Database and Lore

The Olympia Class Super Dreadnought

*Spoilers if you haven’t read Gabatrix: Minerva* "We've built these vessels in the sole defense of New Olympia. They will never be used in combat," Fleet Admiral Fumi Yuki, Early 2349 AD.            Of the many warships of the UHN, the Olympia class is one of the most unusual designs ever to be created. As a result, many can question their true purpose in combat. Some view them as overexuberant warships, too expensive and cumbersome to be used in battle. Others, however, see it differently. Only recently has there been an actual reveal of the power of these vessels. Some even go as far as to claim that the technology that is in these ships reaches beyond comprehension. However, its true legacy is that it ultimately reflects the characteristics and personality of the mysterious colony of New Olympia. Design            The design history of the Olympia class is almost an outright mystery, and all data pertaining to its creation is what is provided by New Olympia sources. The history of the design undoubtedly comes from the original Lunaran Ark that was used by the Lunaran religion to move and ferry its people to what became the colony of New Olympia. The Ark, now named the UHN Osiris, is more or less a glorified transport vessel that is never used and only serves as a makeshift command base. It's only known for its rather monstrous size and nothing more. According to some conspiracy theories, the Osiris is supposed to be more than it seems, but only relevant data depicts the ship as a simple large transport and nothing more.            However, the creation of New Olympia would usher the shock and surprise to many that the Lunarans had changed their identity. Somewhere between the 20 to 25 years of its founding, the planet had established an internal shipyard and built 12 enormous warships. How the resources were obtained and the facilities needed to construct such vessels were unknown. Upon the establishment of the United Human Navy, the New Olympians agreed to have their warships made a part of the UWA military ship registry. However, it was argued that the warships would only be in use as part of the New Olympian defense force.            To many of the UWA, New Olympia was not well known, especially by the end of the 23rd century. For many of the early command structures of the UHN of the other planets, the initial design of the Olympia class was questioned in value. While the warship is quite large, being over twice the size of most UHN battleships, they lack much in armament. According to New Olympian sources, the ship only carries a single, dual heavy railgun turret. It is mounted on a massive gimble turret, but the guns can only swivel to 240 degrees on a two-dimensional plane. This would have to force the ship to alter its heading and direction constantly when engaging enemy forces. While the railguns are very powerful, hypervelocity tungsten shells can still be dodged from moderate to extreme ranges. This forces the Olympia class to get very close to its target in order to be effective, especially when guided munitions can rule the battles in space. The lack of any other weapons negates the purpose of having an oversized vessel, even as a gun platform. The Olympia class is useless as a pirate or interdiction vessel, especially in the Paloran asteroid belt.            The design of the Olympia class does have some other odd features. Among one of these features is the massive array network that lies behind the enormous turret. According to New Olympian sources, the network is supposed to be a solar sail array system. They can be deployed to help provide power and help navigate the ship in emergencies. Even then, the need for such equipment is cumbersome to have on such large vessels and consumes much of the space allocated for it. Much like the UHN Osiris, the New Olympian features of the bulbous structure near the rear mid-section have been adopted. The system was theorized as the main power plant. However, it is clearly evident that the massive dreadnoughts lack a rotating centripetal ring. Thus, artificial gravity can't be generated. Any other information on the Olympia class is unknown, and while the UHN has made efforts to learn more about the ships, little information is provided. Some have speculated that the UHN is purposely classifying secret information pertaining to the vessel. Others in the command structure consider the Olympia class as an overly expensive warship or completely impractical in battle.  History            Much like the early days of the UHN, the Olympia class was an adopted set of vessels that were incorporated into the UWA military. This allowed the New Olympians to establish their own set of rules. For one, no other military personnel from outside colonies were allowed to set foot on Olympian-class warships. With the established fact that the super dreadnoughts were impractical, many of the UHN saw very little value in the warships. Supposedly, since they were created, none of the dreadnoughts ever left orbit of New Olympia, serving as "The Great White Fleet" and the colony's self-defense force. Each of the vessels was named after the gods of former Earth. When the UHN conducted their exploratory missions in deep space, none of the New Olympian dreadnoughts were used.            The Great White Fleet would remain as they were as far as 2349. By then, most UHN analysts claimed that the ancient dreadnoughts were so old that most were in a semi-commissioned status. There are rumors that the New Olympians are working on a new heavy warship that is called the Vishnu Class Super Dreadnought. However, the discovery of the Itreans in early 2349 would change the value of the original warships. A hotly debated topic had arisen in the year: the desire to move New Olympian warships to help enforce and provide assistance to the outer colonies of the UWA. Much to the dismay of the UWA, the New Olympians refused to move the Olympia super dreadnoughts anywhere and kept them in their home system. While the true value was still questioned in the UHN if the New Olympian warships could genuinely hold their own in combat, desperation was a rising dilemma. Locations such as Cipra were in danger of being captured, and Itrean forces had already sacked Eutera. Fleet Admiral Annika had said it best: "The New Olympians still shared a responsibility to defend our systems as we did with their system."            Eventually, New Olympia announced that they were staying out of the conflict. Their ships wouldn't leave orbit, and they would engage in a defensive war only. The dreadnoughts would continue to provide a system defense, and UHN vessels were allowed to enter New Olympian space, but any offensive operations utilizing the ships were futile. *Spoilers if you haven't read Gabatrix: The First Peace*            The time period by the end of the year 2349 was grim for much of the UHN. The military force was being stretched too thin. Two colonies had been lost, and defeat was inevitable. However, despite the overall situation, there were a set of victories before the onset of peace with the T'rintar clan. Two unknown wins were declared over New Olympia when the Shal'rein clan attacked the colony. Much of the information was provided by New Olympia. However, much mystery remains as to how it occurred. The first battle occurred with over 40 warships, and the next one was with 100. Both Shal'rein fleets were utterly destroyed without the loss of a single Olympia dreadnought.            The UHN made an inquiry to figure out how the New Olympians had accomplished this. However, with the war focused on the internal core worlds of the UWA, very few answers were obtained. The few UHN higher chain of staff commended New Olympia on achieving such a victory, but others quietly claimed that it might have been forged news. The goal was to create "false victories" as a form of propaganda victory. The argument was further pressed and noted by Fleet Admiral Annika as stated: "We applaud the New Olympian victories. However, little can be done at this time to evaluate the potential that the colony has achieved. Even against sheer numbers, without taking damage and wiping out the enemy is simply impossible without some form of casualties."            However, an Olympia class Dreadnought would gain fame by the end of the year when Fleet Admiral Fumi Yuki was swayed to help the UHN/T'rintar clan peace delegation reach Earth. At the time period, the chance for peace was absolutely critical. In order for the talks to be concluded and end in a positive direction, the ambassadors had to see Earth for the peace treaty to be ratified. However, the "Atra," the ambassador's ship, was considered an enemy vessel and would likely have been shot down by the UHN defenses. They were denied entry to the Sol system. Fumi Yuki was sympathetic enough that she would use her warship as an escort ship for the delegates. Using the sheer size of the warship, the super dreadnought would help provide cover for the ambassadors until the UWA overrode the commands of the UHN chain of command. It would be the only time that an Olympian super dreadnought would ever visit the Sol system and play a small role in achieving peace with one of the clans. *Spoilers if you haven't read Gabatrix: The Violet Wave*            The Olympia class dreadnoughts would once again achieve a new level of spotlight six months after the ratification of the UWA/T'rintar clan partnership treaty. When Aphadus was attacked, the Shal'rein clan claimed responsibility for it. However, it was later verified that a defection had taken place onboard the Shal'rein Assault Carrier Garja. Shortly after the attack, the Adjunct, by the name of Shira, had turned on her own people to return one of the kidnapped people of Aphadus back to the UWA.            According to Shira, the safest route for her was to jump to New Olympia. Under her suspicions, she believed that the New Olympians could adequately repel any Itrean attack. From her sources, her assumption had proven correct when an enemy dreadnought was closing in on the Garja. When she jumped to New Olympia, the defense fleet responded to her call for help. In a spectacular and somewhat unbelievable event, a single Olympian dreadnought destroyed the enemy Shal'rein pursuers with a single shot of their cannon. The claim of some sort of "energy weapon" was quickly denounced as ludicrous. Yet, documented evidence from the Garja has been presented that the New Olympians do have access to powerful and super-advanced technologies. The Olympia class Super Dreadnought is far more than just a mobile railgun platform but possessing a cannon that can vaporize enemy ships with ease.            Needless to say, the event has popularized the supposedly antiquated warships of New Olympia. UHN inquiries still report little to no information on how the New Olympians obtained such technologies. Fleet Admiral Fumi Yuki's comments have been all but mute whenever the dreadnoughts are called into question. What is known is that some still question if the warships are legitimate or if the video evidence is fabricated. What is known is that the possibility of two Shal'rein fleets being destroyed in late 2349 might have been true….