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Section of Site: Starships D6Belongs to Faction: Babylon 5Subtype: CapitalEra: Crusade EraCanon: Crossover




WARLOCK DESTROYER

Craft: Earthforce Warlock Class Destroyer
Type: Advanced destroyer
Scale: Capital
Dimensions:
-Length: 1,992.4m
Skill: Capital ship piloting: Warlock destroyer
Crew: 1,200
-Gunners: 65
-Troops: 300
-Skeleton: 300/+10
-Emergency Evac: 800+/3 months
Crew Skill: Astrogation 4D+1, Capital ship gunnery 5D+1, Capital ship piloting 5D+2, Sensors 4D+2, Starship gunnery 5D+1
Passengers: 200
Cargo Capacity: 40,000 metric tons
Consumables: 4 years
Cost: Not available for sale
Hyperspace Jump Engines: Yes
Nav Computer: Yes (+2D Astrogation)
Maneuverability: 1D/2D+1+ (see below)
Speed:
-Space: 4/8+ (see below)
-Atmosphere: N/A
Hull: 8D
Shields: N/A
Sensors:
-Passive: 50/1D
-Scan: 100/3D
-Search: 200/4D
-Focus: 6/4D+2

AUXILIARY CRAFT CAPACITY:
-48 Starfuries/Thunderbolts
-4 Kestrel Shuttles
-2 Crew Shuttles
-Many Work Pods
-Many Breaching pods
-Room for a few other visiting ships

WEAPONS:
   2 Particle Beam cannons (fire-linked)
      Location: Mounted in forward hull
      Fire Arc: Front
      Crew: 3 (bridge crew)
      Skill: Capital ship gunnery
      Scale: Capital
      Fire Control: 3D
      Range:
      -Space: 3-15/36/75
      -Atmosphere: 6-30/72/150km
      Damage: 10D
      Rate Of Fire: 1/3

   3 Heavy Railgun Turrets
      Location: Mounted along hull
      Fire Arc: Partial turrets
      -1 front/right/left
      -1 front/right/back
      -1 front/left/back
      Crew: 2 (3)
      Skill: Capital ship gunnery
      Scale: Capital
      Fire Control: 4D
      Range:
      -Space: 3-12/24/50
      -Atmosphere: 6-24/48/100km
      Damage: 5D
      Ammo: 200 per weapon
      Rate Of Fire: 1

   9 Pulse Discharge Cannons
      Fire Arc: 2 front, 3 right, 3 left, 1 back
      Crew: 2 (9)
      Skill: Capital starship gunnery
      Scale: Capital
      Fire Control: 4D
      Range:
      -Space: 2-12/24/50
      -Atmosphere: 4-24/40/100km
      Damage: 4D
      Rate Of Fire: 2

   12 Heavy Missile Silos
      Location: Mounted in hull sides
      Fire Arc: Front
      Crew: 2 (bridge crew)
      Skill: Capital ship gunnery
      Scale: Capital
      Fire Control: 4D
      Range:
      -Space: 2-10/20/40
      -Atmosphere: 4-20/40/80km
      Damage: 8D
      Ammo: 1 per silo
      Rate Of Fire: 1 to 12

   16 Light Missile Silos
      Location: Mounted in hull sides
      Fire Arc: Front
      Crew: 2 (bridge crew)
      Skill: Capital ship gunnery
      Scale: Capital
      Fire Control: 5D
      Range:
      -Space: 2-12/30/60
      -Atmosphere: 4-24/60/120km
      Damage: 6D
      Ammo: 1 per silo
      Rate Of Fire: 1 to 16

   9 Heavy Phased Plasma Cannon Turrets
      Location: Mounted along hull
      Fire Arc: 14 front, 4 back
      Crew: 2 (9)
      Skill: Capital ship gunnery
      Scale: Capital
      Fire Control: 3D
      Range:
      -Space: 2-12/24/50
      -Atmosphere: 4-24/48/100km
      Damage: 7D (6D individually)
      Rate Of Fire: 1/2

   16 40mm Pulse Cannons
      Location: Mounted along the hull
      Fire Arc: 8 turrets
      Crew: 1 (16)
      Skill: Starship gunnery
      Scale: Starfighter
      Fire Control: 4D
      Range:
      -Space: 1-3/12/25
      -Atmosphere: 100-300/1.2/2.5km
      Damage: 5D
      Rate Of Fire: 3

GAME NOTES:

-SHADOW DEVICE: The Shadowtech device installed in the Warlock destroyers was never fully explained.  That said, it makes a good plot device for any GM to use at any time to throw a kink in players' best laid plans.  Any time something goes wrong for no apparent reason, it may be this device.  For that matter, any time something goes right, it could also be because of this device.  For a basic rule of thumb, any time players using the Warlock roll a 1 or 6 on a wild die, the Shadowtech device could make the penalty or bonus much worse or better than it otherwise would be.  Penalties resulting in damage with a time factor could last much longer or take longer to fix.  Also, a very high success could be a problem as well.  For instance, a fired weapon rolling much higher in damage due to an unexplained power spike could not only destroy or shoot through the target aimed at, but hit a friendly target on the other side as well.  All in all, the Shadowtech device could open the door for many ideas for the GM, including a quest to have it removed for good like the EAS Titans did.

-JUMP ENGINES: Instead of Hyperdrives, most ships in the Babylon 5 setting have Hypserspace Jump Engines.  Instead of the ship instantly accelerating at faster than light speeds and be partially or fully in hyperspace in an instant, this drive opens an aperture, or "jumpgate", into Hyperspace.  The ship enters Hyperspace and flies as though it were normal space, locking onto Hyperspace beacons that mark the destination to desired coordinates (though Hyperspace has conditions of its own that can cause hazards for ship travel).  When a jumpgate is opened, the ship must still maneuver and fly into the aperture.  This can leave an opening for the ship to be attacked before leaving the area (unlike Star Wars where a ship can leave immediately once the Hyperdrive is engaged).  Instead of the ship's speed through Hyperspace being determined by the quality of the Hyperdrive, it is the ship's own flight speed that determines how fast it travels through Hyperspace.  Also, Astrogation is used differently.  Instead of doing calculations to plot Hyperspace coordinates, Astrogation is used to locate and lock on to Hyperspace beacons.  If the signal from these beacons is ever lost, a ship could wind up lost in hyperspace forever.

   The Warlock's jump engines may be used once every two rounds for entering or exiting Hyperspace.  Previous Earth Alliance ships (and many other ships of different races) must wait before using their jump engines again, around a minute more or less (around 10 rounds).

-HYBRID GRAVITIC ENGINES: This ship has standard propulsion that starts at Space Speed 4.  The Gravitic hybrid portion allows this ship to increase its Space Speed at +1 per minute, to a maximum of Space Speed 8.  Maneuverability also starts at 1D and increases at +1 per minute (10 rounds) to a maximum od 2D+1.  Speed and Maneuverability beyond this may be possible, but any maneuvers performed will incur Dex checks against Moderate Difficulty (failure results in 4D damage).  For every Speed/Maneuverability increase of +1 past 8/2D+1, the Difficulty will increase by 1 level (+5), up to Heroic Difficulty at Space Speed 12/Maneuverability 3D+2, with the damage increasing by +1D at each Difficulty increase (8D at Space Speed 12!).

DESCRIPTION:

"Only a handful of Warlocks have come out of the construction line, so far."

        – Matthew Gideon, 2267

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

Technical Specifications

   Rushed into production during the last days of the Earth Alliance Civil War, the Warlock-class destroyer incorporates some of the most advanced technology available. It was the first Earth Alliance ship to feature artificial gravity without rotating sections.  This allowed designers to greatly improve the Warlock's design.   Among these improvements was the Warlock having greater speed and maneuverability compared to the older Omega-class destroyers.  

   In addition to human technology, an unknown Shadow device is buried somewhere in the Warlock's control systems. The exact purpose and function of this device is unclear, though the only vessel known to have overridden its influence was the EAS Titans, under the command of Captain Susan Ivanova.

Propulsion

   The Warlock's conventional particle thrust engines are supplemented by a pair of hybrid gravitic engines that, like the artificial gravity systems, are based on Minbari technology and propulsion theory but are designed and manufactured using Earth-based materials. The EAS Foxfire was able to jump out and back in hyperspace very quickly. Previous EAS ships could not do so as it would strain the jump engines.

Sensors & Navigation

   The ship's primary sensor, navigation, and communications suite is located on the bow of the ship and includes 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.

Weapons

   The weapons systems aboard the Warlock feature a wide variety of offensive and defensive emplacements that include standard plasma cannons, railguns, and missiles. Perhaps the most notable armament is a pair of particle beam cannons originally designed for use on the Aegis orbital defense platforms that formed Earth's planetary defense grid. Prior to the development of the Warlock, the power requirements of these weapons were so high that only dedicated stationary platforms could accommodate them, and then only one unit per platform. Installing the cannons aboard the Warlock enabled a ship of the class to destroy multiple Drakh vessels with one shot each at the start of the Drakh War, and another to destroy a Centauri Primus class battlecruiser with a single shot in a possible future battle. The ability to use such powerful weapons allows the Warlock to take on ships from advanced races like Minbari with ease.

   Warlock ships are also armed with weapons found on older classes of Earthforce ships, including nine heavy phased plasma cannon turrets of a similar type as was used aboard the older Nova-class dreadnoughts, four 40mm pulse cannons similar to those mounted on the Omega-class destroyer, and twelve to sixteen short-range phased plasma turrets of the same type installed on the older Olympus-class corvette.

Docking Bays

   The primary launch bay is located on the bow of the ship, between the main sensor boom and the particle beam cannons. The ship's Starfury/Thunderbolt squadrons are launched from here, in a fashion similar to that on the Omega-class. However, unlike the Omega, the Warlock includes a blast door to prevent the bay from scooping up debris in the ship's path, 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 the Warlock's 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.

Behind the Scenes

   The Warlock class destroyer was designed by Tim Earls. 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".

   Since the series makes it very clear that Earth had not yet developed artificial gravity, the Warlock was probably designed at first to operate with a weightless crew. Artificial gravity was presumably retrofitted into the design after Earth joined the ISA and the technology was made available.

DESIGN NOTES

   I did the best I could on the Warlock.  I'm happy with the result.  All in all, the Warlock seemed like a powerful ship that just happened to be the result of the Earthforces slapping together the best tech they got their hands on with every weapon in their space military's history that was ever somewhat effective.  While can seem like a mish-mash, especcially since the Warlock's antigravity systems and hybrid gravimetric drives were retrofitted into the design after the fact, the ship is in fact quite powerful, an overall improvement compared to the Omega destroyer, and its wide variety of weaponry gives it much versatility in space combat.

   I'm not completely certain on how I did up the weapons.  This is the only second guessing I have, mostly due to a lack of knowledge.  Not only about this ship and its weapons, but of the other ships its weapons are pulled from.  many of these weapons were mentioned as different from other kinds, where I had made many of these weapons the same or similar in other Earthforce write-ups.  So, all in all, I guess this would be a simplified version.  GMs, feel free to change things up as desired!

OTHER INFO:
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
-2 Hybrid Gravitic Engines[1]
Jump Capable: Yes
Gravity: Yes
Weapons:
-12 Large Missile silos
-16 Small Missile silos
-2 Particle Beam cannons
-9 Heavy Phased Plasma cannon turrets
-3 Heavy Railgun turrets
-4 40mm Pulse Cannons
-9 Light Pulse Cannons turrets
-12-16 Short-range PP turrets
Auxiliary Craft: Starfuries/Thunderbolts




Comments made about this Article!



22/Feb/2014 13:17:07 Posted by Hellstormer1 {68.118.98.211}

Yeah, I noticed, the Halo stuff was me too. Been thinking about going back and redoing it at some point. The only thing I really worry about when doing ship conversions, the two main things, is "What weapons does it have?" and "How big is it?". That's about the only stuff I really feel I need for statting stuff. Most other stuff I can get a good idea about if/when i watch the source material, like a favorite series or movie. Halo, I'm so glad there's more info now, and I love the new Infinity vessel!


22/Feb/2014 13:21:24 Posted by Hellstormer1 {68.118.98.211}

Speaking of accuracy and information, sometimes I get something like the Warlock here. The weapons seemed like they could have been somewhat accurate, or a mix up of different kinds of weapons, perhaps even confusing the weapons a bit. I wasn't sure, because I could never find enough pics or footage that showed me all angles of the ship, therefor all weapons, so i couldn't be sure. I thought the 9 weapons of one type could've been the other 9 weapons listed. So, I did the best i could, and left the rest up ro fans. I figure it might be a common practice to deck a class of ship out with different kinds of weapons, levels of armor plating, etc. It'd be an easy way to make a "frigate" or "destroyer", I think.


22/Feb/2014 13:27:06 Posted by Hellstormer1 {68.118.98.211}

Also, I'm thinking about upping the Hull Dice on some of these ships. Mainly, the omega, Nova and Warlock. I was wondering if their hulls should be stronger due to lack of shields. So far, I've been trying to do their hull dice relative to Imperial starship size counterparts, make them relatively equal in hull dice and leave it due to Earth's lacking in Star Wars level tech. Technically, their ships would be armored more in that perspective.


24/Feb/2014 23:40:39 Posted by thedemonapostle {71.223.49.104}

well halo is halo. and when i did the write up something didnt seem quite right about the number of ship weapons on the covenant ships, so i had to figure out what would sound more reasonable than a 3km long ship only having 3-6 weapons in total.

for the babylon 5 ships and their hull and weapon strengths and such it was hard for me because i wanted the earth force ships to be balanced in power with the other races ships. but i came across a note mentioning that earth ships were significantly underpowered when compared to the rest of the space faring races. and that earth ships didnt get on par with the rest until the shadow war, with the few ships exceeding the others in strength being the nemesis/shadow-x ships. while most earth ships could match hull/armor strengths of other races, they could not match the firepower which is why they were losing the earth-minbari war so badly and if it werent for a 1 in a million chance encounter, the humans would have lost the war completely.

on a side note its hard to find the lengths of all ships. for some i had to guess based on everything listed in all sources.


05/Apr/2014 03:08:42 Posted by Hellstormer1 {174.237.9.11}

About what you said on the Hali Covenant ships only having 3-6 weapons. How about a simple solution. Make those few into expansive weapon batteries with a multitude of lighter guns, fire-linked for combined firepower? In what few animated scenes we have of Covenant ships firing these weapons (thinking Halo Legends), these weapons do cover their hulls in abundance, and for en masse, together, at the same time, towards the same targets. You could even make these batteries as partial turrets, with overlapping fields if fire. So, if players fly up against such a ship, they can make a simple dodge roll, and role play it as out maneuvering an insane amount of energy weapon volley fire that lights up the darkness of space. And if they get hit but a battery with that many weapons, well....there IS a reason why the Covenant kicked the UNSC's butt.


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