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G´QUAN CLASS HEAVY CRUISER
Narn G'Quan class Heavy Cruiser was the back bone of the Narn's Military, up until the time of the Narn Regimes downfall at the hands of the Centauri Republic in 2259. This vessel is some 1,400 meters in length*, has three large BB9K type particle thrust engines and can carry a maximum of 12 Frazi class starfighters. Speed and tactical capabilities of this vessel are superior to an Earth Alliance Hyperion class Heavy Cruiser, but inferior to the Earthforce Nova and Omega class starships. Like Earthforce vessels, the Narn G'Quan class Heavy Cruiser uses nuclear Fusion as their primary means of power generation. Main fusion reactors on the G'Quan class Heavy Cruiser has an energy output of 7.08*1022 joule and a power output of 3,037 Terawatts under normal operations and 39,055 Terawatts under combat conditions.* G'Quan class vessels are armed with two forward firing heavy particle/laser cannons, six pulsed plasma cannons, several light pulse cannon guns and energy mines. When first introduced into service in 2244, it was rumored that Narn warships, despite their size, could fly in atmosphere. This sent a panic through many of the other races, particularly the Centauri, fearing that the Narns had some how learned how to create artificial gravity. These rumors were quickly put to rest however, when Centauri spies confirmed that the ship could not fly in atmosphere, and that the Narn Regime were, in fact, no where close to discovering artificial gravity technology*. Many of the rumors that surround much of Narn technology, were created and propagated by the Narn government, in order to strike fear into any race that would oppose them. To a race who had never encountered the Narns, or had knowledge of their technology, at first glance this class vessel would appear to be from a highly advanced race; a race who was a advanced as perhaps the Centauri, or even the Minbari. This of course was the intention of the colorful markings and sleek design of the ships, to fool other races into thinking the Narn were more technologically advanced than they actually were. If one looks closely at the G'Quan class Heavy Cruiser, underneath the bright colors and sleek angles, the Narn Heavy Cruisers is just as bulky, cumbersome, and duty oriented as any Earth starships of this classification. Every centimeter of the Narn ship is built for function. It should be noted that Narn technology is quite inferior to any of the aforementioned races, and is at least now several steps behind the current technology of the Earth Alliance, even before the alliances acquisition advanced technology from the Interstellar Alliance. At present the Narn's are concentrating more on trying to save their dying planet and, while some of the newer G'Quan class Heavy Cruisers do have artificial gravity, the Narn have not been able to funnel the type of resources they would like to, into their military budget given the current state of the Regime's economy. As of 2268 Earth technology is now on par with, if not superior in some ways, to Centauri technology. Narn too have access to technology equal to the Centauri thanks to assistance from the Interstellar Alliance, but due to their near bankrupt economy have not been able to fully exploit this technology for military purposes. Most of what the Narn know of space travel, they either learned directly from the Centauri occupational forces, or discovered via "reverse engineering" what little technology the Centauri left behind after they abandoned Narn. To date, the Narn have not even perfected rotating sections on their ships to produce artificial gravity. Despite the current technological and economic gap between the Narns and the other great powers of the universe, the Narn Military has proved that by perfecting and honing their existing technology, they could stand up against races even as powerful as the Centauri. Many believe that back in 2259, had the Shadows not interfered in the Narn/Centauri war, the Narn very well could have held off the Centauri for many years. At present neither the Narn or Centauri are in a position to threaten anyone, but it is written in the stars that, one day, the Narns and Centauri will finish the war begun more than a century ago. [*Size
based on comparison to Babylon 5 station. See SCIENCE
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