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Orion was a world that traded with the Twelve Colonies of Man.
Siress Belloby owns an old energizer from this world. Starbuck also has currency checks he held from this world (TOS: "The Magnificent Warriors").
When Starbuck is competing in a triad match with Ortega, Cassiopeia comments that Starbuck ends up looking like a "black and blue Orion hasher" after said matches, presumably a reference to an Orion dish (TOS: "Murder on the Rising Star").
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| Orion class battlestar | |||
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| Race: | Colonial | ||
| Type: | Military | ||
| FTL: | Yes | ||
| Propulsion: | * 4x main sublight engines * maneuvering engines. | ||
| Crew: | 150, minus pilot complement | ||
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| Role: | Battleship, carrier, planetary defense | ||
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| Armaments: | * 12x primary guns * ~32x missile CIWS * ~4x missile tubes | ||
| Defenses: | * Flak * DRADIS absorbent hull plating | ||
| Aircraft: | * Small Viper detachment * Small Raptor detachment | ||
| Aviation facilities: | * 1x flight deck * Viper launch tubes | ||
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The Orion class battlestar was first developed and deployed sometime before or during the First Cylon War. Also known as a "Pocket Battlestar" or "Half-Pint," the class appears to be among the smaller ships in the Colonial Fleet, dwarfed even by the Valkyrie type. It may be the smallest known battlestar class to see service.
Unlike bigger battlestars, the Orion class does not share the same layout and design principles. Instead, the class is built into one main, streamlined body.
The Orion class features very little in the way of creature comforts, and suffers from dark, cramped, wet, and humid conditions. Numerous exposed pipes line the halls and CIC, which leave little standing and sitting room, leaving many of the crew to work in tight spots.
At least one Orion class ship, Osiris, was outfitted with a unique reflective metallic hull which acts as an inhibitor to Cylon DRADIS, and can operate in "stealth mode" within detection range for a short period without being seen. However, as soon as the ship powered it weapons and launched its fighters, the ship immediately became visible to enemy scanners, with the corresponding DRADIS signatures giving away the ship's position. It is not known if this is a standard feature, or a special, one-off design.
The Orion class features four main sublight boosters, two of which are housed in separate cowlings off the aft upper section. The class also features RCS thrusters at key points along the fore and aft hulls. These sublight engines are further augmented with an FTL engine. The overall propulsion design, together with the small size of the Orion class ships, makes the class highly maneuverable, an important aspect of its defensive abilities.
Unlike larger battlestars, the Orion class is not intended to be used on extended duration missions without the aid of a corresponding battlestar group. The class features limited weapons, which restrict its ability to fight Cylon capital ships. The battlestar Osiris lasted only a few minutes in combat with a much larger basestar before taking critical damage.
Ships of this class are moderately armed, with at least thirty-two point defense batteries, twelve primary gun turrets, and multiple missile vertical launch systems, along with Raptors and the potential for a handful of Vipers. The Orion class ships are not normally outfitted with planes, and usually take on a compliment from other battlestars. Compared with a basestar, the potential Viper complement is outnumbered ten to one by Raiders.
The typical crew compliment of an Orion class ship is about 150, excluding Viper pilots on detachment from other battlestars.
| Name | Number | Status | Last Seen |
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| Osiris | 0913 (BSG 54) | Destroyed, Battle of Djerba, 42 BCH (58YR) | "Blood & Chrome" |
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| Orion | |||
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| Race: | Colonial | ||
| Type: | Military | ||
| FTL: | Yes | ||
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| Crew: | Unknown approx 2000 to 5000 (considering the number of crew on other battlestars) | ||
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| CO: | Commander Halsey (At time of loss) | ||
| XO: | Unkown | ||
| Role: | Capital battleship/carrier | ||
| Weapons: | Unkown | ||
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| Fate: | Destroyed over Caprica city at the Fall of the Twelve Colonies | ||
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Orion is a battlestar that explodes over Caprica City during the Fall of the Twelve Colonies (Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game).
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Orion is an Astral Queen-type civilian ship captained by Arvin Tyler, who owns the ship with his ex-wife, Sora Tyler. Orion undertakes missions of an illegal nature, such as smuggling and theft.
It is piloted by three modified Cylon Centurion Model 0005s, presumably with limited artificial intelligence, and contains at least one drop ship, called Sword.
The ship is crewed by the following people:
On its last mission before the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, its crew stole a truck consisting of highly priced medical supplies from Aquaria, and picked up five civilians for a trip to Caprica—two of them being members of the Children of Erebus terrorist organization—and is briefly intercepted by the Ghost Squadron of the battlestar Therion (Battlestar Galactica: Ghosts 1)
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Orion was a Colonial battleship, upon which Jen Kassia was born (2003 Video Game).
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Original Series definition: something that is black and blue; Cassiopeia comments that Starbuck looks like one after his matches with Ortega (TOS: "Murder on the Rising Star")
Re-imagined Series definition: Commanding Officer; e.g. William Adama
Re-imagined Series definition: Executive Officer, e.g. Saul Tigh
Re-imagined Series definition: "Direction, Range, and Distance", Colonial equivalent of radar or lidar
Re-imagined Series definition: technology enabling travel across distances faster than the speed of light would permit, see: FTL
Re-imagined Series definition: nerve center or "bridge" of a battlestar, see: Combat Information Center
Re-imagined Series definition: Battlestar Group (TRS: "Water"). It also doubles as an acronym for the television series itself.
Re-imagined Series definition: Battlestar Group (TRS: "Water"). It also doubles as an acronym for the television series itself.
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