Warlock class destroyer - Definition and Overview

The Warlock class destroyer is a heavy destroyer in the fictional universe of Babylon 5. The Warlock is the most powerful warship in the military branch of the Earth Alliance called EarthForce.

History

EarthForce realized that the Nova class dreadnought was ill-equipped to handle major planetary offensives after the military fiasco of the Akdoran invasion in the Shilassen Triumvirate. That with EarthForce’s desire for new kind of warship that could go toe to toe with Minbari warships, and pull off major planetary assaults with few casualties allowed for the creation of the Warlock class destroyer. The first prototype was built in 2261. At present (2268) 50 Warlocks are currently in service with more being constructed.

Design

Implementing the most advance technology at Earth disposal which included Narn, Centauri, Dilgar, Minbari and even Shadow technology made the Warlock class destroyer the most powerful warship in human history. The destroyer is powered by 6 state of the art fusion reactors which produced a combined power output of 300,000 terawatts. It is propelled by Titan Engines LTD. Z-105 Ion/Particle thrust engines, which adopted some gravitic principles from Minbari technology. Because of this, the Warlock class was the first class of ship produced by Earth to feature artifical gravity. The technology used in its weapon systems were developed from technology that was brought from the Narn and stolen from the Centauri and Dilgar and with these improvements the Warlock became a worthy opponent even to the Minbari warships.

Specifications

• Type: Heavy Destroyer
• Length: 1,992.4 meters
• Mass: 66.8 million metric tons
• Crew: 1,200
• Troop: 80,000
• Fighter: 42 Starfury fighter craft
• Power: 6 Fusion Reactors- 4 standard, 2 advanced
• Duration: 2 years
• Weapons:
  • 12 Large missile silos
  • 6 Small missile silos
  • 2 Heavy Particle Beam cannons
  • 9 Heavy Pulse Cannon turrets
  • 3 Heavy railgun turrets
  • 4 Medium Pulse Cannon turrets
  • 9 Light Pulse Cannon Turrets
  • 16 short range PP turrets
  • ??? number of various small calibre energy and projective AA placements
• Defense: 10 to 15 meter armored hull - 22 Mk. III Defense Grid Energy Projectors

External Links

• The Warlock Project (http://warlock.isnnews.net): A webpage dedicated to all aspects of the Warlock