Narn Regime Sho'Kar Class Light Cruiser

Name: Sho'Kar
Craft: Narn Regime Sho'Kar Class Light Scout Cruiser
Type: scout cruiser
Scale: capital
Length: 500 meters
Skill: capital ship pilot
Crew: 45; Skeleton: 6/+10
Crew Skill: Astrogation: 4D+1; Capital Ship Gunnery: 3D+1; Capital Ship Piloting: 4D+1; Communications: 4D+1; Sensors: 4D+1; Starship Gunnery: 3D+1
Passengers: 30
Cargo Capacity: 60 metric tons
Consumables: 5 months
Hyperdrive: x13
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 2D+2
Space: 8
Hull: 3D
Sensors

• Passive: 36 / 1D
• Scan: 72 / 2D+1
• Search: 108 / 3D+1
• Focus: 4 / 4D+1

Weapons

• 3 Burst Beams

Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D+2
Space Range: 1-2/4/8
Damage: 2D Physical and Ionizes 1D worth of control systems.

• 3 Particle Arrays

Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D+2
Space Range: 1-2/4/8
Damage: 5D+1

• 6 Light Pulse Cannons

Fire Arc: 2 forward, 1 port, 1 starboard, 2 aft
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D+2
Space Range: 1/3/6
Damage: 4D+2

Miscellaneous:

• Artificial Gravity: No
• Crew: 45

• Officers: 1
• Pilots: 4
• Sensor Operators: 15
• Crewmen: 25

• Average Crew Experience Level: Narn Line
• Stealth: 7 (Base Difficulty to Detect Ship)
• Hull: 2D+2

• Strength: 2D
• Armor: 0D+2

• Fusion Engine
• Jump Point Generator

Ship Complement:

• Frazi Class Heavy Fighter: 6

Description: A particularly effective light scouting vessel, the Sho’Kar is equipped with the best sensors package available to the Narn and is arguably the best surveillance vessel in the Regime fleet. It still lags behind similar vessels in other races’ navies in terms of high technology, but it does well for what it has. It is often deployed in groups of two or three in order to better blanket large areas of space with overlapping sensor suites – making up for quality with quantity.

The lighter armor and firepower of the Sho’Kar makes it an easy target for enemy ships and the Narn make sure they are heavily protected at all times. While this robs the ship of forward reconnaissance to some extent – not being able to go into a system silent and alone – it does increase the survivability of the ships and the crewmen on board. Being assigned to a Sho’Kar is a double-edged sword, as it could be deployed deep into enemy territory to scan out enemy resources and map out jump lanes to ambush at a later date, or it could be assigned to be the personal sensor ship for a major flagship in a major upcoming battle. Both careers could be exciting, adventurous, and likely short lived.

Source:

• Babylon 5: Ships of the Galaxy (pages 68-69)
• thedemonapostle