CWS Orion

=== Classification: ===
Orion-class Battleship 
Builders:
Jupiter Spacedocks by Rodenberry Starship Works
Operator:
Terran Confederation
Preceded: First of its class
Suceeded by: Scorpio-class Battleship
Completed for the Confederacy: 6
Type: Battleship, Treaty-specs
Displacement: 52 000 space tons
Length: 242m
Propulsion (space): QuadIon turbines
Propulsion (warp): Hydrogen-Deuterium warp drive
Propulsion (jump): Internal Calculation Engine
Effective range: 9 jumps before refuelling is required, up to 175 Warp jumps.
Crew: 315 crewmen, 225 marines
Armament:
4 x Triple Odin-class Heavy particle cannon turrets, 2 dorsal, 2 ventral in a 1 - 1 formation. 
4 x Dual Odin-class Heavy particle cannon turrents, 2 dorsal, 2 ventral in a 1 - 1 formation. 
16 x Dual Valiant-class Light particle cannon turrets, 2 on each side of the main turrets 
48 x 20mm M81A2 Anti-Pod / CIWS Gatling railgun 
12 torpedo tubes (36 torpedoes per tube), on fixed wing mounts, pointing forward 
36 GaeBulg Missile launchers, 18 on each wings. 
Shield:
2 x 210 Churchill-rated shield generators, later upgraded to 225 and 260 rated.
Armor: Titanium-tungsten alloy, ranging from 220mm to 550mm
Special equipment: Warp disruptor, Interdiction Net deployment system
Combat Frame complement: 8 ED-416 Walker
Shuttle complement: 2 Terran standard shuttles
=== Description ===
While the Illinois-class battleships were created as main combat vessels to stand toe to toe with any large ships from the other spatial powers, the Orion-class battleships were designed mainly as a rapid strike vessel to attack enemy supply lines and serve as a heavy harasser, supported by groups of heavy cruisers. The Orion-class was undergunned for ship it's size and tonnage, but carried an impressive complement of torpedoes and anti-ship missiles which supplemented it's main guns in order to cripple enemy ships for capture. The whole setup was also built around a combination of a short range Warp Disruptor array and an Interdiction Net system which would prevent enemies from fleeing easily.
The first ship of its class, the namesake CWS Orion, was extremely active during the Protectorate War, serving behind enemy lines with its fleet to cripple the Protectorate supply line. Its fleet was supplemented with the CWS Mitterand Fleet Carrier at the mid-point in its campaign, which was seen as a turning point in the operations of the Orion, increasing the effectiveness of the strike force quite dramatically.
=== Crew Complement ===
* Commodore Gilbert VomHoss, later Read Admiral.