Bin'Debona Class Armored Dreadnought The Bin'Debona was an off-shoot of the limited Bin'Tak production line. First proposed in 2252 as a way of dealing with the short range Particle weapons of the Drazi, the first ship didn't actually make it off the production line until 2257. Three were completed before the War of Retribution, where their enhanced structural and primary systems armor helped them survive most of the war. The extra shielding, however, necessitated the removal of a few of the smaller weapons aboard, and the massive Mag Gun was replaced with two additional heavy laser cannons. Only one, the Shield of G'Lan, survived the war and hid out in unmonitored parts of the galaxy, usually near former Dilgar space. It returned to service in the Army of Light against the Shadows and was lost prior to the battle of Corianus VI. Once the Narn Homeworld was freed in 2261, the shipyards were reopened. Two Bin'Debona class ships were completed by the time the Drahk attacked Earth. Maxi'Tak Class Command Dreadnought The Bin'Tak class was a formidable capital ship, but was lacking in command and control facilities. Using an improved version of the G'Tal Command Cruiser, the Maxi'Tak was added to the Bin'Tak production line in 2265. These ships also had increased forward firepower. Bor'Kan Class Gunship The Narn decided they needed a Heavy Laser platform after observing the usefulness of the Corumai and the Neshatan in battle. This ship is a Narn Fleet support platform which provides a stable sniping platform. (Note: The idea for this ship came from the Babylon 5 online forums. It was suggested by Tancred in the shipyards forum.) Bin'Tel Class Dreadnought The Narn, ever wanting to have the most heavily armed mobile weapons platforms outside the Earth Alliance, set out refitting a heavily damaged Bin'Tak to this specification. They replaced the destroyed Mag Gun, the Ion Torppedo launchers and E-mine launchers with a heavy particle cannon acquired from the Drazi, and medium laser cannons in the smaller mounts. The resulting ship was often referred to as the "Nar-lock" when encountered by ships of the EA. More were eventually built to this design. (Note: The idea for this ship came from the Babylon 5 online forums. It was suggested by SigmarK in the shipyards forum.)
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