Minbari Ships

Minbari Federation warships

The Tigara, Leshath, Neshatan, Torotha, and Troligan were designed for AoG by LPK Design and were released to the public in the new "Ships of the Fleet" book as well as the Earth/Minbari supplement for Fleet Action. Their site has color images of the various ships. The sizes for these new ships are guesstimates on my part.

Velarian Class Battleship: My design. By the late 2260's, the IA had fielded the Victory class Destroyers, equipped with the latest in Minbari technology, along with Human technology. The Warrior Caste was somewhat concerned that this new ship was superior to the existing Sharlin and Shargotti classes, and began work on a new design, incorporating much of the new technology first introduced in the White Star class a decade earlier, such as Molecular Pulse Cannons, and Improved Neutron Lasers. The design also incorporated electromagnetic shields, but the Warrior caste was unable to use adaptive armor, since the Religious Caste refused to cooperate on the design, calling it unnecessary and useful only for aggression. One ship was built, but the Grey Council stopped construction of two additional ships, calling them wasteful and instead ordered Minbari designers to look into the feasibility of upgrading existing designs. The two hulls were mothballed pending the results of the upgrade study.

Valen'Zha Class Command Ship By Malcom Lu A new Grey Council Flagship, to replace the aging Sharlin cruiser, Valen'Tha. Built after 2269, the Valen'Zha features new gravetic drive fin designs to improve propulsion. The ship also has some Vorlon tech incorporated in her, including a self repair system. The council chambers are located deep in the centre of the ship, and with her massive weapon payload, is able to lead the minbari fleet into battle anytime.

Shargoti Class Batttlecruiser: Updated to make it a little more distinctive compared to the Sharlin, but not too much...

Shatara Class War Cruiser: A new design, intended to incorporate the latest Minbari technology into a possible replacement for the Sharlin, the basic hull of which is now about 1,000 years old, having entered service just after the last Shadow War. It has a combination of three Improved Neutron Lasers forward and two regular Neutron Lasers aft, with five forward Molecular Pulsars, and two aft. It also carries two Nial squadrons. The new design also uses electromagnetic shielding, but not adaptive armor, since the Minbari have not been able to successfully produce it since the Vorlon's departure. It does use a new alloy for the hull, allowing lighter weight with the same protection. This allows the Shatara to be faster and more maneuverable than the Sharlin.

Sharlin Class War Cruiser: The symbol of Minbari military power, and the primary unit used in the Earth/Minbari War. The original hull design entered service almost a millenium ago, just after the last Shadow War.

Tigara Class Attack Cruiser: A smaller Minbari War Cruiser, but not one to be taken lightly. Its Molecular Disruptors lack the range of Neutron Lasers, but have a higher average damage.

Leshath Class Scout: Basically an Elint version of the Tigara.

Troligan Class Armored Cruiser: Intended to get in close and start moving ships around so other Minbari can whack the stuffing out of them.

Neshatan Class Gunship: A Minbari version of the EA's Nova Class Dreadnought. Along with its firepower, they also copied its slugishness! Despite the fact that it looks almost like an enlarged White Star, its a real pig when it comes to maneuverability, but pitty the fool who gets centerlined by it!

Morshin Class Carrier: Basically a big box full of fighters, four dozen to be exact!

Torotha Class Assault Ship: The Minbari's primary planetary assault transport, capable of landing on planets and disgorging its troops.

Tinashi Class War Frigate: An ancient design upgraded for the modern era.

Teralza Class Scout/Assault Ship By Malcom Lu Introduced by the Warrior Caste in 2263, the Teralza uses technology derived from the White Star (over the objections of the Religious Caste) to make a small, stealthy assault craft and scout ship. Lack of cooperation from the Religious Caste, and the lack of Vorlon technology, make it less advanced than the White Star, but still a very effective unit.

Fighters and Small Craft

Nial Class Heavy Fighter: The primary Minbari fighter of the past few centuries, superior to the fighters of any of the younger races, though the new EA Thunderbolts are rumored to be able to give it a run for its money.

Tishat Class Medium Fighter: Introduced during the last Shadow War, the Tishat is the predecessor to the Nial. While smaller and more lightly armed, it is more maneuverable and is still favored by some in the Warrior Caste, despite its age.

Flyer The standard Minbari shuttle and small medium range transport. It is also apparently used as a scout and is armed with two fusion cannons similar to those used on Minbari fighters. Shown at half the scale of the fighters.

Void Seekers: By Grand Inquisitor Dask, and Entilzha Proph. The Void Seekers are a Minbari clan that seperated from the rest of Minbari society several centuries ago and have developed several unique warships and weapons systems. While very powerful, they are also isolationist.

Shai'Hulud Class Dreadnought: The largest unit in the Void Seekers' fleet, only three exist, but they are each the equal or the better of a Victory class Destroyer.

Eltureel Class Battleship: The main fleet unit in the Void Seekers' fleet.

Li'Ari Class Supercarrier: Gigantic, but filled with hangers and not very heavily armed. It carries 24 Del'Dakkar gunships in the after part of the main hull, and has bays for 480 Tril'Dar fighters and 120 combat flyers.

Morlathus Class Anti-Fighter Cruiser: A vicious anti-fighter escort, loaded to the gills with anti-fighter weapons.

Trelasta Class Elint Cruiser: Based on the Morlathus' hull, this unit is a powerful elint vessel.

Del'Dakkar Class Heavy Gunship: Inspired by the White Star, the Del'Dakkar is bigger and somewhat slower, but has tremendous firepower.

Tril'Dar Heavy Fighter: The Void Seeker's answer to the Nial. Slower, and less agile, it has tremendous firepower and thick armor.