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|length=1714.3m <ref>[http://www.isnnews.net/warlock/resources/sizecharts/Chart3.jpg EA Omega Class Destroyer, Size comparison chart 1.2 by Tim Earls]</ref> |
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|crew=250-1000+ officers and crew<ref name=tog2b5>[[The Official Guide to Babylon 5 (CD ROM)]]</ref><ref name=eotl>[[The End of the Line]]</ref><ref>[[Intersections in Real Time]]</ref><ref name=endg>[[Endgame]]</ref> |
|crew=250-1000+ officers and crew<ref name=tog2b5>[[The Official Guide to Babylon 5 (CD ROM)]]</ref><ref name=eotl>[[The End of the Line]]</ref><ref>[[Intersections in Real Time]]</ref><ref name=endg>[[Endgame]]</ref> |
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| − | |engines=4 Beigie-Bryant 9000A<br>Particle Thrust Engines <ref name=tog2b5 |
+ | |engines=4 Beigie-Bryant 9000A<br>Particle Thrust Engines <ref name="tog2b5"/> |
|jump=Yes |
|jump=Yes |
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|gravity=Rotational sections only |
|gravity=Rotational sections only |
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+ | |weapons='''Primary'''<br />4 520mm Plasma Pulse Cannons<ref name="tog2b5"/><br />6 Laser batteries <small>(2 fore, 4 aft)</small><ref name="sevdrms">[[Severed Dreams]]</ref><br />Gigaton [[Mine]]s<ref name=":0"/><br />'''Secondary'''<br />12 400mm Pulse Cannons<ref name="tog2b5"/><br/>[[Missile]]s<ref name=":0"/> |
|defenses=Interceptors<ref name=sevdrms>[[Severed Dreams]]</ref> |
|defenses=Interceptors<ref name=sevdrms>[[Severed Dreams]]</ref> |
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+ | |auxcraft=2 full squadrons of Fighters <br>([[Starfuries]] or [[Thunderbolt]]s)<ref name="tog2b5"/> |
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| ⚫ | The '''Omega class destroyer''' was an [[Earth Alliance]] warship, manufactured by [[Rocketdyne]] at the [[Neue Hanse Orbital Shipyard]] in [[Earth]] orbit. Following the [[Earth-Minbari War]], it became the most powerful and ubiquitous capital ship of the Earth Alliance fleet and one of the strongest ships ever built by a single species among the younger races using only their own technology. |
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==Technical Specifications== |
==Technical Specifications== |
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| − | A continuation of many of the design elements from the |
+ | A continuation of many of the design elements from the {{Nova}}, the Omega possessed a large rotating section, allowing the crew to operate in gravity, eliminating the constant need for handholds and straps that often hindered the older zero gravity warships. Ships of the Omega class were equipped with a DX-419 tracking system, supposedly an improvement over the standard XB7 units used during the war, though several officers have noted that they never worked right. By [[2261]], the system had at least begun to be upgraded.<ref name="FotE">[[The Face of the Enemy]]</ref><ref name=pod>[[Points of Departure]]</ref> |
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| + | The Omega class destroyer had more firepower than most imagine - it had launch bays that could launch gigaton class [[Mine|mines]], as well as 72 red missile hatches. It has been said that if one of these ships appeared in your system, you were in serious trouble as this ship was one of the most powerful ever built by the younger races.<ref name=":0" /> |
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| + | During the [[Earth-Minbari War]], Earth did not have any ships that could lock onto Minbari vessels, due to the stealth technology the Minbari possessed. However, Earth ships still had the firepower to damage Minbari cruisers.<ref>[[In the Beginning]]</ref> The Omega Class Destroyer was the first Earth ship capable of locking onto a Minbari ship.<ref name=NSNR>[[No Surrender, No Retreat]]</ref> Another lesson learned from the Earth-Minbari War was that the solid beam weapons used by the Minbari had proven to be deadly effective. Taking this lesson in hand, the Omega's cannons could fire both in pulse mode and in solid beam, allowing for more precise and accurate fire. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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| − | Production of these ships started during the [[Earth-Minbari War]], where construction was carried out at a number of different locations to prevent them all being destroyed in one large attack. As with most older Earth designs, this type does not possess artificial gravity; instead it relies on a rotating section to simulate normal Earth gravity. The weapons systems on Omega |
+ | Production of these ships started during the [[Earth-Minbari War]], where construction was carried out at a number of different locations to prevent them all being destroyed in one large attack. As with most older [[Earth]] designs, this type does not possess artificial gravity; instead it relies on a rotating section to simulate normal Earth gravity. The weapons systems on Omega-class destroyers are mostly directed either directly forward or back, requiring the destroyer to maneuver potential targets into those positions to do the greatest damage. Though none were completed before the [[Battle of the Line]], the first of the new Omega-class began rolling off the construction lines shortly after the war's end.<ref>[[And Now For a Word]]</ref> |
| − | Over the next ten years, Omega |
+ | Over the next ten years, Omega-Class Destroyers were mass-produced to replace Earthforce's losses suffered during the war. The Omegas quickly replaced the older Nova-class dreadnoughts and {{Hyperion}} as the mainstream capital ships of the Earth Alliance.<ref name="sevdrms"/> |
| − | During the [[Earth Alliance Civil War]] and under orders of the [[Morgan Clark|Clark]] administration, the design of the Omega |
+ | During the [[Earth Alliance Civil War]] and under orders of the [[Morgan Clark|Clark]] administration, the design of the Omega-class destroyer was adapted with [[Shadow]] biotechnology to create the {{Advanced Omega}}.<ref name="BtDatL"/> Though it was later discovered, these were not the only product of [[Shadow tech]] developed by [[Earthforce]].<ref name=eotl>[[The End of the Line]]</ref> |
==Ships of the Class== |
==Ships of the Class== |
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Image:EAS_Acheron_001.png|EAS ''Acheron'' at Babylon 5 |
Image:EAS_Acheron_001.png|EAS ''Acheron'' at Babylon 5 |
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Image:EAS_Acheron_002.png|EAS ''Acheron'' jumps into B5 space |
Image:EAS_Acheron_002.png|EAS ''Acheron'' jumps into B5 space |
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*{{EAS1|Acheron}}<ref>[[No Compromises]]</ref> |
*{{EAS1|Acheron}}<ref>[[No Compromises]]</ref> |
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*{{EAS1|Achilles}}<ref>[http://www.jmsnews.com/msg.aspx?id=1-4137 JMS post on CIS - 2/26/1996 4:02:00 AM]</ref> |
*{{EAS1|Achilles}}<ref>[http://www.jmsnews.com/msg.aspx?id=1-4137 JMS post on CIS - 2/26/1996 4:02:00 AM]</ref> |
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| − | *{{EAS1|Agamemnon}}<ref |
+ | *{{EAS1|Agamemnon}}<ref name="pod"/> |
*{{EAS1|Agrippa}}<ref name=sevdrms/> |
*{{EAS1|Agrippa}}<ref name=sevdrms/> |
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*{{EAS1|Alexander}}<ref name=sevdrms/> |
*{{EAS1|Alexander}}<ref name=sevdrms/> |
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*{{EAS1|Apollo}}<ref name=endg/> |
*{{EAS1|Apollo}}<ref name=endg/> |
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| − | *{{EAS1|Cadmus}}<ref |
+ | *{{EAS1|Cadmus}}<ref name="FotE"/> |
*{{EAS1|Cerberus}}<ref>[[The Path of Sorrows]]</ref> |
*{{EAS1|Cerberus}}<ref>[[The Path of Sorrows]]</ref> |
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*{{EAS1|Charon}}<ref name=ACtA>[[A Call to Arms]]</ref> |
*{{EAS1|Charon}}<ref name=ACtA>[[A Call to Arms]]</ref> |
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*{{EAS1|Churchill}}<ref name=sevdrms/> |
*{{EAS1|Churchill}}<ref name=sevdrms/> |
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*{{EAS1|Damocles}}<ref name=BtDatL>[[Between the Darkness and the Light]]</ref> |
*{{EAS1|Damocles}}<ref name=BtDatL>[[Between the Darkness and the Light]]</ref> |
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| − | *{{EAS1|Delphi}}<ref name=FotE |
+ | *{{EAS1|Delphi}}<ref name="FotE"/> |
*{{EAS1|Excalibur}}<ref>[[Point of No Return]]</ref> |
*{{EAS1|Excalibur}}<ref>[[Point of No Return]]</ref> |
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*{{EAS1|Furies}}<ref name=NSNR/> |
*{{EAS1|Furies}}<ref name=NSNR/> |
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*{{EAS1|Hermes}}<ref name=ACtA/> |
*{{EAS1|Hermes}}<ref name=ACtA/> |
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*{{EAS1|Hydra}}<ref name=FotE/> |
*{{EAS1|Hydra}}<ref name=FotE/> |
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| − | *{{EAS1|Juno}}<ref>[[Lines of Communication]]</ref |
+ | *{{EAS1|Juno}}<ref name=NSNR/><ref>[[Lines of Communication]]</ref> |
*{{EAS1|Medusa}}<ref name=TLR/> |
*{{EAS1|Medusa}}<ref name=TLR/> |
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*{{EAS1|Nemesis}}<ref name=NSNR/> |
*{{EAS1|Nemesis}}<ref name=NSNR/> |
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*{{EAS1|Talos}}<ref>[[Appearances and Other Deceits]]</ref><ref>[[Sleeping in Light]]</ref> |
*{{EAS1|Talos}}<ref>[[Appearances and Other Deceits]]</ref><ref>[[Sleeping in Light]]</ref> |
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*{{EAS1|Theseus}}<ref name=endg/> |
*{{EAS1|Theseus}}<ref name=endg/> |
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| − | *{{EAS1|Vesta}}<ref name=NSNR |
+ | *{{EAS1|Vesta}}<ref name="NSNR"/> |
| − | *{{EAS1|Zeus}}<ref |
+ | *{{EAS1|Zeus}}<ref name="endg"/><ref>[[Rising Star]]</ref> |
==Behind the Scenes== |
==Behind the Scenes== |
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{{Quote box|As the script basically said 'If one of these turns up in your system, you know you're really really in trouble'|Paul Bryant - Interview on B5Scrolls}} |
{{Quote box|As the script basically said 'If one of these turns up in your system, you know you're really really in trouble'|Paul Bryant - Interview on B5Scrolls}} |
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| − | The Omega Class Destroyer mesh was designed and built by ''Computer Imaging Supervisor'' and [[Foundation Imaging]] Co-founder [[Paul Bryant]] and had over 250,000 polygons, a huge model for |
+ | The Omega Class Destroyer mesh was designed and built by ''Computer Imaging Supervisor'' and [[Foundation Imaging]] Co-founder [[Paul Bryant]] and had over 250,000 polygons, a huge model for its time. The distinctive front of the ship was inspired by the look of an old South African steam engine and was intended to make the ship look "as un-aerodynamic as possible". |
| − | The design of the ship itself included a number of features that were never seen |
+ | The design of the ship itself included a number of features that were never seen utilised in the show. Due to the budget limitations of [[Babylon 5]], the Omega class destroyer was never shown using its true firepower; rather it was only shown using its "light" weapons. The two very large forward cannons mounted under the forward docking bay were intended to launch "gigaton class mines" and in fact appear very similar, if not identical, to the [[Mine#Energy_mines|energy mine]] launchers seen on the [[G'Quan class heavy cruiser|Narn Cruiser]] in ("[[The Long, Twilight Struggle]]"). There were also rows of [[Starfury]] launch bay hatches located along the sections of the rotating centrifuge. The idea was that the fighters would launch using the same principles of centrifugal force as [[Babylon 5]]'s [[Cobra Bay]]s. Finally, all along the sides of the ship's hull were rows of little round hatches that were intended to be missile silos, meant to evoke the look of the broadside cannons from a 19th Century sailing vessel.<ref>[http://www.b5scrolls.com/#Screen1_02_9 Paul Bryant interview on B5Scrolls]</ref> The engine section was originally a more complex, counter-intuitive affair designed to compensate for the rotating centrifugal section; however in the name of simplicity and expediency, the concept was pared down to just four large rear facing engines.<ref name=":0">[http://www.b5scrolls.com/#Screen2_01_1 B5Scrolls]</ref> |
| − | One thing that many Sci-fi fans instantly recognised |
+ | One thing that many Sci-fi fans instantly recognised was that the profile of the centrifuge itself bore an uncanny resemblance to the ''Alexei Leonov'' designed by [[wikipedia:Syd Mead|Syd Mead]] for the 1984 film "[[wikipedia:2010 (film)|2010]]". Though JMS has denied any intentional similarity,<ref>[http://www.jmsnews.com/msg.aspx?id=1-12690 JMS post on rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated - 4/10/1995]</ref> Paul Bryant has admitted that the shape was in fact "lifted" from the Syd Mead's ship as a mischievous nod to that design.<ref name=":0" /> |
==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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Revision as of 15:18, 2 July 2019
The Omega class destroyer was an Earth Alliance warship, manufactured by Rocketdyne at the Neue Hanse Orbital Shipyard in Earth orbit. Following the Earth-Minbari War, it became the most powerful and ubiquitous capital ship of the Earth Alliance fleet and one of the strongest ships ever built by a single species among the younger races using only their own technology.
Technical Specifications
A continuation of many of the design elements from the Nova-class dreadnought, the Omega possessed a large rotating section, allowing the crew to operate in gravity, eliminating the constant need for handholds and straps that often hindered the older zero gravity warships. Ships of the Omega class were equipped with a DX-419 tracking system, supposedly an improvement over the standard XB7 units used during the war, though several officers have noted that they never worked right. By 2261, the system had at least begun to be upgraded.[8][9]
The Omega class destroyer had more firepower than most imagine - it had launch bays that could launch gigaton class mines, as well as 72 red missile hatches. It has been said that if one of these ships appeared in your system, you were in serious trouble as this ship was one of the most powerful ever built by the younger races.[7]
During the Earth-Minbari War, Earth did not have any ships that could lock onto Minbari vessels, due to the stealth technology the Minbari possessed. However, Earth ships still had the firepower to damage Minbari cruisers.[10] The Omega Class Destroyer was the first Earth ship capable of locking onto a Minbari ship.[11] Another lesson learned from the Earth-Minbari War was that the solid beam weapons used by the Minbari had proven to be deadly effective. Taking this lesson in hand, the Omega's cannons could fire both in pulse mode and in solid beam, allowing for more precise and accurate fire.
History
Production of these ships started during the Earth-Minbari War, where construction was carried out at a number of different locations to prevent them all being destroyed in one large attack. As with most older Earth designs, this type does not possess artificial gravity; instead it relies on a rotating section to simulate normal Earth gravity. The weapons systems on Omega-class destroyers are mostly directed either directly forward or back, requiring the destroyer to maneuver potential targets into those positions to do the greatest damage. Though none were completed before the Battle of the Line, the first of the new Omega-class began rolling off the construction lines shortly after the war's end.[12]
Over the next ten years, Omega-Class Destroyers were mass-produced to replace Earthforce's losses suffered during the war. The Omegas quickly replaced the older Nova-class dreadnoughts and Hyperion-class heavy cruiser as the mainstream capital ships of the Earth Alliance.[6]
During the Earth Alliance Civil War and under orders of the Clark administration, the design of the Omega-class destroyer was adapted with Shadow biotechnology to create the Advanced Omega-class destroyer.[13] Though it was later discovered, these were not the only product of Shadow tech developed by Earthforce.[3]
Ships of the Class
- EAS Acheron[14]
- EAS Achilles[15]
- EAS Agamemnon[9]
- EAS Agrippa[6]
- EAS Alexander[6]
- EAS Apollo[5]
- EAS Cadmus[8]
- EAS Cerberus[16]
- EAS Charon[17]
- EAS Churchill[6]
- EAS Damocles[13]
- EAS Delphi[8]
- EAS Excalibur[18]
- EAS Furies[11]
- EAS Heracles[11]
- EAS Heraclion[5]
- EAS Hermes[17]
- EAS Hydra[8]
- EAS Juno[11][19]
- EAS Medusa[20]
- EAS Nemesis[11]
- EAS Nimrod[6]
- EAS Olympic[6]
- EAS Orion[13][20]
- EAS Persephone[21]
- EAS Pollux[11]
- EAS Pournelle[22]
- EAS Roanoke[6]
- EAS Talos[23][24]
- EAS Theseus[5]
- EAS Vesta[11]
- EAS Zeus[5][25]
Behind the Scenes
“"As the script basically said 'If one of these turns up in your system, you know you're really really in trouble'"
- – Paul Bryant - Interview on B5Scrolls
The Omega Class Destroyer mesh was designed and built by Computer Imaging Supervisor and Foundation Imaging Co-founder Paul Bryant and had over 250,000 polygons, a huge model for its time. The distinctive front of the ship was inspired by the look of an old South African steam engine and was intended to make the ship look "as un-aerodynamic as possible".
The design of the ship itself included a number of features that were never seen utilised in the show. Due to the budget limitations of Babylon 5, the Omega class destroyer was never shown using its true firepower; rather it was only shown using its "light" weapons. The two very large forward cannons mounted under the forward docking bay were intended to launch "gigaton class mines" and in fact appear very similar, if not identical, to the energy mine launchers seen on the Narn Cruiser in ("The Long, Twilight Struggle"). There were also rows of Starfury launch bay hatches located along the sections of the rotating centrifuge. The idea was that the fighters would launch using the same principles of centrifugal force as Babylon 5's Cobra Bays. Finally, all along the sides of the ship's hull were rows of little round hatches that were intended to be missile silos, meant to evoke the look of the broadside cannons from a 19th Century sailing vessel.[26] The engine section was originally a more complex, counter-intuitive affair designed to compensate for the rotating centrifugal section; however in the name of simplicity and expediency, the concept was pared down to just four large rear facing engines.[7]
One thing that many Sci-fi fans instantly recognised was that the profile of the centrifuge itself bore an uncanny resemblance to the Alexei Leonov designed by Syd Mead for the 1984 film "2010". Though JMS has denied any intentional similarity,[27] Paul Bryant has admitted that the shape was in fact "lifted" from the Syd Mead's ship as a mischievous nod to that design.[7]
Appearances
References
- ↑ EA Omega Class Destroyer, Size comparison chart 1.2 by Tim Earls
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 The Official Guide to Babylon 5 (CD ROM)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The End of the Line
- ↑ Intersections in Real Time
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Endgame
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 Severed Dreams
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 B5Scrolls
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 The Face of the Enemy
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Points of Departure
- ↑ In the Beginning
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 No Surrender, No Retreat
- ↑ And Now For a Word
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Between the Darkness and the Light
- ↑ No Compromises
- ↑ JMS post on CIS - 2/26/1996 4:02:00 AM
- ↑ The Path of Sorrows
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 A Call to Arms
- ↑ Point of No Return
- ↑ Lines of Communication
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 The Long Road
- ↑ War Zone
- ↑ A Spider in the Web
- ↑ Appearances and Other Deceits
- ↑ Sleeping in Light
- ↑ Rising Star
- ↑ Paul Bryant interview on B5Scrolls
- ↑ JMS post on rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated - 4/10/1995
 Earthforce Ship Classes
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| Capital Ships | ||
| Olympus-class corvette · Hyperion-class heavy cruiser · Nova-class dreadnought · Omega-class destroyer · Advanced Omega-class destroyer · Warlock-class destroyer | ||
| Fighters | ||
| SA-23E Starfury · SA-32A Thunderbolt · Stealth Starfury · Heavy Starfury · Badger-class Starfury | ||
| Transports | ||
| Earthforce One · Magnum heavy lifter · Breaching pod · Troop Transport · Kestrel Class Atmospheric Shuttle · Crew Shuttle | ||
| Other | ||
| Aegis orbital defense platform · Life pod · Work pod · Gunship · Explorer class ship · Cotten class Deep Penetration Tender · Shadow Hybrid · Shadow hybrid fighter | ||
| Omega-class destroyers | ||||
| EAS Acheron • EAS Achilles • EAS Agamemnon • EAS Agrippa • EAS Alexander • EAS Apollo • EAS Artemis • EAS Cadmus • EAS Cerberus • EAS Charon • EAS Churchill • EAS Damocles • EAS Delphi • EAS Excalibur • EAS Furies • EAS Heracles • EAS Heraclion • EAS Hermes • EAS Hydra • EAS Juno • EAS Medusa • EAS Nemesis • EAS Nimrod • EAS Olympic • EAS Orion • EAS Persephone • EAS Pollux • EAS Pournelle • EAS Roanoke • EAS Schwarzkopf • EAS Talos • EAS Theseus • EAS Vesta • EAS Zeus |