Editing Warlock class destroyer

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|name= Warlock class
|status=Active <small>(as of [[2271]])</small>
|afilliation=[[Earth Alliance]]
|class=Destroyer
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|crew=
|engines=4 Upgraded Beigie-Bryant 9000A<br>Particle Thrust Engines<ref name=insnews>[http://www.isnnews.net/warlock/resources/tim_earls.html Tim Earl's post archived at ''isnnews.net'']</ref><br />2 Hybrid Gravitic Engines<ref name=insnews />
|jump=Yes<ref name="enidoh">[[Each Night I Dream of Home]]</ref>
|gravity=Yes<ref name="hidag">[[Hidden Agendas]]</ref>
|weapons=12 Large Missile silos<ref name=insnews /><br />
16 Small Missile silos<ref name=insnews /><br />
2 Particle Beam cannons<ref name=insnews /><br />
9 Heavy Phased Plasma cannon turrets<ref name=insnews /><br />
3 Heavy Railgun turrets<ref name=insnews /><br />
4 40mm Pulse Cannons<ref name=insnews /><br />
9 Light Pulse Cannons turrets<ref name=insnews /><br />
12-16 Short-range PP turrets<ref name=insnews />
|defenses=Quantum Crystalline Armour
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|auxcraft=[[Starfury|Starfuries]]/[[Thunderbolt|Thunderbolts]]
}}{{Quote_box|Only a handful of Warlocks has 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 immediately after 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 thanks to the technology the Minbari delivered. 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 destroyer|''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 {{EAS1|Titans}}, under the command of [[Captain]] [[Susan Ivanova]].<ref name="hidag" /><ref>[[Rising Star]]</ref>

===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.<ref name=insnews /> The {{EAS1|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 [[hyperspace#The Beacons|beacons]] and thus extend the ship's operational range beyond that of older designs.<ref name=insnews />

===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 platform]]s 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.<ref name=insnews /> 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]]<ref>[[A Call to Arms]]</ref>, and another to destroy a [[Centauri]] [[Vorchan class|''Vorchan''-class]] with a single shot in a possible future battle.<ref>[[Babylon 5: The Lost Tales]]</ref> 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 dreadnought|''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|''Olympus''-class corvette]].<ref name=insnews />

=== Defences ===
The armour is made out of Quantum Crystalline, not as advanced as tha of the Minbari, but it is still 3 times stronger than tha armour of an Omega Class destroyer.It is also capable of assimilating 30 % of the energy launched at it. This armour is a mixture of Earth armour and assimilated Shadowbased technology.
===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 [[Earth Alliance Crew Shuttle|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.<ref name=insnews />

==Ships of the Class==
*{{EAS1|Foxfire}}<ref name="enidoh">[[Each Night I Dream of Home]]</ref>
*{{EAS1|Titans}}<ref name="hidag" />

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:B5 Crusade Warlock 000.jpg|The forward launch bay and main sensor boom in the EAS ''Foxfire''
Image:Warlock_03.png|Starboard missile silos
Image:Warlock_04.png|Particle thrust & hybrid gravitic engines
Image:Warlock_05.png|The recovery bay
</gallery>

==Appearances==
;TV Movies
* "[[A Call to Arms]]"
* "[[Voices in the Dark]]"
;Babylon 5
* "[[Rising Star]]" ''(Mentioned Only)''
;Crusade
* "[[War Zone]]"
* "[[Each Night I Dream of Home]]"
;Short Stories
* "[[Hidden Agendas]]"

==Behind the Scenes==
The Warlock class destroyer was designed by [[Tim Earls]].<ref>[http://www.b5scrolls.com/#Screen2_01_5 ''B5Scrolls'']</ref> 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"''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20091124230422/http://web.me.com/coventrycat/Site/Portfolio/Pages/Babylon_5___Crusade.html#3 Tim Earl's Online Babylon 5/Crusade Portfolio]</ref><ref name=insnews />

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.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20120224063229/http://web.me.com/coventrycat/Site/Blog/Entries/2009/5/18_The_Warlock.html The ''Warlock'' at Tim Earls' Blog]

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