Oranos-class Orbital Defense Platform

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History Purpose Orbital Defense Facility Information Defensive Measures Titanium Plating AEGIS tile inserts Thermal energy absorbing layers Kinetic absorbing layers Aero gel layer Weapons Defensive Weapons 20 20 Windstorm Close-in Weapon System 10 Firestorm Close-in Weapon System 10 Thunderstorm Close-in Weapon System 8 M41 Hailstorm Naval Support Guns Offensive Weapons 1 Mark IX 'Tempest' Super MAC or 1 W/AS M13 G/GNRC THOR LASER or 1 W/AS M21C Ion Cannon Equipment AN/SPY-9 PAVE HOUND Active Electronically Scanned Array RADAR AN/SPY-7 PAVE SAW Radio Telescope AN/SSS-19 SAFEGUARD Electromagnetic Array AN/SSS-19 REARGUARD Electromagnetic Array AN/SLS-12 HORNET LIDAR AN/SVS-68 Optical Telescope AN/SAS-67 Infra-red Telescope AN/SSQ-23 Sensor Network Vehicles 24 F-406 Katanas 12 I-550 Broadswords 10 Pelican Dropships Notable Cairo Station Athens Station Malta Station Nassau Station Affiliation UNSC

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The Oranos-class Orbital Defense Platform is a class of UNSC space station

Description

The Oranos-class Orbital Defense Platform looks similar to the older Human-Covenant War-era orbital defense platforms. The platform is centred around the primary armament, either a Super MAC, a THOR Laser, or two ion cannons. A ring-like section around the gun is connected to the gun and fire control room by a pair corridors running from the gun to the edge of the "ring". The ring-like structure houses the barracks, armories, comms center, command and control, mess halls, hangers for fighter (24 Katanas and 12 Broadswords as standard) and dropships, and a "common area". Twenty Archer missile pods are located at positions around the the outside of the ring, and the entire platform is studded with Close In Weapon system batteries. Positioned on the upper and lower plate of the station are eight M41 Hailstorm Naval Support Guns, providing close in fire-power against warships that slip by. Located at either end of "ring" (at the 0 and 180 degree positions), are two "umbilicals, which can be used by UNSC warships to dock, load, unload, and resupply. A heavy-duty tram system runs within the platform for easy transportation of both personnel and cargo.

Stations are organized in clusters of three, with a single cluster having one command station, and then one command station per hemisphere. These clusters are usually positioned over, and named after major cities, which usually also house their power generator

UNSC Remarks

Trivia

• The Oranos-class ODP is named after Oranos, Titan of the Sky