I don't know about their fire arc (although their spheroid shape suggests that they are capable of off-axis fire). They are point (as opposed to strip) phaser emitters, partly protruding from the hull.
The small balls on the saucer (top and bottom) as well as the secondary hull aren't turrets, per se. I'm not sure, but I think Vympel might be mixing up his terminology. The beam arrays cover such a large arc that its much harder to shut the entire array down.
They don't need a mechnical strearing system. The beam arrays look to be able to direct their beam far mroe accuratly and easier then a turret. I've lost count of the times we've heard one of the Starfleet ship Capitans say 'target their weapons and fire' and a few seconds later, reports of their weapons being disabled. Why? Turrets are easy point targets to hit with phaser fire. Would this make the Nebula a better warship? Adding six turrets on top of the saucer and underneath, one turret placed 80 meters to the right of the bridge and one to the left and one 60 meters in front, and underneath placed in the same pattern. Now imagine the old Nebula, slowly being phased out of service. Imagine turrets from battleships in the real navies of today, and imagine a possible Trek turret that rotates fast, capable to target from capital ships to fighters and fires twin pulse phasers. Dark Primus wrote:With the pulse phasers on the Defiant I'm wondering if it would be possible making phaser turrets, similar to the turrets used on the war version of Voyager.
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