze-like on the interior, but they beautifully. They have two warp cores in their warp-capable ships, their impulse power is very reliable, and each Antidean transport ship has a set of rocket thrusters for emergency use, as well as unparalleled life-support including suspension chambers for the ill or amphibious / water-dwelling species. Antidean transport ships can travel across a tenth of a quadrant before needing to stop and restock. The half-command section is for disguise, so that if a hostile enemy decides to open fire they will hopefully blow out the weak false command station. They then mask all their life signs, cut their engines, and float hoping that no one will bother scavenging them but preparing for hand-to-hand combat if they’re boarded.
An amazing species. It’s fascinating to meet so nomadic peoples aboard DS9.
