Earth Alliance Olympus Class Corvette: Difference between revisions

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The Olympus, first seen in early 2200 as a replacement for the smaller Laertes-class, served well for several decades until the Dilgar War, when logistical problems began to surface. The Alliance required an immense supply train into League territory, but keeping ammunition supplies available for both railguns and missile systems became a difficult challenge even with the Cotten Tenders and freighter support. It was an expensive, unwieldy and difficult ship to manage – but it was reliably so.

Olympus Corvettes were extremely uncomfortable vessels, not really suitable for long patrols or border defense due to unhappy crews and constant internal squabbles. In peacetime, they were generally treated as small monitors and left to guard bases or colonies just to give them somewhere to ‘stretch their legs’ when eventually necessary. In the aftermath of the Earth-Minbari War, many among EarthForce believed the Olympus was obsolete and needed to be replaced. It did not take long for the increased funding and shipbuilding influences to come up with a newer, less ammunition-hungry version which became much more popular among the navy.

Olympus Corvette
Olympus Gunship

Source:
The Babylon 5 Project: Olympus class corvette
Babylon 5: Ships of the Galaxy (pages 15-16)
thedemonapostle

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-[[File:Earth Alliance Olympus class ships1.jpg|thumb|500px|right]]
+<p style="text-align: center;">
+The Olympus, first seen in early 2200 as a replacement for the smaller Laertes-class, served well for several decades until the Dilgar War, when logistical problems began to surface. The Alliance required an immense supply train into League territory, but keeping ammunition supplies available for both railguns and missile systems became a difficult challenge even with the Cotten Tenders and freighter support. It was an expensive, unwieldy and difficult ship to manage – but it was reliably so.<br /><br />
-=='''Olympus Corvette'''==
+Olympus Corvettes were extremely uncomfortable vessels, not really suitable for long patrols or border defense due to unhappy crews and constant internal squabbles. In peacetime, they were generally treated as small monitors and left to guard bases or colonies just to give them somewhere to ‘stretch their legs’ when eventually necessary. In the aftermath of the Earth-Minbari War, many among EarthForce believed the Olympus was obsolete and needed to be replaced. It did not take long for the increased funding and shipbuilding influences to come up with a newer, less ammunition-hungry version which became much more popular among the navy.<br /><br />
-[[File:Earth Alliance Olympus class ships2.jpg|thumb|500px|right]]
+[[Earth Alliance Olympus Corvette|Olympus Corvette]]<br />
-'''Craft''': Earth Alliance Olympus Corvette<br />'''Type''': corvette<br />'''Scale''': capital<br />'''Length''': 444.25 meters<br />'''Skill''': capital ship pilot<br />'''Crew''': 103<br />'''Crew Skill''': Astrogation: 5D; Capital Ship Pilot: 5D; Communications: 5D; Sensors: 5D; Starship Gunnery: 3D+1; Planetary Systems: 5D; Tactics: 5D; Command: 5D<br />'''Passengers''': 40<br />'''Cargo Capacity''': 12.5 metric tons<br />'''Consumables''': 10 months<br />'''Nav Computer''': yes<br />'''Maneuverability''': 1D+1<br />'''Space''': 8<br />'''Hull''': 4D+1<br />'''Sensors'''
+[[Earth Alliance Olympus Gunship|Olympus Gunship]]<br /><br />
-*Passive: 30/1D
+'''Source''':<br />
-*Scan: 60/2D
+[http://babylon5.wikia.com/wiki/Olympus_class_corvette The Babylon 5 Project: Olympus class corvette]<br />
-*Search: 90/3D
+Babylon 5: Ships of the Galaxy (pages 15-16)<br />
-*Focus: 3/4D
+thedemonapostle
-'''Craft Carried''': 2 Light Shuttles<br />'''Weapons'''
+</p>
-*'''6 Twin Linked Medium Pulse Cannons'''
-: Fire Arc: 2 fore, 2 port, 2 starboard<br />Crew: 2<br />Scale: starfighter<br />Skill: starship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 3D<br />Space Range: 1-8/15/25<br />Damage:
-:*Single: 5D
-:*Partial Burst: 5D+2 (Fire Control 2D)
-:*Full Burst: 6D+1 (Fire Control 1D)
-*'''2 Standard Missile Systems'''
-: Fire Arc: forward<br />Crew: 2<br />Scale: starfighter<br />Skill: starship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 3D<br />Space Range: 2-12/30/60<br />Damage: 8D+1
-*'''4 Mark I Interceptors'''
-: Fire Arc: 1 forward, 1 port, 1 starboard, 1 aft<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: starfighter<br />Skill: starship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 3D<br />Space Range: 1/3/7<br />Damage:
-:*Intercept: 1D
-:*Offense: 3D+1
-*'''Railgun'''
-: Fire Arc: turret<br />Crew: 2<br />Scale: starfighter<br />Skill: starship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 3D<br />Space Range: 1-12/24/36<br />Damage: 8D
-=='''Olympus Gunship'''==
-[[File:Earth Alliance Olympus class ships3.jpg|thumb|500px|right]]
-'''Craft''': Earth Alliance Olympus Gunship<br />'''Type''': gunship<br />'''Scale''': capital<br />'''Length''': 444.25 meters<br />'''Skill''': capital ship pilot<br />'''Crew''': 103<br />'''Crew Skill''': Astrogation: 5D; Capital Ship Pilot: 5D; Communications: 5D; Sensors: 5D; Starship Gunnery: 3D+1; Planetary Systems: 5D; Tactics: 5D; Command: 5D<br />'''Passengers''': 40<br />'''Cargo Capacity''': 12.5 metric tons<br />'''Consumables''': 10 months<br />'''Nav Computer''': yes<br />'''Maneuverability''': 0D+2<br />'''Space''': 6<br />'''Hull''': 3D+2<br />'''Sensors'''
-*Passive: 40/1D+1
-*Scan: 80/2D+1
-*Search: 120/3D+1
-*Focus: 4/4D+1
-'''Craft Carried''': 2 Light Shuttles<br />'''Weapons'''
-*'''2 Medium Laser Cannons'''
-: Fire Arc: forward<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: starfighter<br />Skill: starship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 3D<br />Space Range: 1-10/19/38<br />Damage: 6D+1
-*'''6 Particle Beams'''
-: Fire Arc: 2 forward, 2 port, 2 starboard<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: starfighter<br />Skill: starship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 3D<br />Space Range: 1-8/15/25<br />Damage: 2D
-*'''4 Mark I Interceptors'''
-: Fire Arc: 1 forward, 1 port, 1 starboard, 1 aft<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: starfighter<br />Skill: starship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 3D<br />Space Range: 1/3/7<br />Damage:
-:*Intercept: 1D
-:*Offense: 3D+1
-=='''Description'''==
-The Olympus, first seen in early 2200 as a replacement for the smaller Laertes-class, served well for several decades until the Dilgar War, when logistical problems began to surface. The Alliance required an immense supply train into League territory, but keeping ammunition supplies available for both railguns and missile systems became a difficult challenge even with the Cotten Tenders and freighter support. It was an expensive, unwieldy and difficult ship to manage – but it was reliably so.
-Olympus Corvettes were extremely uncomfortable vessels, not really suitable for long patrols or border defense due to unhappy crews and constant internal squabbles. In peacetime, they were generally treated as small monitors and left to guard bases or colonies just to give them somewhere to ‘stretch their legs’ when eventually necessary. In the aftermath of the Earth-Minbari War, many among EarthForce believed the Olympus was obsolete and needed to be replaced. It did not take long for the increased funding and shipbuilding influences to come up with a newer, less ammunition-hungry version which became much more popular amongst the navy.
-=='''Source'''==
-Babylon 5: Ships of the Galaxy (page 16); thedemonapostle