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===FOW Tech Room Description===
 
===FOW Tech Room Description===
"The Orion MK2 was developed during the Second Great War. The prototype, GTHD Excalibur, was rushed into service by the SOC and participated in many vital missions. At the time of the Capella supernova, the Excalibur was blockading the Gamma Draconis node. Despite the loss of the prototpye, it's early field deployment gave the designers much needed data about it's preformance. Six years later the first production run of the new destroyer started. The Orion MK2 is bigger, faster and better armed than it's predecessor. With two fighterbays and runways it can also launch fighters faster. The GTVA classifes it as a Heavy Destroyer."
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"The Orion MK2 was developed during the Second Great War. The prototype, GTHD Excalibur, was rushed into service by the SOC and participated in many vital missions. At the time of the Capella supernova, the Excalibur was blockading the Gamma Draconis node. Despite the loss of the prototype, it's early field deployment gave the designers much needed data about it's performance. Six years later the first production run of the new destroyer started. The Orion MK2 is bigger, faster and better armed than its predecessor. With two fighterbays and runways it can also launch fighters faster. The GTVA classifies it as a Heavy Destroyer."
  
  
 
===Developer Notes===
 
===Developer Notes===
The forward beam cannon is very powerfull, but also vulnerabe..and it has a limited field of fire.
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The forward beam cannon is very powerful but also vulnerable and has a limited field of fire.
  
 
===Veteran Comments===
 
===Veteran Comments===

Revision as of 16:43, 7 July 2007

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The GTHD Orion Mk2


The GTHD Orion Mk2 is a Heavy Destroyer.

Description:

FOW Tech Room Description

"The Orion MK2 was developed during the Second Great War. The prototype, GTHD Excalibur, was rushed into service by the SOC and participated in many vital missions. At the time of the Capella supernova, the Excalibur was blockading the Gamma Draconis node. Despite the loss of the prototype, it's early field deployment gave the designers much needed data about it's performance. Six years later the first production run of the new destroyer started. The Orion MK2 is bigger, faster and better armed than its predecessor. With two fighterbays and runways it can also launch fighters faster. The GTVA classifies it as a Heavy Destroyer."


Developer Notes

The forward beam cannon is very powerful but also vulnerable and has a limited field of fire.

Veteran Comments

Performance:

Statistics

Type Heavy Destroyer
Manufacturer Unknown
Manuverability N/A
Max Velocity 24
Max Afterburner Velocity N/A
Armor N/A
Hitpoints 240 000
Shields N/A
Width 725 m
Height 827 m
Length 2334 m
Fighter Complement 132 (standard)

Armaments

Flames of War
Turret Type Amount
Advanced THT 6x2
LRBGreen 1
BGreen 2
MGreen 2
Terran Turret 10
Terran Anti-bomber Turret 4
Standard Flak 6
AAAf 7
Gattling Turret 2