Warlock class destroyer

From The Babylon Project

Warlock class destroyer Status: Active (as of 2271) Affiliation: Earth Alliance Earthforce Class: Destroyer Length: 1,992.4m Crew: 1,200 Engines: 4 Uprated Beigie-Bryant 9000A Particle Thrust Engines[1] 2 Hybrid Gravitic Engines[1] Jump Capable: Yes[2] Gravity: Yes[3] Weapons: 12 Large Missile silos[1] 16 Small Missile silos[1] 2 Particle Beam cannons[1] 9 Heavy Phased Plasma cannon turrets[1] 3 Heavy Railgun turrets[1] 4 40mm Pulse Cannons[1] 9 Light Pulse Cannons turrets[1] 12-16 Short-range PP turrets[1] Auxiliary Craft: Starfurys/Thunderbolts

The Warlock class destroyer an advanced design of warship produced by the Earth Alliance.

Contents 1 Technical Specifications 1.1 Propulsion 1.2 Sensors & Navigation 1.3 Weapons 1.4 Docking Bays 2 Known Ships 3 Appearances 3.1 TV Movies 3.2 Crusade 3.3 Novels 4 Behind the Scenes 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Technical Specifications

Rushed into production during the last days of the Earth Alliance Civil War and featuring some of the most advanced technology available; the Warlock includes artificial gravity, making it the first Earth built ship to feature this technology, eliminating the need for rotating sections and giving the destroyer an edge in speed an manoeuvrability over the older Omega class destroyers. There is also an unknown Shadow device buried somewhere in the Warlock's control systems. The exact purpose and function of this device in unclear, though the only known vessel known to have overridden it's influence is the EAS Titans, under the command of Captain Ivanova.^[3][4]

[edit] Propulsion

The Warlock's conventional particle thrust engines are supplemented by a pair of hybrid gravitic engines, which like the artificial gravity systems is based on Minbari technology and propulsion theory but designed and manufactured using Earth-based materials.^[1]

[edit] Sensors & Navigation

The ship's primary sensor, navigation and communications suite is located on the bow of the ship and includes a a set of retractable panels that allow the ship to travel further off the beacons and thus extend the ship's operational range beyond that of older designs.^[1]

[edit] Weapons

The weapons systems aboard the Warlock features a wide variety of offensive and defensive emplacements from standard plasma cannons, to railguns, missiles and perhaps most notable a pair of particle beam cannons originally used on the Aegis orbital defence platform. Prior to the development of the Warlock, the power requirements of these weapons were so high that even a single unit could only be installed aboard dedicated, stationary platforms. The weapons array also features weapons used on previous starships, which includes nine heavy phased plasma cannon turrets of a similar type as was used aboard Earthforce's Nova class dreadnought, four 40mm pulse cannons of a similar type used aboard the Omega class destroyers as well as twelve to sixteen short-range phased plasma turrets of the same type installed on the older Olympus class corvette.^[1]

[edit] Docking Bays

The primary launch is located on the bow of the ship, between the main sensor boom and the particle beam cannons and like on the Omega class, is where the ship's Starfury Squadrons are launched. However, unlike the Omega the Warlock features a blast door to prevent the bay from scooping debris in addition to a separate recovery bay located amidships, on the starboard side. The forward bay is used for fighters only and so shuttles and other craft must use the recovery bay to access in internal docking areas. Opposite the recovery bay, on the port side is the bay's maintenance and repair shops while running along the lower flanks of the hull are a series of cargo and ordinance airlocks.^[1]

[edit] Known Ships

• EAS Foxfire^[2]
• EAS Titans^[3]

The starboard missile silos on a Warlock class destroyer.

The engines of a Warlock class destroyer.

The recovery bay on a Warlock class destroyer.

The forward launch bay and main sensor boom on a Warlock class destroyer.

[edit] Appearances

[edit] TV Movies

• "A Call to Arms"
• "Voices in the Dark"

[edit] Crusade

• "War Zone"
• "Each Night I Dream of Home"

[edit] Novels

• "Hidden Agendas"

[edit] Behind the Scenes

The Warlock class destroyer was designed by Tim Earls.^[5] The Warlock was originally designed as a much flatter ship, which was changed at the suggestion of John Copeland and so Earls re dubbed his original concept the "Trafalgar class Mobile Strategic Operations Platform".^[6][1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Warlock at Tim Earls' Blog

Earthforce Ship Classes
Capital Ships:	Olympus class corvette • Hyperion class heavy cruiser • Nova class dreadnought • Omega class destroyer • Advanced Omega class destroyer • Warlock class destroyer
Fighters:	SA-23E Starfury • SA-23J Thunderbolt • Stealth Starfury • Heavy Starfury • Badger-class Starfury
Transports:	Earthforce One • Magnum heavy lifter • Breaching pod • Condor class transport • Kestrel Class Atmospheric Shuttle • Crew Shuttle
Others:	Aegis orbital defence platform • Life pod • Work pod • Valkyrie Gunship • Explorer class ship • Cotten class Deep Penetration Tender • Shadow Hybrid