Lola-Class WarShip
WarShip. While it has been over two hundred years since the last WarShip vanished forever in a mis-jump, the mere mention of the word still manages to conjure up mixed images of awe and fear. Built during the height of Kearny-Fuchida jumpdrive technology, these massive vessels were able to not only jump from system to system on their own, but could escourt a DropShip convoy during the entire journey and assist in planetary bombardments once there. Able to engage both orbiting and ground-based targets allowed the navys of the era to use these giant ships to enfore their authority over thousands of planets. Though current day JumpShips are considered huge, they would have seemed no more than small transports in the heydey of the Star League. Even so, we barely understand how to operate our jumpShips--let alone attempt to recreate the superior-capabilities of the Star League models.

The Lola-Class Destroyer was one of the smallest ships of the line used by the Star League Navy. A mere 653 meters long (as compaired to the 1.5km long McKenna-class), the Lola was envisioned as a ship that was easy and inexpensive to build, strong enough for escourt duties in the Periphery, and dependable enough for extended picket duty in the star systems of the Terrna Hegemony. To meet the Navy's request for a destroyer that could withstand punishment, Boeing Interstellar comsulted with several BattleMech manufacturers about the most effective use of armor on the ship's hull. The 'mech makers recommended the use of what was called "baffled-deadspace", a cushion layer between the inner and outer hull to absorb the impact of a weapon hit. The concept improved the Lola's protection, but the innovative armor added too much weight to the ship. To counter the problem, Boeing used four Rolls LeFay interplanetary drives to move the ship--engines designed for a much larger class of vessel. Using these engines in a destroyer left little room for anythign else, making tight quarters throughout the Lola. Even using the improved engines did not make the Lola swift, but it could at least maneuver around transports. As an escourt vessel, the Lola had no equal. A single Lola-class destroyer guarding a convoy was usually enough to keep most pirates at bay. A single Lola today could change the face of warfare for an entire region of space.

Source: ComStar Historical Archives "Jane's Guide to Star League Warships"

The Lola-Class Destroyer in size-comparison to modern space vessels




Captain: unknown
Affiliation: Morden's Associates
Ship Name: unknown
Color Scheme: Black with an organic-looking 
pattern of matte and glossy blacks designed 
so that "your eyes seem to slide right off it."  

Ship Class: Boeing Interstellar Lola III
Tonnage: 678,000
Weight Class: Light Warship (Destroyer)
Crew: 154
Mech Compliment: none
Dropship Capacity: none
Fighter Compliment: 6
Small Craft Compliment: 4
Bay Doors: 2

Cruise Speed: 4 (n/a atmosphere)
Overthrust Speed: 6 (n/a atmosphere)
Flight Acceleration: 9.81 m/sec2
Maximum Acceleration: 39.24 m/sec2
Fuel Sufficient for 30.36 burn days
Engine: Star League Rolls LeFay

Airframe Structural Integrity: 50
K-F Drive Integrity: 20
Solar Sail Integrity: 5
Grav-Deck: none


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Weapons Load-out:
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Command Section:
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N Laser 55             Nose
N Laser 55             Nose
N Laser 55             L Side
N Laser 55             L Side
N Laser 55             L Side
White Shark Missile    L Side
N Laser 55             R Side
N Laser 55             R Side
N Laser 55             R Side
White Shark Missile    R Side


Middle Section:
---------------------
N AC/10                L Side
N AC/10                L Side
N AC/10                L Side
N AC/10                L Side
N Laser 45             L Side
Barracuda Missile      L Side
Barracuda Missile      L Side
N AC/10                R Side
N AC/10                R Side
N AC/10                R Side
N AC/10                R Side
N Laser 45             R Side
Barracuda Missile      R Side
Barracuda Missile      R Side


Engineering Section:
---------------------
N AC/10                L Side
N AC/10                L Side
N AC/10                L Side
N AC/10                L Side
N Laser 45             L Side
N AC/10                R Side
N AC/10                R Side
N AC/10                R Side
N AC/10                R Side
N Laser 45             R Side
N Laser 55             Engine
N Laser 55             Engine
N Laser 55             Engine
N Laser 55             Engine
Barracuda Missile      Engine



Ammunition on-board:
---------------------
Varies


Armor and Structure Layout: (325 tons armor)
--------------------------------------------

              External 

Command Section:
Nose            300
L/R Side        300

Middle Section:
L/R Side        400

Engineering Section:
L/R Side        300
Engine          300




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                       A Note on the Weapons:
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The weaponry carried by the Star Leage Warships is unprecidented in
today's modern Navys. A run-down of weapon capabilities is as follows:

Name:                Max Range:       Damage:
------               -----------      --------
Naval Laser 55         15 km             55
Naval Laser 45         13.5 km           45
Naval AC/10            12 km            100
White Shark Missile    19.5 km           30
Barracuda Missile      15 km             20

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