Babylon 5 ship: EAS Valkyrie

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Length: 470m Width: 302.86m Depth: 81.20m The Valkyrie class is Earthforce's attempt to build their own version of the Minbari Whitestar. At a similar size to the Whitestar, the Valkyrie Class cuts a similar profile, earning it a nickname among Earthforce crews as the 'Greystar'. Lacking the graceful organic lines of it's Minbari equivalent, the Valkyrie is almost as fast and just as deadly. Heavily armed with two forward facing heavy particle beam canons, wing mounted phased plasma cannons and two large underslung missile bays, each containing 10 large Fire Strike missiles and 14 small ones. Three pulse plasma turrets provide overall protection against fighters. Due to its fairly small size for a capital ship, the Valkyrie's hangar bay only has room for two Starfury fighters or shuttlecraft. The Valkyrie uses a similar hybrid gravitational drive system used on the Warlock class destroyers, providing the ship with artificial gravity without the use of rotating sections.