The station would remain independent through the Earth Alliance Civil War and even following the fall of the Clark regime when the newly formed Interstellar Alliance formally purchased B5 from the Earth Alliance.Įven after ISA President Sheridan moved his headquarters to Tuzanor on Minbar, B5 continued to be a hotbed for trade and diplomacy, though by the time the ISA handed the station back into Earth hands in 2276 the station had become largely redundant. Later that year it would increasingly become the center of interstellar politics and the alliance command center for the war against the Shadows and later the Vorlons. In 2260, the station eventually broke away from the Earth Alliance, joining with Proxima III and Orion VII in protest of the bombing of civilian targets on the Mars colony, successfully repelling two carrier groups and gaining protection from the Minbari Federation. By 2259, the odds had changed: Lloyd's of London, 250 to 1 Las Vegas, 200 to 1 New Vegas, 5 to 1.

Lloyd's of London placed the odds of Babylon 5 surviving at 500 to 1 Las Vegas, 350 to 1 New Vegas, 200 to 1. A poll made by ISN at the time showed only 30% of people asked were in favor of it. As a result, the Minbari government received final veto on the person appointed by the Earth Alliance to run Babylon 5.īabylon 5 came online on Maunder the command of Jeffrey Sinclair.

Due to these cuts, the construction of Babylon 5 was underfunded and was completed with the aid and sponsorship of the Minbari Federation and to a lesser extent, the Centauri Republic.

Stealth: 0 (Base Difficulty to Detect Ship)ĭescription: Babylon 5 was the fifth and final space station in the Babylon Project, located in neutral space in orbit of Epsilon III near Epsilon Eridani.Īfter the destruction of the first three Babylon stations and the disappearance of Babylon 4, The Earth Alliance cut funding to the Babylon Project.

Prior to 2259, Babylon 5 is outfitted with the following weapons systems:įire Arc: 2 Forward, 2 Aft, 2 Port, 2 Starboard,įire Arc: 6 Forward, 6 Aft, 6 Port, 6 StarboardĪfter 2259, Babylon 5 is outfitted with the following weapons systems:įire Arc: 2 Forward, 2 Aft, 2 Port, 2 Starboard Crew Skill: Capital Ship Gunnery: 3D+1 Communications: 5D Sensors: 5D Starship Gunnery: 3D+1

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