Warlock class destroyer
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| Warlock class | |
|---|---|
 A Warlock after leaving hyperspace. |
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| First appearance | |
| Affiliation | EarthForce |
| General Characteristics | |
| Class | Destroyer |
| Fighters | Starfuries |
| Armaments | Missile silos Particle beam cannons Pulse turrets Heavy railgun turrets |
The Warlock class destroyer is a heavy destroyer in the fictional universe of Babylon 5. The Warlock is the most powerful warship in EarthForce (the military branch of the Earth Alliance).
[edit] 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 Shi'lassen Triumvirate. That, combined with EarthForce's desire for a new kind of warship that could go toe-to-toe with Minbari warships and conduct major planetary assaults with few casualties, allowed for the creation of the Omega class destroyer. During the Earth Alliance Civil War (2260-2261), President Morgan Clark ordered EarthForce to apply shadow-armor to a few existing Omega class destroyers. This modified class of warship borrowed heavily from Shadow technology. Following the conclusion of the war, all modifed Omega-X class vessels had been destroyed, but some of their technologies were introduced to a new class of warship known as the Warlock-class destroyers. EAS Warlock, the first prototype, was built in 2261. By the year 2268, 50 Warlocks were in service with more being constructed. Susan Ivanova captained one of the Warlock class destroyers.
The Warlock-class destroyer was intended to replace the Omega-class destroyer, the Omega felt by many in EarthForce to be feeling her age, her original design being on the drawing boards since before the Earth-Minbari War, originally as a high-endurance cruiser. However, EarthForce quickly realised that a Warlock, while a formidable ship, should lead squadrons of Omega destroyers into battle.
[edit] Design
Implementing the most advanced technology at Earth's disposal, which included Narn, Centauri, Dilgar, Minbari, and even Shadow technology, the Warlock class destroyer is the most powerful warship in human history. The destroyer is powered by 6 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 artificial gravity. The technology used in its weapon systems was developed from technology that was bought from the Narn and stolen from the Centauri and Dilgar, and with these improvements EarthForce hopes to finally have a ship capable of going toe-to-toe with a Minbari warship. The heavy particle beam cannon, also known as the Aegis cannon, is the same weapon used in Earth's defence grid.
