The G'Quan was designed to replace the older, more haphazardly designed T'Loth cruiser, which was last seen in 2258. A G'Quan-class heavy cruiser is an immense ship armed with two heavy hard-mounted forward-firing laser cannons, two energy mine launchers, and pulse cannons. The G'Quan-class heavy cruiser is a fictional starship in the Babylon 5 universe. It can travel in hyperspace but is limited to using jumpgates rather than forming jump points. In the episode " Revelations", it is seen that the Frazi fighter is equipped with a computer system that responds to voice commands. Several Frazi-class heavy fighters were capable enough to outmatch even Centauri Sentri fighters during the Narn-Centauri War. The fighter is piloted by one person located inside a spacious, under-pressurized cockpit. The Frazi-class heavy fighter is depicted as a heavily armored type of fighter and it can fly both in space and in a planetary atmosphere. The mesh of the fighter's cockpit is based on altered design of the Starfury cockpit. The CGI model was designed and modelled by Foundation Imaging Co-Founder Ron Thornton. The Frazi-class heavy fighter is a vessel used by the Narn Regime. Some fans have speculated that this provides the Earth Alliance with a quick and effective way to quickly expand humanity's sphere of influence, as well as to gain valuable resources and revenue, as Earth Alliance can charge vessels transit fees for the use of jumpgates, but there is no evidence from any broadcast episodes of the show to support this claim. The continual construction and distribution of jumpgates makes it easier for other Earth Alliance vessels and commercial ships to jump into new areas of space. Though Explorer-class ships have more than enough power to jump into hyperspace and go where they will, the bulk of an Explorer-class ship's mass consists of spare parts with which to build jumpgates. Also, several large planetary drop ships allow Explorer ships to chart and explore entire planets within a few short weeks, laying the foundation for a more detailed expedition. This privilege and burden of first contact is not taken lightly and, as the slightest misinterpreted action can result in tragedy, the crews and commanding officers of Explorer ships are extremely well versed in first-contact procedures.ĭue to Explorer-class ships dominating the exploration field, they are equipped with the latest in sensor and communications technology, allowing greater ease in contacting and communicating with different alien species. As this is the case, Explorer ships are often the first class of Earth Alliance vessel an alien race might come into contact with. Their massive jump engines and powerful fusion reactors, however, enable Explorer-class vessels to escape dangerous situations quickly.Įxplorer ships spend a great deal of their time exploring The Rim, the uncharted and unexplored areas of space that have not been claimed by any known race. This makes Explorer ships large, ill-defended targets. The primary mission of all Explorer ships is research and exploration, thus they only possess moderate defenses consisting of four turreted Template:Convert/mm pulse cannons, four twin particle beam arrays, and two squadrons of Starfuries. An Explorer ship may be visible in these brief scenes, but this has not been confirmed. The episode " A Late Delivery From Avalon" contains a flashback to the Earth Alliance's first encounter with the Minbari, which allegedly comprised an Earth "Explorer Division" encountering a Minbari fleet.
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In the series Crusade, we learn that Captain Matthew Gideon was the captain of an Explorer-class ship. Indeed, "A Distant Star" is the only regular episode* in which an Explorer-class vessel appears.Īn identical ship to Cortez is seen for a few seconds in the background in the fourth season episode " Rising Star". if you're supremely lucky, you'll see two like her in your lifetime." Sheridan's comment conveys the rare nature of Explorer-class vessels. In the episode " A Distant Star", Captain Sheridan tells the crew in C&C, "Take a good look people. The Explorer is built to explore, conduct research, and build jumpgates. The Explorer-class starship is an exploratory starship of the Earth Alliance.