Olympus
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| Olympus | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Type | Recharge Station |
| Tech Base | Star League |
| Cost | Unknown |
| Introduced | 2663[1] |
| Technical specifications | |
| 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 8 x LRM-20 4 x AC/20 8 x SRM-6 8 x Large Laser 20 x Medium Laser 24 x Small Laser |
| Armor | Fore 100 Fore-Sides 100 Aft-Sides 100 Aft 100 |
| Structural Integrity | 1 |
| Docking Collars | 4 |
| Crew/Passengers | 46 officers 263 enlisted/not-rated 126 1st-class passengers |
| Grav Decks | 1 x 1230 meters diameter 1 x 150 meters diameter |
| Escape Pods/Life Boats | 50/15 |
| Heat Sinks | 200 |
| BV (1.0) | 11,066[1][2] |
| BV (2.0) | Unknown |
Contents
Description
Many jump points in important star systems are home to so-called Recharge Stations, 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 DropShips 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 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.[3][2] 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 gravdecks 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.[3][2]
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.[3][2]
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 fighters 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.[3][2]
Repair Facilities
Pressurized Repair Bay - 50,000 ton capacity (2)
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
- Alyina zenith recharge station: in the Clan Jade Falcon. Still operative in 3060.[4]
- Arcturus system, in the Lyran Commonwealth space, had a zenith recharge station, still operative in the 3142, taken intact by Clan Jade Falcon forces.[6]
- Blue Star (system) Nadir recharge station, mentioned by a anonymous ship captain, apparently a Blakist.[7]
- Coventry nadir recharge station, still operative in 3058, used by the Jade Falcons during the Battle of Coventry.[citation needed]
- Delacruz system, in the Draconis Combine space, had both zenith and nadir recharge station, The first, named "Admiral Hourusho Kensii", still operative in the 3039, was scuttled by his Combine defenders during the War of 3039 and destroyed.[8]
- Grand Base zenith recharge station: in the Capellan Confederation. Taken by Andurien marines during the Andurien Wars.[11]
- Great X system, in the Lyran Commonwealth space, had a recharge station, still operative in the 3055.[13]
- Harrow's Sun system, in the Federated Suns space, had a recharge station, still operative in the 3139.[14]
- Kanzaka system, in the Draconis Combine space, had a nadir recharge station, still operative in the 3067, but destroyed total or partially due to a scuttling of Draconis forces, destroying the Clan Snow Raven Warship White Cloud.[15]
- Kessel system, in the Draconis Combine space, had a zenith recharge station, "Simla Station", still operative in the 3039, taken intact by Davion troops during the War of 3039.[16]
- Kittery zenith recharge station, still operative in 3059.[citation needed]
- 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.[17]
- Marlowe system, in the Federated Suns space, had a zenith recharge station, still operative in the 3139.[18]
- Mica Majority recharge station: in the Periphery. Is unknown if was of Olympus class.[19]
- Milnerton system, in the Free Worlds League space, had a nadir recharge station, still operative in the 3137.[20]
- 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.[citation needed]
- New Home station: Recharge station in the nadir jump point, located in New Home, in Chaos March. Still operative in 3058.[21]
- Procyon system, in the Chaos March space, had a zenith recharge station, still operative in the 3057.[23]
- Rest Stop system, in the Deep Periphery, had no habitable planets, but a nadir recharge station, a rest and recharge place, still operative in the Dark Age.[24]
- Shimoseki recharge station, in the Draconis Combine space had a recharge station, still operative in 3058.[28]
- 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.[29]
- 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. [30]
- Terra stations. The system had two stations, named Versailles, in zenith point, and Brandenburg, in nadir jump point. They're still operative in 3058. [31]
- Thuban system, in the Lyran Commonwealth space, had a recharge station, still operative in the 3055.[32]
- Wapakoneta system, in the Federated Suns space, had a recharge station, still operative in the 3139.[33]
- Zhongshang system, in the Lyran Commonwealth space, had a nadir recharge station, still operative in the 3055.[34]
Named Stations
(See List of named Olympus-class Space Stations)
Station Gallery
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Olympus Recharge Station
Olympus cut-away
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 324
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, p. 178, "Olympus Space Station Profile"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Technical Readout: 3057, p. 202, "Olympus Space Station Profile"
- ↑ Natural selection p. 315
- ↑ Double Blind p. 75
- ↑ A Bonfire of World p. 177
- ↑ Jihad Conspiracies p. 50
- ↑ Historical War of 3039 p. 53
- ↑ Total Chaos, pp. 75-76 "SEED OF DISCONTENT"
- ↑ Double Blind p. 159
- ↑ Historical Brush Wars p. 53
- ↑ Double Blind p. 157
- ↑ Natural Selection p. 209+
- ↑ Redemption Rift p. 260
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates p. 65
- ↑ Historical War of 3039 p. 260
- ↑ Operation Excalibur p. 252-310
- ↑ Kill Zone Redemption Rift p. 260
- ↑ Battletech Field Manual periphery p. 109
- ↑ To ride the Chimaera p. 13
- ↑ Double Blind p. 49
- ↑ Dawn of the Jihad p. 85
- ↑ Chaos march Sourcebook p. 22
- ↑ Interestellar Expeditions: Interestellar players 3 p. 71
- ↑ Double Blind p. 157
- ↑ Interestellar Expeditions: Interestellar players 3 p. 25
- ↑ Double Blind p. 155
- ↑ Black Dragon p. 121
- ↑ The Killing Fields p. 134
- ↑ Blood of the Isle, p. 161
- ↑ The Fall of Terra, p. 57
- ↑ Natural Selection p. 195
- ↑ Kill Zone Redemption Rift p. 260
- ↑ Natural Selection p. 148
5. Blood of the Isle, page 161.