Can anyone ID this ship?

[Wraith_3]

I was looking at an old issue of Cinescape from 1997/98 and I came across this picture (an episode with Lorien, forget the title) and I don't recognize the two fighters indicated with black arrows. At first I thought they were Thunderbolts seen from an odd angle, but they appear to have two long trailing tails. Any ideas?

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[Looney]

Might be similar to the ones we saw in the GROPOS battle footage.

 

[Wraith_3]

Might be similar to the ones we saw in the GROPOS battle footage.

I think you're right! I looked it up and it looks like a possible match. It also says it can operate in space.

 

[Springer]

Yes, they're the gunships seen in GROPOS, and that's the attack fleet coming to take over B5 in Severed Dreams. Like the Hyperion cruisers those gunships disappeared in the battle!

 

[Looney]

You know the weirdest part of this entire interaction is I somehow instantly knew the silouette. I surprised myself.

 

[Kyehlar]

Still looks like a Thunderbolt to me. The fact that the airfoils are out may just be a CGI mistake.

SA-32A Mitchell-Hyundyne Starfury

Starfury has other uses. Please see Starfury (disambiguation) for other meanings. The SA-32A Mitchell-Hyundyne Starfury "Thunderbolt", or Starfury Mk3 is an Earthforce aerospace superiority fighter craft manufactured by Mitchell-Hyundyne. The Thunderbolt was first deployed in 2260, the same year...

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[Looney]

I don't think so. Look upper right. That one definitely looks like the ship in GROPOS.

 

[Kyehlar]

Boy do I feel like an idiot. I just now saw the arrows... *facepalm*
Yeah... they're the EarthForce Gunships...

Earthforce Gunship

The Earthforce Gunship was a medium to heavy assault craft used by Earthforce that has seen action in both Operation Sudden Death and the Battle For B5 Independence. A small and nimble attack craft, the Gunship, while capable of operating in space it is best suited to manoeuvring within a...

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[Wraith_3]

You know the weirdest part of this entire interaction is I somehow instantly knew the silouette. I surprised myself.

That's why I was confused because I know all the fighters that were on the show, so I couldn't figure out what it was.