TO: Chief Engineer Pratt
FR: Commanding Officer
RE: Phaser Turret Modifications
Lieutenant, while I will always encourage members of my crew to take initiative on matters, and to pursue their own career advancement. , I'm going to have to ask you to forward this request to the Starfleet Advanced Design Bureau. For several reasons.
*The advent of the Collminated Phaser array has made the 360 degree turret design, such as the type eight phasers found on the Excelsior and Constitution class obsolete.
*From my conversation with the XO about this, he made it seem as if you wished to apply this application towards the Type XII Pulse Cannons mounted on the ship. This would require an overall redesign of the ships primary hull, or even an overall redesign of the ship itself. These are not alterations that can be made to the existing space frame without substantial time in a spacedock. Personally I have no desire to turn this ship around.
*Still, the idea has merit. Feel free to look into it in your spare time, and make use of your personal holodeck time to look into it. I'm sure this would be something the Corps of Engineers would be willing to look into for future starship designs.
Solan Vidar, Captain