Editing Olympus

{{InfoBoxSpaceStation
| image = [[File:Olympus.jpg|250px]]
| Name = Olympus
| Manufacturer = Unknown
| Type = Recharge Station
| Tech Base = Star League
| Cost = Unknown
| Introduced = [[2663]]<ref name=AT2RSp324>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 324</ref>
| Mass = 1,000,000
| Length = 660 
| Width = 1,500
| Thrust = Unknown
| Fuel (tons) = 10,000
| Fuel (days) = 39,52
| LF battery = 8
| Armament = 8 x [[PPC]] <br> 8 x [[LRM-20]] <br> 4 x [[AC/20]] <br> 8 x [[SRM-6]] <br> 8 x [[Large Laser]] <br> 20 x [[Medium Laser]] <br> 24 x [[Small Laser]]
| Armor = Fore 100 <br> Fore-Sides 100 <br> Aft-Sides 100 <br> Aft 100
| Structural Integrity = 1
| Docking Collars = 4
| Crew/Passengers = 46 officers <br> 263 enlisted/not-rated <br> 126 1st-class passengers
| Grav Decks = 1 x 1230 meters diameter <br> 1 x 150 meters diameter
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 50/15
| Heat Sinks = 200
| BV (1.0) = 11,066<ref name=AT2RSp324/><ref name=TRO3057R>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 178, "Olympus Space Station Profile"</ref>
| BV (2.0) = Unknown
}}

==Description==
Many jump points in important star systems are home to so-called [[Recharge Station]]s, of which the '''''Olympus''''' is the most well-known. Those stations feature huge solar sails and can store vast amounts of energy, which they can transfer to waiting [[JumpShips]] by cable connection or by emission of microwaves, significantly shortening the recharge time due to concentrated energy flow. Apart from that, recharge stations also function as cargo stations and fuel bunkers for [[DropShip]]s and many of them form the core of orbital sensor and defense systems. Recharge stations are rarely subjected to a direct assault, because even during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] they were deemed too valuable to be damaged. They have been, however, targeted by black-ops attacks in order to take out the sensor network they control, prior to a planetary assault.<ref name=TRO3057>''Technical Readout: 3057'', p. 202, "Olympus Space Station Profile"</ref><ref name=TRO3057R/>
In times of Star League there'd been hundreds of Olympus, one apiece for the zenith and nadir jump points of every important system in the Inner Sphere, and the majority of the less important systems as well. But between the sabotage to his sensors, the age and mechanical failure or human error, few have survived.

Weighing in at about 1 million tons and having a 1,500 meter diameter sail, the ''Olympus'' features eight batteries, each one capable of recharging one [[JumpShip]] at a time. The most interesting feature is perhaps the inclusion of two repair docks able to cope with ships up to 50,000 tons and a single, large dock for ships weighing up to 150,000 tons. These repair facilities are almost constantly occupied due to their popularity and acquiring a place can require booking six months in advance. The two [[gravdeck]]s are quite unique: one is "small", with a diameter of 150 meters, which holds the command section of the ''Olympus'', while the other is the largest gravdeck known to exist with a diameter of 1,230 meters. The largest gravdeck holds all passenger and staff facilities, and makes duty aboard the station relatively pleasant.<ref name=TRO3057/><ref name=TRO3057R/>

==Weapons and Equipment==
The armament of the ''Olympus'' is geared towards anti-fighter defense. Each firing arc boosts the same configuration, erasing any blind spots in its defense. [[PPC]]'s, [[LRM-20]]'s, and [[Autocannon/20]]'s provide each arc's main firepower, supplemented by lasers and short-range missile systems. The armor is somewhat weak, but as recharge stations are rarely the subject of a massed assault, it is deemed enough to protect the ''Olympus''.<ref name=TRO3057/><ref name=TRO3057R/>

==Cargo==
The ''Olympus'' has a huge cargo bay with a capacity of 139,093 tons, accessible by 12 doors. It also can support six [[Small Craft]] as well as six [[aerospace fighter]]s and sports four docking collars, making it a vital center for any incoming cargo ships. Apart from the crew, the ''Olympus'' also has quarters for 126 passengers and sufficient rescue equipment, in case of an emergency.<ref name=TRO3057/><ref name=TRO3057R/>

==Repair Facilities==
Pressurized Repair Bay - 50,000 ton capacity (2) <br> 
Pressurized Repair Bay - 150,000 ton capacity (1)

==Variants==
No official variants seem to exist, but any of the many stations in existence have been customized over the years of their existence.

==Known stations==

* [[Andurien]] zenith recharge station, still operative in 3058.<ref name=ACtA04>''Double Blind'' p. 75</ref>

* [[Blue Star (system)]] Nadir recharge station, mentioned by a anonymous ship captain, apparently a Blakist.<ref>''Jihad Conspiracies'' p. 50</ref> 

* [[Coventry]] nadir recharge station, still operative in 3058, used by the Jade Falcons during the [[Battle of Coventry]].{{cn}}

* [[Gambilon]] nadir recharge station, still operative in 3069.<ref name=TCp75>''Total Chaos'', pp. 75-76 "SEED OF DISCONTENT"</ref>

* [[Gatchina]] zenith recharge station, still operative in 3058.<ref name=ACtA5>''Double Blind'' p. 159</ref>

* [[Grand Base]] zenith recharge station: in the [[Capellan Confederation]]. Taken by [[Andurien]] marines during the [[Andurien Wars]].<ref>''Historical Brush Wars'' p. 53</ref> 

* [[Granera]] zenith recharge station, still operative in 3058.<ref name=ACtA6>''Double Blind'' p. 157</ref>

* [[Kittery]] zenith recharge station, still operative in 3059.{{cn}} 

* [[Hesperus II]] station: Assaulted and captured in 3057 by a mercenary team lead by [[Grayson Carlyle]], as part of the Lyran offensive against the [[Free Star Republic]].<ref name=ACtA07>''Operation Excalibur'' p. 252-310</ref>

* [[Mica Majority]] recharge station: in the Periphery. Is unknown if was of Olympus class.<ref>''Battletech Field Manual periphery'' p. 109</ref>

* [[Nashuar]], in the [[St. Ives Compact]] had both zenith and nadir recharge station, still operatives in 3062, and used by the Capellan forces during the [[Capellan-St. Ives War]].{{cn}}

* [[New Home]] station: Recharge station in the nadir jump point, located in New Home, in [[Chaos March]]. Still operative in 3058.<ref name=ACtA08>''Double Blind'' p. 49</ref>

* [[Romita]] zenith recharge station, still operative in 3058.<ref name=ACtA09>''Double Blind'' p. 157</ref>

* [[Ryerson]] recharge station, still operative in 3058.<ref name=ACtA10>''Double Blind'' p. 155</ref>

* [[Shimoseki]] recharge station, in the [[Draconis Combine]] space had a recharge station, still operative in 3058.<ref>''Black Dragon'' p. 121</ref> 

* [[St. Loris]] zenith recharge station, in the [[St. Ives Compact]], still operative in 3062 and used by the Capellan forces during the [[Capellan-St. Ives War]].<ref name=ACtA011>''The Killing Fields'' p. 134</ref>

* [[Gondola Station]], in Zenith Jump point of [[Skye]] system, was still operative in 3134 until it was attacked and almost destroyed by a warship of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] during his final attack on Skye in 3134. <ref name=BotIp15>''Blood of the Isle'', p. 161</ref>

* [[Terra]] stations. The system had two stations, named Versailles, in zenith point, and Brandenburg, in nadir jump point. They're still operative in 3058. <ref name=TCp12>''The Fall of Terra'', p. 57</ref>

==Named Stations==
(See [[:Category:Individual Olympus-class Space Stations|List of named Olympus-class Space Stations]])

==Station Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Olympos.png|''Olympus'' Recharge Station
Image:Color-jumpship.png| ''Olympus'' cut-away 
</gallery>

==References==
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[[5]].   [[Blood of the Isle]], page 161.

==Bibliography==
* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
* ''[[Blood of the Isle]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 ]]
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]

[[Category:Space Station classes|Olympus]]