Babylon 5 Lakara Cruiser

Name: Lakara
Craft: Abbai Matriarchate Lakara Cruiser
Type: Cruiser
Scale: Capital
Length: 1,150 meters (estimated)
Skill: Capital Ship Pilot
Crew: 127; Skeleton: 13/+10
Crew Skill: Astrogation: 4D+2; Capital Ship Gunnery: 3D; Capital Ship Piloting: 4D+2; Capital Ship Shields: 4D+2; Communications: 4D+2; Sensors: 4D+2
Passengers: 1,500
Cargo Capacity: 3,000 metric tons
Consumables: 13 months
Hyperdrive: x14
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 1D
Space: 6
Hull: 6D+2
Shields: 4D
Sensors

• Passive: 24 / 0D+2
• Scan: 48 / 1D+1
• Search: 72 / 2D+1
• Focus: 2 / 3D

Weapons

• 6 Combat Lasers

Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-2/6/11
Atmosphere Range: 2-4/12/22km
Damage: 3D

• 9 Laser/Pulse Arrays

Fire Arc: 3 port, 3 starboard, 3 aft
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery

• Laser

Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-6/15/30
Damage: 4D

• Pulse

Fire Control: 0D+2
Space Range: 1-6/15/30
Damage: 6D+1

• 4 Particle Impeders

Fire Arc: 1 forward, 1 port, 1 starboard, 1 aft
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-2/4/8
Atmosphere Range: 2-4/8/16km
Damage:

• Offensive: N/A
• Intercept: 2D

Miscellaneous:

• Artificial Gravity: yes
• Crew: 127

• Officers: 6
• Pilots: 12
• Sensor Operators: 14
• Crewmen: 95

• Average Crew Experience Level: Abbai Line
• Stealth: 7 (Base Difficulty to detect ship)
• Hybrid Engine (Gravitic/Fusion)

Complement:

• Rescue Shuttles: 2

Description: Easily the best-defended ship in the galaxy, the Lakara continues the solemn Abbai tradition of capable warfare through a strong defense. The shields and particle impeders on the Lakara are the strongest and most overlapping in the Abbai fleet and the Shaath (ship captains) soon learn to trust and give in to the advanced defenses of their ships. With less to worry about from enemy fire, the crew functions far more fluidly, allowing them to make time to either retreat or destroy an enemy with the ship’s powerful offensive weapon systems.

The success of the Lakara and the later use of small numbers of fighters spawned another version of the ship, the Lokita, which primarily serves as a fleet coordination point and an admiral’s most well-protected carrier option. While the Abbai have never been much in the way of fighter pilots, or really even supporters of fighter combat at all, the Lokita does allow them to bring some of these vessels to a battle while still making a centerpiece for a fleet to rally around.

Source:

• Babylon 5: Ships of the Galaxy (page 94)
• thedemonapostle