starships
HYPERION-CLASS HEAVY FIGHTER
The Hyperion-class heavy cruiser was the mainstay of the Earthforce fleet during the Dilgar Invasion. When the Earth-Minbari War began, the Cruiser defended the Earth with honor. Very few survived the near-holocaust. After the war, the Hyperion design was significantly upgraded (as this was preferable to decommisioning much needed military vessels) and they now act as support vessels for the Omega-class destroyers.
Unlike recent Earthforce designs, the heavy cruiser has no rotational sections, requiring the vessel to have crewmen trained to work in a microgravity environment
Known Earthforce Heavy Cruisers:
- EAS Alamo - destroyed during the Earth-Minbari war in the New Parala system.
- EAS Athena - one of the few original Hyperion s to survived the Earth-Minbari War. Originally under the command of Captin Best.
- EAS Clarkstown - ( Hyperion Mark II) destroyed in Orion System (April, 2260) by Rebel Omega-class destroyer Alexander
- EAS Farlin - destroyed at Baker's Star during the Earth-Minbari War.
- EAS Lexington - one of the few original Hyperion s to survive the Earth-Minbari War. Under the command of Captain John Sheridan, the Lexinton and her crew is credited with destroying the Minbari flagship (the Drala Fi ) while heavily damaged.
- EAS Hyperion - under the command of Captain Ellis Pierce. The Hyperion was one of the 200 ships that survived the Earth-Minbari War.
- EAS Prometheus - The ship that initiated the Earth-Minbari War. After firing on the Minbari Cruise Valen'tha , the Prometheus and its remaining fleet fled into hyperspace.
Model
Karmatech Hyperion-class Heavy Cruiser
Length
1188.7 meters
Hull Displacement:
31500 metric tons
Drive System
3 Beigle-Bryant 9000A Particle Thrust Engines
Jump Point Capable
Yes
Crew
350
Fighter Compliment
6 Starfuries
Armament
2 52mm Plasma Pulse Cannon
2 40mm Plasma Pulse Cannon
2 Heavy Laser Cannons (post
Earth-Minbari War)
2 Phased Particle Cannons
4 Pulse Discharge Cannons
2 Torpedo Tubes
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