An updated version of the fighter designed by CG Artist Jose Perez appeared in The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark. The early design of the ship featured blocky cockpit which was later redesigned to become more rounded. The ship was designed by Mark Kochinski of Foundation Imaging. The Sentri's relatively light armaments can work to its disadvantage when faced with superior numbers. They have also proven adept at supporting Vorchan class medium warships though the Vorchans themselves don't feature fighter support facilities, limiting the effective range of such formations to within a few jumps of a base or mothership.Ĭapable of both atmospheric and non-atmospheric flight, it was one of the largest and most powerful fighters in either environment. Combining Sentri's fast interception speed with the Primus' heavy firepower, making Centauri formations very difficult for opposing forces to ambush. The fighter's speed and maneuverability allowed Centauri pilots to maneuver in and around the Primus formations, quickly moving to answer flanking threats with some support from the Primus' side-firing guns. Instead, Sentri squadrons were used to defend the Primus formations against flank and rear attacks. Unlike most other fighters, the Sentri was not expected to engage in deepspace combat independently. The fighter was specifically designed for speed, maneuverability, easy mass-production and meant to complement the large, slow Primus class battle cruisers. The following is based on Babylon 5: Into the Fire. Sentri fighters were among the ships that attended Babylon 5 decommissioning ceremony in 2281. Many Sentri fighters were also present during the Centauri orbital bombardment of Narn homeworld in 2259. They were part of the fleet that jumped into the Quadrant 14 to established Centauri presence after Shadows utterly destroyed the Narn defenses in that sector. įighters of this class participated heavily in the second Narn-Centauri War. These vessels had fights with loyalist Earth-Alliance Forces the days before and decided to join Babylon 5 in the fight against President Clark. Sentri fighters as well as Vorchan cruisers were part of the escort that accompanied Centauri Emperor Turhan on his visit to Babylon 5 in 2259. Babylon 5 got support from the two renegade destroyers Churchill and Alexander. Possessing greater maneuverability and acceleration than comparable craft such as the Earthforce Starfury, Centauri pilots have been known to perform drastic and stressful maneuvers that will cause them to pass out, passing control over to the autopilot to complete the maneuver and bring the fighter around to a superior tactical position.
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