Earth Alliance Oracle Class Scout

Name: Oracle
Craft: Earth Alliance Oracle Class Scout
Type: scout cruiser
Scale: capital
Length: 669 meters
Skill: capital ship pilot
Crew: 50; Skeleton: 6/+10
Passengers: 10
Cargo Capacity: 18 metric tons
Consumables: 6 weeks
Hyperdrive: x8
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 2D+2
Space: 9
Hull: 2D+1
Sensors

• Passive: 28 / 0D+2
• Scan: 56 / 1D+2
• Search: 84 / 2D+2
• Focus: 3 / 3D+1

Weapons

• Twin Linked Medium Laser Cannon

Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-15/35/75
Rate of fire: 1
Damage: 6D

• Standard Missile System

Fire Arc: turret
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 2-12/30/60
Rate of fire: 1
Damage: 8D+1

• 8 Particle Beams

Fire Arc: 2 forward, 2 port, 2 starboard, 2 aft
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Rate of fire: 1
Damage: 4D

• 2 Mark II Interceptors

Fire Arc: 1 forward, 1 aft
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Rate of fire: 1
Damage:

• Offensive: 1D
• Intercept: 5D

Miscellaneous:

• Artificial Gravity: No
• Crew: 50

• Officers: 1
• Pilots: 8
• Sensor Operators: 17
• Crewmen: 23

• Average Crew Experience Level: Earth Force Line

• Astrogation: 5D+1
• Capital Ship Gunnery: 6D+1
• Capital Ship Piloting: 5D+1
• Communications: 5D+1
• Sensors: 5D+1
• Starship Gunnery: 6D+1

• Stealth: 11 (Base Difficulty to Detect Ship)
• Hull: 2D+1

• Strength: 1D+2
• Armor: 0D+2

• Fusion Engine
• Jump Point Generator

Ship Complement:

• Light Shuttles: 2

Description: The Oracle, Earth’s original hyperspace exploration ship, was developed after the arrival of the Centauri. Based on a new hull constructed specifically for the purpose of interstellar travel, it was the most capable vessel of its day. The first Oracles were corporate ventures that braved hyperspace to locate nearby systems for colonization and survey missions that would reap huge dividends in the decades to come – seven of which were owned by the mega corporation Interplanetary Expeditions. If there had been no Oracles, there would be no Proxima, or Orion, or Deneb, or any of the other extra-solar colonies. Only those few who left to form the Belt Alliance would have amounted to a colonial investiture. Earth would have likely been little more than yet another member of the League of Non-Aligned Worlds.

Since the time that the original Oracles sailed the stars, great leaps have been made in Earth Force sensor and scanning technologies. It did not take long for the Oracles to be converted for use as electronic support platforms in a fleet environment. The Oracle bears a particular resemblance to the later Hyperion, as they were designed by the same design company, and many of the systems employed on the scout were later used for the Hyperion.

In 2262, the Oracle had mostly been replaced by the even higher technology of the Delphi-class scout. Rather than decommissioning the old standbys, Earth Force uses them for smaller engagements and patrolling home space – where the slightly less advanced cruiser can still make a great difference.

Source:

• Babylon 5: Ships of the Galaxy (page 19)
• thedemonapostle