Orion

The Orion is a heavy Cruiser, borderline battlecruiser made by the U.N.E. that has very high health for a Cruiser, decent Spinal damage, and light turrets in case any small ships attack.

Orion
Health
Shields	1,900
Hull	750
Maneuverability
Top Speed	140
Acceleration	31
Turn Speed	0.55
Armament
Light Turrets	2 Light Cannon 3 Light Laser
Med. Turrets	1 Dual Medium Laser
(F) Spinal	3 Tiny Cannon
(G) Spinal	3 Tiny Cannon
Max Turret Range	6,175
Recom. Range from Target	5,250
Utility
Cargo Hold	250
Warp Drive	Yes
Stealth	No
Average Turret DPS	48
Average Spinal DPS	82
Explosion Radius	10
Cost
Estimated Manufacturing Fee	$1,026
Estimated Manufacturing Fee	$1,026
Warehouse Level	1
Warehouse Level	1
Estimated Total Cost	$12,911
Misc
Description	The Orion was one of the earliest UNE ships. Developed during HX1, it inevitably became outdated as technology advanced. The surplus that are still sold to this day are widely bought as escorts since, while comparatively weak, they are cheap.
Creator	reaconofficer1 (Old) Wiscyy & Gavin001 (New)
Version Added	.61h1 (New)
VIP Required	No
Loyalty Required	0% + Level 1 Starbase

Description

The Orion is a slow Cruiser. It carries 2 Small Lasers and 1 Medium Laser, it is capable of good Spinal Weaponry use, but is slow for a ship of its class.

Appearance

On the back of the Orion is a teleporter that leads to a small room which contains nothing but the pilot's seat. The current model is partially broken due to an admin deleting several ship meshes.

Advantages

• High-damaging Spinals.
• Decent support ship.
• Highest health of any non-event Cruiser.
• A few light turrets to defend against small ships.

Disadvantages

• Vulnerable bottom and sides.
• Slow for a Cruiser.
• Not much Turret firepower, they do not do much against capital ships.
• Lack of Flak or Cannon Turrets, meaning you must use its Spinals in order to deal Hull damage.
• Large for a Cruiser.

Strategy

• Escort larger ships for sieges and use its Small Cannons to kill attacking ships.
• Moderately effective against a single Alien Swarmer, but does not fare well against larger groups.
• Use your Spinals to deal damage to capital ships, and your Turrets to attack small ships.

Version History

• Gains 2 Light Gatling Cannons replacing its Light Cannon and Light Flak Cannon and gained 1 Dual Medium Laser replacing 1 Small Cannon in version .75a3.
• Added 2 Medium Phasers ("G" Spinal) and changed Medium Laser to Dual Medium Laser in version .65b.

Trivia

• Named after a famous star constellation, Orion the Hunter.
• The current model is based on the Veteran from Galaxy on Fire 2.
• The U.N.E have used this ship in the past.
• Has a limited version, the Cold Blood.
• A wreck of the Orion is currently stuck in the slleping pod room of the Mega Base.

Old Orion Model