The Xill Class Cruiser is the Vree's most common starship.
Manufactured by the Merchant/Adventurers Guild at the Madrasi Orbital facility over Photikar, the Xill is very fast and powerful and would become a more and more common sight in the years following the Second Shadow War as the Vree continued to expand their influence.
The Xill's primary weapon is a cluster of 15 phased array antimatter cannons, mounted on the vessel's ventral surface and is normally used for a strafing run that unleashes a torrent of energy bolts that can easily rip apart a squadron of Vorlon or Shadow Fighters.[3][4]
Apocrypha[]
The following is based on The Mongoose Publishing RPG books and contradicts canon sources. |
The following is based on The Agents of Gaming Strategic Game and contradicts canon sources. |
The specifications of the Xill class varies widely in non-canon sources (roleplaying games and miniature tabletop games):
Traveller RPG: Babylon 5: Warships of Babylon 5
- Mass: 10,000 tons
- Armor: Bonded Superdense
- Crew: 105 + 40 troops
- Weapons: 16 antiproton guns, 4 antimatter cannons, 4 antimatter shredders
- Auxiliary Craft: 2 cutters
- Weapons: 4 graviton pulsar, 4 graviton beams
- Auxiliary Craft: 2 shuttles
- Service Date: 2204+
Babylon 5 the Roleplaying Game's Ships of the Galaxy
- Crew: 39
- Weapons: 8 twin-linked antiproton guns, 1 turreted anti-matter cannon, 2 turreted antimatter shredders
- Auxiliary Craft: 2 light shuttles
Babylon 5 the Roleplaying Game's The League of Non-Aligned Worlds Fact Book
- Crew: 14
- Weapons: 2 turreted antimatter shredders, 2 turreted antimatter cannons, 6 antiproton guns
- Auxiliary Craft: 1 shuttle
Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (Game)'s Fleet Lists
- Crew: 40
- Weapons: 1 antimatter cannon, 1 antimatter shredder
- Service Date: 2250+
Notes[]
- Although the Xill's entry in "The Official Guide to Babylon 5 (CD ROM)" displays an image of different Vree warship (as it appeared in "Deathwalker") this is in fact an error as both the movie clip (showing footage from "Shadow Dancing" and "Into the Fire") and the stats describe the Xill.
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Appearances[]
TV MoviesTV SeriesPoint of No Return
No Surrender, No Retreat
Wheel of Fire
Crusade |
Sources[]
- Babylon 5 the Roleplaying Game's The League of Non-Aligned Worlds Fact Book
- Babylon 5 the Roleplaying Game's Ships of the Galaxy
- Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (Game's Fleet Lists
- Babylon 5 Wars: Ships of the Fleet
- Traveller RPG: Babylon 5: Warships of Babylon 5
References[]
League of Non-Aligned Worlds Ship Classes | ||
Capital Ships | ||
Sun-Hawk-class Medium Cruiser • Brakiri Cruiser • Xill-class Cruiser • Vree Saucer • Iksha Warship • pak'ma'ra ship • Grome Corvette • Hyach Gunship • Hurr Gunship • Yolu ship • Abbai Gunship | ||
Fighters | ||
Sky Serpent | ||
Transports | ||
Markab Transport • Drazi shuttle | ||
Other | ||
Brakiri spacedocks • Drazi orbital platform • Drazi "Spinner" |