Earth
These are designs created by other people
who have given me permission to post them here on this site. Some sent me
compete drawings, others simple sketches that I redrew. Most descriptions are
directly from the creators.
Warships
Adam Blaylock
Argo Class
Explorer The Argo class was a result of budget cuts and shifty dealings by
designers. Built from parts taken from other projects and star ships,
the Argo is visually less than stunning. It is, however, far more survivable
than the Cortez this class was based on. With an expanded fighter launch rack,
designers of this ship managed to squeeze four squadrons of
Adam Somers
Alpha Class Dreadnought: This ship is a much more heavily armed version of the Omega class destroyer. It is the same size as the Omega and carries 36 fighters and 4 shuttles and is armed with 14 Twin Plasma Cannons, 6 Particle Beam Guns, 2 Fusion Missile Launchers, 6 Heavy Particle Lasers and 6 Heavy Pulse Cannons.
Ark
Royal Class Carrier: It is armed with 16 particle lasers and carries 72
fighters and 8 shuttles
Heavy
Psi-Corps Mother Ship: This ship carries one
squadron of 12 Black Omega fighters and is armed with 8 laser cannons.
Size
Comparison Chart of the various designs.
Alexander Kean
Some of these drawings are done in the same
scale as my size comparison charts. The Hope
is a gigantic colonial transport. The Ultima is a super-dreadnought, while the Magus
(small)
is a super-battleship. The Accelan (small)
is a fast missile cruiser while the Apetha (small)
is an escort cruiser. Alexander has also done alternate color schemes for some
of his ships, the Magus,
and the Apetha.
The "Sharlock" is a fusion of Minbari
and EA tech. Not sure if it belongs here or on the Minbari
page though. This drawing is full scale, Here is the smaller one.
Antihero
Several designs without any background information.
Blitzkrieg
Class Assault Ship Prototype
Griffon
Class Heavy Battleship
Prototype
Broadside Heavy Cruiser
Big Willy
Echo
Class Cruiser The Echo class cruiser is a replacement for the aging
Hyperion class cruisers. It utilizes the Hyperion's reliable design with
technology from the Warlock class destroyer. The Echo's job is to be an escort
cruiser in larger fleets and to act independently on deep-space patrols. Many
parts of the Echo were taken from the Warlock. The Echo uses an engine block
that is similar to the Warlock's. It has two fusion reactors and two
gravimetric reactors in the main engine block. However the Echo has an
additional two gravimetric reactors on its port and starboard sides. The extra
thrusters give the Echo a distinct advantage in speed and maneuverability over
most other ships, including the Warlock. The echo can turn 90 degrees in any
direction in one second at maximum thrust. The weapon systems of the Echo are
also based on those used on the Warlock. The Echo carries seven Medium and
Heavy plasma cannon turrets of the same type mounted on the Warlock. Each of
these turrets has two cannons. The turrets are placed in the same areas that
the turrets on the Hyperion are. The placement of the turrets allows maximum
fire coverage and the Echo has few or no blind spots. The Echo has 17 PP
cannons in strategic places for defense against fighters. The most powerful
weapons mounted on the Echo are the two heavy particle cannons in the front.
Each of these particle cannons has ¾ the energy output of the G.O.D lasers on
the Warlock, significantly more powerful than those on the Omega. Two Fusion
warhead launchers are mounted on the port side of the cruiser, across from the
hangar bay. These launchers can launch a variety of different ordinance,
including mines, missiles, and torpedoes. The Echo does have planetary
bombardment capability. Like the Hyperion, the Echo only carries six fighters.
Also the Echo has no real assault capability although it does carry two
breaching pods and 250 marines. Because very little space is taken up by a
hangar, more space can be allocated to other systems like weapons and sensors.
The Echo is fitted with extremely advanced sensors. The first two ships of this
class were the EAS Echo and the EAS Hyperion II, which was sort of a tribute to
the Hyperion and has the same paint scheme.
Iwo
Jima Class Assault Carrier Capable of carrying over 300 fighters of various
types, plus a variety of assault craft, the
Mercy
Class Hospital Ship The Mercy-Class Hospital Ship is a modified Iwo Jima
Class ship. The Mercy-class ship is dispatched to emergency situations and is
also present in very large fleets to treat battlefield causalities. It is
usually escorted by an
Bryn Evans
United
States Class After the cure for the Drakh plague
was found, the Earth Alliance decided to create a new set of starship designs,
the George Washington project & so a new fleet of starships was launched.
The
Europe
Class The Europe class is a brand new design of Aircraft Carrier which is
fitted with the energy shields proved that it wasn’t perfect with the
destruction of the Alpha Centauri when its generates overloading when a
radiation leak caused weapon cell cascades & destroyed the crew with all hands,
showing the Earth Force Generals that they shouldn’t jump the gun, but
the Europe class has proven to be vital as an Earth Force vessel, & is one
of Earth’s greatest prides. Armed with 108 Starfury’s
& With 18 Jupiter type laser array’s &
brand new Anti-matter Energy pulse cannons she’s been given the nickname
NEW SHADOW.
Vanguard
Advanced Heavy Destroyer After the Drakh Plague failed to destroy the Earth’s populayion, the Drakh launched a
12 year terror campaign, & after 2 years of hostilities Earth Force needed
a new destroyer in a plan to surprise the Drakh,
& in 2273 The ISA gave Earth Force a grant to take 30 Victory Destroyers,
construct there own Victorys, & design there own
version without Bio-Armor. As a result the Vanguard class came into service in
2275 with the Vanguard, Victor, Valiant & Vulcan
& were immediately sent to known Drakh activity
hives & were immediately a success. With Advanced fusion & Antimatter
Cannons & a new Bubble shield (mostly Earth Technology) took the Drakh with complete surprise & the Drakh
never built anything like it, automatically telling the Universe not to pick a
fight with Earth.
Casual Observer
Casual Observer's ships are designed as a
group and he has provided rather extensive background information for them, so
I've created a seperate page for them, HERE.
Casual's done some more...
Medivac Class Hospital Ship: total 3 units, +2 under construction.
Based mostly on the Spearhead design, the Medivac
class is a hospital ship. It may not be as large as the Mercy class, but this
is a result of its original design. It's mission consists of taking wounded off
planet to the Medivac which itself leaves the system
to the rear area where more suitable facilities like the Mercy Class ships are
standing by. Pictured is the EAS Ambulance whose crew has taken an extra
precaution against taking fire. It carries 9 atmospheric shuttles and no
weapons. The class includes the Medivac, Ambulance,
and Dust-Off. (Paramedic and Red Cross under construction)
Callsign Class C&C Ship: Total: 1 unit, +1 ordered.
Also based on the Spearhead design, the Callsign is a
C&C ship whose sole purpose is to remain outside the battle zone as a
communications ship. It can also offer coordination and location of ships,
friend or foe, during battle to ship captains. She carries no guns or embarked
craft as the communications gear takes all the ships room and power. Must rely on frigates and corvettes for protection. The
class is the Callsign with 1 other unnamed ship ordered for construction. **Note: purple stripes
indicate non-combatant C&C ship, differing from a combatant C&C ship**
Demon
class Attack Carrier: total 2 units, +1 ordered/+1 under construction. This
is a ship that gives fighter cover, and lots of it. Carrying about 384
fighters, this ship and her sister work often with TF27 when extra fighters are
needed. The ship's weaponry includes more than enough AA guns in the form of
duel pulse cannons- similar, but modern version of B5's original defense-grid. Other
weapons include several medium pulse/laser mounts that are Omega derived. This
ship is NOT an offensive weapon, although its fighters are. Weapons are
designed to allow the ship to hold it's own until reinforcements arrive or a
fighter recall is issued. The class includes the Demon and Courage, with Honor
nearly completed at which time construction will start on the Challenger.
Deuce
Class Assault Ship: total 27 units, +8 under construction. Given the
necessary, but unglamorous task of marine transport, has fallen on the very
large shoulders of the Deuce class more than once. This ship's simple role is
to take marines and their equipment en masse to the target zone. When the
marines are really packed in there, an amazing 8-9 thousand can fit inside the
ship. However, the ship's usual load is 5,000 men and their equipment including
tanks, artillery, and other large objects. Embarked craft number nearly 2 dozen
shuttles of various types. Weaponry consists of simple medium defenses relying
on escorts for most protection. Ships of the class include the Deuce, Humvee, Jeep, and Semper Fi.
Genesis
Class Transport: total 11 units. Similar in function to the Deuce ships,
the Genesis ships are the main supply and transport ships for I.P.X. Used
mainly to resupply Galileo and Calisto
exploration ships; the Genesis class can do some scouting and survey work if
required. Her greatest asset however is her large hangar, which can hold 2
dozen shuttles, survey ships, and probes. Armament is light as the ships never
enter "hot" zones. Ships of the class include the Creation, Genesis,
Exodus, and the Pinta
Grunt
Class Heavy Frigate: total 44 units, +13 under construction. Used solely by
the marines, the Grunt class is the service's primary escort for troop convoys,
which often include Deuce and
Liberty
Class Transport: total ~220 units, + ~25 under construction. Living up to
their namesake,
Minbar Class Testbed: total 2
units. Fusing Minbari and human tech again is the Minbar class of ships. These ships are unarmed testbeds that solely test the Minbari
gravitic drive, and more importantly, the stealth
system. As such, both ships take part regularly in EA war games, as well as
training exercises with the Narn, and League worlds.
(Centauri are out of the ISA and the Minbari already
possess the tech.) The Minbar also carries a squadron
of Condor class fighters (her sole defense) while the other ship carries more
conventional craft. The ships carry several different sensor and communication
packages as well. Ships are the MINBAR and the Red October II **note: yellow
stripes indicate testbed**
Black Widow Class Light Cruiser: total
5 units, more orders pending trials. Basically an
up-gunned Electra class ship, the Black Widows are being tested as
possible components to TF27. These ships include new generator and computer
systems to increase power while decreasing crew size. Carrying an amazing array
of weapons, these ships will support the Apocalypse class cruisers in their
role as the main muscle of the TF. Plans call for 2 squadrons of Mustang
fighters, 2 Remoras, and 2 shuttles. Only 5 ships have been completed, while
orders for more are pending EA war games against units of TF27, and other
trials. Ships are the Rattler, Black Widow, Scorpion, Cobra, and the Hornet.
Spearhead
Class Light Cruiser: total 23 units, + 4 under construction. With nearly
all its firepower facing forward, the Spearhead class of cruisers makes for an
excellent blockade-runner, being able to punch a whole in any blockading fleet.
She carries heavy and medium sized weapons, all facing forward, with only a
hand full of smaller guns covering her aft. This is made up though in her
embarked craft as she only carries 1 flight (6) of Thunderbolts. This is
another type favored by the EAMC as it can give devastating fire support/planetary
bombardment on a small area. Ships in the class include the Lance, Javelin,
Spearhead, and Mace
Chris McAllister e-mail
Annihilation
Class R&D Cruiser: An attempt to design the most powerful, medium
sized, warship possible. It mounts a particle cannon,
two energy mine launchers, a pair of heavy lasers, and eight standard particle
beams. It has a full interceptor grid, and eighteen Thunderbolts.
Dragon
Class Fast Frigate: A small, highly maneuverable warship, well armed with
twin medium pulse cannons, a heavy laser, missiles, and a variety of defensive
weapons.
Guardian
Class Strike Destoryer: A possible Omega
replacement, equipped with 2 MLPA, 2 heavy railguns,
2 missile bays, 8 SPB's and a launch bay with 24
fighters. (New drawing 2/12/02)
Eclipse
Class Missileboat : A lighter version of the Sagitarius and Apollo, it has four anti-ship missile bays
and a smaller dedicated anti-fighter bay, as well as pulse cannon turrets fore
and aft. The midships shuttle bay can carry a couple
large shuttles, or 3-4 fighters.
Ghoststalker Class Heavy Gunboat: The Earth Alliance's
answer to the White Stars, the Ghoststalker is the
smallest EA ship with a jump engine. Its fast,
maneuverable, and heavily armed, too heavily in fact. It can not power all its
weapons at once. It is equipped with a heavy particle cannon, four medium pulse
cannons, four defensive particle cannons, and interceptors.
Hercules
Class Battle Carrier : A massive warship, capable of carrying 72 fighters,
but also packing a tremendous punch on its own, with six heavy particle
cannons, a twin energy mine launcher, 16 Medium Laser/Pulse Arrays, and 16
standard particle beams. A typical mission would have its fighters jump into battle
first, then the Hercules would wait for the
appropriate moment to add its firepower to the fray.
Lancer
Class Advanced Cruiser : A compact, heavily armed cruiser, with two HLPA's, a heavy close in defense, and modified
"Warlock style" missile racks, along with a dozen Thunderbolts.
Mercurius Class Advanced Destroyer : The final
development of the Nova/Omega hull design. Armed with twin
heavy particle cannons, two E-Mine launchers, and a dozen medium laser/pulse
arrays, along with twin "Warlock racks". It has a full
interceptor grid and carries two dozen Thunderbolts. Intended
to replace the remaining Nova's and older Omega Class Destroyers.
Nova
Trainer Class Starfury: Equipped with a second
crewman, forward and below the main pilot, this version of the Nova was the
primary EA training craft for Nova and Aurora Class Starfury
pilots.
Orion
Heavy Dreadnought: Designed and built in prototype form just prior to the Minbari War, the Orion was basically an enlarged Nova, with
a large compliment of fighters (72 to be exact) adding to its already formidible array of laser/pulse arrays and missile racks.
Razorwire Class Escort Cruiser : A heavy escort cruiser, well armed with four HLPA, and a mix of standard
particle beams, interceptors, and missiles, as well as Thunderbolts.
Scorpion
Class Missile Cruiser : Part of a design competition for a new EA missile
cruiser to replace the aging Sagitarius, the Scorpion
lost out to the Apollo. It has twin "Warlock style" heavy missile
racks, along with four more lateral missile banks. For defense it has eight
standard particle beams and can carry a dozen fighters. Several prototypes were
built and pressed into service following the Drakh
attack.
Shadow
Lancer Class Light Cruiser: Equipped with Shadow tech, this cruiser has
twin medium pulse phasing cannons, four light molecular slicing beams, and
eight standard particle beams, along with a dozen Thunderbolts.
Shadow
Stalker Missile Corvette: This ship carries a large "Warlock
style" missile rack forward, along with four light molecular slicing
beams, and four standard particle beams.
Titan
Class Stealth Cruiser : A small, stealthy warship intended for commerce
raiding and deep strikes behind enemy lines, usually in "wolf packs".
Equipped with two HLPA's, with excellent arcs of
fire, along with eight standard particle beams and two "Warlock
style" missile racks. It also carries two flights of Thunderbolts.
Viper
Class Light Cruiser A possible Hyperion replacement, armed with a quartet
of heavy pulse cannons, twin heavy lasers, and eight standard particle beams,
plus an interceptor grid. The lack of fighters is a possible handicap.
Valkyrie Class Heavy Cruiser The final update to the
venerable Hyperion design, the Valkyrie has 3 Heavy
Laser Cannons, 3 Heavy Pulse Cannons, 4 SPB, 2 Missile bays and 18 fighters.
SA-26
"Freedom Fighter" Light Fighter Intended as a cheap, easy to
produce, light fighter. It has twin pulse cannons and carries a pair of
missiles. It has very little armor and one crew memeber.
SA-27
"Phoenix" Stealth Starfury Designed as
a reconnisance fighter, the
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Dale Cox
Valkyrie Class An advanced Earth Alliance monitor from
the 2280's.
Stormbringer Class A highly advanced EA superdreadnought
design from the early 24th century.
Philip "Entillzha"
Wright
Arion Class Destroyers A series of designs (Alpha,
Beta,
Iota,
Zeta)
published in the Great Machine
web magazine, Volume 4.
Galen
E.A.S.
Titans Ivanova's ship, the EAS Titans, had the
Shadow tech replaced with Vorlon tech, specifically
the leftover components of Kosh2.0's destroyed transport. Basically the regrown Vorlon ship agreed to do
it because it was bored, and it still sits in one of the Titans' holds with
little to do. So, to keep itself busy it keeps growing into the other ship's
systems.
Gerald Mole
Wizard Class Destroyer Intended as a cheaper alternative to the Warlock,
the Wizard is an enlarged and updated Omega. They were found to be too slow and
sluggish for close in combat, so they were used as long range fire support
vessels.
Grand Inquisitor Dask (Daniel Haughton)
Browning
Class Escort Cruiser A powerful anti-fighter escort
cruiser, though not as good in the anti-shipping role. Has two dozen (!) Heavy Interceptors and six laser/pulse arrays.
Conestoga
Class Fleet Tender A replacement for the Cotton, equipped with artificial
gravity and large cargo bays, that are also modular.
Normally it carries 2-4 cargo pods, but can carry up to 16, though at a SEVERE
maneuverability penalty! An SCS is available.
Hecatoncheires Named after the monstrous
"hundred-headed" brothers of the Greek Titans, the Hecatoncheires is something of a step backwards in naval
architecture. Eschewing the utilitarian nature of the Nova, Omega, and Warlock
class ships, the Hecatoncheires harkens back to the
classical wet-navy lines of the Hyperion class ships. Based in part on the spaceframe of the Orpheus class battleship, Earth's first
true, though unsuccessful, battleship, the Hecatoncheires
is an improvement upon the Orpheus in all ways. Carrying several times the raw
firepower, double the fighter complement, and the best sensor suite available
to Earth Alliance, the Hecatoncheires is expected to
be able to go one-on-one with any vessel in the known galaxy short of the Minbari Shargotti class
battlecruisers and the ISA Victory class destroyers.
MacArthur
Class Heavy Assault Carrier A massive assault ship, designed to enter a
system, drop its troops and support units, then high tail it out of the system
until the shooting is over. It has powerful anti-fighter defenses, but very
poor ship to ship capability. SCS available.
Hunt818
EA
Hunter Seeker : Data on seperate
page.
Hyperion Website
Aleph
Class Battleship A complete description, along with photos of the B5W kitbashed mini can be found here.
Alpha
Class Battleship A complete description, along with photos of the B5W kitbashed mini can be found here.
Astro Class Attack Cruiser A complete description,
along with photos of the B5W kitbashed mini can be
found here.
Hyperion
Class Battlecruiser A complete description, along with photos of the B5W kitbashed mini can be found here.
Komandorski
Straits Class Carrier Photos of the B5W kitbashed
mini can be found here.
Note that this isn't his design, he just made a mini
and drew the picture of it. The original design came from here, the J-2 Report website.
Mars
Class Battlecruiser A complete description, along with photos of the B5W kitbashed mini can be found here.
EAS
Phoenix A complete description can be found here.
Pluto
Class Battleship A complete description, along with photos of the B5W kitbashed mini can be found here.
Psi Class Battle Destroyer A complete description,
along with photos of the B5W kitbashed mini can be
found here.
Hyperspace (Lars Joreteg)
Website
Monsoon
Class Gunboat A Crusade-era Earth Alliance gunboat. Well armed,
and capable of carrying additional weapons in detachable, mission specific,
pods. For the most part, it would use fixed EA bases for resupply,
etc..., but its not impossible that it could also use
tenders, much like the old pre-WW1 torpedo boats used tenders to carry them
long distances. The lack of a jump drive might make a jump capable tender even
more likely to see use. With all the old Nova hulls around in the post 2265
era, it would make a logical tender, with its MPLA's
removed and a repair bay for a Monsoon replacing the hanger and docking clamps
on the hull for a dozen or so Monsoons. Fully loaded, it would be incredibly
sluggish, but would allow a greater range of operation for the gunboats. Here's
a picture.
Tempest
(top) and Arctic (bottom) Class Cruisers Competing
designs for a Hyperion replacement, the
John Bandow
Blitzkrieg Class Battleship/Carrier Designed after the Drakh Assault on Earth and the subsequent plague.
Gettysburg
Class Light Cruiser Warrior
Class Attack Carrier Kitty
Hawk Class Carrier RAF
Class Fighter Carrier Barbarossa
Class Pocket Destroyer Luftwaffe
Class Carrier
Jordan Britt
Titanic
Class Colonial Transport During the middle of the Earth-Minbari war,
Earth Force knew that it was facing defeat (althought
it wouldn’t publically admit it just yet), comissioned a crash study design of a type of
"super-lifeboat evacuation ship" should the Minbari
ever reach Earth. By the time the ink had dried for the start up, the war was
over and the Titanic was all but forgotten as Earth Force and EarthGov slowly began the long recovery from the war.
However, shortly after the Drakh attack on Earth,
(and the subsequent cure for the plauge found),
Titanic ‘resurfaced’ again and was built out of the remains of
Omega engines and other assorted parts from several different vessels. In fact,
Titanic didn’t even really have a name until fans of a 20th
century film of the same title, started a write-in and e-mail campaign to have
Earth Force name the ship Titanic, as it was huge for a ship of its type
at that time. The fans got their way and in a few years, Titanic was launched.
Living up to its namesake, it hit a comet near Saturn and crashed into the
planet. Fortunatly this time, this particular Titanic
had plenty of lifeboats on board for the shakedown crew and nobody was injured.
Earth Force, seeing the project as a ‘titanic’ waste of money,
canceled plans for sister ships named
Excerpt from
"Infamous Ships of the Earth
Luciano Trentadue
Luciano has provided extensive background
information for his ships, so I've placed them on a seperate
page, located HERE.
Mackie
Amadeus
Class Gunboat A small EA fire support gunboat, from the post-Crusade era.
Shown here at 4 times normal scale, being roughly the
size of a White Star, though nowhere near as maneuverable.
Accolade
Class Cruiser This combines the best aspects of the Percele
and Arrakis classes into a single EA/ISA cruiser.
Fast, powerful and well armored, though the C&C is rather exposed.
Avalon
Class Frigate Another Russian design, suffering from the same reactor overload problems as other designs of the period.
Arrakis Class Cruiser A more powerful variant of the Percele, but not as resistant to damage. Its
faster, but not as agile.
Calisto Class Mobile Observatory A mobile deep space
observatory, the ultimate descendant of the Hubble!
Cossack
Class Cruiser A "no-nonsense" cruiser,
equipped with somewhat older weapons types to reduce the power drain on the
propulsion systems during combat maneuvering.
Davids Class Colonial Transport A colonial transport developed
after the Drakh Plague using primarily Omega
components. Undoubtably, that experience would
inspire the
Galileo
Class Mobile Research Facility A mobile research platform.
Marnot Class
Corvette Small, maneuverable escort vessel, using
technology similar to the
Moloch
Class Advanced Technology Demonstrator A testbed,
primarily for advanced propulsion systems, but retaining an operational
capability. It represents an attempt by Earthforce to
develop true, Minbari style, gravitic
propulsion, unlike the hybrid systems used on the Warlock and other EA warships.
Moscow
Class Spinal Cruiser (SLARN: Spinal Laser Advanced Refit Nova) A later attempt to built an effective
spinal laser equipped warship. Extremely slow and unmaneuverable due to the power requirements of the lasers.
Like many designs from Russian shipyards of the period, it had reactor overload
problems, usually due to excessive weapons load.
Percele Class A platform for testing Drazi systems. The name is Finnish for "Devil".
Rana Class Transport A small cargo transport. From the
looks of it, I'd say its some sort of priority transport. Obviously it carries
important cargo, with all the weapons visible on it.
Samson
Class Cruiser A small, well armed EA cruiser,
capable of carrying Thunderbolts.
Sodoma and Garamond
Class Cruisers. Two possible replacements for the
Hyperion. The "retro-looking" Sodoma
is fast and well armed, but lacks fighters. The Garamond is less agile, but
carries several assault shuttles and considerable firepower. Its
also the more expensive of the two designs.
Sunstorm Class Another mixed EA/Drazi
technology testbed.
Therion Class Omega Class Technology Testbed
A prototype for many of the systems eventually installed in the Omega class,
based on a heavily modified Hyperion hull.
Xora Class Battleship/Technology Testbed
An EA testbed for incorporating Vree
technology on Earth platforms using technology gained from membership in the Interstellat Alliance and through "less overt"
means.
Picture
A picture showing a Davids class transport being
escorted by a pair of Marnots.
Malcom Lu (Galen82)
Artemis
Class Heavy Cruiser The Artemis was built to replace the Hyperion as Heavy
Cruisers. The Artemis incorporates the latest technology, including artificial
gravity, fusion beam cannons, and a gravitic drive
engine. The ship has a much greater fighter complement due to her larger
fighter bays. Hangar decks are located in the front and lower areas of the
ship. The Neptune
is an updated version.
Black
Omega Carrier A heavily modified passenger liner, like the Psi-Corps transport. This version, however, is enlarged and
equipped with bays for Black Omega Star Furys
squadrons.
Earth
Force One (New Model) A newer model of Earth Force One, it compares to the
old Earth Force One as the 747 compared to the 707. Larger, faster, and more
luxurious, it allows the Earth Alliance President to travel in style and safety.
Hospital
Ship A converted passenger liner, a cheap and effective hospital ship
platform.
Merkur (Pascal Klein)
Venturer Class Explorer Scout The first prototype of
the Venturer was designed, and built long before the
first conflicts involving the EA. After making contact with other races, first
being the Centauri, the EA decided to fabricate a more powerful scout. One that
was able to defend itself more adequately when attacked. After some extensive
testing, it was concluded that the ship be re-designed, especially after the
first peace treaties were set into action, for a powerfully built scout could
be misinterpreted a destroyer, or warship by some inferior races. After th re-designing, and fabrication
of the first batch of ships, the Venturer was not
that easily accepted into the fleet. People were sceptic,
and frightened of living on a starship, whcih was not
capable to defend itself in case of a pre-emtive
attack. This was perhaps why the Venturer was named a
failure, and thus only 23 were issued, 19 were built, 6 scrapped, and out of
the remaining 13, only 5 survived after Drazi
conflicts. Out of the 5 remaining, only 4 are still in service today. These 4
ships perform simple escorts in Earth Alliance space, on purpose, away from
potential harm.
Venturer II Class Explorer Scout (shown with Warlock
for comparison) It was then, less than a century
later, that the SFabri Corps designed a new building
blueprint and soon began construction, secretly as to retain confidence, and
not be subjugated by other sources, such as the general public or the EA Navy.
After about a year, the Venturer II was complete and
service ready. She was armored more extensively, and equipped more to defend
itself. However, it was at this point still not released to the EA Navy, and
still kept a secret. The first Venturer II was sent
on a mission, which EA Navy did not consent to, or even know about. AN
informant gave information of a Cortez doing a scout mission ahead of the fleet
into pirate territory, and returning with as much information as possible. Upon
return, the Venturer II made itself known to the
fleet, and gave a more concise report than that of the Cortez. Amoung the report, was also detailed that the Cortez was
ambushed unexpectantly, and managed to flee through a
jumpgate, though the pirate ships which were responsible
for the ambush could therefore have survived and told of EA spying missions
into their territoy, which would have compromised the
entire missions yet to come. However it was later discovered that after the
central EA fleet moved in that the pirates were completely unaware of a pending
attack. The Venturer II had over 360 railgun shells, and 40 Hunter Seeker close range
anti-fighter missiles missing. The logs also conclude the EA's
thoughts that the Venturer II cut off the pirates on
their way home and destroyed every starship or vessel. Even thought the fleet
was not large, the pirates did have over 60 stollen Starfurries, and a 2 Monsoon gunboats*.
After this, the Venturer II was quickly accepted amoungst the alliance navy, and played imporant
roles. Although SFabri Corps still retains building
rights, and reluctantly agrees to build more ships, over 14 Venturer
IIs now exist in the EA Navy. Only one has to date
been destroyed, when attempting to escort a severely damaged Narn Heavy Cruiser from besieged neutral territory. A
Centauri Battle Cruiser decided to openly fire upon the EA vessel as well as
upon the Narn ship, although their allegations state
that the Venturer II opened fire first, and that is
conducted search and destroy missions upon Centauri listening posts.
One Venturer II has been lost, as no contact has been
made with the ship for 3 and a half years now. It is
feared destroyed by many people, as it was launched to conduct a friendly
exploration mission in the "uncharted".
Mike Brown
Atlantis
Class Battleship Designed to complement the Warlock, the Atlantis is armed
with mass drivers based on Centauri designs.
MJ Donga
Nathan Meade
Elint Omega Missile
Omega Other
Omegas (stock on top, Omega Mk2, and Fire Support Omega) He had me draw up
these Omega Variants that he's using in a campaign. He sent me the rough
drawings and I redrew them.
Nuclearious Shipyards
EAS LeMasters No description provided
Kaga Class Carrier The Kaga
Class Varient of the Hyperion was intended for fleet support. However,
the design was a financial blunder, suffering from maneuvability
problems, and insufficient power systems. She was completed shortly after
the Earth Civil War began, but she was mortally wounded just after leaving the
moorings from the yard, which was attacked only 6 weeks after the war began.
Only one other was built and saw service after the war.
Ruby Class Hospital Ship No description provided
Freedom
Class "PT Boat" A small vessel with a crew of only 20, she is
used for hit and run, and defensive missions. Just recently the Drakh attacked the yards which had no other
defense other than the 25 Freedom Class PT boats that were finished
and awaiting orders. The Freedom Class ships are armed with interceptors and 2
missile racks of 9 missiles each. Earth Force has ordered 200 more.
Omegaleader
Anderson
Class It was designed for weapons testing and system trails while the Omega
was being desinged and new technology from the Minbari War was being utilized. It features a large
targeting array and enhaced sensor packages, visiable fore, that completely take up the
EA
Military Outpost The EA Military Outpost was originally going to be
Epsilon
Class Cruiser The Epsilon Class Heavy Cruiser is one of the first Earth
Alliance vessels built after the first contact with the
Europa Class Explorer Used by IPX as a cheaper
alternative to the larger EA Explorers. Fast and quite
capable of defending itself from unknown hostiles.
Gamacles Class Command Cruiser A modifed
Nova, equipped with the weapons suite and C&C of
the Omega Class destroyers. Ten were converted prior to the Omega's entry into
service to serve as fleet command ships. All but one were lost during the Earth
Civil War, or scrapped as more and more Omega's came online.
Earth
Alliance Starliner A military version of the
civilian Asimov class, used as a VIP transport and as a training vessel. It can
also serve as a back up to the two Earth Force Ones, since it has a large
fighter compliment and strong defense grid.
Paul Brown Website
Priapus Spinal Cruiser A unique Earth Alliance testbed for a recovered Hyach
Spinal Laser. Paul has a detailed description and SCS here.
Achilles Class Battleship An upgrade
of the Dreadnought class.
Stephen Skacall
Sky Raider On seperate page
StarSaint
Sherman
Class Battlecruiser and Sherman
Mk2 The Earth Alliance saw that they lacked a critical vessel in its
fleet. It had the part carrier/part cruiser vessels(Omegas and Novas),
and it had the assault warships (Warlocks) but it had no ship that was designed
for pure ship to ship engagements, and redesigned the Hyperion, with advanced
armor, weaponry, and defensive systems.
Winslow
Class Destroyer and here
Based on components of the versatile Omega Class
Destroyer. It has two reactor cores rather than one, so it can
support the massive guns on its sides, it also has
"Warlock style" artificial gravity, removing the need for a rotating
section. It was designed for punching through enemy lines, using its
firepower and speed to effect.
TKB
Columbus
class Explorer: The
Warlord
class Battleship: The Warlord was the direct precursor of the Warlock, back
in the time when EA artificial gravity technology didn't exceed 0.3g. The Enlarged rotary section at the rear
contained the sleeping quarters and the gyms (to prevent bone & muscular
atrophy in the low gravity). The only
Warlord at the time of the EA civil war was half a week from completion when
Clark was overthrown. The Earth Force Navy had its Warlocks shortly after, so
this testbed was mothballed indefinitely. The vessel would have been forgotten if the
EA Marine Corps hadn’t noticed the vessel and its large crew capacity. The vessel was recommissioned
and refitted. New members of this class
were constructed. A full G was attained
in the "Warlock section" and the reactors were updated. The Warlord
has 130% of the Warlocks reactor output and the crew capacity is nearly double
that of the Warlock. Now the marines had
the perfect amphibious assault vessel that they have been craving for for a long time.
Warlord-Alpha
class Battleship: After a few decades of service, the Warlords were run
through a major refit. The "Omega section" was redesigned as to the
specs of the Omega-Phi. The rear missile launchers were turned back as to
provide massive weapons coverage. The
Marine Corps stated that an enemy has to be either invincible or insane to
pursue the Warlord. The hangar space was
also increased, as to facilitate the quick launch of marine landing parties and
assault waves.
Warrior
class Dreadnought: As the EAMC was revealing their Warlords, the Navy saw
that it needed a heavy vessel capable of providing even more bombardment than
the Warlock. The Warrior was the
"Nova" version of the Warlord, but the vessel had four Omega cannon
turrets turned aft as to discourage pursuing vessels. The Nova and the Omega cannons with the usual
Warlock armament proved a very heavily armed vessel with still enough reactor
output to facilitate the quick recharge of the armament. The downside of this vessel is that it takes
a third more resources and 1.5 times the cost of a normal Warlock, so the
dreadnought is reserved for heavy fire support
Lord
of War class Heavy Dreadnought: The Lord of War is an enlarged version of
the Warrior, providing a massive weapons platform. The idea of the original Warlord was twisted
to combine the Supernova and the Dreadnought to create the Lord of War. The
addition of the "Supernova section" provides the vessel still with
excess reactor output. This excess means
that the reactors can be run at full power in combat situations to provide energy
and power to recharge the armament in record speeds.
Constellation
Class Assault Ship As the Nova proved woefully insufficient in the task of carrying
out planetary assault and bombardment, the Earth Force ordered a new design for
this task. Most military designers had their vote on what became the Warlock,
but some had a more economic way of thinking. The Constellation was dreamed as
the unstoppable planetary subjugator, providing a massive base of fire and a
large capacity for an invasion force. The vessel is capable of carrying either
two full divisions of lightly mechanized infantry or a division of heavily
mechanized infantry or armor.
Sibelius Class Gunboat An E-M War
relic. The Sibelius was the design of a Finnish officer in the Earth
Force, meant to fill the gap of quickly manufactured fast and reliable vessels.
The vessel was used mainly as a scout vessel, but it also provided escort to
supply convoys and important taskforces. The vessel served well, but it was as
woefully inadequate against the Minbari as any
regular EF vessel.
Omeganova Class Dreadnought The Omeganova
was the earliest variant of the Omega. During the Earth-Minbari
War, many Novas were damaged beyond repair, so all that could be salvaged from
them whatever they could. Strangely, the salvaged weapons were mostly unharmed,
but they weren't able to salvage any reactors. So, to save armament costs, the
EF high command decided to place the NOVA cannons on some of the new Omegas, so
that they could replace some of the surviving Novas. An extra reactor unit was
installed on each of these variant vessels, as to provide more power to the
guns.
Witch
Class Light Cruiser The Witch was designed to complement the Warlock,
especially as an escort in
taskforces. The Witch is simply a Warlock-derived generic warship. Nothing all that special. Just filling the
light cruiser niche.
Liberator
Class Assault Cruiser The Liberator is a 'modernization' of the venerable Olympus.
The vessel is
used mostly as a patrol and scout vessel and a convoy escort.
Tom Sundblad
Hyperion
Freighter A Hyperion refited into a cargo
ship. It was given the more effencent Nova ion engine.
The task of this vessel in peace time is to carry important cargo to remote
colonies and outposts. In war time the cargo containers can be replaced
turning it into a Missle Platform.
Viper
Earth
Alliance Battle Station Based on the design of
Babylon
6 A hypothetical design for a sixth station in the
Mobile
Command Carrier A large command ship, roughly three miles long.
Mobile
Command Carrier A smaller (about a mile long) command ship, with thirty
fighter squadrons and a large number of shuttles.
Wil Cutler
Wil has drawn a large number of Starfury
“nose art” schemes, as well as a couple of color schemes based on
the Crimson Skies games.
Billy
Yank Dragon
Fury Excalibur Falcon
Fury Great
Brandenao Hat
in the Ring Hawk
Fury Johnny
Reb
King
of Diamonds Shazam Saber
Fury Super
Fury Wild
Card Yin
By Request Lone Ranger Sinclair’s Battle of the Line Fighter
Fortune
Hunters Hyperion “Pandora”
Fortune
Hunters Aurora Starfury
Nova
Class Starfury (generic plan and profile)
Fighters and Small Craft
Kay Rudd
Blaze
(aka Stealth Blaster) Stealth fighter
Mackie
Scorpion
Class Atmospheric Fighter Unlike the Thunderbolt and Mustang on which it is
based, the Scorpion is designed primarily for atmospheric combat, with only a
limited space to space ability. In space, it can handle Raider fighters, but
against other, more capable fighters, it is at a serious disadvantage. In the
atmosphere, however, it is superior to any other known fighter and has a
tremendous ground attack capability.
Casual Observer
Condor
Class Fighter: total 24 units, more orders pending trials. A combination of
Minbari and human tech at the fighter level has
produced the Condor. It is humanity's first try at a purely gravitic
drive fighter, thanks to the tech exchange with the ISA. Using a Thunderbolt's
main fuselage, sensors, and computer systems, combined with a Nial's wings, drive, and weapons has produced a truly
deadly fighter. Not as fast as the Nial, but more
maneuverable than the Thunderbolt, the Condor is a challenge for anything in
the sky. One squadron is based aboard the Minbar,
while the other is aboard the Sharlock; both are
R&D ships. **Note: scuttlebutt says the Minbari
also have a squadron undergoing trials**
Dale Cox
Scorpion Class An advanced Earth Alliance
fighter from the 2340's. It has eight miniaturized Q-Spoiled Hard-Ray Pulse
Laser Cannons (four on wings, four on twin-turret mountings) and one
four-barrel Gatling Q-Laser on the nose. It also has a miniaturized Twin Ion
Array, making for a quite impressive firepower about equaling three Nials. It also has provision for eight missile hardpoints on the wings. The ship's defense is right on par with the Minbari Nial, being equipped with a full sensor-stealth/jamming
system. The Power and propulsion system are highly advanced, consisting of a
highly-classified Quantum Singularity reactor providing generous power to the Gravitic and Ion drives as well as the aforementioned (and
very energy-hungry weapons), allowing full weapons firepower even at max burn.
Practically the only item missing from this otherwise perfect fighter is a Jump
engine. These might be introduced in the next upgrade, making long-range deep
fighter strikes a reality.
