Vorchan class medium warship

From The Babylon Project

Vorchan class medium warship Status: Active (as of 2281) Affiliation: Centauri Republic Class: Medium Warship Crew: 80 Engines: Gravimetric Drive Jump Capable: Yes Weapons: Primary: 2 Twin Plasma Accelerators Others: Missiles Guided mines Defenses: Tractor beams

The Vorchan class medium warship is one of the newer starships in the Centauri fleet.

Ships of this class were built by House Tavari Armaments at the Hevaria Orbital Shipyards over Tolonius VII. Usually it's primarily use is as an escort for carrier fleets and as an fast interceptor. ^{[1] [2]} Though often operating in small squadrons, they are sometimes sent out alone to carry out hit-and-run tactical strikes. ^[2] Warship is also configured for atmospheric flight. ^[3]

Warships' weaponry is consting of 2 twin plasma acceletors, missiles for planetary bombardment^[2] and guided mines^[4], The plasma accelators have been known to destroy a Narn G'Quan class heavy cruiser in as little as 6 shots. ^[2] This type of weapon is used by Centauri forces mainly in configuration which causes explosive damage to the target rather than slicing through its hull. ^[3]

Contents 1 Additional characteristics 2 Behind the Scenes 3 Appearances 3.1 TV Movies 3.2 Babylon 5 TV Series 3.2.1 The Coming of Shadows 3.2.2 Point of No Return 3.2.3 No Surrender, No Retreat 3.2.4 Wheel of Fire 3.3 Crusade 3.3.1 Season One 3.4 The Lost Tales 3.4.1 Voices in the Dark 4 References 4.1 Other Sources

[edit] Additional characteristics

	The following is based on Babylon 5: Into the Fire and has not been confirmed by canon sources.

Technical specifications Dimensions Length 360 meters Beam 475 meters Draught 305 meters Crew Officers 21 Enlisted 254 Mass 122,000 tons (loaded)

These warships are used as a complement to the large and less maneuverable Primus class battlecruisers to provide fighter cover for them. The Vorchans can be easily constructed and repaired, but their survival expectancy when they took critical damage is fairly low in comparison with the Primus class.

[edit] Behind the Scenes

According to CG Artist Adam Lebowitz, the warship was designed and built mostly by himself with a little help from Paul Bryant.^[5]

"If there was any inspiration for the design, I know I wanted to do something ornate yet aggressive, which was the Centauri motif, I was probably partially thinking of the Klingon Bird Of Prey and Warship from Trek. The main design alteration were the crescent wings, which seemed more Centauri."

– Adam Lebowitz in interview with B5Scrolls talking about design process

An updated version of the warship designed by CG Artist Jose Perez appeared in The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark. ^[6]

[edit] Appearances

TV Movies "In the Beginning" Babylon 5 TV Series The Coming of Shadows "The Coming of Shadows" "Acts of Sacrifice" "The Long, Twilight Struggle" Point of No Return "Convictions" (Retrospective) No Surrender, No Retreat "The Hour of the Wolf" "The Summoning" "Falling Toward Apotheosis" "Into the Fire" "Between the Darkness and the Light" "Endgame" Wheel of Fire "In the Kingdom of the Blind" "Darkness Ascending" "And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder" "Movements of Fire and Shadow" "The Fall of Centauri Prime" "Objects at Rest" Crusade Season One "Racing the Night" The Lost Tales Voices in the Dark "Over There" (Redesigned version)

[edit] References

[edit] Other Sources

• The Official Guide to Babylon 5 (CD ROM)

Fleet of Centauri Republic
Fighters	Sentri-class Medium Fighter
Warships	Primus-class Battle Cruiser  • Vorchan-class Medium Warship
Transports	Primus-class Liner Variant  • Liner  • Transport  • Atmospheric shuttle  • Crew Shuttle
Space installations
Space station  • Blockade mine  • Perimeter mine