Interstellar Alliance Rath'Dial Class Strike Cruiser Rath'Dial 7 Rath'Dial 6 (Number 7 off-screen) facing off against the Shadow Thrall Shadow Star Rath'Dial 2 with White Stars 114 and 204 Rath'Dial Class History This ship was supposed to be the "Destroyer White Star" that President John Sheridan talked about developing once the Interstellar Alliance was established. This ship instead was to be the main-line cruiser of the IA, as opposed to the Victory Class Destroyers, which would be the IA's equivalent of the Warlock, ie, big, mean, and ugly. The prototype for this design was built with Vorlon assistance, and hence was immensily powerful. When the Vorlons left, however, the ship became somewhat of a problem child. Without Vorlon assistance, the Vorlon Cannon, Self-Repair, enhanced sensors, engines, and reinforced structure became impossible to reproduce. A modified design was put forth. The structure was reduced, the vorlon Cannon was replaced with another neutron cannon, along with other modifications were done. About three dozen examples were completed before the end of production. The Minbari warrior caste was heavily involved in the design of this ship. Their version had no shields, enhanced armor, and had two EMP guns installed in the front part of the ship. Only two were produced before the Grey Council ordered termination of construction. This ship is the upper-most limit of what the IA could do with Vorlon tech in the 23rd Century. Two were also involved with the destruction of the Shadow Star ship seven years after it showed up in Minbari space in 2263. Rath'Dial Class Prototype Strike Cruiser Rath'Dial Class Production Strike Cruiser