Babylon 5 Minbari Federation Starships

Minbari Federation Starships

One of the oldest and most powerful of the spacefaring races – save the First Ones – the Minbari are in possession of some of the most fearsome and deadly spacecraft to ever grace the spacelanes. Their brilliant blue hulls are awe inspiring to see and these ships leave nothing but destruction in their path if they so choose it. Wonderful and terrible, they are truly as the Centauri once named them the ‘Dragons of the Galaxy’.

Armed with unimaginably destructive neutron energy-based weaponry, their brilliant yellow beams arcing out across the void to tear gaping gashes in their enemy’s hulls like a surgical scalpel, the Minbari war vessels seem like endless fonts of death and carnage. Even their shorter-ranged weaponry – which rivals most of the ranges of other fleets – is capable of punching holes in their foes. It is no wonder Minbari ships rarely need to commit fully to any battle by the time they have arrived at the frontlines as the opposition are already reduced to burning hulks.

The Minbari do not merely have a powerful offense; they also have possibly the finest defensive measures in the galaxy. Using enhanced radiation wavelengths and focused sensor suites, their ships are all but cloaked from targeting systems. This ‘jamming’ ability makes lock-ons virtually impossible and allows for the ship to pass through enemy sensors and scanners with far greater assurance; allowing the Minbari fleets to position themselves for the best attacks while the enemy cannot find them to order a proper attack.

The technologies of the Minbari have been coveted by many over the centuries, and few can claim to have bested a Minbari war fleet. It is rare to ever find their ships defeated, let alone salvageable. Combined with the fact that the advanced composites their vessels are made from are rare and created on Minbar, it is little wonder no one in the galaxy has pirated a Minbari vessel.

Capital Ships
Leshath Class Scout
Morshin Class Carrier
Neshatan Class Gunship
Sharlin Class Cruiser
Tigara Class Cruiser
Tinashi Class Warship
Torotha Class Frigate
Troligan Class Cruiser

Starfighters / Transports
Flyer Class Combat Fighter
Hel'zah Class Prototype Fighter
Nial Class Heavy Fighter
Tishat Class Medium Fighter